faber

faber

See also: Faber

English

Adjective

faber

  1. comparative form of fabe: more fabe

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Uncertain. The term could derive from Proto-Italic *faβros, from earlier *θaβros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰHbʰ-ró-s. However, there are no clear cognates. Within Italic, Paelignian faber is probably a borrowing from Latin. Outside of Italic, connections have been proposed with Gothic gadaban (“to happen”), Proto-Slavic *dobrъ, Lithuanian dabà (“habit, character”), Armenian դարբին (darbin, “smith”), and English daft, deft. The LIV ultimately reconstructs a PIE root of the shape *dʰeHbʰ-.[1] Alternatively, the EIEC reconstructs a PIE form *dʰabʰros (“craftsman”).[2] Beekes has also suggested that, if all of the proposed cognates are to be unified under a single pre-form, they could be explained a substrate root *dʰabʰ-. De Vaan, however, considers the Germanic and Balto-Slavic cognates semantically uncompelling.[3] Martirosyan still opts for a substrate explanation when specifically considering only the Latin and Armenian forms.[4]

    Noun

    faber m (genitive fabrī); second declension

    1. artisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker, artificer, forger, smith, carpenter
      Synonyms: opifex, artifex
      • Attributed to Appius Claudius Caecus by Sallustius in Epistulae ad Caesarem senem de re publica, I.i.2
        Est ūnus quisque faber ipsæ suæ fortūnæ .
        Every one is the maker of his own fortune.
      • Biblia Sacra, Matthæus 13.55:
        Nōnne hic est fabrī fīlius? Nōnne ejus māter ea est quæ Marīa vocātur? Ejusque frātrēs Jācōbus, & Jōsēs, & Simōn, & Jūdās,
        Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't it his mother who is called Mary? And his brothers Jacob, & Joses, & Simon, & Judas,
    Declension

    Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

    singular plural
    nominative faber fabrī
    genitive fabrī fabrōrum
    dative fabrō fabrīs
    accusative fabrum fabrōs
    ablative fabrō fabrīs
    vocative faber fabrī
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Insular Romance:
      • Sardinian: frau, frabbu, fravu (medieval)
    • Balkano-Romance:
    • Italo-Dalmatian:
      • Dalmatian: favro
      • Italian: fabbro
        • →? Sicilian: fabbru, frabbu
      • Venetan: fravo, favaro, favro
    • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Gallo-Italic:
    • Gallo-Romance:
      • Occitan: fabre, faure
        Gascon: haure, haur
      • Old Catalan: fabre
      • Old Franco-Provençal: favro, fevro
        • Franco-Provençal: fâvro, fâvre
      • Old French: fevre
        • French: fèvre (dated)
    • Borrowings:
    See also

    Adjective

    faber (feminine fabra, neuter fabrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

    1. workmanlike, skilful, ingenious
    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative faber fabra fabrum fabrī fabrae fabra
    genitive fabrī fabrae fabrī fabrōrum fabrārum fabrōrum
    dative fabrō fabrae fabrō fabrīs
    accusative fabrum fabram fabrum fabrōs fabrās fabra
    ablative fabrō fabrā fabrō fabrīs
    vocative faber fabra fabrum fabrī fabrae fabra
    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*dʰeHbʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 135-136
    2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*dhabros”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 139
    3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “faber, -brī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
    4. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “darbin”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 234-236

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain, possibly transferred from Etymology 1.[1]

    Noun

    faber m (genitive fabrī); second declension

    1. the dory, a sunfish
    Declension

    Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

    singular plural
    nominative faber fabrī
    genitive fabrī fabrōrum
    dative fabrō fabrīs
    accusative fabrum fabrōs
    ablative fabrō fabrīs
    vocative faber fabrī

    References

    • “faber”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “faber”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “faber”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “faber”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “faber”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 341
    • “fabbro” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
    1. ^ “faber³” on page 664/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

    Paelignian

    Etymology

      Probably a loan from Latin faber.[1][2]

      Noun

      faber (nominative singular?)[1]

      1. artisan

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “faber, -brī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 197
      2. ^ Wallace, Rex Ervin (1984) The Sabellian Languages (Thesis)‎[1], The Ohio State University, page 90
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