Fates en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /feɪts/
Etymology
Plural of fate.
Meanings
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(Greek, plural, plural-only) Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
1944, Ralph Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Through the years we all will be together / If the Fates allow
"Oh, no!" said he, with a most imperturbable air, "I always make allowance for feminine weakness; I do not expect your mind to follow mine!" "Now, the Fates forbid that it should!" thought Henrietta.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 17:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the Fates | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
nl schikgodinnen (supernatural beings who control destiny) · ga Bandéithe na Cinniúna (supernatural beings who control destiny) · hu párkák (supernatural beings who control destiny) · tl Parkas (supernatural beings who control destiny) · la Parcae (supernatural beings who control destiny) · grc Μοῖραι (supernatural beings who control destiny) · it Moire (supernatural beings who control destiny) · eo Sortoj (supernatural beings who control destiny) · fr Parques (supernatural beings who control destiny) · hu moirák (supernatural beings who control destiny) · it Parche (supernatural beings who control destiny) · ga Na Fáithe (supernatural beings who control destiny) · fr Moires (supernatural beings who control destiny)