famed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /feɪmd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂meh₂ Proto-Italic *fāmā Latin fāmabor. Old French famebor. Middle English fame English fame Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English famed From fame + -ed.
Meanings
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Having fame; famous or noted.
Mystic’s maritime history dates to its days as a shipbuilding center, a time well preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, the world’s leading and largest of its kind, home to the famed 1800s whaleship, Charles W. Morgan.
2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most famed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more famed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ill-famed · far-famed · unfamed
Translations (10)
sv ryktbar (having fame) · la fāmōsus (having fame) · es afamado (having fame) · cmn 著名 (having fame) · gv ard-ennymagh (having fame) · hi मशहूर (having fame) · gd cliùiteach (having fame) · gd allail (having fame) · fi nimekäs (having fame) · sv berömd (having fame)