Definitions and meaning of fiat
fiat
English
Etymology
From Latin fīat (“let it be done”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪæt/, /ˈfiːæt/, /ˈfiːət/, /ˈfiːɑːt/
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- Rhymes: -aɪæt
Noun
fiat (countable and uncountable, plural fiats)
- An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.
- (English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
- (English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.
- (attributive) (Pertaining to) fiat currency.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
fiat (third-person singular simple present fiats, present participle fiating, simple past and past participle fiated)
- (transitive, used in academic debate and role-playing games) To make (something) happen.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:fiat.
References
- “fiat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fiat”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
- fita, IATF, Tafi, Fait, fait, Taif
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [fiˈat]
- Rhymes: -at
Participle
fiat (feminine fiada, masculine plural fiats, feminine plural fiades)
- past participle of fiar
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch fiat, from Latin fīat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiat/
- Rhymes: -at, -t
- Hyphenation: fi‧at
Noun
fiat (plural fiat-fiat)
- fiat
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “fiat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Interjection
fīat
- Expression of affirmation; make it so, so let it be, so be it
- Fiat, fiat! ― So let it be, so let it be!
Verb
fīat
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of fīō: "may it become", "may it happen"
- third-person singular present passive subjunctive of faciō: "may it become", "may it be made", "may it happen"
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فیات (fiyat), فیئات (fiʼat, “price”).
Noun
fiat n (plural fiaturi)
- (obsolete) fee
Declension
References
- fiat in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Turkish
Noun
fiat (definite accusative fiati, plural fiatler)
- alternative form of fiyat (“price”)
Source: wiktionary.org