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Fex
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fex -fex
German
Etymology
Perhaps shortened from older pseudo-Latin de Narrifex (15–17th c.), from de Narr -fex la 1 fool.
Pronunciation
de /fɛks/
de ɛks
Noun
((<m>,<m.weak>)) in
de colloquial dated Southern German Austria enthusiast, freak
de Narr
II Finstere Gallerie Mit Hexen-Fexen, mit Gespenst-Gespinsten, / Kielkröpfigen Zwergen steh' ich gleich zu Diensten;
Declension
((<m>,<m.weak>))
Derived terms
de Wortfex Bergfex
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