fa.
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.
Meaning & usage
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale. Sometimes syllable for both the tonic and the fourth.
Where this word comes from
From Glover's solmization, from Middle English fa (“fourth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian fa in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin famulī (“servants”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.