fáith

See also faith

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• fáid

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wātis (cf. Gaulish οὐάτεις (ouateis), Welsh gwawd (“poem”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂ti- (cf. Latin vātēs, Old English wōd (“inspiration”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /faːθʲ/

Noun

fáith m (genitive fátho, plural fáithi)

1. (paganism) seer, soothsayer
2. (Christianity) prophet

Descendants

• Irish fáidh

References

• Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language