Irish edit

Etymology edit

From féin- +‎ cúis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲeːnʲˌxuːʃ/

Noun edit

féinchúis f (genitive singular féinchúise, nominative plural féinchúiseanna)

  1. egotism
    Synonym: féinspéis
  2. self-centeredness
    Synonym: leithleachas
  3. empire-building

Declension edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
féinchúis fhéinchúis bhféinchúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • féinchúis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024