fiach
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish fïach,[2] from Proto-Celtic *wesākos.[3] Cognate with Welsh gwyach (“grebe”).
Noun edit
fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh or féich, nominative plural fiacha)
- raven
- Synonyms: Dónall dubh, fiach dubh
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- fiach mara
- garrfhiach (“vulture”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).[4]
Noun edit
fiach m (genitive singular féich, nominative plural fiacha)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- bailiú fiach (“debt collection”)
- comhdhlúthú fiach (“debt consolidation”)
- d’fhiacha (“incumbent”)
- fiach fadtéarmach (“long-term debt”)
- fiach náisiúnta (“national debt”)
- maoiniú fiach (“debt financing”)
- státfhiach (“state debt”)
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Irish fíadach.[5] By surface analysis, fia (“deer”) + -ach. The verb is from the noun.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh)
- verbal noun of fiach
- hunting
- Synonyms: sealgaireacht, seilg
- chasing
Declension edit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- capall fiaigh
- corn fiaigh
- fiach pocadán
- gadhar fiaigh
- liopard fiaigh
- madra fiaigh Weimar (“Weimaraner”)
- Madraí Fiaigh
- púdar fiaigh (“sporting powder”)
- spáinnéar fiaigh (“field spaniel”)
Verb edit
fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiach, past participle fiachta)
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiachaint, past participle fiachta)
- Alternative form of féach (“to look”)
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fiach | fhiach | bhfiach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 110
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fïach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fíadach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fiach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fiach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *wesākos.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fïach m (nominative plural fïaich)
Inflection edit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fïach | fïachL | fïaichL |
Vocative | fïaich | fïachL | fïachuH |
Accusative | fïachN | fïachL | fïachuH |
Genitive | fïaichL | fïach | fïachN |
Dative | fïuchL | fïachaib | fïachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fïach | ḟïach | fïach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fiach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fiach m (genitive singular fèich, plural fiachan)
Adjective edit
fiach
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fiach | fhiach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language