fáithim

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

fáithim f (genitive singular fáithime, nominative plural fáithimí)

1. hem

Declension

Declension of fáithim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fáithim fáithimí Vocative a fháithim a fháithimí Genitive fáithime fáithimí Dative fáithim fáithimí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fháithim na fáithimí Genitive na fáithime na bhfáithimí Dative leis an bhfáithim don fháithim leis na fáithimí

Derived terms

• greim fáithime
• fáithimlíne (“hemline”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fáithim	fháithim	bhfáithim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáithim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fáithim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fáithim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024