féicheamh

Irish

FWOTD – 24 February 2020

Etymology

From Old Irish féchem, from fíach (“debt”) (modern fiach (“debt”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲeːhəvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲeːçəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲeːçuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲeːçu/

Noun

féicheamh m (genitive singular féicheamhan or féichimh, nominative plural féicheamhain or féicheamhna)

1. (literary) either of the parties to an obligation, thus:
   1. creditor
   2. debtor

Declension

Standard inflection (fifth declension):

Declension of féicheamh

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative féicheamh féicheamhain Vocative a fhéicheamh a fhéicheamhain Genitive féicheamhan féicheamhain Dative féicheamh féicheamhain (archaic, dialectal) féicheamhain

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an féicheamh na féicheamhain Genitive an fhéicheamhan na bhféicheamhain Dative leis an bhféicheamh leis an bhféicheamhain (archaic, dialectal) don fhéicheamh don fhéicheamhain (archaic, dialectal) leis na féicheamhain

Alternative inflection (first declension):

Declension of féicheamh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative féicheamh féicheamhna Vocative a fhéichimh a fhéicheamhna Genitive féichimh féicheamhna Dative féicheamh féicheamhna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an féicheamh na féicheamhna Genitive an fhéichimh na bhféicheamhna Dative leis an bhféicheamh don fhéicheamh leis na féicheamhna

Synonyms

• (creditor): creidiúnaí
• (debtor): féichiúnaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
féicheamh	fhéicheamh	bhféicheamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “féchem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “féiċeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 306
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “féicheamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN