faoiseamh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fáes(s)am (“supporting, protection, safeguard”), from Old Irish fóesam, verbal noun of Old Irish fo·sisedar (“to stand under, confess”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːʃəvˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːʃuː/

Noun

faoiseamh m (genitive singular faoisimh)

1. relief, alleviation, ease

Declension

Declension of faoiseamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative faoiseamh Vocative a fhaoisimh Genitive faoisimh Dative faoiseamh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an faoiseamh Genitive an fhaoisimh Dative leis an bhfaoiseamh don fhaoiseamh

Derived terms

• faoiseamh cánach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faoiseamh	fhaoiseamh	bhfaoiseamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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