feadh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish fed, from Old Irish ed.[1] Doublet of feá.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲaɡ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /fʲa/[2]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /fʲæː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲɨ̞ɡ/, /fʲaː/, /fʲəɯ̯/[3]
- Homophone: feag (some pronunciations)
Noun edit
feadh m (genitive singular feadha)
Declension edit
Declension of feadh
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Preposition edit
feadh (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
- along (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to)
- feadh an bhóthair ― along the road
- feadh an chladaigh ― along the shore
Noun edit
feadh m (genitive singular feadha, nominative plural feadhanna)
- Superseded spelling of feá (“fathom”).
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feadh | fheadh | bhfeadh |
| 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), “2 ed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 106
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
Further reading edit
- “feadh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “feaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 301
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish fed, from Old Irish ed.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
feadh m
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language