Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish fell (deceit, treachery), from Proto-Celtic *wello-.

Noun edit

feall m (genitive singular fill, nominative plural feallanna)

  1. deceit, treachery, bad faith
  2. let-down, failure
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Irish fellaid (act deceitfully), from fell.

Verb edit

feall (present analytic feallann, future analytic feallfaidh, verbal noun fealladh, past participle feallta)

  1. (intransitive, with ar) prove false to, betray; fail; cheat
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Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feall fheall bhfeall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

feall

  1. Alternative form of feal

Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fæ͜ɑll/, [fæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun edit

feall n

  1. Alternative form of fiell