fealsamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• feallsamh (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish felsam, from Old Irish felsub, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος (philósophos).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲal̪ˠsˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲal̪ˠsˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲal̪ˠsˠu/

Noun

fealsamh m (genitive singular fealsaimh, nominative plural fealsúna)

1. philosopher

Declension

Declension of fealsamh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fealsamh fealsúna Vocative a fhealsaimh a fhealsúna Genitive fealsaimh fealsúna Dative fealsamh fealsúna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fealsamh na fealsúna Genitive an fhealsaimh na bhfealsúna Dative leis an bhfealsamh don fhealsamh leis na fealsúna

Derived terms

• fealsúnach
• fealsúnacht

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fealsamh	fhealsamh	bhfealsamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “fealsamh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fellsam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “feallsamh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 303
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fealsamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN