fear céile
See also: fear-cèile
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From fear (“man”) + céile (“spouse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
- The definite article comes before the whole compound, i.e., an fear céile. The nominative plural is (na) fir chéile.
Synonyms edit
See also edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fear céile | fhear céile | bhfear céile |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||