feiceáil

Irish

Alternative forms

feiscint (Munster)

Etymology

From feic +‎ -áil. A relatively late formation that appears in the mid-18th century but does not supplant faicsin, faicsint (compare the Munster form feiscint) in the literary language until the 20th century.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɛcɑːlʲ/^[2]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɛcalʲ/^[3]

Noun

feiceáil f (genitive singular feiceála)

Declension

Declension of feiceáil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	feiceáil
Vocative	a fheiceáil
Genitive	feiceála
Dative	feiceáil

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an fheiceáil
Genitive	na feiceála
Dative	leis an bhfeiceáil don fheiceáil

Derived terms

déanann feiceáil fírinne (“seeing is believing”)
feiceálach (“noticeable, conspicuous; bright, striking, showy; handsome”, adjective)
feiceálacht f (“conspicuousness; showiness”)
gan fheiceáil (“unseen”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feiceáil	fheiceáil	bhfeiceáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ “feiceáil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 108
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34