feidhm
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish feidm (“effort”), from Proto-Celtic *wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”). Compare Scottish Gaelic feum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
feidhm f (genitive singular feidhme, nominative plural feidhmeanna)
- use, application
- service
- function
- business, affair
- effect, effectiveness
- need, necessity
- Níl feidhm é sin a dhéanamh.
- There’s no need to do that.
Declension edit
Declension of feidhm
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- aonfheidhmeach (“monofunctional”)
- feidhmchlár (“computer application”)
- feidhmchumhacht
- feidhmeach
- feidhmeannach (“executive, official, agent”)
- feidhmeannas (“function, service”)
- feidhmeannas
- feidhmeanta
- feidhmigh
- feidhmitheach
- feidhmiú
- feidhmiúchán
- feidhmiúil
- feidhmiúlacht
- feidhmlár
- feidhmliosta
- feidhmnigh
- feidhmniú
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feidhm | fheidhm | bhfeidhm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feidhm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “feidm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language