feiliúint

Irish

Alternative forms

• feileamhaint (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

feil +‎ -úint

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲɪˈlʲuːnʲtʲ/

Noun

feiliúint f (genitive singular feiliúna)

1. verbal noun of feil
2. suitability

Declension

Declension of feiliúint

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative feiliúint Vocative a fheiliúint Genitive feiliúna Dative feiliúint

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fheiliúint Genitive na feiliúna Dative leis an bhfeiliúint don fheiliúint

Derived terms

• feiliúnach (“suitable”)
• feiliúnacht f (“suitability”)
• feiliúntas f (“suitability; obligingness”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feiliúint	fheiliúint	bhfeiliúint
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feiliúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feiliúint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “feiliúint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024