fidil

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English fithele, from Old English fiþele, probably from Medieval Latin vitula.

Noun

fidil f (genitive singular fidle or fidile, nominative plural fidleacha or fidilí)

1. (music) fiddle

Declension

Declension of fidil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fidil fidleacha Vocative a fhidil a fhidleacha Genitive fidle fidleacha Dative fidil fidleacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhidil na fidleacha Genitive na fidle na bhfidleacha Dative leis an bhfidil don fhidil leis na fidleacha

Alternative declension

Declension of fidil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fidil fidilí Vocative a fhidil a fhidilí Genitive fidile fidilí Dative fidil fidilí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhidil na fidilí Genitive na fidile na bhfidilí Dative leis an bhfidil don fhidil leis na fidilí

Derived terms

• fidléir (“fiddler”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fidil	fhidil	bhfidil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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