súilfhéachaint
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom súil (“eye”) + féachaint (“look”).
Noun
editsúilfhéachaint f (genitive singular súilfhéachana, nominative plural súilfhéachaintí)
- glance (brief or cursory look)
- Thug mé súilfhéachaint ar féinín mo chailín.
- I glanced at my girlfriend’s selfie.
Declension
editDeclension of súilfhéachaint
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
súilfhéachaint | shúilfhéachaint after an, tsúilfhéachaint |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “súilfhéachaint”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “súil-ḟéaċaint”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 704
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “súilfhéachaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN