fáidh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fáith, fáid,[1] from Proto-Celtic *wātis (“poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fáidh m (genitive singular fáidh, nominative plural fáithe or fáidheanna)
Declension
Declension of fáidh
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- banfháidh, fáidhbhean (“wise woman, female sage; seeress, prophetess”)
- fáidheadóir (“prophet; predictor, soothsayer; profound speaker, sage”)
- fáidhiúil (“prophetic; wise, sagacious”, adjective)
Related terms
- fáidheadóireacht (“prophecy, prediction; wise, sagacious, speech”)
- fáidhiúlacht (“prophetic quality; sagaciousness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fáidh | fháidh | bhfáidh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fáith, fáid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 103
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fáidh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “fáidh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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