faik
See also: Faik and fáik
Chuukese
Numeral
faik
- forty
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish ·aicci (“sees”), prototonic form of ad·cí, from Proto-Celtic *ad-kʷiseti, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- (“observe”). The initial f- of the modern form comes from the misinterpretation of aic- as lenited fhaic-.
Verb
faik (past honnick, future independent hee, verbal noun fakin, past participle fakinit)
- to see
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faik | aik | vaik |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scots
Verb
faik
- To abate.
- To excuse.