faoiseamh
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish fáes(s)am (“supporting, protection, safeguard”), from Old Irish fóesam, verbal noun of Old Irish fo·sisedar (“to stand under, confess”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːʃəvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːʃuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːʃu/
Noun
faoiseamh m (genitive singular faoisimh)
- relief, alleviation, ease
Declension
Declension of faoiseamh
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- faoiseamh cánach
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faoiseamh | fhaoiseamh | bhfaoiseamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faoiseamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “faoiseamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “faoiseamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fáes(s)am”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28