fear céile
See also: fear-cèile
Irish
Etymology
From fear (“man”) + céile (“spouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲaɾˠ ˈceːlʲə/
Noun
fear céile m
- husband
Usage notes
- The definite article comes before the whole compound, i.e., an fear céile. The nominative plural is (na) fir chéile.
Synonyms
- fear
See also
- bean chéile
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fear céile | fhear céile | bhfear céile |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||