feartlaoi
Irish
Etymology
From feart (“mound, tumulus; grave”) + laoi (“lay, (narrative) poem”).
Noun
feartlaoi f (genitive singular feartlaoi, nominative plural feartlaoithe)
- epitaph
Declension
Declension of feartlaoi
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feartlaoi | fheartlaoi | bhfeartlaoi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feartlaoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “epitaph” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “feartlaoi” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.