fiach
See also: fíach
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʲiəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲia̯x/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish fïach.
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh or féich, nominative plural fiacha)
- raven
- Synonyms: Dónall dubh, fiach dubh
Declension
Declension of fiach
First declension
Bare forms:
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- Alternative genitive singular forms: féich, féigh, fiaich
Derived terms
- fiach mara
- garrfhiach (“vulture”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular féich, nominative plural fiacha)
- (usually in the plural) debt
- Synonym: fiachas
Declension
Declension of fiach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- bailiú fiach (“debt collection”)
- comhdhlúthú fiach (“debt consolidation”)
- d’fhiacha (“incumbent”)
- fiach fadtéarmach (“long-term debt”)
- fiach náisiúnta (“national debt”)
- maoiniú fiach (“debt financing”)
- státfhiach (“state debt”)
Etymology 3
From Old Irish fíadach; synchronically fia (“deer”) + -ach.
Alternative forms
- fiadhach (superseded)
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh)
- hunting
- Synonyms: sealgaireacht, seilg
- chasing
Declension
Declension of fiach
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- capall fiaigh
- corn fiaigh
- fiach pocadán
- gadhar fiaigh
- liopard fiaigh
- madra fiaigh Weimar (“Weimaraner”)
- na Madraí Fiaigh
- púdar fiaigh (“sporting powder”)
- spáinnéar fiaigh (“field spaniel”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fiach | fhiach | bhfiach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fïach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fíadach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “fiach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fiach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wesākos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲi.əx/
Noun
fïach m (nominative plural fiaich)
- raven
- Synonyms: bran, trogan
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fiach | fiachL | fiaichL |
Vocative | fiaich | fiachL | fiachuH |
Accusative | fiachN | fiachL | fiachuH |
Genitive | fiaichL | fiach | fiachN |
Dative | fiuchL | fiachaib | fiachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: fiach
- Manx: feeagh
- Scottish Gaelic: fitheach
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fiach | ḟiach | fiach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
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), “fiach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fia̯x/
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular fèich, plural fiachan)
- worth, value
- Synonym: luach
- debt
- Synonym: comain
Adjective
fiach
- worth, worthy, worthwhile
- valuable
- Synonyms: prìseil, luachmhor
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fiach | fhiach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “fiach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language