fiadh
See also: fiadh- and Fiadh
Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
fiadh m (genitive singular fiadha)
- (literary) respect, esteem
Declension
Declension of fiadh
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Noun
fiadh m (genitive singular fiadha, nominative plural fiadhanna)
- Obsolete spelling of fia
Declension
Declension of fiadh
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fiadh | fhiadh | bhfiadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fiadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “5 fíad (‘respect, esteem’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
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Fiadh.
Etymology
From Old Irish fíad. Cognates include Irish fia and Manx feeaih.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiə̯ɣ/
- Hyphenation: fiadh
Noun
fiadh m (genitive singular fèidh, plural fèidh)
- deer
Declension
Declension of fiadh (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | fiadh | fèidh |
Genitive | fèidh | fhiadh |
Dative | fiadh | fèidh |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (am) fiadh | (na) fèidh |
Genitive | (an) fhèidh | (nam) fiadh |
Dative | (an) fhiadh | (na) fèidh |
Vocative | (a) fhèidh | (a) fhiadha |
Derived terms
- fiadh Lochlannach (“reindeer”)
- fiadh-sneachda (“reindeer”)
- fiadh-ubhal (“crab apple”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fiadh | fhiadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Colin Mark (2003), “fiadh”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 299
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 fíad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language