féach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish féchaid, fégaid,[2] apparently from Old Irish do·éccai[3], but with difficulties regarding the second consonant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʲeːx/
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /fʲiax/[4]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /fʲiəx/[5] (corresponding to the form fiach)

Verb

féach (present analytic féachann, future analytic féachfaidh, verbal noun féachaint, past participle féachta)

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Conjugation

Derived terms

  • féach ar
  • féachadóir
  • féach le

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  1. féach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), fégaid, féc(h)aid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), do·éccai”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189
  5. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 177

Further reading

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