féachaint

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiaxɪnʲtʲ/[1]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiəxəṉʲtʲ/ invalid IPA characters (ṉ)[2] (corresponding to the form fiachaint)
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲeːxɪṉʲtʲ/ invalid IPA characters (ṉ)

Verb

féachaint f (genitive singular féachana, nominative plural féachaintí)

  1. verbal noun of féach
  2. look
  3. appearance
  4. aspect
  5. trial, test
  6. taste, small portion

Declension
Declension of féachaint

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) féachaintí
Vocative a fhéachaint a fhéachaintí
Genitive féachana féachaintí
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) féachaintí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhéachaint na féachaintí
Genitive na féachana na bhféachaintí
Dative leis an bhféachaint

don fhéachaint

 leis na féachaintí

Derived terms
  • cianfhéachaint (“distant look, view”)
  • claonfhéachaint (“sidelong glance; squint”)
  • colgfhéachaint (“angry look”)
  • cúlfhéachaint (“backward look, glance”)
  • súilfhéachaint (“glance”)

Mutation

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 110

Further reading
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