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feabhas
feabhas
Irish
Noun
feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais)
- excellence
- improvement
- Tá feabhas mór air.
- He has greatly improved.
- Tháinig feabhas ar a chuma.
- His appearance improved.
- Tá feabhas mór air.
Declension
Declension of feabhas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (improvement): biseach
Derived terms
- ar fheabhas (“excellent”)
- cuir feabhas ar (“improve, make better”)
- téigh i bhfeabhas (“improve, get better”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feabhas | fheabhas | bhfeabhas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “febas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “feaḃas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "feabhas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.