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fiadh
fiadh
See also: fiadh-
Irish
Noun
fiadh m (genitive singular fiadha)
Declension
Declension of fiadh
Third 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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Etymology 2
Noun
fiadh m (genitive singular fiadha, nominative plural fiadhanna)
- Obsolete spelling of fia
Declension
Declension of fiadh
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "fiadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “5 fíad (‘respect, esteem’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fíad m (“game, wild animals; deer”), from Proto-Celtic *wēdus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *widhu (“tree”).
Noun
fiadh m (genitive singular fèidh, plural fèidh)
Declension
Indefinite Declension of fiadh
Definite Declension of am fiadh
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | am fiadh | na fèidh |
| Genitive | an fhèidh | nam fiadh |
| Dative | an fhiadh | na fèidh |
Derived terms
References
- “2 fíad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.