fead

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Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɯətᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Zhuang fwed.

Pronunciation

Noun

fead

  1. wing

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

fead f (genitive singular feide, nominative plural feadanna)

  1. whistle

Declension

Declension of fead (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fead feadanna
vocative a fhead a fheadanna
genitive feide feadanna
dative fead feadanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fhead na feadanna
genitive na feide na bhfeadanna
dative leis an bhfead
don fhead 		leis na feadanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fead
radical lenition eclipsis
fead fhead bhfead

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 396, page 131

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”).

Noun

fead f (genitive singular fead, plural feadan)

  1. whistle (sound)
Derived terms

Verb

fead (past dh'fhead, future feadaidh, verbal noun feadail, past participle feadte)

  1. whistle
    Synonym: dèan fead

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

fead f (plural feadan)

  1. soft rush (Juncus effusus)

Mutation

Mutation of fead
radical lenition
fead fhead

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fead”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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