feadh

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fed, from Old Irish ed. Doublet of feá.

Pronunciation

Noun

feadh m (genitive singular feadha)

  1. extent, length

Declension

Declension of feadh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative feadh
Vocative a fheadh
Genitive feadha
Dative feadh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an feadh
Genitive an fheadha
Dative leis an bhfeadh

don fheadh

Derived terms

Preposition

feadh (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. along (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to)
    feadh an bhóthair ― along the road
    feadh an chladaigh ― along the shore

Noun

feadh m (genitive singular feadha, nominative plural feadhanna)

  1. Superseded spelling of feá (“fathom”).

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feadh fheadh bhfeadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 106
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fed, from Old Irish ed.

Pronunciation

Noun

feadh m

  1. extent, length
  2. fathom

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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