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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ·aicci ( “ sees ” ) , prototonic form of ad·cí , from Proto-Celtic *adkʷiseti , from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- ( “ see, heed ” ) (compare Sanskrit चायति ( cāyati , “ perceives ” ) ) or Proto-Indo-European *kʷes- (compare Sanskrit चक्षति ( cakṣati , “ sees ” ) ). The initial f- of the Modern Irish form comes from the misinterpretation of aic- as lenited fhaic- (later modified to fheic ). Compare Scottish Gaelic faic .
Pronunciation
Noun
feic m (genitive singular feic , nominative plural feiceanna )
( disparagingly ) sight , spectacle
Declension
Verb
feic (present analytic feiceann , future analytic feicfidh , verbal noun feiceáil , past participle feicthe )
( transitive , intransitive ) see
2020 March 1, 1:57 from the start, in Lá Le Mamó nó Daideo , season 1, episode 16 , TG4, retrieved 31 October 2023 :(John Folan): An bhfaca tú an sleán cheana ariamh, an bhfacais ? / (Jeaic Ó Cualáin): Chonaic . / (JF): An bhfacais ? (JF): Have you ever seen a slane before, have you ? / (JC): Yes, I have . / (JF): Have you ?
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
feicim
feiceann tú; feicir †
feiceann sé, sí
feicimid ; feiceann muid
feiceann sibh
feiceann siad; feicid †
a fheiceann ; a fheiceas / a bhfeiceann *; a bhfeiceas *
feictear
past independent
chonaic mé; chonaiceas ; chonac
chonaic tú; chonaicis
chonaic sé, sí
chonaiceamar ; chonaic muid
chonaic sibh; chonaiceabhair
chonaic siad; chonaiceadar
a chonaic
chonacthas
past dependent
faca mé; facas
faca tú; facais
faca sé, sí
facamar ; faca muid
faca sibh; facabhair
faca siad; facadar
a bhfaca *
facthas
past habitual
d'fheicinn /fheicinn ‡; bhfeicinn ‡‡
d'fheicteá /fheicteá ‡; bhfeicteá ‡‡
d'fheiceadh sé, sí /fheiceadh sé, sí‡; bhfeiceadh ‡‡
d'fheicimis ; d'fheiceadh muid /fheicimis ‡; fheiceadh muid‡
d'fheiceadh sibh /fheiceadh sibh‡
d'fheicidís ; d'fheiceadh siad /fheicidís ‡; fheiceadh siad‡
a d'fheiceadh / a bhfeiceadh *
d'fheictí /fheictí ‡
future
feicfidh mé; feicfead
feicfidh tú; feicfir †
feicfidh sé, sí
feicfimid ; feicfidh muid
feicfidh sibh
feicfidh siad; feicfid †
a fheicfidh ; a fheicfeas / a bhfeicfidh *; a bhfeicfeas *
feicfear
conditional
d'fheicfinn /fheicfinn ‡; bhfeicfinn ‡‡
d'fheicfeá /fheicfeá ‡; bhfeicfeá ‡‡
d'fheicfeadh sé, sí /fheicfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfeicfeadh sé, s퇇
d'fheicfimis ; d'fheicfeadh muid /fheicfimis ‡; fheicfeadh muid‡; bhfeicfimis ‡‡; bhfeicfeadh muid‡‡
d'fheicfeadh sibh /fheicfeadh sibh‡; bhfeicfeadh sibh‡‡
d'fheicfidís ; d'fheicfeadh siad /fheicfidís ‡; fheicfeadh siad‡; bhfeicfidís ‡‡; bhfeicfeadh siad‡‡
a d'fheicfeadh / a bhfeicfeadh *
d'fheicfí /fheicfí ‡; bhfeicfí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go bhfeice mé; go bhfeicead †
go bhfeice tú; go bhfeicir †
go bhfeice sé, sí
go bhfeicimid ; go bhfeice muid
go bhfeice sibh
go bhfeice siad; go bhfeicid †
—
go bhfeictear
past
dá bhfeicinn
dá bhfeicteá
dá bhfeiceadh sé, sí
dá bhfeicimis ; dá bhfeiceadh muid
dá bhfeiceadh sibh
dá bhfeicidís ; dá bhfeiceadh siad
—
dá bhfeictí
imperative
feicim
feic
feiceadh sé, sí
feicimis
feicigí ; feicidh †
feicidís
—
feictear
verbal noun
feiceáil
past participle
feicthe
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
in older literary language and Munster, the present indicative, past habitual, future, and conditional have independent forms built on the stem chí- (in West Kerry delenited to cí- ); the feic- forms listed above are dependent and are only used in the present and habitual; in Munster, the past independent forms are pronounced with initial /xn-/ but spelled in a variety of ways; the verbal noun is also different in Munster:
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present independent
chím ; cím ¶
chí tú; chíonn tú; chír ; cíonn tú¶
chí sé, sí; chíonn sé, sí; cíonn sé, sí¶
chímid ; címíd ¶
chí sibh; chíonn sibh; cíonn sibh¶
chí siad; chíonn siad; chíd ; cíonn siad¶; cíd ¶
a chí ; a chíonn ; a chíos
chítear ; cítear ¶
past habitual independent
chínn
chítheá
chíodh sé, sí
chímis
chíodh sibh
chídís ; chíodh siad
a chíodh
chítí
past independent
chon (n )ac ; chnuc
chonaicís ; chnuicís
chon (n )aic sé, sí; chnuic sé, sí
chonaiceamair ; chonacamair ; chnuiceamair
chonaiceabhair ; chonacabhair ; chnuiceabhair
chonaiceadar ; chonacadar ; chnuiceadar
a chon (n )aic
chonacathas ; connc (ath )as ; chnucathas ; c (h )nuiceadh
past dependent
feaca
feacaís
feaca (igh ) sé, sí
feacamair
feacabhair
feacadar
a bhfeaca
feac (th )as ; feacadh ; feacathars
future independent
chífidh mé; chífead ; cífidh mé¶; cífead ¶
chífidh tú; chífir ; cífidh tú¶; cífir ¶
chífidh sé, sí; cífidh sé, sí¶
chífimid ; cífimid ¶
chífidh sibh; cífidh sibh¶
chífidh siad; chífid ; cífidh siad¶; cífid ¶
a chífidh ; a chífeas
chífear ; cífear ¶
future dependent
gcífidh mé; gcífead
gcífidh tú; gcífir
gcífidh sé, sí
gcífimid
gcífidh sibh
gcífidh siad; gcífid
a gcífidh ; a gcífeas
gcífear
conditional independent
chífinn
chífeá
chífeadh sé, sí
chífimis
chífeadh sibh
chífidís ; chífeadh siad
a chífeadh
chífí
conditional dependent
gcífinn
gcífeá
gcífeadh sé, sí
gcífimis
gcífeadh sibh
gcífidís ; gcífeadh siad
a gcífeadh
gcífí
verbal noun
feiscint
¶ West Kerry
In Ulster, the present indicative, past habitual, future, and conditional have independent forms built on the stem tí- (also spelled tchí- ); the feic- forms listed above are dependent and are only used in the present and habitual. The simple past indicative independent form is thainic or thanaic (the dependent form being faca , as in the standard language):
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “feic ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “feic ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“feic ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
An briathar cíonn (pp. 278-281) in Ó Sé, Diarmuid. (2000). Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne . Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann. ISBN: 0-946452-97-0.