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English
Noun
feith (countable and uncountable, plural feiths)
- Obsolete spelling of faith
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wei, *we-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”).
Verb
feith (present analytic feitheann, future analytic feithfidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feite)
- watch
- watch over; guard
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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feithim
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feitheann tú; feithir†
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feitheann sé, sí
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feithimid
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feitheann sibh
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feitheann siad; feithid†
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a fheitheann; a fheitheas / a bhfeitheann*; a bhfeitheas*
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feithtear
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past
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d'fheith mé; d'fheitheas / fheith mé‡; fheitheas‡
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d'fheith tú; d'fheithis / fheith tú; fheithis‡
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d'fheith sé, sí / fheith sé, sí‡
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d'fheitheamar; d'fheith muid / fheitheamar; fheith muid‡
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d'fheith sibh; d'fheitheabhair / fheith sibh; fheitheabhair‡
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d'fheith siad; d'fheitheadar / fheith siad; fheitheadar‡
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a d'fheith / ar fheith*
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feitheadh
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past habitual
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d'fheithinn / fheithinn‡; bhfeithinn‡‡
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d'fheithteá / fheithteá‡; bhfeithteᇇ
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d'fheitheadh sé, sí / fheitheadh sé, sí‡; bhfeitheadh sé, s퇇
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d'fheithimis; d'fheitheadh muid / fheithimis; fheitheadh muid‡; bhfeithimis‡‡; bhfeitheadh muid‡‡
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d'fheitheadh sibh / fheitheadh sibh‡; bhfeitheadh sibh‡‡
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d'fheithidís; d'fheitheadh siad / fheithidís; fheitheadh siad‡; bhfeithidís‡‡; bhfeitheadh siad‡‡
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a d'fheitheadh / a bhfeitheadh*
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d'fheithtí / fheithtí‡; bhfeitht퇇
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future
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feithfidh mé; feithfead
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feithfidh tú; feithfir†
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feithfidh sé, sí
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feithfimid; feithfidh muid
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feithfidh sibh
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feithfidh siad; feithfid†
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a fheithfidh; a fheithfeas / a bhfeithfidh*; a bhfeithfeas*
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feithfear
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conditional
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d'fheithfinn / fheithfinn‡; bhfeithfinn‡‡
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d'fheithfeá / fheithfeá‡; bhfeithfeᇇ
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d'fheithfeadh sé, sí / fheithfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfeithfeadh sé, s퇇
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d'fheithfimis; d'fheithfeadh muid / fheithfimis‡; fheithfeadh muid‡; bhfeithfimis‡‡; bhfeithfeadh muid‡‡
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d'fheithfeadh sibh / fheithfeadh sibh‡; bhfeithfeadh sibh‡‡
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d'fheithfidís; d'fheithfeadh siad / fheithfidís‡; fheithfeadh siad‡; bhfeithfidís‡‡; bhfeithfeadh siad‡‡
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a d'fheithfeadh / a bhfeithfeadh*
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d'fheithfí / fheithfí‡; bhfeithf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go bhfeithe mé; go bhfeithead†
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go bhfeithe tú; go bhfeithir†
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go bhfeithe sé, sí
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go bhfeithimid; go bhfeithe muid
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go bhfeithe sibh
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go bhfeithe siad; go bhfeithid†
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—
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go bhfeithtear
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past
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dá bhfeithinn
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dá bhfeithteá
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dá bhfeitheadh sé, sí
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dá bhfeithimis; dá bhfeitheadh muid
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dá bhfeitheadh sibh
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dá bhfeithidís; dá bhfeitheadh siad
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—
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dá bhfeithtí
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imperative
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feithim
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feith
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feitheadh sé, sí
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feithimis
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feithigí; feithidh†
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feithidís
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—
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feithtear
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verbal noun
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feitheamh
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past participle
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feite
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page feith
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman feid (early form of foi), from Latin fidem.
Pronunciation
Noun
feith (plural feiths)
- faith
Descendants
References
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wei, *we-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”).
Pronunciation
Verb
feith (past dh'fheith, future feithidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feithte)
- wait
- stay, remain
Synonyms
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page feith