feitheamh

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethem. By surface analysis, feith +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

Noun

feitheamh m (genitive singular feithimh)

  1. verbal noun of feith (“to wait”)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of feitheamh
radical lenition eclipsis
feitheamh fheitheamh bhfeitheamh

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethem. By surface analysis, feith +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

Noun

feitheamh m (genitive singular feithimh, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of feith (“to wait”)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of feitheamh
radical lenition
feitheamh fheitheamh

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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