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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb), from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave, compose”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to spin, weave”).
Verb
figh (present analytic fíonn, future analytic fífidh, verbal noun fí, past participle fite)
- (transitive, intransitive) weave
- (transitive, of a story, etc.) put together, contrive, compose
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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fím
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fíonn tú; fír†
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fíonn sé, sí
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fímid
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fíonn sibh
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fíonn siad; fíd†
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a fhíonn; a fhíos / a bhfíonn*; a bhfíos*
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fitear
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past
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d'fhigh mé; d'fhíos / fhigh mé‡; fhíos‡
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d'fhigh tú; d'fhís / fhigh tú‡; fhís‡
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d'fhigh sé, sí / fhigh sé, sí‡
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d'fhíomar; d'fhigh muid / fhíomar‡; fhigh muid‡
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d'fhigh sibh; d'fhíobhair / fhigh sibh‡; fhíobhair‡
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d'fhigh siad; d'fhíodar / fhigh siad‡; fhíodar‡
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a d'fhigh / ar fhigh*
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fíodh
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past habitual
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d'fhínn / fhínn‡; bhfínn‡‡
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d'fhiteá / fhiteá‡; bhfiteᇇ
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d'fhíodh sé, sí / fhíodh sé, sí‡; bhfíodh sé, s퇇
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d'fhimis; d'fhíodh muid / fhimis; fhíodh muid‡; bhfimis‡‡; bhfíodh muid‡‡
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d'fhíodh sibh / fhíodh sibh‡; bhfíodh sibh‡‡
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d'fhidís; d'fhíodh siad / fhidís; fhíodh siad‡; bhfidís‡‡; bhfíodh siad‡‡
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a d'fhíodh / a bhfíodh*
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d'fhití / fhití‡; bhfit퇇
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future
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fífidh mé; fífead
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fífidh tú; fífir†
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fífidh sé, sí
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fífimid; fífidh muid
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fífidh sibh
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fífidh siad; fífid†
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a fhífidh; a fhífeas / a bhfífidh*; a bhfífeas*
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fífear
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conditional
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d'fhífinn / fhífinn‡; bhfífinn‡‡
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d'fhífeá / fhífeá‡; bhfífeᇇ
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d'fhífeadh sé, sí / fhífeadh sé, sí‡; bhfífeadh sé, s퇇
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d'fhífimis; d'fhífeadh muid / fhífimis‡; fhífeadh muid‡; bhfífimis‡‡; bhfífeadh muid‡‡
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d'fhífeadh sibh / fhífeadh sibh‡; bhfífeadh sibh‡‡
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d'fhífidís; d'fhífeadh siad / fhífidís‡; fhífeadh siad‡; bhfífidís‡‡; bhfífeadh siad‡‡
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a d'fhífeadh / a bhfífeadh*
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d'fhífí / fhífí‡; bhfíf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go bhfí mé; go bhfíod†
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go bhfí tú; go bhfír†
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go bhfí sé, sí
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go bhfímid; go bhfí muid
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go bhfí sibh
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go bhfí siad; go bhfíd†
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—
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go bhfitear
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past
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dá bhfínn
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dá bhfiteá
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dá bhfíodh sé, sí
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dá bhfimis; dá bhfíodh muid
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dá bhfíodh sibh
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dá bhfidís; dá bhfíodh siad
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—
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dá bhfití
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imperative
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fím
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figh
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fíodh sé, sí
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fímis
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fígí; fídh†
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fídís
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—
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fitear
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verbal noun
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fí
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past participle
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fite
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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figh
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fhigh
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bhfigh
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “figh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “figid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “figh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “figh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Lombard
Etymology
From Latin fīcus; akin to Italian fico
Noun
figh
- fig
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb), from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave, compose”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to spin, weave”).
Pronunciation
Verb
figh (past dh'fhigh, future fighidh, verbal noun fighe or figheadh, past participle fighte)
- weave
- knit
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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figh
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fhigh
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bhfigh
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “figh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “figid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language