fiach
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish fïach,[3] from Proto-Celtic *wesākos.[4] Cognate with Welsh gwyach (“grebe”).
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh or féich, nominative plural fiacha)
- raven
- Synonyms: Dónall dubh, fiach dubh
Declension
Derived terms
- cnáimhfhiach
- fiach mara
- garrfhiach (“vulture”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).[5]
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular féich, nominative plural fiacha)
Declension
Derived terms
- bailiú fiach (“debt collection”)
- comhdhlúthú fiach (“debt consolidation”)
- d’fhiacha (“incumbent”)
- fiach fadtéarmach (“long-term debt”)
- fiach náisiúnta (“national debt”)
- maoiniú fiach (“debt financing”)
- státfhiach (“state debt”)
Etymology 3
From Old Irish fíadach.[6] By surface analysis, fia (“deer”) + -ach. The verb is from the noun.
Alternative forms
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh)
- verbal noun of fiach
- hunting
- Synonyms: sealgaireacht, seilg
- chasing
Declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- capall fiaigh
- corn fiaigh
- fiach pocadán
- gadhar fiaigh
- liopard fiaigh
- madra fiaigh Weimar (“Weimaraner”)
- Madraí Fiaigh
- púdar fiaigh (“sporting powder”)
- spáinnéar fiaigh (“field spaniel”)
Verb
fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiach, past participle fiachta)
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 4
Verb
fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiachaint, past participle fiachta)
- Alternative form of féach (“to look”)
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fiach | fhiach | bhfiach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 110
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 318, page 111
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fïach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fíadach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fiach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wesākos.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
fïach m (nominative plural fïaich)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fïach | fïachL | fïaichL |
Vocative | fïaich | fïachL | fïachuH |
Accusative | fïachN | fïachL | fïachuH |
Genitive | fïaichL | fïach | fïachN |
Dative | fïuchL | fïachaib | fïachaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fïach | ḟïach | fïach pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fiach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
fiach m (genitive singular fèich, plural fiachan)
Adjective
fiach
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fiach | fhiach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
Further reading
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Irish first-declension nouns
- Irish nouns suffixed with -ach
- Irish verbal nouns
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- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A
- ga:Corvids
- ga:Hunting
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish masculine nouns
- Old Irish masculine o-stem nouns
- sga:Corvids
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives