feiceáil
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲɪˈcɑːlʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɛcɑːlʲ/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɛcalʲ/[2]
Noun
[edit]feiceáil f (genitive singular feiceála)
- verbal noun of feic (“see”)
- visibility, discernment, sight
- look, appearance
Declension
[edit]Declension of feiceáil
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- déanann feiceáil fírinne (“seeing is believing”)
- feiceálach (“noticeable, conspicuous; bright, striking, showy; handsome”, adjective)
- feiceálacht f (“conspicuousness; showiness”)
- gan fheiceáil (“unseen”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feiceáil | fheiceáil | bhfeiceáil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 108
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feiceáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feiceáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “feiceáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024