feighlí
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From feighil (“watch, tend”) + -aí.
Noun
[edit]feighlí m (genitive singular feighlí, nominative plural feighlithe)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- feighlí bó (“herdsman”)
- feighlí cúrsa (“greenkeeper”)
- feighlí mara (“coastguard”)
- feighlí páistí (“babysitter”)
- feighlíoch (“vigilant, watchful”)
- feighlíocht (“vigilance, watchfulness; guardianship”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| feighlí | fheighlí | bhfeighlí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feighlí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN