fead

See also: féad

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɯətᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Zhuang fwed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɯət̚˧/

Noun

fead

  1. wing

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *swizdā, from *swizdeti (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʲad̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

fead f (genitive singular feide, nominative plural feadanna)

  1. whistle (act of whistling; shrill, high-pitched sound)

Declension

Declension of fead (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fead feadanna
vocative a fhead a fheadanna
genitive feide feadanna
dative fead
feid (archaic, dialectal) 		feadanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhead na feadanna
genitive na feide na bhfeadanna
dative leis an bhfead
leis an bhfeid (archaic, dialectal)
don fhead
don fheid (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na feadanna

Derived terms

  • feadóg (“whistle (instrument)”)
  • fead bhoilg (“wheezing”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fead
radical lenition eclipsis
fead fhead bhfead

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 396, page 131

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “fead”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 432; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “fead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fet̪/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *swizdā, from *swizdeti (“to blow”).

Noun

fead f (genitive singular fead, plural feadan)

  1. whistle (sound)
Derived terms

Verb

fead (past dh'fhead, future feadaidh, verbal noun feadail, past participle feadte)

  1. whistle
    Synonym: dèan fead

Etymology 2

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Noun

fead f (plural feadan)

  1. soft rush (Juncus effusus)

Mutation

Mutation of fead
radical lenition
fead fhead

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “fead”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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