féinspéis

Irish

Etymology

From féin- +‎ spéis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲeːnʲsˠpʲeːʃ/

Noun

féinspéis f (genitive singular féinspéise)

1. egotism

   Synonym: féinchúis

Declension

Declension of féinspéis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative féinspéis Vocative a fhéinspéis Genitive féinspéise Dative féinspéis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhéinspéis Genitive na féinspéise Dative leis an bhféinspéis don fhéinspéis

Derived terms

• féinspéiseachas
• féinspéisí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
féinspéis	fhéinspéis	bhféinspéis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “féinspéis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “féinspéis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “féinspéis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.