feidhm
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish feidm (“effort”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”). Compare Scottish Gaelic feum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
feidhm f (genitive singular feidhme, nominative plural feidhmeanna)
- use, application
- service
- function
- business, affair
- effect, effectiveness
- need, necessity
- Níl feidhm é sin a dhéanamh.
- There’s no need to do that.
Declension[edit]
Declension of feidhm
Bare forms
|
Forms with the definite article
|
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- aonfheidhmeach (“monofunctional”)
- cuir i bhfeidhm
- feidhmchlár (“computer application”)
- feidhmchumhacht
- feidhmeach
- feidhmeannach (“executive, official, agent”)
- feidhmeannas (“function, service”)
- feidhmeannas
- feidhmeanta
- feidhmigh
- feidhmitheach
- feidhmiú
- feidhmiúchán
- feidhmiúil
- feidhmiúlacht
- feidhmlár
- feidhmliosta
- feidhmnigh
- feidhmniú
- i bhfeidhm
- tar i bhfeidhm
- téigh i bhfeidhm
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feidhm | fheidhm | bhfeidhm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “feidm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feidhm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wedʰ-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish second-declension nouns