féitheach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From féith (sinew; muscle; rib; vein; soft seam in bogland; swampy strip; climbing, twining, plant; trailer, vine) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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féitheach (genitive singular masculine féithigh, genitive singular feminine féithí, plural féitheacha, comparative féithí)

  1. sinewy, muscular
    Synonyms: féitheogach, féithláidir, lúitheach, reangach
  2. venous, veined
  3. (botany) ribbed
  4. soft-seamed, swampy (of land)
  5. covered with creepers, vines

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Noun

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féitheach m (genitive singular féithigh)

  1. (collective) sinews
  2. (botany) ribs; tracery
  3. (collective) climbing plants, trailers, vines

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
féitheach fhéitheach bhféitheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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