fabht

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman faute, from Vulgar Latin *fallita (“shortcoming”), feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠəut̪ˠ/

Noun

fabht m (genitive singular fabht, nominative plural fabhtanna)

1. fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core

Declension

Declension of fabht

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fabht fabhtanna Vocative a fhabht a fhabhtanna Genitive fabht fabhtanna Dative fabht fabhtanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fabht na fabhtanna Genitive an fhabht na bhfabhtanna Dative leis an bhfabht don fhabht leis na fabhtanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fabhtach (“faulty, flawed; hollow at core, unsound; deceptive, treacherous”)
• fabhtacht (“hollowness, unsoundness; deceptiveness”)
• fabhtcheartaigh (“troubleshoot”)

• fabhtóg (“foul blow”)
• ionfhabhtaigh (“infect”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fabht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN