feabhas
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish febas (“excellence”), from feb (“excellence”) + -as.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais)
- excellence
- improvement
- Synonym: biseach
- Tá feabhas mór air. ― He has greatly improved.
- Tháinig feabhas ar a chuma. ― His appearance improved.
Declension
[edit]Declension of feabhas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- ar fheabhas (“excellent”)
- cuir feabhas ar (“improve, make better”)
- téigh i bhfeabhas (“improve, get better”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feabhas | fheabhas | bhfeabhas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “febas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “feaḃas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 301
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feabhas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais, plural feabhasan)
Derived terms
[edit]- cuir am feabhs (“to make better, improve”, transitive verb)
- rach am feabhas / thig am feabhas (“to get better, improve”, intransitive verb)
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
feabhas | fheabhas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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