fear céile

See also: fear-cèile

Irish

Etymology

From fear (“man”) + céile (“spouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʲaɾˠ ˈceːlʲə/

Noun

fear céile m

1. husband

Usage notes

• The definite article comes before the whole compound, i.e., an fear céile. The nominative plural is (na) fir chéile.

Synonyms

• fear

See also

• bean chéile

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fear céile	fhear céile	bhfear céile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.