fear céile
See also: fear-cèile
Irish
Etymology
From fear (“man”) + céile (“spouse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
- The definite article comes before the whole compound, i.e., an fear céile. The nominative plural is (na) fir chéile.
Synonyms
See also
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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. |