feiceáil

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From feic +‎ -áil. A relatively late formation that appears in the mid-18th century but does not supplant faicsin, faicsint (compare the Munster form feiscint) in the literary language until the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feiceáil f (genitive singular feiceála)

  1. verbal noun of feic (see)
  2. visibility, discernment, sight
  3. look, appearance

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feiceáil fheiceáil bhfeiceáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ feiceáil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 108
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

Further reading

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