feiceáil

Irish

Alternative forms

• feiscint (Munster)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɛcɑːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɛcalʲ/

Noun

feiceáil f (genitive singular feiceála)

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

Declension

Declension of feiceáil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative feiceáil Vocative a fheiceáil Genitive feiceála Dative feiceáil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fheiceáil Genitive na feiceála Dative leis an bhfeiceáil don fheiceáil

Derived terms

• déanann feiceáil fírinne (“seeing is believing”)
• feiceálach (“noticeable, conspicuous; bright, striking, showy; handsome”, adjective)
• feiceálacht f (“conspicuousness; showiness”)
• gan fheiceáil (“unseen”)

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feiceáil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feiceáil”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “feiceáil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024