feuch

Irish

Verb

feuch (present analytic feuchann, future analytic feuchfaidh, verbal noun feuchaint, past participle feuchta)

1. dated spelling of féach

Conjugation

Conjugation of feuch (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	feuchaim	feuchann tú; feuchair†	feuchann sé, sí	feuchaimid; feuchann muid	feuchann sibh	feuchann siad; feuchaid†	a fheuchann; a fheuchas	feuchtar
past	d'fheuch mé; d'fheuchas / fheuch mé‡; fheuchas‡	d'fheuch tú; d'fheuchais / fheuch tú‡; fheuchais‡	d'fheuch sé, sí / fheuch sé, sí‡	d'fheuchamar; d'fheuch muid / fheuchamar‡; fheuch muid‡	d'fheuch sibh; d'fheuchabhair / fheuch sibh‡; fheuchabhair‡	d'fheuch siad; d'fheuchadar / fheuch siad‡; fheuchadar‡	a d'fheuch	feuchadh
past habitual	d'fheuchainn / feuchainn‡	d'fheuchtá / feuchtá‡	d'fheuchadh sé, sí / feuchadh sé, sí‡	d'fheuchaimis; d'fheuchadh muid / feuchaimis‡; feuchadh muid‡	d'fheuchadh sibh / feuchadh sibh‡	d'fheuchaidís; d'fheuchadh siad / feuchaidís‡; feuchadh siad‡	a d'fheuchadh	d'fheuchtaí / feuchtaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	feuchfaidh mé; feuchfad	feuchfaidh tú; feuchfair†	feuchfaidh sé, sí	feuchfaimid; feuchfaidh muid	feuchfaidh sibh	feuchfaidh siad; feuchfaid†	a fheuchfaidh; a fheuchfas	feuchfar
conditional	d'fheuchfainn / feuchfainn‡	d'fheuchfá / feuchfá‡	d'fheuchfadh sé, sí / feuchfadh sé, sí‡	d'fheuchfaimis; d'fheuchfadh muid / feuchfaimis‡; feuchfadh muid‡	d'fheuchfadh sibh / feuchfadh sibh‡	d'fheuchfaidís; d'fheuchfadh siad / feuchfaidís‡; feuchfadh siad‡	a d'fheuchfadh	d'fheuchfaí / feuchfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go bhfeucha mé; go bhfeuchad†	go bhfeucha tú; go bhfeuchair†	go bhfeucha sé, sí	go bhfeuchaimid; go bhfeucha muid	go bhfeucha sibh	go bhfeucha siad; go bhfeuchaid†	—	go bhfeuchtar
past	dá bhfeuchainn	dá bhfeuchtá	dá bhfeuchadh sé, sí	dá bhfeuchaimis; dá bhfeuchadh muid	dá bhfeuchadh sibh	dá bhfeuchaidís; dá bhfeuchadh siad	—	dá bhfeuchtaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	feuchaim	feuch	feuchadh sé, sí	feuchaimis	feuchaigí; feuchaidh†	feuchaidís	—	feuchtar
past participle	feuchta
verbal noun	feuchaint

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of feuch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feuch	fheuch	bhfeuch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scots

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or imitative. Origins are uncertain and may reflect multiple, independent etymologies. Scottish National Dictionary suggests that the "beat" senses may be influenced by fauch "to claw; to toil". Attested in various senses since the mid 1700s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjuːx/

Verb

feuch (third-person singular simple present feuchs, present participle feuchin, simple past and past participle feuched)

1. To smoke (tobacco, etc.)
2. To beat soundly; to work energetically

Noun

feuch (plural feuchs)

1. A smoke; a puff (on a pipe, etc.)
2. A strike; a blow
3. A state of excitement or fury; an uproar

Interjection

feuch

1. Indication of impatience or disgust

References

• “feuch”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish féchaid, fégaid (“look, observe”), apparently from Old Irish do·éccai (“behold, look at, see”), but with difficulties regarding the second consonant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiax/

Verb

feuch (past dh'fheuch, future feuchaidh, verbal noun feuchainn, past participle feuchte)

1. try, attempt
2. try out, test, check, see
3. (idiomatic) (do) try, watch out, be careful, take care, make sure

   feuch nach tuit thu! ― be careful you don't fall!

4. see, behold
5. feel, rummage, perform reconnaisance