fhèin

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• fèin
• fhìn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [heːn]

Pronoun

fhèin

1. self

Usage notes

• Used after personal pronouns as an emphasizer.

  Bidh agad ri a dhèanamh thu fhèin. - You'll have to do it yourself.

• The unlenited form fèin is seldom used except in compounds.
• Instead of fhèin, these suffixes may be used: -sa, -san, -se, -e.

Derived terms

• mòr às fhèin

Related terms

• fèin-
• fèineil