fáithim

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

fáithim f (genitive singular fáithime, nominative plural fáithimí)

1. hem

Declension

Declension of fáithim (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fáithim fáithimí vocative a fháithim a fháithimí genitive fáithime fáithimí dative fáithim fáithimí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fháithim na fáithimí genitive na fáithime na bhfáithimí dative leis an bhfáithim don fháithim leis na fáithimí

Derived terms

• greim fáithime
• fáithimlíne (“hemline”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fáithim

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fáithim	fháithim	bhfáithim

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

Further reading

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