fèileadh
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Old Irish fíal (“veil”), from Latin vēlum (“curtain, veil”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfeːləɣ/
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈfjɔuləɣ/, [ˈfjɵʊləɣ][2] (corresponding to the form feabhladh)
Noun
[edit]fèileadh m (genitive singular fèilidh, plural fèilidhean)
See also
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fèileadh | fhèileadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
[edit]- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “féileadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap