fèileadh

Scottish Gaelic

Derived from Old Irish fíal (“veil”), from Latin vēlum (“curtain, veil”).^[1]

IPA^(key): /ˈfeːləɣ/
(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈfjɤuləɣ/^[2] (corresponding to the form feabhladh)
- (Ness, Bernera) IPA^(key): [ˈfjɤʉləɣ]^[3]
- (Lochs) IPA^(key): [ˈfjɵʊləɣ]^[4]

fèileadh m (genitive singular fèilidh, plural fèilidhean)

Mutation of *fèileadh*
radical	lenition
fèileadh	fhèileadh

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

^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “féileadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ 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