féinspéis

Irish

Etymology

From féin- +‎ spéis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲeːnʲsˠpʲeːʃ/

Noun

féinspéis f (genitive singular féinspéise)

1. egotism

   Synonym: féinchúis

Declension

Declension of féinspéis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative féinspéis vocative a fhéinspéis genitive féinspéise dative féinspéis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhéinspéis genitive na féinspéise dative leis an bhféinspéis don fhéinspéis

Derived terms

• féinspéiseachas
• féinspéisí

Mutation

Mutated forms of féinspéis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
féinspéis	fhéinspéis	bhféinspéis

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) “féinspéis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “féinspéis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “féinspéis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025