faide

Irish

Alternative forms

• foide (Cois Fharraige)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑdʲə/, /ˈfˠadʲə/
• (Kerry, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɪdʲə/, /ˈfˠidʲə/ (as if spelled fuide)
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɛdʲə/ (corresponding to the form foide)

Adjective

faide

1. comparative degree of fada

Mutation

Mutated forms of faide

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faide	fhaide	bhfaide

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

Italian

Noun

faide f pl

1. plural of faida

Anagrams

• afide, fedai, fieda

Old French

Alternative forms

• feide

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Latin faida, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *faihiþu (“enmity; feud”).

Noun

faide oblique singular, f (oblique plural faides, nominative singular faide, nominative plural faides)

1. the right of the family or friends of a murdered person to take revenge on the murderer
2. (by extension) a feud

Descendants

• → Middle English: fede, fed, fedd, feide
  • English: feud
  • Scots: fede, feid

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatʲə/

Adjective

faide

1. comparative degree of fada

Adverb

faide

1. comparative degree of fada

Noun

faide

1. genitive singular of fad (“length, distance, duration”)

Mutation

Mutation of faide

radical	lenition
faide	fhaide

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