feighlí

Irish

Etymology

From feighil (“watch, tend”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

feighlí m (genitive singular feighlí, nominative plural feighlithe)

1. watcher, tender, overseer

   Synonym: maor

Declension

Declension of feighlí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative feighlí feighlithe vocative a fheighlí a fheighlithe genitive feighlí feighlithe dative feighlí feighlithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an feighlí na feighlithe genitive an fheighlí na bhfeighlithe dative leis an bhfeighlí don fheighlí leis na feighlithe

Derived terms

• feighlí bó (“herdsman”)
• feighlí cúrsa (“greenkeeper”)
• feighlí mara (“coastguard”)
• feighlí páistí (“babysitter”)
• feighlíoch (“vigilant, watchful”)
• feighlíocht (“vigilance, watchfulness; guardianship”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of feighlí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feighlí	fheighlí	bhfeighlí

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feighlí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN