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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feighlí	fheighlí	bhfeighlí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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