feiliúint

Irish

Alternative forms

• feileamhaint (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

feil +‎ -úint

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲɪˈlʲuːnʲtʲ/

Noun

feiliúint f (genitive singular feiliúna)

1. verbal noun of feil
2. suitability

Declension

Declension of feiliúint (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative feiliúint vocative a fheiliúint genitive feiliúna dative feiliúint forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fheiliúint genitive na feiliúna dative leis an bhfeiliúint don fheiliúint

Derived terms

• feiliúnach (“suitable”)
• feiliúnacht f (“suitability”)
• feiliúntas f (“suitability; obligingness”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of feiliúint

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feiliúint	fheiliúint	bhfeiliúint

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) “feiliúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feiliúint”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “feiliúint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024