feitheamh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethem. By surface analysis, feith +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɪhəv/

Noun

feitheamh m (genitive singular feithimh)

1. verbal noun of feith (“to wait”)

Derived terms

• seomra feithimh

Mutation

Mutated forms of feitheamh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feitheamh	fheitheamh	bhfeitheamh

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethem. By surface analysis, feith +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈfehu/
• (Harris, Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈfehəv/

Noun

feitheamh m (genitive singular feithimh, no plural)

1. verbal noun of feith (“to wait”)

Derived terms

• seòmar-feitheimh

Mutation

Mutation of feitheamh

radical	lenition
feitheamh	fheitheamh

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