fidil

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English fithele, from Old English fiþele, probably from Medieval Latin vitula.

Noun

fidil f (genitive singular fidle or fidile, nominative plural fidleacha or fidilí)

1. (music) fiddle

Declension

Declension of fidil (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fidil fidleacha vocative a fhidil a fhidleacha genitive fidle fidleacha dative fidil fidleacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhidil na fidleacha genitive na fidle na bhfidleacha dative leis an bhfidil don fhidil leis na fidleacha

Alternative declension

Declension of fidil (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fidil fidilí vocative a fhidil a fhidilí genitive fidile fidilí dative fidil fidilí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhidil na fidilí genitive na fidile na bhfidilí dative leis an bhfidil don fhidil leis na fidilí

Derived terms

• fidléir (“fiddler”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fidil

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fidil	fhidil	bhfidil

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) “fidil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “fiddle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024