fead

See also: féad

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɯətᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Zhuang fwed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɯət̚˧/

Noun

fead

  1. wing

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʲad̪ˠ/

Noun

fead f (genitive singular feide, nominative plural feadanna)

  1. whistle

Declension
Declension of fead

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fead feadanna
Vocative a fhead a fheadanna
Genitive feide feadanna
Dative fead feadanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhead na feadanna
Genitive na feide na bhfeadanna
Dative leis an bhfead

don fhead

 leis na feadanna

Derived terms
  • feadóg
  • fead bhoilg (“wheezing”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fead fhead bhfead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “fead” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “fead” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fet̪/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”).

Noun

fead f (genitive singular fead, plural feadan)

  1. whistle (sound)
Derived terms

Verb

fead (past dh'fhead, future feadaidh, verbal noun feadail, past participle feadte)

  1. whistle
    Synonym: dèan fead

Etymology 2

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Noun

fead f (plural feadan)

  1. soft rush (Juncus effusus)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
feadfhead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fead”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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