feadhainn
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish fedan (“a band, company”), from Old Irish fedan (“carrying, the yoke”), verbal noun of feidid (“to bring, lead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjo.ɪɲ/
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈfɤɣɪɲ/
- (Harris, Wester Ross, Sutherland) IPA(key): /ˈfjɤɣɪɲ/
- (Tiree, Mull, Lochaber) IPA(key): /ˈfeʊ.ɪɲ/
- (Easter Ross, East Inverness-shire, Mid Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈfɤʊ.ɪɲ/
- (Islay) IPA(key): [ˈfjʏʔʏɲ]
Pronoun
feadhainn f (genitive feadhna or feadhnach)
- some
- Bha feadhainn anns an taigh cuideachd.
- There were some in the house as well.
Usage notes
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| feadhainn | fheadhainn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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