feall

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fell (deceit, treachery), from Proto-Celtic *wello-.

Noun

feall m (genitive singular fill, nominative plural feallanna)

  1. deceit, treachery, bad faith
  2. let-down, failure
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fellaid (act deceitfully), from fell.

Verb

feall (present analytic feallann, future analytic feallfaidh, verbal noun fealladh, past participle feallta)

  1. (intransitive, with ar) prove false to, betray; fail; cheat
Conjugation
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • feallaire (deceiver, betrayer)
  • fealltóir (betrayer, traitor)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feall fheall bhfeall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

feall

  1. Alternative form of feal

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fæ͜ɑll/, [fæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun

feall n

  1. Alternative form of fiell
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