féad
See also: fead
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish fétaid (“be able, can”), from Old Irish ·éta, prototonic form of ad·cota (“obtain”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editféad (present analytic féadann, future analytic féadfaidh, verbal noun féadachtáil)
Usage notes
edit- This verb is used in the past and future in constructions meaning “should” or “shall be permitted”. The expressions is féidir le, bí in ann, and tar le are preferred to express “can”.
Inflection
editconjugation of féad (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
See also
editCategories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish verbs
- ga:Law
- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A