fabht
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Anglo-Norman faute, from Vulgar Latin *fallita (“shortcoming”), feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfabht m (genitive singular fabht, nominative plural fabhtanna)
- fault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core
Declension
editDeclension of fabht
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fabht | fhabht | bhfabht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fabht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fabht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fabht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024