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fiach

See also: fíach

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish fïach,[3] from Proto-Celtic *wesākos.[4] Cognate with Welsh gwyach (“grebe”).

Noun

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fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh or féich, nominative plural fiacha)

  1. raven
    Synonyms: Dónall dubh, fiach dubh
Declension
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Declension of fiach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fiach fiacha
Vocative a fhiaigh a fhiacha
Genitive fiaigh fiach
Dative fiach fiacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fiach na fiacha
Genitive an fhiaigh na bhfiach
Dative leis an bhfiach

don fhiach

leis na fiacha

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).[5]

Noun

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fiach m (genitive singular féich, nominative plural fiacha)

  1. (usually in the plural) debt
    Synonym: fiachas
Declension
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Declension of fiach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fiach fiacha
Vocative a fhéich a fhiacha
Genitive féich fiach
Dative fiach fiacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fiach na fiacha
Genitive an fhéich na bhfiach
Dative leis an bhfiach

don fhiach

leis na fiacha

Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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From Old Irish fíadach.[6] By surface analysis, fia (“deer”) +‎ -ach. The verb is from the noun.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh)

  1. verbal noun of fiach
  2. hunting
    Synonyms: sealgaireacht, seilg
  3. chasing
Declension
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Declension of fiach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative fiach
Vocative a fhiaigh
Genitive fiaigh
Dative fiach

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an fiach
Genitive an fhiaigh
Dative leis an bhfiach

don fhiach

Derived terms
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Verb

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fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiach, past participle fiachta)

  1. to hunt, chase
Conjugation
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conjugation of fiach (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fiachaim fiachann tú;
fiachair† 		fiachann sé, sí fiachaimid fiachann sibh fiachann siad;
fiachaid† 		a fhiachann; a fhiachas /
a bhfiachann* 		fiachtar
past d'fhiach mé; d'fhiachas /
fhiach mé‡; fhiachas‡ 		d'fhiach tú; d'fhiachais /
fhiach tú; fhiachais‡ 		d'fhiach sé, sí /
fhiach sé, sí‡ 		d'fhiachamar; d'fhiach muid /
fhiachamar; fhiach muid‡ 		d'fhiach sibh; d'fhiachabhair /
fhiach sibh;
fhiachabhair‡ 		d'fhiach siad; d'fhiachadar /
fhiach siad; fhiachadar‡ 		a d'fhiach /
ar fhiach* 		fiachadh
past habitual d'fhiachainn /
fhiachainn‡; bhfiachainn‡‡ 		d'fhiachtá /
fhiachtá‡; bhfiachtᇇ 		d'fhiachadh sé, sí /
fhiachadh sé, sí‡; bhfiachadh sé, s퇇 		d'fhiachaimis; d'fhiachadh muid /
fhiachaimis; fhiachadh muid‡; bhfiachaimis‡‡; bhfiachadh muid‡‡ 		d'fhiachadh sibh /
fhiachadh sibh‡; bhfiachadh sibh‡‡ 		d'fhiachaidís; d'fhiachadh siad /
fhiachaidís; fhiachadh siad‡; bhfiachaidís‡‡; bhfiachadh siad‡‡ 		a d'fhiachadh /
a bhfiachadh* 		d'fhiachtaí /
fhiachtaí‡; bhfiachta퇇
future fiachfaidh mé;
fiachfad 		fiachfaidh tú;
fiachfair† 		fiachfaidh sé, sí fiachfaimid;
fiachfaidh muid 		fiachfaidh sibh fiachfaidh siad;
fiachfaid† 		a fhiachfaidh; a fhiachfas /
a bhfiachfaidh* 		fiachfar
conditional d'fhiachfainn / fhiachfainn‡; bhfiachfainn‡‡ d'fhiachfá / fhiachfá‡; bhfiachfᇇ d'fhiachfadh sé, sí / fhiachfadh sé, sí‡; bhfiachfadh sé, s퇇 d'fhiachfaimis; d'fhiachfadh muid / fhiachfaimis‡; fhiachfadh muid‡; bhfiachfaimis‡‡; bhfiachfadh muid‡‡ d'fhiachfadh sibh / fhiachfadh sibh‡; bhfiachfadh sibh‡‡ d'fhiachfaidís; d'fhiachfadh siad / fhiachfaidís‡; fhiachfadh siad‡; bhfiachfaidís‡‡; bhfiachfadh siad‡‡ a d'fhiachfadh /
a bhfiachfadh* 		d'fhiachfaí / fhiachfaí‡; bhfiachfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfiacha mé;
go bhfiachad† 		go bhfiacha tú;
go bhfiachair† 		go bhfiacha sé, sí go bhfiachaimid;
go bhfiacha muid 		go bhfiacha sibh go bhfiacha siad;
go bhfiachaid† 		— go bhfiachtar
past dá bhfiachainn dá bhfiachtá dá bhfiachadh sé, sí dá bhfiachaimis;
dá bhfiachadh muid 		dá bhfiachadh sibh dá bhfiachaidís;
dá bhfiachadh siad 		— dá bhfiachtaí
imperative fiachaim fiach fiachadh sé, sí fiachaimis fiachaigí;
fiachaidh† 		fiachaidís — fiachtar
verbal noun fiach
past participle fiachta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 4

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Verb

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fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiachaint, past participle fiachta)

  1. Alternative form of féach (“to look”)
Conjugation
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conjugation of fiach (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fiachaim fiachann tú;
fiachair† 		fiachann sé, sí fiachaimid fiachann sibh fiachann siad;
fiachaid† 		a fhiachann; a fhiachas /
a bhfiachann* 		fiachtar
past d'fhiach mé; d'fhiachas /
fhiach mé‡; fhiachas‡ 		d'fhiach tú; d'fhiachais /
fhiach tú; fhiachais‡ 		d'fhiach sé, sí /
fhiach sé, sí‡ 		d'fhiachamar; d'fhiach muid /
fhiachamar; fhiach muid‡ 		d'fhiach sibh; d'fhiachabhair /
fhiach sibh;
fhiachabhair‡ 		d'fhiach siad; d'fhiachadar /
fhiach siad; fhiachadar‡ 		a d'fhiach /
ar fhiach* 		fiachadh
past habitual d'fhiachainn /
fhiachainn‡; bhfiachainn‡‡ 		d'fhiachtá /
fhiachtá‡; bhfiachtᇇ 		d'fhiachadh sé, sí /
fhiachadh sé, sí‡; bhfiachadh sé, s퇇 		d'fhiachaimis; d'fhiachadh muid /
fhiachaimis; fhiachadh muid‡; bhfiachaimis‡‡; bhfiachadh muid‡‡ 		d'fhiachadh sibh /
fhiachadh sibh‡; bhfiachadh sibh‡‡ 		d'fhiachaidís; d'fhiachadh siad /
fhiachaidís; fhiachadh siad‡; bhfiachaidís‡‡; bhfiachadh siad‡‡ 		a d'fhiachadh /
a bhfiachadh* 		d'fhiachtaí /
fhiachtaí‡; bhfiachta퇇
future fiachfaidh mé;
fiachfad 		fiachfaidh tú;
fiachfair† 		fiachfaidh sé, sí fiachfaimid;
fiachfaidh muid 		fiachfaidh sibh fiachfaidh siad;
fiachfaid† 		a fhiachfaidh; a fhiachfas /
a bhfiachfaidh* 		fiachfar
conditional d'fhiachfainn / fhiachfainn‡; bhfiachfainn‡‡ d'fhiachfá / fhiachfá‡; bhfiachfᇇ d'fhiachfadh sé, sí / fhiachfadh sé, sí‡; bhfiachfadh sé, s퇇 d'fhiachfaimis; d'fhiachfadh muid / fhiachfaimis‡; fhiachfadh muid‡; bhfiachfaimis‡‡; bhfiachfadh muid‡‡ d'fhiachfadh sibh / fhiachfadh sibh‡; bhfiachfadh sibh‡‡ d'fhiachfaidís; d'fhiachfadh siad / fhiachfaidís‡; fhiachfadh siad‡; bhfiachfaidís‡‡; bhfiachfadh siad‡‡ a d'fhiachfadh /
a bhfiachfadh* 		d'fhiachfaí / fhiachfaí‡; bhfiachfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfiacha mé;
go bhfiachad† 		go bhfiacha tú;
go bhfiachair† 		go bhfiacha sé, sí go bhfiachaimid;
go bhfiacha muid 		go bhfiacha sibh go bhfiacha siad;
go bhfiachaid† 		— go bhfiachtar
past dá bhfiachainn dá bhfiachtá dá bhfiachadh sé, sí dá bhfiachaimis;
dá bhfiachadh muid 		dá bhfiachadh sibh dá bhfiachaidís;
dá bhfiachadh siad 		— dá bhfiachtaí
imperative fiachaim fiach fiachadh sé, sí fiachaimis fiachaigí;
fiachaidh† 		fiachaidís — fiachtar
verbal noun fiachaint
past participle fiachta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fiach fhiach bhfiach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 110
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 318, page 111
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fïach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  6. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fíadach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wesākos.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸʲi.əx/, [ˈɸʲi.ax]

Noun

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fïach m (nominative plural fïaich)

  1. raven
    Synonyms: bran, trogan

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fïach fïachL fïaichL
Vocative fïaich fïachL fïachuH
Accusative fïachN fïachL fïachuH
Genitive fïaichL fïach fïachN
Dative fïuchL fïachaib fïachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: fiach
  • Manx: feeagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: fitheach

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fïach ḟïach fïach
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fiach m (genitive singular fèich, plural fiachan)

  1. worth, value
    Synonym: luach
  2. debt
    Synonym: comain

Adjective

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fiach

  1. worth, worthy, worthwhile
  2. valuable
    Synonyms: prìseil, luachmhor

Mutation

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Mutation of fiach
radical lenition
fiach fhiach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fíach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fiach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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