figh
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb), from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave, compose”), from Proto-Indo-European *wég-ye-ti (“to spin, weave”). Doublet of voil.
Verb
editfigh (present analytic fíonn, future analytic fífidh, verbal noun fí, past participle fite)
- (transitive, intransitive) weave
- (transitive, of a story, etc.) put together, contrive, compose
Conjugation
edit* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
figh | fhigh | bhfigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “figh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “figid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “figh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “figh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Lombard
editEtymology
editFrom Latin fīcus; akin to Italian fico
Noun
editfigh
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb), from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave, compose”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to spin, weave”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfigh (past dh'fhigh, future fighidh, verbal noun fighe or figheadh, past participle fighte)
Derived terms
edit- eadar-fhigh (“interweave”, verb)
- figheadair (“weaver, knitter; spider”)
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
figh | fhigh | bhfigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “figh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “figid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weg-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish doublets
- Irish lemmas
- Irish verbs
- Irish transitive verbs
- Irish intransitive verbs
- Irish first-conjugation contract verbs
- ga:Weaving
- ga:Work
- Lombard terms inherited from Latin
- Lombard terms derived from Latin
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- Lombard nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weg-
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
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