Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish fethem. By surface analysis, feith +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feitheamh m (genitive singular feithimh)

  1. verbal noun of feith (to wait)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feitheamh fheitheamh bhfeitheamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish fethem. By surface analysis, feith +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feitheamh m (genitive singular feithimh, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of feith (to wait)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
feitheamh fheitheamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap