fial

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin fellem, accusative of fel. Compare French fiel, Italian fiele, Romanian fiere, Spanish hiel.

Noun

fial m

  1. bile
  2. bitterness

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fíal, from Proto-Celtic *wēlos (“modest”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“rotate turn”). Cognate with Welsh gŵyl (“modest, generous, kind”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʲiəlˠ/

Adjective

fial (genitive singular masculine féil, genitive singular feminine féile, plural fiala, comparative féile) (literary)

  1. seemly
  2. generous
  3. bountiful

Declension
Declension of fial
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fial fhial fiala;
fhiala²
Vocative fhéil fiala
Genitive féile fiala fial
Dative fial;
fhial¹		 fhial;
fhéil (archaic)		 fiala;
fhiala²
Comparative níos féile
Superlative is féile

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fial fhial bhfial
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Falileyev, Alexander, Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh, Walter de Gruyter, 2000, p. 68.
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412

Further reading
  • “1 fíal” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “fial” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 312.
  • "fial" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “fial” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “fial” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “fial” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian feld. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian fälj and West Frisian fjild.

Noun

fial n (plural fialen)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) field
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