ficheall
Irish
Ficheall
Alternative forms
- fidhcheall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish fidchell, from fid (“wood”) + cíall (“intelligence”). Compare Welsh gwyddbwyll.
Pronunciation
Declension
Declension of ficheall
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (chessboard): clár fichille
Derived terms
- fear fichille (“chess piece, chessman”)
- fiann fichille, foireann fichille (“set of chessmen”)
- ficheallaí, imreoir fichille (“chess player”)
- fichillín (“pawn”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ficheall | fhicheall | bhficheall |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "ficheall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “fidchell”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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