fáidh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fáith, fáid, from Proto-Celtic *wāti- (“poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”).

Noun

fáidh m (genitive singular fáidh, nominative plural fáithe)

  1. (religion) seer, prophet
    Synonyms: fáidheadóir, fáistineach, tairngire
  2. wise man, sage
    Synonym: saoi

Declension
Declension of fáidh

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fáidh fáithe
Vocative a fháidh a fháithe
Genitive fáidh fáithe
Dative fáidh fáithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fáidh na fáithe
Genitive an fháidh na bhfáithe
Dative leis an bhfáidh

don fháidh

 leis na fáithe

Derived terms
  • banfháidh, fáidhbhean (“wise woman, female sage; seeress, prophetess”)
  • fáidheadóir (“prophet; predictor, soothsayer; profound speaker, sage”)
  • fáidhiúil (“prophetic; wise, sagacious”, adjective)
  • fáidheadóireacht (“prophecy, prediction; wise, sagacious, speech”)
  • fáidhiúlacht (“prophetic quality; sagaciousness”)

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

Further reading
  • "fáidh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “clairvoyant” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “prophet” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “seer” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “fáith, fáid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “fáidh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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