féith

See also: feith

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish féith.

Noun

féith f (genitive singular féithe, nominative plural féitheacha)

  1. (anatomy) sinew; muscle
    1. (mollusks) adhesive muscle, foot
  2. (anatomy) vein
    1. (mining) seam, thread, lode
    2. (figuratively) streak, bent, talent
    3. (botany) rib
  3. soft seam in bogland, swampy strip
  4. (botany) climbing, twining plant; trailer, vine
Declension
Declension of féith

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative féith féitheacha
Vocative a fhéith a fhéitheacha
Genitive féithe féitheacha
Dative féith féitheacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhéith na féitheacha
Genitive na féithe na bhféitheacha
Dative leis an bhféith

don fhéith

 leis na féitheacha
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

féith (genitive singular feminine féithe, plural féithe, comparative féithe)

  1. (of sea, air) calm, still, hushed, quiet
  2. (of surface) smooth, unruffled
  3. (of person) shy, bashful; quit, retiring
Declension
Declension of féith
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative féith fhéith féithe;
fhéithe²
Vocative fhéith féithe
Genitive féithe féithe féith
Dative féith;
fhéith¹		 fhéith féithe;
fhéithe²
Comparative níos féithe
Superlative is féithe

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
féith fhéith bhféith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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