fáidh

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠɑːɟ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠaːj/

Noun

fáidh m (genitive singular fáidh, nominative plural fáithe or fáidheanna)

(religion) seer, prophet
Synonyms: fáidheadóir, fáistineach, tairngire
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)

Related terms

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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fáidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “fáidh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fáith, fáid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “fáidh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57

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