féachaint

Irish

Alternative forms

• féacháil, fiachaint

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiaxɪnʲtʲ/^[1]
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiəxən̠ʲtʲ/^[2] (corresponding to the form fiachaint)
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲeːxɪn̠ʲtʲ/

Verb

féachaint f (genitive singular féachana, nominative plural féachaintí)

1. verbal noun of féach
2. look
3. appearance
4. aspect
5. trial, test
6. taste, small portion

Declension

Declension of féachaint (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative féachaint féachaintí vocative a fhéachaint a fhéachaintí genitive féachana féachaintí dative féachaint féachaintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhéachaint na féachaintí genitive na féachana na bhféachaintí dative leis an bhféachaint don fhéachaint leis na féachaintí

Derived terms

• cianfhéachaint (“distant look, view”)
• claonfhéachaint (“sidelong glance; squint”)
• colgfhéachaint (“angry look”)
• cúlfhéachaint (“backward look, glance”)
• súilfhéachaint (“glance”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of féachaint

radical	lenition	eclipsis
féachaint	fhéachaint	bhféachaint

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 18
2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 110

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “féachaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN