fead

See also: féad

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *wɯətᴰ (“wing”). Cognate with Zhuang fwed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɯət̚˧/

Noun

fead

1. wing

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʲad̪ˠ/^[2]

Noun

fead f (genitive singular feide, nominative plural feadanna)

1. whistle

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fead feadanna Vocative a fhead a fheadanna Genitive feide feadanna Dative fead feadanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhead na feadanna Genitive na feide na bhfeadanna Dative leis an bhfead don fhead leis na feadanna

Declension of fead

Second declension

Derived terms

• feadóg
• fead bhoilg (“wheezing”)

Related terms

• feadaíl

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fead	fhead	bhfead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 396, page 131

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fet̪/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fet (“whistle”).

Noun

fead f (genitive singular fead, plural feadan)

1. whistle (sound)

Derived terms

• dèan fead

Verb

fead (past dh'fhead, future feadaidh, verbal noun feadail, past participle feadte)

1. whistle

   Synonym: dèan fead

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

fead f (plural feadan)

1. soft rush (Juncus effusus)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fead	fhead
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “fead”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fet”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language