feabhas
Irish
Noun
feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais)
- excellence
- improvement
- Tá feabhas mór air. ― He has greatly improved.
- Tháinig feabhas ar a chuma. ― His appearance improved.
- Synonym: biseach
Declension
Declension of feabhas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar fheabhas (“excellent”)
- cuir feabhas ar (“improve, make better”)
- téigh i bhfeabhas (“improve, get better”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feabhas | fheabhas | bhfeabhas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “febas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “feaḃas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 301
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feabhas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjoəs̪/
Noun
feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais, plural feabhasan)
Derived terms
- cuir am feabhs (“to make better, improve”, transitive verb)
- rach am freabhas / thig am feabhas (“to get better, improve”, intransitive verb)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| feabhas | fheabhas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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