féad

See also: fead

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fétaid (be able, can),[1] from Old Irish ·éta, prototonic form of ad·cota (obtain).[2]

Pronunciation

Verb

féad (present analytic féadann, future analytic féadfaidh, verbal noun féadachtáil)

  1. to be able
  2. (law) to be permitted
  3. shall, should; may, might (in future or past constructions)

Usage notes

  • This verb is used in the past and future in constructions meaning should or shall be permitted. The expressions is féidir le, in ann, and tar le are preferred to express can.

Inflection

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of féad
radical lenition eclipsis
féad fhéad bhféad

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fétaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ad·cota”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “féadaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 432; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “féad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN