faiteach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish faitech (“cautious, timid, nervous”). Cognate with Manx faitagh.

Pronunciation

Adjective

faiteach (genitive singular masculine faitigh, genitive singular feminine faití, plural faiteacha, comparative faití)

  1. timid, fearful, timorous
    Synonym: scaollmhar
  2. shy, bashful, nervous
    Synonym: cúthail

Declension

Declension of faiteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative faiteach fhaiteach faiteacha;
fhaiteacha2
vocative fhaitigh faiteacha
genitive faití faiteacha faiteach
dative faiteach;
fhaiteach1 		fhaiteach;
fhaitigh (archaic) 		faiteacha;
fhaiteacha2
Comparative níos faití
Superlative is faití

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of faiteach
radical lenition eclipsis
faiteach fhaiteach bhfaiteach

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

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