feall

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fell (“deceit, treachery”),[2] from Proto-Celtic *welsos.

Noun

feall m (genitive singular fill, nominative plural feallanna)

  1. deceit, treachery, bad faith
  2. let-down, failure
Declension
Declension of feall (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative feall feallanna
vocative a fhill a fheallanna
genitive fill feallanna
dative feall feallanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an feall na feallanna
genitive an fhill na bhfeallanna
dative leis an bhfeall
don fheall 		leis na feallanna

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fellaid (“act deceitfully”), from Old Irish fell.[3]

Verb

feall (present analytic feallann, future analytic feallfaidh, verbal noun fealladh, past participle feallta)

  1. (intransitive, with ar) prove false to, betray; fail; cheat
Conjugation
conjugation of feall (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun fealladh
past participle feallta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present feallaim feallann tú;
feallair† 		feallann sé, sí feallaimid feallann sibh feallann siad;
feallaid† 		a fheallann; a fheallas /
a bhfeallann* 		fealltar
past d'fheall mé; d'fheallas /
fheall mé‡; fheallas‡ 		d'fheall tú; d'fheallais /
fheall tú; fheallais‡ 		d'fheall sé, sí /
fheall sé, sí‡ 		d'fheallamar; d'fheall muid /
fheallamar; fheall muid‡ 		d'fheall sibh; d'fheallabhair /
fheall sibh;
fheallabhair‡ 		d'fheall siad; d'fhealladar /
fheall siad; fhealladar‡ 		a d'fheall /
ar fheall* 		fealladh
past habitual d'fheallainn /
fheallainn‡; bhfeallainn‡‡ 		d'fhealltá /
fhealltá‡; bhfealltᇇ 		d'fhealladh sé, sí /
fhealladh sé, sí‡; bhfealladh sé, s퇇 		d'fheallaimis; d'fhealladh muid /
fheallaimis; fhealladh muid‡; bhfeallaimis‡‡; bhfealladh muid‡‡ 		d'fhealladh sibh /
fhealladh sibh‡; bhfealladh sibh‡‡ 		d'fheallaidís; d'fhealladh siad /
fheallaidís; fhealladh siad‡; bhfeallaidís‡‡; bhfealladh siad‡‡ 		a d'fhealladh /
a bhfealladh* 		d'fhealltaí /
fhealltaí‡; bhfeallta퇇
future feallfaidh mé;
feallfad 		feallfaidh tú;
feallfair† 		feallfaidh sé, sí feallfaimid;
feallfaidh muid 		feallfaidh sibh feallfaidh siad;
feallfaid† 		a fheallfaidh; a fheallfas /
a bhfeallfaidh* 		feallfar
conditional d'fheallfainn / fheallfainn‡; bhfeallfainn‡‡ d'fheallfá / fheallfá‡; bhfeallfᇇ d'fheallfadh sé, sí / fheallfadh sé, sí‡; bhfeallfadh sé, s퇇 d'fheallfaimis; d'fheallfadh muid / fheallfaimis‡; fheallfadh muid‡; bhfeallfaimis‡‡; bhfeallfadh muid‡‡ d'fheallfadh sibh / fheallfadh sibh‡; bhfeallfadh sibh‡‡ d'fheallfaidís; d'fheallfadh siad / fheallfaidís‡; fheallfadh siad‡; bhfeallfaidís‡‡; bhfeallfadh siad‡‡ a d'fheallfadh /
a bhfeallfadh* 		d'fheallfaí / fheallfaí‡; bhfeallfa퇇
subjunctive
present go bhfealla mé;
go bhfeallad† 		go bhfealla tú;
go bhfeallair† 		go bhfealla sé, sí go bhfeallaimid;
go bhfealla muid 		go bhfealla sibh go bhfealla siad;
go bhfeallaid† 		— go bhfealltar
past dá bhfeallainn dá bhfealltá dá bhfealladh sé, sí dá bhfeallaimis;
dá bhfealladh muid 		dá bhfealladh sibh dá bhfeallaidís;
dá bhfealladh siad 		— dá bhfealltaí
imperative
– feallaim feall fealladh sé, sí feallaimis feallaigí;
feallaidh† 		feallaidís — fealltar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms
Derived terms
  • feallaire (“deceiver, betrayer”)
  • fealltóir (“betrayer, traitor”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of feall
radical lenition eclipsis
feall fheall bhfeall

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 206, page 79
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fellaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

feall

  1. alternative form of feal

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fæ͜ɑll/, [fæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun

feall n

  1. alternative form of fiell

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjal̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fell (“deceit, treachery”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *welsos.

Noun

feall f

  1. treachery, conspiracy, trickery, deceit, falsehood, guile
  2. treason
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fellaid (“act deceitfully”), from Old Irish fell.[2]

Verb

feall (past dh'fheall, future feallaidh, verbal noun fealladh)

  1. deceive, betray, impose upon

Mutation

Mutation of feall
radical lenition
feall fheall

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

References

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “feall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN
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