fear an tí
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfʲaɾˠ ə ˈtʲiː/[1]
Noun
- male householder, male head of household, the man of the house
Coordinate terms
- bean an tí
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fear an tí | fhear an tí | bhfear an tí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 301, page 152
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fear an tí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “fear an tí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025