fia-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fia"

Irish

Etymology

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Prefix

fia-

  1. wild
  2. large, outsize

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with fia-
fiaghabhar
fia-úll
  • fia-bhán m (“untilled lea”)
  • fia-chaileach f, fia-chaille m (“hag, witch; unruly woman”)
  • fia-chapall m (“wild horse”)
  • fia-chat m (“wildcat”)
  • fia-chloch f (“large isolated shore rock”)
  • fia-chollach m (“wild boar”)
  • fia-chorcán m (“large pot, cauldron”)
  • fia-lacha f (“wild duck”)
  • fia-úll m (“crab-apple”)
  • fiabheart m (“huge bundle”)
  • fiabheatha f (“wildlife”)
  • fiabhuidéal m (“large bottle”)
  • fiafhás m (“outgrowth”)
  • fiaghalún m (“large vessel; large measure”)
  • fialuibh f (“wild herb”)
  • fialus m (“wild herb, weed”)
  • fiamhíol m (“wild animal; deer”)
  • fiamhuc f (“wild pig”)
  • fianeantóg f (“nettle growing on waste land”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fia-
radical lenition eclipsis
fia- fhia- bhfia-

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

References

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