fáth
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fáth, from Proto-Celtic *wātus (“inspired utterance”) (compare Welsh gwawd (“song, praise, poetry”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-.
Noun
fáth m (genitive singular fátha, nominative plural fáthanna)
Declension
Declension of fáth
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fáth | fháth | bhfáth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wātus (“inspired utterance”) (compare Welsh gwawd (“song, praise, poetry”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faːθ/
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- fáthach
- fáthaige
- fáthamail
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