feuch

Irish

Verb

feuch (present analytic feuchann, future analytic feuchfaidh, verbal noun feuchaint, past participle feuchta)

  1. Dated spelling of féach.

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present feuchaim feuchann tú;
feuchair†		 feuchann sé, sí feuchaimid feuchann sibh feuchann siad;
feuchaid†		 a fheuchann; a fheuchas /
a bhfeuchann*; a bhfeuchas*		 feuchtar
past d'fheuch mé; d'fheuchas /
fheuch mé‡; fheuchas‡		 d'fheuch tú; d'fheuchais /
fheuch tú; fheuchais‡		 d'fheuch sé, sí /
fheuch sé, sí‡		 d'fheuchamar; d'fheuch muid /
fheuchamar; fheuch muid‡		 d'fheuch sibh; d'fheuchabhair /
fheuch sibh;
fheuchabhair‡		 d'fheuch siad; d'fheuchadar /
fheuch siad; fheuchadar‡		 a d'fheuch /
ar fheuch*		 feuchadh
past habitual d'fheuchainn /
fheuchainn‡		 d'fheuchtá /
fheuchtá‡		 d'fheuchadh sé, sí /
fheuchadh sé, sí‡		 d'fheuchaimis; d'fheuchadh muid /
fheuchaimis; fheuchadh muid‡		 d'fheuchadh sibh /
fheuchadh sibh‡		 d'fheuchaidís; d'fheuchadh siad /
fheuchaidís; fheuchadh siad‡		 a d'fheuchadh /
ar fheuchadh*		 d'fheuchtaí /
fheuchtaí‡
future feuchfaidh mé;
feuchfad		 feuchfaidh tú;
feuchfair†		 feuchfaidh sé, sí feuchfaimid;
feuchfaidh muid		 feuchfaidh sibh feuchfaidh siad;
feuchfaid†		 a fheuchfaidh; a fheuchfas /
a bhfeuchfaidh*; a bhfeuchfas*		 feuchfar
conditional d'fheuchfainn / fheuchfainn‡; bhfeuchfainn‡‡ d'fheuchfá / fheuchfá‡; bhfeuchfᇇ d'fheuchfadh sé, sí / fheuchfadh sé, sí‡; bhfeuchfadh sé, s퇇 d'fheuchfaimis; d'fheuchfadh muid / fheuchfaimis‡; fheuchfadh muid‡; bhfeuchfaimis‡‡; bhfeuchfadh muid‡‡ d'fheuchfadh sibh / fheuchfadh sibh‡; bhfeuchfadh sibh‡‡ d'fheuchfaidís; d'fheuchfadh siad / fheuchfaidís‡; fheuchfadh siad‡; bhfeuchfaidís‡‡; bhfeuchfadh siad‡‡ a d'fheuchfadh /
ar fheuchfadh*		 d'fheuchfaí / fheuchfaí‡; bhfeuchfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfeucha mé;
go bhfeuchad†		 go bhfeucha tú;
go bhfeuchair†		 go bhfeucha sé, sí go bhfeuchaimid;
go bhfeucha muid		 go bhfeucha sibh go bhfeucha siad;
go bhfeuchaid†		 — go bhfeuchtar
past dá bhfeuchainn dá bhfeuchtá dá bhfeuchadh sé, sí dá bhfeuchaimis;
dá bhfeuchadh muid		 dá bhfeuchadh sibh dá bhfeuchaidís;
dá bhfeuchadh siad		 — dá bhfeuchtaí
imperative feuchaim feuch feuchadh sé, sí feuchaimis feuchaigí;
feuchaidh†		 feuchaidís — feuchtar
verbal noun feuchaint
past participle feuchta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feuch fheuch bhfeuch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scots

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or imitative. Origins are uncertain and may reflect multiple, independent etymologies. Scottish National Dictionary suggests that the "beat" senses may be influenced by fauch "to claw; to toil". Attested in various senses since the mid 1700s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fjuːx/

Verb

feuch (third-person singular present feuchs, present participle feuchin, past feuched, past participle feuched)

  1. To smoke (tobacco, etc.)
  2. To beat soundly; to work energetically

Noun

feuch (plural feuchs)

  1. A smoke; a puff (on a pipe, etc.)
  2. A strike; a blow
  3. A state of excitement or fury; an uproar

Interjection

feuch

  1. Indication of impatience or disgust

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish féchaid, fégaid, apparently from Old Irish do·éccai, but with difficulties regarding the second consonant.

Verb

feuch (past dh'fheuch, future feuchaidh, verbal noun feuchainn, past participle feuchte)

  1. try, attempt
  2. try out, test, check, see
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