feabhas

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish febas (“excellence”), from feb (“excellence”) +‎ -as. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /fʲausˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲoːsˠ/ === Noun === feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais) excellence improvement Synonym: biseach ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ar fheabhas (“excellent”) cuir feabhas ar (“improve, make better”) téigh i bhfeabhas (“improve, get better”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “feaḃas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 301 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feabhas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfjɔ.əs̪/ === Noun === feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais, plural feabhasan) qualitative noun of math (“good”) goodness improvement excellence, superiority ==== Derived terms ==== cuir am feabhs (“to make better, improve”, transitive verb) rach am feabhas / thig am feabhas (“to get better, improve”, intransitive verb) === Mutation === === References ===