feidhm

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish feidm (“effort”), from Proto-Celtic *wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”). Compare Scottish Gaelic feum. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲəimʲ/, [fʲëimʲ] (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲəimʲ/, [fʲeimʲ], [fʲɛːmʲ] === Noun === feidhm f (genitive singular feidhme, nominative plural feidhmeanna) use, application service function business, affair effect, effectiveness need, necessity ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (need): gá (function, business, affair): gnó (service): seirbhís (use, function): úsáid ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feidhm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN