fiach

== Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʲiəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲia̯x/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish fïach, from Proto-Celtic *wesākos. Cognate with Welsh gwyach (“grebe”). ==== Noun ==== fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh or féich, nominative plural fiacha) raven Synonyms: Dónall dubh, fiach dubh ===== Declension ===== Alternative genitive singular forms: féich, féigh, fiaich ===== Derived terms ===== cnáimhfhiach fiach mara garrfhiach (“vulture”) === Etymology 2 === From Old Irish fíach (“debt”). ==== Noun ==== fiach m (genitive singular féich, nominative plural fiacha) (usually in the plural) debt Synonym: fiachas ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Old Irish fíadach. By surface analysis, fia (“deer”) +‎ -ach. The verb is from the noun. ==== Alternative forms ==== fiadhach (superseded) ==== Noun ==== fiach m (genitive singular fiaigh) verbal noun of fiach hunting Synonyms: sealgaireacht, seilg chasing ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiach, past participle fiachta) to hunt, chase ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 4 === ==== Verb ==== fiach (present analytic fiachann, future analytic fiachfaidh, verbal noun fiachaint, past participle fiachta) alternative form of féach (“to look”) ===== Conjugation ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fiach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fiach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “fiach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *wesākos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɸʲi.əx/ (Blasse) [ˈɸʲi.ax] (Griffith) [ˈɸʲi.əx] === Noun === fïach m (nominative plural fïaich) raven Synonyms: bran, trogan ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Irish: fiach Manx: feeagh Scottish Gaelic: fitheach === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fiach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish fíach (“debt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiəx/ (Lewis) IPA(key): [fiʊx˧], [fiʊx˧˥] (South Uist) IPA(key): /fiax/ === Noun === fiach m (genitive singular fèich, plural fiachan) worth, value Synonym: luach debt Synonym: comain === Adjective === fiach worth, worthy, worthwhile valuable Synonyms: prìseil, luachmhor === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “fiach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN