faichill

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish foichell, from Old Irish fochell.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaiçɪl̠ʲ/^[2]

Noun

faichill f (genitive singular faichille)

verbal noun of faichill
care, caution
wariness, guardedness

Declension

Declension of faichill (second declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	faichill
vocative	a fhaichill
genitive	faichille
dative	faichill

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an fhaichill
genitive	na faichille
dative	leis an bhfaichill don fhaichill

Verb

faichill (present analytic faichilleann, future analytic faichillfidh, verbal noun faichill, past participle faichillte)

(ambitransitive, reflexive) be careful, wary, on guard [with ar ‘of, against’]
Faichill thú féin air.
Be wary of him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *faichill* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	faichillim	faichilleann tú; faichillir^†	faichilleann sé, sí	faichillimid; faichilleann muid	faichilleann sibh	faichilleann siad; faichillid^†	a fhaichilleann; a fhaichilleas	faichilltear
past	d'fhaichill mé; d'fhaichilleas / fhaichill mé^‡; fhaichilleas^‡	d'fhaichill tú; d'fhaichillis / fhaichill tú^‡; fhaichillis^‡	d'fhaichill sé, sí / fhaichill sé, sí^‡	d'fhaichilleamar; d'fhaichill muid / fhaichilleamar^‡; fhaichill muid^‡	d'fhaichill sibh; d'fhaichilleabhair / fhaichill sibh^‡; fhaichilleabhair^‡	d'fhaichill siad; d'fhaichilleadar / fhaichill siad^‡; fhaichilleadar^‡	a d'fhaichill	faichilleadh
past habitual	d'fhaichillinn / faichillinn^‡	d'fhaichillteá / faichillteá^‡	d'fhaichilleadh sé, sí / faichilleadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhaichillimis; d'fhaichilleadh muid / faichillimis^‡; faichilleadh muid^‡	d'fhaichilleadh sibh / faichilleadh sibh^‡	d'fhaichillidís; d'fhaichilleadh siad / faichillidís^‡; faichilleadh siad^‡	a d'fhaichilleadh	d'fhaichilltí / faichilltí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	faichillfidh mé; faichillfead	faichillfidh tú; faichillfir^†	faichillfidh sé, sí	faichillfimid; faichillfidh muid	faichillfidh sibh	faichillfidh siad; faichillfid^†	a fhaichillfidh; a fhaichillfeas	faichillfear
conditional	d'fhaichillfinn / faichillfinn^‡	d'fhaichillfeá / faichillfeá^‡	d'fhaichillfeadh sé, sí / faichillfeadh sé, sí^‡	d'fhaichillfimis; d'fhaichillfeadh muid / faichillfimis^‡; faichillfeadh muid^‡	d'fhaichillfeadh sibh / faichillfeadh sibh^‡	d'fhaichillfidís; d'fhaichillfeadh siad / faichillfidís^‡; faichillfeadh siad^‡	a d'fhaichillfeadh	d'fhaichillfí / faichillfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go bhfaichille mé; go bhfaichillead^†	go bhfaichille tú; go bhfaichillir^†	go bhfaichille sé, sí	go bhfaichillimid; go bhfaichille muid	go bhfaichille sibh	go bhfaichille siad; go bhfaichillid^†	—	go bhfaichilltear
past	dá bhfaichillinn	dá bhfaichillteá	dá bhfaichilleadh sé, sí	dá bhfaichillimis; dá bhfaichilleadh muid	dá bhfaichilleadh sibh	dá bhfaichillidís; dá bhfaichilleadh siad	—	dá bhfaichilltí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	faichillim	faichill	faichilleadh sé, sí	faichillimis	faichilligí; faichillidh^†	faichillidís	—	faichilltear

past participle	faichillte

verbal noun	faichilleadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *faichill*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
faichill	fhaichill	bhfaichill

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fochell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 343, page 118