feall

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish fell (“deceit, treachery”),[2] from Proto-Celtic *welsos.

    Noun

    feall m (genitive singular fill, nominative plural feallanna)

    1. deceit, treachery, bad faith
    2. let-down, failure
    Declension
    Declension of feall (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative feall feallanna
    vocative a fhill a fheallanna
    genitive fill feallanna
    dative feall feallanna
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an feall na feallanna
    genitive an fhill na bhfeallanna
    dative leis an bhfeall
    don fheall     		leis na feallanna

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish fellaid (“act deceitfully”), from Old Irish fell.[3]

      Verb

      feall (present analytic feallann, future analytic feallfaidh, verbal noun fealladh, past participle feallta)

      1. (intransitive, with ar) prove false to, betray; fail; cheat
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of feall (first conjugation – A)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present feallaim feallann tú;
      feallair†       		feallann sé, sí feallaimid; feallann muid feallann sibh feallann siad;
      feallaid†       		a fheallann; a fheallas fealltar
      past d'fheall mé; d'fheallas /
      fheall mé‡; fheallas‡       		d'fheall tú; d'fheallais /
      fheall tú‡; fheallais‡       		d'fheall sé, sí /
      fheall sé, sí‡       		d'fheallamar; d'fheall muid /
      fheallamar‡; fheall muid‡       		d'fheall sibh; d'fheallabhair /
      fheall sibh‡;
      fheallabhair‡       		d'fheall siad; d'fhealladar /
      fheall siad‡; fhealladar‡       		a d'fheall fealladh
      past habitual d'fheallainn /
      feallainn‡       		d'fhealltá /
      fealltᇠ      		d'fhealladh sé, sí /
      fealladh sé, sí‡       		d'fheallaimis; d'fhealladh muid /
      feallaimis‡; fealladh muid‡       		d'fhealladh sibh /
      fealladh sibh‡       		d'fheallaidís; d'fhealladh siad /
      feallaidís‡; fealladh siad‡       		a d'fhealladh d'fhealltaí /
      fealltaí‡
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future feallfaidh mé;
      feallfad       		feallfaidh tú;
      feallfair†       		feallfaidh sé, sí feallfaimid;
      feallfaidh muid       		feallfaidh sibh feallfaidh siad;
      feallfaid†       		a fheallfaidh; a fheallfas feallfar
      conditional d'fheallfainn /
      feallfainn‡       		d'fheallfá /
      feallfᇠ      		d'fheallfadh sé, sí /
      feallfadh sé, sí‡       		d'fheallfaimis; d'fheallfadh muid /
      feallfaimis‡; feallfadh muid‡       		d'fheallfadh sibh /
      feallfadh sibh‡       		d'fheallfaidís; d'fheallfadh siad /
      feallfaidís‡; feallfadh siad‡       		a d'fheallfadh d'fheallfaí /
      feallfaí‡
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present go bhfealla mé;
      go bhfeallad†       		go bhfealla tú;
      go bhfeallair†       		go bhfealla sé, sí go bhfeallaimid;
      go bhfealla muid       		go bhfealla sibh go bhfealla siad;
      go bhfeallaid†       		— go bhfealltar
      past dá bhfeallainn dá bhfealltá dá bhfealladh sé, sí dá bhfeallaimis;
      dá bhfealladh muid       		dá bhfealladh sibh dá bhfeallaidís;
      dá bhfealladh siad       		— dá bhfealltaí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      — feallaim feall fealladh sé, sí feallaimis feallaigí;
      feallaidh†       		feallaidís — fealltar
      past participle feallta
      verbal noun fealladh

      † archaic or dialect form
      ‡ dependent form

      Synonyms
      Derived terms
      • feallaire (“deceiver, betrayer”)
      • fealltóir (“betrayer, traitor”)

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of feall
      radical lenition eclipsis
      feall fheall bhfeall

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

      References

      1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 206, page 79
      2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fellaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Further reading

      Middle English

      Noun

      feall

      1. alternative form of feal

      Old English

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /fæ͜ɑll/, [fæ͜ɑɫ]

      Noun

      feall n

      1. alternative form of fiell

      Scottish Gaelic

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /fjal̪ˠ/

      Etymology 1

        From Old Irish fell (“deceit, treachery”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *welsos.

        Noun

        feall f

        1. treachery, conspiracy, trickery, deceit, falsehood, guile
        2. treason
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

          From Middle Irish fellaid (“act deceitfully”), from Old Irish fell.[2]

          Verb

          feall (past dh'fheall, future feallaidh, verbal noun fealladh)

          1. deceive, betray, impose upon

          Mutation

          Mutation of feall
          radical lenition
          feall fheall

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

          References

          1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
          2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fellaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

          Further reading

          • Edward Dwelly (1911), “feall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
          • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “feall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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