feith

See also: féith

English

Noun

feith (countable and uncountable, plural feiths)

  1. Obsolete spelling of faith

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wei, *we-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”).[1]

Verb

feith (present analytic feitheann, future analytic feithfidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feite)

  1. watch
  2. watch over; guard

Conjugation
conjugation of feith (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present feithim feitheann tú;
feithir†		 feitheann sé, sí feithimid feitheann sibh feitheann siad;
feithid†		 a fheitheann; a fheitheas /
a bhfeitheann*; a bhfeitheas*		 feithtear
past d'fheith mé; d'fheitheas /
fheith mé‡; fheitheas‡		 d'fheith tú; d'fheithis /
fheith tú; fheithis‡		 d'fheith sé, sí /
fheith sé, sí‡		 d'fheitheamar; d'fheith muid /
fheitheamar; fheith muid‡		 d'fheith sibh; d'fheitheabhair /
fheith sibh;
fheitheabhair‡		 d'fheith siad; d'fheitheadar /
fheith siad; fheitheadar‡		 a d'fheith /
ar fheith*		 feitheadh
past habitual d'fheithinn /
fheithinn‡; bhfeithinn‡‡		 d'fheithteá /
fheithteá‡; bhfeithteᇇ		 d'fheitheadh sé, sí /
fheitheadh sé, sí‡; bhfeitheadh sé, s퇇		 d'fheithimis; d'fheitheadh muid /
fheithimis; fheitheadh muid‡; bhfeithimis‡‡; bhfeitheadh muid‡‡		 d'fheitheadh sibh /
fheitheadh sibh‡; bhfeitheadh sibh‡‡		 d'fheithidís; d'fheitheadh siad /
fheithidís; fheitheadh siad‡; bhfeithidís‡‡; bhfeitheadh siad‡‡		 a d'fheitheadh /
a bhfeitheadh*		 d'fheithtí /
fheithtí‡; bhfeitht퇇
future feithfidh mé;
feithfead		 feithfidh tú;
feithfir†		 feithfidh sé, sí feithfimid;
feithfidh muid		 feithfidh sibh feithfidh siad;
feithfid†		 a fheithfidh; a fheithfeas /
a bhfeithfidh*; a bhfeithfeas*		 feithfear
conditional d'fheithfinn / fheithfinn‡; bhfeithfinn‡‡ d'fheithfeá / fheithfeá‡; bhfeithfeᇇ d'fheithfeadh sé, sí / fheithfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfeithfeadh sé, s퇇 d'fheithfimis; d'fheithfeadh muid / fheithfimis‡; fheithfeadh muid‡; bhfeithfimis‡‡; bhfeithfeadh muid‡‡ d'fheithfeadh sibh / fheithfeadh sibh‡; bhfeithfeadh sibh‡‡ d'fheithfidís; d'fheithfeadh siad / fheithfidís‡; fheithfeadh siad‡; bhfeithfidís‡‡; bhfeithfeadh siad‡‡ a d'fheithfeadh /
a bhfeithfeadh*		 d'fheithfí / fheithfí‡; bhfeithf퇇
subjunctive present go bhfeithe mé;
go bhfeithead†		 go bhfeithe tú;
go bhfeithir†		 go bhfeithe sé, sí go bhfeithimid;
go bhfeithe muid		 go bhfeithe sibh go bhfeithe siad;
go bhfeithid†		 — go bhfeithtear
past dá bhfeithinn dá bhfeithteá dá bhfeitheadh sé, sí dá bhfeithimis;
dá bhfeitheadh muid		 dá bhfeitheadh sibh dá bhfeithidís;
dá bhfeitheadh siad		 — dá bhfeithtí
imperative feithim Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) feitheadh sé, sí feithimis feithigí;
feithidh†		 feithidís — feithtear
verbal noun feitheamh
past participle feite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page feith

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman feid (early form of foi), from Latin fidem.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fæi̯θ/

Noun

feith (plural feiths)

  1. faith

Descendants
  • English: faith
  • Scots: faith
  • Yola: faaighe, faighe, faigh, fythe

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wei, *we-jo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /feh/

Verb

feith (past dh'fheith, future feithidh, verbal noun feitheamh, past participle feithte)

  1. wait
  2. stay, remain

Synonyms

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “feith”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page feith
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