Define:Féin
Erse
eeditEtymology 1
eeditFrae Old Irish fein, from Proto-Indo-European *swey-no-, suffixed form o ruit *swé, pronoon o the third person an reflexive (referrin back tae the subject o a sentence), an aa uised in forms denotin the speaker’s social group, “(we oor-)sels”.
Pronunciation
eedit- /heːnʲ/
Adjective
eeditFéin
- sel
- mé féin ― myself(baith emphatic an reflexive)
- sinn féin ― oorsels; we oorsels
- awn
- mo theach féin ― my awn hoose
Derived terms
eeditSee also
eeditAdverb
eeditFéin
Etymology 2
eeditNoon
eeditFéin
Mutation
eeditErse mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
féin | fhéin | bhféin |
Note: Some o thir forms mey be hypothetical. Nae ivery possible mutatit form o ivery wird actually occurs. |