feabhas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish febas (“excellence”), from feb (“excellence”) +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

Noun

feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais)

  1. excellence
  2. improvement
    Synonym: biseach
    Tá feabhas mór air. ― He has greatly improved.
    Tháinig feabhas ar a chuma. ― His appearance improved.

Declension
Declension of feabhas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative feabhas
Vocative a fheabhais
Genitive feabhais
Dative feabhas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an feabhas
Genitive an fheabhais
Dative leis an bhfeabhas

don fheabhas

Derived terms
  • ar fheabhas (“excellent”)
  • cuir feabhas ar (“improve, make better”)
  • téigh i bhfeabhas (“improve, get better”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
feabhas fheabhas bhfeabhas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfjoəs̪/

Noun

feabhas m (genitive singular feabhais, plural feabhasan)

  1. goodness
  2. improvement
  3. excellence, superiority

Derived terms
  • cuir am feabhs (“to make better, improve”, transitive verb)
  • rach am freabhas / thig am feabhas (“to get better, improve”, intransitive verb)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
feabhasfheabhas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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