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 feith 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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