feith

See also: féith and fèith

English

Noun

feith (countable and uncountable, plural feiths)

Obsolete spelling of faith.

Anagrams

theif, thief

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethid,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *weteti (“be acquainted with”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“be acquainted with, turn to”) (compare Sanskrit वत् (vat, “get acquainted with”)).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʲeh/

Verb

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

watch
watch over; guard

Conjugation

Conjugation of *feith* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	feithim	feitheann tú; feithir^†	feitheann sé, sí	feithimid; feitheann muid	feitheann sibh	feitheann siad; feithid^†	a fheitheann; a fheitheas	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	feitheadh
past habitual	d'fheithinn / feithinn^‡	d'fheithteá / feithteá^‡	d'fheitheadh sé, sí / feitheadh sé, sí^‡	d'fheithimis; d'fheitheadh muid / feithimis^‡; feitheadh muid^‡	d'fheitheadh sibh / feitheadh sibh^‡	d'fheithidís; d'fheitheadh siad / feithidís^‡; feitheadh siad^‡	a d'fheitheadh	d'fheithtí / feithtí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	feithfidh mé; feithfead	feithfidh tú; feithfir^†	feithfidh sé, sí	feithfimid; feithfidh muid	feithfidh sibh	feithfidh siad; feithfid^†	a fheithfidh; a fheithfeas	feithfear
conditional	d'fheithfinn / feithfinn^‡	d'fheithfeá / feithfeá^‡	d'fheithfeadh sé, sí / feithfeadh sé, sí^‡	d'fheithfimis; d'fheithfeadh muid / feithfimis^‡; feithfeadh muid^‡	d'fheithfeadh sibh / feithfeadh sibh^‡	d'fheithfidís; d'fheithfeadh siad / feithfidís^‡; feithfeadh siad^‡	a d'fheithfeadh	d'fheithfí / feithfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	feithim	feith	feitheadh sé, sí	feithimis	feithigí; feithidh^†	feithidís	—	feithtear

past participle	feite

verbal noun	feitheamh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *feith*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
feith	fheith	bhfeith

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

Middle English

Alternative forms

feiþ, feyth, feyt, faith, faythe, fath
fai, fay, faye, fei, fey, feye

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fæi̯θ/, /fæi̯/

Noun

feith (plural feiths)

faith

Descendants

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

References

“feith, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fethid,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *weteti (“be acquainted with”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“be acquainted with, turn to”) (compare Sanskrit वत् (vat, “get acquainted with”)).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feh/

Verb

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

wait
stay, remain

Synonyms

fan
fuirich

Mutation

Mutation of *feith*
radical	lenition
feith	fheith

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

[1] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

[3] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fethid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[4] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*wet-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 418–19

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