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fiach.

raven

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfʲiəx//fʲia̯x/Ulster

  1. raven

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fïach, from Proto-Celtic *wesākos. Cognate with Welsh gwyach (“grebe”).

noun/ˈfʲiəx//fʲia̯x/Ulster

  1. debt

    masculine · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fíach (“debt”).

verb/ˈfʲiəx//fʲia̯x/Ulster

  1. to hunt, chase

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fíadach. By surface analysis, fia (“deer”) + -ach. The verb is from the noun.

noun/ˈfʲiəx//fʲia̯x/Ulster

  1. verbal noun of fiach

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb

  2. hunting

    masculine

  3. chasing

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fíadach. By surface analysis, fia (“deer”) + -ach. The verb is from the noun.

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