fear céile

See also: fear-cèile

Irish

Etymology

From fear (“man”) + céile (“spouse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʲaɾˠ ˈceːlʲə/

Noun

fear céile m

  1. husband

Usage notes

  • The definite article comes before the whole compound, i.e., an fear céile. The nominative plural is (na) fir chéile.

Synonyms

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of fear céile
radical lenition eclipsis
fear céile fhear céile bhfear céile

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

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