feistigh

Irish

Etymology

From feiste (arrangement, fastening) +‎ -igh.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɛʃtʲɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɛʃtʲə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɛʃtʲiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɛʃtʲi/

Verb

feistigh (present analytic feistíonn, future analytic feisteoidh, verbal noun feistiú, past participle feistithe)

  1. (transitive) to fit
    Synonym: oiriúnaigh
  2. (transitive) to fix, secure
    Synonyms: daingnigh, fosaigh, suigh
  3. (transitive, sailing) to moor
    Synonym: múráil
  4. (transitive) to equip

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of feistigh
radical lenition eclipsis
feistigh fheistigh bhfeistigh

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

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “feistiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 445; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feistigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN