fidil

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English fithele, from Old English fiþele, probably from Medieval Latin vitula.

Noun

fidil f (genitive singular fidle or fidile, nominative plural fidleacha or fidilí)

  1. (music) fiddle

Declension

Declension of fidil (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fidil fidleacha
vocative a fhidil a fhidleacha
genitive fidle fidleacha
dative fidil fidleacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhidil na fidleacha
genitive na fidle na bhfidleacha
dative leis an bhfidil
don fhidil 		leis na fidleacha
Alternative declension
Declension of fidil (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fidil fidilí
vocative a fhidil a fhidilí
genitive fidile fidilí
dative fidil fidilí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhidil na fidilí
genitive na fidile na bhfidilí
dative leis an bhfidil
don fhidil 		leis na fidilí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fidil
radical lenition eclipsis
fidil fhidil bhfidil

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fidil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “fiddle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian fidili.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪˈdiːl/

Adjective

fidil (feminine singular fidila, plural fidili)

  1. faithful, loyal
    Antonym: infidil
  2. faithful, accurate, exact
  3. domesticated, tame
  4. naive

Derived terms

  • feddel
  • tfeddel
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