féin
Frae Old Irish fein, from Proto-Indo-European *swey-no-, suffixed form o ruit *swé, pronoon o the third person an reflexive (referrin back tae the subject o a sentence), an aa uised in forms denotin the speaker’s social group, “(we oor-)sels”.
Erse
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /heːnʲ/
Adjective
Féin
- sel
- mé féin ― myself(baith emphatic an reflexive)
- sinn féin ― oorsels; we oorsels
- awn
- mo theach féin ― my awn hoose
Derived terms
- féin-
- Sinn Féin
See also
- -na
- -ne
- -sa
- -san
- -se
- -sean
Adverb
Féin
- even, anerly
- má tá féin ― even if it is
Etymology 2
Noon
Féin
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Mutation
| Erse mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| féin | fhéin | bhféin |
| Note: Some o thir forms mey be hypothetical. Nae ivery possible mutatit form o ivery wird actually occurs. | ||
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