Erse edit
Etymology 1 edit
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”.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
féin
- sel
- mé féin ― myself(baith emphatic an reflexive)
- sinn féin ― oorsels; we oorsels
- awn
- mo theach féin ― my awn hoose
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Adverb edit
féin
Etymology 2 edit
Noon edit
féin
Mutation edit
Erse mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
féin | fhéin | bhféin |
Note: Some o thir forms mey be hypothetical. Nae ivery possible mutatit form o ivery wird actually occurs. |