Irish

Noun

fiach m ‎(genitive singular fiaigh, nominative plural fiacha)

1. raven

Declension

Synonyms

• (raven): Dónall dubh, fiach dubh

Derived terms

• fiach mara

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fíach ‎(“debt”).

Noun

fiach m ‎(genitive singular féich, nominative plural fiacha)

1. debt
2. liability

Declension

Synonyms

• fiachas

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish fíadach; synchronically fia ‎(“deer”) +‎ -ach.

Alternative forms

• fiadhach (obsolete)

Noun

fiach m ‎(genitive singular fiaigh)

1. hunting
2. chasing

Declension

Synonyms

• sealgaireacht
• seilg

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• "fiach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 fíach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “fiach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “fíadach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Noun

fïach m ‎(nominative plural fiaich)

1. raven

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

(raven):

• bran
• trogan

Descendants

• Irish: fiach
• Manx: feeagh
• Scottish Gaelic: fitheach

Mutation

References

• “fiach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fíach ‎(“debt”).

Noun

fiach m ‎(genitive singular fèich, plural fiachan)

1. worth, value
2. debt

Synonyms

• (value): luach
• (debt): comain

Adjective

fiach

1. worth, worthy, worthwhile
2. valuable

Synonyms

• (valuable): prìseil, luachmhor

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “1 fíach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.