# feall
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /fʲɑːl̪ˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /fʲal̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish fell (“deceit, treachery”), from Proto-Celtic *welsos.

#### Noun

feall m (genitive singular fill, nominative plural feallanna)
* deceit, treachery, bad faith
* let-down, failure

##### Declension

First declension

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish fellaid (“act deceitfully”), from fell.

#### Verb

feall (present analytic feallann, future analytic feallfaidh, verbal noun fealladh, past participle feallta)
* (intransitive, with ar) prove false to, betray; fail; cheat

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | feallaim | feallann tú; feallair$^†$ | feallann sé, sí | feallaimid | feallann sibh | feallann siad; feallaid$^†$ | a fheallann; a fheallas / a bhfeallann* | fealltar |
| indicative | past | d'fheall mé; d'fheallas / fheall mé‡; fheallas‡ | d'fheall tú; d'fheallais / fheall tú; fheallais‡ | d'fheall sé, sí / fheall sé, sí‡ | d'fheallamar; d'fheall muid / fheallamar; fheall muid‡ | d'fheall sibh; d'fheallabhair / fheall sibh; fheallabhair‡ | d'fheall siad; d'fhealladar / fheall siad; fhealladar‡ | a d'fheall / ar fheall* | fealladh |
| indicative | past habitual | d'fheallainn / fheallainn‡; bhfeallainn‡‡ | d'fhealltá / fhealltá‡; bhfealltá‡‡ | d'fhealladh sé, sí / fhealladh sé, sí‡; bhfealladh sé, sí‡‡ | d'fheallaimis; d'fhealladh muid / fheallaimis; fhealladh muid‡; bhfeallaimis‡‡; bhfealladh muid‡‡ | d'fhealladh sibh / fhealladh sibh‡; bhfealladh sibh‡‡ | d'fheallaidís; d'fhealladh siad / fheallaidís; fhealladh siad‡; bhfeallaidís‡‡; bhfealladh siad‡‡ | a d'fhealladh / a bhfealladh* | d'fhealltaí / fhealltaí‡; bhfealltaí‡‡ |
| future | future | feallfaidh mé; feallfad | feallfaidh tú; feallfair$^†$ | feallfaidh sé, sí | feallfaimid; feallfaidh muid | feallfaidh sibh | feallfaidh siad; feallfaid$^†$ | a fheallfaidh; a fheallfas / a bhfeallfaidh* | feallfar |
| conditional | conditional | d'fheallfainn / fheallfainn‡; bhfeallfainn‡‡ | d'fheallfá / fheallfá‡; bhfeallfá‡‡ | d'fheallfadh sé, sí / fheallfadh sé, sí‡; bhfeallfadh sé, sí‡‡ | d'fheallfaimis; d'fheallfadh muid / fheallfaimis‡; fheallfadh muid‡; bhfeallfaimis‡‡; bhfeallfadh muid‡‡ | d'fheallfadh sibh / fheallfadh sibh‡; bhfeallfadh sibh‡‡ | d'fheallfaidís; d'fheallfadh siad / fheallfaidís‡; fheallfadh siad‡; bhfeallfaidís‡‡; bhfeallfadh siad‡‡ | a d'fheallfadh / a bhfeallfadh* | d'fheallfaí / fheallfaí‡; bhfeallfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go bhfealla mé; go bhfeallad$^†$ | go bhfealla tú; go bhfeallair$^†$ | go bhfealla sé, sí | go bhfeallaimid; go bhfealla muid | go bhfealla sibh | go bhfealla siad; go bhfeallaid$^†$ | — | go bhfealltar |
| subjunctive | past | dá bhfeallainn | dá bhfealltá | dá bhfealladh sé, sí | dá bhfeallaimis; dá bhfealladh muid | dá bhfealladh sibh | dá bhfeallaidís; dá bhfealladh siad | — | dá bhfealltaí |
| imperative | imperative | feallaim | feall | fealladh sé, sí | feallaimis | feallaigí; feallaidh$^†$ | feallaidís | — | fealltar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | fealladh | fealladh | fealladh | fealladh | fealladh | fealladh | fealladh | fealladh |
| past participle | past participle | feallta | feallta | feallta | feallta | feallta | feallta | feallta | feallta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡ dependent form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### Synonyms

* (cheat): déan caimiléireacht ar, déan cneámhaireacht ar

##### Derived terms

* feallaire (“deceiver, betrayer”)
* fealltóir (“betrayer, traitor”)

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 206, page 79
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fellaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feall”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feallaim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “feall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

## Middle English
### Noun

feall
* Alternative form of feal

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fæ͜ɑll/, [fæ͜ɑɫ]

### Noun

feall n
* Alternative form of fiell

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fjal̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish fell (“deceit, treachery”), from Proto-Celtic *welsos.

#### Noun

feall f
* treachery, conspiracy, trickery, deceit, falsehood, guile
* treason

##### Derived terms

* fealla-dhà (“joke”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish fellaid (“act deceitfully”), from fell.

#### Verb

feall (past dh'fheall, future feallaidh, verbal noun fealladh)
* deceive, betray, impose upon

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fellaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “feall”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN