feuch

Irish

Verb

feuch (present analytic feuchann, future analytic feuchfaidh, verbal noun feuchaint, past participle feuchta)

Dated spelling of féach.

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	feuchaim	feuchann tú; feuchair^†	feuchann sé, sí	feuchaimid	feuchann sibh	feuchann siad; feuchaid^†	a fheuchann; a fheuchas / a bhfeuchann; a bhfeuchas	feuchtar
	past	d'fheuch mé; d'fheuchas / fheuch mé‡; fheuchas‡	d'fheuch tú; d'fheuchais / fheuch tú; fheuchais‡	d'fheuch sé, sí / fheuch sé, sí‡	d'fheuchamar; d'fheuch muid / fheuchamar; fheuch muid‡	d'fheuch sibh; d'fheuchabhair / fheuch sibh; fheuchabhair‡	d'fheuch siad; d'fheuchadar / fheuch siad; fheuchadar‡	a d'fheuch / ar fheuch*	feuchadh
	past habitual	d'fheuchainn / fheuchainn‡	d'fheuchtá / fheuchtá‡	d'fheuchadh sé, sí / fheuchadh sé, sí‡	d'fheuchaimis; d'fheuchadh muid / fheuchaimis; fheuchadh muid‡	d'fheuchadh sibh / fheuchadh sibh‡	d'fheuchaidís; d'fheuchadh siad / fheuchaidís; fheuchadh siad‡	a d'fheuchadh / ar fheuchadh*	d'fheuchtaí / fheuchtaí‡
	future	feuchfaidh mé; feuchfad	feuchfaidh tú; feuchfair^†	feuchfaidh sé, sí	feuchfaimid; feuchfaidh muid	feuchfaidh sibh	feuchfaidh siad; feuchfaid^†	a fheuchfaidh; a fheuchfas / a bhfeuchfaidh; a bhfeuchfas	feuchfar
conditional		d'fheuchfainn / fheuchfainn‡	d'fheuchfá / fheuchfá‡	d'fheuchfadh sé, sí / fheuchfadh sé, sí‡	d'fheuchfaimis; d'fheuchfadh muid / fheuchfaimis; fheuchfadh muid‡	d'fheuchfadh sibh / fheuchfadh sibh‡	d'fheuchfaidís; d'fheuchfadh siad / fheuchfaidís; fheuchfadh siad‡	a d'fheuchfadh / ar fheuchfadh*	d'fheuchfaí / fheuchfaí‡
subjunctive	present	go bhfeucha mé; go bhfeuchad^†	go bhfeucha tú; go bhfeuchair^†	go bhfeucha sé, sí	go bhfeuchaimid; go bhfeucha muid	go bhfeucha sibh	go bhfeucha siad; go bhfeuchaid^†	—	go bhfeuchtar
subjunctive	past	dá bhfeuchainn	dá bhfeuchtá	dá bhfeuchadh sé, sí	dá bhfeuchaimis; dá bhfeuchadh muid	dá bhfeuchadh sibh	dá bhfeuchaidís; dá bhfeuchadh siad	—	dá bhfeuchtaí
imperative		feuchaim	feuch	feuchadh sé, sí	feuchaimis	feuchaigí; feuchaidh^†	feuchaidís	—	feuchtar
verbal noun		feuchaint
past participle		feuchta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡Dependent form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feuch	fheuch	bhfeuch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scots

Etymology

Onomatopoeic or imitative. Origins are uncertain and may reflect multiple, independent etymologies. Scottish National Dictionary suggests that the "beat" senses may be influenced by fauch "to claw; to toil". Attested in various senses since the mid 1700s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fjuːx/

Verb

feuch (third-person singular present feuchs, present participle feuchin, past feuched, past participle feuched)

To smoke (tobacco, etc.)
To beat soundly; to work energetically

Noun

feuch (plural feuchs)

A smoke; a puff (on a pipe, etc.)
A strike; a blow
A state of excitement or fury; an uproar

Interjection

feuch

Indication of impatience or disgust

References

“feuch” in Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish féchaid, fégaid, apparently from Old Irish do·éccai, but with difficulties regarding the second consonant.

Verb

feuch (past dh'fheuch, future feuchaidh, verbal noun feuchainn, past participle feuchte)

try, attempt
try out, test, check, see

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