"féin" meaning in Irish

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Adverb

IPA: /heːnʲ/, /fʲeːnʲ/, /pʲeːnʲ/ [Aran, also], /hiːnʲ/ [Ulster, rare]
Etymology: From Old Irish féin, from Proto-Celtic *swesin (from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”)) + *sin (anaphoric pronoun). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|féin}} Old Irish féin, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*swesin}} Proto-Celtic *swesin, {{der|ga|ine-pro|*swé|t=oneself}} Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”), {{m|cel-pro|*sin|pos=anaphoric pronoun}} *sin (anaphoric pronoun) Head templates: {{head|ga|adverb}} féin
  1. even, only
    Sense id: en-féin-ga-adv-WOwG6HXp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: féinig, fhéin, héin, péin
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fʲeːnʲ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], féin [mutation, mutation-radical], fhéin [lenition, mutation], bhféin [eclipsis, mutation]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|ga|noun form}} féin Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. inflection of féan: Tags: form-of, genitive, singular, vocative Form of: féan
    Sense id: en-féin-ga-noun-DtA6SrTG
  2. inflection of féan: Tags: form-of Form of: féan
    Sense id: en-féin-ga-noun-EA1AfbJd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /heːnʲ/, /fʲeːnʲ/, /pʲeːnʲ/ [Aran, also], /hiːnʲ/ [Ulster, rare]
Etymology: From Old Irish féin, from Proto-Celtic *swesin (from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”)) + *sin (anaphoric pronoun). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|féin}} Old Irish féin, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*swesin}} Proto-Celtic *swesin, {{der|ga|ine-pro|*swé|t=oneself}} Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”), {{m|cel-pro|*sin|pos=anaphoric pronoun}} *sin (anaphoric pronoun) Head templates: {{head|ga|pronoun||||cat2=reflexive pronouns|head=}} féin, {{ga-pron|type=reflexive}} féin
  1. self
    Sense id: en-féin-ga-pron-BsYEszKz Categories (other): Irish terms with collocations, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish pronouns, Irish reflexive pronouns Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 15 49 12 Disambiguation of Irish pronouns: 31 56 13 Disambiguation of Irish reflexive pronouns: 23 61 16
  2. own
    Sense id: en-féin-ga-pron-Wzl1ZRw8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: féinig, fhéin, héin, péin Derived forms: féin-, Sinn Féin
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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        [
          "féan",
          "féan#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of féan:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲeːnʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "féin"
}

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