faocha
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish fáecha, fáechan.
Noun edit
faocha f (genitive singular faochan, nominative plural faochain)
- periwinkle, edible winkle (mollusk)
Declension edit
Declension of faocha
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- faocha bhiorach (“wentletrap”)
- faocha ghliomaigh (“hermit crab”)
- faocha sheilide (“(spiral-shelled) snail”)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
faocha f
- Alternative form of foitheach (“diver; grebe”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faocha | fhaocha | bhfaocha |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faocha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “periwinkle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “winkle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024