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Etymology

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From Middle Irish fésóc, from fés (lip; body hair).[1] By surface analysis, féas +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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féasóg f (genitive singular féasóige, nominative plural féasóga)

  1. beard
    Synonyms: meigeall, ulcha

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
féasóg fhéasóg bhféasóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fésóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 207, page 104
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 112
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 155, page 60

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