fíogach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

fíogach m (genitive singular fíogaigh, nominative plural fíogaigh)

1. dogfish (shark)

   Synonym: siorc fíogaigh

Declension

Declension of fíogach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fíogach fíogaigh Vocative a fhíogaigh a fhíogacha Genitive fíogaigh fíogach Dative fíogach fíogaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fíogach na fíogaigh Genitive an fhíogaigh na bhfíogach Dative leis an bhfíogach don fhíogach leis na fíogaigh

Derived terms

• fíogach beag
• fíogach dubh
• fíogach éansocach
• fíogach gearrshrónach
• fíogach gobach
• fíogach mór
• fíogach Portaingéalach
• fíogach scianfhiacaile
• fíogach slabhrúil
• fíogach slim

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fíogach	fhíogach	bhfíogach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíogach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fíogach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fíogach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.