faighean
Irish edit
Noun edit
faighean f (genitive singular faighne, nominative plural faighneacha)
- Alternative form of faighin
Declension edit
Declension of faighean
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faighean | fhaighean | bhfaighean |
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) “faighin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Irish faighin and Manx fine.
Noun edit
faighean m (genitive singular faighein, plural faighnean)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
faighean | fhaighean |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |