Irish

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Etymology

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From faocha +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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faochóg f (genitive singular faochóige, nominative plural faochóga)

  1. Synonym of faocha (periwinkle, winkle)

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faochóg fhaochóg bhfaochóg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 310, page 109

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