faoileag
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish *faíleóc, from faílenn + -ag. Cognate with Irish faoileog and Manx foilleig, fooilleig.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
faoileag f (genitive singular faoileige, plural faoileagan)
- seagull; black-headed gull
- white crest on the waves
- Tha faoileagan air a' mhuir. ― There are white crests on the waves.
Usage notes edit
See also faoileann.
Quotations edit
- 2000, Lauchie MacLellan, Brìgh an Òrain, page 332:
- Chaidh sinn air tìr am measg nam faoileagan agus thug sinn ar n-aghaidh air a' bheinn.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2017, Coinneach Lindsay, A' Choille Fhiadhaich:Seagull. A seagull was lying dead at Anna's feet.
- Faoileag. Bha faoileag na laighe, marbh, aig casan Anna.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
faoileag | fhaoileag |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |