faoileann
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish faílenn, foílenn (“seagull”).
Noun
editfaoileann f (genitive singular faoilinne, nominative plural faoileanna)
Declension
editDeclension of faoileann
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- faoileann mná f (“beautiful woman”)
- portán faoilinne (“spider crab”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faoileann | fhaoileann | bhfaoileann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “faílenn, foílenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faoileann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish faílenn, foílenn (“seagull”).
Noun
editfaoileann f (genitive singular faoilinn, plural faoileannan)
Usage notes
editSee also faoileag.
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “faoileann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “faílenn, foílenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish second-declension nouns
- ga:Female
- ga:People
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- gd:Seabirds