feochan
See also: feochán
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲoːxən̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲoːxənˠ/, /ˈfʲoːxən̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɔːxənˠ/, /ˈfʲɔːxən̪ˠ/
Noun
editfeochan m (genitive singular feochain)
- Alternative form of feo: verbal noun of feoigh
- Alternative form of feothan (“gust”)
Declension
editDeclension of feochan
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feochan | fheochan | bhfeochan |
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) “feochan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73