feochan

See also: feochán

Irish

Etymology

From feoigh +‎ -chan

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲoːxən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲoːxənˠ/, /ˈfʲoːxən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɔːxənˠ/, /ˈfʲɔːxən̪ˠ/

Noun

feochan m (genitive singular feochain)

1. Alternative form of feo: verbal noun of feoigh
2. Alternative form of feothan (“gust”)

Declension

Declension of feochan

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative feochan Vocative a fheochain Genitive feochain Dative feochan

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an feochan Genitive an fheochain Dative leis an bhfeochan don fheochan

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• 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