flichne

Irish

Alternative forms

• flichneadh

Etymology

From fliuch (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲlʲɨ̞hnu/ (corresponding to the form flichneadh)

Noun

flichne f (genitive singular flichne)

1. sleet

   Synonym: flichshneachta

Declension

Declension of flichne

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative flichne Vocative a fhlichne Genitive flichne Dative flichne

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhlichne Genitive na flichne Dative leis an bhflichne don fhlichne

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
flichne	fhlichne	bhflichne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “flichne”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fliċne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 320
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flichne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN