faocha

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠeːxə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːxə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fáecha, fáechan.

Noun

faocha f (genitive singular faochan, nominative plural faochain)

1. periwinkle, edible winkle (mollusk)

Declension

Declension of faocha

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faocha faochain Vocative a fhaocha a fhaochain Genitive faochan faochan Dative faocha faochain (archaic, dialectal) faochain

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhaocha na faochain Genitive na faochan na bhfaochan Dative leis an bhfaocha leis an bhfaochain (archaic, dialectal) don fhaocha don fhaochain (archaic, dialectal) leis na faochain

Alternative forms

• faochóg

Synonyms

• gioradán
• miongán

Derived terms

• faocha bhiorach (“wentletrap”)
• faocha ghliomaigh (“hermit crab”)
• faocha sheilide (“(spiral-shelled) snail”)

Etymology 2

Noun

faocha f

1. Alternative form of foitheach (“diver; grebe”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faocha	fhaocha	bhfaocha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faocha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “periwinkle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “winkle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024