cearc fhraoigh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly a calque of English moorhen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cearc fhraoigh f (genitive singular circe fraoigh, nominative plural cearca fraoigh)
- moorhen (female red grouse)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cearc fhraoigh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Coordinate terms[edit]
- (sex): coileach fraoigh
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cearc fhraoigh | chearc fhraoigh | gcearc fhraoigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 96
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cearc fhraoigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN