faoileán
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish faílenn + -án (diminutive suffix)[1] (ending has been reanalysed, based on a dialect or dialects where -ann and -án are homophones).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfˠiːlɑːn̪ˠ/, /ˈfoilɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): (as if spelt faidhlleán) /ˈfˠəil̠ʲɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
Noun[edit]
faoileán m (genitive singular faoileáin, nominative plural faoileáin)
Declension[edit]
Declension of faoileán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- faoileán an chaipín (“black-headed gull”)
- faoileán bán (“common gull, seamew”)
- faoileán ceanndubh (“black-headed gull”)
- faoileán droma duibh (“black-backed gull”)
- faoileán scadán (“herring gull”)
- faoileánach (“frequented by seagulls”, adjective)
- faoileanda (“seagull-like; sweeping, graceful”, adjective)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faoileán | fhaoileán | bhfaoileán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “faílenn, foílenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 118
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 377 (p. 174) and p. 337
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faoileán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faoileán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “faoileán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024