faoistin

Irish

Alternative forms

• faoiside, faoisidin, faoiste, faoistean, faoistine

Etymology

From Old Irish foísitiu, verbal noun of fo·sisedar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːʃtʲənʲ/

Noun

faoistin f (genitive singular faoistine, nominative plural faoistiní)

1. confession

Declension

Declension of faoistin

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faoistin faoistiní Vocative a fhaoistin a fhaoistiní Genitive faoistine faoistiní Dative faoistin faoistiní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhaoistin na faoistiní Genitive na faoistine na bhfaoistiní Dative leis an bhfaoistin don fhaoistin leis na faoistiní

Derived terms

• athair faoistine
• bosca faoistine (“confessional”)
• Faoistin Choiteann (“Confiteor”)
• faoistiniúil (“confessional”)
• oide faoistine

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faoistin	fhaoistin	bhfaoistin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faoistin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN