fioghual

Irish

Alternative forms

• fiodhghual (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish fidgúal from fid (“wood”) + gúal (“charcoal”).

Noun

fioghual m (genitive singular fioghuail)

1. charcoal

   Synonym: gualach

   Hyponym: gualach líníochta

Declension

Declension of fioghual

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fioghual Vocative a fhioghuail Genitive fioghuail Dative fioghual

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fioghual Genitive an fhioghuail Dative leis an bhfioghual don fhioghual

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fioghual	fhioghual	bhfioghual
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fioghual”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fioghual” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fioghual” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.