ficsean

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fiction, from Middle English ficcion, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictiō.

Noun

ficsean m (genitive singular ficsin)

1. fiction

Declension

Declension of ficsean

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ficsean Vocative a fhicsin Genitive ficsin Dative ficsean

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ficsean Genitive an fhicsin Dative leis an bhficsean don fhicsean

Derived terms

• ficsean dlí (“legal fiction”)
• ficsean eolaíochta (“science fiction”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ficsean	fhicsean	bhficsean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English fiction.

Noun

ficsean m (genitive singular ficsein, plural ficseanan)

1. fiction (type of literature)

Synonyms

• uirsgeul

Derived terms

• ficsean saidheans (“science fiction”)