fóisc
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish fóisc, a variant of óisc (“young ewe”).
Noun[edit]
fóisc f (genitive singular fóisce, nominative plural fóisceacha or fóisceanna)
- yearling ewe
- Synonym: uan bliana
Declension[edit]
Declension of fóisc
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: fóisceanna
Derived terms[edit]
- athfhóisc (“two-year-old ewe”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fóisc | fhóisc | bhfóisc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fóisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fóisc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “óisc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “fóisc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fóisc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.