faiche

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish faidche, faithche (“lawn before a building, public square”).

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /faː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaiç/ (as if spelled faich)

Noun

faiche f (genitive singular faiche, nominative plural faichí)

1. lawn, green (grassy area)

   Synonyms: báinseach, léana, plásóg, plásóg fhéir

2. playing field, playground
3. (cricket) ground

   Synonym: faiche imeartha

Declension

Declension of faiche

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faiche faichí Vocative a fhaiche a fhaichí Genitive faiche faichí Dative faiche faichí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhaiche na faichí Genitive na faiche na bhfaichí Dative leis an bhfaiche don fhaiche leis na faichí

Derived terms

• faiche an bhaile (“village green”)
• faiche aonaigh (“fairground”)
• faiche bollaí (“bowling green”)
• faiche cróice (“croquet lawn”)
• faiche ghiústála (“tilt-yard”)
• faiche imeartha
• faiche mhargaidh (“marketplace”)
• faiche thraenála (“training ground”)
• giolla faiche (“groundsman”)
• lomaire faiche (“lawnmower”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faiche	fhaiche	bhfaiche
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faiche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faiche”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “faiche”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old French

Noun

faiche oblique singular, f (oblique plural faiches, nominative singular faiche, nominative plural faiches)

1. (Picardy) Alternative form of face