faiche
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish faidche, faithche (“lawn before a building, public square”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]faiche f (genitive singular faiche, nominative plural faichí)
- lawn, green (grassy area)
- Synonyms: báinseach, léana, plásóg, plásóg fhéir
- playing field, playground
- (cricket) ground
- Synonym: faiche imeartha
Declension
[edit]Declension of faiche
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
[edit]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. |
References
[edit]- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 554, page 103
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 343, page 118
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]Noun
[edit]faiche oblique singular, f (oblique plural faiches, nominative singular faiche, nominative plural faiches)