faireog

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Irish

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Etymology

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From faire (watching) +‎ -óg, in reference to the glands’ perceived function of monitoring bodily functions.

Noun

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faireog f (genitive singular faireoige, nominative plural faireoga)

  1. (anatomy, botany) gland

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faireog fhaireog bhfaireog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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