faisean

Irish

From English fashion, from Middle English facioun (the direct source of the alternative form faisiún), from Anglo-Norman fechoun, variant of Old French façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”).

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaʃənˠ/^[2]^[3], /ˈfˠɑːʃunˠ/^[4]
(Ulster)
- IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaʃənˠ/^[5]
- (corresponding to the form faisian) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaʃia̯n̪ˠ/^[6], /ˈfˠæʃia̯nˠ/
- (corresponding to the form faisiún) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaʃunˠ/^[5]
- (assimilated to the suffix -ín) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaʃinʲ/^[5]

faisean m (genitive singular faisin, nominative plural faisin)

Declension of faisean (first declension)

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an faisean	na faisin
genitive	an fhaisin	na bhfaisean
dative	leis an bhfaisean don fhaisean	leis na faisin

Mutated forms of *faisean*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
faisean	fhaisean	bhfaisean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

^ “faisean”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word list from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 85
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 148, page 30
^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1166, page 225
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 442
^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979), Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 260