fiacail
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfʲiəkəlʲ]
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Noun
fiacail f (genitive singular fiacaile, nominative plural fiacla)
- tooth
- Proverb: Ní mhilleann dea-ghlór fiacail; níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh. ― A kind word is always welcome.
- edge, verge
Declension
Declension of fiacail
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive plural: fiacal
Synonyms
Derived terms
- fiacail diúil (“milk-tooth”)
- fiacail forais (“wisdom tooth”)
- fiacla bréige (“false teeth”)
- púdar fiacla (“tooth-powder”)
- scagfhiaclach (“gap-toothed”, adjective)
- tinneas fiacaile, tinneas fiacal (“toothache”)
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiacail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fíacail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
fiacail f or m (genitive singular fiacla, plural fiaclan)
Derived terms
- clàr-fhiacaill (“incisor”)
- dà-fhiaclach (“bidental”, adjective)
- fiacail fhuadain (“false tooth”)
- fiacaill-carbaid (“cheek-tooth”)
- fiacaill-crìche (“eyetooth, gag-tooth”)
- fiacaill-cùil (“back tooth”)
- fiacaill-forais (“late-grown tooth, wisdom-tooth”)
- fiacaill-goibhre (name given to a man who holds out against his neighbours)
- fiacaill-leòmhainn (“dandelion”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “fiacail”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fíacail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish second-declension nouns
- ga:Teeth
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic nouns with multiple genders
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