féasóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish fésóc, from fés (“lip; body hair”).[1] By surface analysis, féas +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲiːa̯ˈsˠoːɡ/[2]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪsˠoːɡ/, /ˈfʲiːsˠoːɡ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲeːsˠɔɡ/, [ˈfʲɛə̯sˠɔɡ][4]

Noun

féasóg f (genitive singular féasóige, nominative plural féasóga)

  1. beard
    Synonyms: meigeall, ulcha

Declension

Declension of féasóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative féasóg féasóga
vocative a fhéasóg a fhéasóga
genitive féasóige féasóg
dative féasóg
féasóig (archaic, dialectal) 		féasóga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhéasóg na féasóga
genitive na féasóige na bhféasóg
dative leis an bhféasóg
leis an bhféasóig (archaic, dialectal)
don fhéasóg
don fhéasóig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na féasóga

Derived terms

  • bruth féasóige
  • buta féasóige
  • cab féasóige
  • caibín féasóige
  • clipe féasóige
  • cluimhreach féasóige
  • coinleach féasóige
  • corrán féasóige
  • féasógach
  • giobarsach féasóige
  • guaireach féasóige
  • ribe féasóige

Mutation

Mutated forms of féasóg
radical lenition eclipsis
féasóg fhéasóg bhféasóg

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fésóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 207, page 104
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 112
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 155, page 60

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