féasógach

Irish

Etymology

From By surface analysis, féasóg (“beard”) +‎ -ach. Compare Classical Gaelic fésógach, Manx faasaagagh, Scottish Gaelic feusagach).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲiːa̯ˈsˠoːɡəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲeːsˠoːɡəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲeːsˠɔɡa(x)/

Adjective

féasógach (genitive singular masculine féasógaigh, genitive singular feminine féasógaí, plural féasógacha, comparative féasógaí)

  1. bearded, scrubby, whiskered

Declension

Declension of féasógach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative féasógach fhéasógach féasógacha;
fhéasógacha2
vocative fhéasógaigh féasógacha
genitive féasógaí féasógacha féasógach
dative féasógach;
fhéasógach1 		fhéasógach;
fhéasógaigh (archaic) 		féasógacha;
fhéasógacha2
Comparative níos féasógaí
Superlative is féasógaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of féasógach
radical lenition eclipsis
féasógach fhéasógach bhféasógach

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

Further reading

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