faighean

Irish

Noun

faighean f (genitive singular faighne, nominative plural faighneacha)

  1. alternative form of faighin

Declension

Declension of faighean (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative faighean faighneacha
vocative a fhaighean a fhaighneacha
genitive faighne faighneacha
dative faighean faighneacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhaighean na faighneacha
genitive na faighne na bhfaighneacha
dative leis an bhfaighean
don fhaighean 		leis na faighneacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of faighean
radical lenition eclipsis
faighean fhaighean bhfaighean

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Irish faighin and Manx fine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfajan/

Noun

faighean m (genitive singular faighein, plural faighnean)

  1. (vulgar) vagina
  2. sheath

Mutation

Mutation of faighean
radical lenition
faighean fhaighean

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

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