feochán
See also: feochan
Irish
Etymology
Alteration of feochan influenced by -án
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɔxanˠ/, /ˈfʲɔxan̪ˠ/
Noun
feochán m (genitive singular feocháin, nominative plural feocháin)
- alternative form of feothan (“breeze, gust”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| feochán | fheochán | bhfeochán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feochán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73