foílenn

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wailannā (“seagull”). Cognate with Cornish guilan, Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸoːi̯lʲen͈]

Noun

foílenn f

  1. seagull

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative foílennL foílinnL foílennaH
vocative foílennL foílinnL foílennaH
accusative foílinnN foílinnL foílennaH
genitive foílinneH foílennL foílennN
dative foílinnL foílennaib foílennaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: faílenn
    • Irish: faoileán, faoileog
    • Manx: foillan, foilleig, fooilleig
    • Scottish Gaelic: faoileann, faoileag

Mutation

Mutation of foílenn
radical lenition nasalization
foílenn ḟoílenn foílenn
pronounced with /β̃-/

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

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