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faoileán
faoileán
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
faoileán m (genitive singular faoileáin, nominative plural faoileáin)
Declension
Declension of faoileán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (Ulster) faoileog
Derived terms
- faoileánach (“frequented by seagulls”, adj)
- faoileanda (“seagull-like; sweeping, graceful”, adj)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faoileán | fhaoileán | bhfaoileán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "faoileán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “faílenn, foílenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.