Irish

Noun

faoileann f ‎(genitive singular faoilinne, nominative plural faoileanna)

1. fair maiden
2. Alternative form of faoileán ‎(“seagull”)

Declension

Derived terms

• faoileann mná f ‎(“beautiful woman”)

Mutation

References

• "faoileann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “faílenn, foílenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish faílenn, foílenn ‎(“seagull”).

Noun

faoileann f ‎(genitive singular faoilinn, plural faoileannan)

1. seagull, common white gull, mew

Usage notes

See also faoileag.

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
• “faílenn, foílenn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.