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faoin

faoin

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fán, fá’n (Ulster)
  • faoi’n (superseded)
  • fén, fé’n (Munster)
  • fón, fó’n (Munster)

Contraction

faoin

  1. Contraction of faoi an.
    under the
    about the

Usage notes

Depending on dialect, triggers either lenition or eclipsis of a following consonant (except d, t, s):

  • faoin fhuinneog/bhfuinneog
    under the window

Related terms


Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɯːɲ/

Adjective

faoin (comparative faoine)

  1. silly, foolish, daft, inane, naïve
  2. futile, vain
  3. frivolous, giddy
  4. superficial, shallow, vacuous