fáiscín

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

fáiscín m (genitive singular fáiscín, nominative plural fáiscíní)

  1. clip, fastener

Declension

Declension of fáiscín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fáiscín fáiscíní
vocative a fháiscín a fháiscíní
genitive fáiscín fáiscíní
dative fáiscín fáiscíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fáiscín na fáiscíní
genitive an fháiscín na bhfáiscíní
dative leis an bhfáiscín
don fháiscín
leis na fáiscíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fáiscín
radical lenition eclipsis
fáiscín fháiscín bhfáiscín

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

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