fésóc

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From fés (lip; body hair) +‎ -óc (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

fésóc f (genitive fésóice, nominative plural fésóca)

  1. beard

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: féasóg
  • Manx: faasaag
  • Scottish Gaelic: feusag

Mutation

Mutation of fésóc
radical lenition nasalization
fésóc ḟésóc fésóc
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

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