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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish foílenn, from Proto-Celtic *wailannā (“seagull”). Cognate with Cornish guilan, Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (earlier) /ˈɸɤːlʲən͈/, (later) /ˈɸɯːlʲən͈/
Noun
faílenn m or f
- seagull
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of faílenn
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| faílenn |
ḟaílenn |
faílenn
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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