faochóg

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Irish

Etymology

From faocha +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation

Noun

faochóg f (genitive singular faochóige, nominative plural faochóga)

  1. Synonym of faocha (“periwinkle, winkle”)

Declension

Declension of faochóg (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative faochóg faochóga
vocative a fhaochóg a fhaochóga
genitive faochóige faochóg
dative faochóg
faochóig (archaic, dialectal) 		faochóga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fhaochóg na faochóga
genitive na faochóige na bhfaochóg
dative leis an bhfaochóg
leis an bhfaochóig (archaic, dialectal)
don fhaochóg
don fhaochóig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na faochóga

Mutation

Mutated forms of faochóg
radical lenition eclipsis
faochóg fhaochóg bhfaochóg

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 310, page 109

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