faoileán
Irish
Alternative forms
- faoileann, faoile, faoileadán, faoileagán, faoileannán
Etymology
From Old Irish faílenn + -án (diminutive suffix) (ending has been reanalysed, based on a dialect or dialects where -ann and -án are homophones).
Noun
faoileán m (genitive singular faoileáin, nominative plural faoileáin)
- gull, seagull (seabird)
- Synonym: (Ulster) faoileog
Declension
Declension of faoileán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- faoileánach (“frequented by seagulls”, adjective)
- faoileán bán (“common gull, seamew”)
- faoileán ceanndubh, faoileán an chaipín (“black-headed gull”)
- faoileanda (“seagull-like; sweeping, graceful”, adjective)
- faoileán droma duibh (“black-backed gull”)
- faoileán scadán (“herring gull”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faoileán | fhaoileán | bhfaoileán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faoileán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “faílenn, foílenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “faoileán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “faoileán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.