faoistin
Irish
Alternative forms
- faoiside f
- faoisidin f
- faoiste f
- faoistean f
- faoistine f
Etymology
Compare Old Irish faísitiu.
Noun
faoistin f (genitive singular faoistine, nominative plural faoistiní)
- confession
Declension
Declension of faoistin
Second declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- athair faoistine, oide faoistine (“father confessor”)
- bosca faoistine (“confessional”)
- faoistin bhacach (“imperfect confession”)
- faoistin choiteann (“general confession”)
- An Fhaoistin Choiteann (“the Confiteor”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faoistin | fhaoistin | bhfaoistin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "faoistin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.