fraochán
Irish
Etymology
From fraoch (“heather”) + -án.
Noun
fraochán m (genitive singular fraocháin, nominative plural fraocháin)
- blueberry, bilberry, whortleberry
Synonyms
- fraochán gorm
Noun 2
fraochán m (genitive singular fraocháin, nominative plural fraocháin)
- ring-ouzel
Declension
Declension of fraochán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fraochán | fhraochán | bhfraochán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "fraochán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “blueberry” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.