seanfhocal
Irish
Alternative forms
- sean-fhocal, seana-fhocal
Etymology
From Middle Irish senḟocul; surface analysis sean- + focal
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃanˠɔkəlˠ/
Noun
seanfhocal m (genitive singular seanfhocail, nominative plural seanfhocail)
- proverb
Declension
Declension of seanfhocal
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seanfhocal | sheanfhocal after an, tseanfhocal | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “seanfhocal” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “senḟocul”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “sean-ḟocal” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 629.
- "seanfhocal" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.