Faoide
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish Fáide, perhaps from Old Norse hvítey (“white island”).
Proper noun
[edit]Faoide m (genitive Fhaoide)
- Whiddy Island (an island in the Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland)
- 2023 June 22, “D’fhéadfadh deich mbliana a bheith ann sula réiteofar fadhbanna uisce Oileáin Árann”, in Tuairisc[1]:
- Dúirt sé go raibh Uisce Éireann chun tabhairt faoi “staidéar féidearthachta cuimsitheach” gan mhoill chun réiteach na bhfadhbanna ar thrí Oileán Árainn, ar Inis Bó Finne i nGaillimh agus ar Fhaoide i gCorcaigh a aithint.
- He said that Irish Water would soon undertake a "comprehensive feasibility study" to identify the solution to problems on the three Aran Islands, on Inishbofin in Galway, and on Whiddy Island in Cork.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Faoide | Fhaoide | bhFaoide |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.