fásteanga

Irish

Etymology

From fás (“growth”) +‎ teanga (“tongue; language”).

Noun

fásteanga f (genitive singular fásteanga, nominative plural fásteangacha)

1. creole (language)

Declension

Declension of fásteanga (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative fásteanga fásteangacha vocative a fhásteanga a fhásteangacha genitive fásteanga fásteangacha dative fásteanga fásteangacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an fhásteanga na fásteangacha genitive na fásteanga na bhfásteangacha dative leis an bhfásteanga don fhásteanga leis na fásteangacha

Derived terms

• fásteangach (“creole”, adjective)
• fásteangaigh (“creolize”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fásteanga

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fásteanga	fhásteanga	bhfásteanga

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

• nasctheanga