fésóc

Middle Irish

Etymology

From fés (“lip; body hair”) +‎ -óc (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸʲeːsoːɡ/

Noun

fésóc f (genitive fésóice, nominative plural fésóca)

1. beard

Derived terms

• fésócach (“bearded”, adjective)

Descendants

• Irish: féasóg
• Manx: faasaag
• Scottish Gaelic: feusag

Mutation

Mutation of fésóc

radical	lenition	nasalization
fésóc	ḟésóc	fésóc pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fésóc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language