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fíochán

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From figh (to weave) +‎ -achán.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fíochán m (genitive singular fíocháin, nominative plural fíocháin)

  1. (act of) weaving
  2. weave (type or way of weaving)
  3. (anatomy) tissue (aggregation of cells)
  4. tracery (delicate interlacing of lines)
  5. web (latticed or woven structure)

Declension

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Declension of fíochán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fíochán fíocháin
vocative a fhíocháin a fhíochána
genitive fíocháin fíochán
dative fíochán fíocháin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fíochán na fíocháin
genitive an fhíocháin na bhfíochán
dative leis an bhfíochán
don fhíochán
leis na fíocháin

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of fíochán
radical lenition eclipsis
fíochán fhíochán bhfíochán

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

References

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  1. ^ fíochán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 112

Further reading

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