fíogach

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

fíogach m (genitive singular fíogaigh, nominative plural fíogaigh)

1. dogfish (shark)

   Synonym: siorc fíogaigh

Declension

Declension of fíogach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fíogach fíogaigh vocative a fhíogaigh a fhíogacha genitive fíogaigh fíogach dative fíogach fíogaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fíogach na fíogaigh genitive an fhíogaigh na bhfíogach dative leis an bhfíogach don fhíogach leis na fíogaigh

Derived terms

• fíogach beag
• fíogach dubh
• fíogach éansocach
• fíogach gearrshrónach
• fíogach gobach
• fíogach mór
• fíogach Portaingéalach
• fíogach scianfhiacaile
• fíogach slabhrúil
• fíogach slim

Mutation

Mutated forms of fíogach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fíogach	fhíogach	bhfíogach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíogach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fíogach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fíogach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025