fadcheann

Irish

Etymology

From fad- +‎ ceann.

Noun

fadcheann m (genitive singular fadchinn)

1. foresight

   Synonym: fadbhreathnaitheacht

Declension

Declension of fadcheann (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fadcheann vocative a fhadchinn genitive fadchinn dative fadcheann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fadcheann genitive an fhadchinn dative leis an bhfadcheann don fhadcheann

Derived terms

• fadcheannach

Mutation

Mutated forms of fadcheann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fadcheann	fhadcheann	bhfadcheann

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) “fadcheann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fadcheann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fadcheann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024