faighean

Irish

Noun

faighean f (genitive singular faighne, nominative plural faighneacha)

1. Alternative form of faighin

Declension

Declension of faighean (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative faighean faighneacha vocative a fhaighean a fhaighneacha genitive faighne faighneacha dative faighean faighneacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhaighean na faighneacha genitive na faighne na bhfaighneacha dative leis an bhfaighean don fhaighean leis na faighneacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of faighean

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faighean	fhaighean	bhfaighean

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) “faighin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Irish faighin and Manx fine.

Noun

faighean m (genitive singular faighein, plural faighnean)

1. (vulgar) vagina
2. sheath

Mutation

Mutation of faighean

radical	lenition
faighean	fhaighean

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