flichne

Irish

Alternative forms

• flichneadh

Etymology

From fliuch (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲlʲɨ̞hnu/ (corresponding to the form flichneadh)

Noun

flichne f (genitive singular flichne)

1. sleet

   Synonym: flichshneachta

Declension

Declension of flichne (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative flichne vocative a fhlichne genitive flichne dative flichne forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhlichne genitive na flichne dative leis an bhflichne don fhlichne

Mutation

Mutated forms of flichne

radical	lenition	eclipsis
flichne	fhlichne	bhflichne

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

Further reading

• “flichne”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fliċne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 320
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flichne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN