starrfhiacail

Irish

Alternative forms

• stair-fhiacail (superseded)

Etymology

From starr (“prominence, projection”) +‎ fiacail (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠaɾˠˌiəkəlʲ/

Noun

starrfhiacail f (genitive singular starrfhiacaile, nominative plural starrfhiacla)

1. bucktooth, projecting tooth, prominent tooth
2. tusk
3. fang, canine tooth

Declension

Declension of starrfhiacail (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative starrfhiacail starrfhiacla vocative a starrfhiacail a starrfhiacla genitive starrfhiacaile starrfhiacla dative starrfhiacail starrfhiacla forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an starrfhiacail na starrfhiacla genitive na starrfhiacaile na starrfhiacla dative leis an starrfhiacail don starrfhiacail leis na starrfhiacla

Derived terms

• starrfhiaclach

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “starrfhiacail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN