fíochán
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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From figh (“to weave”) + -achán.
Pronunciation
Noun
fíochán m (genitive singular fíocháin, nominative plural fíocháin)
- (act of) weaving
- weave (type or way of weaving)
- (anatomy) tissue (aggregation of cells)
- tracery (delicate interlacing of lines)
- web (latticed or woven structure)
Declension
Declension of fíochán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- fíochán saille (“adipose tissue”)
- fíochán tacaíochta (“connective tissue”)
- fíochán coilm (“scar tissue”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fíochán | fhíochán | bhfíochán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ “fíochán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 112
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “figeachán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fiġeaċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 314
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíochán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN