faocha

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fáecha, fáechan.

Noun

faocha f (genitive singular faochan, nominative plural faochain)

  1. periwinkle, edible winkle
Declension
Declension of faocha

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faocha faochain
Vocative a fhaocha a fhaochain
Genitive faochan faochan
Dative faocha
faochain (archaic, dialectal)		 faochain

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhaocha na faochain
Genitive na faochan na bhfaochan
Dative leis an bhfaocha
leis an bhfaochain (archaic, dialectal)

don fhaocha
don fhaochain (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na faochain
Alternative forms
  • faochóg
Synonyms
  • gioradán
  • miongán
Derived terms
  • faocha bhiorach (“wentletrap”)
  • faocha ghliomaigh (“hermit crab”)
  • faocha sheilide (“(spiral-shelled) snail”)

Etymology 2

Noun

faocha f

  1. Alternative form of foitheach (“diver; grebe”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faocha fhaocha bhfaocha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "faocha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “periwinkle” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “winkle” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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