fésóc

Old Irish

Etymology

From fés (“lip; body hair”) +‎ -óc (diminutive suffix).

Noun

fésóc f (nominative plural fésóca)

  1. beard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fésóc ḟésóc fésóc
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “fésóc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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