feochan

See also: feochán

Irish

Etymology

From feoigh +‎ -chan

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲoːxən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲoːxənˠ/, /ˈfʲoːxən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɔːxənˠ/, /ˈfʲɔːxən̪ˠ/

Noun

feochan m (genitive singular feochain)

1. alternative form of feo: verbal noun of feoigh
2. alternative form of feothan (“gust”)

Declension

Declension of feochan (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative feochan vocative a fheochain genitive feochain dative feochan forms with the definite article singular nominative an feochan genitive an fheochain dative leis an bhfeochan don fheochan

Mutation

Mutated forms of feochan

radical	lenition	eclipsis
feochan	fheochan	bhfeochan

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feochan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73