faocha

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fáecha, fáechan.

Noun

faocha f (genitive singular faochan, nominative plural faochain)

  1. periwinkle, edible winkle (mollusk)
Declension
Declension of faocha (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative faocha faochain
vocative a fhaocha a fhaochain
genitive faochan faochan
dative faocha
faochain (archaic, dialectal) 		faochain
forms with the definite article
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
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

Mutated forms of faocha
radical lenition eclipsis
faocha fhaocha bhfaocha

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) “faocha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “periwinkle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “winkle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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