ficsean

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fiction, from Middle English ficcion, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictiō.

Noun

ficsean m (genitive singular ficsin)

  1. fiction

Declension

Declension of ficsean (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative ficsean
vocative a fhicsin
genitive ficsin
dative ficsean
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an ficsean
genitive an fhicsin
dative leis an bhficsean
don fhicsean

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ficsean
radical lenition eclipsis
ficsean fhicsean bhficsean

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English fiction.

Noun

ficsean m (genitive singular ficsein, plural ficseanan)

  1. fiction (type of literature)

Synonyms

Derived terms

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