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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ficsean
Vocative a fhicsin
Genitive ficsin
Dative ficsean

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an ficsean
Genitive an fhicsin
Dative leis an bhficsean

don fhicsean

Derived terms

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ficsean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “fiction”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023

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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