fochupán

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“under”) +‎ cupán (“cup”), probably a calque of French soucoupe, though the same formation is found in Italian sottocoppa and German Untertasse.

Noun

fochupán m (genitive singular fochupáin, nominative plural fochupáin)

  1. saucer
    Synonym: sásar

Declension
Declension of fochupán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fochupán fochupáin
Vocative a fhochupáin a fhochupána
Genitive fochupáin fochupán
Dative fochupán fochupáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fochupán na fochupáin
Genitive an fhochupáin na bhfochupán
Dative leis an bhfochupán

don fhochupán

 leis na fochupáin

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

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