faoileán

Irish

Alternative forms

faoileann, faoile, faoileadán, faoileagán, faoileannán

Etymology

From Old Irish faílenn + -án (diminutive suffix) (ending has been reanalysed, based on a dialect or dialects where -ann and -án are homophones).

Noun

faoileán m (genitive singular faoileáin, nominative plural faoileáin)

gull, seagull (seabird)
Synonym: (Ulster) faoileog

Declension

Declension of faoileán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faoileán	faoileáin
Vocative	a fhaoileáin	a fhaoileána
Genitive	faoileáin	faoileán
Dative	faoileán	faoileáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an faoileán	na faoileáin
Genitive	an fhaoileáin	na bhfaoileán
Dative	leis an bhfaoileán don fhaoileán	leis na faoileáin

Derived terms

faoileán bán (“common gull, seamew”)
faoileán ceanndubh, faoileán an chaipín (“black-headed gull”)
faoileán droma duibh (“black-backed gull”)
faoileán scadán (“herring gull”)
faoileánach (“frequented by seagulls”, adjective)
faoileanda (“seagull-like; sweeping, graceful”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faoileán	fhaoileán	bhfaoileán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faoileán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “faílenn, foílenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “faoileán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “faoileán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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