fíochán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From figh (“to weave”) +‎ -achán.

Pronunciation
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːxɑːnˠ/, /ˈfʲiːxɑːn̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

fíochán m (genitive singular fíocháin, nominative plural fíocháin)

  1. (act of) weaving
  2. weave (type or way of weaving)
  3. (anatomy) tissue (aggregation of cells)
  4. tracery (delicate interlacing of lines)
  5. web (latticed or woven structure)

Declension
Declension of fíochán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fíochán fíocháin
Vocative a fhíocháin a fhíochána
Genitive fíocháin fíochán
Dative fíochán fíocháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fíochán na fíocháin
Genitive an fhíocháin na bhfíochán
Dative leis an bhfíochán

don fhíochán

 leis na fíocháin

Derived terms
  • fíochán saille (“adipose tissue”)
  • fíochán tacaíochta (“connective tissue”)
  • fíochán coilm (“scar tissue”)

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

References
  1. “fíochán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 112

Further reading
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