faighean

Irish

Noun

faighean f (genitive singular faighne, nominative plural faighneacha)

1. Alternative form of faighin

Declension

Declension of faighean

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faighean faighneacha Vocative a fhaighean a fhaighneacha Genitive faighne faighneacha Dative faighean faighneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhaighean na faighneacha Genitive na faighne na bhfaighneacha Dative leis an bhfaighean don fhaighean leis na faighneacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faighean	fhaighean	bhfaighean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faighin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Irish faighin and Manx fine.

Noun

faighean m (genitive singular faighein, plural faighnean)

1. (vulgar) vagina
2. sheath

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
faighean	fhaighean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.