faoileag

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *faíleóc, from faílenn + -ag. Cognate with Irish faoileog and Manx foilleig, fooilleig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɯːlak/^[1]^[2]

Noun

faoileag f (genitive singular faoileige, plural faoileagan)

seagull; black-headed gull
- 2017, Coinneach Lindsay, A' Choille Fhiadhaich:
  Faoileag. Bha faoileag na laighe, marbh, aig casan Anna.
  Seagull. A seagull was lying dead at Anna's feet.
white crest on the waves
Tha faoileagan air a' mhuir. ― There are white crests on the waves.

Usage notes

Quotations

2000, Lauchie MacLellan, Brìgh an Òrain, page 332:
Chaidh sinn air tìr am measg nam faoileagan agus thug sinn ar n-aghaidh air a' bheinn.
(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Mutation

Mutation of *faoileag*
radical	lenition
faoileag	fhaoileag

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap