féan

See also: fean

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fén, from Proto-Celtic *wegnos, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ- (“to go, transport”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʲeːnˠ/

Noun

féan m (genitive singular féin, nominative plural féin)

1. wagon, wain
2. cart

Declension

Declension of féan (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative féan féin vocative a fhéin a fhéana genitive féin féan dative féan féin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an féan na féin genitive an fhéin na bhféan dative leis an bhféan don fhéan leis na féin

Synonyms

• carr
• vaigín

Derived terms

• féan guail

Mutation

Mutated forms of féan

radical	lenition	eclipsis
féan	fhéan	bhféan

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