ficsean

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fiction, from Middle English ficcion, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictiō.

Noun

ficsean m (genitive singular ficsin)

1. fiction

Declension

Declension of ficsean (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ficsean vocative a fhicsin genitive ficsin dative ficsean forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ficsean genitive an fhicsin dative leis an bhficsean don fhicsean

Derived terms

• ficsean dlí (“legal fiction”)
• ficsean eolaíochta (“science fiction”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ficsean

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ficsean	fhicsean	bhficsean

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ficsean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “fiction”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English fiction.

Noun

ficsean m (genitive singular ficsein, plural ficseanan)

1. fiction (type of literature)

Synonyms

• uirsgeul

Derived terms

• ficsean saidheans (“science fiction”)