Irish word

féasóg

beard

nounfeminine/fʲiːa̯ˈsˠoːɡ/

féasóg means “beard” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /fʲiːa̯ˈsˠoːɡ/.

Mutation forms

Cé gur duine óg é, tá féasóg liath air.

Although he's young, he has a grey beard.

B'iad na Normannaigh a thosaigh an nós féasóg a bhearradh agus gruaig a ghearradh.

It was the Normans who started the habit of shaving beards and cutting hair.

Body

lámh

hand

glúin

knee

bolg

bag

fiacail

tooth

gualainn

shoulder

ceann

head

glac

clutch

súil

eye

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