fochupán

Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“under”) +‎ cupán (“cup”), probably a calque of French soucoupe, though the same formation is found in Italian sottocoppa and German Untertasse.

Noun

fochupán m (genitive singular fochupáin, nominative plural fochupáin)

1. saucer

   Synonym: sásar

Declension

Declension of fochupán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fochupán fochupáin Vocative a fhochupáin a fhochupána Genitive fochupáin fochupán Dative fochupán fochupáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fochupán na fochupáin Genitive an fhochupáin na bhfochupán Dative leis an bhfochupán don fhochupán leis na fochupáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fochupán	fhochupán	bhfochupán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fochupán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “fochupán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024