finscéal

== Irish == === Alternative forms === finnscéal, finn-scéal, finnsceul, finnsgéal, finn-sgéal, finnsgeul (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Irish findscél, from Old Irish find (“fair”) + scél (“story”). === Noun === finscéal m (genitive singular finscéil, nominative plural finscéalta) legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) fable (fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept) fairy tale (folktale) fanciful story, romantic tale ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “finnscéal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 315 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “finscéal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN