fàileadh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːləɣ/

Noun

fàileadh m (genitive singular fàilidh, plural fàilidhean)

  1. smell, odor

Declension

Declension of fàileadh (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative fàileadh fàilidhean
genitive fàilidh fhàilidhean
dative fàileadh fàilidhean; fàilidhibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (am) fàileadh (na) fàilidhean
genitive (an) fhàilidh (nam) fàilidhean
dative (an) fhàileadh (na) fàilidhean; fàilidhibh
vocative fhàilidh fhàilidhean

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

  • fàileadh bodhaige (body odor)

Mutation

Mutation of fàileadh
radical lenition
fàileadh fhàileadh

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