fálach

Irish

Etymology

From fál (“hedge, fence; wall, barrier; enclosure, field”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fálach (genitive singular masculine fálaigh, genitive singular feminine fálaí, plural fálacha, not comparable)

  1. fenced, fence-like
  2. barrier-like, protective

Declension

Declension of fálach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative fálach fhálach fálacha;
fhálacha2
vocative fhálaigh fálacha
genitive fálaí fálacha fálach
dative fálach;
fhálach1 		fhálach;
fhálaigh (archaic) 		fálacha;
fhálacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of fálach
radical lenition eclipsis
fálach fhálach bhfálach

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

Further reading

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