faillí

See also: failli

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From faill (“negligence”).

Pronunciation

Noun

faillí f (genitive singular faillí, nominative plural faillíocha)

  1. neglect, negligence
    Synonym: neamart
  2. delay, omission

Declension

Declension of faillí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative faillí faillíocha
vocative a fhaillí a fhaillíocha
genitive faillí faillíocha
dative faillí faillíocha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhaillí na faillíocha
genitive na faillí na bhfaillíocha
dative leis an bhfaillí
don fhaillí 		leis na faillíocha

Derived terms

  • faillí choiriúil (“criminal negligence”)
  • faillí i ndualgas (“dereliction of duty”)
  • faillí rannpháirteach (“contributory negligence”)
  • mórfhaillí (“gross negligence”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of faillí
radical lenition eclipsis
faillí fhaillí bhfaillí

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

References

  1. ^ “faillí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

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