faolchú

Irish

Etymology

From faol +‎ cú, from Middle Irish fáelchú, from fáel (“wolf”) + cú (“dog, hound, wolf”).

Noun

faolchú m (genitive singular faolchon or faolchú, nominative plural faolchúnna or faolchoin)

  1. wild dog
  2. wolf
    Synonyms: cú allta, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta

Declension

Regular
Declension of faolchú (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative faolchú faolchúnna
vocative a fhaolchú a fhaolchúnna
genitive faolchú faolchúnna
dative faolchú faolchúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an faolchú na faolchúnna
genitive an fhaolchú na bhfaolchúnna
dative leis an bhfaolchú
don fhaolchú 		leis na faolchúnna
Irregular
Declension of faolchú (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative faolchú faolchúnna
vocative a fhaolchú a fhaolchúnna
genitive faolchon faolchon
dative faolchú faolchúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an faolchú na faolchúnna
genitive an fhaolchon na bhfaolchon
dative leis an bhfaolchú
don fhaolchú 		leis na faolchúnna

Derived terms

  • faolchú liath (“grey wolf, timber wolf”)
  • faolchú mongach (“maned wolf”)
  • faolchú na Tasmáine (“Tasmanian wolf”)
  • faolchú talún (“aardwolf”)

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of faolchú
radical lenition eclipsis
faolchú fhaolchú bhfaolchú

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

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