Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish foléim(m). By surface analysis, fo- + léim.
Noun
foléim f (genitive singular foléime, nominative plural foléimeanna)
- upward bound
- light leap, skip, caper
Declension
Declension of foléim (second declension)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of foléim
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lenition
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eclipsis
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fholéim
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bhfoléim
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foléim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “foléim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “foléim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “foléim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025