folach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish folach, verbal noun of fo·luigi,[2] inherited from Proto-Celtic *uɸologos and cognate to Middle Welsh golo.[3]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠəˈl̪ˠax/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠəx/, /ˈfˠalˠəx/ (corresponding to the alternative form falach)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠax/, /ˈfˠalˠax/ (corresponding to the alternative form falach)

Noun

folach m (genitive singular folaigh)

  1. hiding, concealment
  2. blanket, bedspread

Declension

Declension of folach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative folach
vocative a fholaigh
genitive folaigh
dative folach
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an folach
genitive an fholaigh
dative leis an bhfolach
don fholach

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of folach
radical lenition eclipsis
folach fholach bhfolach

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

References

  1. ^ folach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 folach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Stüber, Karin (2015) Die Verbalabstrakta des Altirischen (in German), page 107

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “folaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 475; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “folach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Yola

Noun

folach

  1. alternative form of bolach

References

  • Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990) “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 157