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)
Declension
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Derived terms
Mutation
| 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
- ^ “folach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 folach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
- 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