folach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish folach, verbal noun of fo·luigi.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠəˈl̪ˠax/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠəx/, /ˈfˠalˠəx/ (corresponding to the alternative form falach)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠax/, /ˈfˠalˠax/[1] (corresponding to the alternative form falach)

Noun

folach m (genitive singular folaigh)

  1. hiding

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
folach fholach bhfolach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 14

Further reading

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