Faoilleach
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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish faílech (“end of winter, early part of February”), alteration of fuidlech (“latter part of winter”), from Old Irish fuidel (“remnant, remainder”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Faoilleach m (genitive Faoilligh, nominative plural Faoilligh)
- (usually in the plural) February (second month of the Gregorian calendar and first month of spring in the Irish calendar)
- Synonym: Feabhra
Usage notes
- Usually plural, hence Mí na bhFaoilleach. Na Faoilligh are the days of bad weather that come at the end of winter and early spring that often kill off weaker animals:
- an Márta a mharaíos daoine, na Faoilligh a mharaíos caoraigh
- March kills people, February kills sheep
Declension
Declension of Faoilleach
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Faoilleach | Fhaoilleach | bhFaoilleach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag (Category: ga:Months)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Faoilleach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Faoilleach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Faoilleach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “faílech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fuidlech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish faílech (“end of winter, early part of February”), alteration of fuidlech (“latter part of winter”), from Old Irish fuidel (“remnant, remainder”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
am Faoilleach (genitive Faoillich)
- January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)
Usage notes
- Usually written with the definite article.
Derived terms
- Faoi (abbreviation)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| Faoilleach | Fhaoilleach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Faoilleach, Gearran, Màrt, Giblean, Cèitean, Ògmhios, Iuchar, Lùnastal, Sultain, Dàmhair, Samhain, Dùbhlachd (Category: gd:Gregorian calendar months)
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “faílech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fuidlech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language