Faoilleach

From Middle Irish faílech (“end of winter, early part of February”), alteration of fuidlech (“latter part of winter”), from Old Irish fuidel (“remnant, remainder”)

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːlʲəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːl̠ʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠiːl̠ʲa(x)/

Faoilleach m (genitive Faoilligh, nominative plural Faoilligh)

1. (usually in the plural) February (second month of the Gregorian calendar and first month of spring in the Irish calendar)

   Synonym: Feabhra

• 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

• (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag ^{(Category: ga:Months)}

• 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
• Manchán Magan - Focail Farraige & Sea Terms - Machaire Rabhartaigh, Tír Chonaill
• Leabhar Laethanta le Donla uí Bhraonáin

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• Faoilteach

From Middle Irish faílech (“end of winter, early part of February”), alteration of fuidlech (“latter part of winter”), from Old Irish fuidel (“remnant, remainder”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɯːʎəx/

am Faoilleach (genitive Faoillich)

1. January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)

• Usually written with the definite article.

• Faoi (abbreviation)

• (Gregorian calendar months) Faoilleach, Gearran, Màrt, Giblean, Cèitean, Ògmhios, Iuchar, Lùnastal, Sultain, Dàmhair, Samhain, Dùbhlachd ^{(Category: gd:Gregorian calendar months)}

• 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