failc

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, nominative plural failceacha)

  1. opening, gap
  2. harelip

Declension

Declension of failc (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative failc failceacha
vocative a fhailc a fhailceacha
genitive failce failceacha
dative failc failceacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fhailc na failceacha
genitive na failce na bhfailceacha
dative leis an bhfailc
don fhailc 		leis na failceacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of failc
radical lenition eclipsis
failc fhailc bhfailc

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish folcaid (“washes”), from Proto-Celtic *wolkīti, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”).

Verb

failc (past dh'fhailc, future failcidh, verbal noun faiceadh, past participle failcte)

  1. bathe
Conjugation
Conjugation of failc (regular)
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past dh'fhailc mi dh'fhailc thu dh'fhailc e/i dh'fhailc sinn dh'fhailc sibh dh'fhailc iad dh'fhailceadh
future failcidh mi failcidh tu failcidh e/i failcidh sinn failcidh sibh failcidh iad failcear
failctear
conditional dh'fhailcinn dh'fhailceadh tu dh'fhailceadh e/i dh'fhailceamaid
dh'fhailceadh sinn 		dh'fhailceadh sibh dh'fhailceadh iad dh'fhailcteadh
dh'fhailcist1
dh'fhailciste1
negative past cha do dh'fhailc mi cha do dh'fhailc thu cha do dh'fhailc e/i cha do dh'fhailc sinn cha do dh'fhailc sibh cha do dh'fhailc iad cha do dh'fhailceadh
future chan fhailc mi chan fhailc thu chan fhailc e/i chan fhailc sinn chan fhailc sibh chan fhailc iad chan fhailcear
chan fhailctear
conditional chan fhailcinn chan fhailceadh tu chan fhailceadh e/i chan fhailceamaid
chan fhailceadh sinn 		chan fhailceadh sibh chan fhailceadh iad chan fhailcteadh
chan fhailcist1
chan fhailciste1
affirmative
interrogative 		past an do dh'fhailc mi? an do dh'fhailc thu? an do dh'fhailc e/i? an do dh'fhailc sinn? an do dh'fhailc sibh? an do dh'fhailc iad? an do dh'fhailceadh?
future am failc mi? am failc thu? am failc e/i? am failc sinn? am failc sibh? am failc iad? am failcear?
am failctear?
conditional am failcinn? am failceadh tu? am failceadh e/i? am failceamaid?
am failceadh sinn? 		am failceadh sibh? am failceadh iad? am failcteadh?
am failcist?1
am failciste?1
negative
interrogative 		past nach do dh'fhailc mi? nach do dh'fhailc thu? nach do dh'fhailc e/i? nach do dh'fhailc sinn? nach do dh'fhailc sibh? nach do dh'fhailc iad? nach do dh'fhailceadh?
future nach failc mi? nach failc thu? nach failc e/i? nach failc sinn? nach failc sibh? nach failc iad? nach failcear?
nach failctear?
conditional nach failcinn? nach failceadh tu? nach failceadh e/i? nach failceamaid?
nach failceadh sinn? 		nach failceadh sibh? nach failceadh iad? nach failcteadh?
nach failcist?1
nach failciste?1
relative
future 		affirmative (ma) dh'fhailceas mi (ma) dh'fhailceas thu (ma) dh'fhailceas e/i (ma) dh'fhailceas sinn (ma) dh'fhailceas sibh (ma) dh'fhailceas iad (ma) dh'fhailcear
negative (mur) failc mi (mur) failc thu (mur) failc e/i (mur) failc sinn (mur) failc sibh (mur) failc iad (mur) failcear
(mur) failctear
imperative failceam failc failceadh e/i failceamaid failcibh failceadh iad failcear
failctear
stem failc
verbal noun faiceadh
past participle failcte
1 Lewis dialect form

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, plural failcean)

  1. opening, gap
  2. harelip
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