follasach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish foillsech (“evident, visible; bright, ardent”) (compare Scottish Gaelic follaiseach). By surface analysis, follas (“overt”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

follasach (genitive singular masculine follasaigh, genitive singular feminine follasaí, plural follasacha, comparative follasaí)

  1. clear, evident, open, plain
    Synonyms: follasta, soiléir
  2. explicit
    Synonym: follasta
  3. transparent
    Synonyms: follasta, trédhearcach
  4. apparent
    Synonyms: dealramhach, follasta
  5. manifest
    Synonym: follasta
  6. patent
    Synonym: follasta

Declension

Declension of follasach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative follasach fhollasach follasacha;
fhollasacha²
Vocative fhollasaigh follasacha
Genitive follasaí follasacha follasach
Dative follasach;
fhollasach¹ 		fhollasach;
fhollasaigh (archaic) 		follasacha;
fhollasacha²
Comparative níos follasaí
Superlative is follasaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
follasach fhollasach bhfollasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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