aidhm fholaigh

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “purpose of concealment”

Noun

aidhm fholaigh f (genitive singular aidhme folaigh, nominative plural aidhmeanna folaigh)

1. ulterior motive

Mutation

Mutated forms of aidhm fholaigh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aidhm fholaigh	n-aidhm fholaigh	haidhm fholaigh	not applicable

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aidhm fholaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aidhm folaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024