faillí

See also: failli

Irish

Alternative forms

• failighe, faillidhe, faillighe (superseded)

Etymology

From faill (“negligence”) +‎ -í.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠɑˈlʲiː/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠal̠ʲiː/

Noun

faillí f (genitive singular faillí, nominative plural faillíocha)

1. neglect, negligence

   Synonym: neamart

2. delay, omission

Declension

Declension of faillí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative faillí faillíocha vocative a fhaillí a fhaillíocha genitive faillí faillíocha dative faillí faillíocha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhaillí na faillíocha genitive na faillí na bhfaillíocha dative leis an bhfaillí don fhaillí leis na faillíocha

Derived terms

• faillí choiriúil (“criminal negligence”)
• faillí i ndualgas (“dereliction of duty”)
• faillí rannpháirteach (“contributory negligence”)
• mórfhaillí (“gross negligence”)

Related terms

• faill
• failléan
• failligh
• faillitheach
• faillitheacht
• faillitheoir

Mutation

Mutated forms of faillí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faillí	fhaillí	bhfaillí

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “failliġe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 293
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “faillige”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “faillíth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faillí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “faillí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faillí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN