failp

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

failp f (genitive singular failpe, nominative plural failpeanna)

1. stroke (of whip, cane)

Declension

Declension of failp (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative failp failpeanna vocative a fhailp a fhailpeanna genitive failpe failpeanna dative failp failpeanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an fhailp na failpeanna genitive na failpe na bhfailpeanna dative leis an bhfailp don fhailp leis na failpeanna

Verb

failp (present analytic failpeann, future analytic failpfidh, verbal noun failpeadh, past participle failpthe)

1. (transitive) whip, strike (with cane, etc.)

Conjugation

conjugation of failp (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	failpeadh
past participle	failpthe
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	failpim	failpeann tú; failpir†	failpeann sé, sí	failpimid	failpeann sibh	failpeann siad; failpid†	a fhailpeann; a fhailpeas / a bhfailpeann*	failptear
past	d'fhailp mé; d'fhailpeas / fhailp mé‡; fhailpeas‡	d'fhailp tú; d'fhailpis / fhailp tú; fhailpis‡	d'fhailp sé, sí / fhailp sé, sí‡	d'fhailpeamar; d'fhailp muid / fhailpeamar; fhailp muid‡	d'fhailp sibh; d'fhailpeabhair / fhailp sibh; fhailpeabhair‡	d'fhailp siad; d'fhailpeadar / fhailp siad; fhailpeadar‡	a d'fhailp / ar fhailp*	failpeadh
past habitual	d'fhailpinn / fhailpinn‡; bhfailpinn‡‡	d'fhailpteá / fhailpteá‡; bhfailpteᇇ	d'fhailpeadh sé, sí / fhailpeadh sé, sí‡; bhfailpeadh sé, s퇇	d'fhailpimis; d'fhailpeadh muid / fhailpimis; fhailpeadh muid‡; bhfailpimis‡‡; bhfailpeadh muid‡‡	d'fhailpeadh sibh / fhailpeadh sibh‡; bhfailpeadh sibh‡‡	d'fhailpidís; d'fhailpeadh siad / fhailpidís; fhailpeadh siad‡; bhfailpidís‡‡; bhfailpeadh siad‡‡	a d'fhailpeadh / a bhfailpeadh*	d'fhailptí / fhailptí‡; bhfailpt퇇
future	failpfidh mé; failpfead	failpfidh tú; failpfir†	failpfidh sé, sí	failpfimid; failpfidh muid	failpfidh sibh	failpfidh siad; failpfid†	a fhailpfidh; a fhailpfeas / a bhfailpfidh*	failpfear
conditional	d'fhailpfinn / fhailpfinn‡; bhfailpfinn‡‡	d'fhailpfeá / fhailpfeá‡; bhfailpfeᇇ	d'fhailpfeadh sé, sí / fhailpfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfailpfeadh sé, s퇇	d'fhailpfimis; d'fhailpfeadh muid / fhailpfimis‡; fhailpfeadh muid‡; bhfailpfimis‡‡; bhfailpfeadh muid‡‡	d'fhailpfeadh sibh / fhailpfeadh sibh‡; bhfailpfeadh sibh‡‡	d'fhailpfidís; d'fhailpfeadh siad / fhailpfidís‡; fhailpfeadh siad‡; bhfailpfidís‡‡; bhfailpfeadh siad‡‡	a d'fhailpfeadh / a bhfailpfeadh*	d'fhailpfí / fhailpfí‡; bhfailpf퇇
subjunctive
present	go bhfailpe mé; go bhfailpead†	go bhfailpe tú; go bhfailpir†	go bhfailpe sé, sí	go bhfailpimid; go bhfailpe muid	go bhfailpe sibh	go bhfailpe siad; go bhfailpid†	—	go bhfailptear
past	dá bhfailpinn	dá bhfailpteá	dá bhfailpeadh sé, sí	dá bhfailpimis; dá bhfailpeadh muid	dá bhfailpeadh sibh	dá bhfailpidís; dá bhfailpeadh siad	—	dá bhfailptí
imperative
–	failpim	failp	failpeadh sé, sí	failpimis	failpigí; failpidh†	failpidís	—	failptear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• failpeadh m (“whipping, caning”)
• failpéir m (“sponger, toady”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of failp

radical	lenition	eclipsis
failp	fhailp	bhfailp

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “failp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN