falamh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠal̪ˠə/

Adjective

falamh (genitive singular masculine falaimh, genitive singular feminine failmhe, plural falmha, comparative failmhe)

1. Cois Fharraige form of folamh (“empty”)

Declension

Declension of falamh

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	falamh	fhalamh	falmha; fhalmha²
Vocative	fhalaimh		falmha
Genitive		failmhe	falmha	falamh
Dative	falamh; fhalamh¹	fhalamh; fhalaimh (archaic)	falmha; fhalmha²
Comparative	níos failmhe
Superlative	is failmhe

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
falamh	fhalamh	bhfalamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish folam, falam.

Pronunciation

• (Harris, South Skye, Lochaber, Argyll) IPA^(key): /ˈfal̪ˠəv/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈfa˧˥.l̪ˠu˥˩]
• (Uist, Barra, Tiree, North Skye, Perthshire) IPA^(key): /ˈfal̪ˠ.u/
• (Sutherland, Ross-shire, East Inverness-shire) IPA^(key): /ˈfal̪ˠɪ/
• Hyphenation: fal‧amh

Adjective

falamh

1. empty, void

   soitheach falamh ― an empty dish

   air àite falamh ― in a void space

2. hollow
3. poor
4. wanting

   Is fheàrr fuine thana na bhith uile falamh.

   A thin batch is better than to want bread altogether.

5. unoccupied

   taigh falamh ― an unoccupied house