folach

Irish

Alternative forms

• falach

Etymology

From Old Irish folach, verbal noun of fo·luigi, inherited from Proto-Celtic *uɸologos and cognate to Middle Welsh golo.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fˠəˈl̪ˠax/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠəx/, /ˈfˠalˠəx/ (corresponding to the alternative form falach)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠax/, /ˈfˠalˠax/ (corresponding to the alternative form falach)

Noun

folach m (genitive singular folaigh)

1. hiding, concealment
2. blanket, bedspread

Declension

Declension of folach (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative folach vocative a fholaigh genitive folaigh dative folach forms with the definite article case singular nominative an folach genitive an fholaigh dative leis an bhfolach don fholach

Derived terms

• aidhm fholaigh
• i bhfolach

Mutation

Mutated forms of folach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
folach	fholach	bhfolach

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) “folaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page {{{1}}}
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “folach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN