faolchú
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From faol + cú, from Middle Irish fáelchú, from fáel (“wolf”) + cú (“dog, hound, wolf”).
Noun
[edit]faolchú m (genitive singular faolchon or faolchú, nominative plural faolchúnna or faolchoin)
- wild dog
- wolf
- Synonyms: cú allta, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta
Declension
[edit]- Regular
Declension of faolchú
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- Irregular
Declension of faolchú
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Derived terms
[edit]- faolchú liath (“grey wolf, timber wolf”)
- faolchú mongach (“maned wolf”)
- faolchú na Tasmáine (“Tasmanian wolf”)
- faolchú talún (“aardwolf”)
See also
[edit]- cú faoil (“wolfhound”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faolchú | fhaolchú | bhfaolchú |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faolchú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faolchú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “faolchú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024