foléim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish foléim(m). By surface analysis, fo- +‎ léim.

Noun

foléim f (genitive singular foléime, nominative plural foléimeanna)

1. upward bound
2. light leap, skip, caper

Declension

Declension of foléim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative foléim foléimeanna Vocative a fholéim a fholéimeanna Genitive foléime foléimeanna Dative foléim foléimeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fholéim na foléimeanna Genitive na foléime na bhfoléimeanna Dative leis an bhfoléim don fholéim leis na foléimeanna

Derived terms

• foléimneach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foléim	fholéim	bhfoléim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foléim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “foléim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “foléim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “foléim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.