fál
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish fál (“fence, hedge, enclosure”),[2] from a Proto-Celtic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”), see also Latin vallum (“wall”), Saterland Frisian Waal (“wall, rampart, mound”), Dutch wal (“wall, rampart, embankment”), German Wall (“rampart, mound, embankment”), Swedish vall (“mound, wall, bank”).
Noun[edit]
fál m (genitive singular fáil, nominative plural fálta)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fál
Derived terms[edit]
- fálaigh (“fence, enclose; lag; hedge”, verb)
- fálach (“fenced, fence-like; barrier-like, protective”, adjective)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish fálaid (“to hedge, fence”, verb),[3] from fál (“fence, hedge, enclosure”, noun).
Verb[edit]
fál (present analytic fálann, future analytic fálfaidh, verbal noun fáladh, past participle fálta)
- Alternative form of fálaigh (“fence, enclose; lag; hedge”)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of fál (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fál | fhál | bhfál |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 104
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fálaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fál”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fál” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fál” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.