faol

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fáel, from Proto-Celtic *waylos, from Proto-Indo-European *waylos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠeːlˠ/
• IPA^(key): /fˠiːlˠ/

Noun

faol m (genitive singular faoil, nominative plural faoil)

1. (literary, archaic) wolf

   Synonyms: faolchú, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta

Declension

Declension of faol

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative faol faoil Vocative a fhaoil a fhaola Genitive faoil faol Dative faol faoil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an faol na faoil Genitive an fhaoil na bhfaol Dative leis an bhfaol don fhaol leis na faoil

Derived terms

• faolchú
• Faolán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faol	fhaol	bhfaol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fáel.

Noun

faol m (genitive singular faoil, plural faoil)

1. wolf

   Synonym: madadh-allaidh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
faol	fhaol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.