foléim

Irish

Etymology

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 (“bounding, frisky, frolicsome”)