folamh
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish folam, falam.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠəvˠ/[2]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaːl̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form falamh)
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠuː/, /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠu/, /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠu/
Adjective[edit]
folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe)
- empty
- empty-handed
- Nuair a thiocas an bás ní imeoidh sé folamh.
- When death comes, it won’t leave empty-handed.
Declension[edit]
Declension of folamh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | folamh | fholamh | folmha; fholmha² | |
Vocative | fholaimh | folmha | ||
Genitive | foilmhe | folmha | folamh | |
Dative | folamh; fholamh¹ |
fholamh; fholaimh (archaic) |
folmha; fholmha² | |
Comparative | níos foilmhe | |||
Superlative | is foilmhe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- foilmhe f (“emptiness, blankness”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
folamh | fholamh | bhfolamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 folam, falam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 89
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “folamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “folamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “folamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.