falamh

Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

falamh (genitive singular masculine falaimh, genitive singular feminine failmhe, plural falmha, comparative failmhe)

  1. Connacht form of folamh (“empty”)

Declension

Declension of falamh
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative falamh fhalamh falmha;
fhalmha2
vocative fhalaimh falmha
genitive failmhe falmha falamh
dative falamh;
fhalamh1 		fhalamh;
fhalaimh (archaic) 		falmha;
fhalmha2
Comparative níos failmhe
Superlative is failmhe

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of falamh
radical lenition eclipsis
falamh fhalamh bhfalamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 86
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 230, page 119
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 54, page 15

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish folam, falam.

Pronunciation

Adjective

falamh

  1. empty, void
    soitheach falamh ― an empty dish
    air àite falamh ― in a void space
  2. hollow
  3. poor
  4. wanting
    Is fheàrr fuine thana na bhith uile falamh.
    A thin batch is better than to want bread altogether.
  5. unoccupied
    taigh falamh ― an unoccupied house

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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