folach in All languages combined

IPA: /fˠəˈl̪ˠax/ [Munster], /ˈfˠɔlˠəx/ [Connacht], /ˈfˠalˠəx/ [Connacht], /ˈfˠɔlˠax/ [Ulster], /ˈfˠalˠax/ [Ulster] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish folach, verbal noun of fo·luigi, inherited from Proto-Celtic *uɸologos and cognate to Middle Welsh golo. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|folach}} Old Irish folach, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*uɸologos}} Proto-Celtic *uɸologos, {{cog|wlm|golo}} Middle Welsh golo Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|folaigh||||||||-|||||altform=|cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} folach m (genitive singular folaigh), {{ga-noun|m|folaigh|-}} folach m (genitive singular folaigh) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: folaigh [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], folach [indefinite, nominative, singular], a fholaigh [indefinite, singular, vocative], folaigh [genitive, indefinite, singular], folach [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an folach [definite, nominative, singular], an fholaigh [definite, genitive, singular], leis an bhfolach [dative, definite, singular], don fholach [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], folach [error-unrecognized-form], fholach [error-unrecognized-form], bhfolach [error-unrecognized-form], falach [alternative]

Noun [Yola]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
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"folach" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Irish]

Noun [Yola]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms