"folamh" meaning in Irish

See folamh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠəvˠ/ [Munster], /ˈfˠaːl̪ˠə/ [Cois-Fharraige], /ˈfˠɔlˠuː/ [Mayo], /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠuː/ [Mayo], /ˈfˠɔlˠu/ [Ulster], /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠu/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish folam, falam. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|folam}} Old Irish folam Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|folaimh|genitive singular feminine|foilmhe||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|folmha||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|foilmhe|||head=}} folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe), {{ga-adj|comp=foilmhe|gsf=foilmhe|gsm=folaimh|pl=folmha}} folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: folaimh [genitive, masculine, singular], foilmhe [feminine, genitive, singular], folmha [plural], foilmhe [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], folamh [masculine, nominative, singular], fholamh [feminine, nominative, singular], folmha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], fholmha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], fholaimh [masculine, singular, vocative], fholamh [feminine, singular, vocative], folmha [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], fholaimh [genitive, masculine, singular], foilmhe [feminine, genitive, singular], folmha [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], folamh [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], folamh [dative, masculine, singular], fholamh [dative, masculine, singular], fholamh [dative, feminine, singular], fholaimh [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], folmha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], fholmha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos foilmhe [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is foilmhe [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], folamh [error-unrecognized-form], fholamh [error-unrecognized-form], bhfolamh [error-unrecognized-form], falamh [alternative]
  1. empty
    Sense id: en-folamh-ga-adj-Lhz6grA1
  2. empty-handed
    Sense id: en-folamh-ga-adj-FO~vFaW1 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: folmhaigh (english: empty) [verb], folúntas (english: emptiness, void) [masculine], folús (english: emptiness, void) [masculine] Related terms: foilmhe (english: emptiness, blankness) [feminine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "empty",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "folmhaigh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "emptiness, void",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "folúntas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "emptiness, void",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "folús"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "folam"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish folam",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish folam, falam.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "folaimh",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilmhe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilmhe",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilmhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos foilmhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is foilmhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfolamh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falamh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "folmha",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "comparative",
        "14": "foilmhe",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "genitive singular masculine",
        "4": "folaimh",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "foilmhe",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "foilmhe",
        "gsf": "foilmhe",
        "gsm": "folaimh",
        "pl": "folmha"
      },
      "expansion": "folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe)",
      "name": "ga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "emptiness, blankness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "foilmhe"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "empty"
      ],
      "id": "en-folamh-ga-adj-Lhz6grA1",
      "links": [
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When death comes, it won’t leave empty-handed.",
          "text": "Nuair a thiocas an bás ní imeoidh sé folamh.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "empty-handed"
      ],
      "id": "en-folamh-ga-adj-FO~vFaW1",
      "links": [
        [
          "empty-handed",
          "empty-handed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔl̪ˠəvˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠaːl̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔlˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔl̪ˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔlˠu/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔl̪ˠu/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "folamh"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Irish adjectives",
    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "empty",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "folmhaigh"
    },
    {
      "english": "emptiness, void",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "folúntas"
    },
    {
      "english": "emptiness, void",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "folús"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "folam"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish folam",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish folam, falam.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "folaimh",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilmhe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilmhe",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilmhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholaimh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholmha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos foilmhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is foilmhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folamh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fholamh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhfolamh",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falamh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "folmha",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "comparative",
        "14": "foilmhe",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "genitive singular masculine",
        "4": "folaimh",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "foilmhe",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "foilmhe",
        "gsf": "foilmhe",
        "gsm": "folaimh",
        "pl": "folmha"
      },
      "expansion": "folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe)",
      "name": "ga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "emptiness, blankness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "foilmhe"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "empty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When death comes, it won’t leave empty-handed.",
          "text": "Nuair a thiocas an bás ní imeoidh sé folamh.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "empty-handed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "empty-handed",
          "empty-handed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔl̪ˠəvˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠaːl̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔlˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔl̪ˠuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Mayo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔlˠu/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfˠɔl̪ˠu/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "folamh"
}

Download raw JSONL data for folamh meaning in Irish (4.8kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "folamh"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "folamh",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "folamh"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "folamh",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'strong noun'",
  "path": [
    "folamh"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "folamh",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'weak noun'",
  "path": [
    "folamh"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "folamh",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: folamh/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "folamh"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "folamh",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "folamh"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "folamh",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "folamh"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "folamh",
  "trace": ""
}

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