"follus" meaning in Old Irish

See follus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɸo.l̪us/
Etymology: From fo- (“under-”) + solus (“bright, clear”). For ṡl > ll compare coll (“hazel”), fuillechtae (past participle of fo·slig (“to smear”)). Etymology templates: {{affix|sga|fo-|solus|t1=under-|t2=bright, clear}} fo- (“under-”) + solus (“bright, clear”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|||||superlative|faillsem|head=|var=}} follus (superlative faillsem), {{sga-adj|sup=faillsem}} follus (superlative faillsem) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-adj-u|follais|foils}}, {{sga-decl-adj-table|acc_f_sg=follais|acc_m_pl=foilsi|acc_m_sg=follus|dat_f_sg=follais|dat_m_sg=follus|dat_n_sg=follus|dat_pl=foilsib|gen_f_sg=foilse|gen_m_sg=follais|gen_n_sg=follais|gen_pl=*|info=u-stem|nom_f_sg=follus|nom_fn_pl=foilsi|nom_m_pl=foilsi|nom_m_sg=follus|nom_n_sg=follus|notes=*not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish|voc_m_pl=foilsi|voc_m_sg=follus}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: faillsem [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], follus [masculine, nominative, singular], follus [feminine, nominative, singular], follus [neuter, nominative, singular], follus [masculine, singular, vocative], follus [feminine, singular, vocative], follus [neuter, singular, vocative], follus [accusative, masculine, singular], follais [accusative, feminine, singular], follus [accusative, neuter, singular], follais [genitive, masculine, singular], foilse [feminine, genitive, singular], follais [genitive, neuter, singular], follus [dative, masculine, singular], follais [dative, feminine, singular], follus [dative, neuter, singular], foilsi [masculine, nominative, plural], foilsi [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, nominative, singular], foilsi [masculine, plural, vocative], foilsi [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular, vocative], foilsi [accusative, masculine, plural], foilsi [accusative, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, singular], foilsib [dative, error-unrecognized-form], foilsib [dative, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], follus [mutation, mutation-radical], ḟollus [lenition, mutation], follus [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
  1. clear, evident
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        {
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          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "follas"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
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        }
      ],
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    }
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    [
      "fo-",
      "fo-#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "solus",
      "solus#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "coll",
      "coll#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "fuillechtae",
      "fuillechtae#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "fo·slig",
      "foslig#Old_Irish"
    ]
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fo- (“under-”) + solus (“bright, clear”). For ṡl > ll compare coll (“hazel”), fuillechtae (past participle of fo·slig (“to smear”)).",
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      "form": "faillsem",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "form": "u-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "nominative",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilse",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ḟollus",
      "links": [
        [
          "ḟollus",
          "follus#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "superlative",
        "8": "faillsem",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "follus (superlative faillsem)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "faillsem"
      },
      "expansion": "follus (superlative faillsem)",
      "name": "sga-adj"
    }
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        "1": "follais",
        "2": "foils"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-u"
    },
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      "args": {
        "acc_f_sg": "follais",
        "acc_m_pl": "foilsi",
        "acc_m_sg": "follus",
        "dat_f_sg": "follais",
        "dat_m_sg": "follus",
        "dat_n_sg": "follus",
        "dat_pl": "foilsib",
        "gen_f_sg": "foilse",
        "gen_m_sg": "follais",
        "gen_n_sg": "follais",
        "gen_pl": "*",
        "info": "u-stem",
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        "nom_fn_pl": "foilsi",
        "nom_m_pl": "foilsi",
        "nom_m_sg": "follus",
        "nom_n_sg": "follus",
        "notes": "*not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish",
        "voc_m_pl": "foilsi",
        "voc_m_sg": "follus"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish terms prefixed with fo-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sga",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "sga:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clear, evident"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en-follus-sga-adj-Z~kfH3wJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "evident",
          "evident"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸo.l̪us/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈɸo.l̪us]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈɸo.l̪øs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "follus"
}
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "follas"
        },
        {
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          "word": "follas"
        }
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      "fo-",
      "fo-#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "solus",
      "solus#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "coll",
      "coll#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "fuillechtae",
      "fuillechtae#Old_Irish"
    ],
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      "fo·slig",
      "foslig#Old_Irish"
    ]
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fo- (“under-”) + solus (“bright, clear”). For ṡl > ll compare coll (“hazel”), fuillechtae (past participle of fo·slig (“to smear”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "faillsem",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-adj-u",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "u-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilse",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foilsib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ḟollus",
      "links": [
        [
          "ḟollus",
          "follus#Old_Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "follus",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "superlative",
        "8": "faillsem",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "follus (superlative faillsem)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "faillsem"
      },
      "expansion": "follus (superlative faillsem)",
      "name": "sga-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "follais",
        "2": "foils"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-u"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_f_sg": "follais",
        "acc_m_pl": "foilsi",
        "acc_m_sg": "follus",
        "dat_f_sg": "follais",
        "dat_m_sg": "follus",
        "dat_n_sg": "follus",
        "dat_pl": "foilsib",
        "gen_f_sg": "foilse",
        "gen_m_sg": "follais",
        "gen_n_sg": "follais",
        "gen_pl": "*",
        "info": "u-stem",
        "nom_f_sg": "follus",
        "nom_fn_pl": "foilsi",
        "nom_m_pl": "foilsi",
        "nom_m_sg": "follus",
        "nom_n_sg": "follus",
        "notes": "*not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish",
        "voc_m_pl": "foilsi",
        "voc_m_sg": "follus"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-table"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish adjectives",
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "Old Irish terms prefixed with fo-",
        "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old Irish u-stem adjectives",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "sga:Thinking"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clear, evident"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "evident",
          "evident"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸo.l̪us/"
    },
    {
      "note": "Blasse",
      "other": "[ˈɸo.l̪us]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Griffith",
      "other": "[ˈɸo.l̪øs]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "follus"
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
    "follus"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "follus",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-10-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (1a05e46 and e3d6d4e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.