failc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, nominative plural failceacha)

1. opening, gap
2. harelip

Declension

Declension of failc (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative failc failceacha vocative a fhailc a fhailceacha genitive failce failceacha dative failc failceacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an fhailc na failceacha genitive na failce na bhfailceacha dative leis an bhfailc don fhailc leis na failceacha

Derived terms

• failceach (“harelipped”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of failc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
failc	fhailc	bhfailc

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish folcaid (“washes”), from Proto-Celtic *wolkīti, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”).

Verb

failc (past dh'fhailc, future failcidh, verbal noun faiceadh, past participle failcte)

1. bathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of failc (regular)

stem		failc
verbal noun		faiceadh
past participle		failcte
		independent		dependent
		active	passive	active	passive
past		dh'fhailc	dh'fhailceadh	dh'fhailc	dh'fhailceadh
future		failcidh	failcear failctear	failc	failcear failctear
conditional	1st singular	dh'fhailcinn	dh'fhailcteadh dh'fhailcist1 dh'fhailciste1	fhailcinn	fhailcteadh fhailcist1 fhailciste1
	1st plural	dh'fhailceamaid dh'fhailceadh sinn		fhailceamaid fhailceadh sinn
	2nd & 3rd	dh'fhailceadh		fhailceadh
relative future		dh'fhailceas	dh'fhailcear
imperative	1st singular	failceam	failcear failctear
	2nd singular	failc
	3rd singular	failceadh
	1st plural	failceamaid
	2nd plural	failcibh
	3rd plural	failceadh

¹ Lewis dialect form

Combined conjugation of failc (regular)

stem		failc
verbal noun		faiceadh
past participle		failcte
		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third m/f	first	second	third
independent	past	dh'fhailc mi	dh'fhailc thu	dh'fhailc e/i	dh'fhailc sinn	dh'fhailc sibh	dh'fhailc iad	dh'fhailceadh
	future	failcidh mi	failcidh tu	failcidh e/i	failcidh sinn	failcidh sibh	failcidh iad	failcear failctear
	conditional	dh'fhailcinn	dh'fhailceadh tu	dh'fhailceadh e/i	dh'fhailceamaid dh'fhailceadh sinn	dh'fhailceadh sibh	dh'fhailceadh iad	dh'fhailcteadh dh'fhailcist1 dh'fhailciste1
negative	past	cha do dh'fhailc mi	cha do dh'fhailc thu	cha do dh'fhailc e/i	cha do dh'fhailc sinn	cha do dh'fhailc sibh	cha do dh'fhailc iad	cha do dh'fhailceadh
	future	chan fhailc mi	chan fhailc thu	chan fhailc e/i	chan fhailc sinn	chan fhailc sibh	chan fhailc iad	chan fhailcear chan fhailctear
	conditional	chan fhailcinn	chan fhailceadh tu	chan fhailceadh e/i	chan fhailceamaid chan fhailceadh sinn	chan fhailceadh sibh	chan fhailceadh iad	chan fhailcteadh chan fhailcist1 chan fhailciste1
affirmative interrogative	past	an do dh'fhailc mi?	an do dh'fhailc thu?	an do dh'fhailc e/i?	an do dh'fhailc sinn?	an do dh'fhailc sibh?	an do dh'fhailc iad?	an do dh'fhailceadh?
	future	am failc mi?	am failc thu?	am failc e/i?	am failc sinn?	am failc sibh?	am failc iad?	am failcear? am failctear?
	conditional	am failcinn?	am failceadh tu?	am failceadh e/i?	am failceamaid? am failceadh sinn?	am failceadh sibh?	am failceadh iad?	am failcteadh? am failcist?1 am failciste?1
negative interrogative	past	nach do dh'fhailc mi?	nach do dh'fhailc thu?	nach do dh'fhailc e/i?	nach do dh'fhailc sinn?	nach do dh'fhailc sibh?	nach do dh'fhailc iad?	nach do dh'fhailceadh?
	future	nach failc mi?	nach failc thu?	nach failc e/i?	nach failc sinn?	nach failc sibh?	nach failc iad?	nach failcear? nach failctear?
	conditional	nach failcinn?	nach failceadh tu?	nach failceadh e/i?	nach failceamaid? nach failceadh sinn?	nach failceadh sibh?	nach failceadh iad?	nach failcteadh? nach failcist?1 nach failciste?1
relative future	affirmative	(ma) dh'fhailceas mi	(ma) dh'fhailceas thu	(ma) dh'fhailceas e/i	(ma) dh'fhailceas sinn	(ma) dh'fhailceas sibh	(ma) dh'fhailceas iad	(ma) dh'fhailcear
	negative	(mur) failc mi	(mur) failc thu	(mur) failc e/i	(mur) failc sinn	(mur) failc sibh	(mur) failc iad	(mur) failcear (mur) failctear
imperative		failceam	failc	failceadh e/i	failceamaid	failcibh	failceadh iad	failcear failctear

¹ Lewis dialect form

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, plural failcean)

1. opening, gap
2. harelip