faol

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fáel, from Proto-Celtic *waylos, from Proto-Indo-European *waylos.

Pronunciation

Noun

faol m (genitive singular faoil, nominative plural faoil)

  1. (literary, archaic) wolf
    Synonyms: faolchú, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta

Declension
Declension of faol

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faol faoil
Vocative a fhaoil a fhaola
Genitive faoil faol
Dative faol faoil

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an faol na faoil
Genitive an fhaoil na bhfaol
Dative leis an bhfaol

don fhaol

 leis na faoil

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faol fhaol bhfaol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fáel.

Noun

faol m (genitive singular faoil, plural faoil)

  1. wolf
    Synonym: madadh-allaidh

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
faolfhaol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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