faolchú

Irish

Etymology

From faol +‎ cú, from Middle Irish fáelchú, from fáel (“wolf”) + cú (“dog, hound, wolf”).

Noun

faolchú m (genitive singular faolchon or faolchú, nominative plural faolchúnna or faolchoin)

  1. wild dog
  2. wolf
    Synonyms: cú allta, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta

Declension
Regular
Declension of faolchú

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faolchú faolchúnna
Vocative a fhaolchú a fhaolchúnna
Genitive faolchú faolchúnna
Dative faolchú faolchúnna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an faolchú na faolchúnna
Genitive an fhaolchú na bhfaolchúnna
Dative leis an bhfaolchú

don fhaolchú

 leis na faolchúnna
Irregular
Declension of faolchú

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faolchú faolchúnna
Vocative a fhaolchú a fhaolchúnna
Genitive faolchon faolchon
Dative faolchú faolchúnna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an faolchú na faolchúnna
Genitive an fhaolchon na bhfaolchon
Dative leis an bhfaolchú

don fhaolchú

 leis na faolchúnna

Derived terms

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

Further reading
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