folamh
Irish
Alternative forms
- falamh (Cois Fharraige)
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠəvˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaːl̪ˠə/ (also spelled falamh)
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠʌl̪ˠu/
Adjective
folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe)
- empty
- Nuair a thiocas an bás ní imeoidh sé folamh.
- When death comes he won’t leave empty.
Declension
Declension of folamh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | folamh | fholamh | folmha; fholmha² | |
| Vocative | fholaimh | folmha | ||
| Genitive | foilmhe | folmha | folamh | |
| Dative | folamh; fholamh¹ |
fholamh; fholaimh (archaic) |
folmha; fholmha² | |
| Comparative | níos foilmhe | |||
| Superlative | is foilmhe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| folamh | fholamh | bhfolamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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