faill
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish fall, from Proto-Celtic *walsā.
Noun
faill f (genitive singular faille, nominative plural failleanna)
- (literary) negligence, omission
- unguarded state
- chance, opportunity
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
- Rógaire do b’eadh an máta agus do bhí sé ag faire ar fhaill a fhagháil ar an gcaptaen.
- The mate was a rogue and he was looking for an opportunity to trick the captain.
- time, occasion
- cessation, easement
Declension
Declension of faill
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Etymology 2
See aill.
Noun
faill f (genitive singular faille, nominative plural faillte)
- Alternative form of aill (“cliff, precipice”)
Declension
Declension of faill
Second declension
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faill | fhaill | bhfaill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 195, page 98
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “faill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “faill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Manx
Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish fochell, the verbal noun of fo·cíallathar.
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