follaiseach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish foillsech (“evident, visible; bright, ardent”) (compare Irish follasach). By surface analysis, follais +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔl̪ˠɪʃəx/

Adjective

follaiseach (genitive singular masculine follaisich, comparative follaisiche)

  1. apparent, obvious
  2. clear, evident
  3. public
    Synonym: poblach

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

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “follaiseach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “foillsech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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