failc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, nominative plural failceacha)

1. opening, gap
2. harelip

Declension

Declension of failc (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative failc failceacha vocative a fhailc a fhailceacha genitive failce failceacha dative failc failceacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an fhailc na failceacha genitive na failce na bhfailceacha dative leis an bhfailc don fhailc leis na failceacha

Derived terms

• failceach (“harelipped”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of failc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
failc	fhailc	bhfailc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish folcaid (“washes”), from Proto-Celtic *wolkīti, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”).

Verb

failc (past dh'fhailc, future failcidh, verbal noun failceadh, past participle failcte)

1. bathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of failc (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
past	dh'fhailc	dh'fhailceadh	dh'fhailc	dh'fhailceadh
future	failcidh	failcear failctear	failc	failcear failctear
relative future	dh'fhailceas	dh'fhailcear	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
first person singular	dh'fhailcinn	dh'fhailcteadh dh'fhailcist1 dh'fhailciste1	failcinn	failcteadh failcist1 failciste1
first person plural	dh'fhailceamaid dh'fhailceadh sinn		failceamaid failceadh sinn
second/third person	dh'fhailceadh		failceadh
imperative	independent
	singular	plural	impersonal
first person	failceam	failceamaid	failcear failctear
second person	failc	failcibh
third person	failceadh
past participle	failcte
verbal noun	failceadh

1. Lewis dialect form

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, nominative plural failcean)

1. opening, gap
2. harelip