folláin
Irish
Alternative forms
- falláin, foláin
Etymology
From Middle Irish follán, from Old Irish fo- + slán.
Pronunciation
Adjective
folláin (genitive singular masculine folláin, genitive singular feminine folláine, plural folláine, comparative folláine)
- healthy; wholesome, sound
- Synonym: sláintiúil
Declension
Declension of folláin
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | folláin | fholláin | folláine; fholláine² | |
| Vocative | fholláin | folláine | ||
| Genitive | folláine | folláine | folláin | |
| Dative | folláin; fholláin¹ |
fholláin | folláine; fholláine² | |
| Comparative | níos folláine | |||
| Superlative | is folláine | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| folláin | fholláin | bhfolláin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “folláin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “folláin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 327
- Entries containing “folláin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “folláin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “follán, fallán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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