falbh
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The noun is from Old Irish folúamain, verbal noun of fo·luathar (“fly, flee, abscond”). The verb is from the noun. Cognate with Irish foluain (“fluttering, flying, hovering”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]falbh (past dh'fhalbh, future falbhaidh, verbal noun falbh, past participle falbhte)
Usage notes
[edit]- Only used intransitively. In transitive clauses fàg is used:
- Feumaidh mi falbh a-nis. ― I must go/leave now.
- Am fàg sinn an dùthaich? ― Shall we leave the country?
Noun
[edit]falbh m
- verbal noun of falbh
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| falbh | fhalbh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap