faill
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠɑilʲ/
Noun
faill f (genitive singular faille, nominative plural failleanna)
- (literary) negligence, omission
- unguarded state
- chance, opportunity
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 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 tricke the captain.
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- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
- time, occasion
- cessation, easement
Declension
Declension of faill
Second declension
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Related terms
Terms related to faill
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. | ||
Manx
Etymology 1
Verb
Etymology 2
Verb
Noun
faill f (genitive singular faillee)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faill | aill | vaill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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