faolchú

Irish

Etymology

From faol +‎ cú, from Middle Irish fáelchú, from fáel (“wolf”) + cú (“dog, hound, wolf”).

Noun

faolchú m (genitive singular faolchon or faolchú, nominative plural faolchúnna or faolchoin)

1. wild dog
2. wolf

   Synonyms: cú allta, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta

Declension

Regular

Declension of faolchú

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faolchú faolchúnna Vocative a fhaolchú a fhaolchúnna Genitive faolchú faolchúnna Dative faolchú faolchúnna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an faolchú na faolchúnna Genitive an fhaolchú na bhfaolchúnna Dative leis an bhfaolchú don fhaolchú leis na faolchúnna

Irregular

Declension of faolchú

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faolchú faolchúnna Vocative a fhaolchú a fhaolchúnna Genitive faolchon faolchon Dative faolchú faolchúnna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an faolchú na faolchúnna Genitive an fhaolchon na bhfaolchon Dative leis an bhfaolchú don fhaolchú leis na faolchúnna

Derived terms

• faolchú liath (“grey wolf, timber wolf”)
• faolchú mongach (“maned wolf”)
• faolchú na Tasmáine (“Tasmanian wolf”)
• faolchú talún (“aardwolf”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faolchú	fhaolchú	bhfaolchú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faolchú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “faolchú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “faolchú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.