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fliuch

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish fliuch,[4] from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb, Cornish glyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (compare Latin liquō (“melt”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”)).

Adjective

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fliuch (genitive singular masculine fliuch, genitive singular feminine fliche, plural fliucha, comparative fliche)

  1. wet
Declension
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Declension of fliuch
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fliuch fhliuch fliucha;
fhliucha²
Vocative fhliuch fliucha
Genitive fliche fliucha fliuch
Dative fliuch;
fhliuch¹ 		fhliuch fliucha;
fhliucha²
Comparative níos fliche
Superlative is fliche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • Alternative vocative/genitive singular masculine and archaic dative singular feminine form: flich
Derived terms
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Verb

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fliuch (present analytic fliuchann, future analytic fliuchfaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchta)

  1. (intransitive) get or become wet
  2. (transitive) make wet
Conjugation
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conjugation of fliuch (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fliuchaim fliuchann tú;
fliuchair† 		fliuchann sé, sí fliuchaimid fliuchann sibh fliuchann siad;
fliuchaid† 		a fhliuchann; a fhliuchas /
a bhfliuchann*; a bhfliuchas* 		fliuchtar
past d'fhliuch mé; d'fhliuchas /
fhliuch mé‡; fhliuchas‡ 		d'fhliuch tú; d'fhliuchais /
fhliuch tú; fhliuchais‡ 		d'fhliuch sé, sí /
fhliuch sé, sí‡ 		d'fhliuchamar; d'fhliuch muid /
fhliuchamar; fhliuch muid‡ 		d'fhliuch sibh; d'fhliuchabhair /
fhliuch sibh;
fhliuchabhair‡ 		d'fhliuch siad; d'fhliuchadar /
fhliuch siad; fhliuchadar‡ 		a d'fhliuch /
ar fhliuch* 		fliuchadh
past habitual d'fhliuchainn /
fhliuchainn‡; bhfliuchainn‡‡ 		d'fhliuchtá /
fhliuchtá‡; bhfliuchtᇇ 		d'fhliuchadh sé, sí /
fhliuchadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchadh sé, s퇇 		d'fhliuchaimis; d'fhliuchadh muid /
fhliuchaimis; fhliuchadh muid‡; bhfliuchaimis‡‡; bhfliuchadh muid‡‡ 		d'fhliuchadh sibh /
fhliuchadh sibh‡; bhfliuchadh sibh‡‡ 		d'fhliuchaidís; d'fhliuchadh siad /
fhliuchaidís; fhliuchadh siad‡; bhfliuchaidís‡‡; bhfliuchadh siad‡‡ 		a d'fhliuchadh /
a bhfliuchadh* 		d'fhliuchtaí /
fhliuchtaí‡; bhfliuchta퇇
future fliuchfaidh mé;
fliuchfad 		fliuchfaidh tú;
fliuchfair† 		fliuchfaidh sé, sí fliuchfaimid;
fliuchfaidh muid 		fliuchfaidh sibh fliuchfaidh siad;
fliuchfaid† 		a fhliuchfaidh; a fhliuchfas /
a bhfliuchfaidh*; a bhfliuchfas* 		fliuchfar
conditional d'fhliuchfainn / fhliuchfainn‡; bhfliuchfainn‡‡ d'fhliuchfá / fhliuchfá‡; bhfliuchfᇇ d'fhliuchfadh sé, sí / fhliuchfadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchfadh sé, s퇇 d'fhliuchfaimis; d'fhliuchfadh muid / fhliuchfaimis‡; fhliuchfadh muid‡; bhfliuchfaimis‡‡; bhfliuchfadh muid‡‡ d'fhliuchfadh sibh / fhliuchfadh sibh‡; bhfliuchfadh sibh‡‡ d'fhliuchfaidís; d'fhliuchfadh siad / fhliuchfaidís‡; fhliuchfadh siad‡; bhfliuchfaidís‡‡; bhfliuchfadh siad‡‡ a d'fhliuchfadh /
a bhfliuchfadh* 		d'fhliuchfaí / fhliuchfaí‡; bhfliuchfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfliucha mé;
go bhfliuchad† 		go bhfliucha tú;
go bhfliuchair† 		go bhfliucha sé, sí go bhfliuchaimid;
go bhfliucha muid 		go bhfliucha sibh go bhfliucha siad;
go bhfliuchaid† 		— go bhfliuchtar
past dá bhfliuchainn dá bhfliuchtá dá bhfliuchadh sé, sí dá bhfliuchaimis;
dá bhfliuchadh muid 		dá bhfliuchadh sibh dá bhfliuchaidís;
dá bhfliuchadh siad 		— dá bhfliuchtaí
imperative fliuchaim fliuch fliuchadh sé, sí fliuchaimis fliuchaigí;
fliuchaidh† 		fliuchaidís — fliuchtar
verbal noun fliuchadh
past participle fliuchta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See fiuch.

Verb

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fliuch (present analytic fliuchann, future analytic fliuchfaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of fiuch (“boil”)
Conjugation
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conjugation of fliuch (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fliuchaim fliuchann tú;
fliuchair† 		fliuchann sé, sí fliuchaimid fliuchann sibh fliuchann siad;
fliuchaid† 		a fhliuchann; a fhliuchas /
a bhfliuchann*; a bhfliuchas* 		fliuchtar
past d'fhliuch mé; d'fhliuchas /
fhliuch mé‡; fhliuchas‡ 		d'fhliuch tú; d'fhliuchais /
fhliuch tú; fhliuchais‡ 		d'fhliuch sé, sí /
fhliuch sé, sí‡ 		d'fhliuchamar; d'fhliuch muid /
fhliuchamar; fhliuch muid‡ 		d'fhliuch sibh; d'fhliuchabhair /
fhliuch sibh;
fhliuchabhair‡ 		d'fhliuch siad; d'fhliuchadar /
fhliuch siad; fhliuchadar‡ 		a d'fhliuch /
ar fhliuch* 		fliuchadh
past habitual d'fhliuchainn /
fhliuchainn‡; bhfliuchainn‡‡ 		d'fhliuchtá /
fhliuchtá‡; bhfliuchtᇇ 		d'fhliuchadh sé, sí /
fhliuchadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchadh sé, s퇇 		d'fhliuchaimis; d'fhliuchadh muid /
fhliuchaimis; fhliuchadh muid‡; bhfliuchaimis‡‡; bhfliuchadh muid‡‡ 		d'fhliuchadh sibh /
fhliuchadh sibh‡; bhfliuchadh sibh‡‡ 		d'fhliuchaidís; d'fhliuchadh siad /
fhliuchaidís; fhliuchadh siad‡; bhfliuchaidís‡‡; bhfliuchadh siad‡‡ 		a d'fhliuchadh /
a bhfliuchadh* 		d'fhliuchtaí /
fhliuchtaí‡; bhfliuchta퇇
future fliuchfaidh mé;
fliuchfad 		fliuchfaidh tú;
fliuchfair† 		fliuchfaidh sé, sí fliuchfaimid;
fliuchfaidh muid 		fliuchfaidh sibh fliuchfaidh siad;
fliuchfaid† 		a fhliuchfaidh; a fhliuchfas /
a bhfliuchfaidh*; a bhfliuchfas* 		fliuchfar
conditional d'fhliuchfainn / fhliuchfainn‡; bhfliuchfainn‡‡ d'fhliuchfá / fhliuchfá‡; bhfliuchfᇇ d'fhliuchfadh sé, sí / fhliuchfadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchfadh sé, s퇇 d'fhliuchfaimis; d'fhliuchfadh muid / fhliuchfaimis‡; fhliuchfadh muid‡; bhfliuchfaimis‡‡; bhfliuchfadh muid‡‡ d'fhliuchfadh sibh / fhliuchfadh sibh‡; bhfliuchfadh sibh‡‡ d'fhliuchfaidís; d'fhliuchfadh siad / fhliuchfaidís‡; fhliuchfadh siad‡; bhfliuchfaidís‡‡; bhfliuchfadh siad‡‡ a d'fhliuchfadh /
a bhfliuchfadh* 		d'fhliuchfaí / fhliuchfaí‡; bhfliuchfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfliucha mé;
go bhfliuchad† 		go bhfliucha tú;
go bhfliuchair† 		go bhfliucha sé, sí go bhfliuchaimid;
go bhfliucha muid 		go bhfliucha sibh go bhfliucha siad;
go bhfliuchaid† 		— go bhfliuchtar
past dá bhfliuchainn dá bhfliuchtá dá bhfliuchadh sé, sí dá bhfliuchaimis;
dá bhfliuchadh muid 		dá bhfliuchadh sibh dá bhfliuchaidís;
dá bhfliuchadh siad 		— dá bhfliuchtaí
imperative fliuchaim fliuch fliuchadh sé, sí fliuchaimis fliuchaigí;
fliuchaidh† 		fliuchaidís — fliuchtar
verbal noun fliuchadh
past participle fliuchta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fliuch fhliuch bhfliuch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 57, page 30
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 114
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 26, page 14
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fliuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb, Cornish glyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (compare Latin liquō (“to melt”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fliuch (comparative fliuchu)

  1. wet

Inflection

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u-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fliuch fliuch fliuch
Vocative fliuch
Accusative fliuch flich
Genitive flich fliuchae flich
Dative fliuch flich fliuch
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative fliuchai fliuchai
Vocative fliuchai
Accusative fliuchai
Genitive *
Dative fliuchaib
Notes *not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: fliuch
  • Manx: fliugh
  • Scottish Gaelic: fliuch

Noun

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fliuch n

  1. damp, wet weather

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fliuch ḟliuch fliuch
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fliuch,[1] from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb, Cornish glyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (compare Latin liquō (“to melt”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fliuch (comparative fliuiche or fliche)

  1. wet, rainy, moist, damp, oozy
    là fliuch ― a rainy day
    fuar, fliuch gun deò léirsinn ― cold, wet and stone blind
    bàta fliuch ― a boat given to taking waves on board

Verb

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fliuch (past fhliuch, future fliuchaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchte)

  1. wet, moisten
  2. water
  3. make drunk

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fliuch fhliuch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fliuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ 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

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fliuch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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