fliuch
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲlʲɯx/[1]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /fʲlʲɔx/, /fʲlʲɞx/[2]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /fʲlʲɔx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲlʲɨ̞x/, /fʲlʲʌx/, /fʲlʲʊx/, /fʲlʲɔx/[3]
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
fliuch (genitive singular masculine fliuch, genitive singular feminine fliche, plural fliucha, comparative fliche)
Declension edit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 edit
- barrfhliuch (“wet on the surface”, adjective)
- fliuchán
- fliuchlach
Verb edit
fliuch (present analytic fliuchann, future analytic fliuchfaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchta)
- (intransitive) get or become wet
- (transitive) make wet
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms edit
- do phíobán a fhliuchadh (“to wet one’s whistle”)
Etymology 2 edit
See fiuch.
Verb edit
fliuch (present analytic fliuchann, future analytic fliuchfaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of fiuch (“boil”)
Conjugation edit
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 57, page 30
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 114
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 26, page 14
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fliuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fliuch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fliuch” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fliuch” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
fliuch (comparative fliuchu)
Inflection edit
u-stem | |||
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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 edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
fliuch n
- damp, wet weather
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fliuch | ḟliuch | fliuch pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fliuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
fliuch (comparative fliuiche or fliche)
- 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 edit
fliuch (past fhliuch, future fliuchaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchte)
Mutation edit
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 edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fliuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language