Irish

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Etymology 1

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From fál (hedge, fence; wall, barrier; enclosure, field) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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fálaigh (present analytic fálaíonn, future analytic fálóidh, verbal noun fálú, past participle fálaithe)

  1. (transitive) fence, enclose; lag (insulate)
  2. (transitive) hedge (surround with hedge)
    1. (transitive, intransitive, finance) hedge
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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fálaigh

  1. inflection of fálach (fenced, fence-like; barrier-like, protective):
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fálaigh fhálaigh bhfálaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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