fóill

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fóill (“fine, subtle, gentle”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠoːl̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠɔːl̠ʲ/

Adjective

fóill (genitive singular masculine fóill, genitive singular feminine fóille, plural fóille, comparative fóille)

1. (literary) light, slight, subtle, tenuous
2. (literary) easy, gentle, quiet, still

Declension

Declension of fóill

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	fóill	fhóill	fóille; fhóille2
vocative	fhóill		fóille
genitive		fóille	fóille	fóill
dative	fóill; fhóill1	fhóill	fóille; fhóille2
Comparative	níos fóille
Superlative	is fóille

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

Derived terms

• go fóill (“yet, still”, adverb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fóill

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fóill	fhóill	bhfóill

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fóill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN