failc

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, nominative plural failceacha)

1. opening, gap
2. harelip

Declension

Declension of failc

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative failc failceacha Vocative a fhailc a fhailceacha Genitive failce failceacha Dative failc failceacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhailc na failceacha Genitive na failce na bhfailceacha Dative leis an bhfailc don fhailc leis na failceacha

Derived terms

• failceach (“harelipped”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
failc	fhailc	bhfailc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish folcaid (“washes”), from Proto-Celtic *wolk-, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“wet, damp”).

Verb

failc (past dh'fhailc, future failcidh, verbal noun faiceadh, past participle failcte)

1. bathe

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish failc (“gap”).

Noun

failc f (genitive singular failce, plural failcean)

1. opening, gap
2. harelip