failp

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

failp f (genitive singular failpe, nominative plural failpeanna)

1. stroke (of whip, cane)

Declension

Declension of failp

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative failp failpeanna Vocative a fhailp a fhailpeanna Genitive failpe failpeanna Dative failp failpeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhailp na failpeanna Genitive na failpe na bhfailpeanna Dative leis an bhfailp don fhailp leis na failpeanna

Verb

failp (present analytic failpeann, future analytic failpfidh, verbal noun failpeadh, past participle failpthe)

1. (transitive) whip, strike (with cane, etc.)

Conjugation

conjugation of failp (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	failpim	failpeann tú; failpir†	failpeann sé, sí	failpimid	failpeann sibh	failpeann siad; failpid†	a fhailpeann; a fhailpeas / a bhfailpeann*; a bhfailpeas*	failptear
	past	d'fhailp mé; d'fhailpeas / fhailp mé‡; fhailpeas‡	d'fhailp tú; d'fhailpis / fhailp tú; fhailpis‡	d'fhailp sé, sí / fhailp sé, sí‡	d'fhailpeamar; d'fhailp muid / fhailpeamar; fhailp muid‡	d'fhailp sibh; d'fhailpeabhair / fhailp sibh; fhailpeabhair‡	d'fhailp siad; d'fhailpeadar / fhailp siad; fhailpeadar‡	a d'fhailp / ar fhailp*	failpeadh
	past habitual	d'fhailpinn / fhailpinn‡; bhfailpinn‡‡	d'fhailpteá / fhailpteá‡; bhfailpteᇇ	d'fhailpeadh sé, sí / fhailpeadh sé, sí‡; bhfailpeadh sé, s퇇	d'fhailpimis; d'fhailpeadh muid / fhailpimis; fhailpeadh muid‡; bhfailpimis‡‡; bhfailpeadh muid‡‡	d'fhailpeadh sibh / fhailpeadh sibh‡; bhfailpeadh sibh‡‡	d'fhailpidís; d'fhailpeadh siad / fhailpidís; fhailpeadh siad‡; bhfailpidís‡‡; bhfailpeadh siad‡‡	a d'fhailpeadh / a bhfailpeadh*	d'fhailptí / fhailptí‡; bhfailpt퇇
future		failpfidh mé; failpfead	failpfidh tú; failpfir†	failpfidh sé, sí	failpfimid; failpfidh muid	failpfidh sibh	failpfidh siad; failpfid†	a fhailpfidh; a fhailpfeas / a bhfailpfidh*; a bhfailpfeas*	failpfear
conditional		d'fhailpfinn / fhailpfinn‡; bhfailpfinn‡‡	d'fhailpfeá / fhailpfeá‡; bhfailpfeᇇ	d'fhailpfeadh sé, sí / fhailpfeadh sé, sí‡; bhfailpfeadh sé, s퇇	d'fhailpfimis; d'fhailpfeadh muid / fhailpfimis‡; fhailpfeadh muid‡; bhfailpfimis‡‡; bhfailpfeadh muid‡‡	d'fhailpfeadh sibh / fhailpfeadh sibh‡; bhfailpfeadh sibh‡‡	d'fhailpfidís; d'fhailpfeadh siad / fhailpfidís‡; fhailpfeadh siad‡; bhfailpfidís‡‡; bhfailpfeadh siad‡‡	a d'fhailpfeadh / a bhfailpfeadh*	d'fhailpfí / fhailpfí‡; bhfailpf퇇
subjunctive	present	go bhfailpe mé; go bhfailpead†	go bhfailpe tú; go bhfailpir†	go bhfailpe sé, sí	go bhfailpimid; go bhfailpe muid	go bhfailpe sibh	go bhfailpe siad; go bhfailpid†	—	go bhfailptear
	past	dá bhfailpinn	dá bhfailpteá	dá bhfailpeadh sé, sí	dá bhfailpimis; dá bhfailpeadh muid	dá bhfailpeadh sibh	dá bhfailpidís; dá bhfailpeadh siad	—	dá bhfailptí
imperative		failpim	failp	failpeadh sé, sí	failpimis	failpigí; failpidh†	failpidís	—	failptear
verbal noun		failpeadh
past participle		failpthe

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

Derived terms

• failpeadh m (“whipping, caning”)
• failpéir m (“sponger, toady”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
failp	fhailp	bhfailp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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