folcadh

Irish

Pronunciation

(noun):

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɞl̪ˠkə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠkə/, /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠkə/

Noun

folcadh m (genitive singular folctha, nominative plural folcthaí)

1. verbal noun of folc
2. bath, wash
3. drenching
4. dipping, steeping; immersion, submersion

Declension

Declension of folcadh

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative folcadh folcthaí Vocative a fholcadh a fholcthaí Genitive folctha folcthaí Dative folcadh folcthaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an folcadh na folcthaí Genitive an fholctha na bhfolcthaí Dative leis an bhfolcadh don fholcadh leis na folcthaí

Derived terms

• dabhach fholctha f (“bathtub”)
• fallaing folctha f (“bathrobe”)
• folcadh béil m (“mouth-wash”)
• folcadh ceatha m (“shower bath”)
• folcadh gaile m (“vapour bath”)
• folcadh sáile m (“sea bathing”)
• róba folctha m (“bathrobe”)
• seomra folctha m (“bathroom”)
• tobán folctha m (“bathtub”)

 

Verb

folcadh

1. inflection of folc (“to bathe”):
   1. past indicative autonomous
   2. past subjunctive analytic
   3. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
folcadh	fholcadh	bhfolcadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “folcadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “folcadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “folcadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024