fulangach

Irish

Alternative forms

• fulaigeach, fulaigtheach, fulaingeach, fulaingtheach, fulangthach, fuiliceach, fuilictheach, fuilingeach, fuilingtheach, fuilngeach, fuilngtheach

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuilngech. By surface analysis, fulaingt +‎ -ach.

Adjective

fulangach (genitive singular masculine fulangaigh, genitive singular feminine fulangaí, plural fulangacha, comparative fulangaí)

1. passive (taking no action)
2. forbearing, long-suffering, resigned
3. tolerant, patient
4. (nominalized) patient or long-suffering person

Declension

Declension of fulangach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fulangach	fhulangach	fulangacha; fhulangacha²
Vocative	fhulangaigh		fulangacha
Genitive		fulangaí	fulangacha	fulangach
Dative	fulangach; fhulangach¹	fhulangach; fhulangaigh (archaic)	fulangacha; fhulangacha²
Comparative	níos fulangaí
Superlative	is fulangaí

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

• fulangach-ionsaiteach (“passive-aggressive”)
• caitheamh fulangach (“passive smoking”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fulangach	fhulangach	bhfulangach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fúailngech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fulangach, fulngach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fuilingeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 339
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fuilingṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 340
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fulangaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fulangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuilngech. By surface analysis, fulang +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈful̪ˠəŋkəx/

Adjective

fulangach

1. hardy, tough
2. (grammar) passive

Synonyms

• (hardy): tapaidh

Derived terms

• guth fulangach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fulangach	fhulangach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.