folamh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish folam, falam.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠəvˠ/[2]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaːl̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form falamh)
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠuː/, /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɔlˠu/, /ˈfˠɔl̪ˠu/

Adjective

folamh (genitive singular masculine folaimh, genitive singular feminine foilmhe, plural folmha, comparative foilmhe)

  1. empty
  2. empty-handed
    Nuair a thiocas an bás ní imeoidh sé folamh.
    When death comes, it won’t leave empty-handed.

Declension
Declension of folamh
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative folamh fholamh folmha;
fholmha²
Vocative fholaimh folmha
Genitive foilmhe folmha folamh
Dative folamh;
fholamh¹		 fholamh;
fholaimh (archaic)		 folmha;
fholmha²
Comparative níos foilmhe
Superlative is foilmhe

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
  • folmhaigh (“empty”, verb)
  • folúntas m (“emptiness, void”)
  • folús m (“emptiness, void”)
  • foilmhe f (“emptiness, blankness”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
folamh fholamh bhfolamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 folam, falam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 89

Further reading
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