fliuch

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fliuch,[4] from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb, Cornish glyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (compare Latin liquō (“melt”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”)).

Adjective

fliuch (genitive singular masculine fliuch, genitive singular feminine fliche, plural fliucha, comparative fliche)

  1. wet
Declension
Declension of fliuch
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative fliuch fhliuch fliucha;
fhliucha²
Vocative fhliuch fliucha
Genitive fliche fliucha fliuch
Dative fliuch;
fhliuch¹		 fhliuch fliucha;
fhliucha²
Comparative níos fliche
Superlative is fliche

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • Alternative vocative/genitive singular masculine and archaic dative singular feminine form: flich
Derived terms

Verb

fliuch (present analytic fliuchann, future analytic fliuchfaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchta)

  1. (intransitive) get or become wet
  2. (transitive) make wet
Conjugation
conjugation of fliuch (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fliuchaim fliuchann tú;
fliuchair†		 fliuchann sé, sí fliuchaimid fliuchann sibh fliuchann siad;
fliuchaid†		 a fhliuchann; a fhliuchas /
a bhfliuchann*; a bhfliuchas*		 fliuchtar
past d'fhliuch mé; d'fhliuchas /
fhliuch mé‡; fhliuchas‡		 d'fhliuch tú; d'fhliuchais /
fhliuch tú; fhliuchais‡		 d'fhliuch sé, sí /
fhliuch sé, sí‡		 d'fhliuchamar; d'fhliuch muid /
fhliuchamar; fhliuch muid‡		 d'fhliuch sibh; d'fhliuchabhair /
fhliuch sibh;
fhliuchabhair‡		 d'fhliuch siad; d'fhliuchadar /
fhliuch siad; fhliuchadar‡		 a d'fhliuch /
ar fhliuch*		 fliuchadh
past habitual d'fhliuchainn /
fhliuchainn‡; bhfliuchainn‡‡		 d'fhliuchtá /
fhliuchtá‡; bhfliuchtᇇ		 d'fhliuchadh sé, sí /
fhliuchadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchadh sé, s퇇		 d'fhliuchaimis; d'fhliuchadh muid /
fhliuchaimis; fhliuchadh muid‡; bhfliuchaimis‡‡; bhfliuchadh muid‡‡		 d'fhliuchadh sibh /
fhliuchadh sibh‡; bhfliuchadh sibh‡‡		 d'fhliuchaidís; d'fhliuchadh siad /
fhliuchaidís; fhliuchadh siad‡; bhfliuchaidís‡‡; bhfliuchadh siad‡‡		 a d'fhliuchadh /
a bhfliuchadh*		 d'fhliuchtaí /
fhliuchtaí‡; bhfliuchta퇇
future fliuchfaidh mé;
fliuchfad		 fliuchfaidh tú;
fliuchfair†		 fliuchfaidh sé, sí fliuchfaimid;
fliuchfaidh muid		 fliuchfaidh sibh fliuchfaidh siad;
fliuchfaid†		 a fhliuchfaidh; a fhliuchfas /
a bhfliuchfaidh*; a bhfliuchfas*		 fliuchfar
conditional d'fhliuchfainn / fhliuchfainn‡; bhfliuchfainn‡‡ d'fhliuchfá / fhliuchfá‡; bhfliuchfᇇ d'fhliuchfadh sé, sí / fhliuchfadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchfadh sé, s퇇 d'fhliuchfaimis; d'fhliuchfadh muid / fhliuchfaimis‡; fhliuchfadh muid‡; bhfliuchfaimis‡‡; bhfliuchfadh muid‡‡ d'fhliuchfadh sibh / fhliuchfadh sibh‡; bhfliuchfadh sibh‡‡ d'fhliuchfaidís; d'fhliuchfadh siad / fhliuchfaidís‡; fhliuchfadh siad‡; bhfliuchfaidís‡‡; bhfliuchfadh siad‡‡ a d'fhliuchfadh /
a bhfliuchfadh*		 d'fhliuchfaí / fhliuchfaí‡; bhfliuchfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfliucha mé;
go bhfliuchad†		 go bhfliucha tú;
go bhfliuchair†		 go bhfliucha sé, sí go bhfliuchaimid;
go bhfliucha muid		 go bhfliucha sibh go bhfliucha siad;
go bhfliuchaid†		 — go bhfliuchtar
past dá bhfliuchainn dá bhfliuchtá dá bhfliuchadh sé, sí dá bhfliuchaimis;
dá bhfliuchadh muid		 dá bhfliuchadh sibh dá bhfliuchaidís;
dá bhfliuchadh siad		 — dá bhfliuchtaí
imperative fliuchaim fliuch fliuchadh sé, sí fliuchaimis fliuchaigí;
fliuchaidh†		 fliuchaidís — fliuchtar
verbal noun fliuchadh
past participle fliuchta

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See fiuch.

Verb

fliuch (present analytic fliuchann, future analytic fliuchfaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of fiuch (“boil”)
Conjugation
conjugation of fliuch (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fliuchaim fliuchann tú;
fliuchair†		 fliuchann sé, sí fliuchaimid fliuchann sibh fliuchann siad;
fliuchaid†		 a fhliuchann; a fhliuchas /
a bhfliuchann*; a bhfliuchas*		 fliuchtar
past d'fhliuch mé; d'fhliuchas /
fhliuch mé‡; fhliuchas‡		 d'fhliuch tú; d'fhliuchais /
fhliuch tú; fhliuchais‡		 d'fhliuch sé, sí /
fhliuch sé, sí‡		 d'fhliuchamar; d'fhliuch muid /
fhliuchamar; fhliuch muid‡		 d'fhliuch sibh; d'fhliuchabhair /
fhliuch sibh;
fhliuchabhair‡		 d'fhliuch siad; d'fhliuchadar /
fhliuch siad; fhliuchadar‡		 a d'fhliuch /
ar fhliuch*		 fliuchadh
past habitual d'fhliuchainn /
fhliuchainn‡; bhfliuchainn‡‡		 d'fhliuchtá /
fhliuchtá‡; bhfliuchtᇇ		 d'fhliuchadh sé, sí /
fhliuchadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchadh sé, s퇇		 d'fhliuchaimis; d'fhliuchadh muid /
fhliuchaimis; fhliuchadh muid‡; bhfliuchaimis‡‡; bhfliuchadh muid‡‡		 d'fhliuchadh sibh /
fhliuchadh sibh‡; bhfliuchadh sibh‡‡		 d'fhliuchaidís; d'fhliuchadh siad /
fhliuchaidís; fhliuchadh siad‡; bhfliuchaidís‡‡; bhfliuchadh siad‡‡		 a d'fhliuchadh /
a bhfliuchadh*		 d'fhliuchtaí /
fhliuchtaí‡; bhfliuchta퇇
future fliuchfaidh mé;
fliuchfad		 fliuchfaidh tú;
fliuchfair†		 fliuchfaidh sé, sí fliuchfaimid;
fliuchfaidh muid		 fliuchfaidh sibh fliuchfaidh siad;
fliuchfaid†		 a fhliuchfaidh; a fhliuchfas /
a bhfliuchfaidh*; a bhfliuchfas*		 fliuchfar
conditional d'fhliuchfainn / fhliuchfainn‡; bhfliuchfainn‡‡ d'fhliuchfá / fhliuchfá‡; bhfliuchfᇇ d'fhliuchfadh sé, sí / fhliuchfadh sé, sí‡; bhfliuchfadh sé, s퇇 d'fhliuchfaimis; d'fhliuchfadh muid / fhliuchfaimis‡; fhliuchfadh muid‡; bhfliuchfaimis‡‡; bhfliuchfadh muid‡‡ d'fhliuchfadh sibh / fhliuchfadh sibh‡; bhfliuchfadh sibh‡‡ d'fhliuchfaidís; d'fhliuchfadh siad / fhliuchfaidís‡; fhliuchfadh siad‡; bhfliuchfaidís‡‡; bhfliuchfadh siad‡‡ a d'fhliuchfadh /
a bhfliuchfadh*		 d'fhliuchfaí / fhliuchfaí‡; bhfliuchfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfliucha mé;
go bhfliuchad†		 go bhfliucha tú;
go bhfliuchair†		 go bhfliucha sé, sí go bhfliuchaimid;
go bhfliucha muid		 go bhfliucha sibh go bhfliucha siad;
go bhfliuchaid†		 — go bhfliuchtar
past dá bhfliuchainn dá bhfliuchtá dá bhfliuchadh sé, sí dá bhfliuchaimis;
dá bhfliuchadh muid		 dá bhfliuchadh sibh dá bhfliuchaidís;
dá bhfliuchadh siad		 — dá bhfliuchtaí
imperative fliuchaim fliuch fliuchadh sé, sí fliuchaimis fliuchaigí;
fliuchaidh†		 fliuchaidís — fliuchtar
verbal noun fliuchadh
past participle fliuchta

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

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 57, page 30
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 114
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 26, page 14
  4. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fliuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb, Cornish glyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (compare Latin liquō (“to melt”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fʲlʲiu̯x]

Adjective

fliuch (comparative fliuchu)

  1. wet

Inflection
u-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fliuch fliuch fliuch
Vocative fliuch
Accusative fliuch flich
Genitive flich fliuchae flich
Dative fliuch flich fliuch
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative fliuchai fliuchai
Vocative fliuchai
Accusative fliuchai
Genitive *
Dative fliuchaib
Notes *not attested in Old Irish; same as nominative singular masculine in Middle Irish

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Irish: fliuch
  • Manx: fliugh
  • Scottish Gaelic: fliuch

Noun

fliuch n

  1. damp, wet weather

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fliuch ḟliuch fliuch
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fliuch,[1] from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb, Cornish glyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (compare Latin liquō (“to melt”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /flux/

Adjective

fliuch (comparative fliuiche or fliche)

  1. wet, rainy, moist, damp, oozy
    là fliuch ― a rainy day
    fuar, fliuch gun deò léirsinn ― cold, wet and stone blind
    bàta fliuch ― a boat given to taking waves on board

Verb

fliuch (past fhliuch, future fliuchaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchte)

  1. wet, moisten
  2. water
  3. make drunk

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fliuchfhliuch
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), “fliuch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fliuch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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