foléim

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish foléim(m). By surface analysis, fo- +‎ léim.

Noun

foléim f (genitive singular foléime, nominative plural foléimeanna)

upward bound
light leap, skip, caper

Declension

Declension of foléim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	foléim	foléimeanna
Vocative	a fholéim	a fholéimeanna
Genitive	foléime	foléimeanna
Dative	foléim	foléimeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an fholéim	na foléimeanna
Genitive	na foléime	na bhfoléimeanna
Dative	leis an bhfoléim don fholéim	leis na foléimeanna

Derived terms

foléimneach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
foléim	fholéim	bhfoléim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foléim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “foléim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “foléim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “foléim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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