faolchú
Irish
Noun
faolchú m (genitive singular faolchon or faolchú, nominative plural faolchúnna or faolchoin)
- wild dog
- wolf
- Synonyms: cú allta, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta
Declension
- Regular
Declension of faolchú
Fourth declension
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- Irregular
Declension of faolchú
Irregular
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Derived terms
- faolchú liath (“grey wolf, timber wolf”)
- faolchú na Tasmáine (“Tasmanian wolf”)
Mutation
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faolchú | fhaolchú | bhfaolchú |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "faolchú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “faolchú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “faolchú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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