fuilech

Old Irish

Etymology

fuil (blood) + -ach

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfulʲex/

Adjective

fuilech

  1. bloody, blood-stained
  2. blood-shedding, sanguinary
    1. (by extension) valiant in battle
  3. (rare) of sanguine constitution

Descendants

Mutation

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

References

  • fuilech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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