fuil
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /fˠɪlʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /fˠɨ̞lʲ/
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish fuil, from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-.
Noun
fuil f (genitive singular fola, nominative plural fola)
- blood
Declension
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- airgead fola
- báire na fola
- banc fola
- boilg fola
- braon fola
- brú fola
- cíocras fola
- cnapán fola
- coirpín fola
- col fola
- crithir fola
- crobh fola
- cú fola
- cur fola
- deamhan fola
- deontóir fola
- doirteadh fola
- flosc fola
- fual fola
- fuil a chur
- fuilchill
- fuilchoirpín
- fuil dhragain
- fuil mhíosta
- fuilphlasma
- fuil shróine
- fuil talún
- gaol fola
- ligean fola
- lucht fola
- lus na fola
- madra fola
- mún fola
- nimhiú fola
- rian fola
- rith fola
- scian fola
- soitheach fola
- stór fola
- súmaire fola
- tarraingt fola
- téachtán fola
- teocht na fola
- uaisle fola
Etymology 2
From Old Irish fil, originally an imperative meaning ‘see’, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“see”), cognate with Welsh gweld (“to see”), Latin voltus (“face”). For the semantic development 'see here' > 'here is' compare French voici and voilà.
Verb
fuil
- present indicative dependent analytic of bí
- An bhfuil sé anseo?
- Is he here?
- Creidim go bhfuil sí imithe
- I believe she is gone.
Alternative forms
- fuileann (Munster)
Derived terms
- níl
Noun
fuil
- Alternative form of fail
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fuil | fhuil | bhfuil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fuil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fuil (‘blood’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “at·tá (‘to be’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “fuil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fuil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fulʲ/
Noun
fuil f (i-stem, genitive fola)
- blood
- (by extension) a wound
Descendants
- Irish: fuil
- Manx: fuill
- Scottish Gaelic: fuil
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fuil | ḟuil | fuil pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fuil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, wound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fulʲ/
Noun
fuil f (genitive folo)
- blood
- (by extension) a wound
Inflection
Feminine i-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fuil | fuilL | fuiliH |
Vocative | fuil | fuilL | fuiliH |
Accusative | fuilN | fuilL | fuiliH |
Genitive | foloH, folaH | foloH, folaH | fuileN |
Dative | fuilL | fuilib | fuilib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- fuilchar
- fuilech
- fuilide
Descendants
- Middle Irish: fuil
- Irish: fuil
- Manx: fuill
- Scottish Gaelic: fuil
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fuil | ḟuil | fuil pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fuil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Under Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Valhalla”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish fuil, from Old Irish fuil, from Proto-Celtic *wolis, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ful/
Noun
fuil f (genitive singular fala, no plural)
- blood
- family, tribe, kindred
- bloodshed
- wound
- breeding
- temper, nature
Derived terms
- casg-fala
- dòrtadh-fala
- fuil-mhìos
- is tighe fuil na bùrn
- leig fuil
- neasgaidean fala
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fuil | fhuil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “fuil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fuil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language