faill

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fall, from Proto-Celtic *walsā.

Noun

faill f (genitive singular faille, nominative plural failleanna)

  1. (literary) negligence, omission
  2. unguarded state
  3. chance, opportunity
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
      Rógaire do b’eadh an máta agus do bhí sé ag faire ar fhaill a fhagháil ar an gcaptaen.
      The mate was a rogue and he was looking for an opportunity to trick the captain.
  4. time, occasion
  5. cessation, easement
Declension
Declension of faill

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faill failleanna
Vocative a fhaill a fhailleanna
Genitive faille failleanna
Dative faill failleanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhaill na failleanna
Genitive na faille na bhfailleanna
Dative leis an bhfaill

don fhaill

 leis na failleanna

Etymology 2

See aill.

Noun

faill f (genitive singular faille, nominative plural faillte)

  1. Alternative form of aill (“cliff, precipice”)
Declension
Declension of faill

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative faill faillte
Vocative a fhaill a fhaillte
Genitive faille faillte
Dative faill faillte

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhaill na faillte
Genitive na faille na bhfaillte
Dative leis an bhfaill

don fhaill

 leis na faillte

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “faill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “faill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Manx

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

faill (verbal noun failleil or fajeil)

  1. fail, fall short, decline

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fochell, the verbal noun of fo·cíallathar.

Verb

faill (verbal noun failley, past participle failt)

  1. hire, employ, engage

Noun

faill f (genitive singular faillee)

  1. wages

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
faillaillvaill
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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