fulangach
Irish
Alternative forms
- fulaigeach, fulaigtheach, fulaingeach, fulaingtheach, fulangthach, fuiliceach, fuilictheach, fuilingeach, fuilingtheach, fuilngeach, fuilngtheach[1]
Etymology
From Middle Irish fuilngech.[2] By surface analysis, fulaingt + -ach.
Adjective
fulangach (genitive singular masculine fulangaigh, genitive singular feminine fulangaí, plural fulangacha, comparative fulangaí)
- passive (taking no action)
- forbearing, long-suffering, resigned
- tolerant, patient
- (nominalized) patient or long-suffering person
Declension
Declension of fulangach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fulangach | fhulangach | fulangacha; fhulangacha² | |
| Vocative | fhulangaigh | fulangacha | ||
| Genitive | fulangaí | fulangacha | fulangach | |
| Dative | fulangach; fhulangach¹ |
fhulangach; fhulangaigh (archaic) |
fulangacha; fhulangacha² | |
| Comparative | níos fulangaí | |||
| Superlative | is fulangaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- fulangach-ionsaiteach (“passive-aggressive”)
- caitheamh fulangach (“passive smoking”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fulangach | fhulangach | bhfulangach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “fulangach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fuilngech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fúailngech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fulangach, fulngach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fuilingeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 339
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fuilingṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 340
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fulangaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fulangach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish fuilngech. By surface analysis, fulang + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈful̪ˠəŋkəx/
Synonyms
- (hardy): tapaidh
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fulangach | fhulangach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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