fulangach

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish fuilngech.[2] By surface analysis, fulaingt +‎ -ach.

Adjective[edit]

fulangach (genitive singular masculine fulangaigh, genitive singular feminine fulangaí, plural fulangacha, comparative fulangaí)

  1. passive (taking no action)
  2. forbearing, long-suffering, resigned
  3. tolerant, patient
  4. (nominalized) patient or long-suffering person

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ fulangach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ 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[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish fuilngech. By surface analysis, fulang +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fulangach

  1. hardy, tough
  2. (grammar) passive

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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.