/fˠɑilʲ/
OriginFrom Old Irish fall, from Proto-Celtic *walsā.
- feminine, literarynegligence, omission
- feminineunguarded state
- femininechance, opportunity
“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.
- femininetime, occasion
- femininecessation, easement
Formsfaille(genitive, singular) · failleanna(nominative, plural) · faill(indefinite, nominative, singular) · failleanna(indefinite, nominative, plural) · a fhaill(indefinite, singular, vocative) · a fhailleanna(indefinite, plural, vocative) · faille(genitive, indefinite, singular) · failleanna(genitive, indefinite, plural) · faill(dative, indefinite, singular) · failleanna(dative, indefinite, plural) · an fhaill(definite, nominative, singular) · na failleanna(definite, nominative, plural) · na faille(definite, genitive, singular) · na bhfailleanna(definite, genitive, plural) · leis an bhfaill(dative, definite, singular) · don fhaill(dative, definite, singular) · leis na failleanna(dative, definite, plural)
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