falbh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

The noun is from Old Irish folúamain, verbal noun of fo·luathar (“fly, flee, abscond”). The verb is from the noun. Cognate with Irish foluain (“fluttering, flying, hovering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaˌl̪ˠa(v)/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈfa˧˥ˌl̪ˠa˦˥]

Verb

falbh (past dh'fhalbh, future falbhaidh, verbal noun falbh, past participle falbhte)

1. leave, depart, go away

Usage notes

• Only used intransitively. In transitive clauses fàg is used:

  Feumaidh mi falbh a-nis. ― I must go/leave now.

  Am fàg sinn an dùthaich? ― Shall we leave the country?

Noun

falbh m

1. verbal noun of falbh

Derived terms

• air falbh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
falbh	fhalbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.