dèan

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See also: dean, Dean, déan, and deán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ·dénai, prototonic form of do·gní.

Pronunciation

Verb

dèan (past rinn, future , verbal noun dèanamh, past participle dèanta)

  1. do
  2. make

Conjugation

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References

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do·gní”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dèan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN