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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
foghain (past dh'fhoghain, future fòghnaidh, verbal noun fòghnadh, past participle foghainte)
- suffice (be sufficient)
- avail
- do for, kill
- finish
- foghainteach (“fit, able-bodied; brave, valorous, heroic; sufficient, fit; prosperous; ample”)
- fóghaint (“heroism; cleverness”)
- fóghainteachd, fóghainteas (“sufficiency, valour, fortitude, bravery; stoutness; prosperity”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “foghain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN