fuin

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuinid, from Old Irish fo·noí.

Pronunciation

Verb

fuin (present analytic fuineann, future analytic fuinfidh, verbal noun fuineadh, past participle fuinte)

  1. (literary) cook, bake
  2. knead

Conjugation

  • Alternative verbal noun: fuint

Derived terms

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuinid, from Old Irish fo·noí. Cognate with Manx fuinn.

Pronunciation

Verb

fuin (past dh'fhuin, future fuinidh, verbal noun fuine or fuineadh, past participle fuinte)

  1. bake bread
  2. knead

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fuin”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN