foghain

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɪɲ/

Verb

foghain (past dh'fhoghain, future fòghnaidh, verbal noun fòghnadh, past participle foghainte)

1. suffice (be sufficient)
2. avail
3. do for, kill
4. finish

Related terms

• 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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN