falaich

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish fo·luigi (covers, hides, conceals, literally lays under); see laigid (to lie down).

Verb

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falaich (past dh'fhalaich, future falaichidh, verbal noun falach or falachadh, past participle falaichte)

  1. hide, conceal, obscure
  2. disguise
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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falaich m

  1. genitive singular of falach

References

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  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fo·luigi”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “falaich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN