Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish foglaimid (to learn), derived from Old Irish foglaimm (learning), the verbal noun of fo·gleinn (gather, collect; learn, study).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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foghlaim (present analytic foghlaimíonn, future analytic foghlaimeoidh, verbal noun foghlaim, past participle foghlamtha)

  1. learn
  2. (nonstandard) teach
    Synonym: múin

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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foghlaim f (genitive singular as substantive foghlama, genitive as verbal noun foghlamtha)

  1. verbal noun of foghlaim
  2. learning
  3. instruction

Declension

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Verbal noun
Declension of foghlaim (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative foghlaim
vocative a fhoghlaim
genitive foghlamtha
dative foghlaim
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an fhoghlaim
genitive na foghlamtha
dative leis an bhfoghlaim
don fhoghlaim
Substantive
Declension of foghlaim (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative foghlaim
vocative a fhoghlaim
genitive foghlama
dative foghlaim
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an fhoghlaim
genitive na foghlama
dative leis an bhfoghlaim
don fhoghlaim

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of foghlaim
radical lenition eclipsis
foghlaim fhoghlaim bhfoghlaim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “foglaimid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 115
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 192, page 73

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish foglaimm, verbal noun of fo·gleinn (gather, collect; learn, study).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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foghlaim (past dh'fhoghlaim, future foghlaimidh, verbal noun foghlam, past participle foghlaimte)

  1. learn, educate, teach, discipline
  2. teach

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Mutation of foghlaim
radical lenition
foghlaim fhoghlaim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.