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cothaigh.

to feed, nourish, sustain

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɔhɪɟ/Munster/ˈkɔhə/Galway/ˈkɔhiː/Mayo/ˈkɔhi/Ulster
  1. to feed, nourish, sustain

    transitive
  2. to stir up, foment, foster

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cothaigid (“supports, sustains, maintains, preserves; feeds, nourishes”, verb). By surface analysis, coth (“food, sustenance”) + -igh (verbal suffix).

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