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fan.

to wait

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/fˠɑn̪ˠ/Munster/fˠan̪ˠ/Munster/fˠɑnˠ/Connacht, Ulster/fˠanˠ/Connacht, Ulster
  1. to wait

  2. to stay

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish fanaid, from Old Irish anaid (“to stay, remain, abide”).

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