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foghlaim.

to learn

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfˠəul̪ˠəmʲ/Munster/ˈfˠoul̪ˠəmʲ/Munster/ˈfˠoːlˠəmʲ/Connacht, Galway/ˈfˠoːl̪ˠəmʲ/Connacht
  1. to learn

  2. to teach

    nonstandard
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈfˠəul̪ˠəmʲ/Munster/ˈfˠoul̪ˠəmʲ/Munster/ˈfˠoːlˠəmʲ/Connacht, Galway/ˈfˠoːl̪ˠəmʲ/Connacht
  1. verbal noun of foghlaim

    feminine · form-of · noun-from-verb
  2. learning

    feminine
  3. instruction

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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