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friotaigh.

resist

9 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. resist

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from friotaíocht (“resistance”), from Old Irish frithtuidecht, verbal noun of fris·taít.

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