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iaigh.

to close, shut

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to close, shut

    ambitransitive
    Bhí na súile ag iamh orm.
  2. to enclose, encompass

    transitive
  3. to block up, close up, dam

    ambitransitive
  4. to join

    ambitransitive
  5. to clench (close tightly) (one's fist)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish íadaid, from Proto-Celtic *eɸidāti, a prefixed derivative of *dāti (“to give”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic iadh.

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