falaich
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish fo·luigi (“covers, hides, conceals”, literally “lays under”).
Verb
falaich (past dh'fhalaich, future falaichidh, verbal noun falach or falachadh, past participle falaichte)
- hide, conceal, obscure
- disguise
Alternative forms
- folaich
- foluich
Synonyms
- cuir am falach (transitive)
- rach am falach (intransitive)
Noun
falaich m
- genitive singular of falach
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fo·luigi”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “falaich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN