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faic
faic
Scottish Gaelic
Verb
faic (past chunnaic, future chì, verbal noun faicinn, past participle faicte)
Conjugation
| Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
|---|---|---|
| Present | a' faicinn | -- |
| Past | chunnaic | chunnacas |
| Future | chì | chìthear |
| Conditional | chìtheadh | chìteadh |
Etymology 2
Noun
faic f (genitive singular faice, plural faicean)
- hiding place, den, hole
- sparkle
- pigsty
- badly-kept house
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| faic | fhaic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “ad-cí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.