"faiche" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See faiche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaçə/ [Lewis] Forms: faichean [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish faidche, faithche (“lawn before a building, public square”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|faidche}} Old Irish faidche Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||||||||||||plural|faichean||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} faiche f (plural faichean), {{gd-noun|g=f|pl=faichean}} faiche f (plural faichean)
  1. meadow, green, green field, plain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faiche-gd-noun-v-6C9LJW Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 48 43 2 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 71 21 4 4
  2. (golf) fairway Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faiche-gd-noun-NlwdeQEd Categories (other): Golf, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 48 43 2 6 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (military) drill yard Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faiche-gd-noun-jrRATGQK Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. burrow of a crustacean Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faiche-gd-noun-L~jGaoUe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: faiche an bhaile (english: village green), faiche aonaigh (english: fairground), faiche bollaí (english: bowling green), faiche cróice (english: croquet lawn), faiche ghiústála (english: tilt-yard), faiche imeartha, faiche mhargaidh (english: marketplace), faiche thraenála (english: training ground), giolla faiche (english: groundsman), lomaire faiche (english: lawnmower)
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      "word": "faiche ghiústála"
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      "word": "faiche thraenála"
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