fan in Scottish Gaelic

Forms: dh'fhan [past], fanaidh [future], fantail [noun-from-verb], fantainn [noun-from-verb], fanachd [noun-from-verb] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Irish fanaid (“stays, remains, abides”), from Old Irish anaid. Etymology templates: {{der|gd|mga|fanaid||stays, remains, abides}} Middle Irish fanaid (“stays, remains, abides”), {{inh|gd|sga|anaid}} Old Irish anaid Head templates: {{head|gd|verb|past|dh'fhan||{{{past2}}}|future|fanaidh||{{{fut2}}}|verbal noun|fantail|or|fantainn|or|fanachd|past participle|{{{pp}}}||{{{pp2}}}||{{{pp3}}} -->|head=}} fan (past dh'fhan, future fanaidh, verbal noun fantail or fantainn or fanachd, past participle {{{pp}}}), {{gd-verb|fut=fanaidh|past=dh'fhan|vn=fantail|vn2=fantainn|vn3=fanachd}} fan (past dh'fhan, future fanaidh, verbal noun fantail or fantainn or fanachd, past participle {{{pp}}})

Inflected forms

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      "word": "feith"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fuirich"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fan"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic verbs"
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        "noun-from-verb"
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          "wait",
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    {
      "word": "feith"
    },
    {
      "word": "fuirich"
    }
  ],
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}

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"fan" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

Verb

Inflected forms