"feann" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Verb

IPA: /fjaun̪ˠ/ Forms: dh'fheann [past], feannaidh [future], feannadh [noun-from-verb], fionn [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Irish fennaid, denominative from finnae (“hair”) (compare finnfad), from Proto-Celtic *wendom. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|fennaid}} Old Irish fennaid, {{der|gd|cel-pro|*wendom}} Proto-Celtic *wendom Head templates: {{head|gd|verb|past|dh'fheann||{{{past2}}}|future|feannaidh||{{{fut2}}}|verbal noun|feannadh||{{{vn2}}}||{{{vn3}}}|past participle|{{{pp}}}||{{{pp2}}}||{{{pp3}}} -->|head=}} feann (past dh'fheann, future feannaidh, verbal noun feannadh, past participle {{{pp}}}), {{gd-verb|fut=feannaidh|past=dh'fheann|vn=feannadh}} feann (past dh'fheann, future feannaidh, verbal noun feannadh, past participle {{{pp}}})
  1. flay, skin, fleece
    Sense id: en-feann-gd-verb-t1KB6AG9 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 15 21 12 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 15 21 12 17 18 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. remove turf to get at peat underneath
    Sense id: en-feann-gd-verb-nsF6YkKo Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 15 21 12 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 15 21 12 17 18 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*wendom"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feannaidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feannadh",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fionn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "10": "{{{fut2}}}",
        "11": "verbal noun",
        "12": "feannadh",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{vn2}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{vn3}}}",
        "17": "past participle",
        "18": "{{{pp}}}",
        "19": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "20": "{{{pp2}}}",
        "21": "",
        "22": "{{{pp3}}}\n-->",
        "3": "past",
        "4": "dh'fheann",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{past2}}}",
        "7": "future",
        "8": "feannaidh",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "gd-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 15 21 12 17 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "17 15 21 12 17 18",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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      ],
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        "flay, skin, fleece"
      ],
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        [
          "flay",
          "flay"
        ],
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ],
        [
          "fleece",
          "fleece"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "17 15 21 12 17 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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          "_dis": "17 15 21 12 17 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "remove turf to get at peat underneath"
      ],
      "id": "en-feann-gd-verb-nsF6YkKo",
      "links": [
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "turf",
          "turf"
        ],
        [
          "peat",
          "peat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fjaun̪ˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feann"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "fennaid"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish fennaid",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*wendom"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *wendom",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "dh'fheann",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feannaidh",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feannadh",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fionn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "gd",
        "10": "{{{fut2}}}",
        "11": "verbal noun",
        "12": "feannadh",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{vn2}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{vn3}}}",
        "17": "past participle",
        "18": "{{{pp}}}",
        "19": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "20": "{{{pp2}}}",
        "21": "",
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        "3": "past",
        "4": "dh'fheann",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{past2}}}",
        "7": "future",
        "8": "feannaidh",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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        "past": "dh'fheann",
        "vn": "feannadh"
      },
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      "name": "gd-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "flay, skin, fleece"
      ],
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          "flay",
          "flay"
        ],
        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ],
        [
          "fleece",
          "fleece"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "remove turf to get at peat underneath"
      ],
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        [
          "remove",
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        ],
        [
          "turf",
          "turf"
        ],
        [
          "peat",
          "peat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fjaun̪ˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feann"
}

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