"can" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See can in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: chan [past], canaidh [future], cantainn [noun-from-verb], canail [noun-from-verb], cantail [noun-from-verb], cante [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Irish canaid (“to sing”), from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Compare Welsh canu, Latin canō, Ancient Greek καναχέω (kanakhéō), Persian خواندن (xândan). Etymology templates: {{root|gd|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}}, {{inh|gd|sga|canaid||to sing}} Old Irish canaid (“to sing”), {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*kaneti||to sing}} Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”), {{inh|gd|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}} Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-, {{cog|cy|canu}} Welsh canu, {{cog|la|canō}} Latin canō, {{cog|grc|καναχέω}} Ancient Greek καναχέω (kanakhéō), {{cog|fa|خواندن|tr=xândan}} Persian خواندن (xândan) Head templates: {{head|gd|verb|past|chan|||future|canaidh|||verbal noun|cantainn|or|canail|or|cantail|past participle|cante|head=}} can (past chan, future canaidh, verbal noun cantainn or canail or cantail, past participle cante), {{gd-verb|fut=canaidh|past=chan|pp=cante|vn=cantainn|vn2=canail|vn3=cantail}} can (past chan, future canaidh, verbal noun cantainn or canail or cantail, past participle cante)
  1. to say
    Sense id: en-can-gd-verb-KlHIAFBs
  2. to sing (a song)
    Sense id: en-can-gd-verb-F9dcszEK
  3. future indicative dependent of can Tags: dependent, form-of, future, indicative Form of: can
    Sense id: en-can-gd-verb-sTF2rBm1 Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 54

Inflected forms

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