falaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fo·luigi (“covers, hides, conceals”, literally “lays under”); see laigid (“to lie down”).

Verb

falaich (past dh'fhalaich, future falaichidh, verbal noun falach or falachadh, past participle falaichte)

1. hide, conceal, obscure
2. disguise

Alternative forms

• folaich
• foluich

Synonyms

• cuir am falach (transitive)
• rach am falach (intransitive)

Etymology 2

Noun

falaich m

1. genitive singular of falach

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fo·luigi”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Edward Dwelly (1911) “falaich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN