faod
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish fétaid (“be able, can”), from Old Irish ·éta, prototonic form of ad·cota (“obtain”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
faod (defective, future indicative positive faodaidh, negative chan fhaod, question am faod, conditional indicative positive dh'fhaodadh, negative chan fhaodadh, question am faodadh)
- may, can (be allowed to)
- Am faod mi bruidhinn ris? ― May I speak to him?
- Faodaidh tu falbh a-nis. ― You can go now.
Usage notes[edit]
- This defective verb has only the future and conditional tenses.
Vilamovian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
faod n
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- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic verbs
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- Scottish Gaelic defective verbs
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