Scottish Gaelic

Noun

feum m ‎(genitive singular feuma or fèim)

1. need, necessity

   ann 'am fheum‎ ― in my time of need

   'S e am feum a thug air sin a dhèanamh.‎ ― Dire necessity made him do that.

2. use, usefulness

   Chan eil feum annad.‎ ― There is no use in you.

   Dè is feum dha?‎ ― What is the use of it?

   Is beag feum a tha ort.‎ ― You are quite useless.

3. poverty
4. worth
5. occasion

   Chan eil feum ort.‎ ― There is no occasion for (or need of) you.

Derived terms

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “feidm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.