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fosgail

fosgail

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

fosgail ‎(past dh'fhosgail, future fosglaidh, verbal noun fosgladh, past participle fosgailte)

  1. open

Derived terms

Etymology

From Old Irish osclaid (compare Munster, Connacht, and Standard Irish oscail), fosclaid (compare Ulster Irish foscail, Manx foshil), a late form of oslaicid ‎(“opens; lets loose, releases”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔskal/

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