foghlaim

Irish

Alternative forms

  • fóghlaim, foghlam, fóghlam, foghluim, fóghluim[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish foglaimid (to learn), derived from Old Irish foglaimm (learning), the verbal noun of fo·gleinn (gather, collect; learn, study).[2]

Pronunciation

Verb

foghlaim (present analytic foghlaimíonn, future analytic foghlaimeoidh, verbal noun foghlaim, past participle foghlamtha)

  1. learn
  2. (nonstandard) teach
    Synonym: múin

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

foghlaim f (genitive singular as substantive foghlama, genitive as verbal noun foghlamtha)

  1. verbal noun of foghlaim
  2. learning
  3. instruction

Declension

Verbal noun
Declension of foghlaim (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative foghlaim
vocative a fhoghlaim
genitive foghlamtha
dative foghlaim
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fhoghlaim
genitive na foghlamtha
dative leis an bhfoghlaim
don fhoghlaim
Substantive
Declension of foghlaim (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative foghlaim
vocative a fhoghlaim
genitive foghlama
dative foghlaim
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fhoghlaim
genitive na foghlama
dative leis an bhfoghlaim
don fhoghlaim

Derived terms

  • teoiric fhoghlama (learning theory)
  • is namhaid an cheird gan a foghlaim (the trade not learned is an enemy) (proverb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of foghlaim
radical lenition eclipsis
foghlaim fhoghlaim bhfoghlaim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “foġlaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 468; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “foġlamaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 468; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “foghlaim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “foghlaim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • foghlaim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish foglaimm, verbal noun of fo·gleinn (gather, collect; learn, study).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɤːl̪ˠəm/

Verb

foghlaim (past dh'fhoghlaim, future foghlaimidh, verbal noun foghlam, past participle foghlaimte)

  1. learn, educate, teach, discipline
  2. teach

Conjugation

Conjugation of foghlaim (regular)
stem foghlaim
verbal noun foghlam
past participle foghlaimte
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past dh'fhoghlaim mi dh'fhoghlaim thu dh'fhoghlaim e/i dh'fhoghlaim sinn dh'fhoghlaim sibh dh'fhoghlaim iad dh'fhoghlaimeadh
future foghlaimidh mi foghlaimidh tu foghlaimidh e/i foghlaimidh sinn foghlaimidh sibh foghlaimidh iad foghlaimear
foghlaimtear
conditional dh'fhoghlaiminn dh'fhoghlaimeadh tu dh'fhoghlaimeadh e/i dh'fhoghlaimeamaid
dh'fhoghlaimeadh sinn
dh'fhoghlaimeadh sibh dh'fhoghlaimeadh iad dh'fhoghlaimteadh
dh'fhoghlaimist1
dh'fhoghlaimiste1
negative past cha do dh'fhoghlaim mi cha do dh'fhoghlaim thu cha do dh'fhoghlaim e/i cha do dh'fhoghlaim sinn cha do dh'fhoghlaim sibh cha do dh'fhoghlaim iad cha do dh'fhoghlaimeadh
future chan fhoghlaim mi chan fhoghlaim thu chan fhoghlaim e/i chan fhoghlaim sinn chan fhoghlaim sibh chan fhoghlaim iad chan fhoghlaimear
chan fhoghlaimtear
conditional chan fhoghlaiminn chan fhoghlaimeadh tu chan fhoghlaimeadh e/i chan fhoghlaimeamaid
chan fhoghlaimeadh sinn
chan fhoghlaimeadh sibh chan fhoghlaimeadh iad chan fhoghlaimteadh
chan fhoghlaimist1
chan fhoghlaimiste1
affirmative
interrogative
past an do dh'fhoghlaim mi? an do dh'fhoghlaim thu? an do dh'fhoghlaim e/i? an do dh'fhoghlaim sinn? an do dh'fhoghlaim sibh? an do dh'fhoghlaim iad? an do dh'fhoghlaimeadh?
future am foghlaim mi? am foghlaim thu? am foghlaim e/i? am foghlaim sinn? am foghlaim sibh? am foghlaim iad? am foghlaimear?
am foghlaimtear?
conditional am foghlaiminn? am foghlaimeadh tu? am foghlaimeadh e/i? am foghlaimeamaid?
am foghlaimeadh sinn?
am foghlaimeadh sibh? am foghlaimeadh iad? am foghlaimteadh?
am foghlaimist?1
am foghlaimiste?1
negative
interrogative
past nach do dh'fhoghlaim mi? nach do dh'fhoghlaim thu? nach do dh'fhoghlaim e/i? nach do dh'fhoghlaim sinn? nach do dh'fhoghlaim sibh? nach do dh'fhoghlaim iad? nach do dh'fhoghlaimeadh?
future nach foghlaim mi? nach foghlaim thu? nach foghlaim e/i? nach foghlaim sinn? nach foghlaim sibh? nach foghlaim iad? nach foghlaimear?
nach foghlaimtear?
conditional nach foghlaiminn? nach foghlaimeadh tu? nach foghlaimeadh e/i? nach foghlaimeamaid?
nach foghlaimeadh sinn?
nach foghlaimeadh sibh? nach foghlaimeadh iad? nach foghlaimteadh?
nach foghlaimist?1
nach foghlaimiste?1
relative
future
affirmative (ma) dh'fhoghlaimeas mi (ma) dh'fhoghlaimeas thu (ma) dh'fhoghlaimeas e/i (ma) dh'fhoghlaimeas sinn (ma) dh'fhoghlaimeas sibh (ma) dh'fhoghlaimeas iad (ma) dh'fhoghlaimear
negative (mur) foghlaim mi (mur) foghlaim thu (mur) foghlaim e/i (mur) foghlaim sinn (mur) foghlaim sibh (mur) foghlaim iad (mur) foghlaimear
(mur) foghlaimtear
imperative foghlaimeam foghlaim foghlaimeadh e/i foghlaimeamaid foghlaimibh foghlaimeadh iad foghlaimear
foghlaimtear

1 Lewis dialect form

Mutation

Mutation of foghlaim
radical lenition
foghlaim fhoghlaim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.