foghlam

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɤːl̪ˠəm/[1][2]

Noun

foghlam m (genitive singular foghlaim, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of foghlaim
  2. learning, instruction, education
  3. acquired knowledge
  4. (act of) training, teaching
  5. learning
  6. discipline
  7. edification
  8. intelligence

Mutation

Mutation of foghlam
radical lenition
foghlam fhoghlam

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “foghlam”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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