fuin

See also: fūin

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuinid, from Old Irish fo·noí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fˠɪnʲ/

Verb

fuin (present analytic fuineann, future analytic fuinfidh, verbal noun fuineadh, past participle fuinte)

  1. (literary) cook, bake
  2. knead

Conjugation

  • Alternative verbal noun: fuint

Derived terms

  • fuinteoir (kneader)

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fuinid, from Old Irish fo·noí. Cognate with Manx fuinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuɲ/

Verb

fuin (past dh'fhuin, future fuinidh, verbal noun fuine or fuineadh, past participle fuinte)

  1. bake bread
  2. knead

Derived terms

  • fuineadaireachd f (trade or business of a baker, baking)

References

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