caoidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish caí (“weeping, lamentation”).

Pronunciation

Verb

caoidh (past chaoidh, future caoidhidh, verbal noun caoidh, past participle caoidhte)

  1. bewail, lament, bemoan, deplore, grieve, mourn

Synonyms

Noun

caoidh f (genitive singular caoidhe)

  1. verbal noun of caoidh
  2. lament, moan, mourning

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
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