fosgail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔskal/

Verb

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

open

Derived terms

fosglair chanastairean (“can opener”)

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