falaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fo·luigi (“covers, hides, conceals”, literally “lays under”).

Verb

falaich (past dh'fhalaich, future falaichidh, verbal noun falach or falachadh, past participle falaichte)

hide, conceal, obscure
disguise

Alternative forms

folaich
foluich

Synonyms

cuir am falach (transitive)
rach am falach (intransitive)

Noun

falaich m

genitive singular of falach

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “fo·luigi”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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