foghain

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish fo·gní, from Proto-Celtic *uɸogniyeti. Cognate with Irish fóin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfo.ɪɲ/ === Verb === foghain (past dh'fhoghain, future fòghnaidh, verbal noun fòghnadh, past participle foghainte) suffice (be sufficient) avail do for, kill finish ==== Related terms ==== foghainteach (“fit, able-bodied; brave, valorous, heroic; sufficient, fit; prosperous; ample”) fóghaint (“heroism; cleverness”) fóghainteachd, fóghainteas (“sufficiency, valour, fortitude, bravery; stoutness; prosperity”) === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “foghain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN