àraich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Verb

àraich (past dh'àraich, future àraichidh, verbal noun àrach, past participle àraichte)

1. breed, train
2. bring up, foster, raise
3. brood
4. cherish, nurture, nourish, tend to

Participles

Tense \ Voice	Active	Passive
Present	ag àrach	--
Past	dh'àraich	àraicheadh
Future	àraichidh	àraichear
Conditional	àraicheadh	àraichteadh

Derived terms

• seòmar-àraich (“nursery”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “àraich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN