caoidh

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish caí (weeping, lamentation).

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

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Noun

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caoidh f (genitive singular caoidhe)

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