fosgail
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
fosgail (past dh'fhosgail, future fosglaidh, verbal noun fosgladh, past participle fosgailte)
Derived terms edit
- fosglair chanastairean (“can opener”)