Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *ad-reg-, from *regeti (to strengthen).

Verb edit

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

Conjugation edit

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “àraich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “àrach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN