caoidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish caí (“weeping, lamentation”).

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

• caoin

Noun

caoidh f (genitive singular caoidhe)

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