fosgail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔskal/

Verb

fosgail (past dh'fhosgail, future fosglaidh, verbal noun fosgladh, past participle fosgailte)

1. open

Derived terms

• fosglair chanastairean (“can opener”)