Dictionary look-up word
figh
Verbal Noun
fighe; figheadh
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' fighe; tha mi a' figheadh |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' fighe; tha thu a' figheadh |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' fighe; tha e a' figheadh |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' fighe; tha i a' figheadh |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' fighe; tha sinn a' figheadh |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' fighe; tha sibh a' figheadh |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' fighe; tha iad a' figheadh |
| Impersonal | thathar a' fighe; thathar a' figheadh |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' fighe; bha mi a' figheadh |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' fighe; bha thu a' figheadh |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' fighe; bha e a' figheadh |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' fighe; bha i a' figheadh |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' fighe; bha sinn a' figheadh |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' fighe; bha sibh a' figheadh |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' fighe; bha iad a' figheadh |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' fighe; bhathar a' figheadh |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | dh'fhigh mi |
| Sg.2 | dh'fhigh thu |
| Sg.3m | dh'fhigh e |
| Sg.3f | dh'fhigh i |
| Pl.1 | dh'fhigh sinn |
| Pl.2 | dh'fhigh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dh'fhigh iad |
| Impersonal | dh'fhigheadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do dh'fhigh mi |
| Sg.2 | do dh'fhigh thu |
| Sg.3m | do dh'fhigh e |
| Sg.3f | do dh'fhigh i |
| Pl.1 | do dh'fhigh sinn |
| Pl.2 | do dh'fhigh sibh |
| Pl.3 | do dh'fhigh iad |
| Impersonal | do dh'fhigheadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | fighidh mi |
| Sg.2 | fighidh thu |
| Sg.3m | fighidh e |
| Sg.3f | fighidh i |
| Pl.1 | fighidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | fighidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | fighidh iad |
| Impersonal | fighear |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | fhigheas mi |
| Sg.2 | fhigheas thu |
| Sg.3m | fhigheas e |
| Sg.3f | fhigheas i |
| Pl.1 | fhigheas sinn |
| Pl.2 | fhigheas sibh |
| Pl.3 | fhigheas iad |
| Impersonal | fhighear |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | figh mi |
| Sg.2 | figh thu |
| Sg.3m | figh e |
| Sg.3f | figh i |
| Pl.1 | figh sinn |
| Pl.2 | figh sibh |
| Pl.3 | figh iad |
| Impersonal | fighear |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | fhighinn mi |
| Sg.2 | fhigheadh thu |
| Sg.3m | fhigheadh e |
| Sg.3f | fhigheadh i |
| Pl.1 | fhigheamaid sinn; fhigheadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | fhigheadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | fhigheadh iad |
| Impersonal | fhighte |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | fighinn mi |
| Sg.2 | figheadh thu |
| Sg.3m | figheadh e |
| Sg.3f | figheadh i |
| Pl.1 | figheamaid sinn; figheadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | figheadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | figheadh iad |
| Impersonal | fighte |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | figheam |
| Sg.2 | figh |
| Sg.3m | figheadh e |
| Sg.3f | figheadh i |
| Pl.1 | figheamaid |
| Pl.2 | fighibh |
| Pl.3 | figheadh iad |
| Impersonal | fighear |
Etymology
From Old Irish figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb), from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave, compose”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to spin, weave”).
Translations
knit, to make fabric from thread or yarn
weave, to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another
weave, to spin a cocoon or a web