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destiny, fate; decree, predestination in Scottish Gaelic

dàn

destiny, fate; decree, predestination

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Scottish Gaelic · English

B' urrainn dhomh cuir Spànntis air an dàn sin.

I could translate that poem to Spanish.B1

B' urrainn dhomh cuir Spànntis air an dàn sin.

I could translate that poem to Spanish.A2

Stances et Poèmes (Suidheachaidhean is Dàn), 1865

A2

Le Zénith, dàn, 1876 (dha na daoine a bhàsaich air a’ bhalùn ris an canadh Le Zénith)

B2

La sagesse et la destinée ("An Gliocas agus an Dàn", air fhoillseachadh man Wisdom and Destiny sa Bheurla)

B2

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Base form
dàn
Sèimheachadh
dhàn

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