dubh

From Old Irish dub (“black”), from Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).
Cognates within Celtic include Breton du (“black”), Welsh du (“black”), Cornish duv or du (“black”), Gaulish river name Dubis, now Doubs. Cognates outside Celtic include Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍃 (daubs, “deaf”), German taub (“deaf”), English deaf, English dumb.

Tha Dòmhnall Dubh an Dòmhnallaich a-nochd a' tòir air Mòraig.

Black-haired Donald MacDonald is chasing after Morag tonight.


liath

From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”).

(hair color) grey-haired, grizzled, gray-headed


donn

duinne (comparative)
donn (masculine nominative)
dhonn (feminine nominative)
donna (nominative plural)
dhuinn (genitive masculine)
duinne (feminine genitive)
donna (genitive plural)
donn (dative masculine)
dhuinn (dative feminine)
donna (dative plural)
dhuinn (masculine vocative)
dhonn (feminine vocative)
donna (plural vocative)
donn
dhonn

[d̪̊ɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠ]

From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *dusnos-, *donnos- (“dark”), from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).


cuach

head

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

cuaich (genitive singular)
cuachan (plural)

From Old Irish cúach (“fastener, hook, buckle for cloak, hair, etc.; lock of hair, tress; hair”), from the root of sense 1.


ruadh

ruadh (masculine nominative)
ruadh (feminine nominative)
ruadha (nominative plural)
ruaidh (genitive masculine)
ruaidhe (feminine genitive)
ruadha (genitive plural)
ruadh (dative masculine)
ruaidh (dative feminine)
ruadha (dative plural)
ruaidh (masculine vocative)
ruadh (feminine vocative)
ruadha (plural vocative)

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

'S e rìbhinn ruadh mhaiseach a th' innte.

(hair color) redheaded, red-haired, ginger


bàn

head

bàn (genitive singular masculine bàin, genitive singular feminine bàine, nominative plural bàna, comparative bàine)

bàin (genitive masculine singular)
bàine (feminine genitive singular)
bàna (nominative plural)
bàine (comparative)
bàn (masculine nominative)
bhàn (feminine nominative)
bàna (nominative plural)
bhàin (genitive masculine)
bàine (feminine genitive)
bàna (genitive plural)
bàn (dative masculine)
bhàin (dative feminine)
bàna (dative plural)
bhàin (masculine vocative)
bhàn (feminine vocative)
bàna (plural vocative)

From Old Irish bán, from Proto-Celtic *bānos (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“shine”); Greek φᾱνός (phānós, “bright”); Sanskrit भानु (bhānú, “light”); further away is English bale (bale-fire).

Tha falt bàn air Seumas.


gruag

gruag f (genitive singular gruaige, plural gruagan)

gruaige (genitive singular)
gruagan (plural)
gruag
ghruag


fionnadh

fionnadh m (genitive singular fionnaidh, no plural)

fionnaidh (genitive singular)
fionnadh
fhionnadh

Tha fionnadh chàmal air a chòta.


ribe

ribe m (genitive singular ribe, plural ribeachan)

ribe (genitive singular)
ribeachan (plural)

From Middle Irish ruibe (“hair, bristle”), related to ribín (“ribbon”).


bruis

bruis (past bhruis, future bruisidh, verbal noun bruiseadh, past participle bruiste)

bhruis (past)
bruisidh (future)
bruiseadh (noun-from-verb)
bruiste (participle past)
bruis
bhruis


balt

balt m (genitive singular built, plural baltan)

built (genitive singular)
baltan (plural)
balt
bhalt


ròib

ròib f (genitive singular ròibe, no plural)


mustais

mustais f (genitive singular mustaise, plural mustaisean)

mustaise (genitive singular)
mustaisean (plural)
mustais
mhustais


beàrr

beàrr (past bheàrr, future bearraidh, verbal noun bearradh, past participle beàrrte)

bheàrr (past)
bearraidh (future)
bearradh (noun-from-verb)
beàrrte (participle past)


olann

olainn (genitive singular)
olann
n-olann

From Old Irish olann, from Proto-Celtic *ulanā, a sandhi variant of *wlanā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂.


stais

stais f (genitive singular staise, plural staisean)

staise (genitive singular)
staisean (plural)

Tha stais mhòr aige.


réibean

réibean m (genitive singular réibein, plural réibeanan)

réibein (genitive singular)
réibeanan (plural)


ròibeag

ròibeag f (genitive singular ròibeig, plural ròibeagan)

ròibeig (genitive singular)
ròibeagan (plural)

ròib (“overgrown or squalid beard, circle of hair”) + -ag


ròibeanach

head

ròibeanach (genitive singular masculine ròibeanaich, comparative ròibeanaiche)

ròibeanaich (genitive masculine singular)
ròibeanaiche (comparative)

From ròibean (“squalid little beard; bushy beard, moustache, whisker; small rope or cord; mop”) + -ach.


ròibean

head

ròibean m (genitive singular ròibein, plural ròibeanan)

ròibein (genitive singular)
ròibeanan (plural)


caisean-feusaig

caisean-feusaig m (genitive singular caisin-fheusaig, plural caiseanan-feusaig)

caisin-fheusaig (genitive singular)
caiseanan-feusaig (plural)
caisean-feusaig
chaisean-feusaig


snìomh

snìomh (past shnìomh, future snìomhaidh, verbal noun snìomh or snìomhadh, past participle snìomhte)

shnìomh (past)
snìomhaidh (future)
snìomh (noun-from-verb)
snìomhadh (noun-from-verb)
snìomhte (participle past)

From Middle Irish snímaid (“spin; twist”), from Old Irish sním, verbal noun of sníïd (“twist, grieve”).


snìomh

snìomh m (genitive singular snìomha, no plural)

iom-shnìomh

care, anxiety; restlessness; convolution; twisting; diligence


gruagaire

gruagairean (plural)
gruagaire (indefinite nominative singular)
gruagairean (indefinite nominative plural)
gruagaire (genitive indefinite singular)
ghruagairean (genitive indefinite plural)
gruagaire (dative indefinite singular)
gruagairean (dative indefinite plural)
ghruagaire (definite nominative singular)
an ghruagaire (definite nominative singular)
gruagairean (definite nominative plural)
na gruagairean (definite nominative plural)
(a') gruagaire (definite genitive singular)
gruagairean (definite genitive plural)
nan gruagairean (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghruagaire (dative definite singular)
gruagairean (dative definite plural)
na gruagairean (dative definite plural)
ghruagaire (definite singular vocative)
ghruagairean (definite plural vocative)
gruagaire
ghruagaire

/ˈkɾuəkɪɾʲə/


ciabhag

ciabhag f (genitive singular ciabhaig, plural ciabhagan)

ciabhaig (genitive singular)
ciabhagan (plural)
ciabhag
chiabhag

From ciabh + -ag. Cognate with Irish ciabhóg.