fèath nan eun

fèath nan eun m or f (genitive singular fèatha nan eun, plural fèathan nan eun)

fèatha nan eun (genitive singular)
fèathan nan eun (plural)


obann

From Middle Irish opunn (“quick, sudden”). Cognate with Irish tobann.


stob

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stob m (genitive singular stuib, plural stoban)

stuib (genitive singular)
stoban (plural)

Perhaps of Germanic origin, connected with English stab.


stob

stob (past stob, future stobaidh, verbal noun stobadh, past participle stobte)

stob (past)
stobaidh (future)
stobadh (noun-from-verb)
stobte (participle past)


cladhaire

cladhaire m (genitive singular cladhaire, plural cladhairean)

cladhaire (genitive singular)
cladhairean (plural)
cladhaire
chladhaire

/ˈkʰl̪ˠɤ.ɪɾʲə/

From Middle Irish cladaire m (“ditch digger”), from Old Irish clad m (“ditch, trench; dyke, earthen rampart”).

der

one superintending the burying of soldiers in an army


carago

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carago m (genitive singular carago, plural caragothan)

carago (genitive singular)
caragothan (plural)


cù-eunaich

cù-eunaich m (genitive singular coin-eunaich, plural coin-eunaich)

coin-eunaich (genitive singular)
coin-eunaich (plural)


còigeamh

From Old Irish cóiced (“fifth”). By surface analysis, còig + -amh.


còignear

còignear m (genitive singular cóigneir, plural cóignearan)

cóigneir (genitive singular)
cóignearan (plural)
còignear
chòignear


cliath

cliath f (genitive singular clèithe, plural cliathan)

clèithe (genitive singular)
cliathan (plural)

From Middle Irish clíath, from Proto-Celtic *kleitā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).


cliath

cliath (past chliath, future cliathaidh, verbal noun cliathadh, past participle cliathte)

chliath (past)
cliathaidh (future)
cliathadh (noun-from-verb)
cliathte (participle past)
cliath
chliath


aonar

aonair (genitive singular)
aonar
n-aonar

From Old Irish oenar (“a single individual, one alone”), a compound of óen (“one”) + fer (“man”).


easgann

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easgann f (genitive singular easgainn or easgainne, plural easgannan)

easgainn (genitive singular)
easgainne (genitive singular)
easgannan (plural)


pailteas

pailteas m (genitive singular pailteis, no plural)


pailt

Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?]. Cognate with Cornish pals (“plentiful”).


purpar

purpar m (genitive singular purpair, plural purparan)

purpair (genitive singular)
purparan (plural)


fo-dhearg

fo-dhearg f (genitive singular fo-dheirg)


pailt-làmhach

pailt-làmhaiche (comparative)
pailt-làmhach
phailt-làmhach

From pailt (“plentiful”) + làmhach (“handed”).

af

[…] cha dùth dha a bhi fialuidh no pailt-làmhach a thaobh nam feadhnach againne. Chan eil sinne a' faighinn uair sam bith ach an spruidhleach a thuiteas o a bhòrd-san.

1917, A.M.E., “Ceist An Ionmhais”, in Guth na bliadhna, volume 14, page 136:

He doesn't have to be hospitable or generous towards us. We are only ever getting the crumbs that fall from his table.


Libearalach

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Libearalach (genitive singular masculine Libearalaich, comparative Libearalaiche)

Libearalaich (genitive masculine singular)
Libearalaiche (comparative)


Libearalach

Libearalach m (genitive singular Libearalaich, plural Libearalaich)

Libearalaich (genitive singular)
Libearalaich (plural)


purpaidh

From Middle Irish purpuir, from Latin purpura. Cognate with Welsh porphor and English purple.

Cha toil leam purpaidh idir.


bìoson

bìoson m (genitive singular bìosoin, plural bìosoin)

bìosoin (genitive singular)
bìosoin (plural)

Bison bonasus
Bison bonasus#Translingual


buabhall uisge

buabhall uisge m (genitive singular buabhaill uisge, plural buabhallan uisge)

buabhaill uisge (genitive singular)
buabhallan uisge (plural)


buabhall Afragach

buabhall Afragach m (genitive singular buabhaill Afragach, plural buabhallan Afragach)

buabhaill Afragach (genitive singular)
buabhallan Afragach (plural)


Afragach

Afragach (genitive singular feminine Afragaiche)

Afragaiche (feminine genitive singular)
Afragach
n-Afragach


fo-

From fo, from Old Irish fo (“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).


buabhall Ceap

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buabhall Ceap m (genitive singular buabhaill Ceap, plural buabhallan Ceap)

buabhaill Ceap (genitive singular)
buabhallan Ceap (plural)


torrach

From Old Irish torrach, from Proto-Celtic *torrākos, from *torr- (“belly”).


Ameireaganach

Ameireaganach m (genitive singular Ameireaganaich, plural Ameireaganaich)

Ameireaganaich (genitive singular)
Ameireaganaich (plural)
Ameireaganach
n-Ameireaganach


bìoson Ameireaganach

bìoson-Ameireaganach m (genitive singular bìosoin Ameireaganach, plural bìosoin Ameireaganach)

bìoson-Ameireaganach (canonical masculine)
bìosoin Ameireaganach (genitive singular)
bìosoin Ameireaganach (plural)


crodh

crodh m (genitive singular cruidh, no plural)

From Old Irish crod (“cattle, herds, stock; goods, property, wealth”).


buabhall

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buabhall m (genitive singular buabhaill, plural buabhallan)

buabhaill (genitive singular)
buabhallan (plural)
buabhall
bhuabhall

From Old Irish búaball, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”).


luchag

luchag (indefinite nominative singular)
luchagan (indefinite nominative plural)
luchaige (genitive indefinite singular)
luchaig (genitive indefinite singular)
luchag (genitive indefinite plural)
luchaig (dative indefinite singular)
luchagan (dative indefinite plural)
luchagaibh (dative indefinite plural)
luchag (definite nominative singular)
an luchag (definite nominative singular)
luchagan (definite nominative plural)
na luchagan (definite nominative plural)
luchaige (definite genitive singular)
na luchaige (definite genitive singular)
luchaig (definite genitive singular)
luchag (definite genitive plural)
nan luchag (definite genitive plural)
luchaig (dative definite singular)
an luchaig (dative definite singular)
luchagan (dative definite plural)
na luchagan (dative definite plural)
luchagaibh (dative definite plural)
luchag (definite singular vocative)
luchaga (definite plural vocative)
luchag


Breatnach

Breatnach (genitive)
Breatnach
Bhreatnach


neach-caitheamh

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neach-caitheamh m (genitive singular neach-caitheamh, plural luchd-caitheamh)

neach-caitheamh (genitive singular)
luchd-caitheamh (plural)


tapadh leibh

thank you (formal or to more than one person)


fear-caitheamh

fear-caitheamh m (genitive singular fir-caitheamh, plural fir-caitheamh)

fir-caitheamh (genitive singular)
fir-caitheamh (plural)


clàs

clàs m (genitive singular clàsa, plural clàsan)

clàsa (genitive singular)
clàsan (plural)


fo-chlàs

fo-chlàs m (genitive singular fo-chlàsa, plural fo-chlàsan)

fo-chlàsa (genitive singular)
fo-chlàsan (plural)


fo-lagh

fo-lagh m (genitive singular fo-lagha, plural fo-laghannan)

fo-lagha (genitive singular)
fo-laghannan (plural)


uisge beatha

uisge beatha m (genitive singular uisge bheatha, plural uisgeachan beatha)

uisge bheatha (genitive singular)
uisgeachan beatha (plural)


fo-rèile

fo-rèile f (genitive singular fo-rèile, plural fo-rèilichean)

fo-rèile (genitive singular)
fo-rèilichean (plural)


fo-thiotal

fo-thiotal m (genitive singular fo-thiotail, plural fo-thiotalan)

fo-thiotail (genitive singular)
fo-thiotalan (plural)


rèile

rèile f (genitive singular rèile, plural rèilichean)

rèile (genitive singular)
rèilichean (plural)


tiotal

tiotal m (genitive singular tiotal, plural tiotalen)

tiotal (genitive singular)
tiotalen (plural)


tapaidh

From Middle Irish tapaid (“quick, swift”).


pacaid

pacaid f (genitive singular pacaide, plural pacaidean)

pacaide (genitive singular)
pacaidean (plural)
pacaid
phacaid

pacaid litrichean


punnd

punnd m (genitive singular puinnd, plural puinnd)

puinnd (genitive singular)
puinnd (plural)

/pʰɔ̃ũn̪ˠt̪/

[pʰɔ̃ʊ̃n̪̊ˠt̪]


beann

beann f (genitive singular beinn, plural beannan)

beinn (genitive singular)
beannan (plural)
beann (indefinite nominative singular)
beannan (indefinite nominative plural)
beinne (genitive indefinite singular)
beinn (genitive indefinite singular)
bheann (genitive indefinite plural)
beinn (dative indefinite singular)
beannan (dative indefinite plural)
beannaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') bheann (definite nominative singular)
beannan (definite nominative plural)
na beannan (definite nominative plural)
beinne (definite genitive singular)
na beinne (definite genitive singular)
beinn (definite genitive singular)
beann (definite genitive plural)
nam beann (definite genitive plural)
(a') bheinn (dative definite singular)
beannan (dative definite plural)
na beannan (dative definite plural)
beannaibh (dative definite plural)
bheann (definite singular vocative)
bheanna (definite plural vocative)
beann
bheann

From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”). Doublet of beinn.

der

a bheann iùbhraidh


leabhar-fiosrachaidh

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leabhar-fiosrachaidh m (genitive singular leabhair-fiosrachaidh, plural leabhraichean-fiosrachaidh)

leabhair-fiosrachaidh (genitive singular)
leabhraichean-fiosrachaidh (plural)


bliadhnail

From bliadhna (“year”) + -ail (compare Manx bleinoil).


lus dà bhliadhnail

lus dà bhliadhnail m (genitive singular luis dà bhliadhnail or lusa dà bhliadhnail, plural lusan dà bhliadhnail)

luis dà bhliadhnail (genitive singular)
lusa dà bhliadhnail (genitive singular)
lusan dà bhliadhnail (plural)


reòdh

reòdh (past reòdh, future reòdhaidh, verbal noun reòdhadh, past participle reòdhte)

reòdh (past)
reòdhaidh (future)
reòdhadh (noun-from-verb)
reòdhte (participle past)


dìonach

proof, tight (as in leakproof, waterproof, watertight etc)


reothadair

reothadair m (genitive singular reothadair, plural reothadairean)

reothadair (genitive singular)
reothadairean (plural)


ùghdarras

ùghdarras m (genitive singular ùghdarrais, plural ùghdarrasan)

ùghdarrais (genitive singular)
ùghdarrasan (plural)


searbhag

searbhag f (genitive singular searbhaig, plural searbhagan)

searbhaig (genitive singular)
searbhagan (plural)


uisge-coisrigte

uisge-coisrigte m (genitive singular uisge-coisrigte, plural uisgeachan-coisrigte)

uisge-coisrigte (genitive singular)
uisgeachan-coisrigte (plural)


pearraid

pearraid f (genitive singular pearraid or pearraide, plural pearraidean)

pearraid (genitive singular)
pearraide (genitive singular)
pearraidean (plural)


galar-pearraide

galar-pearraide m (genitive singular galair-pearraide, plural galaran-pearraide)

galair-pearraide (genitive singular)
galaran-pearraide (plural)


uisge-searbhaig

uisge-searbhaig m (genitive singular uisge-searbhaig, plural uisgeachan-searbhaig)

uisge-searbhaig (genitive singular)
uisgeachan-searbhaig (plural)


uisge-stiùireach

uisge-stiùireach m (genitive singular uisge-stiùireach, plural uisgeachan-stiùireach)

uisge-stiùireach (genitive singular)
uisgeachan-stiùireach (plural)


uisge-adhair

uisge-adhair m (genitive singular uisge-adhair, plural uisgeachan-adhair)

uisge-adhair (genitive singular)
uisgeachan-adhair (plural)
uisge-adhair
n-uisge-adhair

/ɯʃkʲə a.ɪɾʲ/


fiosrachadh

fiosrachadh m (genitive singular fiosrachaidh, plural fiosrachaidhean)

fiosrachaidh (genitive singular)
fiosrachaidhean (plural)


fiosrach

well-informed, knowledgeable, learned, versed


galar na pearraide

galar na pearraide m (genitive singular galair na pearraide, plural galaran na pearraide)

galair na pearraide (genitive singular)
galaran na pearraide (plural)
galar na pearraide
ghalar na pearraide


roth

roth m (genitive singular rotha, plural rothan)

rotha (genitive singular)
rothan (plural)

From Old Irish roth, from Proto-Celtic *rotos (“wheel, chariot”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hroth₂os.

roth a' mhuilinn

roth-cartach

roth mór

eadar na rothan

Tha roth mun ghealaich.


fiach

fiach m (genitive singular fèich, plural fiachan)

fèich (genitive singular)
fiachan (plural)


ionad

ionad m (genitive singular ionaid, plural ionadan)

ionaid (genitive singular)
ionadan (plural)
ionad
n-ionad

ionad eadar-lìon


ionad-beachd

ionad-beachd m (genitive singular ionaid-bheachd, plural ionadan-beachd)

ionaid-bheachd (genitive singular)
ionadan-beachd (plural)


ionad-seallaidh

ionad-seallaidh m (genitive singular ionaid-seallaidh, plural ionadan-seallaidh)

ionaid-seallaidh (genitive singular)
ionadan-seallaidh (plural)


ionad-cleasachd

ionad-cleasachd m (genitive singular ionaid-cleasachd, plural ionadan-cleasachd)

ionaid-cleasachd (genitive singular)
ionadan-cleasachd (plural)


cleasachd

cleasachd f (genitive singular cleasachd)


cleasaich

cleasaich (past chleasaich, future cleasaichidh, verbal noun cleasachd, past participle cleasaichte)

chleasaich (past)
cleasaichidh (future)
cleasachd (noun-from-verb)
cleasaichte (participle past)


ionad-còmhnaidh

ionad-còmhnaidh m (genitive singular ionaid-còmhnaidh, plural ionadan-còmhnaidh)

ionaid-còmhnaidh (genitive singular)
ionadan-còmhnaidh (plural)


ionad-dìon nàdair

ionad-dìon nàdair m (genitive singular ionaid-dìon nàdair, plural ionadan-dìon nàdair)

ionaid-dìon nàdair (genitive singular)
ionadan-dìon nàdair (plural)


ionad-siubhail

ionad-siubhail m (genitive singular ionaid-siubhail, plural ionadan-siubhail)

ionaid-siubhail (genitive singular)
ionadan-siubhail (plural)


ionad-spòrsa

ionad-spòrsa m (genitive singular ionaid-spòrsa, plural ionadan-spòrsa)

ionaid-spòrsa (genitive singular)
ionadan-spòrsa (plural)


oibrich

oibrich (past dh'oibrich, future oibrichidh, verbal noun oibreachadh or obair, past participle oibrichte)

dh'oibrich (past)
oibrichidh (future)
oibreachadh (noun-from-verb)
obair (noun-from-verb)
oibrichte (participle past)


ionad-fiosrachaidh

ionad-fiosrachaidh m (genitive singular ionaid-fiosrachaidh, plural ionadan-fiosrachaidh)

ionaid-fiosrachaidh (genitive singular)
ionadan-fiosrachaidh (plural)


ionad-slàinte

ionad-slàinte m (genitive singular ionaid-slàinte, plural ionadan-slàinte)

ionaid-slàinte (genitive singular)
ionadan-slàinte (plural)


ionad-thaighean

ionad-thaighean m (genitive singular ionaid-thaighean, plural ionadan-thaighean)

ionaid-thaighean (genitive singular)
ionadan-thaighean (plural)


ionad-gnìomhachais

ionad-gnìomhachais m (genitive singular ionaid-gnìomhachais, plural ionadan-gnìomhachais)

ionaid-gnìomhachais (genitive singular)
ionadan-gnìomhachais (plural)


ionad-obrach

ionad-obrach m (genitive singular ionaid-obrach, plural ionadan-obrach)

ionaid-obrach (genitive singular)
ionadan-obrach (plural)


dìon

dìon m (genitive singular dìona, plural dìonan)

dìona (genitive singular)
dìonan (plural)


dìon

dìon (past dhìon, fut dìonaidh, verbal noun dìon or dìonadh, past participle dìonte)

dhìon (past)
dìon (noun-from-verb)
dìonadh (noun-from-verb)
dìonte (participle past)


beachd

beachd m (genitive singular beachda, plural beachdan)

beachda (genitive singular)
beachdan (plural)
beachd
bheachd

From Middle Irish bechta (“accuracy, preciseness”); cognate with Irish beacht (“exact position”).


coisrig

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coisrig (past choisrig, future coisrigidh, verbal noun coisrigeadh, past participle coisrigte)

choisrig (past)
coisrigidh (future)
coisrigeadh (noun-from-verb)
coisrigte (participle past)

From Middle Irish coisecraid, coisricid, from Old Irish con·secra (“to consecrate”), from Latin cōnsecrō (“to consecrate”). Cognate with Irish coisric.

Choisrig e a bheatha do dh'adhbhar na saorsa.

He devoted his life to the cause of freedom.


ionad-bhùthan

ionad-bhùthan m (genitive singular ionaid-bhùthan, plural ionadan-bhùthan)

ionaid-bhùthan (genitive singular)
ionadan-bhùthan (plural)


spòrs

spòrs f (genitive singular spòrsa, plural spòrsachan)

spòrsa (genitive singular)
spòrsachan (plural)


maoiseach

maoiseach f (genitive singular maoisich, plural maoisichean)

maoisich (genitive singular)
maoisichean (plural)


maoisleach

maoisleach f (genitive singular maoislich, plural maoislichean)

maoislich (genitive singular)
maoislichean (plural)


maoim

maoim f (genitive singular maoime, plural maoimean)

maoime (genitive singular)
maoimean (plural)


an-earar

Univerbation of an oirthir, literally “in the east part”, from Old Irish.


maoim-sneachda

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maoim-sneachda f (genitive singular maoime-sneachda, plural maoimean-sneachda)

maoime-sneachda (genitive singular)
maoimean-sneachda (plural)


an ath-bhliadhna

an ath bhliadhna
an ath bhliadhna#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of an ath bhliadhna (“next year; the following year”).

Alternative form of an-ath-bhliadhna (“next year; the year after this one”).


abairt roimhearach

abairt roimhearach f (genitive singular abairte roimhearaich, plural abairtean roimhearach)

abairte roimhearaich (genitive singular)
abairtean roimhearach (plural)

prepositional phrase
prepositional phrase


am bliadhna

From early modern i mbliadhna, from Old Irish i mblíadnai, the preposition i (“in”) and the long dative of blíadain (“year”). Compare Irish i mbliana, Manx mleeaney, myleeaney.


riochdair roimhearach

riochdair roimhearach m (genitive singular riochdair roimhearaich, plural riochdairean roimhearach)

riochdair roimhearaich (genitive singular)
riochdairean roimhearach (plural)

(grammar) Alternative form of roi-riochdair


an-uiridh

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠuɾʲɪ/

From Old Irish in uraid, in urid (compare Irish anuraidh, Manx nurree). Probably related to *péruti.


a-màireach

/ə ˈmaːɾʲəx/

From Old Irish i mbárach (“tomorrow”), from bárach, from Proto-Celtic *bāregos (“morning”) (compare Welsh bore (“morning”)).


a-raoir

From Old Irish irráir (“the time before the dawn”) (compare Irish aréir, Manx riyr).

inh

Nan robh e a-muigh a-raoir, cha bhiodh an creutair beò an-diugh.

If he were out last night, the poor soul wouldn't have lived to see today.


ro-riochdair

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ro-riochdair m (genitive singular ro-riochdair, plural ro-riochdairean)

ro-riochdair (genitive singular)
ro-riochdairean (plural)


fiadhach

fiadhach m (genitive singular fiadhaich)

fiadhaich (genitive singular)
fiadhach
fhiadhach

From Old Irish fíadach, synchronically fiadh (“deer”) + -ach.


misg

From Old Irish mescae (“drunkenness, intoxication”) or mesc (“drunk, intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *meik-sko- (“mixed”), from *meik- (“to mix”).

inh

Uair air mhisg is uair air uisge.

(literally, “One time on drunkenness and one time on water.”)

One day drunk and one day drinking water.


muinntir

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muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire or muinntreach, no plural)

muinntire (genitive singular)
muinntreach (genitive singular)
muinntir
mhuinntir

/ˈmɯiɲtʲɪɾʲ/

[ˈməin̪ʲtʃʰəð]

From Old Irish muinter (“family, community, attendants”).

inh

'S ann de mhuinntir Uibhist a tha e.
He is a native of Uist, or His relations are Uist people.

Tha dà bhàt'-aiseig a' frithealadh air muinntir Lios Mòir.

2019 December 2, “Tha dragh ann gun caill Lios Mòr seirbheis aiseig do luchd-coise”, in BBC News:

There are two ferries serving inhabitants of Lismore.

Cha do ghabh a mhuinntir fhèin ris.


croitear

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croitear m (genitive singular croiteir, plural croitearan)

croiteir (genitive singular)
croitearan (plural)
croitear
chroitear


muinear

muinear m (genitive singular muineir, plural muinearan)

muineir (genitive singular)
muinearan (plural)


muintear

muintear m (genitive singular muinteir, plural muintearan)

muinteir (genitive singular)
muintearan (plural)
Alternative spelling of muinear (canonical)


seipinn

seipinn f (genitive singular seipinn, plural seipinnean)

seipinn (genitive singular)
seipinnean (plural)


cairteal

cairteal m (genitive singular cairteil, plural cairtealan)

cairteil (genitive singular)
cairtealan (plural)


stairseach

stairseach m (genitive singular stairsich, plural stairsichean)

stairsich (genitive singular)
stairsichean (plural)


siostam

siostam m (genitive singular siostaim, plural siostaman)

siostaim (genitive singular)
siostaman (plural)


stairsneach

stairsneach f (genitive singular stairsnich, plural stairsnichean)

stairsnich (genitive singular)
stairsnichean (plural)

From Old Irish tairsech (“threshold of a door; entrance, edge, boundary of cities, countries, etc.”).


bathar cruaidh

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bathar cruaidh m (genitive singular bathair chruaidh, no plural)


bathar bog

bathar bog m (genitive singular bathair bhuig, no plural)


teasachadh

teasachadh m (genitive singular teasachaidh, plural teasachaidhean)

teasachaidh (genitive singular)
teasachaidhean (plural)


chan eil Beurla agam

I don't speak English
I don't speak English


teasaich

teasaich (past theasaich, future teasaichidh, verbal noun teasachadh, past participle teasaichte)

theasaich (past)
teasaichidh (future)
teasachadh (noun-from-verb)
teasaichte (participle past)


a bheil Beurla agad

Do you speak English?
do you speak English


a bheil Beurla agaibh

(formal or plural) Do you speak English?


gloinne

gloinne m (genitive singular gloinne, plural gloinneachan)

gloinne (genitive singular)
gloinneachan (plural)


bathar-bog

bathar-bog m (genitive singular bathair-bhuig, no plural)

bathar (“wares”) + bog (“soft”), a calque of English software.


dotair

dotair m (genitive singular dotair, plural dotairean)

dotair (genitive singular)
dotairean (plural)

/ˈt̪ɔht̪ɛɾʲ/


bathar-cruaidh

bathar-cruaidh m (genitive singular bathair-chruaidh, no plural)

bathar (“wares”) + cruaidh (“hard”), a calque of English hardware.


àrd-ollamh

àrd-ollamh m (genitive singular àrd-ollaimh, plural àrd-ollamhan)

àrd-ollaimh (genitive singular)
àrd-ollamhan (plural)

2010, Gillian Munro & Iain Mac an Tàilleir, Coimhearsnachd na Gàidhlig an-diugh/ Gaelic Communities Today, Dunedin Academic Press, p.xi

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


seipeinn

seipeinn f (genitive singular seipeinn, plural seipeinnean)

seipeinn (genitive singular)
seipeinnean (plural)


ballrachd

ballrachd f (genitive singular ballrachd, plural ballrachdan)

ballrachd (genitive singular)
ballrachdan (plural)


staidhir

staidhir f (genitive singular staidhreach, plural staidhrichean)

staidhreach (genitive singular)
staidhrichean (plural)
staidhir (indefinite nominative singular)
staidhrichean (indefinite nominative plural)
staidhreach (genitive indefinite singular)
staidhrichean (genitive indefinite plural)
staidhir (dative indefinite singular)
staidhrichean (dative indefinite plural)
staidhir (definite nominative singular)
an staidhir (definite nominative singular)
staidhrichean (definite nominative plural)
na staidhrichean (definite nominative plural)
staidhreach (definite genitive singular)
na staidhreach (definite genitive singular)
staidhrichean (definite genitive plural)
nan staidhrichean (definite genitive plural)
staidhir (dative definite singular)
an staidhir (dative definite singular)
staidhrichean (dative definite plural)
na staidhrichean (dative definite plural)
staidhir (definite singular vocative)
staidhrichean (definite plural vocative)

/ˈs̪t̪ajɪɾʲ/


staidhre

staidhre f (genitive singular staidhre, plural staidhrichean)

staidhre (genitive singular)
staidhrichean (plural)

/ˈs̪t̪aiɾʲə/

From Middle English steire, from Old English stǣġer (“stair, staircase”), from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (“stairs, scaffolding”), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, proceed, march, climb”). Cognate with Irish staighre.


dril

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dril f (genitive singular drile, plural drilean)

drile (genitive singular)
drilean (plural)
dril
dhril

From Middle Irish drithle. Cognate with Irish drithle.

tipsiness (state of being slightly drunk)


gabh socair

Gabh air do shocair!

Gabhaibh air ur socair!


oilthigh

oilthigh m (genitive singular oilthigh, plural oilthighean)

oilthigh (genitive singular)
oilthighean (plural)

From oil (“educate, rear”) + taigh (“house”). It is usually spelt as a single word in modern orthography.


iolairean

nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of iolair


uinneagan mullaich

uinneag mullaich
uinneag mullaich#Scottish_Gaelic


uinneag mullaich

uinneag mullaich f (genitive singular uinneige mullaich, plural uinneagan mullaich)

uinneige mullaich (genitive singular)
uinneagan mullaich (plural)


uinneag-mullaich

uinneag-mullaich f (genitive singular uinneige-mullaich, plural uinneagan-mullaich)

uinneige-mullaich (genitive singular)
uinneagan-mullaich (plural)


iolair-bhuidhe

iolair-bhuidhe f (genitive singular iolaire-buidhe, plural iolairean-buidhe)

iolaire-buidhe (genitive singular)
iolairean-buidhe (plural)
iolair-bhuidhe
n-iolair-bhuidhe


dràc

dràc m (genitive singular dràic, plural dràcan)

dràic (genitive singular)
dràcan (plural)


iolaire

/ˈjul̪ˠɪɾʲə/


caorann

caorann m (genitive singular caorainn, plural caorainn)

caorainn (genitive singular)
caorainn (plural)


mion-chànan

mion-chànan m (genitive singular mion-chànain, plural mion-chànanan)

mion-chànain (genitive singular)
mion-chànanan (plural)


ciaradh

ciaradh m (genitive singular ciaraidh, plural ciaraidhean)

ciaraidh (genitive singular)
ciaraidhean (plural)


ràc

ràc m (genitive singular ràic, plural ràcan)


ràc

ràc (past ràc, future ràcaidh, verbal noun ràcadh, past participle ràcte)

ràc (past)
ràcaidh (future)
ràcadh (noun-from-verb)
ràcte (participle past)


lean air

lean air (present participle leantainn air or leantail air)

leantainn air (participle present)
leantail air (participle present)

Feumaidh mi leantainn orm le mo sgrìobhadh.

Bha i sgìth ach lean i oirre.

continue, go on, carry on, keep on, persist, persevere


òganta

From Middle Irish ógánta (“youthful”); see óg (“youth”).


òigridh

òigridh f (genitive singular òigridh, no plural)

youth, the young (young people collectively)


sàsar

sàsar m (genitive singular sàsair, plural sàsaran)

sàsair (genitive singular)
sàsaran (plural)


tilleadh

tilleadh m (genitive singular tillidh, no plural)

tillidh (genitive singular)
tilleadh
thilleadh


fiabhras

fiabhras m (genitive singular fiabhrais, plural fiabhrasan)

fiabhrais (genitive singular)
fiabhrasan (plural)
fiabhras
fhiabhras

From Old French fievre + -as, from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Cognate with Old Irish daig (“flame”).


giomach

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giomach m (genitive singular giomaich, plural giomaich)

giomaich (genitive singular)
giomaich (plural)
giomach
ghiomach

Cognate with Irish gliomach, Manx gimmagh, and possibly Welsh cimwch.


Spàinnteach

Spàinnteach m (genitive singular Spàinntich, plural Spàinntich)

Spàinntich (genitive singular)
Spàinntich (plural)

Alternative form of Spàinneach (“Spaniard”)


Spàinnt

An Spàinnt (canonical feminine)
na Spàinnte (genitive)

From Old Irish Espáin, from Latin Hispānia.


crùbag

crùbag f (genitive singular crùbaig, plural crùbagan)

crùbaig (genitive singular)
crùbagan (plural)

From crùb (duck, squat, crouch, stoop, bend, contract, shrink, cringe, crawl, creep) + -ag (-diminutive).


Alba Nuadh

Alba (“Scotland”) + nuadh (“new”), a calque of Latin Nova Scotia.


ainm-baistidh

head

ainm-baistidh m (genitive singular ainme-baistidh, plural ainmean-baistidh)

ainme-baistidh (genitive singular)
ainmean-baistidh (plural)

forename, first name, given name, Christian name


luachmhor

From Old Irish lógmar (“precious, valuable”). By surface analysis, luach (“value, worth”) + -mhor (adjectival suffix).


daimh

inflection of damh (“ox, bullock; stag”):


damhan

head

damhan m (genitive singular damhain, plural damhain)

damhain (genitive singular)
damhain (plural)

spider; usually in the compound term damhan-allaidh


Nirribheach

Nirribheach m (genitive singular Nirribhich, plural Nirribhich)

Nirribhich (genitive singular)
Nirribhich (plural)


eadar-mheadhanair

eadar-mheadhanair m (genitive singular eadar-mheadhanair, plural eadar-mheadhanairean)

eadar-mheadhanair (genitive singular)
eadar-mheadhanairean (plural)

eadar-mheadhanaireachd

intercession, intercessorship, mediation; intercessor


baisteadh

baisteadh m (genitive singular baistidh, plural baistidhean)

baistidh (genitive singular)
baistidhean (plural)
baisteadh
bhaisteadh

From Old Irish baitzed. By surface analysis, baist + -eadh (verbal noun ending).


Gall

head

Gall m (genitive singular Goill, plural Goill)

Goill (genitive singular)
Goill (plural)
Gall
Ghall

From Old Irish gall (“foreigner”), from Latin Gallus (“a Gaul”), from a native Celtic name, the Gauls being the first strangers to visit or be visited by the Irish in Pre-Roman and Roman times. Compare Proto-Celtic *gallos (whence Welsh gal (“enemy, foe”)).


speal

speal (past speal, future spealaidh, verbal noun spealadh, past participle spealte)

speal (past)
spealaidh (future)
spealadh (noun-from-verb)
spealte (participle past)

From Middle Irish spelaid, said by DIL to be from Middle English pelen (“peel”), though the s- remains unexplained. The noun is derived from the verb.


speal

speal f (genitive singular speala, plural spealan)

speala (genitive singular)
spealan (plural)


saor-latha

saor-latha m (genitive singular saor-lathaichean, plural saor-làithean)

saor-lathaichean (genitive singular)
saor-làithean (plural)


rafail

rafail f (genitive singular rafail, plural rafailean)

rafail (genitive singular)
rafailean (plural)


àrsair

àrsair m (genitive singular àrsair, plural àrsairean)

àrsair (genitive singular)
àrsairean (plural)


àrsaidheachd

àrsaidheachd m (genitive singular àrsaidheachd, no plural)


arc-eòlas

arc-eòlas m (genitive singular arc-eòlais, no plural)


an siud 's an seo

/əɲˈʃit̪ ʃ‿əɲˈʃɔ/

an siud is an seo
an siud is an seo#Scottish_Gaelic


math na bà

math na bà m (genitive singular maith na bà)


buaireadair

buaireadair m (genitive singular buaireadair, plural buaireadairean)

buaireadair (genitive singular)
buaireadairean (plural)

buair (“disturb, trouble, upset”) + -adair


lethbhreac

head

lethbhreac m (genitive singular lethbhric, plural lethbhreacan)

lethbhric (genitive singular)
lethbhreacan (plural)


eag-eòlas

eag-eòlas m (genitive singular eag-eòlais, no plural)


's dòcha

/s̪ ˈd̪̊ɔːxə/

/s̪ ˈd̪̊ɔːxkə/


crann-gaoithe

crann-gaoithe m (genitive singular crainn-ghaoithe, plural crainn-ghaoithe)

crainn-ghaoithe (genitive singular)
crainn-ghaoithe (plural)


clàr grèine

clàr grèine m (genitive singular clàir grèine, plural clàran grèine)

clàir grèine (genitive singular)
clàran grèine (plural)


a-rithist

/əˈɾʲi.ɪʃtʲ/

From Old Irish frithissi, from frith + éis. Cognate with Irish arís.

Thiginn a-steach a-rithist ged a chuirteadh a-mach mi.

I would come in again though I were put out.


co-dhiù

bha co-dhiù ceithir ceud duine ann

there were at least four hundred people there


co-dhiù

Tha mi coma co-dhiù a rinn thu sin no nach do rinn.


clàr-grèine

clàr-grèine m (genitive singular clàir-grèine, plural clàran-grèine)

clàir-grèine (genitive singular)
clàran-grèine (plural)


an siud

From an siud (literally “in yonder”). Akin to Irish ansiúd and Manx ayns shid.


dèanadach

òganach dèanadach

hard-working, industrious, diligent, laborious


fiabhras-ballach

am fiabhras-ballach m (genitive singular fiabhrais-bhallach, plural fiabhrasan-ballach)

am fiabhras-ballach (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-bhallach (genitive singular)
fiabhrasan-ballach (plural)


an sin

From an sin (literally “in that”). Akin to Irish ansin and Manx ayns shen.


slaodach

slaodaiche (comparative)
slaodach
shlaodach
after "an"
t-slaodach

/ˈs̪l̪ˠɯːt̪əx/

From Middle Irish *sláetach (“in layers”) from sláet (“layer, pile”) + -ach. Compare Irish slaodach (“in layers; heavy, oppressive”).


uinneige bàta

uinneag bàta
uinneag bàta#Scottish_Gaelic


buaireadh

head

buaireadh m (genitive singular buairidh, plural buairidhean)

buairidh (genitive singular)
buairidhean (plural)
buaireadh
bhuaireadh

Agus na leig ann am buaireadh sinn.


uinneag bàta

uinneag bàta f (genitive singular uinneige bàta, plural uinneagan bàta)

uinneige bàta (genitive singular)
uinneagan bàta (plural)


uinneige cearcaill

uinneag cearcaill
uinneag cearcaill#Scottish_Gaelic


uinneag cearcaill

uinneag cearcaill f (genitive singular uinneige cearcaill, plural uinneagan cearcaill)

uinneige cearcaill (genitive singular)
uinneagan cearcaill (plural)


uinneige còmhlaidh

uinneag còmhlaidh
uinneag còmhlaidh#Scottish_Gaelic


còmhladh

còmhladh m (genitive singular còmhlaidh, plural còmhlaidhean)

còmhlaidh (genitive singular)
còmhlaidhean (plural)


còmhlan

còmhlan m (genitive singular còmhlain, plural còmhlain)

còmhlain (genitive singular)
còmhlain (plural)

/ˈkʰɔ̃ːl̪ˠan/


uinneag còmhlaidh

uinneag còmhlaidh f (genitive singular uinneige còmhlaidh, plural uinneagan còmhlaidh)

uinneige còmhlaidh (genitive singular)
uinneagan còmhlaidh (plural)


cearclach

cearclach (genitive singular masculine cearclaich, comparative cearclaiche)

cearclaich (genitive masculine singular)
cearclaiche (comparative)
cearclach
chearclach

From cearcall (“circle”) + -ach. Compare Irish ciorclach.


cearcall

cearcall m (genitive singular cearcaill, plural cearcaill or cearcallan)

cearcaill (genitive singular)
cearcaill (plural)
cearcallan (plural)

From Old Irish circul, from Latin circulus.


sgol

sgol (past sgol, future sgolaidh, verbal noun sgoladh, past participle sgolte)

sgol (past)
sgolaidh (future)
sgoladh (noun-from-verb)
sgolte (participle past)


a-nis

From Old Irish indossa (compare Irish anois, Manx nish).


fiabhras-breac

am fiabhras-breac m (genitive singular fiabhrais-bhric, no plural)

am fiabhras-breac (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-bhric (genitive singular)


ballach

From Old Irish ballach. By surface analysis, ball (“spot, mark”) + -ach.


gamhainn

head

gamhainn m (genitive singular gaimhne or gamnha, plural gamhna)

gaimhne (genitive singular)
gamnha (genitive singular)
gamhna (plural)


pùball

pùball m (genitive singular pùbaill, plural pùballan)

pùbaill (genitive singular)
pùballan (plural)

From Old Irish pupall (“tent, pavilion; awning or baldaquin over a chariot”).

inh

Shuidhich iad am pùbaill.


riabhach

From Middle Irish ríabach, from Proto-Celtic *rēbākos, from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Latvian raibs (“multicolored”), Albanian rrebe (“caprice”).


gall-chnò

head

gall-chnò f (genitive singular gall-chnò, plural gall-chnòtha)

gall-chnò (genitive singular)
gall-chnòtha (plural)


buair

buair (past bhuair, future buairidh, verbal noun buaireadh, past participle buairte)

bhuair (past)
buairidh (future)
buaireadh (noun-from-verb)
buairte (participle past)

From Old Irish búaidrid (“disturbs, troubles, harasses, confuses”, verb), from búaidre f (“confusion, distraction, disturbance”).


gèibhinn

From Old Irish gébend (“bond, fetter, captivity”).


cip

inflection of ceap (“block, lump”):
genitive singular

inflection of ceap (“block, lump”):
nominative plural


an urra

Tha iad trì notaichean an urra.

Thug ian pinnt leanna an urra dhuinn.


an urra ri

tha e an urra riutsa

it depends on you (literally "it is dependent on you")

eaconomaidh an urra ri àiteachas

an urra ri drogaichean

Tha i an urra ris an sgoil.

Tha an sgoil an urra rithe.

The school is entrused to her/She is in charge of the school.


aidich

head

aidich (past dh'aidich, future aidichidh, verbal noun aideachadh, past participle aidichte)

dh'aidich (past)
aidichidh (future)
aideachadh (noun-from-verb)
aidichte (participle past)


cinnt

cinnt f (genitive singular cinnte, plural cinntean)

cinnte (genitive singular)
cinntean (plural)

Back-formation from cinnteach, by removing the -each adjective suffix.


uinneige crochte

uinneag chrochte
uinneag chrochte#Scottish_Gaelic


uinneag chrochte

uinneag chrochte f (genitive singular uinneige crochte, plural uinneagan crochte)

uinneige crochte (genitive singular)
uinneagan crochte (plural)


uinneige bannach

uinneag bhannach
uinneag bhannach#Scottish_Gaelic


uinneige dà-ghlainne

uinneag dà-ghlainne
uinneag dà-ghlainne#Scottish_Gaelic

genitive singular of uinneag dà-ghlainne


uinneag bhannach

uinneag bhannach f (genitive singular uinneige bannach, plural uinneagan bannach)

uinneige bannach (genitive singular)
uinneagan bannach (plural)


Clèireach

Clèireach m (genitive singular Clèirich, plural Clèirich)

Clèirich (genitive singular)
Clèirich (plural)


deimhinn

From Old Irish demin (“sure, certain, undoubted”) (compare Irish deimhin).


treubh

head

treubh f (genitive singular trèibh or treubha, plural treubhan)

trèibh (genitive singular)
treubha (genitive singular)
treubhan (plural)


uinneagan dà-ghlainneach

uinneag dà-ghlainneach
uinneag dà-ghlainneach#Scottish_Gaelic


liomaid

liomaid f (genitive singular liomaide, plural liomaidean)

liomaide (genitive singular)
liomaidean (plural)


uinneag dà-ghlainneach

uinneag dà-ghlainneach f (genitive singular uinneige dà-ghlainneach, plural uinneagan dà-ghlainneach)

uinneige dà-ghlainneach (genitive singular)
uinneagan dà-ghlainneach (plural)


uinneag dà-ghlainne

uinneag dà-ghlainne f (genitive singular uinneige dà-ghlainne, plural uinneagan dà-ghlainne)

uinneige dà-ghlainne (genitive singular)
uinneagan dà-ghlainne (plural)


innleadair-thogalach

innleadair-thogalach m (genitive singular innleadair-thogalach, plural innleadairean-thogalach)

innleadair-thogalach (genitive singular)
innleadairean-thogalach (plural)


dà-ghlainne

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) + glainne (“glass”).


uinneige dà-ghlainneach

genitive singular of uinneag dà-ghlainneach


dà-ghlainneach

head

dà-ghlainneach (genitive singular masculine dà-ghlainnich)

dà-ghlainnich (genitive masculine singular)
dà-ghlainneach
dhà-ghlainneach

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) + glainne (“glass”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Synonym of dà-ghlainne (“double-glazed”)


às aonais

às aonais (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

às m' aonais (first-person singular)
às m' aonais-sa (emphatic first-person singular)
às d' aonais (second-person singular)
às d' aonais-sa (emphatic second-person singular)
às aonais (masculine singular third-person)
às aonais-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

/as̪ ˈɤ̃ːnɪʃ/


togalach

togalach m (genitive singular togalaich, plural togalaichean)

togalaich (genitive singular)
togalaichean (plural)


togalach

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fiabhras-buidhe

head

am fiabhras-buidhe m (genitive singular fiabhrais-bhuidhe, no plural)

am fiabhras-buidhe (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-bhuidhe (genitive singular)


dèanta

làn-dèanta

quite finished, perfectly formed; perfectly trained

leth-dhèanta

half-formed; half-performed or executed, half-made, half-done


fiabhras-dearg

am fiabhras-dearg m (genitive singular fiabhrais-dheirg, no plural)

am fiabhras-dearg (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-dheirg (genitive singular)


amaideachd

amaideachd f (genitive singular amaideachd, plural amaideachdan)

amaideachd (genitive singular)
amaideachdan (plural)

From Middle Irish amaidecht (“foolishness”) (compare Irish amaideacht).


dòchasach

dòchasach (genitive singular masculine dòchasaich, comparative dòchasaiche)

dòchasaich (genitive masculine singular)
dòchasaiche (comparative)
dòchasach
dhòchasach

/t̪ɔːxəs̪əx/


clèireach

clèireach m (genitive singular clèirich, plural clèirich)

clèirich (genitive singular)
clèirich (plural)

From Old Irish cléirech (“cleric; clerk”), from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós).


lòinidh

lòinidh m or f (genitive singular lòinidh, no plural)


fiabhras-lòinidh

am fiabhras-lòinidh m (genitive singular fiabhrais-lòinidh, no plural)

am fiabhras-lòinidh (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-lòinidh (genitive singular)


fiabhrais-eanchainne

genitive singular of fiabhras-eanchainne


amaideas

amaideas m (genitive singular amaideis, plural amaideasan)

amaideis (genitive singular)
amaideasan (plural)

absurdity, foolishness, silliness, nonsense


cuairte

genitive singular of cuairt (“circle; circuit; journey”)


fiabhras-feòir

am fiabhras-feòir m (genitive singular fiabhrais-feòir, no plural)

am fiabhras-feòir (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-feòir (genitive singular)


broilleach

broilleach m (genitive singular broillich, plural broillichean)

broillich (genitive singular)
broillichean (plural)

From Old Irish brollach (“breast, bosom, chest”).


fiabhras-clèibhe

head

am fiabhras-clèibhe m (genitive singular fiabhrais-clèibhe, no plural)

am fiabhras-clèibhe (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-clèibhe (genitive singular)


tuarasdal

tuarasdal m (genitive singular tuarasdail, plural tuarasdalan)

tuarasdail (genitive singular)
tuarasdalan (plural)
tuarasdal
thuarasdal


fiabhras-eanchainne

am fiabhras-eanchainne m (genitive singular fiabhrais-eanchainne, plural fiabhrasan-eanchainne)

am fiabhras-eanchainne (canonical masculine)
fiabhrais-eanchainne (genitive singular)
fiabhrasan-eanchainne (plural)


is tighe fuil na bùrn

blood is thicker than water
blood is thicker than water


dreuchd

dreuchd f (genitive singular dreuchd, plural dreuchdan)

dreuchd (genitive singular)
dreuchdan (plural)


gealltanach

Gleidhidh 'n talamh chun an t-samhraidh;
Sin a chrann e 'n dràst;
Beith is cailltainn Latha Bealltainn
Gealltanach air fàs.

~1740, Rob Donn, Ian Grimble, Town & Country Life; republished as The World of Rob Donn, The Saltire Society, 1999, →ISBN, page 16:

The land will hide until summer;
It is hibernating now;
Birch and hazel on the day of Beltane [May 1st]
Will be showing promise of growth.


gealltanach

gealltanach m (genitive singular gealltanaich, plural gealltanaich)

gealltanaich (genitive singular)
gealltanaich (plural)
gealltanach
ghealltanach


dustaig

dustaig (past dhustaig, future dustaigidh, verbal noun dustaigeadh, past participle dustaigte)

dhustaig (past)
dustaigidh (future)
dustaigeadh (noun-from-verb)
dustaigte (participle past)


stùr

stùr m (genitive singular stùir, no plural)


pàigh

pàigh m (genitive singular pàigh, plural pàighean)

pàigh (genitive singular)
pàighean (plural)


pàigh

pàigh (past phàigh, future pàighidh, verbal noun pàigheadh, past participle pàighte)

phàigh (past)
pàighidh (future)
pàigheadh (noun-from-verb)
pàighte (participle past)


duslach

duslach m (genitive singular duslaich, no plural)


amaideach

Probably a back-formation from amaideachd, based on the relation between -achd and -ach.

absurd, foolish, ludicrous, silly, stupid, ridiculous

baoth

foolish, silly, simple, stupid, fatuous, inept

gòrach

stupid, foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, witless, absurd

amaideas

absurdity, foolishness, silliness, nonsense


gealltanas

gealltanas m (genitive singular gealltanais, plural gealltanasan)

gealltanais (genitive singular)
gealltanasan (plural)
gealltanas
ghealltanas


tiugh

From Old Irish tiug (compare Irish tiubh, Manx çhiu), from Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus.


urra

urra f (genitive singular urra, plural urraidhean)

urra (genitive singular)
urraidhean (plural)
urra
n-urra

From Old Irish aurrae (“person who is native within the bounds of a fine, túath, etc; leader, chief; surety, guarantor”).


cliabh

head

cliabh m (genitive singular clèibh, plural clèibh)

clèibh (genitive singular)
clèibh (plural)
cliabh
chliabh

From Old Irish clíab, from Proto-Celtic *klēbos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).


leas-ainm

leas-ainm m (genitive singular leas-ainm, plural leas-ainmean)

leas-ainm (genitive singular)
leas-ainmean (plural)


croch

croch (past chroch, future crochaidh, verbal noun crochadh, past participle crochte)

chroch (past)
crochaidh (future)
crochadh (noun-from-verb)
crochte (participle past)
croch
chroch

From Old Irish crochaid, from the noun croch (“cross”).


snucair

Bha iad a' cluich air snucair.


riochdaich

riochdaich (past riochdaich, future riochdaichidh, verbal noun riochdachadh, past participle riochdaichte)

riochdaich (past)
riochdaichidh (future)
riochdachadh (noun-from-verb)
riochdaichte (participle past)


ròpa

ròpa m (genitive singular ròpa, plural ròpaichean or ròpannan)

ròpa (genitive singular)
ròpaichean (plural)
ròpannan (plural)


còisir

còisir f (genitive singular còisire or còisre, plural còisirean)

còisire (genitive singular)
còisre (genitive singular)
còisirean (plural)
còisir
chòisir

From Old Irish cóisir (“banquet; festive party”).


ròp

head

ròp m (genitive singular ròpa, plural ròpaichean or ròpannan)


brà

brà f (genitive singular bràthan, plural bràthntan)

bràthan (genitive singular)
bràthntan (plural)
brà (indefinite nominative singular)
bràthntan (indefinite nominative plural)
bràthan (genitive indefinite singular)
bhràthntan (genitive indefinite plural)
brà (dative indefinite singular)
bràthntan (dative indefinite plural)
(a') bhrà (definite nominative singular)
bràthntan (definite nominative plural)
na bràthntan (definite nominative plural)
bràthan (definite genitive singular)
na bràthan (definite genitive singular)
bràthntan (definite genitive plural)
nam bràthntan (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhrà (dative definite singular)
bràthntan (dative definite plural)
na bràthntan (dative definite plural)
bhrà (definite singular vocative)
bhràthntan (definite plural vocative)

From Old Irish brao (“quern; millstone, grindstone”); compare Irish bró.


leagh

head

leagh (past leagh, future leaghaidh, verbal noun leaghadh, past participle leaghte)

leagh (past)
leaghaidh (future)
leaghadh (noun-from-verb)
leaghte (participle past)

From Old Irish legaid, from Proto-Celtic *legeti, from Proto-Indo-European *leg-. Cognate with Irish leáigh, Manx lheie, and English leak.


ionmhuinn

'S ionmhuinn leam biadh ach 's annsa leam deoch.

B’ annsa leam an ceòl.


dìoghail

dìoghail (past dhìoghail, future dìoghlaidh, verbal noun dìoghladh, past participle dìoghailte)

dhìoghail (past)
dìoghlaidh (future)
dìoghladh (noun-from-verb)
dìoghailte (participle past)


meòmhraich

meòmhraich (past mheòmhraich, future meòmhraichidh, verbal noun meòmhrachadh, past participle meòmhraichte)

mheòmhraich (past)
meòmhraichidh (future)
meòmhrachadh (noun-from-verb)
meòmhraichte (participle past)


ealantach

ealantach m (genitive singular ealantaich, plural ealantaich)

ealantaich (genitive singular)
ealantaich (plural)


meòraich

meòraich (past mheòraich, future meòraichidh, verbal noun meòrachadh, past participle meòraichte)

mheòraich (past)
meòraichidh (future)
meòrachadh (noun-from-verb)
meòraichte (participle past)

meditate, ponder, muse, contemplate, deliberate, consider, reflect


a dh'aona ghnothach

a dh'aon ghnothach
a dh'aon ghnothach#Scottish_Gaelic


a dh'aon ghnothach

expressly, deliberately, specifically, purposely, on purpose


às leth

às leth (+ genitive or possessive determiner)


siùbhlach

siùbhlach
shiùbhlach
after "an"
t-siùbhlach

From siubhail (“travel, commute; walk, move, stroll; go, depart”) + -ach.

af

fluent, fluid, articulate, flowing, racy (speech)


neul-sùla

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neul-sùla m (genitive singular neòil-sùla, plural neòil-sùla)

neòil-sùla (genitive singular)
neòil-sùla (plural)

/ɲiaɫ̪ suːl̪ˠə/

From neul (“cloud”) and sùil (“eye”) (here in the genitive singular form).


àicheidh

àicheidh (past dh'àicheidh, future àicheidhidh, verbal noun àicheadh)

dh'àicheidh (past)
àicheidhidh (future)
àicheadh (noun-from-verb)
àicheidh
n-àicheidh

From Old Irish áithchid (“opposes, contradicts”).


ceilp

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ceilp f (genitive singular ceilpe, plural ceilpean)

ceilpe (genitive singular)
ceilpean (plural)
ceilp
cheilp


dìol

dìol (past dhìol, future dìolaidh, verbal noun dìoladh, past participle dìolte)

dhìol (past)
dìolaidh (future)
dìoladh (noun-from-verb)
dìolte (participle past)

From Old Irish dílaid, from díl (“satisfaction, paying, of a debt”) (see below).


dìol

dìol m (genitive singular dìola, no plural)

From a conflation of Old Irish díl (“satisfaction, paying, of a debt”) (from do·lá (“rejects, remits (a debt)”), from Proto-Celtic *dī-layeti (“throw away”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“loosen, release”)) and dìoghail, from Old Irish dígal (“vengeance”) (from Proto-Celtic *dī-galā).


tuairisgeul

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tuairisgeul m (genitive singular tuairisgeil, plural tuairisgeulan)

tuairisgeil (genitive singular)
tuairisgeulan (plural)


flùraichean

/ˈfl̪ˠuːɾəxʲən/


sgillinnean ruadha

sgillinn ruadh
sgillinn ruadh#Scottish_Gaelic


sgillinn ruadh

sgillinn-ruadh m (genitive singular sgillinne ruaidhe, plural sgillinnean ruadha)

sgillinn-ruadh (canonical masculine)
sgillinne ruaidhe (genitive singular)
sgillinnean ruadha (plural)


àrach

àrach m (genitive singular àraich, plural àraich)

àraich (genitive singular)
àraich (plural)
àrach
n-àrach


sampall

sampall m (genitive singular sampaill, plural sampallan)

sampaill (genitive singular)
sampallan (plural)


ionad-àraich

ionad-àraich m (genitive singular ionaid-àraich, plural ionadan-àraich)

ionaid-àraich (genitive singular)
ionadan-àraich (plural)


dìthean

dìthean m (genitive singular dìthein, plural dìtheanan)

dìthein (genitive singular)
dìtheanan (plural)


flùr

flùr m (genitive singular flùir, plural flùraichean)

flùir (genitive singular)
flùraichean (plural)
flùr
fhlùr

From Anglo-Norman flur (compare Irish plúr), from Old French flor, from Latin flōrem, accusative singular of flōs.


dealg

dealg f (genitive singular deilg, plural dealgan)

deilg (genitive singular)
dealgan (plural)
dealg
dhealg


droigheann

droigheann m (genitive singular droighinn, plural droighinn)

droighinn (genitive singular)
droighinn (plural)

/ˈt̪ɾɔjən̪ˠ/

From Old Irish draigen (whence also Irish draighean and Manx drine), from Proto-Celtic *dragenā (“sloetree, blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) (compare Welsh draen), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰ- (“blackbush, sloe tree”).

inh

às an dris anns an droigheann

(idiomatic) out of the frying pan, into the fire

am fear a thèid san droigheann dhomh, thèid mi san dris dha

(idiomatic) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours


deilgneach

From Old Irish delgnach (“thorny, prickly, spiky, bristly”).


bleadraig

head

bleadraig (past bhleadraig, future bleadraigidh, verbal noun bleadraigeadh, past participle bleadraigte)

bhleadraig (past)
bleadraigidh (future)
bleadraigeadh (noun-from-verb)
bleadraigte (participle past)


bi an crochadh

Tha sin an crochadh air dè nì iad.

A bheil sibh uile an crochadh oirre?


gràisg

gràisg f (genitive singular gràisge, plural gràisgean)

gràisge (genitive singular)
gràisgean (plural)


ceannaird gràisge

ceannard gràisge
ceannard gràisge#Scottish_Gaelic


gràisgealachd

gràisgealachd f (genitive singular gràisgealachd, no plural)


ceannard

ceannard m (genitive singular ceannaird, plural ceannardan)

ceannaird (genitive singular)
ceannardan (plural)

/ˈkʰʲan̪ˠaɾʃt̪/


ceannard gràisge

ceannard gràisge m (genitive singular ceannaird gràisge, plural ceannardan gràisge)

ceannaird gràisge (genitive singular)
ceannardan gràisge (plural)


bàic

bàic m (genitive singular bàic, plural bàicichean)

bàic (genitive singular)
bàicichean (plural)


cnuasaich

cnuasaich (past chnuasaich, future cnuasaichidh, verbal noun cnuasachadh, past participle cnuasaichte)

chnuasaich (past)
cnuasaichidh (future)
cnuasachadh (noun-from-verb)
cnuasaichte (participle past)


gliong

gliong m (genitive singular glionga, plural gliongan)

glionga (genitive singular)
gliongan (plural)


neo-aontachd

neo-aontachd m (genitive singular neo-aontachd, plural neo-aontachdan)

neo-aontachd (genitive singular)
neo-aontachdan (plural)


clàbar

clàbair (genitive singular)
clàbar
chlàbar

/ˈkʰl̪ˠaːpəɾ/


geansaidh

geansaidh m (genitive singular geansaidh, plural geansaidhean)

geansaidh (genitive singular)
geansaidhean (plural)
geansaidh
gheansaidh

Borrowed from English guernsey (compare Irish geansaí).


connadh

connadh m (genitive singular connaidh, plural connaidhean)

connaidh (genitive singular)
connaidhean (plural)
connadh
chonnadh


giobach

From Old Irish gibach (“ragged, tattered”).


imlich

imlich (past dh'imlich, future imlichidh, verbal noun imlich or imleach, past participle imlichte)

dh'imlich (past)
imlichidh (future)
imlich (noun-from-verb)
imleach (noun-from-verb)
imlichte (participle past)
dh'imlich mi (first-person independent past singular)
dh'imlich thu (independent past second-person singular)
dh'imlich e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
dh'imlich sinn (first-person independent past plural)
dh'imlich sibh (independent past plural second-person)
dh'imlich iad (independent past plural third-person)
dh'imlicheadh (impersonal independent past)
imlichidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
imlichidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
imlichidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
imlichidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
imlichidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
imlichidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
imlichearimlichtear (future impersonal independent)
dh'imlichinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
dh'imlicheadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
dh'imlicheadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
dh'imlicheamaiddh'imlicheadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
dh'imlicheadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
dh'imlicheadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do dh'imlich mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do dh'imlich thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do dh'imlich e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do dh'imlich sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do dh'imlich sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do dh'imlich iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do dh'imlicheadh (impersonal negative past)
chan imlich mi (first-person future negative singular)
chan imlich thu (future negative second-person singular)
chan imlich e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
chan imlich sinn (first-person future negative plural)
chan imlich sibh (future negative plural second-person)
chan imlich iad (future negative plural third-person)
chan imlichearchan imlichtear (future impersonal negative)
chan imlichinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
chan imlicheadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
chan imlicheadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
chan imlicheamaidchan imlicheadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
chan imlicheadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
chan imlicheadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do dh'imlich mi? (first-person past singular)
an do dh'imlich thu? (past second-person singular)
an do dh'imlich e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do dh'imlich sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do dh'imlich sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do dh'imlich iad? (past plural third-person)
an do dh'imlicheadh? (impersonal past)
an imlich mi? (first-person future singular)
an imlich thu? (future second-person singular)
an imlich e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an imlich sinn? (first-person future plural)
an imlich sibh? (future plural second-person)
an imlich iad? (future plural third-person)
an imlichear?an imlichtear? (future impersonal)
an imlichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an imlicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an imlicheadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an imlicheamaid?an imlicheadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an imlicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an imlicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do dh'imlich mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do dh'imlich thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do dh'imlich e (past singular)
nach do dh'imlich sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do dh'imlich sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do dh'imlich iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do dh'imlicheadh? (impersonal past)
nach imlich mi? (first-person future singular)
nach imlich thu? (future second-person singular)
nach imlich e (future singular)
nach imlich sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach imlich sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach imlich iad? (future plural third-person)
nach imlichear?nach imlichtear? (future impersonal)
nach imlichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach imlicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach imlicheadh e (conditional singular)
nach imlicheamaid?nach imlicheadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach imlicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach imlicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
dh'imlicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma dh'imlicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
dh'imlicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma dh'imlicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
dh'imlicheas e (affirmative singular)
ma dh'imlicheas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
dh'imlicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma dh'imlicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
dh'imlicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma dh'imlicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
dh'imlicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma dh'imlicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
dh'imlichear (affirmative impersonal)
ma dh'imlichear (affirmative impersonal)
imlich mi (first-person negative singular)
mur imlich mi (first-person negative singular)
imlich thu (negative second-person singular)
mur imlich thu (negative second-person singular)
imlich e (negative singular)
mur imlich e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
imlich sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur imlich sinn (first-person negative plural)
imlich sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur imlich sibh (negative plural second-person)
imlich iad (negative plural third-person)
mur imlich iad (negative plural third-person)
imlichear imlichtear (impersonal negative)
imlichearmur imlichtear (impersonal negative)
murr imlichtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur imlichtear (impersonal negative)
imlicheam (first-person imperative singular)
imlich (imperative second-person singular)
imlicheadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
imlicheamaid (first-person imperative plural)
imlichibh (imperative plural second-person)
imlicheadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
imlichearimlichtear (imperative impersonal)
imlich (stem)
imlich (noun-from-verb)
imleach (noun-from-verb)
imlichte (participle past)

From Old Irish imm + ligid (“about-lick”).


cùmhnant

cùmhnant m (genitive singular cùmhnaint, plural cùmhnantan)

cùmhnaint (genitive singular)
cùmhnantan (plural)

Borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”).


sirist

sirist m (genitive singular sirist, plural siristean)

sirist (genitive singular)
siristean (plural)


rìgh-chathair

rìgh-chathair f (genitive singular rìgh-chathrach, plural rìgh-chathraichean)

rìgh-chathrach (genitive singular)
rìgh-chathraichean (plural)

metropolis (that contains the monarch's residence)


dòigh-beatha

dòigh-beatha f (genitive singular dòighe-beatha, plural dòighean-beatha)

dòighe-beatha (genitive singular)
dòighean-beatha (plural)


còmhdaich

còmhdaich (past chòmhdaich, future còmhdaichidh, verbal noun còmhdachadh, past participle còmhdaichte)

chòmhdaich (past)
còmhdaichidh (future)
còmhdachadh (noun-from-verb)
còmhdaichte (participle past)

From Middle Irish *cumtaigid, a denominative verb from Old Irish cumtach (whence còmhdach), the verbal noun of Old Irish con·utaing. Cognate to Irish cumhdaigh and Manx coodee.


cumhachdach

cumhachdach (genitive singular masculine cumhachdaich, comparative cumhachdaiche)

cumhachdaich (genitive masculine singular)
cumhachdaiche (comparative)

From Old Irish cumachtach (“powerful, mighty; invested with (magical) powers; mighty one, ruler; wizard”) (compare modern Irish cumhachtach). By surface analysis, cumhachd + -ach.


cumhachdach

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cumhachdach m (genitive singular cumhachdaich, plural cumhachdaich)

cumhachdaich (genitive singular)
cumhachdaich (plural)
cumhachdach
chumhachdach


dòigh

dòigh f (genitive singular dòighe, plural dòighean)

dòighe (genitive singular)
dòighean (plural)
dòigh
dhòigh


cumhachd

cumhachd m or f (genitive singular cumhachd, plural cumhachdan)

cumhachd (genitive singular)
cumhachdan (plural)
cumhachd (indefinite nominative singular)
cumhachdan (indefinite nominative plural)
cumhachd (genitive indefinite singular)
chumhachdan (genitive indefinite plural)
cumhachd (dative indefinite singular)
cumhachdan (dative indefinite plural)
cumhachd (definite nominative singular)
an cumhachd (definite nominative singular)
cumhachdan (definite nominative plural)
na cumhachdan (definite nominative plural)
(a') chumhachd (definite genitive singular)
cumhachdan (definite genitive plural)
nan cumhachdan (definite genitive plural)
(a') chumhachd (dative definite singular)
cumhachdan (dative definite plural)
na cumhachdan (dative definite plural)
chumhachd (definite singular vocative)
chumhachdan (definite plural vocative)
cumhachd (indefinite nominative singular)
cumhachdan (indefinite nominative plural)
cumhachd (genitive indefinite singular)
chumhachdan (genitive indefinite plural)
cumhachd (dative indefinite singular)
cumhachdan (dative indefinite plural)
cumhachdaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') chumhachd (definite nominative singular)
cumhachdan (definite nominative plural)
na cumhachdan (definite nominative plural)
cumhachd (definite genitive singular)
na cumhachd (definite genitive singular)
cumhachdan (definite genitive plural)
nan cumhachdan (definite genitive plural)
(a') chumhachd (dative definite singular)
cumhachdan (dative definite plural)
na cumhachdan (dative definite plural)
cumhachdaibh (dative definite plural)
chumhachd (definite singular vocative)
chumhachdan (definite plural vocative)
cumhachd
chumhachd

From Old Irish cumachtae (“power, strength, might”).


cathrach

genitive singular of cathair (“chair, seat, bench, throne”)


cathrach

genitive singular of cathair (“town, city”)


cathrach

genitive singular of cathair (“gig; bed; stock, colewort, cabbage; plot (of land); guard, sentinel, warder”)


eucoir

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eucoir f (genitive singular eucorach, plural eucoirean)

eucorach (genitive singular)
eucoirean (plural)


ainm àite

ainm-àite m (genitive singular ainm àite, plural ainmean àite)

ainm-àite (canonical masculine)
ainm àite (genitive singular)
ainmean àite (plural)


stàball

stàball m (genitive singular stàbaill, plural stàballan)

stàbaill (genitive singular)
stàballan (plural)


baidhsagal

baidhsagal m (genitive singular baidhsagail, plural baidhsagalan)

baidhsagail (genitive singular)
baidhsagalan (plural)


sràbh

sràbh m (genitive singular sràibh, plural sràbhan)

sràibh (genitive singular)
sràbhan (plural)


èalaidh

èalaidh (past dh'èalaidh, future èalaidhidh, verbal noun èaladh or èalaidh, past participle èalaidhte)

dh'èalaidh (past)
èalaidhidh (future)
èaladh (noun-from-verb)
èalaidh (noun-from-verb)
èalaidhte (participle past)


sreathart

sreathart m (genitive singular sreathairt, plural sreathartan)

sreathairt (genitive singular)
sreathartan (plural)


ri linn

ri linn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

Siud mar a bha e ri linn m' òige.

during, within, when (longer periods of time, e.g. years, or a lifetime)

Bha e freagarrach ri linn 's gur ann à Port Rìgh a tha i.

It was appropriate, on account of the fact she's from Portree.


eucoireach

eucoireach m (genitive singular eucoirich, plural eucoirich)

eucoirich (genitive singular)
eucoirich (plural)
eucoireach
n-eucoireach


srathrach

srathrach
shrathrach
after "an"
t-srathrach

genitive singular of srathair (“packsaddle”)


slaod

slaod (past shlaod, future slaodaidh, verbal noun slaodadh, past participle slaodte)

shlaod (past)
slaodaidh (future)
slaodadh (noun-from-verb)
slaodte (participle past)

[s̪l̪ˠɯ̞ːt̪]

Perhaps a borrowing from Old Norse slóða (“to drag, trail”), from Old Norse slóð (“a track, trail”), from Proto-Germanic *slōdō. Compare Dutch slodderen, German schlottern.

drag, draw, haul, lug, pull, tow, trail, yank


srathair

srathair f (genitive singular srathaire or srathrach, plural srathraichean)

srathaire (genitive singular)
srathrach (genitive singular)
srathraichean (plural)
srathair
shrathair
after "an"
t-srathair

/ˈs̪t̪ɾahɪɾʲ/

From Old Irish srathar (“pack-saddle”), from Latin strātūra.


arbhar

corn (fruits of a cereal crop, growing or in sheaf; includes grain and straw, but ceases to be applied to either when separated by threshing)


arbhar

arbhair (genitive singular)
arbhar
n-arbhar


breugadair

breugadair m (genitive singular breugadair, plural breugadairean)

breugadair (genitive singular)
breugadairean (plural)


breugaire

breugaire m (genitive singular breugaire, plural breugairean)

breugaire (genitive singular)
breugairean (plural)

From Middle Irish brécaire (“liar, deceiver; flatterer; hypocrite”). By surface analysis, breug (“lie”) + -aire (agent noun suffix).


breugach

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breugach (genitive singular masculine breugaich)

breugaich (genitive masculine singular)
breugach
bhreugach

From Old Irish brécach. By surface analysis, breug + -ach.


breugaiche

breugaiche m (genitive singular breugaiche, plural breugaichean)

breugaiche (genitive singular)
breugaichean (plural)


smig

smig m (genitive singular smig, plural smigean)

smig (genitive singular)
smigean (plural)


breugag

breugag f (genitive singular breugaige, plural breugagan)

breugaige (genitive singular)
breugagan (plural)


gail

gail (past ghail, future gailidh, verbal noun gal, past participle gailte)

ghail (past)
gailidh (future)
gal (noun-from-verb)
gailte (participle past)


brùnndail

brùnndail (past bhrùnndail, future brùnndailidh, verbal noun brùnndail, past participle brùnndailte)

bhrùnndail (past)
brùnndailidh (future)
brùnndail (noun-from-verb)
brùnndailte (participle past)


brunndail

brunndail (past bhrunndail, future brunndailidh, verbal noun brunndail, past participle brunndailte)

bhrunndail (past)
brunndailidh (future)
brunndail (noun-from-verb)
brunndailte (participle past)


guil

guil (past ghuil, future guilidh, verbal noun gul, past participle guilte)

ghuil (past)
guilidh (future)
gul (noun-from-verb)
guilte (participle past)


fòd

fòd f (genitive singular fòide, plural fòidean)

fòide (genitive singular)
fòidean (plural)


sprùilleach

sprùilleach m (genitive singular sprùillich, no plural)


staing

staing f (genitive singular stainge, plural staingean)

stainge (genitive singular)
staingean (plural)


fòid

fòid f (genitive singular fòide, plural fòidean)


Cabhlach Rìoghail

An Cabhlach Rìoghail m (genitive a' Chabhlaich Rìoghail)

An Cabhlach Rìoghail (canonical masculine)
a' Chabhlaich Rìoghail (genitive)


Cuan a Tuath

An Cuan a Tuath m (genitive a' Chuain a Tuath)

An Cuan a Tuath (canonical masculine)
a' Chuain a Tuath (genitive)


Cuan Innseanach

An Cuan Innseanach m (genitive a' Chuain Innseanach)

An Cuan Innseanach (canonical masculine)
a' Chuain Innseanach (genitive)


piseach

From Middle Irish piseóc (“charm, witchcraft”), probably borrowed from Latin pyxis (“medicine box”).


turas-mara

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turas-mara m (genitive singular turais-mara, plural tursan-mara)

turais-mara (genitive singular)
tursan-mara (plural)


luibh-eòlas

luibh-eòlas m (genitive singular luibh-eòlais, no plural)


caisean-reòta

caisean-reòta m (genitive singular caisein-reòta, plural caiseanan-reòta)

caisein-reòta (genitive singular)
caiseanan-reòta (plural)


luibh-eòlaiche

luibh-eòlaiche m (genitive singular luibh-eòlaiche, plural luibh-eòlaichean)

luibh-eòlaiche (genitive singular)
luibh-eòlaichean (plural)


cuirm-chnuic

cuirm-chnuic f (genitive singular cuirme-cnuic, plural cuirmean-cnuic)

cuirme-cnuic (genitive singular)
cuirmean-cnuic (plural)


caisean

caisean m (genitive singular caisein, plural caiseanan)

caisein (genitive singular)
caiseanan (plural)

caisean-callain

breast-strip of a sheep used in traditional New Year’s ceremony


cuirm-chiùil

cuirm-chiùil f (genitive singular cuirme-ciùil, plural cuirmean-ciùil)

cuirme-ciùil (genitive singular)
cuirmean-ciùil (plural)


Cuan Siar

An Cuan Siar m (genitive a' Chuain Shiar)

An Cuan Siar (canonical masculine)
a' Chuain Shiar (genitive)

/ə ˌŋ̊ɡ̥uən ˈʃiəɾ/


sgeir

sgeir f (genitive singular sgeire, plural sgeirean)

sgeire (genitive singular)
sgeirean (plural)

From dialectal Scots (Shetlandic and Orcadian) skerry, from Old Norse sker (whence Danish skær, Norwegian Bokmål skjær), and English skerry.


cuirm

cuirm f (genitive singular cuirme, plural cuirmean)

cuirme (genitive singular)
cuirmean (plural)


luibh

luibh m or f (genitive singular luibhe, plural luibhean)

luibhe (genitive singular)
luibhean (plural)


cuain

cuain f (genitive singular cuaine, plural cuainean)

cuaine (genitive singular)
cuainean (plural)


cuain

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sorcha

soirche (comparative)
sorcha
shorcha
after "an"
t-sorcha

From Old Irish sorchae (“luminous, bright”).


cabhlach

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cabhlach m (genitive singular cabhlaich, plural cabhlaichean)

cabhlaich (genitive singular)
cabhlaichean (plural)
cabhlach
chabhlach


mairbh

inflection of marbh (“dead person, corpse”):


turas

turas m (genitive singular turais, plural tursan)

turais (genitive singular)
tursan (plural)
turas
thuras

From Old Irish turus (“journey, visit; expedition; pilgrimage”).

der

air a h-uile turas

'S seo an turas mu dheireadh.


dorchaich

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dorchaich (past dhorchaich, future dorchaichidh, verbal noun dorchadh, past participle dorchaichte)

dhorchaich (past)
dorchaichidh (future)
dorchadh (noun-from-verb)
dorchaichte (participle past)


sorchaich

sorchaich (past shorchaich, future sorchaichidh, verbal noun sorchachadh, past participle sorchaichte)

shorchaich (past)
sorchaichidh (future)
sorchachadh (noun-from-verb)
sorchaichte (participle past)


Manainn

From Old Irish Manainn, dative form of Mana (“Man, Anglesey”).

Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Aonghas

Aonghas m (genitive/vocative Aonghais, diminutive Aonghasan or Angaidh)

Aonghasan (diminutive)
Angaidh (diminutive)

From Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). The etymology of the second element is disputed; most likely it is gus (“strength, vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustu-, or it may be from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”).

der

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Angus, Innes, or Aeneas


camomhail

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camomhail m (genitive singular camomhail, no plural)


stocainn

stocainn f (genitive singular stocainne, plural stocainnean)

stocainne (genitive singular)
stocainnean (plural)

/ˈs̪t̪ɔxkɪɲ/


socais

socais f (genitive singular socais, plural socaisean)

socais (genitive singular)
socaisean (plural)


an iar

From Old Irish aníar (“from behind, from the west”).


an iar

Ghabh am fear a bu shine an rathad a bha dol an ear, 's ghabh am fear miadhonach an rathad a bha dol an iar, agus ghabh am fear òg an rathad miadhon.

1911, John Francis Campbell, “Na Trì Rathaidean Móra”, in The Celtic Dragon Myth, page 149:

The older man took the road that went east, and the middle-aged man took the road that went west, and the young man took the middle road.


an ear

From Old Irish anair (“from the front, from the east”).


a tuath

From Middle Irish atúaid, from Old Irish antúaid.


casachan

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casachan f (genitive singular casachain, plural casachanan)

casachain (genitive singular)
casachanan (plural)


dìg

dìg f (genitive singular dìge, plural dìgean)

dìge (genitive singular)
dìgean (plural)


deann

deann f (genitive singular deanna, plural deannan)

deanna (genitive singular)
deannan (plural)


learag

learag f (genitive singular learaige, plural learagan)

learaige (genitive singular)
learagan (plural)


seach-thìm

seach-thìm f (genitive singular seach-thìme, plural seach-thìmean)

seach-thìme (genitive singular)
seach-thìmean (plural)


talmhainn

/ˈt̪ʰaˌl̪ˠavɪɲ/


cabhag

cabhag f (genitive singular cabhaig or cabhaige)

cabhaig (genitive singular)
cabhaige (genitive singular)
cabhag
chabhag

Perhaps from Old Irish cabóg (“plundering”). Compare also Irish cabhóg (“hollow, gash”), diminutive of cabha (“hump”).


sgreuch

sgreuch m (genitive singular sgreucha, plural sgreuchan)

sgreucha (genitive singular)
sgreuchan (plural)

From Old Irish scréch (“cry, shout, scream”) (compare Irish scréach).

Agus cha bu luaithe a chuir esan an t-eun anns an eunain òrach na thànaig sgriach as an eun a bha oillteil agus dhùisg a h-uile duine a bh' as a' chairteal[…]

1987 July 1, Joe Neil MacNeil, John Shaw, Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 276:

And no sooner had he put the bird in the golden birdhouse than came a screech from the bird that was horrible and woke up everyone in the quarter […]


sgreuch

sgreuch (past sgreuch, future sgreuchaidh, verbal noun sgreuchail, past participle sgreuchte)

sgreuch (past)
sgreuchaidh (future)
sgreuchail (noun-from-verb)
sgreuchte (participle past)


corrag

corrag f (genitive singular corraig or corraige, plural corragan)

corraig (genitive singular)
corraige (genitive singular)
corragan (plural)


deargan

deargan m (genitive singular deargain, plural dearganan)

deargain (genitive singular)
dearganan (plural)


lasair-choille

lasair-choille f (genitive singular lasrach-choille, plural lasraichean-coille)

lasrach-choille (genitive singular)
lasraichean-coille (plural)

Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis carduelis#Translingual


srianag

srianag f (genitive singular srianaige, plural srianagan)

srianaige (genitive singular)
srianagan (plural)


deargan-fraoich

deargan-fraoich m (genitive singular deargain-fraoich, plural dearganan-fraoich)

deargain-fraoich (genitive singular)
dearganan-fraoich (plural)

European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula#Translingual


lùbach

lùbach (genitive singular masculine lùbaich, comparative lùbaiche)

lùbaich (genitive masculine singular)
lùbaiche (comparative)

meandering, winding, sinuous, tortuous, zigzag (river, road, argument etc)


lùbach

lùbach f (genitive singular lùbaiche, plural lùbaichean)

lùbaiche (genitive singular)
lùbaichean (plural)


lùb

lùb f (genitive singular lùib, plural lùban)

From Old Irish lúb, from a Germanic language, probably Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap, run”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to leap, run”). Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”).


lùb

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lùb (past lùb, future lùbaidh, verbal noun lùbadh, past participle lùbte)

lùb (past)
lùbaidh (future)
lùbadh (noun-from-verb)
lùbte (participle past)


lasair

lasair f (genitive singular lasrach, plural lasraichean)

lasrach (genitive singular)
lasraichean (plural)

From Old Irish lasar, from Proto-Celtic *laxsarā.


lasrach

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

/ˈl̪ˠas̪ɾəx/


lasrach

From Middle Irish lasrach. By surface analysis, lasair + -ach.

/ˈl̪ˠas̪ɾəx/

flashing, flaming, blazing, flamy, ablaze


srian

head

srian f (genitive singular srèine, plural srèinean or srianan or sriantan)

srèine (genitive singular)
srèinean (plural)
srianan (plural)
sriantan (plural)

From Old Irish srían (“bridle”), from Latin frēnum (“bridle”).


srian

srian (past srian, future srianaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)

srian (past)
srianaidh (future)
srianadh (noun-from-verb)
srianta (participle past)
srian
shrian
after "an"
t-srian


Ulaidh

From Old Irish Ulaid m pl (“Ulidians, Ulstermen”).


àrd do chlaiginn

at the top of your voice
at the top of one's voice

at the top of your voice (informal singular)


goireas

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goireas m (genitive singular goireis, plural goireasan)

goireis (genitive singular)
goireasan (plural)


àrd a claiginn

at the top of her voice
at the top of one's voice


àrd ar claiginn

at the top of our voices
at the top of one's voice


àrd mo chlaiginn

at the top of my voice
at the top of one's voice


àrd a chlaiginn

at the top of his voice
at the top of one's voice


àrd ur claiginn

at the top of your voices
at the top of one's voice


àrd an claiginn

at the top of their voices
at the top of one's voice


greisean gnìomhachais

greis gnìomhachais
greis gnìomhachais#Scottish_Gaelic


meirbheadh

meirbheadh m (genitive singular meirbhidh, no plural)


tomàto

tomàto m (genitive singular tomàto, plural tomàtothan)

tomàto (genitive singular)
tomàtothan (plural)
tomàto
thomàto


greis gnìomhachais

greis gnìomhachais f (genitive singular greise gnìomhachais, plural greisean gnìomhachais)

greise gnìomhachais (genitive singular)
greisean gnìomhachais (plural)


àrd claiginn

dh'èigh mi àrd mo chlaiginn

dh'èigh i àrd a claiginn

at the top of one's voice
at the top of one's voice


cion-meirbhidh

cion-meirbhidh m (genitive singular cion-meirbhidh, no plural)


smèid

smèid (past smèid, future smèididh, verbal noun smèideadh, past participle smèidte)

smèid (past)
smèididh (future)
smèideadh (noun-from-verb)
smèidte (participle past)

From Proto-Celtic *smeiddi, *smeid (“smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (“to be glad”), see also Latvian smaidīt, English smile.


bròg-dannsa

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bròg-dannsa f (genitive singular bròige-dannsa, plural brògan-dannsa)

bròige-dannsa (genitive singular)
brògan-dannsa (plural)


bròg-sheòmair

bròg-sheòmair f (genitive singular bròige-seòmair, plural brògan-seòmair)

bròige-seòmair (genitive singular)
brògan-seòmair (plural)


bròg-chleasachd

bròg-chleasachd f (genitive singular bròige-cleasachd, plural brògan-cleasachd)

bròige-cleasachd (genitive singular)
brògan-cleasachd (plural)


pònair

pònair f (genitive singular pònarach, plural pònair)

pònarach (genitive singular)
pònair (plural)
pònair
phònair

From Middle Irish pónair, from Old Norse baunir. Compare Irish pónaire, Manx poanrey.


greis

greis f (genitive singular greise, plural greisean)

greise (genitive singular)
greisean (plural)

From Middle Irish gress, from Old Irish do-grés, do-gress, from Proto-Celtic *grend-, *gred-, suggested by Strachan to be from Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ- (“to turn”). However, compare greas (“to hasten”).


dì-chnàmhadh

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dì-chnàmhadh m (genitive singular dì-chnàmhaidh, no plural)


bonnach-uighe

bonnach-uighe m (genitive singular bonnaich-uighe, plural bonnaich-uighe)

bonnaich-uighe (genitive singular)
bonnaich-uighe (plural)

bonnach (“cake, bun, bannock, scone”, noun) + ugh (egg, noun (genitive))


amharas

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amharas m (genitive singular amharais, plural amharais or amharasan)

amharais (genitive singular)
amharais (plural)
amharasan (plural)

From Old Irish amaires (“unbelief”) (compare Irish amhras, Manx ourys).


àbhachd

àbhachd f (genitive singular àbhachd, no plural)


stailc

stailc f (genitive singular stailce, plural stailcean)

stailce (genitive singular)
stailcean (plural)


séid

séid (past shéid, future séididh, verbal noun séideadh, past participle séidte)

shéid (past)
séididh (future)
séideadh (noun-from-verb)
séidte (participle past)


cluicheag

cluicheag f (genitive singular cluicheig, plural cluicheagan)

cluicheig (genitive singular)
cluicheagan (plural)


feadan

feadan m (genitive singular feadain, plural feadanan)

feadain (genitive singular)
feadanan (plural)


trioblaid

trioblaid f (genitive singular trioblaide, plural trioblaidean)

trioblaide (genitive singular)
trioblaidean (plural)


ainnir

ainnir f (genitive singular ainnire, plural ainnirean)

ainnire (genitive singular)
ainnirean (plural)

From Old Irish ainder (“non-virgin, married woman; virgin, maiden”), from Proto-Celtic *anderā.


CÀBHA

ceistean àbhaisteach
ceistean àbhaisteach#Scottish_Gaelic

FAQ Abbreviation of ceistean àbhaisteach.


comain

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comain f (genitive singular comain, plural comainean)

comain (genitive singular)
comainean (plural)


lioncs

lioncs m (genitive singular lioncsa, plural lioncsaichean)

lioncsa (genitive singular)
lioncsaichean (plural)


ceistean àbhaisteach

frequently asked questions
frequently asked questions


leòghann

leòghann m (genitive singular leòghainn, plural leòghainn)

leòghainn (genitive singular)
leòghainn (plural)


sùgair

sùgair (past shùgair, future sùgairidh, verbal noun sùgradh, past participle sùgairte)

shùgair (past)
sùgairidh (future)
sùgradh (noun-from-verb)
sùgairte (participle past)


eàrr-sgrìobhadh

eàrr-sgrìobhadh m (genitive singular eàrr-sgrìobhaidh, plural eàrr-sgrìobhaidhean)

eàrr-sgrìobhaidh (genitive singular)
eàrr-sgrìobhaidhean (plural)


uile-bheistean

plural of uile-bheist, alternative form of uilebheistean


tuiteamas

tuiteamas m (genitive singular tuiteamais, plural tuiteamasan)

tuiteamais (genitive singular)
tuiteamasan (plural)


deasaiche

deasaiche m (genitive singular deasaiche, plural deasaichean)

deasaiche (genitive singular)
deasaichean (plural)


co-thuiteamas

co-thuiteamas m (genitive singular co-thuiteamais, plural co-thuiteamasan)

co-thuiteamais (genitive singular)
co-thuiteamasan (plural)


uile-bheist

uile-bheist m (genitive singular uile-bheist, plural uile-bheistean)

uile-bheist (genitive singular)
uile-bheistean (plural)


faramach

faramach (genitive singular masculine faramaich, comparative faramaiche)

faramaich (genitive masculine singular)
faramaiche (comparative)
faramach
fharamach


oraindsear

oraindsear m (genitive singular oraindseir, plural oraindsearan)

oraindseir (genitive singular)
oraindsearan (plural)
oraindsear
n-oraindsear

Alternative form of orainsear (“orange (fruit)”)


eàrr

eàrr m or f (genitive singular earra, plural earran)

earra (genitive singular)
earran (plural)

From Old Irish err (“hinder-part, end, tail”).


uilebheist

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uilebheist m (genitive singular uilebheist, plural uilebheistean)

uilebheist (genitive singular)
uilebheistean (plural)


iomradh

iomradh m (genitive singular iomraidh, plural iomraidhean)

iomraidh (genitive singular)
iomraidhean (plural)

From Middle Irish imrád, from Old Irish imrád, from Proto-Celtic *ambirādos (“thought”).


faram

faram m (genitive singular faraim, plural faraman)

faraim (genitive singular)
faraman (plural)
faram
fharam

From Old Irish fothromm (“noise, loud and discordant sound”), an alteration of fothronn through influence of fúaimm (modern fuaim). Compare Irish frum fram (“noise, uproar”).


fuaimneach

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fuaimneach (genitive singular masculine fuaimnich, comparative fuaimniche)

fuaimnich (genitive masculine singular)
fuaimniche (comparative)
fuaimneach
fhuaimneach

From Old Irish fúaimnech. By surface analysis, fuaim + -ach.


dubhar

dubhar m (genitive singular dubhair, plural dubharan)

dubhair (genitive singular)
dubharan (plural)


às a' cheud

64 às a' cheud de sgoilearan

64 percent of pupils (literally "64 from the hundred of pupils")


leth-char

bha e leth-char neo-chreidmheach


dorchadais

genitive singular of dorchadas (“darkness, obscurity, gloominess, duskiness, mysteriousness”)


earr

earr m or f (genitive singular earra, plural earran)

earra (genitive singular)
earran (plural)
earr
n-earr


brocair

brocair m (genitive singular brocair, plural brocairean)

brocair (genitive singular)
brocairean (plural)

fox-hunter, badger-hunter, destroyer of vermin


sgàilean

sgàilean m (genitive singular sgàilein, plural sgàileanan)

sgàilein (genitive singular)
sgàileanan (plural)


broc-lann

broc-lann m (genitive singular broc-lainn, plural broc-lainn)

broc-lainn (genitive singular)
broc-lainn (plural)


sionnachair

sionnachair m (genitive singular sionnachair, plural sionnachairean)

sionnachair (genitive singular)
sionnachairean (plural)


marbhan

marbhan m (genitive singular marbhain, plural marbhain)

marbhain (genitive singular)
marbhain (plural)

From Old Irish marbán. By surface analysis, marbh (“dead”) + -an.


gealaich crotaich

gealach chrotach
gealach chrotach#Scottish_Gaelic


brisidhean-dùil

plural of briseadh-dùil (“disappointment”)


briseadh-dùil

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briseadh-dùil m (genitive singular brisidh-dùil, plural brisidhean-dùil)

brisidh-dùil (genitive singular)
brisidhean-dùil (plural)


dì-armaich

dì-armaich (past dhì-armaich, future dì-armaichidh, verbal noun dì-armachadh, past participle dì-armaichte)

dhì-armaich (past)
dì-armaichidh (future)
dì-armachadh (noun-from-verb)
dì-armaichte (participle past)


armaich

armaich (past dh'armaich, future armaichidh, verbal noun armachadh, past participle armaichte)

dh'armaich (past)
armaichidh (future)
armachadh (noun-from-verb)
armaichte (participle past)


airm

inflection of arm (“army; arm, weapon”):


fuaraich

fuaraich (past dh'fhuaraich, future fuaraichidh, verbal noun fuarachadh, past participle fuaraichte)

dh'fhuaraich (past)
fuaraichidh (future)
fuarachadh (noun-from-verb)
fuaraichte (participle past)

From fuar (“cold, chilly”) + -ich (verbal suffix).


fuarachadh

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fuarachadh m (genitive singular fuarachaidh, plural fuarachaidhean)

fuarachaidh (genitive singular)
fuarachaidhean (plural)


colbh

colbh m (genitive singular cuilbh, plural cuilbh)

cuilbh (genitive singular)
cuilbh (plural)


guthan fulangach

guth fulangach
guth fulangach#Scottish_Gaelic


prionnsabal

prionnsabal m (genitive singular prionnsabail, plural prionnsabalan)

prionnsabail (genitive singular)
prionnsabalan (plural)


teanas-bùird

teanas-bùird m (genitive singular teanais-bùird, no plural)


tuirc allaidh

torc allaidh
torc allaidh#Scottish_Gaelic


tuirc fhiadhaich

torc fiadhaich
torc fiadhaich#Scottish_Gaelic


guth fulangach

guth fulangach m (genitive singular gutha fhulangaich, plural guthan fulangach)

gutha fhulangaich (genitive singular)
guthan fulangach (plural)


torc fiadhaich

torc fiadhaich m (genitive singular tuirc fhiadhaich, plural tuirc fhiadhaich)

tuirc fhiadhaich (genitive singular)
tuirc fhiadhaich (plural)


teanas

teanas m (genitive singular teanais, no plural)


fiadhaich

From Middle Irish fíadach, from fíad (“wild; wild animals”).


fiadhaich

bha e fiadhaich math


torc allaidh

torc allaidh m (genitive singular tuirc allaidh, plural tuirc allaidh)

tuirc allaidh (genitive singular)
tuirc allaidh (plural)


fulangach

From Middle Irish fuilngech. By surface analysis, fulang + -ach.


còmhnaidhean

plural of còmhnaidh (“dwelling, abode, habitation, residence, sojourn”)


còmhnaidhean

plural of còmhnadh (“aid, help, assistance, relief”)


dì-làraich

dì-làraich (past dhì-làraich, future dì-làraichidh, verbal noun dì-làrachadh, past participle dì-làraichte)

dhì-làraich (past)
dì-làraichidh (future)
dì-làrachadh (noun-from-verb)
dì-làraichte (participle past)
dì-làraich
dhì-làraich


loidhne-àirde

loidhne-àirde f (genitive singular loidhne-àirde, plural loidhnichean-àirde)

loidhne-àirde (genitive singular)
loidhnichean-àirde (plural)


loidhne co-àirde

loidhne cho-àirde
loidhne cho-àirde#Scottish_Gaelic


loidhne cho-àirde

loidhne cho-àirde f (genitive singular loidhne co-àirde, plural loidhnichean co-àirde)

loidhne co-àirde (genitive singular)
loidhnichean co-àirde (plural)


loidhne

loidhne f (genitive singular loidhne, plural loidhnichean or loidhneachan)

loidhne (genitive singular)
loidhnichean (plural)
loidhneachan (plural)


tomhas

tomhas m (genitive singular tomhais, plural tòimhsean or tomhasan)

tomhais (genitive singular)
tòimhsean (plural)
tomhasan (plural)
tomhas
thomhas

[ˈt̪ʰɔ̃ˑ.əs̪]

From Old Irish tomus (“weighing, measuring; considering; measure, quantity, amount; metre, poetry; riddle, guess”).


asgair

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asgair m (genitive singular asgair, plural asgairean)

asgair (genitive singular)
asgairean (plural)


tomhais

tomhais (past thomhais, future tomhaisidh, verbal noun tomhas, past participle tomhaiste)

thomhais (past)
tomhaisidh (future)
tomhas (noun-from-verb)
tomhaiste (participle past)

From Old Irish toimsid, denominal verb from tomus (“weighing, measure”), from Proto-Celtic *to- + *messus (“measurement, judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).

der

calculate, compute (distance, speed, etc.)


tomhais

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


cèilidh

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cèilidh f (genitive singular cèilidhe, plural cèilidhean)

cèilidhe (genitive singular)
cèilidhean (plural)
cèilidh
chèilidh

→ English: ceilidh

→ Scots: ceilidh, kailie

From Old Irish céilide (“visit, visiting”), from céle (“companion”).

Bha mi a' cèilidh air do mhàthair a-raoir.

I was visiting with your mother last night.


daingeann

/ˈd̪̊ajən̪ˠ/


Samhna

genitive singular of Samhain (“November; All Saints' Day; All Souls' Day”)


caidreamh

caidreamh m (genitive singular caidreimh, no plural)

caidreimh (genitive singular)
caidreamh
chaidreamh


co-chomharra

co-chomharra m (genitive singular co-chomharra, plural co-chomharran)

co-chomharra (genitive singular)
co-chomharran (plural)


comharra

comharra m (genitive singular comharra, plural comharran)

comharra (genitive singular)
comharran (plural)


àrainneachd

àrainneachd f (genitive singular àrainneachd, plural àrainneachdan)

àrainneachd (genitive singular)
àrainneachdan (plural)


eàrr-nota

eàrr-nota f (genitive singular eàrr-nota, plural eàrr-notaichean)

eàrr-nota (genitive singular)
eàrr-notaichean (plural)


ro-

ro- (“pre-”) + ràit (“speaking”) → ro-ràite (“previously mentioned”)

ro- (“pre-”) + suidhich (“arrange”) → ro-shuidhich (“to pre-arrange; to schedule”)

ro- (“very”) + mòr (“large”) → ro-mhòr (“huge; vast”)

ro- (“very”) + tioram (“dry”) → ro-thioram (“very dry; arid”)

ro- (“too”) + bruich (“cooked”) → ro-bhruich (“over-cooked”)

ro- (“too”) + meud (“many; much”) → ro-mheud (“too many; too much”)


co-chothromach

co-chothromach (genitive singular masculine co-chothromaich)

co-chothromaich (genitive masculine singular)
co-chothromach
cho-chothromach


dha-rìribh

/ɣa ˈɾʲiːɾʲɪ/


da-rìribh

Lewis, Harris, Uist, Barra, Skye, Ross-shire, Lochaber, Lochalsh

/kaˈɾʲiːɾʲɪv/

/kaˈɾʲiːɾʲʊ/

/ɣaˈɾʲiːɾʲɪv/

/ɣaˈɾʲiːɾʲʊ/

/t̪aˈɾʲiːɾʲɪv/

/t̪aˈɾʲiːɾʲʊ/

/t̪aˈɾʲiːɾʲəɣ/

Sutherland, Badenoch, Strathspey, Perthshire

From Middle Irish darírib, apparently from de ḟírib (literally “from truths”), but the source of the first r is unclear; it may have arise through conflation with expressions like ar fír (literally “on truth”) and iar fír (literally “through truth”).


co-chothrom

co-chothrom m (genitive singular co-chothruim, plural co-chothroman)

co-chothruim (genitive singular)
co-chothroman (plural)


ministear

ministear m (genitive singular ministeir, plural ministearan)

ministeir (genitive singular)
ministearan (plural)


amaladh

amaladh m (genitive singular amalaidh, plural amalaidhean)

amalaidh (genitive singular)
amalaidhean (plural)


dèideadh

From Old Irish détidu, from dét (“tooth”).


beanntan

/ˈpjãũn̪ˠt̪ən/


leisgean

leisgean m (genitive singular leisgein, plural leisgeanan)

leisgein (genitive singular)
leisgeanan (plural)


leisgear

leisgear m (genitive singular leisgeir, plural leisgearan)

leisgeir (genitive singular)
leisgearan (plural)


leisgeadair

leisgeadair m (genitive singular leisgeadair, plural leisgeadairean)

leisgeadair (genitive singular)
leisgeadairean (plural)

/ˈʎeʃkʲətɛɾʲ/


leisgeul

leisgeul m (genitive singular leisgeil, plural leisgeulan)

leisgeil (genitive singular)
leisgeulan (plural)

/ˈʎeʃkʲəl̪ˠ/

Compound of leth (“half”) + sgeul (“story”).


sgrìobhadair

sgrìobhadair m (genitive singular sgrìobhadair, plural sgrìobhadairean)

sgrìobhadair (genitive singular)
sgrìobhadairean (plural)

/ˈs̪kɾiːvətɛɾʲ/


amail

amail f (genitive singular amaile, plural amailean)

amaile (genitive singular)
amailean (plural)


amail

amail (past dh'amail, future amailidh, verbal noun amal or amaladh, past participle amailte)

dh'amail (past)
amailidh (future)
amal (noun-from-verb)
amaladh (noun-from-verb)
amailte (participle past)


gabhail

gabhail m or f (genitive singular gabhalach, plural gabhalaichean)

gabhalach (genitive singular)
gabhalaichean (plural)
gabhail (indefinite nominative singular)
gabhalaichean (indefinite nominative plural)
gabhalach (genitive indefinite singular)
ghabhalaichean (genitive indefinite plural)
gabhail (dative indefinite singular)
gabhalaichean (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghabhail (definite nominative singular)
gabhalaichean (definite nominative plural)
na gabhalaichean (definite nominative plural)
gabhalach (definite genitive singular)
na gabhalach (definite genitive singular)
gabhalaichean (definite genitive plural)
nan gabhalaichean (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghabhail (dative definite singular)
gabhalaichean (dative definite plural)
na gabhalaichean (dative definite plural)
ghabhail (definite singular vocative)
ghabhalaichean (definite plural vocative)
gabhail
ghabhail

From Old Irish gabál, from Proto-Celtic *gabaglā; compare Welsh gafael, Irish gabháil.


miannan gadachd

miann gadachd
miann gadachd#Scottish_Gaelic


oilbheum

oilbheum m (genitive singular oilbheim, plural oilbheuman)

oilbheim (genitive singular)
oilbheuman (plural)


dealbhaiche

dealbhaiche m (genitive singular dealbhaiche, plural dealbhaichean)

dealbhaiche (genitive singular)
dealbhaichean (plural)

draughtsman, draughtsperson, designer, artist, photographer


Linn Ùr na Cloiche

Linn Ùr na Cloiche f (genitive Linn Ùr na Cloiche, plural Linntean Ùra na Cloiche)

Linn Ùr na Cloiche (genitive)
Linntean Ùra na Cloiche (plural)


Linntean Ùra na Cloiche

Linn Ùr na Cloiche
Linn Ùr na Cloiche#Scottish_Gaelic


clàr-amais

clàr-amais m (genitive singular clàir-amais, plural clàran-amais)

clàir-amais (genitive singular)
clàran-amais (plural)

(computing, etc.) index (alphabetical listing, data structure)


sìn

sìn (past shìn, future sìnidh, verbal noun sìneadh, past participle sìnte)

shìn (past)
sìnidh (future)
sìneadh (noun-from-verb)
sìnte (participle past)

From Old Irish sínid (“stretches, stretches out, extends”).


miann gadachd

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miann gadachd m or f (genitive singular miann gadachd, plural miannan gadachd or mianntan gadachd)

miann gadachd (genitive singular)
miannan gadachd (plural)
mianntan gadachd (plural)

From miann (“craving, desire, itch”) + gadachd (“theft, robbery”).


mùr

mùr m (genitive singular mùir, plural mùirean)

mùir (genitive singular)
mùirean (plural)


teicneolasan fiosrachaidh

teicneolas fiosrachaidh
teicneolas fiosrachaidh#Scottish_Gaelic


teicneolais fiosrachaidh

genitive singular of teicneolas fiosrachaidh


teicneolas fiosrachaidh

teicneolas fiosrachaidh m (genitive singular teicneolais fiosrachaidh, plural teicneolasan fiosrachaidh)

teicneolais fiosrachaidh (genitive singular)
teicneolasan fiosrachaidh (plural)

information technology
information technology


teicneolas

teicneolas m (genitive singular teicneolais, plural teicneolasan)

teicneolais (genitive singular)
teicneolasan (plural)
teicneolas
theicneolas

/ˈt͡ʃʰeçcɲɔl̪ˠəsˠ/


ro-innleachd

ro-innleachd f (genitive singular ro-innleachd, plural ro-innleachdan)

ro-innleachd (genitive singular)
ro-innleachdan (plural)


gealbhonn-gàraidh

gealbhonn-gàraidh m (genitive singular gealbhuinn-ghàraidh, plural gealbhonnan-gàraidh)

gealbhuinn-ghàraidh (genitive singular)
gealbhonnan-gàraidh (plural)


bruis

bruis f (genitive singular bruise, plural bruisean)

bruise (genitive singular)
bruisean (plural)


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


is e an cleachdadh a nì teòma

practice makes perfect
practice makes perfect


cleachd

cleachd (past chleachd, future cleachdaidh, verbal noun cleachdadh, past participle cleachdte)

chleachd (past)
cleachdaidh (future)
cleachdadh (noun-from-verb)
cleachdte (participle past)

Cleachd thu fhèin ris an àite seo!

Accustom yourself/Get used to this place!


eàrr-ite

eàrr-ite f (genitive singular eàrr-ite, plural eàrr-itean)

eàrr-ite (genitive singular)
eàrr-itean (plural)


cleachdadh

cleachdadh m (genitive singular cleachdaidh, plural cleachdaidhean)

cleachdaidh (genitive singular)
cleachdaidhean (plural)
cleachdadh
chleachdadh


eàrr-ràdh

eàrr-ràdh m (genitive singular eàrr-ràdh, plural eàrr-ràdhan)

eàrr-ràdh (genitive singular)
eàrr-ràdhan (plural)


èifeachd

èifeachd f (genitive singular èifeachd, plural èifeachdan)

èifeachd (genitive singular)
èifeachdan (plural)


càirdeil

càirdeil (masculine nominative)
chàirdeil (feminine nominative)
càirdeil (nominative plural)
chàirdeil (genitive masculine)
càirdeile (feminine genitive)
càirdeil (feminine genitive)
càirdeil (genitive plural)
càirdeil (dative masculine)
chàirdeil (dative feminine)
càirdeil (dative plural)
chàirdeil (masculine vocative)
chàirdeil (feminine vocative)
càirdeil (plural vocative)
càirdeil
chàirdeil


mianntan còmhraig

miann còmhraig
miann còmhraig#Scottish_Gaelic


euslaint

euslaint f (genitive singular euslainte, plural euslaintean)

euslainte (genitive singular)
euslaintean (plural)


miann còmhraig

miann còmhraig m or f (genitive singular miann còmhraig, plural miannan còmhraig or mianntan còmhraig)

miann còmhraig (genitive singular)
miannan còmhraig (plural)
mianntan còmhraig (plural)


gnìomhairean taiceil

gnìomhair taiceil
gnìomhair taiceil#Scottish_Gaelic


coilltearachd

coilltearachd f (genitive singular coilltearachd, no plural)


Co-fhlaitheas

An Co-fhlaitheas m (genitive singular Co-fhlaitheis, no plural)

An Co-fhlaitheas (canonical masculine)
Co-fhlaitheis (genitive singular)
Co-fhlaitheas
Cho-fhlaitheas

Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations

British Commonwealth
British Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Nations, British Commonwealth


gnìomhair taiceil

gnìomhair taiceil m (genitive singular gnìomhair taiceil, plural gnìomhairean taiceil)

gnìomhair taiceil (genitive singular)
gnìomhairean taiceil (plural)


còmhrag

còmhrag f (genitive singular còmhraig or còmhraige, plural còmhragan)

còmhraig (genitive singular)
còmhraige (genitive singular)
còmhragan (plural)
còmhrag
chòmhrag

From Old Irish comrac (“meeting, encounter”). Cognate with Welsh cyfrang (“rencounter”) and Lithuanian rinkti (“gather, assemble”).


dlighe-sgrìobhaidh

dlighe-sgrìobhaidh f (genitive singular dlighe-sgrìobhaidh, plural dlighean-sgrìobhaidh)

dlighe-sgrìobhaidh (genitive singular)
dlighean-sgrìobhaidh (plural)


co-fhlaitheas

co-fhlaitheas m (genitive singular co-fhlaitheis, plural co-fhlaitheasan)

co-fhlaitheis (genitive singular)
co-fhlaitheasan (plural)
co-fhlaitheas
cho-fhlaitheas

From Middle Irish comḟlaithius (compare Irish comhlathas). By surface analysis, co- + flaitheas.


galair

genitive singular of galar (“disease, sickness, ailment, disorder”)


dligheach

From Old Irish dligthech (“lawful; reasonable”); by surface analysis, dlighe + -ach.


Domhan

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Domhan m (genitive singular Domhain, plural Domhain)

Domhain (genitive singular)
Domhain (plural)


leanabh gille

leanabh gille m (genitive singular leinibh gille or leanaibh gille, plural leanabhan gille)

leinibh gille (genitive singular)
leanaibh gille (genitive singular)
leanabhan gille (plural)


leinibh gille

leanabh gille
leanabh gille#Scottish_Gaelic


ailtireachd

From Old Irish ailtirecht f (“building, carpentry”). By surface analysis, ailtire (“house-builder, house-wright”) + -achd.


bholcànach

From bholcàno (“volcano”) + -ach (adjectival suffix) (compare Irish bolcánach, Manx volcaanagh).


bholcàno

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bholcàno m (genitive singular bholcàno, plural bholcànothan)

bholcàno (genitive singular)
bholcànothan (plural)