lasadan

lasadan m (genitive singular lasadain, plural lasadain)

lasadain (genitive singular)
lasadain (plural)


iomadh

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iomadh m (genitive singular iomaidh, no plural)

iomaidh (genitive singular)
iomadh
n-iomadh

From Old Irish imbed, imbad, from Proto-Celtic *imbetom.

iomadh rud

iomadh turas

a lot of, many, many a, a number of, various, diverse


cruinn

From Old Irish cruind, from Proto-Celtic *krundis (compare Welsh crwn).

gu cruinn


gionach

gionach (genitive singular feminine giniche, comparative giniche)

giniche (feminine genitive singular)
giniche (comparative)
gionach
ghionach

From Old Irish ginach, ginech, genech, genach (“greedy, gaping”), from gi(u)n (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen (“cheek, chin”).

inh

leughadair gionach


'l

Cà 'l thu dol?

'L fhios a'd?


oisinn

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oisinn f (genitive singular oisne, plural oisnean)

oisne (genitive singular)
oisnean (plural)
oisinn
n-oisinn

From Middle Irish uisin. Cognate with Irish uisinn.

oisinn an taighe


sgudal

sgudal m (genitive singular sgudail, no plural)


ùghdar

ùghdar m (genitive singular ùghdair, plural ùghdairean)

ùghdair (genitive singular)
ùghdairean (plural)
ùghdar
n-ùghdar


cnàmh-droma

cnàmh-droma m (genitive singular cnàmha-droma, plural cnàmhan-droma)

cnàmha-droma (genitive singular)
cnàmhan-droma (plural)

cnàimh an droma
cnàimh an droma#Scottish_Gaelic


Sìona

From Portuguese China, perhaps from Hindi चीन (cīn) and ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna, “the Chinese; China”) of uncertain etymology.


a'

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

dative or genitive singular masculine preceding g-, c-, b-, m- or p-

nominative or dative singular feminine preceding g-, c-, b-, m-, p-

Seall air a' corra-lod!


a'

Tha Seoc a' fuireach ann an Glaschu.

Dè tha thu a' leughadh?


ath-bheothachadh

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ath-bheothachadh m (genitive singular ath-bheothachaidh, plural ath-bheothachaidhean)

ath-bheothachaidh (genitive singular)
ath-bheothachaidhean (plural)


falamh

[ˈfa˧˥.l̪ˠu˥˩]

Uist, Barra, Tiree, North Skye, Perthshire

Sutherland, Ross-shire, East Inverness-shire

soitheach falamh

air àite falamh

Is fheàrr fuine thana na bhith uile falamh.

A thin batch is better than to want bread altogether.

taigh falamh


àrsaidh

From Old Irish arsaid (“old, ancient, aged”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸarstā-, from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *pr- (“before, formerly; through, throughout”) + *steh₂-. Compare Irish ársa.


asad

asam (first-person singular)
asamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
asad (second-person singular)
asadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
às (masculine singular third-person)
às-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

From Old Irish essiut. Cognates include Irish asat and Manx assyd.


ciad

(obsolete, dialectal) opinion, impression


màrsail

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màrsail f (genitive singular màrsaile, plural màrsailean)

màrsaile (genitive singular)
màrsailean (plural)


pàirt

pàirt f (genitive singular pàirte, plural pàirtean)

pàirte (genitive singular)
pàirtean (plural)


dàrna

/ə ˈn̪ˠd̪aːrˠn̪ˠə/

[ˈd̪̊aːrˠn̪ˠʌ]

From Old Irish darna (“the second; one of two”).


poball

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poball m (genitive singular pobaill, plural poballan)

pobaill (genitive singular)
poballan (plural)

From Old Irish popul, from Proto-Brythonic *pobl, from Latin populus.


bratach

bratach f (genitive singular brataich, plural brataichean)

brataich (genitive singular)
brataichean (plural)
bratach
bhratach

→ English: brattach

From Old Irish brattach (“banner, standard”).


dala

/ə ˈn̪ˠd̪al̪ˠə/

From Old Irish indala, from ind (“the”) + aile (“second, other”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos (compare Welsh ail), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (compare Latin alius, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (aljis)).


tusa

(emphatic) Form of thusa (“thou, you”) used after verb forms ending in -n, -s or -dh.


clamhan ruadh

Falco tinnunculus
Falco tinnunculus#Translingual


spad

spad (past spad, future spadaidh, verbal noun spadadh, past participle spadte)

spad (past)
spadaidh (future)
spadadh (noun-from-verb)
spadte (participle past)
spad mi (first-person independent past singular)
spad thu (independent past second-person singular)
spad e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
spad sinn (first-person independent past plural)
spad sibh (independent past plural second-person)
spad iad (independent past plural third-person)
spadadh (impersonal independent past)
spadaidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
spadaidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
spadaidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
spadaidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
spadaidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
spadaidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
spadarspadtar (future impersonal independent)
spadainn (conditional first-person independent singular)
spadadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
spadadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
spadamaidspadadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
spadadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
spadadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do spad mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do spad thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do spad e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do spad sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do spad sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do spad iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do spadadh (impersonal negative past)
cha spad mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha spad thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha spad e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha spad sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha spad sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha spad iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha spadarcha spadtar (future impersonal negative)
cha spadainn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha spadadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha spadadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha spadamaidcha spadadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha spadadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha spadadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
cha spadtadhcha spadaist¹cha spadaiste (conditional impersonal negative)
an do spad mi? (first-person past singular)
an do spad thu? (past second-person singular)
an do spad e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do spad sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do spad sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do spad iad? (past plural third-person)
an do spadadh? (impersonal past)
an spad mi? (first-person future singular)
an spad thu? (future second-person singular)
an spad e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an spad sinn? (first-person future plural)
an spad sibh? (future plural second-person)
an spad iad? (future plural third-person)
an spadar?an spadtar? (future impersonal)
an spadainn? (conditional first-person singular)
an spadadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an spadadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an spadamaid?an spadadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an spadadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an spadadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
an spadtadh?an spadaist?¹an spadaiste? (conditional impersonal)
nach do spad mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do spad thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do spad e (past singular)
nach do spad sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do spad sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do spad iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do spadadh? (impersonal past)
nach spad mi? (first-person future singular)
nach spad thu? (future second-person singular)
nach spad e (future singular)
nach spad sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach spad sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach spad iad? (future plural third-person)
nach spadar?nach spadtar? (future impersonal)
nach spadainn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach spadadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach spadadh e (conditional singular)
nach spadamaid?nach spadadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach spadadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach spadadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
spadas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma spadas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
spadas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma spadas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
spadas e (affirmative singular)
ma spadas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
spadas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma spadas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
spadas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma spadas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
spadas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma spadas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
spadar (affirmative impersonal)
ma spadar (affirmative impersonal)
spad mi (first-person negative singular)
mur spad mi (first-person negative singular)
spad thu (negative second-person singular)
mur spad thu (negative second-person singular)
spad e (negative singular)
mur spad e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
spad sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur spad sinn (first-person negative plural)
spad sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur spad sibh (negative plural second-person)
spad iad (negative plural third-person)
mur spad iad (negative plural third-person)
spadar spadtar (impersonal negative)
spadarmur spadtar (impersonal negative)
murr spadtar (impersonal negative)
murrmur spadtar (impersonal negative)
spadam (first-person imperative singular)
spad (imperative second-person singular)
spadadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
spadamaid (first-person imperative plural)
spadaibh (imperative plural second-person)
spadadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
spadarspadtar (imperative impersonal)
spad (stem)
spadadh (noun-from-verb)
spadta (participle past)


curran

curran m (genitive singular currain, plural currain or curranan)

currain (genitive singular)
currain (plural)
curranan (plural)

Perhaps from corr (“tapering”) + -an. Compare Irish corrán dearg (“wild radish”).

pannier slung on horses for carrying bulky loads, as hay, corn, etc.


cosgais

cosgais f (genitive singular cosgaise, plural cosgaisean)

cosgaise (genitive singular)
cosgaisean (plural)

repast; food and drink served at a funeral reception

(dated) periodical allowance to servants sent to their houses


cosg

cosg (past chosg, future cosgaidh, verbal noun cosg or cosgadh, past participle cosgte)

chosg (past)
cosgaidh (future)
cosg (noun-from-verb)
cosgadh (noun-from-verb)
cosgte (participle past)

From Middle Irish coiscid, from Old Irish con·secha. Cognate with Irish coisc.


cosg

cosg m (genitive singular cosg or coisg)

cosg (genitive singular)
coisg (genitive singular)
cosg
chosg


murt

murt m (genitive singular muirt, plural muirt)

muirt (genitive singular)
muirt (plural)

Along with the variant mort, from Middle Irish martad, a borrowing from Latin mors (“death”).


murt

murt (past mhurt, future murtaidh, verbal noun murt or murtadh, past participle murte)

mhurt (past)
murtaidh (future)
murt (noun-from-verb)
murtadh (noun-from-verb)
murte (participle past)


cromach

cromach m (genitive singular cromach, plural cromaich)

cromach (genitive singular)
cromaich (plural)

crooked or bent person, in the literal sense: a person who can't stand up straight.


tearnadh

tearnadh m (genitive singular tearnaidh, plural tearnaidhean)

tearnaidh (genitive singular)
tearnaidhean (plural)


amais

amais (past dh'amais, future amaisidh, verbal noun amas, past participle amaiste)

dh'amais (past)
amaisidh (future)
amas (noun-from-verb)
amaiste (participle past)


dà-sheaghachas

From dà-sheaghach (“ambiguous, equivocal”) + -as (abstract ending).


toiseach

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toiseach m (genitive singular toisich, plural toisichean)

toisich (genitive singular)
toisichean (plural)

(vehicle): front, (ship, boat): bow, prow


bogha-frois

bogha-frois m (genitive singular bogha-fhrois, plural boghachan-frois)

bogha-fhrois (genitive singular)
boghachan-frois (plural)


trèan

trèan f (genitive singular trèana, plural trèanaichean)

trèana (genitive singular)
trèanaichean (plural)


trèan

trèan (past thrèan, future trèanaidh, verbal noun trèanadh, past participle trèante)

thrèan (past)
trèanaidh (future)
trèanadh (noun-from-verb)
trèante (participle past)
trèan
thrèan


clò

clò m (genitive singular clò or clòtha, plural clòithean or clòitean)

clò (genitive singular)
clòtha (genitive singular)
clòithean (plural)
clòitean (plural)


clò

clò m (genitive singular clòdha, plural clòdhan)

clòdha (genitive singular)
clòdhan (plural)
clò
chlò

From Old Irish cló (“metal spike, nail; imprint, impression; form, shape, appearance; print of a book”), from Proto-Celtic *klāwos (compare Breton klao, Welsh clo), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, crook, peg”) (compare Latin clāvis).

der

clò trom


nead

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nead m (genitive singular nid, plural nid)

From Old Irish net, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.


gleann

gleann m (genitive singular glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)

glinne (genitive singular)
gleanntan (plural)
glinn (plural)
gleann
ghleann

From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos. Cognate with Welsh glan (“brink, shore”) and Breton glann (“river bank”). Stokes compares Middle High German klinnen, Swiss German klänen (“to climb”), and Old Norse klunna (“cling to”).

Gleann Mòr na Sìthe


pòca

pòca m (genitive singular pòca, plural pòcannan)

pòca (genitive singular)
pòcannan (plural)


pàirc

pàirc f (genitive singular pàirce, plural pàircean)

pàirce (genitive singular)
pàircean (plural)


pàipear

pàipear m (genitive singular pàipeir, plural pàipearan)

pàipeir (genitive singular)
pàipearan (plural)

[ˈpʰãiːʰpəɾ]

Borrowed from English paper, from Latin papȳrus.


gnùis

gnùis f (genitive singular gnùise, plural gnùisean)

gnùise (genitive singular)
gnùisean (plural)
gnùis
ghnùis

From Old Irish gnúis. Cognate with Irish gnúis.


aodann

aodann m (genitive singular aodainn, plural aodainnean)

aodainn (genitive singular)
aodainnean (plural)

From Old Irish étan (compare Irish éadan, Manx eddin).


crìoch

crìoch f (dative singular crìch, genitive singular crìche, plural crìochan)

crìch (dative singular)
crìche (genitive singular)
crìochan (plural)

From Middle Irish crích (“boundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines, territory, district, land”).

inh

thàinig e gu crìch

Proverb:
Thig crìoch air an t-saoghal ach mairidh gaol is ceòl.
The world will come to an end, but love and music will endure.

Crìochan na h-Alba

Crìoch Thuath na Grèine

Crìoch Dheas na Grèine

Na Garbh-Chrìochan


crìochnaich

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crìochnaich (past chrìochnaich, future crìochnaichidh, verbal noun crìochnachadh, past participle crìochnaichte)

chrìochnaich (past)
crìochnaichidh (future)
crìochnachadh (noun-from-verb)
crìochnaichte (participle past)

From Old Irish críchnaigid (“fulfils, completes, ends”), from crích (“boundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines, territory, district, land”) (compare modern crìoch).


deolag

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deolag f (genitive deolaig, plural deolagan)

European fly honeysuckle (fly honeysuckle), Lonicera xylosteum


bi coltach

Tha e coltach gu bheil iad an-seo.

Nach eil e coltach nach fhaca duine càil?

Doesn't it seem that nobody saw anything?


coltach

coltaiche (comparative)
coltach
choltach

/ˈkʰɔl̪ˠt̪əx/

According to MacBain, "a contraction of co-amhuil-t-ach". Compare Irish cosúil (pre-reform spelling cosmhail) "like, resembling" from Old Irish cosmail.

Tha iad coltach ri chèile.

Cò ris a tha e coltach?


seall

seall (past sheall, future seallaidh, verbal noun sealltainn, past participle seallte)

sheall (past)
seallaidh (future)
sealltainn (noun-from-verb)
seallte (participle past)

From Middle Irish sellaid, from Proto-Celtic *sil-n- (“to look”), of uncertain ultimate origin; compare Irish súil (“eye”), as well as Old Irish solus (“bright, clear”) and Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “to shine”).


bolgan

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bolgan m (genitive singular bolgain, plural bolgain or bolganan)

bolgain (genitive singular)
bolgain (plural)
bolganan (plural)
bolgan
bholgan


coimhead

coimhead (past choimhead, future coimheadaidh or coimhdidh, verbal noun coimhead, past participle coimheadte)

choimhead (past)
coimheadaidh (future)
coimhdidh (future)
coimhead (noun-from-verb)
coimheadte (participle past)

/ˈkʰɔ̃ĩ.at̪/

[ˈkʰɔ̝̃ĩ.at̪]

From Old Irish coimét, verbal noun of con·eim (“protects, preserves, secures”).


coimhead

coimhid (genitive singular)
coimhead
choimhead

/ˈkʰɔ̃ĩ.at̪/

[ˈkʰɔ̝̃ĩ.at̪]


clach na sùla

/kʰl̪ˠax nə ˈs̪uːl̪ˠə/


saoil

saoil (past shaoil, future saoilidh, verbal noun saoilsinn, past participle saoilte)

shaoil (past)
saoilidh (future)
saoilsinn (noun-from-verb)
saoilte (participle past)
saoil
shaoil
after "an"
t-saoil

Shaoil mi.

I thought. I believed (that). I imagined.

An saoil thu?

Shaoileadh duine.

Shaoil e gur e nàmhaid a bh' ann.

Nach saoil thu?

ma shaoileas tu

C' àit' an deach e, saoil thu?


dris

dris f (genitive singular drise, plural drisean)

drise (genitive singular)
drisean (plural)
dris
dhris

From Old Irish dris (“bramble, briar, thorn-bush”). Cognate with Irish dris, Welsh drysi.

inh

às an dris anns an droigheann

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


sluig

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sluig (past shluig, future sluigidh, verbal noun slugadh, past participle sluigte)

shluig (past)
sluigidh (future)
slugadh (noun-from-verb)
sluigte (participle past)


gòbhlan-gaoithe

gòbhlan-gaoithe m (genitive singular gòbhlain-gaoithe, plural gòbhlanan-gaoithe)

gòbhlain-gaoithe (genitive singular)
gòbhlanan-gaoithe (plural)


seòladh

seòladh m (genitive singular seòlaidh, plural seòlaidhean)

seòlaidh (genitive singular)
seòlaidhean (plural)


saor-dhuais

saor-dhuais f (genitive singular saor-dhuaise, plural saor-dhuaisean)

saor-dhuaise (genitive singular)
saor-dhuaisean (plural)

/ˌsɯːɾˈɣuəʃ/


cnàmh

cnàmh m (genitive singular cnàimh, plural cnàmhan)

cnàimh (genitive singular)
cnàmhan (plural)


cnàmh

From Old Irish cnám, from Proto-Celtic *knāyeti (“to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-. Compare Old Irish con·cnaí (“chews, masticates, gnaws”), verbal noun cnaïd.


cnàmh

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cnàmh (past chnàmh, future cnàmhaidh, verbal noun cnàmh, cnàmhadh, past participle cnàmhte)

chnàmh (past)
cnàmhaidh (future)
cnàmh (noun-from-verb)
cnàmhadh (noun-from-verb)
cnàmhte (participle past)
cnàmh
chnàmh


dèideag

dèideag f (genitive dèideig, plural dèideagan)


miannaich

miannaich (past mhiannaich, future miannaichidh, verbal noun miannach, past participle miannaichte)

mhiannaich (past)
miannaichidh (future)
miannach (noun-from-verb)
miannaichte (participle past)


faileas

faileas m (genitive singular faileis, plural faileasan)

faileis (genitive singular)
faileasan (plural)


dorchadas

dorchadas m (genitive singular dorchadais, no plural)

dorchadais (genitive singular)
dorchadas
dhorchadas

/ˈt̪ɔɾɔxət̪əs̪/


sòbhrach

sòbhrach f (genitive sòbhraiche, plural sòbhraichean)

sòbhraiche (genitive)
sòbhraichean (plural)


teòclaid

/ˈtʃʰɔːxkl̪ˠɪtʲ/

Borrowed from English chocolate. Compare Irish seacláid, Manx shocklaid.


teòclaid

teòclaid f (genitive singular teòclaide, plural teòclaidean)

teòclaide (genitive singular)
teòclaidean (plural)
teòclaid
theòclaid

/ˈtʃʰɔːxkl̪ˠɪtʲ/


searbhasach

searbhasach (canonical)
nas searbhasaiche (canonical)
na bu shearbhasaiche (canonical)


poll-caca

poll-caca m (genitive singular puill-caca, plural puill-caca)

puill-caca (genitive singular)
puill-caca (plural)


dranndanach

dranndanach (genitive singular masculine dranndanaich, comparative dranndanaiche)

dranndanaich (genitive masculine singular)
dranndanaiche (comparative)

/ˈt̪ɾãũn̪ˠtanəx/


dranndanach

dranndanach m (genitive singular dranndanaich)

dranndanaich (genitive singular)
dranndanach
dhranndanach

/ˈt̪ɾãũn̪ˠtanəx/


bodach-sneachda

bodach-sneachda m (genitive singular bodaich-shneachda, plural bodaich-shneachda)

bodaich-shneachda (genitive singular)
bodaich-shneachda (plural)


a dh'aithghearr

/ə ˈɣɛçər̪ˠ/

Gabhar an obair os làimh a dh'aithghearr.


iolair

iolair (indefinite nominative singular)
iolairean (indefinite nominative plural)
iolaire (genitive indefinite singular)
iolair (genitive indefinite singular)
iolairean (genitive indefinite plural)
iolair (dative indefinite singular)
iolairean (dative indefinite plural)
iolairibh (dative indefinite plural)
iolair (definite nominative singular)
an iolair (definite nominative singular)
h-iolairean (definite nominative plural)
na h-iolairean (definite nominative plural)
h-iolaire (definite genitive singular)
na h-iolaire (definite genitive singular)
h-iolair (definite genitive singular)
iolairean (definite genitive plural)
nan iolairean (definite genitive plural)
iolair (dative definite singular)
an iolair (dative definite singular)
h-iolairean (dative definite plural)
na h-iolairean (dative definite plural)
h-iolairibh (dative definite plural)
iolair (definite singular vocative)
iolairean (definite plural vocative)
iolair (indefinite nominative singular)
iolaraichean (indefinite nominative plural)
iolarach (genitive indefinite singular)
iolaraichean (genitive indefinite plural)
iolair (dative indefinite singular)
iolaraichean (dative indefinite plural)
iolair (definite nominative singular)
an iolair (definite nominative singular)
h-iolaraichean (definite nominative plural)
na h-iolaraichean (definite nominative plural)
h-iolarach (definite genitive singular)
na h-iolarach (definite genitive singular)
iolaraichean (definite genitive plural)
nan iolaraichean (definite genitive plural)
iolair (dative definite singular)
an iolair (dative definite singular)
h-iolaraichean (dative definite plural)
na h-iolaraichean (dative definite plural)
iolair (definite singular vocative)
iolaraichean (definite plural vocative)
iolair (indefinite nominative singular)
iolraichean (indefinite nominative plural)
iolrach (genitive indefinite singular)
iolraichean (genitive indefinite plural)
iolair (dative indefinite singular)
iolraichean (dative indefinite plural)
iolair (definite nominative singular)
an iolair (definite nominative singular)
h-iolraichean (definite nominative plural)
na h-iolraichean (definite nominative plural)
h-iolrach (definite genitive singular)
na h-iolrach (definite genitive singular)
iolraichean (definite genitive plural)
nan iolraichean (definite genitive plural)
iolair (dative definite singular)
an iolair (dative definite singular)
h-iolraichean (dative definite plural)
na h-iolraichean (dative definite plural)
iolair (definite singular vocative)
iolraichean (definite plural vocative)
iolair
n-iolair

From Middle Irish ilar. Cognates include Irish iolar and Manx urley.


tarraing

tarraing (past tharraing, future tàirnidh, verbal noun tarraing, past participle tarraingte)

tharraing (past)
tàirnidh (future)
tarraing (noun-from-verb)
tarraingte (participle past)

From Middle Irish tarngid, from a prototonic form of Old Irish do·srenga.


tarraing

tarraing f (genitive singular tarrainge or tàirgne, plural tarraingean or tàirgnean)

tarrainge (genitive singular)
tàirgne (genitive singular)
tarraingean (plural)
tàirgnean (plural)
tarraing
tharraing


ùir

ùir f (genitive singular ùire or ùireach or ùrach, plural ùirean)

ùire (genitive singular)
ùireach (genitive singular)
ùrach (genitive singular)
ùirean (plural)


cruinne-cè

cruinne-cè m or f (genitive singular cruinne-cè, plural cruinnean-cè)

cruinne-cè (genitive singular)
cruinnean-cè (plural)


ainmich

ainmich (past dh'ainmich, future ainmichidh, verbal noun ainmeachadh, past participle ainmichte)

dh'ainmich (past)
ainmichidh (future)
ainmeachadh (noun-from-verb)
ainmichte (participle past)
ainmich
n-ainmich


saothair

saothair f (genitive singular saothrach, plural saothraichean)

saothrach (genitive singular)
saothraichean (plural)
saothair
shaothair
after "an"
t-saothair

From Middle Irish saethar, from Old Irish saíthar.


rubha

rubha m (genitive singular rubha, plural rubhannan)

rubha (genitive singular)
rubhannan (plural)

According to MacBain the original meaning was "being before" and is composed of *ɸro- (“before”) and root *bu- (“to be”) from *bʰuH-.


saidheans

saidheans m (genitive singular saidheans, plural saidheansan)

saidheans (genitive singular)
saidheansan (plural)


slìog

slìog (past shlìog, future slìogaidh, verbal noun slìogadh, past participle slìogte)

shlìog (past)
slìogaidh (future)
slìogadh (noun-from-verb)
slìogte (participle past)

Shlìog e an cù.

Bha e a' slìogadh a ghàirdean.


craigear

craigear m (genitive singular craigeir, plural craigearan)

craigeir (genitive singular)
craigearan (plural)


earb

earb f (genitive singular earba, plural earban or earbaichean)

earba (genitive singular)
earban (plural)
earbaichean (plural)


earb

earb (past dh'earb, future earbaidh, verbal noun earbsadh, past participle earbte)

dh'earb (past)
earbaidh (future)
earbsadh (noun-from-verb)
earbte (participle past)

From Old Irish erbaid (“to entrust, to trust”)


gu math

Tha mi eòlach gu math air.

Nì thu gu math fhathast.


streapadh

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streapadh m (genitive singular streapaidh, plural streapaidhean)

streapaidh (genitive singular)
streapaidhean (plural)


dìrich

dìrich (past dhìrich, future dìrichidh, verbal noun dìreadh, past participle dìrichte)

dhìrich (past)
dìrichidh (future)
dìreadh (noun-from-verb)
dìrichte (participle past)


snàig

snàig (past snàig, future snàigidh, verbal noun snàgail, past participle snàigte)

snàig (past)
snàigidh (future)
snàgail (noun-from-verb)
snàigte (participle past)


dàna

arrogant, forward, impudent, presumptuous


streap

streap (past streap, future streapaidh, verbal noun streap or streapadh, past participle streapte)

streap (past)
streapaidh (future)
streap (noun-from-verb)
streapadh (noun-from-verb)
streapte (participle past)


tric

From Old Irish tricc (“swift, active, sudden, urgent”).


fuaim

head

fuaim m or f (genitive singular fuaime, plural fuaimean)

fuaime (genitive singular)
fuaimean (plural)
fuaim
fhuaim

From Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic *woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound out”).


bàrr

head

bàrr m (genitive singular barra, plural barran)

barra (genitive singular)
barran (plural)

From Old Irish barr (“top, tip, end; crop, produce”), from Proto-Celtic *barros (compare Middle Welsh barr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-.


glùn

head

glùn f (genitive singular glùine, plural glùinean or glùintean)

glùine (genitive singular)
glùinean (plural)
glùintean (plural)
glùn
ghlùn

From Old Irish glún, dissimilated from earlier Proto-Celtic *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


ialtag

ialtag f (genitive singular ialtaig, plural ialtagan)

ialtaig (genitive singular)
ialtagan (plural)

/ˈiəl̪ˠt̪ək/

From Middle Irish *íaltóc (compare Irish ialtóg), from íatlu (“bat”) + -óc.

bat (small, nocturnal, flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)


rùraich

rùraich (past rùraich, future rùraichidh, verbal noun rùrach, past participle rùraichte)

rùraich (past)
rùraichidh (future)
rùrach (noun-from-verb)
rùraichte (participle past)


annasach

/ˈan̪ˠəs̪əx/


cabhagach

cabhagach (genitive singular masculine cabhagaich, comparative cabhagaiche)

cabhagaich (genitive masculine singular)
cabhagaiche (comparative)
cabhagach
chabhagach

From cabhag (“haste, hurry”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


tarsainn

rach an taobh tarsainn


laoidh

Brill Publishers
Helmut Rix
Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben

From Middle Irish láed, laíd, from Old Irish loíd (“poem, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *loyd-eh₂, from the root *leyd- (“to let; to let go, release”). The semantic evolution would be “to release” → “to set in motion” → “to incite” → “to praise, sing praises of”.


iomrall

head

iomrall m (genitive singular iomraill, plural iomrallan)

iomraill (genitive singular)
iomrallan (plural)
iomrall
n-iomrall

From Old Irish imroll (“a badly-aimed shot or cast, a miss; straying, error, mistake”).


claidhnean croma

claidheamh crom
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ciorra

Comparative and superlative forms of ceàrr.


bataraidh

bataraidh m or pl bataraidhean (canonical)


soilleirich

head

soilleirich (past shoilleirich, future soilleirichidh, verbal noun soilleireachadh, past participle soilleirichte)

shoilleirich (past)
soilleirichidh (future)
soilleireachadh (noun-from-verb)
soilleirichte (participle past)

soilleir (“bright, clear, light; explicit, intelligible”) + -ich

suffix

clarify, clear up, demonstrate, explain, illustrate


cuir às leth

Chuir i às leth Ciotaidh bhochd gur e bana-bhuidseach a bh’ innte.

She accused poor Kitty of being a witch.

Na cuir meirle às mo leth!


mèirle

head

mèirle f (genitive singular mèirle, plural mèirlean)

mèirle (genitive singular)
mèirlean (plural)


meirle

meirle f (genitive singular meirle, plural meirlean)

meirle (genitive singular)
meirlean (plural)


mèirleach

mèirleach m (genitive singular mèirlich, plural mèirlich)

mèirlich (genitive singular)
mèirlich (plural)
mèirleach (indefinite nominative singular)
mèirlich (indefinite nominative plural)
mèirlich (genitive indefinite singular)
mhèirleach (genitive indefinite plural)
mèirleach (dative indefinite singular)
mèirlich (dative indefinite plural)
mèirleachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
mèirleach (definite nominative singular)
am mèirleach (definite nominative singular)
mèirlich (definite nominative plural)
na mèirlich (definite nominative plural)
(a') mhèirlich (definite genitive singular)
mèirleach (definite genitive plural)
nam mèirleach (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhèirleach (dative definite singular)
mèirlich (dative definite plural)
na mèirlich (dative definite plural)
mèirleachaibh (dative definite plural)
mhèirlich (definite singular vocative)
mhèirleacha (definite plural vocative)
mèirleach
mhèirleach

[ˈmjɑ̃ːɭˠəx]

From Old Irish meirlech (“a robber, a bandit”). By surface analysis, mèirle + -ach.


leasaich

head

leasaich (past leasaich, future leasaichidh, verbal noun leasachadh, past participle leasaichte)

leasaich (past)
leasaichidh (future)
leasachadh (noun-from-verb)
leasaichte (participle past)


sgliùrach

sgliùrach f (genitive singular sgliùraich, plural sgliùraich)

sgliùraich (genitive singular)
sgliùraich (plural)

(vulgar, derogatory) A slattern, a trollop


cailleachag

cailleachag f (genitive singular cailleachaige, plural cailleachagan)

cailleachaige (genitive singular)
cailleachagan (plural)


cìrean

cìrean m (genitive singular cìrein, plural cìrein)

cìrein (genitive singular)
cìrein (plural)


cailleachag a' chinn duibh

cailleachag a' chinn dubh (canonical feminine)


cailleach bheag a' chìrein

cailleach bheag a' chìrein f (genitive singular cailliche bige a' chìrein, plural cailleachan beage a' chìrein)

cailliche bige a' chìrein (genitive singular)
cailleachan beage a' chìrein (plural)


dubhag

dubhag f (genitive dubhaig, plural dubhagan)


cailleach bheag an earbaill

cailleach bheag an earbaill f (genitive singular cailliche bige an earbaill, plural cailleachan beaga an earbaill)

cailliche bige an earbaill (genitive singular)
cailleachan beaga an earbaill (plural)


Albannaich

(with article, na h-Albannaich) the Scottish (collectively as a nation)


seileach

seileach m (genitive singular seilich, plural seilichean or seilich)

seilich (genitive singular)
seilichean (plural)
seilich (plural)
seileach
sheileach
after "an"
t-seileach

From Old Irish sailech (“willow”) (compare Irish saileach), from Proto-Celtic *salixs (compare Welsh helyg), from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”) (compare Latin salix).


's urrainn do

'S urrainn do Raibeart dràibheadh.

'S urrainn dhomh dràibheadh.


faod

faod (defective, future indicative positive faodaidh, negative chan fhaod, question am faod, conditional indicative positive dh'fhaodadh, negative chan fhaodadh, question am faodadh)

faodaidh (future indicative positive)
chan fhaod (negative)
dh'fhaodadh (conditional indicative positive)
chan fhaodadh (negative)

From Middle Irish fétaid (“be able, can”), from Old Irish ·éta, prototonic form of ad·cota (“obtain”).

Am faod mi bruidhinn ris?

Faodaidh tu falbh a-nis.


fannachadh

fannachadh m (genitive singular fannachaidh, plural fannachaidhean)

fannachaidh (genitive singular)
fannachaidhean (plural)


a-muigh

From Old Irish i mmaig (literally “in a field”). Cognate with Irish amuigh.

inh

Tha am bàta-sàbhalaidh a-muigh an dràsda.


a-nuas

(dialectal) either up or down towards the speaker


a-mach

An tèid thu a-mach a-nochd?

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

I would come in again though I were put out.


fuiltean

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fuiltean m (plural fuilteanan, also fuilteinean)

fuilteanan (plural)
fuilteinean (plural)


tòrr

tòrr m (genitive singular tòrra, plural tòrran)

tòrra (genitive singular)
tòrran (plural)
tòrr
thòrr

Ultimately from Latin turris (“tower”) by way of either Cumbric from Proto-Brythonic *turr (whence Welsh twr) or Old English torr.


fionnadh

fionnadh m (genitive singular fionnaidh, no plural)

fionnaidh (genitive singular)
fionnadh
fhionnadh

Tha fionnadh chàmal air a chòta.

Tha fionnadh na chuinnleanan.


fòn

fòn m or f (genitive singular fòn, plural fònaichean)

fòn (genitive singular)
fònaichean (plural)


fòn

fòn (past dh'fhòn, future fònaidh, verbal noun fònadh, past participle fònte)

dh'fhòn (past)
fònaidh (future)
fònadh (noun-from-verb)
fònte (participle past)
fòn
fhòn


beagan

beagan m (genitive singular beagain, no plural)

From Old Irish becán m (“a little, small quantity”) (compare Irish beagán, Manx beggan). By surface analysis, beag (“small, little”) + -an.

surf

beagan mhionaidean

an ceann beagain làithean

beagan uisge

beagan bìdh


bocsa

head

bocsa m (genitive singular bocsa, plural bocsaichean)

bocsa (genitive singular)
bocsaichean (plural)
bocsa
bhocsa


crìon

crìon (past chrìon, future crìonaidh, verbal noun crìonadh, past participle crìonte)

chrìon (past)
crìonaidh (future)
crìonadh (noun-from-verb)
crìonte (participle past)

→ Scots: crine, cryne

Bha am bogha-frois a' crìonadh.


cnàmh-loisg

cnàmh-loisg (past chnàmh-loisg, future cnàmh-loisgidh, verbal noun cnàmh-losgadh, past participle cnàmh-loisgte)

chnàmh-loisg (past)
cnàmh-loisgidh (future)
cnàmh-losgadh (noun-from-verb)
cnàmh-loisgte (participle past)


pràis

pràis m (genitive singular pràise, plural pràisean)

pràise (genitive singular)
pràisean (plural)
pràis
phràis

Borrowed from Middle English bras, from Old English bræs, of uncertain origin. Compare Irish prás.


pràiseach

pràiseach m (genitive singular pràisich, plural pràisichean)

pràisich (genitive singular)
pràisichean (plural)
pràiseach
phràiseach


tugh

tugh (past thugh, future tughaidh, verbal noun tughadh, past participle tughta)

thugh (past)
tughaidh (future)
tughadh (noun-from-verb)
tughta (participle past)

From Old Irish tugae, verbal noun of tuigithir (“covers; thatches”).


Frangaich

inflection of Frangach:
genitive singular


neòinean

neòinean m (genitive singular neòinein, plural neòineanan)

neòinein (genitive singular)
neòineanan (plural)


meil

meil (past mheil, future meilidh, verbal noun meileadh, past participle meilte)

mheil (past)
meilidh (future)
meileadh (noun-from-verb)
meilte (participle past)
meil
mheil


mòr

mòr (comparative motha or mò, qualitative noun motha or mò)

motha (comparative)
mò (comparative)
mòr (masculine nominative)
mhòr (feminine nominative)
mòra (nominative plural)
mhòir (genitive masculine)
mòire (feminine genitive)
mòra (genitive plural)
mòr (dative masculine)
mhòir (dative feminine)
mòra (dative plural)
mhòir (masculine vocative)
mhòr (feminine vocative)
mòra (plural vocative)
mòr
mhòr

From Old Irish mór. Cognates include Irish mór and Manx mooar.


carbad

carbad m (genitive singular carbaid, plural carbadan)

carbaid (genitive singular)
carbadan (plural)
carbad (indefinite nominative singular)
carbadan (indefinite nominative plural)
carbaid (genitive indefinite singular)
charbadan (genitive indefinite plural)
carbad (dative indefinite singular)
carbadan (dative indefinite plural)
carbadaibh (dative indefinite plural)
carbad (definite nominative singular)
an carbad (definite nominative singular)
carbadan (definite nominative plural)
na carbadan (definite nominative plural)
(a') charbaid (definite genitive singular)
carbadan (definite genitive plural)
nan carbadan (definite genitive plural)
(a') charbad (dative definite singular)
carbadan (dative definite plural)
na carbadan (dative definite plural)
carbadaibh (dative definite plural)
charbaid (definite singular vocative)
charbadan (definite plural vocative)
carbad
charbad

From Old Irish carpat, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos.


tàladh

tàladh m (genitive singular tàlaidh, plural tàlaidhean)

tàlaidh (genitive singular)
tàlaidhean (plural)


tàlaidh

tàlaidh (past thàlaidh, future tàlaidhidh, verbal noun tàladh, past participle tàlaidhte)

thàlaidh (past)
tàlaidhidh (future)
tàladh (noun-from-verb)
tàlaidhte (participle past)


àrdachadh

àrdachadh m (genitive singular àrdachaidh, plural àrdachaidhean)

àrdachaidh (genitive singular)
àrdachaidhean (plural)


àrdaich

àrdaich (past dh'àrdaich, future àrdaichidh, verbal noun àrdachadh, past participle àrdaichte)

dh'àrdaich (past)
àrdaichidh (future)
àrdachadh (noun-from-verb)
àrdaichte (participle past)

From Old Irish ardaigid (“raises”), equivalent to àrd (“high”) + -ich.

exalt, extol, elevate, raise aloft, heighten, promote


òrdachadh

òrdachadh m (genitive singular òrdachaidh, plural òrdachaidhean)

òrdachaidh (genitive singular)
òrdachaidhean (plural)


òrdaich

òrdaich (past dh'òrdaich, future òrdaichidh, verbal noun òrdachadh, past participle òrdaichte)

dh'òrdaich (past)
òrdaichidh (future)
òrdachadh (noun-from-verb)
òrdaichte (participle past)


òrdugh

òrdugh m (genitive singular òrduigh, plural òrduighean)

òrduigh (genitive singular)
òrduighean (plural)

/ˈɔːr̪ˠ(ʃ)t̪u/

/ˈɔːr̪ˠ(ʃ)t̪əɣ/

From Old Irish ordugud, a verbal noun form of ord, ordd, from Latin ōrdō. Compare Irish ordú.


lùdag

lùdag f (genitive singular lùdaig, plural lùdagan)

lùdaig (genitive singular)
lùdagan (plural)


Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Ùr Mhath

Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


ùire

inflection of ùr:
feminine genitive singular


ath-

From Old Irish aith-, ath-, from Proto-Celtic *ati-.


cridheil

From Middle Irish cridemail; cognate with Irish croíúil. By surface analysis, cridhe + -eil.


ùr

ùire (comparative)
ùr (masculine nominative)
ùr (feminine nominative)
ùra (nominative plural)
ùir (genitive masculine)
ùire (feminine genitive)
ùra (genitive plural)
ùr (dative masculine)
ùir (dative feminine)
ùra (dative plural)
ùir (masculine vocative)
ùr (feminine vocative)
ùra (plural vocative)
ùr
n-ùr


làithean

[ˈl̪ˠɑˑ.içən]


Gearmailteach

Gearmailteach m (genitive singular Gearmailtich, plural Gearmailtich)

Gearmailtich (genitive singular)
Gearmailtich (plural)


cùis

cùis f (genitive singular cùise, plural cùisean)

cùise (genitive singular)
cùisean (plural)
cùis
chùis


gnìomh

gnìomh m (genitive singular gnìomha, plural gnìomhan)

gnìomha (genitive singular)
gnìomhan (plural)

From Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic *gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget”).


gnìomh

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gnìomh (past ghnìomh, future gnìomhaidh, verbal noun gnìomhadh, past participle gnìomhte)

ghnìomh (past)
gnìomhaidh (future)
gnìomhadh (noun-from-verb)
gnìomhte (participle past)


lagh

lagh m (genitive singular lagha, plural laghannan)

lagha (genitive singular)
laghannan (plural)
lagh (indefinite nominative singular)
laghannan (indefinite nominative plural)
lagha (genitive indefinite singular)
laghannan (genitive indefinite plural)
lagha (dative indefinite singular)
laghannan (dative indefinite plural)
lagh (definite nominative singular)
an lagh (definite nominative singular)
laghannan (definite nominative plural)
na laghannan (definite nominative plural)
lagha (definite genitive singular)
an lagha (definite genitive singular)
laghannan (definite genitive plural)
nan laghannan (definite genitive plural)
lagha (dative definite singular)
an lagha (dative definite singular)
laghannan (dative definite plural)
na laghannan (dative definite plural)
lagh (definite singular vocative)
laghannan (definite plural vocative)
lagh

MacBain states that this is a borrowing of English law, though it is possible that the term is from an earlier English source, such as Middle English laȝe or Old English lagu, or perhaps Old Norse lag.


criomag

criomag f (genitive singular criomaig, plural criomagan)

criomaig (genitive singular)
criomagan (plural)


lìomh

lìomh f (genitive singular lìomha, plural lìomhan)

lìomha (genitive singular)
lìomhan (plural)


lìomh

lìomh (past lìomh, future lìomhaidh, verbal noun lìomhadh, past participle lìomhte)

lìomh (past)
lìomhaidh (future)
lìomhadh (noun-from-verb)
lìomhte (participle past)

polish, gloss, shine, smooth, file, burnish, furbish, lubricate


lìomhadh

lìomhadh m (genitive singular lìomhaidh, plural lìomhaidhean)

lìomhaidh (genitive singular)
lìomhaidhean (plural)


fhèin

math fhèin


fìrinn

fìrinn f (genitive singular fìrinne, plural fìrinnean)

fìrinne (genitive singular)
fìrinnean (plural)


beart-chlò

beart-chlò f (genitive singular beairt-clò, plural beartan-clò)

beairt-clò (genitive singular)
beartan-clò (plural)


àm

àm m (genitive singular ama, plural amannan)

ama (genitive singular)
amannan (plural)
àm
n-àm

From Old Irish amm, from Proto-Celtic *ammen-, *amo-, probably ultimately from the root of aimser (“point in time”). Compare Irish am.


clò-bhualadair

clò-bhualadair m (genitive singular clò-bhualadair, plural clò-bhualadairean)

clò-bhualadair (genitive singular)
clò-bhualadairean (plural)

From clò-bhuail (“print”, verb) + -adair (agent suffix).


èisdeachd

head

èisdeachd f (genitive singular èisdeachd, plural èisdeachdan)

èisdeachd (genitive singular)
èisdeachdan (plural)


suarach

suaraiche (comparative)
suarach (masculine nominative)
suarach (feminine nominative)
suarach (nominative plural)
suaraich (genitive masculine)
suaraiche (feminine genitive)
suaraich (feminine genitive)
suarach (genitive plural)
suarach (dative masculine)
suaraich (dative feminine)
suarach (dative plural)
suaraich (masculine vocative)
suarach (feminine vocative)
suarach (plural vocative)

[ˈs̪ʊɔ̝̈ɾəx]

Tha mi ga cur suarach.

contemptible, degenerate, despised, mean, vile, petty

ignoble inferior, negligible, shoddy, trashy, tawdry


gluasad

gluasad m (genitive singular gluasaid, plural gluasadan)

gluasaid (genitive singular)
gluasadan (plural)


alt neo-chinnteach

alt neo-chinnteach m (genitive singular uilt neo-chinnteach, plural altan neo-chinnteach)

uilt neo-chinnteach (genitive singular)
altan neo-chinnteach (plural)


alt cinnteach

alt cinnteach m (genitive singular uilt chinnteach, plural altan cinnteach)

uilt chinnteach (genitive singular)
altan cinnteach (plural)
alt cinnteach
n-alt cinnteach


imrich

imrich (past dh'imrich, future imrichidh, verbal noun imrich, past participle imrichte)

dh'imrich (past)
imrichidh (future)
imrich (noun-from-verb)
imrichte (participle past)


imrich

imrich f (genitive singular imriche, plural imrichean)

imriche (genitive singular)
imrichean (plural)


imrich

eòin imrich


ann am

ann am (+ dative, no mutation, before the definite article anns, combined with the singular definite article sa, san, combined with the plural definite article sna)

san (with-dative)
annam (first-person singular)
annamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
annad (second-person singular)
annadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ann (masculine singular third-person)
annsan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

ann am baile

ann am bàtaichean

form of ann an (“in”) used before words beginning with b, f, m or p


clò-bhualadh

clò-bhualadh m (genitive singular clò-bhualaidh, plural clò-bhualaidhean)

clò-bhualaidh (genitive singular)
clò-bhualaidhean (plural)


clò-bhuail

clò-bhuail (past chlò-bhuail, future clò-bhuailidh, verbal noun clò-bhualadh, past participle clò-bhuailte)

chlò-bhuail (past)
clò-bhuailidh (future)
clò-bhualadh (noun-from-verb)
clò-bhuailte (participle past)


ann an

ann an (+ dative, no mutation, before the definite article anns, combined with the singular definite article san, sa, combined with the plural definite article sna)

sa (with-dative)
annam (first-person singular)
annamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
annad (second-person singular)
annadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ann (masculine singular third-person)
annsan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

Extension of an (“in”) with ann (“there, in it”), from early modern eclipsing a n-, i n- (“in”) (eg. a dtigh gach Crīstaidhe ― in a house of every Christian, a dtiomna Dhé ― in the revelation of God) from Old Irish i. Compare Irish i.

uxi

a bheil e ann an taigh?

bidh iad ann an coilltean

bha i glè fhada anns a' bheachd sin

she was of that opinion for a long time (literally, “she was very long in that opinion”)

ann an Uibhist a Deas

on South Uist (this usage is followed in Highland English)

anns a' chladach

on (certain geographical features, most notably islands)

anns a' bhad

san àm-sa

's e Albannach a tha annam

I am a Scottish person (literally, “it is a Scottish person that is in me”)

tha i biorach sa chluas

she has a keen sense of hearing (literally, “she is pointy in the ear”)

tha inntinn mhath innte

she is clever; she has her head screwed on (literally, “there is a good mind in her”)

Used to indicate possession of a disposition, inherent quality, or permanent nature

tha sùilean uaine innte

she has green eyes (literally, “there are green eyes in her”)

(idiomatic) Used to state possession of certain physical features, e.g. eyes, wrinkles, a limp


èisd

head

èisd (past dh'èisd, future èisdidh, verbal noun èisdeachd, past participle èisdte)

dh'èisd (past)
èisdidh (future)
èisdeachd (noun-from-verb)
èisdte (participle past)
dh'èisd mi (first-person independent past singular)
dh'èisd thu (independent past second-person singular)
dh'èisd e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
dh'èisd sinn (first-person independent past plural)
dh'èisd sibh (independent past plural second-person)
dh'èisd iad (independent past plural third-person)
dh'èisdeadh (impersonal independent past)
èisdidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
èisdidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
èisdidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
èisdidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
èisdidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
èisdidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
èisdearèisdtear (future impersonal independent)
dh'èisdinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
dh'èisdeadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
dh'èisdeadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
dh'èisdeamaiddh'èisdeadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
dh'èisdeadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
dh'èisdeadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do dh'èisd mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do dh'èisd thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do dh'èisd e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do dh'èisd sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do dh'èisd sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do dh'èisd iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do dh'èisdeadh (impersonal negative past)
chan èisd mi (first-person future negative singular)
chan èisd thu (future negative second-person singular)
chan èisd e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
chan èisd sinn (first-person future negative plural)
chan èisd sibh (future negative plural second-person)
chan èisd iad (future negative plural third-person)
chan èisdearchan èisdtear (future impersonal negative)
chan èisdinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
chan èisdeadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
chan èisdeadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
chan èisdeamaidchan èisdeadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
chan èisdeadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
chan èisdeadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do dh'èisd mi? (first-person past singular)
an do dh'èisd thu? (past second-person singular)
an do dh'èisd e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do dh'èisd sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do dh'èisd sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do dh'èisd iad? (past plural third-person)
an do dh'èisdeadh? (impersonal past)
an èisd mi? (first-person future singular)
an èisd thu? (future second-person singular)
an èisd e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an èisd sinn? (first-person future plural)
an èisd sibh? (future plural second-person)
an èisd iad? (future plural third-person)
an èisdear?an èisdtear? (future impersonal)
an èisdinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an èisdeadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an èisdeadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an èisdeamaid?an èisdeadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an èisdeadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an èisdeadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
an èisdteadh?an èisdist?¹an èisdiste? (conditional impersonal)
nach do dh'èisd mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do dh'èisd thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do dh'èisd e (past singular)
nach do dh'èisd sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do dh'èisd sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do dh'èisd iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do dh'èisdeadh? (impersonal past)
nach èisd mi? (first-person future singular)
nach èisd thu? (future second-person singular)
nach èisd e (future singular)
nach èisd sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach èisd sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach èisd iad? (future plural third-person)
nach èisdear?nach èisdtear? (future impersonal)
nach èisdinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach èisdeadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach èisdeadh e (conditional singular)
nach èisdeamaid?nach èisdeadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach èisdeadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach èisdeadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
dh'èisdeas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma dh'èisdeas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
dh'èisdeas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma dh'èisdeas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
dh'èisdeas e (affirmative singular)
ma dh'èisdeas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
dh'èisdeas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma dh'èisdeas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
dh'èisdeas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma dh'èisdeas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
dh'èisdeas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma dh'èisdeas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
dh'èisdear (affirmative impersonal)
ma dh'èisdear (affirmative impersonal)
èisd mi (first-person negative singular)
mur èisd mi (first-person negative singular)
èisd thu (negative second-person singular)
mur èisd thu (negative second-person singular)
èisd e (negative singular)
mur èisd e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
èisd sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur èisd sinn (first-person negative plural)
èisd sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur èisd sibh (negative plural second-person)
èisd iad (negative plural third-person)
mur èisd iad (negative plural third-person)
èisdear èisdtear (impersonal negative)
èisdearmur èisdtear (impersonal negative)
murr èisdtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur èisdtear (impersonal negative)
èisdeam (first-person imperative singular)
èisd (imperative second-person singular)
èisdeadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
èisdeamaid (first-person imperative plural)
èisdibh (imperative plural second-person)
èisdeadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
èisdearèisdtear (imperative impersonal)
èisd (stem)
èisdeachd (noun-from-verb)
èisdte (participle past)


Seumasach

Seumasach m or pl Seumasaich (canonical)


cèis

cèis f (genitive singular cèise, plural cèisean)

cèise (genitive singular)
cèisean (plural)


dùnadh

dùnadh m (genitive singular dùnaidh, plural dùnaidhean)

dùnaidh (genitive singular)
dùnaidhean (plural)


cuileann

cuilinn (genitive singular)
cuileann
chuileann

From Old Irish cuilenn m (“(wood of the) holly-tree”) (compare Irish cuileann, Manx cullyn), from Proto-Celtic *kolinnos (compare Welsh celyn, Breton kelenn), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”) (compare English holly).


màg

From Proto-Celtic *mankâ, from *man- (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to beckon”), see also Proto-Italic *manus (“hand”).


togail

From Middle Irish tócbáil, from Old Irish tocbál. Cognate to Irish tógáil.


poileas

poilis (genitive plural)
poileas
phoileas

'S e poileas a th’ annam.


riaghailt

head

riaghailt f (genitive singular riaghailte, plural riaghailtean)

riaghailte (genitive singular)
riaghailtean (plural)

From Old Irish riagul, riagol, from Latin rēgula. Cognate with English rule.


pìobair

pìobair m (genitive singular pìobaire, plural pìobairean)

pìobaire (genitive singular)
pìobairean (plural)


torr-caca

(vulgar slang) bollocks, bullshit, a bunch of crap


toll-tòine

(vulgar slang, derogatory) arsehole, asshole


treamsgal

treamsgal m (genitive singular treamsgail, no plural)


bi suarach mu

tha mi suarach mu sin


gòrach leis an eagal

Tha mi suarach mu do mhisneachd; tha mi gòrach leis an eagal an-seo!

I don't give a damn about your courage; I am scared shitless here!

(slang, idiomatic) scared shitless (literally, "stupid with the fear")


nuair a tha an t-sradag ris an fhaoch

nuair a tha an t-sradag ris an fhraoch m

nuair a tha an t-sradag ris an fhraoch (canonical masculine)

when the shit hits the fan
when the shit hits the fan

(slang, idiomatic) when the shit hits the fan (literally, "When the spark is to the heather.")


tarmachan

tarmachan m (genitive singular tarmachain, plural tarmachanan)

tarmachain (genitive singular)
tarmachanan (plural)
tarmachan
tharmachan

Unknown, but compare tàrmachadh (“originating, producing”), from Old Irish tórmach. MacBain suggests an imitative base tarm (“murmur”).

onomatopoeic

imitative


gluais

head

gluais (past ghluais, future gluaisidh, verbal noun gluasad, past participle gluaiste)

ghluais (past)
gluaisidh (future)
gluasad (noun-from-verb)
gluaiste (participle past)
gluais
ghluais

From Old Irish glúasid (“move, proceed”).


thusa

By surface analysis, thu + -sa. From Old Irish tussu. Cognates include Irish tusa and Manx tuss.


mortadh

mortadh m (genitive singular mortaidh, plural mortaidhean)

mortaidh (genitive singular)
mortaidhean (plural)


magadh

magadh m (genitive singular magaidh, plural magaidhean)

magaidh (genitive singular)
magaidhean (plural)
magadh
mhagadh

From magad (“mocking, jeering”), a late form of Middle Irish mangad (compare modern meangadh (“smile”)), borrowed from Middle English mocken (modern English mock), from Old French mocquer.

deriding, act of deriding, scoffing, mocking


murtadh

murtadh m (genitive singular murtaidh, plural murtaidhean)

murtaidh (genitive singular)
murtaidhean (plural)


iasgaich

iasgaich (past dh'iasgaich, future iasgaichidh, verbal noun iasgach, past participle iasgaichte)

dh'iasgaich (past)
iasgaichidh (future)
iasgach (noun-from-verb)
iasgaichte (participle past)


iasgaich

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


miosa

From Old Irish messa. Cognate with English miss. See mì- for more.


òrdag

head

òrdag f (genitive singular òrdaig, plural òrdagan)

òrdaig (genitive singular)
òrdagan (plural)


gnìomhair neo-iomlan

gnìomhair neo-iomlan m (genitive singular gnìomhair neo-iomlain, plural gnìomhairean neo-iomlan)

gnìomhair neo-iomlain (genitive singular)
gnìomhairean neo-iomlan (plural)


taigh-chearc

taigh (“house, dwelling”, noun) + cearc (“hen, chicken”, noun)


gnìomhair

head

gnìomhair m (genitive singular gnìomhair, plural gnìomhairean)

gnìomhair (genitive singular)
gnìomhairean (plural)


fear-taighe

fear-taighe m (genitive singular fir-thaighe, plural fir-thaighe)

fir-thaighe (genitive singular)
fir-thaighe (plural)

(Beurla Reagaird) A man not belonging to the traveller community.


uachdaran

uachdaran m (genitive singular uachdarain, plural uachdaranan)

uachdarain (genitive singular)
uachdaranan (plural)

From Middle Irish úachtarán (“head, leader, chief”).

inh

governor, ruler, chief, superior, prince


gobhlan

head

gobhlan m (genitive singular gobhlain, plural gobhlain or gobhlanan)

gobhlain (genitive singular)
gobhlain (plural)
gobhlanan (plural)


gobhlan-gaoithe

gobhlan-gaoithe m (genitive singular gobhlain-ghaoithe, plural gobhlanan-gaoithe)

gobhlain-ghaoithe (genitive singular)
gobhlanan-gaoithe (plural)


fir-

fear-teagaisg (“teacher”) → fir-teagaisg (“teachers”)


uabhasaiche

comparative degree/superlative degree of uabhasach


gainmheach

gainmheach f (genitive singular gainmhich, plural gainmhichean)

gainmhich (genitive singular)
gainmhichean (plural)
gainmheach (indefinite nominative singular)
gainmhichean (indefinite nominative plural)
gainmhiche (genitive indefinite singular)
gainmhich (genitive indefinite singular)
ghainmheach (genitive indefinite plural)
gainmhich (dative indefinite singular)
gainmhichean (dative indefinite plural)
gainmhichibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghainmheach (definite nominative singular)
gainmhichean (definite nominative plural)
na gainmhichean (definite nominative plural)
gainmhiche (definite genitive singular)
na gainmhiche (definite genitive singular)
gainmhich (definite genitive singular)
gainmheach (definite genitive plural)
nan gainmheach (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghainmhich (dative definite singular)
gainmhichean (dative definite plural)
na gainmhichean (dative definite plural)
gainmhichibh (dative definite plural)
ghainmheach (definite singular vocative)
ghainmheacha (definite plural vocative)

[ˈɡ̥ãnãvhəx]

[ˈɡ̥ɛɲɛˑ.əx]


fear-

fear-treòrachaidh


morair

morair m (genitive morair, plural morairean)


bean-

bean-stiùiread


mnathan-

bean-teagaisg

mnathan-teagaisg


luchd-

neach-deasachaidh

luchd-deasachaidh


gaothach

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaich, comparative gaothaiche)

gaothaich (genitive masculine singular)
gaothaiche (comparative)
gaothach
ghaothach

From Old Irish gáethach. By surface analysis, gaoth + -ach.


gàrradh

gàrradh m (genitive singular gàrraidh, plural gàrraidhean)

gàrraidh (genitive singular)
gàrraidhean (plural)
gàrradh
ghàrradh

From Middle Irish garrda, from Old Norse garðr (“enclosed space, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“court, yard, enclosure”), from *ǵʰortós (“enclosure”), from *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”).


Cuimrich

inflection of Cuimreach:
genitive singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
vocative singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
nominative plural


Cuimrich

inflection of Cuimreach:
masculine genitive singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
masculine vocative singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
feminine genitive singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
feminine dative singular


sònrachadh

head

sònrachadh m (genitive singular sònrachaidh, plural sònrachaidhean)

sònrachaidh (genitive singular)
sònrachaidhean (plural)


ainmear sònrachaidh

ainmear sònrachaidh m (genitive singular ainmeir shònrachaidh, plural ainmearan sònrachaidh)

ainmeir shònrachaidh (genitive singular)
ainmearan sònrachaidh (plural)


ainmear gnìomhaireach

ainmear gnìomhaireach m (genitive singular ainmeir ghnìomhaireach, plural ainmearan gnìomhaireach)

ainmeir ghnìomhaireach (genitive singular)
ainmearan gnìomhaireach (plural)


gnìomhaireach

gnìomhaireach (genitive singular masculine gnìomhairich)

gnìomhairich (genitive masculine singular)
gnìomhaireach
ghnìomhaireach


luchd

luchd m (genitive singular luchda, plural luchdan)

luchda (genitive singular)
luchdan (plural)


ainmear

ainmear m (genitive singular ainmeir, plural ainmearan)

ainmeir (genitive singular)
ainmearan (plural)


Seicich

inflection of Seiceach (“Czech”):
vocative/genitive singular masculine


Seicich

inflection of Seiceach (“Czech”):
vocative/genitive singular

inflection of Seiceach (“Czech”):
nominative/dative plural


gobhlach

from gobhal, from Old Irish gabul (“fork, forked branch”).


speireag

speireag f (genitive speireig, plural speireagan)

Accipiter nisus
Accipiter nisus#Translingual


cabhsair

cabhsair m (genitive singular cabhsair, plural cabhsairean)

cabhsair (genitive singular)
cabhsairean (plural)
cabhsair (indefinite nominative singular)
cabhsairean (indefinite nominative plural)
cabhsair (genitive indefinite singular)
chabhsairean (genitive indefinite plural)
cabhsair (dative indefinite singular)
cabhsairean (dative indefinite plural)
chabhsair (definite nominative singular)
an chabhsair (definite nominative singular)
cabhsairean (definite nominative plural)
na cabhsairean (definite nominative plural)
(a') cabhsair (definite genitive singular)
cabhsairean (definite genitive plural)
nan cabhsairean (definite genitive plural)
(a') chabhsair (dative definite singular)
cabhsairean (dative definite plural)
na cabhsairean (dative definite plural)
chabhsair (definite singular vocative)
chabhsairean (definite plural vocative)
cabhsair
chabhsair

/ˈkʰaus̪ɪɾʲ/

From English causey + -air, with the first element from Anglo-Norman caucee (“route, highway”), from Vulgar Latin *calciāta, from Latin calciō (“to stamp with the heels, tread”), from calx (“heel”).


Seic

An t-Seic (canonical feminine)
Seic
Sheic
after "an"
t-Seic

From Polish Czech, from Czech Čech, ultimately a variation and contraction of Proto-Slavic *čelověkъ (“human”).

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


bioraiche

comparative degree/superlative degree of biorach


bèist

head

bèist f (genitive singular bèiste, plural bèistean)

bèiste (genitive singular)
bèistean (plural)


bèist-ghorm

bèist-ghorm f (genitive singular bèiste-gorm, plural bèistean-gorm)

bèiste-gorm (genitive singular)
bèistean-gorm (plural)


muc-bhiorach

muc-bhiorach f (genitive singular muice-biorach, plural mucan-biorach)

muice-biorach (genitive singular)
mucan-biorach (plural)


leumadair

leumadair m (genitive singular leumadair, plural leumadairean)

leumadair (genitive singular)
leumadairean (plural)

/ˈʎeːmət̪ɛɾʲ/


Seiceach

Seiceach (genitive singular masculine Seicich)


Seiceach

Seiceach m (genitive singular Seicich, plural Seicich)

Seicich (genitive singular)
Seicich (plural)
Seiceach
Sheiceach
after "an"
t-Seiceach


sionnaich

sionnaich
shionnaich
after "an"
t-sionnaich

inflection of sionnach:
genitive/vocative singular

inflection of sionnach:
nominative/dative plural


deilf

deilf (indefinite nominative singular)
deilfean (indefinite nominative plural)
deilfe (genitive indefinite singular)
dheilfean (genitive indefinite plural)
deilf (dative indefinite singular)
deilfean (dative indefinite plural)
deilfibh (dative indefinite plural)
deilf (definite nominative singular)
an deilf (definite nominative singular)
deilfean (definite nominative plural)
na deilfean (definite nominative plural)
deilfe (definite genitive singular)
na deilfe (definite genitive singular)
deilfean (definite genitive plural)
nan deilfean (definite genitive plural)
deilf (dative definite singular)
an deilf (dative definite singular)
deilfean (dative definite plural)
na deilfean (dative definite plural)
deilfibh (dative definite plural)
dheilf (definite singular vocative)
dheilfean (definite plural vocative)


Innseanaich

inflection of Innseanach (“Indian”):
genitive singular

inflection of Innseanach (“Indian”):
nominative plural


Innseanach

Innseanach m (genitive and plural Innseanaich)


tràigh

tràigh f (genitive singular tràighe or tràgha or tràghad, plural tràighean or tràinnean)

tràighe (genitive singular)
tràgha (genitive singular)
tràghad (genitive singular)
tràighean (plural)
tràinnean (plural)
tràigh (indefinite nominative singular)
tràighean (indefinite nominative plural)
tràghad (genitive indefinite singular)
thràighean (genitive indefinite plural)
tràigh (dative indefinite singular)
tràighean (dative indefinite plural)
tràigh (definite nominative singular)
an tràigh (definite nominative singular)
tràighean (definite nominative plural)
na tràighean (definite nominative plural)
tràghad (definite genitive singular)
na tràghad (definite genitive singular)
tràighean (definite genitive plural)
nan tràighean (definite genitive plural)
tràigh (dative definite singular)
an tràigh (dative definite singular)
tràighean (dative definite plural)
na tràighean (dative definite plural)
thràigh (definite singular vocative)
thràighean (definite plural vocative)

From Old Irish tráig (“strand, shore, ebb-tide”).

inh

buain am maorach nuair a tha an tràigh ann

Bidh sinn a' cluiche ball-bholaidh air an tràigh a h-uile Dihaoine.

We play volleyball on the beach every Friday.


tràigh

head

tràigh (past thràigh, future tràighidh, verbal noun tràghadh, past participle tràighte)

thràigh (past)
tràighidh (future)
tràghadh (noun-from-verb)
tràighte (participle past)
thràigh mi (first-person independent past singular)
thràigh thu (independent past second-person singular)
thràigh e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
thràigh sinn (first-person independent past plural)
thràigh sibh (independent past plural second-person)
thràigh iad (independent past plural third-person)
thràigheadh (impersonal independent past)
tràighidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
tràighidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
tràighidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
tràighidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
tràighidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
tràighidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
tràigheartràightear (future impersonal independent)
thràighinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
thràigheadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
thràigheadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
thràigheamaidthràigheadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
thràigheadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
thràigheadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do thràigh mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do thràigh thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do thràigh e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do thràigh sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do thràigh sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do thràigh iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do thràigheadh (impersonal negative past)
cha tràigh mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha tràigh thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha tràigh e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha tràigh sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha tràigh sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha tràigh iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha tràighearcha tràightear (future impersonal negative)
cha tràighinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha tràigheadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha tràigheadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha tràigheamaidcha tràigheadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha tràigheadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha tràigheadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do thràigh mi? (first-person past singular)
an do thràigh thu? (past second-person singular)
an do thràigh e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do thràigh sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do thràigh sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do thràigh iad? (past plural third-person)
an do thràigheadh? (impersonal past)
an tràigh mi? (first-person future singular)
an tràigh thu? (future second-person singular)
an tràigh e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an tràigh sinn? (first-person future plural)
an tràigh sibh? (future plural second-person)
an tràigh iad? (future plural third-person)
an tràighear?an tràightear? (future impersonal)
an tràighinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an tràigheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an tràigheadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an tràigheamaid?an tràigheadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an tràigheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an tràigheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do thràigh mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do thràigh thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do thràigh e (past singular)
nach do thràigh sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do thràigh sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do thràigh iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do thràigheadh? (impersonal past)
nach tràigh mi? (first-person future singular)
nach tràigh thu? (future second-person singular)
nach tràigh e (future singular)
nach tràigh sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach tràigh sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach tràigh iad? (future plural third-person)
nach tràighear?nach tràightear? (future impersonal)
nach tràighinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach tràigheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach tràigheadh e (conditional singular)
nach tràigheamaid?nach tràigheadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach tràigheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach tràigheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
thràigheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma thràigheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
thràigheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma thràigheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
thràigheas e (affirmative singular)
ma thràigheas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
thràigheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma thràigheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
thràigheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma thràigheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
thràigheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma thràigheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
thràighear (affirmative impersonal)
ma thràighear (affirmative impersonal)
tràigh mi (first-person negative singular)
mur tràigh mi (first-person negative singular)
tràigh thu (negative second-person singular)
mur tràigh thu (negative second-person singular)
tràigh e (negative singular)
mur tràigh e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
tràigh sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur tràigh sinn (first-person negative plural)
tràigh sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur tràigh sibh (negative plural second-person)
tràigh iad (negative plural third-person)
mur tràigh iad (negative plural third-person)
tràighear tràightear (impersonal negative)
tràighearmur tràightear (impersonal negative)
murr tràightear (impersonal negative)
murrmur tràightear (impersonal negative)
tràigheam (first-person imperative singular)
tràigh (imperative second-person singular)
tràigheadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
tràigheamaid (first-person imperative plural)
tràighibh (imperative plural second-person)
tràigheadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
tràigheartràightear (imperative impersonal)
tràigh (stem)
tràghadh (noun-from-verb)
tràighte (participle past)
tràigh
thràigh


innse

innse m (genitive singular innsidh, plural innsean)

innsidh (genitive singular)
innsean (plural)


innis

innis f (genitive singular innse, plural innsean or innseachan)

innse (genitive singular)
innsean (plural)
innseachan (plural)

A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh: an inch.

(Ross-shire, Sutherland) A low-lying and sheltered place, where cows are gathered to be milked and where they lie out at night.


innis

innis (past dh'innis, future innsidh, verbal noun innse, past participle inniste)

dh'innis (past)
innsidh (future)
innse (noun-from-verb)
inniste (participle past)

From Middle Irish indisid (“tells, recounts, mentions, describes”).


beulaibh

From the dative plural of beul, now obsolete outside of set phrases.


air beulaibh

head

air beulaibh (+ genitive or possessive determiner)


pèist

pèist f (genitive pèiste, plural pèistean)


sreath

sreath m or f (genitive singular sreatha, plural sreathan)

sreatha (genitive singular)
sreathan (plural)

From Old Irish sreth, verbal noun of sernaid.


buineag

buineag f (genitive buineig, plural buineagan)


thalla

get away, get lost (second person singular)

(Islay) come along, come here (second person singular)


blasad

blasad m (genitive singular blasaid, plural blasadan)

blasaid (genitive singular)
blasadan (plural)


trèanadh

trèanadh m (genitive singular trèanaidh, plural trèanaidhean)

trèanaidh (genitive singular)
trèanaidhean (plural)


dheth

dhìom (first-person singular)
dhìomsa (emphatic first-person singular)
dhìot (second-person singular)
dhìotsa (emphatic second-person singular)
dheth (masculine singular third-person)
dhethsan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

From Old Irish de. Cognates include Irish de and Manx jeh.

Gheibh mi a' chuid as fheàrr dheth.

third-person singular masculine of de: of him, of it


cuimhneachadh

cuimhneachadh m (genitive singular cuimhneachaidh, plural cuimhneachaidhean)

cuimhneachaidh (genitive singular)
cuimhneachaidhean (plural)


cuimhnich

cuimhnich (past chuimhnich, future cuimhnichidh, verbal noun cuimhneachadh, past participle cuimhnichte)

chuimhnich (past)
cuimhnichidh (future)
cuimhneachadh (noun-from-verb)
cuimhnichte (participle past)

From Old Irish cuimnigid (“recalls, remembers”), equivalent to cuimhne (“memory”) + -ich.


mèinneadh

head

mèinneadh m (genitive singular mèinnidh, plural mèinnidhean)

mèinnidh (genitive singular)
mèinnidhean (plural)


mèinneadair

mèinneadair m (genitive singular mèinneadair, plural mèineadairean)

mèinneadair (genitive singular)
mèineadairean (plural)

From mèinn (“mine”, verb) + -adair (agent suffix).


fhìn

(Lewis, Benbecula, South Uist, Skye) first-person of fhèin


leamsa

Is leamsa an cù.

The dog is mine. (literally The dog is with me.)


riochdair

head

riochdair m (genitive singular riochdair, plural riochdairean)

riochdair (genitive singular)
riochdairean (plural)


trìtheamh

/ə ˈn̪ˠt̪ʰɾi.u/


mèinn

mèinn f (genitive singular mèinne, plural mèinnean)

mèinne (genitive singular)
mèinnean (plural)

From Middle Irish mían (“mineral, ore”).

(geology, mining) ore; mine, vein, seam (deposit of ore)

mind, desire, inclination, disposition (whether good or bad)


mèinn

mèinn (past mhèinn, future mèinnidh, verbal noun mèinneadh, past participle mèinnte)

mhèinn (past)
mèinnidh (future)
mèinneadh (noun-from-verb)
mèinnte (participle past)
mèinn
mhèinn


roi-riochdair

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

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

prepositional pronoun
prepositional pronoun


aicese

agam (first-person singular)
agamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
agad (second-person singular)
agadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
aige (masculine singular third-person)
aigesan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish aicise and Manx ecksh.

third-person singular feminine emphatic of aig


aigesan

/ˈakʲəs̪ən̪/

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish aigesean and Manx echeysyn.

third-person singular masculine emphatic of aig


agadsa

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish agatsa and Manx ayds.


acasan

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish acusan and Manx ocsyn.


againne

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish againne and Manx ainyn.


agaibhse

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish agaibhse and Manx euish.


agamsa

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish agamsa and Manx ayms.

Sin am bàta agamsa.

That is my boat. (literally, “That is the boat at me.”)


dhinn

From Old Irish dínn. Cognates include Irish dínn and Manx jin.


dhibh

From Old Irish díb. Cognates include Irish díbh and Manx jiu.


dhiubh

From Old Irish diib. Cognates include Irish díobh and Manx jeu.


pearsa

pearsa m or f (genitive singular pearsa, plural pearsachan or pearsannan)

pearsa (genitive singular)
pearsachan (plural)
pearsannan (plural)
pearsa
phearsa

From Middle Irish persa, from Old Irish persan, from Latin persōna.


cath

cath m (genitive singular catha, plural cathan)

catha (genitive singular)
cathan (plural)
cath
chath

From Old Irish cath, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ (cattu), from Proto-Celtic *katus, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”).


sibhse

From Old Irish sibsi. Cognates include Irish sibhse and Manx shiuish.

(emphatic) you, ye (polite and/or plural)


iadsan

/ˈiə̯t̪s̪ən̪ˠ/

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish iadsan and Manx adsyn.


dhith

From Old Irish dí. Cognates include Irish di and Manx j'ee.

third-person singular feminine of de: of her, of it


blas

blas m (genitive singular blais, plural blasan)

blais (genitive singular)
blasan (plural)
blas
bhlas

From Old Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).


leam

leam (first-person singular)
leamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
leat (second-person singular)
leatsa (emphatic second-person singular)
leis (masculine singular third-person)
leis-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

From Old Irish lem. Cognates include Irish liom and Manx lhiam.

Is toil leam Glaschu.

I like Glasgow. (literally, “Is pleasure with me Glasgow.”)

first-person singular of le: with me; by me


smùid

smùid f (genitive singular smùide, plural smùidean)

smùide (genitive singular)
smùidean (plural)

Bha smùid air.


smùid

smùid (past smùid, future smùididh, verbal noun smùideadh, past participle smùidte)

smùid (past)
smùididh (future)
smùideadh (noun-from-verb)
smùidte (participle past)


luaithre

luaithre f (genitive singular luaithre, no plural)


leibh

leibhse (emphatic)
leam (first-person singular)
leamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
leat (second-person singular)
leatsa (emphatic second-person singular)
leis (masculine singular third-person)
leis-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

From Old Irish lib. Cognates include Irish libh and Manx lhiu.

second-person plural of le: with you; by you (plural and formal singular)


leinn

From Old Irish leinn. Cognates include Irish linn and Manx lhien.

first-person plural of le: with us; by us


ise

From Old Irish sisi. Cognates include Irish ise and Manx ish.


leotha

leothasan (emphatic)
leam (first-person singular)
leamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
leat (second-person singular)
leatsa (emphatic second-person singular)
leis (masculine singular third-person)
leis-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

third-person plural feminine of le: with them; by them


-se

From Old Irish -si (3rd person singular feminine; 2nd person plural).


leibhse

with you, by you (plural or formal singular, emphatic)


leatsa

with you, by you (singular informal, emphatic)


-sa

From Old Irish -sa (1st person singular) and Old Irish -su (2nd person singular).


ciamar

Ciamar a chanas tu sin ann an Gàidhlig?

Ciamar a tha sibh?


a-staigh

Chì mi feuch a bheil iad a-staigh.

thig a-staigh!

(colloquial) in, inside (implies movement)


a-steach

From Old Irish istech (literally “into the house”).

inh

Thigibh a-steach, a chàirdean.

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


ged

According to Ó Maolalaigh, from delenition of early modern (originally copular) gidh, giodh before dentals (< eg. giodh do-bheir ‘though he gives’) or from early modern gé do before compound verbs in do- (gé do-ní ‘though he does’) or in the past tense and conditional mood (eg. gé do chumadar ‘although they made’, gé do bheannaigh ‘though he blessed’, ge d’fhosgail ‘though he opened’). MacBain explains it as a contraction of ge + ta. Ultimately from Old Irish cía (“though”) or cid (“though … is”).

Cha toil leis an leabhar, ged a bha e còrdadh ri a bhean gu dearbh.

He doesn't like the book, although his wife really enjoyed it.


fulang

head

fulang m (genitive singular fulaing, plural fulangan)

fulaing (genitive singular)
fulangan (plural)
fulang
fhulang


cilemeatair

cilemeatair m (genitive singular cilemeatair, plural cilemeatairean)

cilemeatair (genitive singular)
cilemeatairean (plural)

Tha mu 400 cilemeatair de chàball fibre-optic gu bhith gan cuir air grunnd na mara - am pròiseact as motha a rinn BT ann an uisgeachan Bhreatainn a-riamh.

2014 April 1, “Pròiseact bhann-leathann ga chàineadh”, in BBC News:

About 400 kilometres of fiber-optic cable is to be installed on the seabed - BT's largest ever project in British waters.


b' àill leibh

Sorry? Pardon? (plural or formal singular)


àill

From Old Irish áil (“act of asking; request, wish”).


Fionnlainn

an Fhionnlainn (canonical feminine)
Fionnlainn
Fhionnlainn


guir

head

guir (past ghuir, future guiridh, verbal noun gur, past participle guirte)

ghuir (past)
guiridh (future)
gur (noun-from-verb)
guirte (participle past)

From Old Irish guirid. Cognate with Irish gor.


Suòmach

Suòmach m (genitive singular Suòmaich, plural Suòmaich)

Suòmaich (genitive singular)
Suòmaich (plural)


peanasaich

peanasaich (past pheanasaich, future peanasaichidh, verbal noun peanasachadh, past participle peanasaichte)

pheanasaich (past)
peanasaichidh (future)
peanasachadh (noun-from-verb)
peanasaichte (participle past)


peanasachadh

peanasachadh m (genitive singular peanasachaidh, plural peanasachaidhean)

peanasachaidh (genitive singular)
peanasachaidhean (plural)


sochair cion-cosnaidh

unemployment benefit
unemployment benefit


peanas

peanas m (genitive singular peanais, plural peanasan)

peanais (genitive singular)
peanasan (plural)


coisinn

coisinn (past choisinn, future coisinnidh, verbal noun cosnadh, past participle coisinnte)

choisinn (past)
coisinnidh (future)
cosnadh (noun-from-verb)
coisinnte (participle past)
coisinn
choisinn

From Old Irish con·sní (“contend; strive for; cost”).


air sgàth

head

air sgàth (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

Nì sinn sin air sgàth na sìthe.

Dh'fhàg i air sgàth 's gun robh i a' faireachdainn iomagaineach.

She left because she was feeling awkward.


sgàth

sgàth m (genitive singular sgàtha, plural sgàthan)

sgàtha (genitive singular)
sgàthan (plural)

From Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-.


oirre

orm (first-person singular)
ormsa (emphatic first-person singular)
ort (second-person singular)
ortsa (emphatic second-person singular)
air (masculine singular third-person)
airsan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

[ˈɔɹ̝ʲhə~ˈɔjhə]

From Old Irish furi. Cognates include Irish uirthi and Manx urree.

third-person singular feminine of air: on her, on it


oirbh

From Old Irish fuirib. Cognates include Irish oraibh and Manx erriu.


cosnadh

cosnadh m (genitive singular cosnaidh, plural cosnaidhean)

cosnaidh (genitive singular)
cosnaidhean (plural)
cosnadh
chosnadh

/ˈkʰɔs̪n̪ˠəɣ/


oirnn

[ˈɤɾʲɪɲ~ˈɤʒɪɲ]

From Old Irish fornn. Cognates include Irish orainn and Manx orrin.


sochair

sochair f (genitive singular sochaire, plural sochairean)

sochaire (genitive singular)
sochairean (plural)


breith

breith f (genitive singular breith, plural breithean)

breith (genitive singular)
breithean (plural)

From Old Irish breth, verbal noun of beirid (“to carry, bear, bring forth, judge”).


salm

salm f (genitive singular sailm, plural sailm)

sailm (genitive singular)
sailm (plural)


Lochlannach

Lochlannach (genitive singular masculine Lochlannaich)

Lochlannaich (genitive masculine singular)

/l̪ˠɔxl̪ˠən̪ˠəx/

From Old Irish Lochlannach. By surface analysis, Lochlann + -ach.


Lochlannach

Lochlannach m (genitive singular Lochlannaich, plural Lochlannaich)

Lochlannaich (genitive singular)
Lochlannaich (plural)

/l̪ˠɔxl̪ˠən̪ˠəx/

(regional or rare) person from the Lochs district, Isle of Lewis


fuil-mhìos

fuil-mhìos f (genitive singular fuil-mìosa)


stad-phuing

stad-phuing f (genitive singular stada-phuing, plural stadan-phuing)

stada-phuing (genitive singular)
stadan-phuing (plural)


sligeanach

sligeanach m or pl sligeanaich (canonical)


puing

puing m or f (genitive singular puing, plural puingan)

puing (genitive singular)
puingan (plural)


ùine

ùine f (genitive singular ùine, plural ùineachan)

ùine (genitive singular)
ùineachan (plural)
ùine
n-ùine


dustair

dustair m (genitive singular dustair, plural dustairean)

dustair (genitive singular)
dustairean (plural)


oirrese

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognates include Irish uirthise and Manx urreeish.

third-person singular feminine emphatic of air: on her, on it


oirbhse

From Old Irish fuiribsi. Cognates include Irish oraibhse and Manx erriuish.

second-person plural emphatic of air: on you


oirnne

From Old Irish fornni. Cognates include Irish orainne and Manx orrinyn.

first-person plural emphatic of air: on us


airsan

From Old Irish foirsom. Cognates include Irish airsean and Manx ersyn.

third-person singular masculine emphatic of air: on him, on it


orrasan

From Old Irish forrusom. Cognates include Irish orthusan and Manx orroosyn.

third-person plural emphatic of air: on them


ormsa

From Old Irish formsa. Cognates include Irish ormsa and Manx orryms.

Tha mi cinnteach nach eil fhios agad dè an t-ainm a tha ormsa.

(literally, “I'm certain you don't know what name is on me.”)

I'm certain you don't know what my name is.

first-person singular emphatic of air: on me


ortsa

From Old Irish fortsu. Cognates include Irish ortsa and Manx orts.

second-person singular emphatic of air: on you


Aindrea

a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew


Anndra

/ˈãũn̪ˠt̪ɾə/

From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).


achlais

achlais f (genitive singular achlais or achlaise, plural achlaisean)

achlais (genitive singular)
achlaise (genitive singular)
achlaisean (plural)


rosg

rosg m (genitive singular ruisg, plural rosgan)

ruisg (genitive singular)
rosgan (plural)


naidheachd

naidheachd f (genitive singular naidheachd, plural naidheachdan)

naidheachd (genitive singular)
naidheachdan (plural)

/ˈn̪ˠɛ̃.əxk/

/ˈn̪ˠɛˑ.əxk/

[ˈn̪ˠɛˑ.ʌxk]

[ˈn̪ˠɑ̃jɔxk]

From nuadh + -achd. Cognate with Irish nuacht.


glè

From Old Irish glé, from Proto-Celtic *gleiwos.

glè mhath

Tha i glè bhrèagha an-diugh.

Is glè thoil leam iasg.

Glè cheart, ma-thà!


Crìsdean

Crìsdean m (genitive Chrìsdein, vocative a Chrìsdein)

Chrìsdein (genitive)
a Chrìsdein (vocative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Christian or Christopher


Mohamadanach

Mohamadanach m (genitive and plural Mohamadanaich)


Iùdhaich

inflection of Iùdhach (“Jew”):
genitive singular

inflection of Iùdhach (“Jew”):
nominative plural


Rìgh Innse Gall

Rìgh (“ruler, king”) + Innse (“islands”) + Gall (“foreigner”)

The title held by the Norwegian kings as feudal overlords of the outer Western Scottish islands, such as the Hebrides; rendered as Lord of the Isles in English


Eabhrach

Eabhrach m (genitive singular Eabhraich, plural Eabhraich)

Eabhraich (genitive singular)
Eabhraich (plural)

From Old Irish Ebrach, from Latin hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic [script needed] ('ibrāy), from Biblical Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrî), from עֵבֶר (ʿēḇer).


stuamachd

From stuama + -achd (compare Irish stuamacht).


Sìonaich

(with article) na Sìonaich the Chinese (collectively as a nation)


Sìonach

From Sìona (“China”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Irish Síneach.


Sìonach

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Sìonach m (genitive singular Sìonaich, plural Sìonaich)

Sìonaich (genitive singular)
Sìonaich (plural)
Sìonach
Shìonach
after "an"
t-Sìonach


airson

air mo shon (first-person singular)
air mo shon-sa (emphatic first-person singular)
air do shon (second-person singular)
air do shon-sa (emphatic second-person singular)
air a shon (masculine singular third-person)
air a shon-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

Combination of preposition air (“on/for”) and noun son (“sake”); compare Irish ar son. Before the spelling reform of the 1980s it was sometimes written as two words.

Tha iad a' strì airson na dùthcha.

They are struggling for the sake of the country.

Tha mi fada nad chomain airson do litreach.

I am much obliged to you for your letter.

Tha iad a' coimhead airson taighe ùire.

Tha i na leabaidh airson 's gu bheil i fliuch taobh a-muigh.

A bheil thu airson falbh?

Do you want to leave? (literally, “Are you for leaving?”)

(before a verbal noun) desirous of, wanting to


alltan

alltan m (genitive singular alltain, plural alltain)

alltain (genitive singular)
alltain (plural)


bràigh

bràigh m (genitive bràghad, plural bràigheachan)

bràghad (genitive)
bràigheachan (plural)
bràigh (indefinite nominative singular)
bràigheachan (indefinite nominative plural)
bràghad (genitive indefinite singular)
bhràigheachan (genitive indefinite plural)
bràigh (dative indefinite singular)
bràigheachan (dative indefinite plural)
bràigh (definite nominative singular)
am bràigh (definite nominative singular)
bràigheachan (definite nominative plural)
na bràigheachan (definite nominative plural)
(a') bhràghad (definite genitive singular)
bràigheachan (definite genitive plural)
nam bràigheachan (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhràigh (dative definite singular)
bràigheachan (dative definite plural)
na bràigheachan (dative definite plural)
bhràigh (definite singular vocative)
bhràigheachan (definite plural vocative)


cùnntadh

cùnntadh m (genitive singular cùnntaidh, plural cùnntaidhean)

cùnntaidh (genitive singular)
cùnntaidhean (plural)


cùnnt

cùnnt (past chùnnt, future cùnntaidh, verbal noun cùnntadh, past participle cùnnte)

chùnnt (past)
cùnntaidh (future)
cùnntadh (noun-from-verb)
cùnnte (participle past)


cùnntas

cùnntas m (genitive singular cùnntais, plural cùnntasan)

cùnntais (genitive singular)
cùnntasan (plural)


spùinneadair

spùinneadair m (genitive singular spùinneadair, plural spùinneadairean)

spùinneadair (genitive singular)
spùinneadairean (plural)

/ˈspuːɲətɪɾʲ/

spùinn (“rob, plunder, despoil”) + -adair

suffix

brigand, pirate, plunderer, robber, marauder


Rí Innse Gall

Rìgh Innse Gall
Rìgh Innse Gall#Scottish_Gaelic


mion-chunntas

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mion-chunntas m (genitive singular mion-chunntais, plural mion-chunntasan)

mion-chunntais (genitive singular)
mion-chunntasan (plural)


meanbh-chuileag

meanbh-chuileag f (genitive singular meanbh-chuileige, plural meanbh-chuileagan)

meanbh-chuileige (genitive singular)
meanbh-chuileagan (plural)


cunntadh

cunntadh m (genitive singular cunntaidh, plural cunntaidhean)

cunntaidh (genitive singular)
cunntaidhean (plural)

/ˈkʰũːn̪ˠt̪əɣ/


mionaid

From Middle English mynute, from Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta (“60th of an hour; note”).


cunnt

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cunnt (past chunnt, future cunntaidh, verbal noun cunntadh, past participle cunnte)

chunnt (past)
cunntaidh (future)
cunntadh (noun-from-verb)
cunnte (participle past)

From Middle English counten, from Anglo-Norman conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“I compute”).

der

cunntas

counting, calculating, arithmetic; account, record, statement; account, bill, invoice


cunntas

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cunntas m (genitive singular cunntais, plural cunntasan)

cunntais (genitive singular)
cunntasan (plural)


meanbh

From Old Irish menbach (“small”), from a derivation of the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Latin minus, minor, minutus and Ancient Greek μινύθω (minúthō, “lessen”).


leabhar-cùnntais

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leabhar-cùnntais m (genitive singular leabhair-chùnntais, plural leabhraichean-cùnntais)

leabhair-chùnntais (genitive singular)
leabhraichean-cùnntais (plural)


driamlach

driamlach f (genitive driamlaich, plural driamlaichean)

driamlaich (genitive)
driamlaichean (plural)


ruinn

Alternative spelling of rinn (“with us”)


riutha

riuthasan (emphatic)
rium (first-person singular)
riumsa (emphatic first-person singular)
riut (second-person singular)
riutsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ris (masculine singular third-person)
ris-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)


dubhan

dubhan m (genitive singular dubhain, plural dubhain)

dubhain (genitive singular)
dubhain (plural)
dubhan (indefinite nominative singular)
dubhain (indefinite nominative plural)
dubhain (genitive indefinite singular)
dhubhan (genitive indefinite plural)
dubhan (dative indefinite singular)
dubhain (dative indefinite plural)
dubhanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
dubhan (definite nominative singular)
an dubhan (definite nominative singular)
dubhain (definite nominative plural)
na dubhain (definite nominative plural)
dubhain (definite genitive singular)
an dubhain (definite genitive singular)
dubhan (definite genitive plural)
nan dubhan (definite genitive plural)
dubhan (dative definite singular)
an dubhan (dative definite singular)
dubhain (dative definite plural)
na dubhain (dative definite plural)
dubhanaibh (dative definite plural)
dhubhain (definite singular vocative)
dhubhana (definite plural vocative)
dubhan
dhubhan

From Middle Irish dubán (“hook”). Cognate with Irish duán.


rium

riumsa (emphatic)
rium (first-person singular)
riumsa (emphatic first-person singular)
riut (second-person singular)
riutsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ris (masculine singular third-person)
ris-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

A bheil iad ag èisteachd rium?

Bidh mo chù a' dol còmhla rium.

My dog will be going (together) with me.

first-person singular of ri: to me, with me


riut

riutsa (emphatic)
rium (first-person singular)
riumsa (emphatic first-person singular)
riut (second-person singular)
riutsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ris (masculine singular third-person)
ris-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

Nach tuirt mi riut?

Thèid mi cuide riut don bhaile bheag ud thall.

I'll go with you to the village over there.

second-person singular of ri: to you, with you (informal singular)


cromag

cromag f (genitive singular cromaige, plural cromagan)

cromaige (genitive singular)
cromagan (plural)


pungadh

pungadh m (genitive singular pungaidh, plural pungaidhean)

pungaidh (genitive singular)
pungaidhean (plural)


cainnt

cainnt f (genitive singular cainnte, plural cainntean)

cainnte (genitive singular)
cainntean (plural)
cainnt (indefinite nominative singular)
cainntean (indefinite nominative plural)
cainnte (genitive indefinite singular)
chainntean (genitive indefinite plural)
cainnt (dative indefinite singular)
cainntean (dative indefinite plural)
cainntibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') chainnt (definite nominative singular)
cainntean (definite nominative plural)
na cainntean (definite nominative plural)
cainnte (definite genitive singular)
na cainnte (definite genitive singular)
cainntean (definite genitive plural)
nan cainntean (definite genitive plural)
(a') chainnt (dative definite singular)
cainntean (dative definite plural)
na cainntean (dative definite plural)
cainntibh (dative definite plural)
chainnt (definite singular vocative)
chainntean (definite plural vocative)

From Old Irish cainnt (“act of speaking; speech, talk, conversation”).


ascair

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ascair m (genitive singular ascair, plural ascairean)

ascair (genitive singular)
ascairean (plural)

(orthography) Alternative form of asgair.


a deas

From Old Irish andes(s). By surface analysis, a + deas.

Tha iad a' dol gu Uibhist a Deas.


rithe

rithese (emphatic)
rium (first-person singular)
riumsa (emphatic first-person singular)
riut (second-person singular)
riutsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ris (masculine singular third-person)
ris-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)

third-person singular feminine of ri: with her, with it


còilean

còilean m (genitive singular còilein, plural còileanan)

còilein (genitive singular)
còileanan (plural)


comharradh-ceiste

comharra-ceiste m (genitive singular comharra-ceiste, plural comharran-ceiste)

comharra-ceiste (canonical masculine)
comharra-ceiste (genitive singular)
comharran-ceiste (plural)


sorchan

sorchan m (genitive singular sorchain, plural sorchain or sorchanan)

sorchain (genitive singular)
sorchain (plural)
sorchanan (plural)


bruidhinn

bruidhinn (past bhruidhinn, future bruidhnidh, verbal noun bruidhinn, past participle bruidhnte)

bhruidhinn (past)
bruidhnidh (future)
bruidhinn (noun-from-verb)
bruidhnte (participle past)

Bruidhnidh iad air an àite as fheàrr.

Cha do bhruidhinn mi riamh ris ach Gàidhlig.


bruidhinn

bruidhinn f (genitive singular bruidhne, no plural)

Cò tha a' bruidhinn?

Who's speaking? (literally, “Who is it that is at speaking?”)


machair

machair m or f (genitive singular macharach or machrach, plural machraichean)

macharach (genitive singular)
machrach (genitive singular)
machraichean (plural)

(geography) extensive low-lying fertile plain, level country

(geography) the southern or low-lying parts of Scotland

(geography) low and level part of a farm

(geography, in the plural) long ranges of sandy plains fringing the Atlantic side of the Outer Hebrides


camag cheàrnach

camag cheàrnach f (genitive singular camaige ceàrnaich, plural camagan ceàrnach)

camaige ceàrnaich (genitive singular)
camagan ceàrnach (plural)


camag chruinn

camag chruinn f (genitive singular camaige cruinn, plural camagan cruinne)

camaige cruinn (genitive singular)
camagan cruinne (plural)


camag

camag f (genitive singular camaige, plural camagan)

camaige (genitive singular)
camagan (plural)
camag
chamag


sgrìobadh

sgrìobadh m (genitive singular sgrìobaidh, plural sgrìobaidhean)

sgrìobaidh (genitive singular)
sgrìobaidhean (plural)


clisg

clisg (past chlisg, future clisgidh, verbal noun clisgeadh, past participle clisgte)

chlisg (past)
clisgidh (future)
clisgeadh (noun-from-verb)
clisgte (participle past)


clisgeadh

clisgeadh m (genitive singular clisgidh, plural clisgidhean)

clisgidh (genitive singular)
clisgidhean (plural)

shock, start, jump, alarm, fright, panic


sgrìoban

sgrìoban m (genitive singular sgrìobain, plural sgrìobanan)

sgrìobain (genitive singular)
sgrìobanan (plural)


clisg-phuing

clisg-phuing f (genitive singular clisg-phuinge, plural clisg-phuingean)

clisg-phuinge (genitive singular)
clisg-phuingean (plural)


leth-chòilean

leth-chòilean m (genitive singular leth-chòilein, plural leth-chòileanan)

leth-chòilein (genitive singular)
leth-chòileanan (plural)


sgrìob-cheangail

sgrìob-cheangail f (genitive singular sgrìoba-ceangail, plural sgrìoban-ceangail)

sgrìoba-ceangail (genitive singular)
sgrìoban-ceangail (plural)


nàrachadh

nàrachadh m (genitive singular nàrachaidh, plural nàrachaidhean)

nàrachaidh (genitive singular)
nàrachaidhean (plural)


nàraich

nàraich (past nàraich, future nàraichidh, verbal noun nàrachadh, past participle nàraichte)

nàraich (past)
nàraichidh (future)
nàrachadh (noun-from-verb)
nàraichte (participle past)


cromagan turrach

(orthography) quotation marks, inverted commas


smugaid

smugaid f (genitive smugaide, plural smugaidean)


ceangailte

/ˈkʲʰɛ̃.əltʲə/


ceangailte

/ˈkʲʰɛ̃.əltʲə/


leabharlann

/ˈʎo.əɾ.l̪ˠən̪ˠ/