leanabh

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

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


anmoch

anmoch m (genitive singular anmoich, no plural)

san anmoch


anmoch

Tràth chun na h-abhainn is anmoch chun an locha.

There's a right time for everything. (literally, “early to the river and late to the loch”)

Tha e anmoch a-nis


taigh-òsda

taigh-òsda m (genitive singular taighe-òsda, plural taighean-òsda)

taighe-òsda (genitive singular)
taighean-òsda (plural)


thadhail

Thadhail sinn air eaglais.


Caisg

e.g. tha Càisg a' tighinn

e.g. fhathast air a cleachdadh aig a' Chàisg


sionagog

sionagog f (genitive singular sionagoige or sionagoig, plural sionagogan)

sionagoige (genitive singular)
sionagoig (genitive singular)
sionagogan (plural)


Oidhche-Mhàirt

Oidhche Mhàirt
Oidhche Mhàirt#Scottish_Gaelic


teagamh

teagamh m (genitive singular teagaimh, plural teagamhan)

teagaimh (genitive singular)
teagamhan (plural)

fear-réitich gach teagaimh


mòran

mòran m (genitive singular mòrain, no plural)

mòran oibrichean

mòran uisge


làrach

làrach f (genitive singular làraich, plural làraichean)

làraich (genitive singular)
làraichean (plural)


chunnaic

[ˈxʊ̃n̪ˠɪkʲ]

From Old Irish ad·condairc, perfect of ad·cí, from the Proto-Celtic stem *derk-, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).

Chunnaic sinn taigh.

Chunnaic i tobhta.


Càisg

a' Chàisg (canonical feminine)
Càisge (genitive)

From Old Irish Cásc, from Late Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥa), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).


Crìosdail

From Old Irish Crístamail (“Christian”, adjective) (compare Irish Críostúil), from Críst. By surface analysis, Crìosd (“Christ”) + -ail (adjectival suffix).


fhathast

From Middle Irish fo-dechtsa, from Old Irish in fecht so (“at this time, now”). Cognate with Irish feasta.

der

ach fhathast tha beò cànan nan Gàidheal

c. 1980, Murdo Macfarlane, Cànan nan Gàidheal:

Murdo MacFarlane, c.1980 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZWgJpsVYEU:

chan eil mòran Gàidhlig aice fhathast


seacaid

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seacaid f (genitive singular seacaide, plural seacaidean)

seacaide (genitive singular)
seacaidean (plural)
seacaid
sheacaid
after "an"
t-seacaid

From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.


cofaidh

From English coffee, from Dutch koffie (“coffee”), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”).


tobhta

head

tobhta f (genitive singular tobhta, plural tobhtaichean)

tobhta (genitive singular)
tobhtaichean (plural)

Borrowed from Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic *tumftō.

chunnaic sinn tobhta


tobhta

tobhta m or f (genitive singular tobhta, plural tobhtaichean)

Borrowed from Old Norse þofta, from Proto-Germanic *þuftōn.


banrigh

banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)

banrighe (genitive singular)
banrighean (plural)
banrigh
bhanrigh

/ˈpãũn̪ˠrˠɪ/

From ban- (feminine prefix) + rìgh (“king”).


còta

còta m (genitive singular còta, plural còtaichean)

còta (genitive singular)
còtaichean (plural)
còta
chòta


àite

àite m (genitive singular àite, plural àitean or àiteachan)

àite (genitive singular)
àitean (plural)
àiteachan (plural)
àite
n-àite


sgrios

sgrios m (genitive singular sgriosa, plural sgriosan)

sgriosa (genitive singular)
sgriosan (plural)

From Old Irish scris (“destruction”) (compare Irish scrios (“destruction”)), verbal noun of sceirtid (“strips, peels or scrapes off”).

destruction, ruin, annihilation, bane, decimation, demolition, eradication, erasing, extermination, extinguishing


sgrios

sgrios (past sgrios, future sgriosaidh, verbal noun sgrios or sgriosadh, past participle sgrioste)

sgrios (past)
sgriosaidh (future)
sgrios (noun-from-verb)
sgriosadh (noun-from-verb)
sgrioste (participle past)

From Middle Irish scrisaid (“to destroy”) (compare Irish scrios (“to destroy”)), from Old Irish scris, verbal noun of sceirtid (“strips, peels or scrapes off”).

destroy, ruin, annihilate, decimate, demolish, devour, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, sack, waste, wreck


taigh-dhealbh

Tha Màiri a' dol don taigh-dhealbh.


cuideachd

From Old Irish cuitechta (“company”), from con- (“with”) + techt (“act of going”).


cuideachd

cuideachd f (genitive singular cuideachd, plural cuideachdan)

cuideachd (genitive singular)
cuideachdan (plural)
cuideachd
chuideachd


latha

latha m (genitive singular latha, plural làithean)

latha (genitive singular)
làithean (plural)


chuir

Chuir Seumas bainne anns a' chofaidh.


siubhal

siubhal m (genitive singular siubhail, plural siùbhlaichean)

siubhail (genitive singular)
siùbhlaichean (plural)

From Middle Irish sibal, verbal noun of siblaid (“walks”).

(music, pìobaireachd) a movement in a pìobaireachd composition, a variation on the ùrlar in which held theme notes are coupled with a cut higher or lower note


feasgar

feasgar m (genitive singular feasgair, plural feasgaran)

feasgair (genitive singular)
feasgaran (plural)

From Old Irish fescor (compare Manx fastyr and Irish feascar), from Proto-Celtic *weskʷeros (compare Middle Welsh ucher), from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (compare Latin vesper and Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos)).


suidhe

suidhe m (genitive singular suidhe, plural suidheachan)

suidhe (genitive singular)
suidheachan (plural)
suidhe
shuidhe
after "an"
t-suidhe

From Old Irish suide (compare Welsh sedd), from Proto-Celtic *sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European *sodyom (compare Latin solium (“seat, chair”), from *sed-.


leis

From Old Irish leiss. Cognates include Irish leis and Manx lesh.

Form of le used before a definite article.


leis

leis-san (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 singular masculine of le: with him; by him


moch

From Old Irish moch (“early”), from Proto-Brythonic *mox (“soon, early”), from Proto-Celtic *moxs, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs


leisge

leisge f (genitive singular leisge, no plural)


draosdachd

draosda (“lewd, smutty, obscene, prurient”) + -achd


eud

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eud m (genitive singular eud, no plural)

From Old Irish ét; cognate with Irish éad.


seachd peacaidhean-bàis

Meronyms: ana-miann, craos, sannt, leisge, fearg, farmad, uabhar


drùiseantachd

drabasdachd

bawdiness, obscenity, pornography, ribaldry, smut

drùis

lechery, licentiousness, lust; ooze, perspiration

drùiseil

horny, lascivious, libidinous, lusty, randy, venereal, wanton


drùisire

drùisire m (genitive singular drùisire, plural drùisirean)

drùisire (genitive singular)
drùisirean (plural)

/ˈt̪rˠuːʃiɾə/

drùis (“lechery, licentiousness, lust; ooze, perspiration”) + -aire


drùiseach

head

drùiseach (genitive singular masculine drùisich)

From Old Irish drúisech (“lustful, unchaste”). By surface analysis, drùis (“licentiousness, lust”) + -ach.


drùiseach

head

drùiseach m (genitive singular drùisich, plural drùisich)

drùisich (genitive singular)
drùisich (plural)
drùiseach
dhrùiseach


drùisear

drùisear m (genitive singular drùiseir, plural drùisearan)

drùiseir (genitive singular)
drùisearan (plural)

/ˈt̪rˠuːʃɛrˠ/

drùis (“lechery, licentiousness, lust; ooze, perspiration”) + -ear


drabasdachd

drabasda (“obscene, ribald, smutty”) + -achd

bawdiness, obscenity, pornography, ribaldry, smut


sannt

head

sannt m (genitive singular sannta or sainnt)

sannta (genitive singular)
sainnt (genitive singular)
sannt
shannt
after "an"
t-sannt

From Old Irish sant, of uncertain origin; cognate with Manx saynt and Irish saint. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *hwant (the source of Welsh chwant (“desire”)), from Proto-Celtic *swantos, provided the borrowing happened before *s became *h in Brythonic but after *ant became *ēdd in Goidelic, as the inherited Old Irish descendant of *swantos is sét (whence seud (“jewel”)). Against this hypothesis is the fact that Old Irish sét and Welsh chwant are masculine, while Old Irish sant and its descendants are feminine.

avarice, greed, covetousness, ambition, desire


uaill

uaill f (genitive singular uaille, no plural)

uaille (genitive singular)
uaill
n-uaill


baois

baois f (genitive singular baoise, no plural)


drùisearachd

drùisear (“whoremonger, fornicator, lecher”) + -achd


fearg

head

fearg f (genitive singular feirge, no plural)


craos

craos m (genitive singular craois, plural craosan)

craois (genitive singular)
craosan (plural)
craos
chraos

From Old Irish cráes (“maw, mouth, gullet; gluttony, excessive eating”), possibly related to crosán (“jester, satirist, reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”), which was borrowed into Welsh croesan. Or, from Proto-Celtic *kraɸestus, a late borrowing from Latin crapula (“drunkenness”) and Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipálē, “hangover”).


Slighe Chlann Uisnich

After the legend of Deirdre (name translates as Way of the Sons of Uisneach).
* Source: Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh 587


Sgrìob Chlann Uisnich

After the legend of Deirdre (name translates as Way of the Sons of Uisneach).


cìoch

head

cìoch f (dative singular cìoch or cìch, genitive singular cìche, plural cìochan)

cìoch (dative singular)
cìch (dative singular)
cìche (genitive singular)
cìochan (plural)

Inherited from Middle Irish cích, from Old Irish cích, from Proto-Celtic *kīkos.


truaighe

From Middle Irish trúaige, from Old Irish trógae (“misery; pity”), from Proto-Celtic *trougiyā (“sorrow, sadness”), from *trougos (“sorry, sad”). Cognate with Irish trua and Breton truez (“pity”).

der

misery, adversity, woe, wretchedness, calamity, disaster


sgal

head

sgal m (genitive singular sgala, plural sgalan)

sgala (genitive singular)
sgalan (plural)


sgal

sgal (past sgal, future sgalaidh, verbal noun sgaladh, past participle sgalte)

sgal (past)
sgalaidh (future)
sgaladh (noun-from-verb)
sgalte (participle past)


slighe

slighe f (genitive singular slighe, plural slighean)

slighe (genitive singular)
slighean (plural)
slighe
shlighe
after "an"
t-slighe

path, trail, track, route, way, journey, road


Maighstir

Maighstir Mac Dhòmhnaill (Master MacDonald)


Bean-uasal

A' Bhean-uasal Mhic Eòghainn (Lady MacEwan)


Bean-phòsda

A' Bhean-phòsda f (gen A' Mhnaoi-phòsda)

A' Bhean-phòsda Mhic Dhòmhnaill (Mistress MacDonald)


ceann-na-cìche

ceann-na-cìche m (genitive singular cinn-na-cìche, plural cinn-na-cìche)

cinn-na-cìche (genitive singular)
cinn-na-cìche (plural)
ceann-na-cìche
cheann-na-cìche

(anatomy) nipple (literally, "head of the teat")


Maighdeann

A' Mhaighdeann Nic Griogair

Miss, (Young) Mistress, a form of address for young and/or unmarried women


Mh

A' Mh Chaimbeul


maighstir

maighstir m (genitive singular maighstir, plural maighstirean)

maighstir (genitive singular)
maighstirean (plural)

From Old Irish magister (“teacher; master, lord, owner”), from Latin magister (compare Old English mæġester).


Tighearna

Tighearna (indefinite nominative singular)
Tighearnan (indefinite nominative plural)
Tighearna (genitive indefinite singular)
Thighearnan (genitive indefinite plural)
Tighearna (dative indefinite singular)
Tighearnan (dative indefinite plural)
Tighearna (definite nominative singular)
an Tighearna (definite nominative singular)
Tighearnan (definite nominative plural)
na Tighearnan (definite nominative plural)
Tighearna (definite genitive singular)
an Tighearna (definite genitive singular)
Tighearnan (definite genitive plural)
nan Tighearnan (definite genitive plural)
Tighearna (dative definite singular)
an Tighearna (dative definite singular)
Tighearnan (dative definite plural)
na Tighearnan (dative definite plural)
Thighearna (definite singular vocative)
Thighearnan (definite plural vocative)
Tighearna
Thighearna

/ˈtʲʰijərˠn̪ˠə/

Tighearna Mac Dhòmhnaill

Am freagair Thu m'ùrnaigh, a Thighearna?

(Christianity) Used to refer to God: Lord


boghadair

head

boghadair m (genitive singular boghadair, plural boghadairean)

boghadair (genitive singular)
boghadairean (plural)

From Middle Irish bogatóir, from boga (“bow”), from Old Norse bogi.


Iasgan

Na h-Iasgan (canonical masculine plural)


leòmhann

leòmhann m (genitive singular leòmhainn, plural leòmhannan or leòmhainn)

leòmhainn (genitive singular)
leòmhannan (plural)
leòmhainn (plural)

From Old Irish léo, léoman, from Latin leō.

Mar leòmhann le fearachas.


sliasaid

sliasaid f (genitive singular slèiste or sliasaide, plural slèistean or sliasaidean)

slèiste (genitive singular)
sliasaide (genitive singular)
slèistean (plural)
sliasaidean (plural)


Annag

a diminutive of the female given name Anna, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Annie


Mòr

a female given name of Scots Gaelic origin, sometimes used to mean Marian or Sarah


Gobhar

an Gobhar (canonical masculine)
a' Ghobhair (genitive)


saighdear

saighdear m (genitive singular saighdeir, plural saighdearan)

saighdeir (genitive singular)
saighdearan (plural)
saighdear
shaighdear
after "an"
t-saighdear

From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”) (compare Irish saighdiúir, saighdeoir), from saiget (“arrow”) (modern Scottish Gaelic saighead), from Latin sagitta (“arrow”).


Beathan

a male given name of Scots Gaelic origin


gobhar

head

gobhar m or f (genitive singular gobhair or goibhre, plural gobhair)

gobhair (genitive singular)
goibhre (genitive singular)
gobhair (plural)
gobhar
ghobhar

From Old Irish gabor (“goat”), from Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“he-goat”).


Mòrag

Mòrag f (genitive Mòraig, vocative a Mhòrag)

Mòraig (genitive)
a Mhòrag (vocative)
Mòrag
Mhòrag

→ English: Morag

From mòr (“great, eminent”) + -ag (diminutive).

af

a diminutive of the female given name Mòr


casan na grèine

Casan na grèine (canonical feminine plural)


sgairp

head

sgairp f (genitive sgairpe, plural sgairpean)

From Middle Irish scoirp, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). Cognate with Irish scairp.


Brìghde

Brìghde f (genitive Brìghde, vocative a Bhrìghde)

Brìghde (genitive)
a Bhrìghde (vocative)
Brìghde
Bhrìghde

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Irish Bríd and Manx Breeshey.

inh

a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to Irish Bríd or English Bridget or Brigid


Màiri

head

Màiri f (genitive Màiri, vocative a Mhàiri)

Màiri (genitive)
a Mhàiri (vocative)
Màiri
Mhàiri

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


Eòghann

desc

→ English: Ewan, Euan (rare), Ewen, Evin

From Middle Irish Eógan, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚃᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ (ivogeni, gen.sg.), from Proto-Celtic *Iwogenos (literally “yew-born”). Cognate with Irish Eoghan.

inh

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English John or Johannes


Beathag

head

Beathag f (genitive Beathaig, vocative a Bheathag)

Beathaig (genitive)
a Bheathag (vocative)
Beathag
Bheathag

a female given name, often anglicized as Beth, Betty, Bethany, Rebecca or Sophie, though these are etymologically unrelated


Ailean

a male given name from the Celtic languages, equivalent to English Alan


Sìneag

Sìneag f (genitive Sìneig, vocative a Shìneag)

a diminutive of the female given name Sìne, equivalent to English Jenny or Jennie


Coinneach

Coinneach m (genitive Choinnich, vocative a Choinnich, diminutive Coinneachan or Ceanaidh)

Choinnich (genitive)
a Choinnich (vocative)
Coinneachan (diminutive)
Ceanaidh (diminutive)
Coinneach
Choinneach

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Kenneth


Dòmhnall

Dòmhnall (indefinite nominative singular)
Dòmhnaill (indefinite nominative plural)
Dòmhnaill (genitive indefinite singular)
Dhòmhnall (genitive indefinite plural)
Dòmhnall (dative indefinite singular)
Dòmhnaill (dative indefinite plural)
Dòmhnallaibh (dative indefinite plural)
Dòmhnall (definite nominative singular)
an Dòmhnall (definite nominative singular)
Dòmhnaill (definite nominative plural)
na Dòmhnaill (definite nominative plural)
Dòmhnaill (definite genitive singular)
an Dòmhnaill (definite genitive singular)
Dòmhnall (definite genitive plural)
nan Dòmhnall (definite genitive plural)
Dòmhnall (dative definite singular)
an Dòmhnall (dative definite singular)
Dòmhnaill (dative definite plural)
na Dòmhnaill (dative definite plural)
Dòmhnallaibh (dative definite plural)
Dhòmhnaill (definite singular vocative)
Dhòmhnalla (definite plural vocative)
Dòmhnall
Dhòmhnall

→ English: Donald

→ Faroese: Dunaldur

/ˈd̪̊õː.əl̪ˠ/

/ˈd̪̊ɔ̃ː.əl̪ˠ/

[ˈd̪̊ɔ̃ˑ.əl̪ˠ]

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish Domnall. Cognates include Irish Dónall.

a male given name, equivalent to English Donald


ròn

ròn m (genitive singular ròin, plural ròin)

From Old Irish rón. Cognate with Irish rón, Manx raun, Breton reunig, Cornish reun.


Seonag

Seonag f (genitive Seonaig, vocative a Sheonag)

a diminutive of the female given name Seònaid


Oighrig

a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Africa, Effie, Euphemia, Harriet, Henrietta, or Etta, though the latter five are etymologically unrelated.


tost

tost m (genitive singular tost, no plural)

From Old Irish tost, from Proto-Celtic *tustus.


creach

creach f (genitive singular creiche, plural creachan)

creiche (genitive singular)
creachan (plural)

→ English: creach

From Middle Irish crech (“plunder”). Cognate to Manx cragh and Irish creach.

destruction, disaster, ruin, devastation


creach

creach (past chreach, future creachaidh, verbal noun creachadh, past participle creachte)

chreach (past)
creachaidh (future)
creachadh (noun-from-verb)
creachte (participle past)
creach
chreach


Fearghas

Fearghas m (genitive/vocative Fhearghais, diminutive Feargaidh or Fearghaidh)

Feargaidh (diminutive)
Fearghaidh (diminutive)
Fearghas
Fhearghas

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Fergus


Aodh

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Hugh though etymologically unrelated


bogha

bogha m (genitive singular bogha, plural boghachan or boghannan)

bogha (genitive singular)
boghachan (plural)
boghannan (plural)

From Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi.


Cailean

Cailean m (genitive Cailein, vocative a Chailein)

Cailein (genitive)
a Chailein (vocative)

From a dialectal form of cuilean (“pup, youth, trickster”), from Middle Irish Cuilén, from Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Colin, though they are etymologically unrelated


Donnchadh

Donnchadh m (genitive Dhonnchaidh, vocative a Dhonnchaidh, diminutive Dochaidh)

Dhonnchaidh (genitive)
a Dhonnchaidh (vocative)
Dochaidh (diminutive)

→ English: Duncan

/ˈd̪̊ũn̪ˠũxəɣ/

/ˈd̪̊un̪ˠuxəɣ/

From Old Irish Donnchad, from donn (“brown”) plus either cath (“battle”) or cáid (“noble”).

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Duncan


Uilleam

Uilleam m (genitive/vocative Uilleim, diminutive Uilleachan or Uillidh)

Uilleachan (diminutive)
Uillidh (diminutive)
Uilleam
n-Uilleam

From Middle Irish Uilliam, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.

a male given name, equivalent to English William


Sìne

Sìne f (vocative a Shìne, diminutive Sìneag)

a Shìne (vocative)
Sìneag (diminutive)
Sìne
Shìne
after "an"
t-Sìne

→ English: Sheena

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jane, commonly anglicized as Jean, Jane, or Sheena


Seònaid

Seònaid f (genitive Seònaid, vocative a Sheònaid, diminutive Seonag)

Seònaid (genitive)
a Sheònaid (vocative)
Seonag (diminutive)
Seònaid
Sheònaid
after "an"
t-Seònaid

From Old Northern French Jeanette (compare Irish Sinéad).

a female given name from Old French, equivalent to English Janet


teanga

teanga f (dative singular teanga or teangaidh, genitive singular teanga or teangaidh, plural teangan or teangannan)

teanga (dative singular)
teangaidh (dative singular)
teanga (genitive singular)
teangaidh (genitive singular)
teangan (plural)
teangannan (plural)
teanga (indefinite nominative singular)
teangan (indefinite nominative plural)
teanga (genitive indefinite singular)
theangan (genitive indefinite plural)
teanga (dative indefinite singular)
teangan (dative indefinite plural)
teangaibh (dative indefinite plural)
teanga (definite nominative singular)
an teanga (definite nominative singular)
teangan (definite nominative plural)
na teangan (definite nominative plural)
teanga (definite genitive singular)
na teanga (definite genitive singular)
teangan (definite genitive plural)
nan teangan (definite genitive plural)
teanga (dative definite singular)
an teanga (dative definite singular)
teangan (dative definite plural)
na teangan (dative definite plural)
teangaibh (dative definite plural)
theanga (definite singular vocative)
theangan (definite plural vocative)
teanga (indefinite nominative singular)
teangannan (indefinite nominative plural)
teangaidh (genitive indefinite singular)
theangannan (genitive indefinite plural)
teangaidh (dative indefinite singular)
teangannan (dative indefinite plural)
teangaibh (dative indefinite plural)
teanga (definite nominative singular)
an teanga (definite nominative singular)
teangannan (definite nominative plural)
na teangannan (definite nominative plural)
teangaidh (definite genitive singular)
na teangaidh (definite genitive singular)
teangannan (definite genitive plural)
nan teangannan (definite genitive plural)
teangaidh (dative definite singular)
an teangaidh (dative definite singular)
teangannan (dative definite plural)
na teangannan (dative definite plural)
teangaibh (dative definite plural)
theanga (definite singular vocative)
theangannan (definite plural vocative)
teanga
theanga

From Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”).


cuilean

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cuilean m (genitive singular cuilein, plural cuileanan)

cuilein (genitive singular)
cuileanan (plural)

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”). Cognate with Irish coileán and Manx quallian.


piseag

piseag f (genitive singular piseige, plural piseagan)

piseige (genitive singular)
piseagan (plural)
piseag
phiseag

From English puss + -ag; compare Irish piseog.


Caitrìona

a Chaitrìona (vocative)
Caitrìona
Chaitrìona

a female given name, variant of Catrìona, equivalent to English Catherine


Fearchar

A proto-Celtic form *Ver-caro-s has been reconstructed. The first element may be related to modern Gaelic fìor 'true', or to modern Gaelic fear 'man' (cf. Fergus). The second element is the root of Gaelic caraid 'friend' and Latin carus 'dear'. Thus the name means either "most beloved one" or "beloved man".

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Farquhar


Ealasaid

/ˈɛl̪ˠəs̪ɪtʲ/

/ˈjal̪ˠəsˠɪtʲ/

[ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪ætʲ]

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth


-ag

From Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.

slat (“stick, rod, twig, switch, wand”) + -ag → slatag (“violin bow, wand”)

bior (“prickle, thorn”) + -ag → biorag (“small thorn, small prickle”)

nighean (“daughter, girl”) + -ag → nìghneag (“little girl, daughterling”)
Often used for female given names.
Mòrag, Sìneag, Annag, Beathag

A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.


Eilidh

a female given name, equivalent to English Helen or Ellen


ciar

ciar (comparative nas cèire / na bu chèire)

nas cèire (comparative)
na bu chèire (comparative)
ciar
chiar

From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Celtic *kēros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, “gray cloth”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”).


ceann

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ceann m (genitive singular cinn, plural cinn)

cinn (genitive singular)
cinn (plural)
ceann (indefinite nominative singular)
cinn (indefinite nominative plural)
cinn (genitive indefinite singular)
cheann (genitive indefinite plural)
ceann (dative indefinite singular)
cinn (dative indefinite plural)
ceannaibh (dative indefinite plural)
ceann (definite nominative singular)
an ceann (definite nominative singular)
cinn (definite nominative plural)
na cinn (definite nominative plural)
(a') chinn (definite genitive singular)
ceann (definite genitive plural)
nan ceann (definite genitive plural)
(a') cheann (dative definite singular)
cinn (dative definite plural)
na cinn (dative definite plural)
ceannaibh (dative definite plural)
chinn (definite singular vocative)
cheanna (definite plural vocative)

From Middle Irish and Old Irish cenn (compare Manx kione), from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ-ᚉᚓᚅᚅᚔ (cuna-cenni), from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom (compare Welsh pen, Breton penn).

airgead-ceann

reward offered for the head of a rebel or outlaw


ireapais

ireapais f (genitive singular ireapaise, plural ireapaisean)

ireapaise (genitive singular)
ireapaisean (plural)


inbhe

inbhe f (genitive singular inbhean, plural inbhean)

inbhean (genitive singular)
inbhean (plural)
inbhe
n-inbhe

rank, dignity, maturity, position, level, standing, status


oillt

oillt f (genitive singular oillte, plural oilltean)

oillte (genitive singular)
oilltean (plural)


ìre

ìre f (genitive singular ìre, plural ìrean)


Eithne

From Middle Irish Eithne. Cognate with Old Norse Eðna.

(Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.


iomlanachd

completion, fullness, absoluteness, integrity, perfection


gualann

gualann f (genitive gualainn or guailne, plural guailnean or guaillean)

gualainn (genitive)
guailne (genitive)
guailnean (plural)
guaillean (plural)
gualann (indefinite nominative singular)
guailnean (indefinite nominative plural)
gualainn (genitive indefinite singular)
ghuailnean (genitive indefinite plural)
gualann (dative indefinite singular)
guailnean (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghualann (definite nominative singular)
guailnean (definite nominative plural)
na guailnean (definite nominative plural)
gualainn (definite genitive singular)
na gualainn (definite genitive singular)
guailnean (definite genitive plural)
nan guailnean (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghualann (dative definite singular)
guailnean (dative definite plural)
na guailnean (dative definite plural)
ghualann (definite singular vocative)
ghuailnean (definite plural vocative)
gualann (indefinite nominative singular)
guailnean (indefinite nominative plural)
guailne (genitive indefinite singular)
ghuailnean (genitive indefinite plural)
gualainn (dative indefinite singular)
guailnean (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghualann (definite nominative singular)
guailnean (definite nominative plural)
na guailnean (definite nominative plural)
guailne (definite genitive singular)
na guailne (definite genitive singular)
guailnean (definite genitive plural)
nan guailnean (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghualainn (dative definite singular)
guailnean (dative definite plural)
na guailnean (dative definite plural)
ghualann (definite singular vocative)
ghuailnean (definite plural vocative)

/ˈkuəl̪ˠən̪ˠ/

[ˈɡ̊ʊɔ̝̈l̪ˠiɲ]

From Middle Irish gúala (compare Irish gualainn, Manx geaylin).


dànadas

arrogance, assurance, confidence, impertinence, impudence


dìoghras

dìoghras m (genitive singular dìoghrais)


boile

madness, dementia, dizziness, frenzy, rage, delirium, passion


àrdan

arrogance, self-esteem, pride, eminence, elation


àgh millteach

àgh millteach m (genitive singular àigh mhillteach, no plural)

schadenfreude (a malicious joy at the misfortune of others)


neo-chiontachd

integrity, spotlessness, honesty, innocence, uprightness


suairceas

courteousness, gentleness, genteelness, urbanity, civility

friendliness, complaisance, generosity, kindness


àigh

àigh m (genitive singular àigh, plural àighean)

àigh (genitive singular)
àighean (plural)

fortune, luck, providence, auspiciousness


macantas

macantas m (genitive singular macantais)

macantais (genitive singular)
macantas
mhacantas


ùmhlachd

allegiance, deference, heed, homage, humility, obedience, obsequiousness, reverence

greeting; showing respect; greeting; showing respect


sgàile

sgàile f (genitive singular sgàile, plural sgàilean)

sgàile (genitive singular)
sgàilean (plural)


seachd deagh-bheusan

Meronyms: geamnachd, measarrachd, carthannas, dùrachd, foighidinn, caoimhneas, irioslachd


measarrachd

From measarra + -achd (compare Irish measarthacht).

moderation, sobriety, frugality, temperance, abstinence


carthannas

carthannas m (genitive singular carthannais, no plural)

carthannais (genitive singular)
carthannas
charthannas

/ˈkʰarˠən̪ˠəsˠ/


mì-

From Old Irish mí- (compare Irish mí-), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“to change”). Cognate with English mis-, Latin minus (“lesser”), Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less”).

un-, non-


ionracas

ionracas m (genitive singular ionracais)

ionracais (genitive singular)
ionracas
n-ionracas

integrity, faithfulness, honesty, innocence


leighis

leighis (past leighis, future leighisidh, verbal noun leigheas, past participle leighiste)

leighis (past)
leighisidh (future)
leigheas (noun-from-verb)
leighiste (participle past)


ionraic

ionraice (comparative)
ionraic
n-ionraic

From Middle Irish inraic, indraic, from Old Irish inricc (“worthy, trustworthy, qualified to perform certain legal functions; of standard quality or quantity, complying with certain requirements, legal”).

inh

chaste, faithful, honest, innocent, just, righteous


millteach

From Old Irish milltech (“baneful, destructive, malignant”).


sonas

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sonas m (genitive singular sonais, plural sonasan)

sonais (genitive singular)
sonasan (plural)
sonas
shonas
after "an"
t-sonas

From Middle Irish sonus (“good fortune, prosperity, happiness”), from Old Irish sona (“prosperous, fortunate, lucky”).


oidhche mhath

/ˌɤɪçə ˈvaː/


aighear

head

aighear m (genitive singular aighir, no plural)

aighir (genitive singular)
aighear
n-aighear

According to MacBain, possibly borrowed from Latin aer. Otherwise, probably from the same root as gàirdeachas (“joy, gladness, pleasure”).


losgadh

losgadh m (genitive singular losgaidh, plural losgaidhean)

losgaidh (genitive singular)
losgaidhean (plural)


loisgte

burned; scorched, scalded, parched, inflamed; charred; seared


corra-mhonaidh

corra-mhonaidh m (genitive singular corra-monaidh, plural corran-monaidh)

corra-monaidh (genitive singular)
corran-monaidh (plural)


slàinte

slàinte agad-sa


slàinte

air do shlàinte

Thig mi thaobh mo shlàinte.

Slàinte leat!

Thoir dhuinn slàinte!

Feachd na Slàinte.

slàinte anaman


loisg

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

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

From Old Irish loscaid (compare Irish loisc), from Proto-Celtic *lasketi (“to shine, burn”), from Proto-Indo-European *lh₂p-sḱéti, (bearing the present-forming suffix *-sḱéti), from the telic root *leh₂p- (“to light, shine”). Related to Ancient Greek λάμπω (lámpō, “I shine”).


àrmhaigh

head

àrmhaigh m (genitive singular àrmhaigh, plural àrmhaighean)

àrmhaigh (genitive singular)
àrmhaighean (plural)
àrmhaigh
n-àrmhaigh

Compare Old Irish ármag (“field of slaughter, battlefield”).


ciontach

head

ciontach (genitive singular masculine ciontaich, comparative ciontaiche)

ciontaich (genitive masculine singular)
ciontaiche (comparative)

From Old Irish cintach (“guilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable, guilty party”). By surface analysis, ciont (“guilt, crime, sin, fault, blame”) + -ach.

surf

at fault, blameable, culpable, censurable, delinquent, guilty


ciontach

head

ciontach m (genitive singular ciontaich, plural ciontaich)

ciontaich (genitive singular)
ciontaich (plural)
ciontach
chiontach


nathair-sgiathach

nathair-sgiathach f (genitive singular nathrach-sgiathaich, plural nathraichean-sgiathach)

nathrach-sgiathaich (genitive singular)
nathraichean-sgiathach (plural)


sgiathach

sgiathach (genitive singular masculine sgiathaich)

sgiathaich (genitive masculine singular)

From Old Irish scíathach. By surface analysis, sgiath (“wing”) + -ach.

surf

winged, pertaining to or abounding in wings


seabhag

head

seabhag f (genitive singular seabhaig, plural seabhagan)

seabhaig (genitive singular)
seabhagan (plural)
seabhag
sheabhag
after "an"
t-seabhag

From Old Irish sebac, adapted to the suffix -ag.

Is duilich seabhag a dhèanamh dhen chlamhan.


olc

From Old Irish olc, from Proto-Celtic *ulkos.

Nar fhaiceam olc, nar chluinneam olc, nar labhram olc.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Chan eil cleith air an olc ach gun a dhèanamh.

The only way to conceal evil is not to commit it.


olc

olc (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad)

'S olc an comharradh air a' chreig na h-eòin a bhith a' falbh aiste

It's a bad sign on the rock for the birds to go away.


sgian

sgian f (dative singular sgithinn, genitive singular sgeine or sgithinn or sgithinne, plural sgeanan)

sgithinn (dative singular)
sgeine (genitive singular)
sgithinn (genitive singular)
sgithinne (genitive singular)
sgeanan (plural)

From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut”).


clamhan

clamhan m (genitive singular clamhain, plural clamhain or clamhanan)

clamhain (genitive singular)
clamhain (plural)
clamhanan (plural)
clamhan
chlamhan

From Middle Irish clamán (whence Irish clamhán). By surface analysis, clamh (“mangy animal”) + -an

surf

Buteo vulgaris
Wikispecies:Buteo vulgaris

hawk, falcon, kestrel, kite (in compounds)


laghairt

head

laghairt m or f (genitive singular laghairt or laghairte, plural laghairtean)

laghairt (genitive singular)
laghairte (genitive singular)
laghairtean (plural)

→? Irish: laghairt

Ultimately from Latin lacerta, though change of c to gh is obscure; perhaps altered by association with ladhar (“toe, claw”).


crogall

crogall m (genitive singular crogaill, plural crogallan)

crogaill (genitive singular)
crogallan (plural)

/ˈkʰɾˠokəl̪ˠ/

From Middle Irish corcarduill, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).


deamhan

deamhan m (genitive singular deamhain, plural deamhanan)

deamhain (genitive singular)
deamhanan (plural)
deamhan
dheamhan

From Old Irish demon, borrowed from Latin daemon, from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).


cailleach

head

cailleach f (genitive singular cailliche, plural cailleachan)

cailliche (genitive singular)
cailleachan (plural)
cailleach
chailleach

From Old Irish caillech, from caille (“veil”) + -ach.

cailleach-baic

in cutting peats, the outside peat in a bank

cailleach-fhraoich

a large sheaf of heather tied tightly together with ropes of the same material, used as a door to a sheep cot or similar building

cailleach-oidhche

common owl; tawny owl; spiritless fellow; butterfly

cailleach-uisge

water-woman, water-carlin; diseased potato containing only water

Cailleach

the week in spring after; Gearran”, i.e. from 12th to 18th April”

old woman, old wife
(can be derogatory) old dear, biddy


rionnag

rionnag f (genitive singular rionnaig, plural rionnagan)

rionnaig (genitive singular)
rionnagan (plural)


reul

reul f (genitive singular rèile or rèil, plural reultan)

rèile (genitive singular)
rèil (genitive singular)
reultan (plural)

From Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu.


sgiath

sgiath f (genitive singular sgèithe, plural sgiathan)

sgèithe (genitive singular)
sgiathan (plural)

From Old Irish scíath, from Proto-Celtic *skeitos.


nathair

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, plural nathraichean)

nathrach (genitive singular)
nathraichean (plural)

From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natrixs (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂, from *sneh₁- (“to spin, twist”) (compare snìomh, English adder, Latin natrīx (“water snake”)). Related to snàth (“thread”), snàthad (“needle”).


saighead

saighead f (genitive singular saighde, plural saighdean)

saighde (genitive singular)
saighdean (plural)
saighead
shaighead
after "an"
t-saighead

From Old Irish saiget, from Latin sagitta.

Chuir an boghadair saighead.


maighdean

maighdean f (genitive singular maighdein, plural maighdinnean)

maighdein (genitive singular)
maighdinnean (plural)
maighdean
mhaighdean

/ˈmɤitʲən̪ˠ/


blàthachadh

blàthachadh m (genitive singular blàthachaidh)


blàthachadh na cruinne

blàthachadh na cruinne m (genitive singular blàthachaidh na cruinne, no plural)

blàthachaidh na cruinne (genitive singular)


mulad

mulad m (genitive singular mulaid, plural muladan)

mulaid (genitive singular)
muladan (plural)

grief, sadness, sorrow, homesickness, dejection


dòlas

dòlas m (genitive singular dòlais, plural dòlasan)

dòlais (genitive singular)
dòlasan (plural)


cianalas

cianalas m (genitive singular cianalais)

cianalais (genitive singular)
cianalas
chianalas


èislean

èislean m (genitive singular èislein, no plural)

heaviness, drowsiness, melancholy, dullness, stupor


bròn

bròn m (genitive singular bròin, plural brònan)

bròin (genitive singular)
brònan (plural)
bròn
bhròn

grief, sadness, sorrow, mourning, affliction


tùirse

From Middle Irish tuirse, from Old Irish toirse f (“sorrow, pain; act of sorrowing, complaining; weariness, fatigue”), originally toros.

inh

affliction, dejection, grief, melancholy, mourning, sadness, sorrow


tuireadh

head

tuireadh m (genitive singular tuiridh, plural tuiridhean)

tuiridh (genitive singular)
tuiridhean (plural)
tuireadh
thuireadh

A lament, dirge, elegy, death-song, wail, ululation, bewailing


ionndrainn

ionndrainn (past dh'ionndrainn, future ionndrainnidh, verbal noun ionndrainn, past participle ionndrainnte)

dh'ionndrainn (past)
ionndrainnidh (future)
ionndrainn (noun-from-verb)
ionndrainnte (participle past)

/ˈjɔ̃ũd̪ɾaɲ/

[ˈjə̃ʉ̃d̪ɾaɲ]

/ˈjũːn̪ˠd̪ɾɪɲ/


ionndrainn

ionndrainn m (genitive singular ionndrainn, plural ionndrainnean)

ionndrainn (genitive singular)
ionndrainnean (plural)

/ˈjɔ̃ũd̪ɾaɲ/

[ˈjə̃ʉ̃d̪ɾaɲ]

/ˈjũːn̪ˠd̪ɾɪɲ/


caoidh

caoidh (past chaoidh, future caoidhidh, verbal noun caoidh, past participle caoidhte)

chaoidh (past)
caoidhidh (future)
caoidh (noun-from-verb)
caoidhte (participle past)

From Old Irish caí (“weeping, lamentation”).

bewail, lament, bemoan, deplore, grieve, mourn


leigheas

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)

leighis (genitive singular)
leigheasan (plural)

From Old Irish leiges (“healing, medicine”).

healing, treatment, curing, act of caring


cruinne

cruinne m (genitive singular cruinne, plural cruinnean)

cruinne (genitive singular)
cruinnean (plural)

From cruinn (“round, spherical, globular”).

sphere, globe, orb, circle, circumference, exactness, roundness


doilgheas

doilgheas m (genitive singular doilgheis, plural doilgheasan)

doilgheis (genitive singular)
doilgheasan (plural)
doilgheas (indefinite nominative singular)
doilgheasan (indefinite nominative plural)
doilgheis (genitive indefinite singular)
dhoilgheasan (genitive indefinite plural)
doilgheas (dative indefinite singular)
doilgheasan (dative indefinite plural)
doilgheasaibh (dative indefinite plural)
doilgheas (definite nominative singular)
an doilgheas (definite nominative singular)
doilgheasan (definite nominative plural)
na doilgheasan (definite nominative plural)
doilgheis (definite genitive singular)
an doilgheis (definite genitive singular)
doilgheasan (definite genitive plural)
nan doilgheasan (definite genitive plural)
doilgheas (dative definite singular)
an doilgheas (dative definite singular)
doilgheasan (dative definite plural)
na doilgheasan (dative definite plural)
doilgheasaibh (dative definite plural)
dhoilgheis (definite singular vocative)
dhoilgheasan (definite plural vocative)
doilgheas
dhoilgheas

/ˈt̪ɔlɔjəs̪/

From Middle Irish doilges. By surface analysis, doilich + -as. Cognate with Irish doilíos.

sorrow, affliction, adversity, mortification, grief


iarraidh

iarraidh m (genitive singular iarraidh, plural iarraidhean)

iarraidh (genitive singular)
iarraidhean (plural)


seinneadair

seinneadair m (genitive singular seinneadaire, plural seinneadairean)

seinneadaire (genitive singular)
seinneadairean (plural)

/ˈʃeɲət̪ɪɾʲ/


neach-seinn

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

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


leughadair

leughadair m (genitive singular leughadaire, plural leughadairean)

leughadaire (genitive singular)
leughadairean (plural)


-adair

seinn ("sing") → seinne ("singing") + -adair → seinneadair ("singer")

cluich ("play", "performance") → cluiche ("playing", "performing") + -adair → cluicheadair ("player", "actor")

aoir ("lampoon", "satire") → aoire ("lampooning") + -adair → aoireadair ("satirist")

Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’

leugh ("read") + -adair → leughadair ("reader")

sgrìobh ("write") + -adair → sgrìobhadair ("writer")

Forming nouns from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing which does’


òranaiche

òranaiche m (genitive singular òranaiche, plural òranaichean)

òranaiche (genitive singular)
òranaichean (plural)
òranaiche
n-òranaiche

singer, balladeer, soloist, songster, vocalist


cuidiche

cuidiche m (genitive singular cuidiche, plural cuidichean)

cuidiche (genitive singular)
cuidichean (plural)


clàrsair

clàrsair m (genitive singular clàrsaire, plural clàrsairean)

clàrsaire (genitive singular)
clàrsairean (plural)
clàrsair
chlàrsair

/ˈkʰlaːɻʂɛɾʲ/


cumha

cumha f (genitive singular cumha, plural cumhachan)

cumha (genitive singular)
cumhachan (plural)

(business) stipulation, clause, condition, term


cumha

cumha m (genitive singular cumha, plural cumhachan)


iasgair

iasgair m (genitive singular iasgair, plural iasgairean)

iasgair (genitive singular)
iasgairean (plural)

From Old Irish íascaire. By surface analysis, iasg + -air. Compare Irish iascaire.


cluicheadair

cluicheadair m (genitive singular cluicheadaire, plural cluicheadairean)

cluicheadaire (genitive singular)
cluicheadairean (plural)
cluicheadair
chluicheadair

/ˈkʰl̪ˠuçətɛrʲ/


leighiche

leighiche m (genitive singular leighiche, plural leighichean)

leighiche (genitive singular)
leighichean (plural)


fear-seinn

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

fir-seinn (genitive singular)
fir-seinn (plural)


cleasaiche

cleasaiche m (genitive singular cleasaiche, plural cleasaichean)

cleasaiche (genitive singular)
cleasaichean (plural)

/ˈkʰles̪ɪçə/


geasachd

geasachd f (genitive singular geasachd, plural geasachdan)

geasachd (genitive singular)
geasachdan (plural)

enchantment, superstition, charm, fascination


slànaighear

slànaighear m (genitive singular slànaighir, plural slànaighearan)

slànaighir (genitive singular)
slànaighearan (plural)
slànaighear
shlànaighear
after "an"
t-slànaighear

[sɫ̪aːnɪjɛɾ]

From slànaich + -ear, or else from Old Irish slánaigtheóir (“saviour”), from slánaigidir (“makes whole, heals; saves”).


draoidheachd

From Old Irish druídecht, draídecht f (“secret lore and arts of the druids; (in wider sense) occult science, wizardry”). By surface analysis, draoidh (“druid; wizard, magician; diviner”) + -achd. Cognate to Irish draíocht.

surf

bewitchment, sorcery, druidism, druidry, magic, charm, enchantment


bean-seinn

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bean-seinn f (dative singular mnaoi-seinn, genitive singular mnà-seinn, plural mnathan-seinn)

mnaoi-seinn (dative singular)
mnà-seinn (genitive singular)
mnathan-seinn (plural)


fo gheasaibh

/fɔ ˈʝɛ.s̪əv/

From fo + geasaibh, archaic dative plural of geas (“enchantment”).


leugh

leugh (past leugh, future leughaidh, verbal noun leughadh, past participle leughte)

leugh (past)
leughaidh (future)
leughadh (noun-from-verb)
leughte (participle past)

Leugh seo.

Bha e inntinneach sin a leughadh.


-air

From Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, ultimately from Latin -ārium, the accusative of -ārius (“-er”, agent suffix).

clàrsach (“harp”) + -air → clàrsair (“harpist”)

iasg (“fish”) + -air → iasgair (“fisherman”)

facal (“word, phrase”) + -air → faclair (“dictionary, vocabulary”)

Samhain (“Halloween”) + -air → samhnair (“trick-or-treater”)

sgrubair


cho

From Old Irish com, from com-, an equative prefix. Cognate with Irish chomh and Welsh cyn (“before”).

Tha i cho dalma.

Tha Màiri cho tinn ri cù.


-iche

From Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos.


duilgheadas

duilgheadas m (genitive singular duilgheadais, plural duilgheadasan)

duilgheadais (genitive singular)
duilgheadasan (plural)


-each

Cuimreach, Spàinnteach, suaimhneach


teanntachd

teanntachd f (genitive singular teanntachd, plural teanntachdan)

teanntachd (genitive singular)
teanntachdan (plural)

adversity, trouble, closeness, hardship, exigency, distress, difficulty


sgriosail

ruinous, destructive, damnable, deleterious


gàbhadh

gàbhadh m (genitive singular gàbhaidh, plural gàbhaidhean)

gàbhaidh (genitive singular)
gàbhaidhean (plural)


ciùrr

ciùrr (past chiùrr, future ciùrraidh, verbal noun ciùrradh, past participle ciùrrte)

chiùrr (past)
ciùrraidh (future)
ciùrradh (noun-from-verb)
ciùrrte (participle past)


sgriosach

sgriosach (genitive singular masculine sgriosach, genitive singular feminine sgriosach, nominative plural sgriosach, comparative sgriosaiche)

sgriosach (genitive masculine singular)
sgriosach (feminine genitive singular)
sgriosach (nominative plural)
sgriosaiche (comparative)


cruadal

cruadail (genitive singular)
cruadal
chruadal

difficulty, danger, fortitude, courage, severity, adversity, hardship, austerity


sgrios-cinnidh

sgrios-cinnidh m (genitive sgriosa-cinnidh)


cunnart

cunnart m (genitive singular cunnairt, plural cunnartan)

cunnairt (genitive singular)
cunnartan (plural)

From Old Irish cuntabart (“doubt, uncertainty, danger”).


ciùrradh

head

ciùrradh m (genitive singular ciùrraidh, plural ciùrraidhean)

ciùrraidh (genitive singular)
ciùrraidhean (plural)


clàrsach

clàrsach m (genitive singular clàrsaich, plural clàrsaichean)

clàrsaich (genitive singular)
clàrsaichean (plural)
clàrsach
chlàrsach


aotrom

From Old Irish étrum. By surface analysis, ao- + trom.


sgriosadh

sgriosadh m (genitive singular sgriosaidh, plural sgriosaidhean)

sgriosaidh (genitive singular)
sgriosaidhean (plural)

destruction, abolition, annihilation, pillaging, hacking


ban-

ban- + actair (“actor”) → ban-actair (“actress”)

ban- + ìmpire (“emperor”) → ban-ìmpire (“empress”)

ban- + prionnsa (“prince”) → bana-phrionnsa (“princess”)

A prefix appended to words to make a female form, similar to -ette or -ess in English.


èiginn

èiginn f (genitive singular èiginne, plural èiginnean)

èiginne (genitive singular)
èiginnean (plural)

necessity, emergency, pressure, desperation


buaireas

buaireas m (genitive singular buaireis, plural buaireasan)

buaireis (genitive singular)
buaireasan (plural)


duilich

duilich (comparative duilghe or dorra, qualitative noun duilghead or dorrad)

duilghe (comparative)
dorra (comparative)
duilich
dhuilich

Tha mi duilich.


làrach-lìn

làrach-lìn f (genitive singular làraich-lìn, plural làraichean-lìn)

làraich-lìn (genitive singular)
làraichean-lìn (plural)

Rannsaich mi air an làrach-lìn aca.


dragh

dragh m (genitive singular dragha, plural draghan)

dragha (genitive singular)
draghan (plural)

From Old Irish mor-draige, from Proto-Celtic *drago-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dreǵʰ- (“to be unwilling, vexed”). Compare Old English trega (“grief, vexation”).


seòrsa

head

seòrsa m (genitive singular seòrsa, plural seòrsaichean or seòrsachan)

seòrsa (genitive singular)
seòrsaichean (plural)
seòrsachan (plural)

From English sort. Compare Irish sórt (“kind, variety”).


seòrsa

bha mi... seòrsa... chan eil fhios 'am


gnè

gnè f (genitive singular gnè, plural gnèithean)

gnè (genitive singular)
gnèithean (plural)

essence, disposition, temper, quality, guise


baoghal

baoghal m (genitive singular baoghail, no plural)

From Old Irish báegul (“unguarded condition, danger, hazard, vulnerability; chance, opportunity (of taking by surprise, inflicting an injury); making a mistake in judgement, etc., liability arising from error (or negligence ?)”) (compare Irish baol (“danger”)).


doirbh

head

doirbh (comparative doirbhe or dorra, qualitative noun dorrad)

doirbhe (comparative)
dorra (comparative)
doirbh
dhoirbh


aimhleas

aimhleas m (genitive singular aimhleis, no plural)

aimhleis (genitive singular)
aimhleas
n-aimhleas

From Old Irish aimles m (“disadvantage, harm, mischief; evil report, false charge”).


neach

head

neach m (genitive singular neach, plural luchd)

neach (genitive singular)
luchd (plural)


cleas

cleas m (genitive singular cleasa, plural cleasan)

cleasa (genitive singular)
cleasan (plural)

From Old Irish cles (“feat”). Perhaps ultimately related to cluich (“joke, game”).

cleasachd

play, playing; recreation; juggling; conjuring


cruas

cruas m (genitive singular cruais, no plural)

From Old Irish crúas (“hardness, stiffness, rigour”), from crúaid (“hard, hardy, harsh; stern, strict”) (compare modern cruaidh, which probably shares the same ultimate root).

inh

difficulty, hardship, crisis, severity, durability, distress, rigour


cron

head

cron m (genitive singular croin, plural croin)

croin (genitive singular)
croin (plural)

Middle Irish cron (“crime, blame, fault”).

cronachadh

criticism, denunciation, reproach, reproof


ciùrrte

hurt, maimed, tortured, harmed, injured, wounded, under the weather


cluich

head

cluich m (genitive singular cluiche, plural cluichean or cluicheachan or cluicheannan)

cluiche (genitive singular)
cluichean (plural)
cluicheachan (plural)
cluicheannan (plural)

funeral games, funeral rites, solemnities


cluich

cluich (past chluich, future cluichidh, verbal noun cluich, past participle cluichte)

chluich (past)
cluichidh (future)
cluich (noun-from-verb)
cluichte (participle past)
chluich mi (first-person independent past singular)
chluich thu (independent past second-person singular)
chluich e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
chluich sinn (first-person independent past plural)
chluich sibh (independent past plural second-person)
chluich iad (independent past plural third-person)
chluicheadh (impersonal independent past)
cluichidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
cluichidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
cluichidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
cluichidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
cluichidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
cluichidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
cluichearcluichtear (future impersonal independent)
chluichinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
chluicheadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
chluicheadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
chluicheamaidchluicheadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
chluicheadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
chluicheadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do chluich mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do chluich thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do chluich e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do chluich sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do chluich sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do chluich iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do chluicheadh (impersonal negative past)
cha chluich mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha chluich thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha chluich e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha chluich sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha chluich sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha chluich iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha chluichearcha chluichtear (future impersonal negative)
cha chluichinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha chluicheadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha chluicheadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha chluicheamaidcha chluicheadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha chluicheadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha chluicheadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do chluich mi? (first-person past singular)
an do chluich thu? (past second-person singular)
an do chluich e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do chluich sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do chluich sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do chluich iad? (past plural third-person)
an do chluicheadh? (impersonal past)
an cluich mi? (first-person future singular)
an cluich thu? (future second-person singular)
an cluich e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an cluich sinn? (first-person future plural)
an cluich sibh? (future plural second-person)
an cluich iad? (future plural third-person)
an cluichear?an cluichtear? (future impersonal)
an cluichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an cluicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an cluicheadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an cluicheamaid?an cluicheadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an cluicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an cluicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do chluich mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do chluich thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do chluich e (past singular)
nach do chluich sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do chluich sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do chluich iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do chluicheadh? (impersonal past)
nach cluich mi? (first-person future singular)
nach cluich thu? (future second-person singular)
nach cluich e (future singular)
nach cluich sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach cluich sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach cluich iad? (future plural third-person)
nach cluichear?nach cluichtear? (future impersonal)
nach cluichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach cluicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach cluicheadh e (conditional singular)
nach cluicheamaid?nach cluicheadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach cluicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach cluicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
chluicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma chluicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
chluicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma chluicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
chluicheas e (affirmative singular)
ma chluicheas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
chluicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma chluicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
chluicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma chluicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
chluicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma chluicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
chluichear (affirmative impersonal)
ma chluichear (affirmative impersonal)
cluich mi (first-person negative singular)
mur cluich mi (first-person negative singular)
cluich thu (negative second-person singular)
mur cluich thu (negative second-person singular)
cluich e (negative singular)
mur cluich e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
cluich sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur cluich sinn (first-person negative plural)
cluich sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur cluich sibh (negative plural second-person)
cluich iad (negative plural third-person)
mur cluich iad (negative plural third-person)
cluichear cluichtear (impersonal negative)
cluichearmur cluichtear (impersonal negative)
murr cluichtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur cluichtear (impersonal negative)
cluicheam (first-person imperative singular)
cluich (imperative second-person singular)
cluicheadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
cluicheamaid (first-person imperative plural)
cluichibh (imperative plural second-person)
cluicheadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
cluichearcluichtear (imperative impersonal)
cluich (stem)
cluich (noun-from-verb)
cluichte (participle past)
cluich
chluich

Chluich Seumas leis a' chlaidheamh.


biorag

biorag f (genitive singular bioraig, plural bioragan)

bioraig (genitive singular)
bioragan (plural)


slatag

slatag f (genitive singular slataig, plural slatagan)

slataig (genitive singular)
slatagan (plural)


Sìle

Sìle f (vocative a Shìle, diminutive Sìleag)

a female given name of Scots Gaelic origin

English: Sheila

alternate spellings: Sheela, Sheelagh, Shelagh, Sheilagh, Sile


bioran

bioran m (genitive singular biorain, plural bioranan)

biorain (genitive singular)
bioranan (plural)
bioran
bhioran

From bior (“spike”) + -an (“diminutive”).


clàran

clàran m (genitive singular clàrain, plural clàranan)

clàrain (genitive singular)
clàranan (plural)


clàr

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

clàir (genitive singular)
clàran (plural)
clàir (plural)
clàr
chlàr

From Old Irish clár, from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”), likely cognate with Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to lay out”), from *kelh₂- (“to hit, cut down”).


guth

head

guth m (genitive singular gutha, plural guthan)

gutha (genitive singular)
guthan (plural)
guth (indefinite nominative singular)
guthan (indefinite nominative plural)
gutha (genitive indefinite singular)
ghuthan (genitive indefinite plural)
gutha (dative indefinite singular)
guthan (dative indefinite plural)
guth (definite nominative singular)
an guth (definite nominative singular)
guthan (definite nominative plural)
na guthan (definite nominative plural)
(a') ghutha (definite genitive singular)
guthan (definite genitive plural)
nan guthan (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghutha (dative definite singular)
guthan (dative definite plural)
na guthan (dative definite plural)
ghuth (definite singular vocative)
ghuthan (definite plural vocative)
guth
ghuth

From Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (“to call on, invoke”).


tuigse

tuigse f (genitive singular tuigse, plural tuigsean)

tuigse (genitive singular)
tuigsean (plural)

intellect, comprehension, understanding, discernment, insight


mathan

mathan m (genitive singular mathain, plural mathain or mathanan)

mathain (genitive singular)
mathain (plural)
mathanan (plural)
mathan
mhathan

'S e sineach uile-itheach glè mhòr a tha ann am mathan.

A bear is a very large omnivorous mammal.


cinneadh

cinneadh m (genitive singular cinnidh, plural cinnidhean)

cinnidh (genitive singular)
cinnidhean (plural)
cinneadh
chinneadh

From Old Irish ciniud (“offspring, children, descendants”).

inh

clan, kin, kindred, surname, tribe, nation


bior

head

bior m (genitive singular biora, plural bioran)

biora (genitive singular)
bioran (plural)
bior
bhior


gabh

gabh (past ghabh, future gabhaidh, verbal noun gabhail, past participle gabhte)

ghabh (past)
gabhaidh (future)
gabhail (noun-from-verb)
gabhte (participle past)

From Old Irish gaibid (“grasp; receive”), from Proto-Celtic *gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-.

Gabh cupa tì.

Gabh òran!

Cha ghabh sin a dhèanamh.

cho teth 's a ghabhas


searbh

searbh (comparative nas / na b' sèirbhe, superlative as / a b' sèirbhe)

nas (comparative)
na b' sèirbhe (comparative)
as (superlative)
a b' sèirbhe (superlative)
searbh
shearbh
after "an"
t-searbh

From Old Irish serb (“bitter”), from Proto-Celtic *swerwos (compare Welsh chwerw).

sarcastic, bitter, harsh, severe, embittering

intolerable, disagreeable, distressful, disgusted


abhainn

abhainn f (genitive singular aibhne, plural aibhnichean)

aibhne (genitive singular)
aibhnichean (plural)
abhainn
n-abhainn

From Old Irish aub, from Proto-Celtic *abū (compare Welsh afon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”). The form abhainn was originally the dative singular of abha, but is now widely used as the nominative/accusative as well.


biorach

biorach (genitive singular masculine bioraich, comparative bioraiche)

bioraich (genitive masculine singular)
bioraiche (comparative)
biorach
bhiorach

From Old Irish birach, berach (“pointed, sharp; having pointed ears, horned”). By surface analysis, bior + -ach.


-ach

From Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix *-eh₂- + adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos; compare Welsh -og. Doublet of -ag.

Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’.


Peadar

Peadar m (genitive Pheadair, vocative a Pheadair)

Pheadair (genitive)
a Pheadair (vocative)
Peadar
Pheadar

From Old Irish Petur, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter


coigreach

coigreach m (genitive singular coigrich, plural coigrich)

coigrich (genitive singular)
coigrich (plural)
coigreach
choigreach


spùt

spùt m (genitive singular spùta, plural spùtan)

spùta (genitive singular)
spùtan (plural)

Ultimately from Middle English spouten (“to spout”).


abstol

abstol m (genitive singular abstoil, plural abstolan or abstoil)

abstoil (genitive singular)
abstolan (plural)
abstoil (plural)

From Old Irish apstal, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).


sèid

head

sèid m (genitive singular sèid, plural sèidean)

sèid (genitive singular)
sèidean (plural)

From Old Irish séitid (compare Welsh chwythu (“to blow”)).


sèid

sèid (past shèid, future sèididh, verbal noun sèideadh, past participle sèidte)

shèid (past)
sèididh (future)
sèideadh (noun-from-verb)
sèidte (participle past)

sèid suas a' phìob

play the pipes (literally, “blow the pipes”)

Is tusa a tha 'ga shèideach.


gaoisid

gaoisid f (genitive singular gaoiside, plural gaoisidean)

gaoiside (genitive singular)
gaoisidean (plural)
gaoisid
ghaoisid


sùith

From Old Irish súith (compare Welsh huddygl).

neul an t-sùith


sùith

sùith (past shùith, future sùithidh, verbal noun sùitheadh, past participle sùithte)

shùith (past)
sùithidh (future)
sùitheadh (noun-from-verb)
sùithte (participle past)

sileadh-sùith

rain percolating through the sooty thatch of a house and falling in large black drops indelibly staining everything it comes in contact with

sùith dubh

the black sooty drops that fall from the inside of a thatched roof after a rain storm


Suain

an t-Suain (canonical feminine)
Suaine (genitive)


Stàitean Aonaichte

Na Stàitean Aonaichte (canonical feminine plural)


Gearmailt

a' Ghearmailt f (genitive na Gearmailte)

a' Ghearmailt (canonical feminine)
na Gearmailte (genitive)

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath f

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Spàinn

An Spàinn (canonical feminine)
na Spàinne (genitive)

From Old Irish Espáin, from Latin Hispānia.

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Suòmaidh

Suòmaidh
Shuòmaidh
after "an"
t-Suòmaidh


Stàitean Aonaichte na h-Aimeireaga

Na Stàitean Aonaichte na h-Aimeireaga f pl

Na Stàitean Aonaichte na h-Aimeireaga (canonical feminine plural)

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


Rìoghachd Aonaichte

An Rìoghachd Aonaichte f (genitive Na Rìoghachd Aonaichte)

An Rìoghachd Aonaichte (canonical feminine)
Na Rìoghachd Aonaichte (genitive)

/ˈrˠiə.əxk ˈɯːnɪçtʲə/


Cuimrigh

A' Chuimrigh (genitive Cuimrigh or Cuimrighe)

A' Chuimrigh (canonical)
Cuimrigh (genitive)
Cuimrighe (genitive)
Cuimrigh
Chuimrigh

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Fraing

an Fhraing (canonical feminine)
na Frainge (genitive)
Fraing
Fhraing

From Middle Irish Frainc, from Latin Francia.


-ear

slànaich (“heal, cure”, verb) + -ear → slànaighear (“healer, savior”)

Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’

drùis (“lechery, licentiousness, lust”) + -ear → drùisear (“whoremonger, fornicator, lecher”)

Forming nouns from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing which does’


Lochlann

From Middle Irish Lochlann, a folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“loch”) + -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.


Grèig

A' Ghrèig (canonical feminine)
na Grèige (genitive)


Breatainn Mhòr

Breatainn Mhòr f (genitive Na Breatainne Mòire)


Eilean Mhanainn

Eilean Mhanainn m (genitive Eilein Mhanainn)

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


Sasainn

Sasainne (genitive)
Sasainn
Shasainn
after "an"
t-Sasainn

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Saxa (“Saxon”). Compare Irish Sasana and Manx Sostyn.


eilean

eilean m (genitive singular eilein, plural eileanan)

eilein (genitive singular)
eileanan (plural)
eilean
n-eilean


Eadailt

an Eadailt (canonical feminine)
Eadailte (genitive)

From Old Irish Etáil (whence also Irish Iodáil and Manx Iddaal), from Latin Ītalia.


Innis Tìle

From innis (“island”) + Tìle, from Old Norse Týli (“Thule”), referring to the legendary northernmost island mentioned in Ancient Greek and Roman sources.


Breatainn

a' Bhreatainn f (genitive na Breatainne)

a' Bhreatainn (canonical feminine)
na Breatainne (genitive)
Breatainn
Bhreatainn

/ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ/


coire

coire m (genitive singular coire, plural coireachan)

coire (genitive singular)
coireachan (plural)

From Middle Irish coire, from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos.

cuir air an coire

Mu dheireadh thubhairt e, "Ciod e'm biadh a tha thu 'bruich 'sa choire mhòir sin air an teine?"

1911, Katherine White Grant, Aig Tigh na Beinne, Oban: Hugh MacDonald, page 82:

Finally he said, "What's the food that you are boiling in that big cauldron on the fire?"


coire

coire f (genitive singular coire, plural coireannan)

coire (genitive singular)
coireannan (plural)
coire
choire

From Old Irish caire (“crime, fault, sin”), from Proto-Celtic *kariyā (compare Welsh caredd).

coire bàis

Is iomadh coire a gheibhear air an duine bhochd.

Many a fault may be found in a poor man.

gach gnè coire


seana-mhaighdeann

seana-mhaighdeann m (plural seana-mhaighdeannan)

A spinster (literally, "an old maiden"), an old maid


seana-

seana-ghille

seana-mhaighdeann

seana-chrìonta

A prefix appended to words to signify something old, although the adjective sean is usually used instead of the prefix


Còrn

A' Chòrn (canonical feminine)
Còirn (genitive)
Còrn
Chòrn


ògan

ògan m (genitive singular ògain, plural òganan)

ògain (genitive singular)
òganan (plural)
ògan
n-ògan

From Middle Irish ógán, from Old Irish ócán, from óc (“young”).


òganach

òganach m (genitive singular òganaich, plural òganaich)

òganaich (genitive singular)
òganaich (plural)
òganach
n-òganach

From Middle Irish ógán + -ach, from Old Irish ócán, from óc (“young”).


òige

òige f (genitive singular òige, no plural)

làithean m’òige


òige

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


òigear

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òigear m (genitive singular òigeir, plural òigearan)

òigeir (genitive singular)
òigearan (plural)


geug

geug f (genitive singular gèige, plural geugan)

gèige (genitive singular)
geugan (plural)
geug
gheug

From Old Irish géc, from Proto-Celtic *kankā (compare Irish géag).


Breatainn Bheag

A' Bhreatainn Bheag f (genitive Na Breatainn Bhig)

A' Bhreatainn Bheag (canonical feminine)
Na Breatainn Bhig (genitive)

administrative region
administrative region

Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)


rùnag

A term of endearment for a female, meaning roughly "little love", or, more commonly translated, "sweetheart".


leanaban

leanaban m (genitive singular leanabain, plural leanabanan)

leanabain (genitive singular)
leanabanan (plural)


pàisde

pàisde m (genitive singular pàisde, plural pàisdean)

pàisde (genitive singular)
pàisdean (plural)
pàisde
phàisde


naoidhean

naoidhean m (genitive singular naoidhein, plural naoidheanan)

naoidhein (genitive singular)
naoidheanan (plural)

From Old Irish noíden, genitive of noídiu.


-achd

From Old Irish -acht (compare Irish -acht, Manx -aght, Welsh -iaeth).

rìgh (“king”) + -achd → rìoghachd (“kingdom”)

Suffix forming a noun or verbal noun from an adjective or another noun

Crìostaidh (“Christian”) + -achd → Crìosdaidheachd (“Christianity”)

Gàidhealtachd (“Gaelic-speaking area, Gaeltacht”)

saor (“free”) + -achd → saorachd (“freedom”)

bàrd (“bard, poet”) + -achd → bàrdachd (“poetry”)

ealanta (“ingenious, expert, clever”) + -achd → ealantachd (“ingenuity, expertness, cleverness”)

milis (“sweet”) + -achd → mìlseachd (“sweetness”)

cothrom (“just, equitable”) + -achd → cothromachd (“equality”)


amharc

amharc m (genitive singular amhairc, plural amhairc)

amhairc (genitive singular)
amhairc (plural)

From Old Irish amarc m (“act of looking at; faculty of sight; object of sight, view, prospect”).


baraille

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baraille m (genitive singular baraille, plural baraillean)

baraille (genitive singular)
baraillean (plural)
baraille
bharaille

Alternative form of baraill (“barrel, cask; barrel of a gun”)


teampall

teampall m (genitive singular teampaill, plural teampaill)

teampaill (genitive singular)
teampaill (plural)
teampall
theampall

/ˈtʲʰɛ̃ũmpəl̪ˠ/

/ˈtʃʰɛ̃ũmpəl̪ˠ/

From Old Irish tempul, from Latin templum.


rùisg

rùisg (past rùisg, future rùisgidh, verbal noun rùsgadh, past participle rùisgte)

rùisg (past)
rùisgidh (future)
rùsgadh (noun-from-verb)
rùisgte (participle past)

From Middle Irish *rúiscid (“to strip the bark from”), from Old Irish rúsc (“bark”). Compare Irish rúisc.


tabhainn

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tabhainn (past thabhainn, future tabhainnidh, verbal noun tabhann, past participle tabhainnte)

thabhainn (past)
tabhainnidh (future)
tabhann (noun-from-verb)
tabhainnte (participle past)


giùlain

giùlain (past ghiùlain, future giùlainidh, verbal noun giùlan, past participle giùlainte)

ghiùlain (past)
giùlainidh (future)
giùlan (noun-from-verb)
giùlainte (participle past)


rùisgte

naked, nude, bare, stripped, exposed, undressed


fuiling

fuiling (past dh'fhuiling, future fuilingidh, verbal noun fulang, past participle fuilingte)

dh'fhuiling (past)
fuilingidh (future)
fulang (noun-from-verb)
fuilingte (participle past)

From Old Irish fo·loing, from fo- + Proto-Celtic *lungo- (“put, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”).


rùsg

rùsg m (genitive singular rùisg, plural rùsgan)

rùisg (genitive singular)
rùsgan (plural)

From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (compare Welsh rhisgl).


rùsg

rùsg (past rùsg, future rùsgaidh, verbal noun rùsgadh, past participle rùsgte)

rùsg (past)
rùsgaidh (future)
rùsgadh (noun-from-verb)
rùsgte (participle past)


lomnochd

[ˈl̪ˠɯ̽ɾɯ̽məxk]


lomnochd

[ˈl̪ˠɯ̽ɾɯ̽məxk]


seanair athaireil

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather


seanair màithreil

maternal grandfather
maternal grandfather


seanmhair mhàithreil

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


piuthar-chèile

piuthar-chèile f (genitive singular peathar-cèile, plural peathraichean-cèile)

peathar-cèile (genitive singular)
peathraichean-cèile (plural)


bràthair-màthar

bràthair-màthar f (genitive singular bràthar-mhàthar, plural bràithrean-màthar)

bràthar-mhàthar (genitive singular)
bràithrean-màthar (plural)


màthair-chèile

màthair-chèile f (genitive singular màthar-cèile, plural màthraichean-cèile)

màthar-cèile (genitive singular)
màthraichean-cèile (plural)


bràthair-cèile

bràthair-cèile m (genitive singular bràthar-cèile, plural bràithrean-cèile)

bràthar-cèile (genitive singular)
bràithrean-cèile (plural)


cliamhainn

cliamhainn m (genitive singular cleamhna, plural cleamhnan)

cleamhna (genitive singular)
cleamhnan (plural)

From Middle Irish clíamain. Cognate with Irish cliamhain.


athair-cèile

athair-cèile m (genitive singular athar-cèile, plural athraichean-cèile)

athar-cèile (genitive singular)
athraichean-cèile (plural)


leas-mhàthair

leas-mhàthair f (genitive singular leas-mhàthar, plural leas-mhàthraichean)

leas-mhàthar (genitive singular)
leas-mhàthraichean (plural)


leas-nighean

leas-nighean f (genitive singular leas-nighinn, plural leas-nigheanan)

leas-nighinn (genitive singular)
leas-nigheanan (plural)


leas-bhràthair

leas-bhràthair m (genitive singular leas-bràthar, plural leas-bràithrean)

leas-bràthar (genitive singular)
leas-bràithrean (plural)


leas-mhac

leas-mhac m (genitive singular leas-mhic, plural leas-mhic)

leas-mhic (genitive singular)
leas-mhic (plural)


leas-athair

leas-athair m (genitive singular leas-athar, plural leas-athraichean)

leas-athar (genitive singular)
leas-athraichean (plural)


oide-baistidh

oide-baistidh m (genitive singular oide-baistidh, plural oidean-baistidh)

oide-baistidh (genitive singular)
oidean-baistidh (plural)


màthair-bhaiste

màthair-bhaiste f (genitive singular màthar-baiste, plural màithreachan-baiste)

màthar-baiste (genitive singular)
màithreachan-baiste (plural)


leas-phiuthar

leas-phiuthar f (genitive singular leas-pheathar, plural leas-pheathraichean)

leas-pheathar (genitive singular)
leas-pheathraichean (plural)


boban

boban m (genitive singular bobain, plural bobanan)

bobain (genitive singular)
bobanan (plural)
boban
bhoban

Hò rò mo bhobain an dram


leas-

Cognate to Welsh llys-, Breton lez-, Manx lhiass-.


muime

muime f (genitive singular muime, plural muimeachan)

muime (genitive singular)
muimeachan (plural)
muime
mhuime

From Old Irish muimme (“foster-mother, wet-nurse, instructress, patroness”).


athair-baistidh

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athair-baistidh m (genitive singular athar-baistidh, plural athraichean-baistidh)

athar-baistidh (genitive singular)
athraichean-baistidh (plural)


bràthair

bràthair m (genitive singular bràthar, plural bràithrean)

bràthar (genitive singular)
bràithrean (plural)
bràthair (indefinite nominative singular)
bràithrean (indefinite nominative plural)
bràthar (genitive indefinite singular)
bhràithrean (genitive indefinite plural)
bràthair (dative indefinite singular)
bràithrean (dative indefinite plural)
bràthair (definite nominative singular)
am bràthair (definite nominative singular)
bràithrean (definite nominative plural)
na bràithrean (definite nominative plural)
(a') bhràthar (definite genitive singular)
bràithrean (definite genitive plural)
nam bràithrean (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhràthair (dative definite singular)
bràithrean (dative definite plural)
na bràithrean (dative definite plural)
bhràthair (definite singular vocative)
bhràithrean (definite plural vocative)
bràthair
bhràthair

/ˈb̥ɾaːhɪɾʲ/

/ˈb̥ɾʲɑːhaɾʲ/

From Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

Tha am bràthair aig Seumas aig am bùth.


piuthar-màthar

piuthar-màthar f (genitive singular peathar-màthar, plural peathraichean-màthar)

peathar-màthar (genitive singular)
peathraichean-màthar (plural)


doille

doille f (genitive singular doille, no plural)


sinnsear

sinnsear m (genitive singular sinnsire, plural sinnsearan)

sinnsire (genitive singular)
sinnsearan (plural)

From Old Irish sinser, sinnser (“elder, ancestor”).


àl

àl m (genitive singular àil, plural àil)

From Old Irish ál, from Proto-Celtic *aglos.

brood, offspring, generation, young (animal's or bird's)


sìolradh

sìolradh m (genitive singular sìolraidh, plural sìolraidhean)

sìolraidh (genitive singular)
sìolraidhean (plural)
sìolradh
shìolradh
after "an"
t-sìolradh

From sìol (“seed”) + -radh (“collective suffix”) (compare Irish síolradh).


iùdhachas

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iùdhachas m (genitive singular iùdhachais, no plural)


balbhan

balbhan m (genitive singular balbhain, plural balbhanan)

balbhain (genitive singular)
balbhanan (plural)

From Middle Irish *balbán (compare Irish balbhán). By surface analysis, balbh + -an.


sliochd

sliochd m (genitive singular sliochda, plural sliochdan)

sliochda (genitive singular)
sliochdan (plural)

From Old Irish slicht (“mark, trail, offspring”).

inh

sliochd Dhiarmaid

seed, offspring, progeny, descendants, posterity

sliochd nan rothan

sliochd a mheur


sìol

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sìol m (genitive singular sìl, plural sìl)

From Old Irish síl (“seed (of plants and animals); cause, origin; race, progeny, descendants; offspring, breed; act of breeding”).

sìolmhor

prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful; abounding in seed; productive, substantial


oide

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oide m (genitive singular oide, plural oidean)

oide (genitive singular)
oidean (plural)
oide
n-oide

From Old Irish aite (“foster father”), from Proto-Celtic *attiyos, from Proto-Indo-European *átta.


ogha

oghachan (plural)
oghaichean (plural)
ogha
n-ogha

→ Scots: oe

From Old Irish aue, from Proto-Celtic *pavio-s, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂u-.


sìoladh

sìoladh m (genitive singular sìolaidh, plural sìolaidhean)

sìolaidh (genitive singular)
sìolaidhean (plural)


dalta

dalta m (genitive singular dalta, plural daltan or daltachan or daltaichean)

dalta (genitive singular)
daltan (plural)
daltachan (plural)
daltaichean (plural)


baist

baist (past bhaist, future baistidh, verbal noun baisteadh, past participle baiste)

bhaist (past)
baistidh (future)
baisteadh (noun-from-verb)
baiste (participle past)
baist
bhaist

From Old Irish baithsid, baitsid, baistid (“to baptise”), from baithis, baithes, bathais (“baptism”), from Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma).


beir

beir (past rug, future beiridh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirte)

rug (past)
beiridh (future)
breith (noun-from-verb)
beirte (participle past)
rug mi (first-person independent past singular)
rug thu (independent past second-person singular)
rug e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
rug sinn (first-person independent past plural)
rug sibh (independent past plural second-person)
rug iad (independent past plural third-person)
rugadh (impersonal independent past)
beiridh mi (first-person future independent singular)
beiridh tu (future independent second-person singular)
beiridh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
beiridh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
beiridh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
beiridh iad (future independent plural third-person)
beirear (future impersonal independent)
bheirinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
bheireadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
bheireadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
bheireadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
bheireamaid (conditional first-person independent plural)
bheireadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
bheireadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
bheirte (conditional impersonal independent)
bheirteadh (conditional impersonal independent)
bheirist (conditional impersonal independent)
bheiriste (conditional impersonal independent)
cha do rug mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do rug thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do rug e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do rug sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do rug sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do rug iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do rugadh (impersonal negative past)
cha bheir mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha bheir thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha bheir e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha bheir sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha bheir sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha bheir iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha bheirear (future impersonal negative)
cha bheirinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha bheireadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha bheireadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha bheireadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha bheireamaid (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha bheireadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha bheireadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
cha bheirte (conditional impersonal negative)
cha bheirteadh (conditional impersonal negative)
cha bheirist (conditional impersonal negative)
cha bheiriste (conditional impersonal negative)
an do rug mi? (first-person past singular)
an do rug thu? (past second-person singular)
an do rug e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do rug sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do rug sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do rug iad? (past plural third-person)
an do rugadh? (impersonal past)
am beir mi? (first-person future singular)
am beir thu? (future second-person singular)
am beir e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
am beir sinn? (first-person future plural)
am beir sibh? (future plural second-person)
am beir iad? (future plural third-person)
am beirear? (future impersonal)
am beirinn? (conditional first-person singular)
am beireadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
am beireadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
am beireadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
am beireamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
am beireadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
am beireadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
am beirte? (conditional impersonal)
am beirteadh? (conditional impersonal)
am beirist? (conditional impersonal)
am beiriste? (conditional impersonal)
nach do rug mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do rug tu? (past second-person singular)
nach do rug e (past singular)
nach do rug sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do rug sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do rug iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do rugadh? (impersonal past)
nach beir mi? (first-person future singular)
nach beir thu? (future second-person singular)
nach beir e (future singular)
nach beir sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach beir sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach beir iad? (future plural third-person)
nach beirear? (future impersonal)
nach beirinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach beireadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach beireadh e (conditional singular)
nach beireadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach beireamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
nach beireadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach beireadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach beirte? (conditional impersonal)
nach beirteadh? (conditional impersonal)
nach beirist? (conditional impersonal)
nach beiriste? (conditional impersonal)
bheireas mi (first-person singular)
a bheireas mi (first-person singular)
bheireas tu (second-person singular)
a bheireas tu (second-person singular)
bheireas e (singular)
a bheireas e (singular)
i (singular)
bheireas sinn (first-person plural)
a bheireas sinn (first-person plural)
bheireas sibh (plural second-person)
a bheireas sibh (plural second-person)
bheireas iad (plural third-person)
a bheireas iad (plural third-person)
bheirear (impersonal)
a bheirear (impersonal)
beiream! (first-person imperative singular)
beir! (imperative second-person singular)
beireadh e (imperative singular)
i! (imperative singular)
beireamaid! (first-person imperative plural)
beiribh! (imperative plural second-person)
beireadh iad! (imperative plural third-person)
beirear! (imperative impersonal)
breith (noun-from-verb)
beirsinn (noun-from-verb)
beirte (participle past)

to carry, catch; catch up with; overtake; catch hold of [with air]


dealaich

dealaich (past dhealaich, future dealaichidh, verbal noun dealachadh, past participle dealaichte)

dhealaich (past)
dealaichidh (future)
dealachadh (noun-from-verb)
dealaichte (participle past)

From Irish dealuighim, from Old Irish deligim or Old Irish deil (“to separate”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”).


banais

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banais f (genitive singular bainnse or bainnseadh, plural bainnsean)

bainnse (genitive singular)
bainnseadh (genitive singular)
bainnsean (plural)

From Old Irish banais (“marriage-feast, wedding”), from Proto-Celtic *banowessā, equivalent to Old Irish ben (“woman, wife”) + feis (“festival”).

inh

Rud a thachras tric aig banais.

Something that often happens at a wedding.


fearachas

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fearachas m (genitive singular fearachais, plural fearachasan)

fearachais (genitive singular)
fearachasan (plural)


tannasg

tannasg m (genitive singular tannaisg, plural tannaisg)

tannaisg (genitive singular)
tannaisg (plural)

apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost, wraith


meanmna

From Middle Irish menma, from Old Irish menmae.


misneachd

misneachd f (genitive singular misneachd, no plural)


bleoghainn

bleoghainn (past bhleoghainn, future bleoghainnidh, verbal noun bleoghann, past participle bleoghainnte)

bhleoghainn (past)
bleoghainnidh (future)
bleoghann (noun-from-verb)
bleoghainnte (participle past)

A denominative verb from the verbal noun bleoghann, from Middle Irish blegon, from Old Irish mlegon, verbal noun of mligid.


cridhe

cridhe m (genitive singular cridhe, plural cridheachan)

cridhe (genitive singular)
cridheachan (plural)
cridhe
chridhe

From Old Irish cride, whence also Irish croí and Manx cree. Related to Welsh craidd, Breton kreis (“middle”), from Proto-Celtic *kridyom. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr, whence also Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía); Latin cor, (gen. cordis): Italian cuore; English heart, German Herz; Lithuanian širdis.

mo chridhe


spiorad

spiorad m (genitive singular spioraid, plural spioradan)

spioraid (genitive singular)
spioradan (plural)

From Old Irish spirut, from Latin spīritus.


taibhse

taibhse m or f (genitive singular taibhse, plural taibhsean)

taibhse (genitive singular)
taibhsean (plural)

From Old Irish taidbsiu, verbal noun of do·adbat.

apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost


taibhse

taibhse f (genitive singular taibhse, plural taibhsean)

taibhse (genitive singular)
taibhsean (plural)
taibhse
thaibhse


aigne

aigne f (genitive singular aigne, plural aignean)

aigne (genitive singular)
aignean (plural)
aigne (indefinite nominative singular)
aignean (indefinite nominative plural)
aigne (genitive indefinite singular)
aignean (genitive indefinite plural)
aigne (dative indefinite singular)
aignean (dative indefinite plural)
aignibh (dative indefinite plural)
aigne (definite nominative singular)
an aigne (definite nominative singular)
h-aignean (definite nominative plural)
na h-aignean (definite nominative plural)
h-aigne (definite genitive singular)
na h-aigne (definite genitive singular)
aignean (definite genitive plural)
nan aignean (definite genitive plural)
aigne (dative definite singular)
an aigne (dative definite singular)
h-aignean (dative definite plural)
na h-aignean (dative definite plural)
h-aignibh (dative definite plural)
aigne (definite singular vocative)
aignean (definite plural vocative)
aigne
n-aigne

From Old Irish aicned (“inherent quality, essence, nature”).


leodag

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leodag f (genitive singular leodaig, plural leodagan)

leodaig (genitive singular)
leodagan (plural)


truiteag

truiteag f (genitive singular truiteige, plural truiteagan)

truiteige (genitive singular)
truiteagan (plural)


cuinnsear

cuinnsear m (genitive singular cuinnseir, plural cuinnearan)

cuinnseir (genitive singular)
cuinnearan (plural)


òglach

òglach m (genitive singular òglaich, plural òglaich)

òglaich (genitive singular)
òglaich (plural)
òglach
n-òglach

From Old Irish óclach, from óc (“young”).


ban-òglach

From Old Irish banóclach. By surface analysis, ban- (“female”) + òglach (“manservant”).


truas

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truas m (genitive singular truais, no plural)


beud

beud m (genitive singular beòid, plural beudan)

beòid (genitive singular)
beudan (plural)


iochd

From Old Irish icht (“kindness, clemency, trust, confidence”).

inh

iochdmhor

clement, compassionate, humane, merciful, kind


biodag

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biodag f (genitive singular biodaige, plural biodagan)

biodaige (genitive singular)
biodagan (plural)

From Old Irish bíth, from Proto-Celtic *bītV (“cut, break”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split, break”).


duine borb

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duine borb m (genitive singular duine bhuirb, plural daoine borba)

duine bhuirb (genitive singular)
daoine borba (plural)


buineach

a' bhuineach f (genitive singular buinich)

a' bhuineach (canonical feminine)
buinich (genitive singular)


cac-shiubhal

cac-shiubhal m (genitive singular cac-shiubhail, no plural)


crìonna

crìonna (comparative nas/ na b' crìonna, superlative as/ a b' crìonna)

nas (comparative)
na b' crìonna (comparative)
as (superlative)
a b' crìonna (superlative)

wise, prudent, advisable, penurious, parsimonious, sagacious


geobag

geobag f (genitive singular geobaige, plural geobagan)

geobaige (genitive singular)
geobagan (plural)
geobag
gheobag


tròcair

tròcair f (genitive singular tròcaire, plural tròcairean)

tròcaire (genitive singular)
tròcairean (plural)
tròcair
thròcair

/ˈtʰɾɔːxkɪɾʲ/


uabhas

uabhas m (genitive singular uabhais, plural uabhasan)

uabhais (genitive singular)
uabhasan (plural)
uabhas
n-uabhas

From Middle Irish úathbás (“horror”) (compare Irish uafás).

atrocity, enormity, consternation, dismay, dread, horror, monster


uidheamaich

uidheamaich (past dh'uidheamaich, future uidheamaichidh, verbal noun uidheamachadh, past participle uidheamaichte)

dh'uidheamaich (past)
uidheamaichidh (future)
uidheamachadh (noun-from-verb)
uidheamaichte (participle past)


dòirt

dòirt (past dhòirt, future dòirtidh, verbal noun dòrtadh, past participle dòirte)

dhòirt (past)
dòirtidh (future)
dòrtadh (noun-from-verb)
dòirte (participle past)

From Old Irish do·fortai (“pours, pours out, sheds”).

inh

pour, rain, effuse, shower, drip, spill, stream, shed


seòmar-teagaisg

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seòmar-teagaisg m (genitive singular seòmair-teagaisg, plural seòmraichean-teagaisg)

seòmair-teagaisg (genitive singular)
seòmraichean-teagaisg (plural)


neach-iùil

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

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


iodhan

iodhan m (genitive singular iodhain, plural iodhain or iodhanan)

iodhain (genitive singular)
iodhain (plural)
iodhanan (plural)

From Old Irish idna m (“spear, weapon”).


iodhan

From Old Irish idan (“pure, faithful, sincere, disinterested; fitting”).


leabhar-iùil

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

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


dòrtadh

dòrtadh m (genitive singular dòrtaidh, plural dòrtaidhean)

dòrtaidh (genitive singular)
dòrtaidhean (plural)
dòrtadh
dhòrtadh

/ˈt̪ɔːrˠʃt̪əɣ/


iùlmhor

iùlmhor (genitive singular masculine iùlmhoir, genitive singular feminine iùlmhoire, nominative plural iùlmhora, comparative iùlmhoire)

iùlmhoir (genitive masculine singular)
iùlmhoire (feminine genitive singular)
iùlmhora (nominative plural)
iùlmhoire (comparative)

From Old Irish iúlmar (“knowledgeable”, adjective), from eól, iúl (“knowledge”). By surface analysis, iùl (“knowledge”) + -mhor.


fras-ionnlaid

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fras-ionnlaid f (genitive singular frois-ionnlaid, plural frasan-ionnlaid)

frois-ionnlaid (genitive singular)
frasan-ionnlaid (plural)


ionnsachadh

ionnsachadh m (genitive singular ionnsachaidh, plural ionnsachaidhean)

ionnsachaidh (genitive singular)
ionnsachaidhean (plural)
i
n-i

/ˈjɔ̃ũs̪əxəɣ/

/ˈiũːs̪əxəɣ/

[ˈiʉ̃ːs̪əxəɣ]


-mhor

From Old Irish -mar (compare Irish -mhar).

ceòl (“music”) → ceòlmhor (“musical”)

feòil (“flesh”) → feòlmhor (“sensual, erotic; carnal, lustful; fleshy, fat; brutish, bestial”)

iochd (“mercy, pity, compassion, grace”) → iochdmhor (“clement, compassionate, humane, merciful, kind”)

iùl (“knowledge”) → iùlmhor (“wise, learned, sagacious, sensible”)

sìol (“seed”) → sìolmhor (“prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful, abounding in seed”)

Forming adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of “full of what is denoted by the noun", similar to -ful in English


iùl

iùl m (genitive singular iùil, plural iùilean)

iùil (genitive singular)
iùilean (plural)

iùlmhor

wise, learned, sagacious, sensible; skilful; polite


ionnlaid

ionnlaid (past dh'ionnlaid, future ionnlaididh, verbal noun ionnlaid, past participle ionnlaidte)

dh'ionnlaid (past)
ionnlaididh (future)
ionnlaid (noun-from-verb)
ionnlaidte (participle past)


ionnlaid

ionnlaid m (genitive singular ionnlaid, plural ionnlaidean)

ionnlaid (genitive singular)
ionnlaidean (plural)

cleaning, washing, bathing, cleansing, purification


amhasg

amhasg m (genitive singular amhaisg, plural amhasgan)

amhaisg (genitive singular)
amhasgan (plural)
amhasg
n-amhasg


buirbe

From Old Irish burbae, buirbe, burba, borba (“stupidity, ignorance; boorishness, harshness, fierceness, violence”) (compare Irish boirbe), from borb (“foolish, silly, senseless; stupid, ignorant, unlearned; rude, uncouth; fierce, rough, rude, violent, harsh; arrogant”).

atrocity, barbarism, ferocity, fierceness, rudeness, savagery


losgann

losgann m (genitive singular losgainn, plural losgannan)

losgainn (genitive singular)
losgannan (plural)

/ˈl̪ˠɔs̪kən̪ˠ/

From Old Irish loiscend (“toad, frog”) (compare Irish loscann (“frog; tadpole”)).


gairge

From Middle Irish gairge. By surface analysis, garg + -e.


sleagh

sleagh f (genitive singular sleagha or slèigh, plural sleaghan or slèigh)

sleagha (genitive singular)
slèigh (genitive singular)
sleaghan (plural)
slèigh (plural)
sleagh
shleagh
after "an"
t-sleagh

From Old Irish sleg, from Proto-Celtic *sligā, from the root of *sligeti (“to strike, hew”) (whence Old Irish sligid); cognate with Irish sleá and Manx shleiy.


allaidh

From Old Irish allaid (“wild, undomesticated”).


soirbh

gentle, kind, affable, pliable, courteous


faighean

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faighean m (genitive singular faighein, plural faighnean)

faighein (genitive singular)
faighnean (plural)
faighean
fhaighean

From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Irish faighin and Manx fine.


gath

gath m (genitive singular gatha, plural gathan or gathannan or gathachan)

gatha (genitive singular)
gathan (plural)
gathannan (plural)
gathachan (plural)
gath (indefinite nominative singular)
gathan (indefinite nominative plural)
gatha (genitive indefinite singular)
ghathan (genitive indefinite plural)
gatha (dative indefinite singular)
gathan (dative indefinite plural)
gath (definite nominative singular)
an gath (definite nominative singular)
gathan (definite nominative plural)
na gathan (definite nominative plural)
(a') ghatha (definite genitive singular)
gathan (definite genitive plural)
nan gathan (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghatha (dative definite singular)
gathan (dative definite plural)
na gathan (dative definite plural)
ghath (definite singular vocative)
ghathan (definite plural vocative)
gath
ghath

From Old Irish gath. Cognate with Irish ga. Compare Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), Ancient Greek χαῖος (khaîos, “shepherd's crook”), Proto-Celtic *gaisos.


glic

glice (comparative)
glic (masculine nominative)
ghlic (feminine nominative)
glice (nominative plural)
ghlic (genitive masculine)
glice (feminine genitive)
glice (genitive plural)
glic (dative masculine)
ghlic (dative feminine)
glice (dative plural)
ghlic (masculine vocative)
ghlic (feminine vocative)
glice (plural vocative)
glic
ghlic


duille

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duille f (genitive singular duille, plural duillean)

duille (genitive singular)
duillean (plural)
duille
dhuille

From Middle Irish duille (“leaf; something resembling a leaf”).


sòlasach

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sòlasach (comparative nas / na b' sòlasaiche, superlative as / a b' sòlasaiche)

nas (comparative)
na b' sòlasaiche (comparative)
as (superlative)
a b' sòlasaiche (superlative)

cheerful, joyful, glad, ecstatic, content


sèimh

From Old Irish séim, from Proto-Celtic *sɸeimis.


socrach

balanced, dispassionate, equal, moderate, steady, static


sòlas

sòlas m (genitive singular sòlais, plural sòlasan)

sòlais (genitive singular)
sòlasan (plural)
sòlas
shólas
after "an"
t-sòlas

From Middle Irish sólás, from Old French solas, from Latin sōlācium (“consolation”).


tlàth

tlàth (comparative nas / na b' tlàithe, superlative as / a b' tlàithe)

nas (comparative)
na b' tlàithe (comparative)
as (superlative)
a b' tlàithe (superlative)
tlàth
thlàth

From Middle Irish tláith (whence Irish tláith), from Proto-Celtic *tlātis (compare Welsh tlawd (“poor, sick”)), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to support”)

der

balmy, gentle, genial, mild, merciful, kind, mellow


ionnsaigh

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ionnsaigh m or f (genitive ionnsaigh, plural ionnsaighean)

ionnsaigh (genitive)
ionnsaighean (plural)


còrr

Possibly related to corr (“projecting point, sticking out, head”).


sìth

sìth (indefinite nominative singular)
sìthean (indefinite nominative plural)
sìthe (genitive indefinite singular)
shìthean (genitive indefinite plural)
sìth (dative indefinite singular)
sìthean (dative indefinite plural)
sìthibh (dative indefinite plural)
t-sìth (definite nominative singular)
an t-sìth (definite nominative singular)
sìthean (definite nominative plural)
na sìthean (definite nominative plural)
sìthe (definite genitive singular)
na sìthe (definite genitive singular)
sìthean (definite genitive plural)
nan sìthean (definite genitive plural)
t-sìth (dative definite singular)
an t-sìth (dative definite singular)
sìthean (dative definite plural)
na sìthean (dative definite plural)
sìthibh (dative definite plural)
shìth (definite singular vocative)
shìthean (definite plural vocative)
sìth
shìth
after "an"
t-sìth

From Middle Irish side, from Old Irish síd (“fairy dwelling”). Cognates include Irish sí and Manx shee.


socair

socair f (genitive singular socaire or socrach)

socaire (genitive singular)
socrach (genitive singular)


seòmar

seòmar m (genitive singular seòmair, plural seòmraichean)

seòmair (genitive singular)
seòmraichean (plural)
seòmar
sheòmar
after "an"
t-seòmar

seòmarach

chambered, pertaining to or having rooms


cruaidh

From Old Irish crúaid (“hard”), from Proto-Celtic *kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.


cruaidh

cruaidh f (genitive singular cruadhach or cruaidhe, plural cruadhaichean)

cruadhach (genitive singular)
cruaidhe (genitive singular)
cruadhaichean (plural)
cruaidh
chruaidh


bròg

bròg f (genitive singular bròige, plural brògan)

bròige (genitive singular)
brògan (plural)
bròg (indefinite nominative singular)
brògan (indefinite nominative plural)
bròige (genitive indefinite singular)
bhròg (genitive indefinite plural)
bròig (dative indefinite singular)
brògan (dative indefinite plural)
brògaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') bhròg (definite nominative singular)
brògan (definite nominative plural)
na brògan (definite nominative plural)
bròige (definite genitive singular)
na bròige (definite genitive singular)
bròg (definite genitive plural)
nam bròg (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhròig (dative definite singular)
brògan (dative definite plural)
na brògan (dative definite plural)
brògaibh (dative definite plural)
bhròg (definite singular vocative)
bhròga (definite plural vocative)
bròg
bhròg

English: brogan, brogue

From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse brók (“breeches”). Cognate with Manx braag and Irish bróg.