dual

From Old Irish dúal (“that which belongs or is proper to an individual by nature or descent”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-.

inh

bu dual do dh'isean an ròin a dhol chun na mara

'S dual do phoileasman a bhith amharasach.

It's natural for a policeman to be suspicious.


bog

buige (comparative)
bog (masculine nominative singular)
bhog (feminine nominative singular)
boga (nominative plural)
bhuig (masculine singular vocative)
bhog (feminine singular vocative)
boga (plural vocative)
bhuig (genitive masculine singular)
bhuig (feminine genitive singular)
buige (feminine genitive singular)
bog (genitive plural)
boga (genitive plural)
bhog (dative masculine singular)
bhuig (dative feminine singular)
boga (dative plural)
bog
bhog

Inherited from Old Irish boc (“soft, gentle, tender; tepid”).


saor

saoire (comparative)
saor (masculine nominative)
saor (feminine nominative)
saora (nominative plural)
saoir (genitive masculine)
saoire (feminine genitive)
saora (genitive plural)
saor (dative masculine)
saoir (dative feminine)
saora (dative plural)
saoir (masculine vocative)
saor (feminine vocative)
saora (plural vocative)

From Old Irish sóer, from Proto-Celtic *su-wiros (“good man”).


sine

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


dis

intolerant of cold, cold-sensitive, nesh


snog

snoige (comparative)
snog
shnog
after "an"
t-snog

A bheil thu gu snog?


coma

From Old Irish cummae, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm-smiyo-, from *ḱóm (“beside, with, by”) + *sem- (“one, as one”).

Tha e coma.

'S mi a tha coma dè thachras.

Coma de sin!

Is coma sin

Is coma leam thu

Is coma leis an rìgh Eòghann agus is coma le Eòghann co-dhiù

The king doesn't like Eòghann, but Eòghann doesn't care whether the king likes him or not.

expressing dislike or even hate when used with le


math

head

math (genitive singular masculine maith, genitive singular feminine maithe, nominative plural matha, comparative fheàrr, qualitative noun feabhas)

maith (genitive masculine singular)
maithe (feminine genitive singular)
matha (nominative plural)
fheàrr (comparative)
math (masculine nominative)
mhath (feminine nominative)
matha (nominative plural)
mhaith (genitive masculine)
maithe (feminine genitive)
mhaith (feminine genitive)
matha (genitive plural)
mhath (dative masculine)
mhaith (dative feminine)
matha (dative plural)
mhaith (masculine vocative)
mhath (feminine vocative)
matha (plural vocative)

From Old Irish maith, from Proto-Celtic *matis, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-. Cognate with Welsh mad, Breton mad, Cornish mas. Compare Irish maith, Manx mie.

Wester Ross, Colonsay, Islay, South Jura, Gigha

'S math sin.

Dh'òl mi uisge-beatha math an-dè.


Gàidhlig

Gàidhlig (nominative plural Gàidhlige, comparative Gàidhlige)

Gàidhlige (nominative plural)
Gàidhlige (comparative)
Gàidhlig (masculine nominative)
Ghàidhlig (feminine nominative)
Gàidhlige (nominative plural)
Ghàidhlig (genitive masculine)
Gàidhlige (feminine genitive)
Gàidhlige (genitive plural)
Gàidhlig (dative masculine)
Ghàidhlig (dative feminine)
Gàidhlige (dative plural)
Ghàidhlig (masculine vocative)
Ghàidhlig (feminine vocative)
Gàidhlige (plural vocative)
Gàidhlig
Ghàidhlig

LL-Q9314 (gla)-Knites-Ghaidhlig is pronunced gah lik.wav

From Old Irish Goídelc. Cognate with Irish Gaeilge and Manx Gaelg.


cam

cam (masculine nominative singular)
cham (feminine nominative singular)
cama (nominative plural)
chaim (masculine singular vocative)
chaim (feminine singular vocative)
cama (plural vocative)
chaim (genitive masculine singular)
chaim (feminine genitive singular)
caime (feminine genitive singular)
cam (genitive plural)
cham (dative masculine singular)
chaim (dative feminine singular)
cama (dative plural)
cam
cham

[kʰãũm~kʰæ̃ũm]


mall

feasgar mall 's na h-eòin a' seinn


rag

From Proto-Celtic *razgo-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“to bind”), see also Middle High German ric (“string, band”) and Old Irish riag (“a type of torture”).


teth

From Old Irish té, from Proto-Celtic *teɸents, from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm”).


sean

From Old Irish sen (compare Manx shenn), from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”) (compare Latin senior/senex, Lithuanian sẽnas).


sear

Variant of the synonym an ear, from Old Irish an air (“from before”).


beag

head

beag (genitive singular masculine big, genitive singular feminine bige, nominative plural beaga, comparative bige or lugha)

big (genitive masculine singular)
bige (feminine genitive singular)
beaga (nominative plural)
bige (comparative)
lugha (comparative)
beag (masculine nominative)
bheag (feminine nominative)
beaga (nominative plural)
bhig (genitive masculine)
bige (feminine genitive)
beaga (genitive plural)
beag (dative masculine)
bhig (dative feminine)
beaga (dative plural)
bhig (masculine vocative)
bheag (feminine vocative)
beaga (plural vocative)
beag
bheag

From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Irish beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bic’han and Welsh bach, bychan).

less is more; better is the small fire that warms than the great fire that burns

is fheàrr an teine beag a gharas na an teine mòr a loisgeas

duine beag

ùine bheag

Is beag orm thu.

Is beag seo.

na sionnaich bheaga

Is beag sin de Ghàidhlig.

Tha e fìor bheag 'n a nàdar.


fada

fada (comparative fhaide, qualitative noun fhaide)

fhaide (comparative)
fada (masculine nominative)
fhada (feminine nominative)
fada (nominative plural)
fhada (genitive masculine)
fada (feminine genitive)
fada (genitive plural)
fada (dative masculine)
fhada (dative feminine)
fada (dative plural)
fhada (masculine vocative)
fhada (feminine vocative)
fada (plural vocative)

From Old Irish fota. Cognates include Irish fada and Manx foddey.


milis

milis (genitive singular feminine mìlse, nominative plural mìlse, comparative mìlse)

mìlse (feminine genitive singular)
mìlse (nominative plural)
mìlse (comparative)
milis (masculine singular)
mhilis (feminine singular)
mìlse (plural)
mhilis (genitive masculine singular)
mìlse (feminine genitive singular)
mìlse (genitive plural)
milis
mhilis

From Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *melissos, from *meli. Akin to mil.

cho milis ris an t-siùcar

'S mìlse leam mo Mhòrag

cha dèan corrag mhilis ìm


glan

glan (comparative glaine or gloine, qualitative noun glainead or gloinead)

glaine (comparative)
gloine (comparative)

From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).


salach

salach (masculine nominative)
salach (feminine nominative)
salach (nominative plural)
salaich (genitive masculine)
salaiche (feminine genitive)
salaich (feminine genitive)
salach (genitive plural)
salach (dative masculine)
salaich (dative feminine)
salach (dative plural)
salaich (masculine vocative)
salach (feminine vocative)
salach (plural vocative)

From Middle Irish salach from Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sal + -ach.


tinn

From Old Irish tinn, from Proto-Celtic *tennis, related to *tanauyos (“thin”).


mór

mór (comparative motha or mó, qualitative noun mothaid)


deas

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”).

deas-cheumach

stately in gait; having a neat manner of walking

deas-labhairt

eloquence, address, fluency of speech; elocution

deas-làmhach

right-handed, ambidexterous; dexterous,; neat-handed.”; ready-handed; of, or pertaining to, a right hand”

deas-làmhachd

ambidexterity; dexterity,; neatness” of hand”

deiseil

southward, sunward; clockwise; having a southern exposure; lucky; ready, prepared, finished


dearg

head

dearg (genitive singular masculine deirg, genitive singular feminine deirge, nominative plural dearga, comparative deirge)

deirg (genitive masculine singular)
deirge (feminine genitive singular)
dearga (nominative plural)
deirge (comparative)
dearg (masculine nominative)
dhearg (feminine nominative)
dearga (nominative plural)
dheirg (genitive masculine)
deirge (feminine genitive)
dearga (genitive plural)
dearg (dative masculine)
dheirg (dative feminine)
dearga (dative plural)
dheirg (masculine vocative)
dhearg (feminine vocative)
dearga (plural vocative)

From Old Irish derg, from Proto-Celtic *dergos (“red, crimson”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”); compare Old English deorc (“dark”) and Tocharian A tärkär/B tarkär (“cloud”).

der

reddish (forming compounds with other colours)


dubh

head

dubh (genitive singular masculine dhuibh, genitive singular feminine duibhe, nominative plural dubha, comparative duibhe)

dhuibh (genitive masculine singular)
duibhe (feminine genitive singular)
dubha (nominative plural)
duibhe (comparative)
dubh (masculine nominative)
dhubh (feminine nominative)
dubha (nominative plural)
dhuibh (genitive masculine)
duibhe (feminine genitive)
dubha (genitive plural)
dubh (dative masculine)
dhuibh (dative feminine)
dubha (dative plural)
dhuibh (masculine vocative)
dhubh (feminine vocative)
dubha (plural vocative)

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

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

Black-haired Donald MacDonald is chasing after Morag tonight.


donn

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

[d̪̊ɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠ]

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


fionn

fionna (comparative)
fionn (masculine nominative singular)
fhionn (feminine nominative singular)
fionna (nominative plural)
fhinn (masculine singular vocative)
fhionn (feminine singular vocative)
fionna (plural vocative)
fhinn (genitive masculine singular)
fhinn (feminine genitive singular)
finne (feminine genitive singular)
fionna (genitive plural)
fhionn (dative masculine singular)
fhionn (dative feminine singular)
fhinn (dative feminine singular)
fionna (dative plural)

Chunnaic mi Cailean Fionn a' tighinn gam ionnsaigh.

I saw Fair-haired Colin coming towards me.


liath

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

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


glas

glas (genitive singular masculine ghlais, genitive singular feminine glaise, nominative plural glasa, comparative glaise)

ghlais (genitive masculine singular)
glaise (feminine genitive singular)
glasa (nominative plural)
glaise (comparative)
glas (masculine nominative)
ghlas (feminine nominative)
glasa (nominative plural)
ghlais (genitive masculine)
glaise (feminine genitive)
glasa (genitive plural)
glas (dative masculine)
ghlais (dative feminine)
glasa (dative plural)
ghlais (masculine vocative)
ghlas (feminine vocative)
glasa (plural vocative)

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish glas (descriptive of various shades of light green and blue, passing from grass-green to grey). Cognates include Irish glas and Manx glass.

inh

grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; also of eyes)


uaine

uaine (comparative)
uaine
n-uaine
h-uaine
t-uaine

From Old Irish úaine, úanne (“green, verdant”), from possible Proto-Celtic *utnio-, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet”).

green (bright, vivid; artificial, unnatural; as opposed to gorm, the natural green of grass)


grad

From Proto-Celtic *groddo, ultimately from the root of greas (“to hasten”).


cas

From Old Irish cos, from Proto-Celtic *koxsā, from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-eh₂.


cian

From Old Irish cían (“far, distant”), from Proto-Celtic *kēnos.


corrach

From Middle Irish corrach. By surface analysis, còrr + -ach.


caca

dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, unpleasant, yucky


calma

From Middle Irish calma (“strong; brave, valiant”).


aon

From Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic *oinos (compare Welsh un), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (compare Latin unus, Old English ān).


buan

From Old Irish búan (“lasting, enduring; constant, firm, persevering”).

durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived


fliuch

fliuiche (comparative)
fliche (comparative)

From Old Irish fliuch, from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb, Cornish glyb), from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (compare Latin liquō (“to melt”), Tocharian A lyīktsi (“to wash”)).

là fliuch

fuar, fliuch gun deò léirsinn

bàta fliuch


gorm

From Old Irish gorm (“blue”), from Proto-Celtic *gurmos. Same root as Welsh gwrm (“dusky”).

green; blue-green to verdant (natural; of plants, especially grass)


bodhar

From Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Kamkata-viri bera (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).

cho bodhar ri gobhar san fhoghar


geur

gèire (comparative)
geòire (comparative)
geur
gheur

From Middle Irish gér, from Old Irish gér (compare Irish géar, Manx gear, geayr, geyre).


frith

Derived from the preposition ri (“with, against”), from Old Irish fri (“towards”).


ruadh

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

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

'S e rìbhinn ruadh mhaiseach a th' innte.

(hair color) redheaded, red-haired, ginger


bàn

head

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

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

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

taigh bàn

Tha falt bàn air Seumas.


nuadh

nuadh (masculine nominative)
nuadh (feminine nominative)
nuadha (nominative plural)
nuaidh (genitive masculine)
nuaidhe (feminine genitive)
nuadha (genitive plural)
nuadh (dative masculine)
nuaidh (dative feminine)
nuadha (dative plural)
nuaidh (masculine vocative)
nuadh (feminine vocative)
nuadha (plural vocative)

From Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae (compare Irish nua, Manx noa), from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”).


òg

òg (genitive singular masculine òig, genitive singular feminine òige, nominative plural òga, comparative òige)

òig (genitive masculine singular)
òige (feminine genitive singular)
òga (nominative plural)
òige (comparative)
òg (masculine nominative)
òg (feminine nominative)
òga (nominative plural)
òig (genitive masculine)
òige (feminine genitive)
òga (genitive plural)
òg (dative masculine)
òig (dative feminine)
òga (dative plural)
òig (masculine vocative)
òg (feminine vocative)
òga (plural vocative)

From Old Irish óc, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos (compare Welsh ieuanc), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós (compare English young).


geal

gile (comparative)
geal (masculine nominative)
gheal (feminine nominative)
geala (nominative plural)
ghil (genitive masculine)
gile (feminine genitive)
geala (genitive plural)
geal (dative masculine)
ghil (dative feminine)
geala (dative plural)
ghil (masculine vocative)
gheal (feminine vocative)
geala (plural vocative)
geal
gheal

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).

der

Mas e 'n t-iasg do choinnlean geala, mas e na ròin do luchd-faire...

If the fish are thy candles bright, if the seals are thy watchmen...


fosgailte

[ˈfɤs̪kɪl̥tʲʌ]


uasal

From Old Irish úasal, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”).


dorcha

duirche (comparative)
dorcha
dhorcha
dorch (alternative)


uaisle

From Old Irish úaisle f (“nobility, dignity”), from úasal (modern uasal).


boireannach

boireannaich (comparative)
boireannach (masculine nominative)
bhoireannach (feminine nominative)
boireannach (nominative plural)
bhoireannaich (genitive masculine)
boireannaiche (feminine genitive)
boireannaich (feminine genitive)
boireannach (genitive plural)
boireannach (dative masculine)
bhoireannaich (dative feminine)
boireannach (dative plural)
bhoireannaich (masculine vocative)
bhoireannach (feminine vocative)
boireannach (plural vocative)

/ˈb̥ɔðən̪ˠəx/

/ˈb̥ɔɾʲən̪ˠəx/

[ˈb̥oɾʲən̪ˠʌx~ˈb̥oʒən̪ˠʌx]


fireannach

From Old Irish firennach (“male”), from firend.


grinn

grinn (masculine nominative)
ghrinn (feminine nominative)
grinne (nominative plural)
ghrinn (genitive masculine)
grinne (feminine genitive)
grinne (genitive plural)
grinn (dative masculine)
ghrinn (dative feminine)
grinne (dative plural)
ghrinn (masculine vocative)
ghrinn (feminine vocative)
grinne (plural vocative)
grinn
ghrinn

Abair gur grinn thusa!

sweet, delightful, beautiful, charming, elegant.


binn

From Old Irish bind, binn (“melodious, harmonious; sweet, pleasing”), from Proto-Celtic *bandis (“harmonious, melodious”), probably related to Irish binn (“peak, summit”).

èist ri òran binn nan eun

melodious, musical, tuneful, dulcet, sweet


maiseach

head

maiseach (genitive singular masculine maisich, genitive singular feminine maisiche, comparative maisiche)

maisich (genitive masculine singular)
maisiche (feminine genitive singular)
maisiche (comparative)
maiseach (masculine nominative singular)
mhaiseach (feminine nominative singular)
maiseach (nominative plural)
mhaisich (masculine singular vocative)
mhaisich (feminine singular vocative)
maiseach (plural vocative)
mhaisich (genitive masculine singular)
maisiche (feminine genitive singular)
maiseach (genitive plural)
mhaiseach (dative masculine singular)
mhaisich (dative feminine singular)
maiseach (dative plural)
maiseach
mhaiseach

From Old Irish maisech. By surface analysis, maise (“beauty, grace”) + -ach.

surf

"A rìbhinn maiseach Sgitheanach"

beautiful, lovely, handsome, fair, graceful


àlainn

àilne (comparative)
àlainn
n-àlainn
h-àlainn
t-àlainn

[ˈɑːl̪ˠə̯ɪɲ]

From Old Irish álaind (“lovely, fine, splendid”); *ad-lainn; See loinn. Stokes prefers referring it to áil (“pleasant”), *pagli-, English fair, root pag. But ra-laind (“pleasant”), *ad-pland (Holden).

inh

'S àlainn an gille bàn sin ann...!

Beautiful is that flaxen-haired lad over there...!


marbh

From Old Irish marb, from Proto-Celtic *marwos (“dead”) (compare Welsh marw), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥wós (compare *mr̥tós), ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).


banail

Either bean + -ail, or possibly directly from Middle Irish banamail, from the same basic etyma. Compare Irish banúil, Manx benoil.


dona

head

dona (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad or donad)

aimsir dona


fiar

fiara (comparative)
fiaraich (alternative verb)

From Middle Irish fíar, from Proto-Celtic *weiros (compare Welsh gŵyr), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁i-ro-s (“turned, twisted”) (compare English wire), from *weh₁-y (“turn, twist”) (compare Old Church Slavonic вити (viti), Latin vieō).


aosda

superseded spelling of aosta (“old, elderly”)


abaich

From Middle Irish abaid, from Old Irish apaig (compare Irish aibí, Manx appee), from ad- + bongaid (“to reap, pluck”).


beò

beothaich

arouse, enliven, kindle, vitalize; revive; animate


blàth

head

blàth (genitive singular masculine blàith, genitive singular feminine blàithe, nominative plural blàtha, comparative blàithe)

blàith (genitive masculine singular)
blàithe (feminine genitive singular)
blàtha (nominative plural)
blàithe (comparative)
blàth (masculine nominative singular)
bhlàth (feminine nominative singular)
blàtha (nominative plural)
bhlàith (masculine singular vocative)
bhlàith (feminine singular vocative)
blàtha (plural vocative)
bhlàith (genitive masculine singular)
bhlàith (feminine genitive singular)
blàithe (feminine genitive singular)
blàtha (genitive plural)
bhlàth (dative masculine singular)
bhlàith (dative feminine singular)
blàtha (dative plural)
blàth
bhlàth

From Old Irish bláith (“soft, smooth”) from earlier mláith, from Proto-Celtic *mlātis (“soft, tender”), *mlātos (“flour”), related to *meleti (“to grind, crush”). Originally meant "ground soft". Cognate with Welsh blawd (“flour, meal”).

Tha am bùrn blàth.


caol

From Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul).


cinnteach

cinnteach (genitive singular masculine cinntich)

cinntich (genitive masculine singular)
cinnteach
chinnteach

/ˈkʲʰẽĩɲtʲʃəx/

[ˈkʲʰẽĩɲtʲʃɔx]

[ˈkʲʰɪ̃ĩɲəx]

[ˈkʲʰj̯̊ɪ̃ĩɲd̥ʲəx]

/ˈkʲʰẽĩɲdʲʒəx/

[ˈkʲʰɪ̃ĩɲdʲʒʌx]

/ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒəx/

[ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒʌx]

/ˈkʲʰĩːɲtʲɔx/

From Old Irish cinntech. By surface analysis, cinnt + -ach.

Bha Seumas cinnteach gun robh an trèan a' tighinn.

James was certain that the train was coming.

certain, sure, actual, confident, definite


bòidheach

bòidheach (genitive singular masculine bòidhich, comparative bòidhche)

bòidhich (genitive masculine singular)
bòidhche (comparative)
bòidheach (masculine nominative)
bhòidheach (feminine nominative)
bòidheach (nominative plural)
bhòidhich (genitive masculine)
bòidhiche (feminine genitive)
bòidhich (feminine genitive)
bòidheach (genitive plural)
bòidheach (dative masculine)
bhòidhich (dative feminine)
bòidheach (dative plural)
bhòidhich (masculine vocative)
bhòidheach (feminine vocative)
bòidheach (plural vocative)
bòidheach
bhòidheach

From buaidheach (“having virtues”), from buaidh + -ach.


truagh

From Middle Irish trúag, from Old Irish tróg, from *trougos (“sorry, sad”). Cognate with Irish trua, Manx treih, and Welsh tru (“wretched, miserable”).

Is truagh nach d' rugadh dall mi,
 gun chainnt is gun lèirsinn.

A pity I was not born blind,
 without speech and sight.

poor, wretched, sad, miserable, pitiful, woeful


bochd

bochda (comparative)
bochd (masculine nominative)
bhochd (feminine nominative)
bochda (nominative plural)
bhochd (genitive masculine)
bochda (feminine genitive)
bochda (genitive plural)
bochd (dative masculine)
bhochd (dative feminine)
bochda (dative plural)
bhochd (masculine vocative)
bhochd (feminine vocative)
bochda (plural vocative)

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish bocht (“poor”). Cognates include Irish bocht and Manx boght.


cumhang

/ˈkʰũˑ.əŋɡ̊/

From Old Irish cumung, from Proto-Celtic *kom-angus (compare Welsh cyfyng), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”) + *h₂enǵʰ- (“tight, painfully constricted”).

inh

'S e neach-dìolain cumhang!

Cha chreid thu dè cho cumhang is a tha cridhe Chaluim!

You would not believe how narrow-minded Calum is!


ceàrr

ceàrra (comparative)
ciorra (comparative)
cearr (alternative)

From Old Irish cerr (“crooked, maimed”), from Proto-Celtic *kersos (“maimed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kersos, from a stem *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Cognates
See also Lithuanian sker̃sas (“transverse, crooked”), Old Prussian kerscha, kērschan, kirsa, kirscha, kirschan (“over”), Proto-Slavic *čerzъ < *čersъ (Russian че́рез (čérez, “over, through; transverse, across, crosswise”), Bulgarian чрез (črez)), Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “transverse, crosswise; lateral”).


eile

From Old Irish aile, eile, oile (“second, other, another”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (“other, out of a group of more than two”), from *h₂el- (“beyond”).

inh

Tha faclair eile agam.

'S e sin rudeigin eile.

A bheil searrag eile agaibh?


làn

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làn (genitive singular masculine làin, genitive singular feminine làine, nominative plural làna, comparative làine)

làin (genitive masculine singular)
làine (feminine genitive singular)
làna (nominative plural)
làine (comparative)
làn (masculine nominative singular)
làn (feminine nominative singular)
làna (nominative plural)
làin (masculine singular vocative)
làn (feminine singular vocative)
làna (plural vocative)
làin (genitive masculine singular)
làin (feminine genitive singular)
làine (feminine genitive singular)
làna (genitive plural)
làn (dative masculine singular)
làin (dative feminine singular)
làna (dative plural)

From Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlānos (compare Welsh llawn), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.


ainmeil

ainmeil (genitive singular masculine ainmeil, genitive singular feminine ainmeile, nominative plural ainmeile, comparative ainmeile)

ainmeil (genitive masculine singular)
ainmeile (feminine genitive singular)
ainmeile (nominative plural)
ainmeile (comparative)

famous, distinguished, illustrious, renowned


allail

From Middle Irish all, aill, perhaps from a Proto-Celtic base *al- related to Latin altus (“high, exalted”). Compare Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all”), *altos (“height”).

glorious, illustrious, noble, famed, prominent, renowned, excellent


dlùth

dlùithe (comparative)
dlùth (masculine nominative)
dhlùth (feminine nominative)
dlùtha (nominative plural)
dhlùith (genitive masculine)
dlùithe (feminine genitive)
dlùtha (genitive plural)
dlùth (dative masculine)
dhlùith (dative feminine)
dlùtha (dative plural)
dhlùith (masculine vocative)
dhlùth (feminine vocative)
dlùtha (plural vocative)

From Old Irish dlúth, from Proto-Celtic *dluti-, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly sharing a Proto-Indo-European root with Ancient Greek θλάω (thláō, “to bruise”); also compare φλάω (phláō).


gòrach

stupid, foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, witless, absurd


soilleir

soilleirich

brighten, become bright, become clear; clarify, clear up, demonstrate, explain, illustrate


fuar

From Old Irish úar, from Proto-Celtic *ougros (compare Welsh oer), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ- (compare Old Armenian ոյծ (oyc)). The initial f- of Scottish Gaelic comes from a misinterpretation of uar as fhuar in lenition environments.

cold, chilly, bleak, frigid, sober, stingy


drùiseil

From Old Irish drúisemail (compare modern Irish drúisiúil). By surface analysis, drùis (“lechery, licentiousness, lust”) + -eil.

surf

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


dall

From Old Irish dall, from Proto-Celtic *dallos (compare Welsh dall); possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals, “foolish, stupid”).


sona

From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *sognāwos (“well grown”).

Tha mi cho sona ri bròig!


grod

From Middle Irish grot (“bitter, sour”).

Tha an ceòl seo grod!


beartach

beartach
bheartach
beairteach (alternative)
beirteach (alternative)


aonaranach

aonaranach
n-aonaranach
h-aonaranach
t-aonaranach
aonranach (alternative)


fialaidh

mì-fhialaidh

antonym(s) of “generous, hospitable, liberal”

generous, hospitable, lavish, liberal, open-handed


sunndach

sunndach
shunndach
after "an"
t-sunndach
sùnndach (alternative)

/ˈs̪ũːn̪ˠt̪əx/

[ˈs̪ɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠt̪ɔx]


uabhasach

From uabhas + -ach. Compare Irish uafásach.

ghabh e eagal uabhasach ron leòmann


sgìth

From Old Irish scíth, from Proto-Celtic *skītos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keh₁t- (“damage, harm”). Compare Irish scíth.

der

bha Mòrag sgìth


alainn

tha an loch àlainn


gruamach

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gruamach (genitive singular masculine gruamaich, comparative gruamaiche)

gruamaich (genitive masculine singular)
gruamaiche (comparative)
gruamach (masculine nominative singular)
ghruamach (feminine nominative singular)
ghruamach (nominative plural)
ghruamaich (masculine singular vocative)
ghruamach (feminine singular vocative)
ghruamach (plural vocative)
ghruamaich (genitive masculine singular)
ghruamaich (feminine genitive singular)
gruamaiche (feminine genitive singular)
gruamach (genitive plural)
ghruamach (dative masculine singular)
ghruamaich (dative feminine singular)
gruamach (dative plural)
gruamach
ghruamach

Tha mo mhac gruamach an-dràsta.

gloomy, morose, sad, depressed, sullen, glum


trom

From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).

Tha e trom air òl. / Tha e trom air an deoch.

Tha mi trom air an tombaca.

clò trom


cùramach

cùramach
chùramach
curamach (alternative)

/ˈkʰuːɾəməx/

From cùram + -ach. Compare Irish cúramach and Manx currymagh.


garbh

From Old Irish garb, from Proto-Celtic *garwos (compare Welsh garw (“coarse”)).


buidhe

From Old Irish buide (“yellow”), from Proto-Celtic *bodyos (“yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bodyos (“yellow, brown”), source of Latin badius.


buidhe

From Old Irish buide (“thanks, gratitude”), from Proto-Celtic *bodiyā, from *bodos (“good will”) (compare Welsh bodd (“good will”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”).

nach buidhe dhut!


cudromach

cudromach
chudromach
cudthromach (alternative)
cuideamach (alternative)
cuidreamach (alternative)


cothrom

From Old Irish comthrom (“of the same weight”), equivalent to co- + trom. Doublet of cudrom.


corra

A form of còrr, from Middle Irish corr (“protruding, pointed”), from Proto-Celtic *kurros (“pointed, angled”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“bend, curve”). Compare Irish corr.

corra phinnt còmhla ris na co-obraichean aige

mar a rinn iad corra uair eile

as they did several other times/on several other occasions


gasta

A bheil thu gu gasta?

a bhean ghasta

nì gasta

is gast' am balach thu

duine gasta

handsome, beautiful, well-shaped, comely, fine

duine gasta

a wise and skilful man or a religious man

Alasdair Mhic, hò hò, Cholla ghasta, hò hò
Às do làimh-sa, hò hò, dh'earbainn tapachd, trom eile

17th c., traditional, Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda:

Alasdair son of, hò hò, gallant Coll, hò hò
From your hand, hò hò, I'd expect valour, trom eile


dàn

From Middle Irish dána, from Old Irish dánae, according to Stokes, from the root of sense 1 above.

confident, audacious, presumptuous, forward, impudent


crosta

/ˈkʰɾɔs̪t̪ə/


mò

From Old Irish móu, móo, from Proto-Celtic *māyos, comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Irish mó and Welsh mwy.


mù

Lewis, Ross-shire, Inverness-shire, and Perthshire form of motha (“bigger”)


àrd

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àrd (nominative plural àrda, comparative àirde)

àrda (nominative plural)
àirde (comparative)

From Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Welsh ardd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ- (compare Latin arduus).


Ioslamach

Ioslamach
n-Ioslamach
h-Ioslamach
t-Ioslamach


fìor

fìor (nominative plural fìora, comparative fìre)

fìora (nominative plural)
fìre (comparative)

From Old Irish fír, from Proto-Celtic *wīros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.


anmoch

anmoch
n-anmoch
h-anmoch
t-anmoch
ainmach (alternative)
anamoch (alternative)

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

Tha e anmoch a-nis


moch

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


cunnartach

/ˈkʰun̪ˠərˠʃtəx/


Crìosdail

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


drùiseach

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drùiseach (genitive singular masculine drùisich)

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


ciar

head

ciar (comparative nas cèire / na bu chèire)

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

From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Celtic *keiros, 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”).


olc

head

olc (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad)

miosa (comparative)
olc
n-olc
h-olc
t-olc

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

'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.


millteach

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


ionraic

ionraice (comparative)
ionraic
n-ionraic
h-ionraic
t-ionraic
eanraic (alternative)
ionnrac (alternative)
ionnraic (alternative)
ionruic (alternative)

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”).

chaste, faithful, honest, innocent, just, righteous


ciontach

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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


loisgte

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


sgiathach

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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


fo gheasaibh

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


aotrom

aotruime (comparative)
eutrom (alternative archaic)

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


doirbh

head

doirbh (comparative doirbhe or dorra, qualitative noun dorrad)

doirbhe (comparative)
dorra (comparative)
doirbh
dhoirbh


duilich

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

duilghe (comparative)
dorra (comparative)
duilich
dhuilich

Tha mi duilich.


ciùrrte

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


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)


sgriosail

ruinous, destructive, damnable, deleterious


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.


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


tuigse

tuigse f (genitive singular tuigse, plural tuigsean)

tuigse (genitive singular)
tuigsean (plural)

intellect, comprehension, understanding, discernment, insight


òige

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


rùisgte

naked, nude, bare, stripped, exposed, undressed


lomnochd

/ˈl̪ˠɯˈɾɯməxk/

[ˈl̪ˠɯ̽ˈɾɯ̽məxk]


iodhan

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


borb

From Old Irish borb (“foolish, silly, senseless; stupid, ignorant, unlearned; rude, uncouth; fierce, rough, rude, violent, harsh; arrogant”).


garg

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garg (genitive singular feminine gairge, comparative gairge)

gairge (feminine genitive singular)
gairge (comparative)
garg
gharg

From Old Irish gargg (“rough”), from Proto-Celtic *gargos.

barbarous, brutal, brutish, cruel, ferocious, fierce, gruff, rabid


allaidh

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

inh

alla (alternative)
allda (alternative)
allmhaidh (alternative)
alltaidh (alternative)
alluigh (alternative)


cruaidh

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


iùlmhor

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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.


crìonna

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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


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


soirbh

gentle, kind, affable, pliable, courteous


sèimh

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


mìn

From Old Irish mín (“smooth, level; arable, fertile; smooth, calm; self-restrained, gentle, placid, courteous, docile; digestible, palatable”).


tlàth

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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


maoth

From Middle Irish máeth, móeth (“soft, tender, yielding”), from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic *moytos (“tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyh₁- (“mild, soft”).

pliable, soft, gentle, tender, emollient


caomh

From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).


socrach

balanced, dispassionate, equal, moderate, steady, static


sòlasach

head

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


còrr

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


Cuimreach

Cuimreach (genitive singular masculine Cuimrich, genitive singular feminine Cuimriche or Cuimrich, nominative plural Cuimreach)

Cuimrich (genitive masculine singular)
Cuimriche (feminine genitive singular)
Cuimrich (feminine genitive singular)
Cuimreach (nominative plural)
Cuimreach (masculine nominative)
Chuimreach (feminine nominative)
Cuimreach (nominative plural)
Chuimrich (genitive masculine)
Cuimriche (feminine genitive)
Cuimrich (feminine genitive)
Cuimreach (genitive plural)
Cuimreach (dative masculine)
Chuimrich (dative feminine)
Cuimreach (dative plural)
Chuimrich (masculine vocative)
Chuimreach (feminine vocative)
Cuimreach (plural vocative)
Cuimreach
Chuimreach


Albannach

Albannach (genitive singular masculine Albannaich, genitive singular feminine Albannaiche or Albannaich, nominative plural Albannach)

Albannaich (genitive masculine singular)
Albannaiche (feminine genitive singular)
Albannaich (feminine genitive singular)
Albannach (nominative plural)
Albannach (masculine nominative)
Albannach (feminine nominative)
Albannach (nominative plural)
Albannaich (genitive masculine)
Albannaiche (feminine genitive)
Albannaich (feminine genitive)
Albannach (genitive plural)
Albannach (dative masculine)
Albannaich (dative feminine)
Albannach (dative plural)
Albannaich (masculine vocative)
Albannach (feminine vocative)
Albannach (plural vocative)
Albannach
nAlbannach
h-Albannach
tAlbannach

From Middle Irish Albanach, equivalent to Alba (“Scotland”) + -ach. Cognate with Irish Albanach and Manx Albinagh.


Sasannach

Sasannach (genitive singular masculine Sasannaich, genitive singular feminine Sasannaiche or Sasannaich, nominative plural Sasannach)

Sasannaich (genitive masculine singular)
Sasannaiche (feminine genitive singular)
Sasannaich (feminine genitive singular)
Sasannach (nominative plural)
Sasannach (masculine nominative)
Shasannach (feminine nominative)
Sasannach (nominative plural)
Shasannaich (genitive masculine)
Sasannaiche (feminine genitive)
Sasannaich (feminine genitive)
Sasannach (genitive plural)
Sasannach (dative masculine)
Shasannaich (dative feminine)
Sasannach (dative plural)
Shasannaich (masculine vocative)
Shasannach (feminine vocative)
Sasannach (plural vocative)
Sasannach
Shasannach
after "an"
t-Sasannach
Sasgunnach (alternative)

desc

→ English: sassenach, Sassenach, sasanach

→ Scots: sassenach, sassanoch, sassenagh, sasennach, sasunnach

/ˈs̪as̪ən̪ˠəx/

From Middle Irish Saxanach, equivalent to Sasainn (“Saxon”) + -ach. Cognate with Irish Sasanach and Manx Sostynagh.


Manainneach

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Manainneach (genitive singular masculine Manainnich, genitive singular feminine Manainniche)

Manainnich (genitive masculine singular)
Manainniche (feminine genitive singular)
Manainneach (masculine nominative singular)
Mhanainneach (feminine nominative singular)
Manainneach (nominative plural)
Mhanainnich (masculine singular vocative)
Mhanainneach (feminine singular vocative)
Manainneach (plural vocative)
Mhanainnich (genitive masculine singular)
Mhanainnich (feminine genitive singular)
Manainniche (feminine genitive singular)
Manainneach (genitive plural)
Mhanainneach (dative masculine singular)
Mhanainnich (dative feminine singular)
Manainneach (dative plural)


Breatannach

Breatannach (masculine nominative singular)
Bhreatannach (feminine nominative singular)
Breatannach (nominative plural)
Bhreatannaich (masculine singular vocative)
Bhreatannaich (feminine singular vocative)
Breatannach (plural vocative)
Bhreatannaich (genitive masculine singular)
Bhreatannaich (feminine genitive singular)
Bhreatannaiche (feminine genitive singular)
Breatannach (genitive plural)
Bhreatannach (dative masculine singular)
Bhreatannaich (dative feminine singular)
Breatannach (dative plural)

From Middle Irish Bretnach, Bretanach (“Welsh”).


Spàinneach

Spàinneach (genitive singular masculine Spàinnich)

Spàinnich (genitive masculine singular)
Spàinneach (masculine nominative singular)
Spàinneach (feminine nominative singular)
Spàinneach (nominative plural)
Spàinnich (masculine singular vocative)
Spàinnich (feminine singular vocative)
Spàinneach (plural vocative)
Spàinnich (genitive masculine singular)
Spàinnich (feminine genitive singular)
Spàinniche (feminine genitive singular)
Spàinneach (genitive plural)
Spàinneach (dative masculine singular)
Spàinnich (dative feminine singular)
Spàinneach (dative plural)
Spàinnteach (alternative)

From Middle Irish Espáinech. By surface analysis, Spàinn (“Spain”) + -ach.


Frangach

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Frangach (genitive singular masculine Frangaich, genitive singular feminine Frangaiche)

Frangaich (genitive masculine singular)
Frangaiche (feminine genitive singular)
Frangach (masculine nominative singular)
Fhrangach (feminine nominative singular)
Frangach (nominative plural)
Fhrangaich (masculine singular vocative)
Fhrangach (feminine singular vocative)
Frangach (plural vocative)
Fhrangaich (genitive masculine singular)
Fhrangaich (feminine genitive singular)
Frangaiche (feminine genitive singular)
Frangach (genitive plural)
Fhrangach (dative masculine singular)
Fhrangaich (dative feminine singular)
Frangach (dative plural)

From Old Irish frangcach (compare Irish Francach). By surface analysis, An Fhraing (“France”) + -ach.


glainne

From Old Irish glain (“crystal, glass”), which was related to and confused with glaine, gloine (“glass, crystal”, literally “clearness, cleanness”) (compare modern Irish gloine), from glan (“clean, pure, clear, bright, exact, complete”).


cèin

From the comparative, superlative, and genitive of cian.


coimheach

From Middle Irish comaithech, comaigthech.


neònach

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

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


dèine

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


dian

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *deinos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).

der

passionate, enthusiastic, zealous, fervent, eager, keen


fàs

From Old Irish fás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-.

barren, waste, uncultivated, fallow, desolate


breun

brèine (comparative)
brèan (alternative)

From Old Irish brén (“putrid, stinking, rotten”).


oillteil

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

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

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

terrible, horrible, shocking, ghastly, dreadful


àbhaisteach

àbhaisteach
n-àbhaisteach
h-àbhaisteach
t-àbhaisteach


cumanta

/ˈkʰumən̪ˠt̪ə/


coitcheann

/ˈkʰɔhtʲçən̪ˠ/

/ˈkʰahtʲçən̪ˠ/

From Old Irish coitchenn (whence also Manx cadjin and Irish coiteann), from Proto-Celtic *kom-teges-nos.


blàr

From Old Irish blāro-s, from Proto-Celtic *blā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.


Sgitheanach

Unknown. First attested as Latin Scitis, Scetis, probably from a pre-Indo-European substrate language. Suggestions connecting it with sgiath (“wing”) or Old Norse ský (“cloud”) are almost certainly folk etymology. See Etymology of Skye for more.

from or pertaining to the Isle of Skye, Scotland


brèagha

brèagha (masculine nominative)
bhrèagha (feminine nominative)
brèagha (nominative plural)
bhrèagha (genitive masculine)
bhrèagha (feminine genitive)
brèagha (genitive plural)
bhrèagha (dative masculine)
bhrèagha (dative feminine)
brèagha (dative plural)
bhrèagha (masculine vocative)
bhrèagha (feminine vocative)
brèagha (plural vocative)
brèagha
bhrèagha

From Middle Irish bregda (“Bregian, fine”), from Brega (“Bregia, country around the Hill of Tara”), possibly from Old Irish brí (“hill”), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”). Cognate with Irish breá (archaic breagha, breaghdha). Possibly related to brìgh (“sense; strength; significance”).


rìomhach

rìomhach (masculine nominative singular)
rìomhach (feminine nominative singular)
rìomhach (nominative plural)
rìomhaich (masculine singular vocative)
rìomhaich (feminine singular vocative)
rìomhach (plural vocative)
rìomhaich (genitive masculine singular)
rìomhaich (feminine genitive singular)
rìomhach (genitive plural)
rìomhach (dative masculine singular)
rìomhaich (dative feminine singular)
rìomhach (dative plural)


gràineil

gràineil (masculine nominative singular)
ghràineil (feminine nominative singular)
gràineile (nominative plural)
ghràineil (masculine singular vocative)
ghràineil (feminine singular vocative)
gràineile (plural vocative)
ghràineil (genitive masculine singular)
ghràineil (feminine genitive singular)
gràineile (feminine genitive singular)
gràineil (genitive plural)
ghràineil (dative masculine singular)
ghràineil (dative feminine singular)
gràineile (dative plural)


làidir

làidire (comparative)
treasa (comparative)
làidir (masculine nominative singular)
làidir (feminine nominative singular)
làidir (nominative plural)
làidir (masculine singular vocative)
làidir (feminine singular vocative)
làidire (plural vocative)
làidir (genitive masculine singular)
làidire (feminine genitive singular)
làidir (genitive plural)
làidir (dative masculine singular)
làidir (dative feminine singular)
làidir (dative plural)

/ˈl̪ˠaːd̥ʲɪɾ/

/ˈl̪ˠaːd̥ʒɪɾʲ/

[ˈl̪ˠaːd̥ʒɪç]


lùthmhor

lùthmhoire (comparative)
lùthmhor (masculine nominative)
lùthmhor (feminine nominative)
lùthmhor (nominative plural)
lùthmhoir (genitive masculine)
lùthmhoire (feminine genitive)
lùthmhoir (feminine genitive)
lùthmhor (genitive plural)
lùthmhor (dative masculine)
lùthmhoir (dative feminine)
lùthmhor (dative plural)
lùthmhoir (masculine vocative)
lùthmhor (feminine vocative)
lùthmhor (plural vocative)


neartmhor

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neartmhor (genitive singular masculine neartmhoir, genitive singular feminine neartmhoire, nominative plural neartmhora, comparative neartmhoire)

neartmhoir (genitive masculine singular)
neartmhoire (feminine genitive singular)
neartmhora (nominative plural)
neartmhoire (comparative)
neartmhor (masculine nominative)
neartmhor (feminine nominative)
neartmhora (nominative plural)
neartmhoir (genitive masculine)
neartmhoire (feminine genitive)
neartmhora (genitive plural)
neartmhor (dative masculine)
neartmhoir (dative feminine)
neartmhora (dative plural)
neartmhoir (masculine vocative)
neartmhor (feminine vocative)
neartmhora (plural vocative)

neartmhorachd

strength, might, powerfulness; pithiness, energy of character, vigorousness


leatromach

leatromach (genitive singular masculine leatromaich, genitive singular feminine leatromaich, nominative plural leatromach, comparative leatromaiche)

leatromaich (genitive masculine singular)
leatromaich (feminine genitive singular)
leatromach (nominative plural)
leatromaiche (comparative)
leatromach (masculine nominative)
leatromach (feminine nominative)
leatromacha (nominative plural)
leatromaich (genitive masculine)
leatromaiche (feminine genitive)
leatromacha (genitive plural)
leatromach (dative masculine)
leatromaich (dative feminine)
leatromacha (dative plural)
leatromaich (masculine vocative)
leatromach (feminine vocative)
leatromacha (plural vocative)

/ˈʎɛht̪ɾəməx/


sliochdmhor

sliochdmhor (genitive singular masculine sliochdmhoir, genitive singular feminine sliochdmhoire, nominative plural sliochdmhora, comparative sliochdmhoire)

sliochdmhoir (genitive masculine singular)
sliochdmhoire (feminine genitive singular)
sliochdmhora (nominative plural)
sliochdmhoire (comparative)
sliochdmhor (masculine nominative)
sliochdmhor (feminine nominative)
sliochdmhora (nominative plural)
sliochdmhoir (genitive masculine)
sliochdmhoire (feminine genitive)
sliochdmhora (genitive plural)
sliochdmhor (dative masculine)
sliochdmhoir (dative feminine)
sliochdmhora (dative plural)
sliochdmhoir (masculine vocative)
sliochdmhor (feminine vocative)
sliochdmhora (plural vocative)

sliochd (“seed, offspring, progeny, descendants, posterity”) + -mhor


sìolmhor

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sìolmhor (genitive singular masculine sìolmhoir, genitive singular feminine sìolmhoire, nominative plural sìolmhora, comparative sìolmhoire)

sìolmhoir (genitive masculine singular)
sìolmhoire (feminine genitive singular)
sìolmhora (nominative plural)
sìolmhoire (comparative)
sìolmhor (masculine nominative)
sìolmhor (feminine nominative)
sìolmhora (nominative plural)
sìolmhoir (genitive masculine)
sìolmhoire (feminine genitive)
sìolmhora (genitive plural)
sìolmhor (dative masculine)
sìolmhoir (dative feminine)
sìolmhora (dative plural)
sìolmhoir (masculine vocative)
sìolmhor (feminine vocative)
sìolmhora (plural vocative)

sìolmhorachd

fertility, fecundity, productiveness; impregnation


fàsaichte

fàsaichte (masculine nominative singular)
fhàsaichte (feminine nominative singular)
fàsaichte (nominative plural)
fhàsaichte (masculine singular vocative)
fhàsaichte (feminine singular vocative)
fàsaichte (plural vocative)
fhàsaichte (genitive masculine singular)
fhàsaichte (feminine genitive singular)
fàsaichte (feminine genitive singular)
fàsaichte (genitive plural)
fhàsaichte (dative masculine singular)
fhàsaichte (dative feminine singular)
fàsaichte (dative plural)


seasg

seisge (comparative)
seasg (masculine nominative)
seasg (feminine nominative)
seasga (nominative plural)
seisg (genitive masculine)
seisge (feminine genitive)
seasga (genitive plural)
seasg (dative masculine)
seisg (dative feminine)
seasga (dative plural)
seisg (masculine vocative)
seasg (feminine vocative)
seasga (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Middle Irish sesc
Scottish Gaelic seasg
From Old Irish sesc, from Proto-Celtic *siskʷos (“dry”). Cognate with Irish seasc, Welsh hysb, and Latin siccus.

etymon

'Nam measg bha 'n aon bhò aige fhein; oir, o 'n a bha i seasg air a'bhliadhna ud, b' fhearr leis a cur do 'n bheinn na bhith 'ga beathachadh aig a' bhaile.

1887 December 21, Rev. McRury, Transactions, Inverness Gaelic Society, page 102:

Among them was one cow of his own; because, since she was dry that year, he preferred to send her to the mountain than to feed her at the town.


aimrid

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aimrid (genitive singular feminine aimride, nominative plural aimride, comparative aimride)

aimride (feminine genitive singular)
aimride (nominative plural)
aimride (comparative)

From Old Irish aimbrit (“barren, childless”).


sàraichte

harassed, wearied, fatigued, vexed, troubled


seann-nòsach

seann-nòsaiche (comparative)
seann-nòsach (masculine nominative)
seann-nòsach (feminine nominative)
seann-nòsach (nominative plural)
seann-nòsaich (genitive masculine)
seann-nòsaiche (feminine genitive)
seann-nòsaich (feminine genitive)
seann-nòsach (genitive plural)
seann-nòsach (dative masculine)
seann-nòsaich (dative feminine)
seann-nòsach (dative plural)
seann-nòsaich (masculine vocative)
seann-nòsach (feminine vocative)
seann-nòsach (plural vocative)
seann-nòsach
sheann-nòsach
after "an"
t-seann-nòsach

From seann-nòs (from seann- (“old”) + nòs (“custom, usage”)) + -ach.


nòsach

nòsaiche (comparative)
nòsach (masculine nominative)
nòsach (feminine nominative)
nòsach (nominative plural)
nòsaich (genitive masculine)
nòsaiche (feminine genitive)
nòsaich (feminine genitive)
nòsach (genitive plural)
nòsach (dative masculine)
nòsaich (dative feminine)
nòsach (dative plural)
nòsaich (masculine vocative)
nòsach (feminine vocative)
nòsach (plural vocative)


nòsail

nòsail (genitive singular feminine nòsaile, comparative nòsaile)

nòsaile (feminine genitive singular)
nòsaile (comparative)
nòsail (masculine nominative singular)
nòsail (feminine nominative singular)
nòsaile (nominative plural)
nòsail (masculine singular vocative)
nòsail (feminine singular vocative)
nòsail (plural vocative)
nòsail (genitive masculine singular)
nòsaile (feminine genitive singular)
nòsail (genitive plural)
nòsail (dative masculine singular)
nòsail (dative feminine singular)
nòsail (dative plural)


modhail

modhail (genitive singular masculine modhail, genitive singular feminine modhaile, nominative plural modhaile, comparative modhaile)

modhail (genitive masculine singular)
modhaile (feminine genitive singular)
modhaile (nominative plural)
modhaile (comparative)

modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) + -ail. Compare Irish modhúil.

suffix

bi modhail!

Am faod sinn a dhol ann? Faodaidh air chòir 's gum bi sibh modhail.

Can we come? You may as long as you are polite.


sgòideil

sgòideil (masculine nominative singular)
sgòideil (feminine nominative singular)
sgòideile (nominative plural)
sgòideil (masculine singular vocative)
sgòideil (feminine singular vocative)
sgòideil (plural vocative)
sgòideil (genitive masculine singular)
sgòideile (feminine genitive singular)
sgòideil (genitive plural)
sgòideil (dative masculine singular)
sgòideil (dative feminine singular)
sgòideil (dative plural)


uaibhreach

uaibhriche (comparative)
uaibhreach (masculine nominative)
uaibhreach (feminine nominative)
uaibhreach (nominative plural)
uaibhrich (genitive masculine)
uaibhriche (feminine genitive)
uaibhrich (feminine genitive)
uaibhreach (genitive plural)
uaibhreach (dative masculine)
uaibhrich (dative feminine)
uaibhreach (dative plural)
uaibhrich (masculine vocative)
uaibhreach (feminine vocative)
uaibhreach (plural vocative)
uaibhreach
n-uaibhreach
h-uaibhreach
t-uaibhreach

From Middle Irish úaibrech. By surface analysis, uabhar + -ach


feòlmhor

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feòlmhor (genitive singular masculine feòlmhoir, genitive singular feminine feòlmhoire, nominative plural feòlmhora, comparative feòlmhoire)

feòlmhoir (genitive masculine singular)
feòlmhoire (feminine genitive singular)
feòlmhora (nominative plural)
feòlmhoire (comparative)
feòlmhor (masculine nominative)
fheòlmhor (feminine nominative)
feòlmhora (nominative plural)
fheòlmhoir (genitive masculine)
feòlmhoire (feminine genitive)
feòlmhora (genitive plural)
feòlmhor (dative masculine)
fheòlmhoir (dative feminine)
feòlmhora (dative plural)
fheòlmhoir (masculine vocative)
fheòlmhor (feminine vocative)
feòlmhora (plural vocative)


goirid

goirid (comparative giorra, qualitative noun giorrad)

giorra (comparative)
goirid (masculine nominative)
ghoirid (feminine nominative)
goiride (nominative plural)
ghoirid (genitive masculine)
goiride (feminine genitive)
goiride (genitive plural)
goirid (dative masculine)
ghoirid (dative feminine)
goiride (dative plural)
ghoirid (masculine vocative)
ghoirid (feminine vocative)
goiride (plural vocative)

From Old Irish garait, from Proto-Celtic *gari- (“short”).


pròiseil

pròiseile (comparative)
pròseil (masculine nominative)
phròseil (feminine nominative)
pròseil (nominative plural)
phròseil (genitive masculine)
pròseile (feminine genitive)
pròseil (feminine genitive)
pròseil (genitive plural)
pròseil (dative masculine)
phròseil (dative feminine)
pròseil (dative plural)
phròseil (masculine vocative)
phròseil (feminine vocative)
pròseil (plural vocative)

ach m' aideachd àigheach-sa
anns gach cànan a labhras daoine bidh
d'ainm air gach teanga, pròiseil, prìseil
's tu mo chànan bheag sheang

1986, Aonghas MacNeacail, “Thug Thu Dhomh Samhradh”, in The Avoiding And Other Poems; republished as An Aghaidh Na Sìorraidheachd / In The Face Of Eternity, 1991, page 124:

but I proclaim exultantly
in all the languages of men,
your name will be on every tongue, proud, priceless
you are my small slender language


mòrail

mòrail (genitive singular feminine mòraile, nominative plural mòraile, comparative mòraile)

mòraile (feminine genitive singular)
mòraile (nominative plural)
mòraile (comparative)
mòrail (masculine nominative singular)
mhòrail (feminine nominative singular)
mòraile (nominative plural)
mhòrail (masculine singular vocative)
mhòrail (feminine singular vocative)
mòrail (plural vocative)
mhòrail (genitive masculine singular)
mhòrail (feminine genitive singular)
mòraile (feminine genitive singular)
mòraile (genitive plural)
mhòrail (dative masculine singular)
mhòrail (dative feminine singular)
mòrail (dative plural)


goirt

/ɡ̥ɔːrˠs̪t̪/

From Old Irish goirt (“bitter, sour, salt, sharp, keen”).


fìnealta

fìnealta (masculine nominative singular)
fhìnealta (feminine nominative singular)
fìnealta (nominative plural)
fhìnealta (masculine singular vocative)
fhìnealta (feminine singular vocative)
fhìnealta (plural vocative)
fhìnealta (genitive masculine singular)
fhìnealta (feminine genitive singular)
fìnealta (genitive plural)
fìnealta (dative masculine singular)
fìnealta (dative feminine singular)
fìnealta (dative plural)

Irish fínealta; cf. Middle Irish fín- in Fínscothach, fair-flowered, Fin-shnechta, bright-snow, root svén; Greek @Gc@'noy, bright (Stokes for Middle Irish).


làireach

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làireach (genitive singular masculine làirich, comparative làiriche)

làirich (genitive masculine singular)
làiriche (comparative)


adharcach

adharcach (genitive singular masculine adharcaich, genitive singular feminine adharcaiche, comparative adharcaiche)

adharcaich (genitive masculine singular)
adharcaiche (feminine genitive singular)
adharcaiche (comparative)
adharcach (masculine nominative singular)
adharcach (feminine nominative singular)
adharcach (nominative plural)
adharcaich (masculine singular vocative)
adharcach (feminine singular vocative)
adharcach (plural vocative)
adharcaich (genitive masculine singular)
adharcaiche (feminine genitive singular)
adharcach (genitive plural)
adharcach (dative masculine singular)
adharcaich (dative feminine singular)
adharcach (dative plural)
adharcach
n-adharcach
h-adharcach
t-adharcach

From Old Irish adarcach, from adarc (“horn”). By surface analysis, adharc (“horn”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


droch

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droch (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad)

miosa (comparative)
droch (masculine nominative)
dhroch (feminine nominative)
drocha (nominative plural)
dhroch (genitive masculine)
drocha (feminine genitive)
drocha (genitive plural)
droch (dative masculine)
dhroch (dative feminine)
drocha (dative plural)
dhroch (masculine vocative)
dhroch (feminine vocative)
drocha (plural vocative)

From Old Irish droch (“bad”), from Proto-Celtic *drukos.


ceàrnach

ceàrnach (genitive singular masculine ceàrnaich)

ceàrnaich (genitive masculine singular)
ceàrnach
cheàrnach

/ˈkʰʲaːrˠn̪ˠəx/

From Old Irish cernach (“angular, having corners”). By surface analysis, ceàrn (“corner”) + -ach.


bacach

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bacach (genitive singular masculine bacaich, comparative bacaiche)

bacaich (genitive masculine singular)
bacaiche (comparative)
bacach (masculine nominative)
bhacach (feminine nominative)
bacach (nominative plural)
bhacaich (genitive masculine)
bacaiche (feminine genitive)
bacaich (feminine genitive)
bacach (genitive plural)
bacach (dative masculine)
bhacaich (dative feminine)
bacach (dative plural)
bhacaich (masculine vocative)
bhacach (feminine vocative)
bacach (plural vocative)

From Old Irish baccach (“lame; lame person”). By surface analysis, bac (“hindrance”) + -ach.


cuagach

cuagach (masculine nominative singular)
chuagach (feminine nominative singular)
cuagach (nominative plural)
chuagaich (masculine singular vocative)
chuagaich (feminine singular vocative)
cuagach (plural vocative)
chuagaich (genitive masculine singular)
chuagaich (feminine genitive singular)
cuagaiche (feminine genitive singular)
cuagach (genitive plural)
chuagach (dative masculine singular)
chuagaich (dative feminine singular)
cuagach (dative plural)


crùbach

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crùbach (genitive singular masculine crùbaich, comparative crùbaiche)

crùbaich (genitive masculine singular)
crùbaiche (comparative)
crùbach (masculine nominative singular)
chrùbach (feminine nominative singular)
crùbach (nominative plural)
chrùbaich (masculine singular vocative)
chrùbaich (feminine singular vocative)
crùbach (plural vocative)
chrùbaich (genitive masculine singular)
chrùbaich (feminine genitive singular)
crùbaich (feminine genitive singular)
crùbach (genitive plural)
chrùbach (dative masculine singular)
chrùbaich (dative feminine singular)
crùbach (dative plural)


adhartach

adhartaiche (comparative)
adhartach
n-adhartach
h-adhartach
t-adhartach


eagalach

eagalach (masculine nominative singular)
eagalach (feminine nominative singular)
eagalach (nominative plural)
eagalaich (masculine singular vocative)
eagalaich (feminine singular vocative)
eagalach (plural vocative)
eagalaich (genitive masculine singular)
eagalaich (feminine genitive singular)
eagalach (genitive plural)
eagalach (dative masculine singular)
eagalaich (dative feminine singular)
eagalach (dative plural)


boireann

boirinne (comparative)
boireann (masculine nominative)
bhoireann (feminine nominative)
boireann (nominative plural)
bhoirinn (genitive masculine)
boirinne (feminine genitive)
boirinn (feminine genitive)
boireann (genitive plural)
boireann (dative masculine)
bhoirinn (dative feminine)
boireann (dative plural)
bhoirinn (masculine vocative)
bhoireann (feminine vocative)
boireann (plural vocative)
boireann
bhoireann
bainionn (alternative)
boirionn (alternative)

/ˈb̥ɔɾʲən̪ˠ/

/ˈb̥oɾʲən̪ˠ/

By dissimilation from Old Irish boinenn (“female”) (compare Irish baineann).


brònach

brònaiche (comparative)
brònach (masculine nominative singular)
bhrònach (feminine nominative singular)
brònach (nominative plural)
bhrònaich (masculine singular vocative)
bhrònach (feminine singular vocative)
brònach (plural vocative)
bhrònaich (genitive masculine singular)
bhrònaich (feminine genitive singular)
brònaiche (feminine genitive singular)
brònach (genitive plural)
bhrònach (dative masculine singular)
bhrònaich (dative feminine singular)
brònach (dative plural)
brònach
bhrònach

From Old Irish brónach. By surface analysis, bròn (“grief, sadness, sorrow, mourning, affliction”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

surf

sad, miserable, dismal, dolorous, doleful, downcast, mournful, sorrowful


tuathanach

From tuath + -an + -ach; compare Irish tuathánach.


bruich

An sin dh' fhosgail i làmh-anart grinn, anns an robh aran, càise, agus dà ubh bhruich air am pasgadh.

1911, Katherine White Grant, Aig Tigh na Beinne, Oban: Hugh MacDonald, page 26:

Then she opened a fine linen handkerchief, in which bread, cheese, and two boiled eggs were wrapped.

ruddy-faced, reddened with anger or passion


breac

brice (comparative)
breac (masculine nominative)
bhreac (feminine nominative)
breaca (nominative plural)
bhric (genitive masculine)
brice (feminine genitive)
breaca (genitive plural)
breac (dative masculine)
bhric (dative feminine)
breaca (dative plural)
bhric (masculine vocative)
bhreac (feminine vocative)
breaca (plural vocative)

From Old Irish brecc (“speckled, spotted, variegated”), from Proto-Celtic *brikkos.


ceart

head

ceart (genitive singular masculine ceirt, genitive singular feminine ceirte, nominative plural cearta, comparative ceirte)

ceirt (genitive masculine singular)
ceirte (feminine genitive singular)
cearta (nominative plural)
ceirte (comparative)
ceart (masculine nominative)
cheart (feminine nominative)
cearta (nominative plural)
cheirt (genitive masculine)
ceirte (feminine genitive)
cearta (genitive plural)
ceart (dative masculine)
cheirt (dative feminine)
cearta (dative plural)
cheirt (masculine vocative)
cheart (feminine vocative)
cearta (plural vocative)
ceart
cheart

Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, Skye, Wester Ross

/kʲʰɛrˠs̪t̪/

[kʲʰæ(ɻ)ʂt̪]

/kʲʰɛrˠs̪t̪/

accurate, correct, right (as opposed to incorrect), true, even-handed


rèitich

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of rèiteach (“conciliatory; reconciling”):


pronn

head

pronn (genitive singular masculine pruinn, genitive singular feminine pruinne, nominative plural pronna, comparative pruinne)

pruinn (genitive masculine singular)
pruinne (feminine genitive singular)
pronna (nominative plural)
pruinne (comparative)
pronn (masculine nominative)
phronn (feminine nominative)
pronna (nominative plural)
phruinn (genitive masculine)
pruinne (feminine genitive)
pronna (genitive plural)
pronn (dative masculine)
phruinn (dative feminine)
pronna (dative plural)
phruinn (masculine vocative)
phronn (feminine vocative)
pronna (plural vocative)
pronn
phronn

From Old Irish bronnaid (“to injure, spoil”), from Proto-Celtic *brusnati.


feòil-itheach

feòil-itheach (genitive singular masculine feòil-ithich)

feòil-ithich (genitive masculine singular)
feòil-itheach
fheòil-itheach

/ˈfjɔːl̪ˠˌiçəx/

From feòil (“meat”) + ith (“eat”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


toilichte

/ˈtʰɔlɪçtʲə/

/ˈtʰɔlɔhtʲə/

"Dh'fhòghlum mi anns ciod sam bith staid am beil mi, leis a sin a bhi toilichte."

1846, John Bunyan, translated by John Mackenzie, Sighs from Hell, Etc. (Osnaichean Bho Ifrinn, Etc.), page 25:

"I learned that in whatever state I am, with that to be content."

satisfied, contented, gratified, content


sàsaichte

content, satisfied, filled, satiated, sated, cloyed


inbheach

inbhiche (comparative)
inbheach (masculine nominative singular)
inbheach (feminine nominative singular)
inbheach (nominative plural)
inbhich (masculine singular vocative)
inbheach (feminine singular vocative)
inbheach (plural vocative)
inbhich (genitive masculine singular)
inbhich (feminine genitive singular)
inbheach (genitive plural)
inbheach (dative masculine singular)
inbhich (dative feminine singular)
inbheach (dative plural)


dealanach

dealanach (masculine nominative)
dhealanach (feminine nominative)
dealanach (nominative plural)
dhealanaich (genitive masculine)
dealanaiche (feminine genitive)
dealanaich (feminine genitive)
dealanach (genitive plural)
dealanach (dative masculine)
dhealanaich (dative feminine)
dealanach (dative plural)
dhealanaich (masculine vocative)
dhealanach (feminine vocative)
dealanach (plural vocative)
dealanach
dhealanach


rèidh

rèidhe (comparative)
rèidh (masculine nominative singular)
rèidh (feminine nominative singular)
rèidhe (nominative plural)
rèidh (masculine singular vocative)
rèidh (feminine singular vocative)
rèidh (plural vocative)
rèidh (genitive masculine singular)
rèidh (feminine genitive singular)
rèidh (genitive plural)
rèidh (dative masculine singular)
rèidh (dative feminine singular)
rèidhe (dative plural)
réidh (alternative)
(ma) réir (alternative)

From Old Irish réid (“level, smooth”), from Proto-Celtic *reidis.

Chan fhaigh mi cadal sàmhach
A ghràidh, 's gun thu rèidh rium

c. 1782, Uilleam Ros, 'S truagh nach d' rugadh dall mi:

I will not get quiet sleep
My love, without you reconciled to me


drùis-mhiannach

drùis-mhiannach (masculine nominative singular)
dhrùis-mhiannach (feminine nominative singular)
drùis-mhiannach (nominative plural)
dhrùis-mhiannaich (masculine singular vocative)
dhrùis-mhiannaich (feminine singular vocative)
drùis-mhiannach (plural vocative)
dhrùis-mhiannaich (genitive masculine singular)
drùis-mhiannaich (feminine genitive singular)
drùis-mhiannach (genitive plural)
dhrùis-mhiannach (dative masculine singular)
dhrùis-mhiannaich (dative feminine singular)
drùis-mhiannach (dative plural)


miannach

miannach (genitive singular masculine miannaich, comparative miannaiche)

miannaich (genitive masculine singular)
miannaiche (comparative)
miannach (masculine nominative singular)
mhiannach (feminine nominative singular)
miannach (nominative plural)
mhiannaich (masculine singular vocative)
mhiannaich (feminine singular vocative)
miannach (plural vocative)
mhiannaich (genitive masculine singular)
miannaich (feminine genitive singular)
miannach (genitive plural)
mhiannach (dative masculine singular)
mhiannaich (dative feminine singular)
miannach (dative plural)
miannach
mhiannach

From miann (“appetite; craving, desire, itch; longing, wish”) + -ach.


drùidhteach

head

drùidhteach (genitive singular masculine drùidhtich, comparative drùidhtiche)

drùidhtich (genitive masculine singular)
drùidhtiche (comparative)
drùidhteach (masculine nominative singular)
dhrùidhteach (feminine nominative singular)
drùidhteach (nominative plural)
dhrùidhtich (masculine singular vocative)
dhrùidhtich (feminine singular vocative)
drùidhteach (plural vocative)
dhrùidhtich (genitive masculine singular)
drùidhtich (feminine genitive singular)
drùidhteach (genitive plural)
dhrùidhteach (dative masculine singular)
dhrùidhtich (dative feminine singular)
drùidhteach (dative plural)
drùidhteach
dhrùidhteach

moving, touching, impressive, penetrative


dualchasach

dualchasach (genitive singular masculine dualchasaich, comparative dualchasaiche)

dualchasaich (genitive masculine singular)
dualchasaiche (comparative)
dualchasach (masculine nominative)
dhualchasach (feminine nominative)
dualchasach (nominative plural)
dhualchasaich (genitive masculine)
dualchasaiche (feminine genitive)
dualchasaich (feminine genitive)
dualchasach (genitive plural)
dualchasach (dative masculine)
dhualchasaich (dative feminine)
dualchasach (dative plural)
dhualchasaich (masculine vocative)
dhualchasach (feminine vocative)
dualchasach (plural vocative)
dualchasach
dhualchasach

acquired by birth or parentage, derived from ancestors


gile

comparative degree of geal (“white; fine”)


diùid

diùide (comparative)
diùid (masculine nominative)
dhiùid (feminine nominative)
diùide (nominative plural)
dhiùid (genitive masculine)
diùide (feminine genitive)
diùide (genitive plural)
diùid (dative masculine)
dhiùid (dative feminine)
diùide (dative plural)
dhiùid (masculine vocative)
dhiùid (feminine vocative)
diùide (plural vocative)
diùid
dhiùid

Inherited from Old Irish dḯuit (“simple”).


gealtach

gealtaiche (comparative)
gealtach (masculine nominative)
ghealtach (feminine nominative)
gealtach (nominative plural)
ghealtaich (genitive masculine)
gealtaiche (feminine genitive)
gealtaich (feminine genitive)
gealtach (genitive plural)
gealtach (dative masculine)
ghealtaich (dative feminine)
gealtach (dative plural)
ghealtaich (masculine vocative)
ghealtach (feminine vocative)
gealtach (plural vocative)
gealtach
ghealtach

cowardly, chicken-hearted, timid, dastardly


tana

From Old Irish tanae, from Proto-Celtic *tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.


grianach

head

grianach (genitive singular masculine grianaich, comparative grianaiche)

grianaich (genitive masculine singular)
grianaiche (comparative)
grianach
ghrianach

From Old Irish gríanach. By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) + -ach.


leisg

cho leisg ris a' chù

very lazy (idiom, literally "as lazy as the dog")


deiseil

From Old Irish dessel, from dess (“south, right”) and sel (“turn”). See deas and seal.

A bheil thu deiseil?

Bha a' bhanntrach 'ga deanamh fèin deiseil air son na h-eaglaise.

1921, Stuart Ruaraidh Joseph Erskine, An Ròsarnach, volume 3, Glasgow: Alasdair MacLabhrainn & Sons, page 80:

The widow was getting herself ready for church.


sgèimheach

sgèimhiche (comparative)
sgèimheach (masculine nominative)
sgèimheach (feminine nominative)
sgèimheach (nominative plural)
sgèimhich (genitive masculine)
sgèimhiche (feminine genitive)
sgèimhich (feminine genitive)
sgèimheach (genitive plural)
sgèimheach (dative masculine)
sgèimhich (dative feminine)
sgèimheach (dative plural)
sgèimhich (masculine vocative)
sgèimheach (feminine vocative)
sgèimheach (plural vocative)


baoiseach

head

baoiseach (genitive singular masculine baoisich, comparative baoisiche)

baoisich (genitive masculine singular)
baoisiche (comparative)
baoiseach
bhaoiseach


amh

aimhe (comparative)
amh
n-amh
h-amh
t-amh

From Old Irish om (“raw, uncooked”) (compare Manx aw), from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, “raw”).


mean

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


luath

each luath

fast, swift, fleet, nimble, quick, speedy


ullamh

ullaimhe (comparative)
ullamh
n-ullamh
h-ullamh
t-ullamh

From Old Irish ellam, ullam, ollam (“quick, prompt, speedy; soon, readily; ready, prepared; finished, complete; ready (for), predisposed (to), inclined (to)”). Related to ealamh.


sònraichte

/ˈs̪õːɾɪçtʲ(ə)/

/ˈs̪ɔ̃ːɾɪçtʲə/

From Old Irish sainredach, from Proto-Celtic *sani, from Proto-Indo-European *senH- (“apart, without, for oneself”), see also Sanskrit सनुतर् (sanutar, “aside, away”), Latin sine (“without”).

cog

gnothach sònraichte

sluagh sònraichte

duine sònraichte

bha adharc shònraichte aige

specific, special, notable, particular, novel, certain, remarkable

air an là sònraichte

appointed, specified, particularized, determined, ordained, foreordained, marked out bespoken


mion

From Old Irish min (“small”), from Proto-Celtic *menus, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“small”).


tioram

barren, uninteresting, unembellished, jejune

feur tioram

uair tioram

not seasoned, as food of an indifferent kind


deagh

From Old Irish deg-, dag-, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (compare Welsh da).

deagh bheus

deagh ghean

deagh ainm

dà dheagh mheann

deagh dhuine


còmhnard

/ˈkʰɔ̃ːnərˠd/

From Middle Irish comard, from Old Irish comard, with irregularly appearing -n-.

rathad còmhnard

siùil còmhnard


cruinn

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

gu cruinn


gionach

head

gionach (genitive singular feminine giniche, comparative giniche)

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

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

inh

leughadair gionach


falamh

[ˈfa˧˥.l̪ˠu˥˩]

Uist, Barra, Tiree, Trotternish, Perthshire

Sutherland, Ross-shire, East Inverness-shire

soitheach falamh

air àite falamh

Is fheàrr fuine thana na bhith uile falamh.

A thin batch is better than to want bread altogether.

taigh falamh


àrsaidh

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


ciad

ceud (alternative)
a' cheud (alternative)


aonaichte

aonaichte
n-aonaichte
h-aonaichte
t-aonaichte


coltach

coltaiche (comparative)
coltach
choltach

/ˈkʰɔl̪ˠt̪əx/

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

Tha iad coltach ri chèile.

Cò ris a tha e coltach?


teòclaid

/ˈtʃʰɔːxkl̪ˠɪtʲ/

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


dranndanach

head

dranndanach (genitive singular masculine dranndanaich, comparative dranndanaiche)

dranndanaich (genitive masculine singular)
dranndanaiche (comparative)

/ˈt̪ɾãũn̪ˠtanəx/


searbhasach

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


tric

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


dàna

arrogant, forward, impudent, presumptuous


annasach

annasach
n-annasach
h-annasach
t-annasach

/ˈan̪ˠəs̪əx/


annasaiche

annasaiche
n-annasaiche
h-annasaiche
t-annasaiche


cabhagach

head

cabhagach (genitive singular masculine cabhagaich, comparative cabhagaiche)

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

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


ciorra

Comparative and superlative forms of ceàrr.


àrdanach

àrdanach
n-àrdanach
h-àrdanach
t-àrdanach


mòr

head

mòr (comparative motha or mò, qualitative noun mothaid)

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

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


cridheil

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

Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr


ùr

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


ùire

inflection of ùr:
feminine genitive singular


suarach

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

[ˈs̪ʊɔ̝̈ɾəx]

Tha mi ga cur suarach.

contemptible, degenerate, despised, mean, vile, petty

ignoble inferior, negligible, shoddy, trashy, tawdry


imrich

irmich (alternative)
irimich (alternative)

eòin imrich


gòrach leis an eagal

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

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

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


miosa

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


gaothach

gaothach (genitive singular masculine gaothaich, comparative gaothaiche)

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

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


uabhasaiche

comparative degree/superlative degree of uabhasach


Cuimrich

inflection of Cuimreach:
masculine genitive singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
masculine vocative singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
feminine genitive singular

inflection of Cuimreach:
feminine dative singular


gnìomhaireach

gnìomhaireach (genitive singular masculine gnìomhairich)

gnìomhairich (genitive masculine singular)
gnìomhaireach
ghnìomhaireach


Seiceach

Seiceach (genitive singular masculine Seicich)


Seicich

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


gobhlach

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


bioraiche

comparative degree/superlative degree of biorach


Lochlannach

Lochlannach (genitive singular masculine Lochlannaich)

Lochlannaich (genitive masculine singular)

/l̪ˠɔxl̪ˠən̪ˠəx/

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


Eabhrach

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


Sìonach

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


meanbh

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


a deas

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

Tha iad a' dol gu Uibhist a Deas.


ceangailte

/ˈkʲʰɛ̃.əltʲə/


ciallach

head

ciallach (genitive singular masculine ciallaich, comparative ciallaiche)

ciallaich (genitive masculine singular)
ciallaiche (comparative)
ciallach
chiallach

/ˈkʰʲiəl̪ˠəx/

From Old Irish cíallach. By surface analysis, ciall (“mind, sanity; sense, reason”) + -ach.


eòlach

/ˈɛ̯ɔːl̪ˠəx/

From Middle Irish éolach, a regularization of Old Irish éola. By surface analysis, eòl + -ach. See eòlas (“knowledge”).

acquainted with, familiar with, knowledgeable about


teann

From Middle Irish tenn, from Old Irish tend, probably from or related to Proto-Celtic *tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, extend”), see also Welsh tynnu (“to pull, stretch, draw”).


sòbair

sòbarr (alternative)
sòbarra (alternative)


aindeònach

head

aindeònach (genitive singular masculine aindeònaich, comparative aindeònaiche)

aindeònaich (genitive masculine singular)
aindeònaiche (comparative)
aindeònach
n-aindeònach
h-aindeònach
t-aindeònach

From ain- (“un-”) + deònach (“willing”).


làthaireach

làthaireach (genitive singular masculine làthairich)

làthairich (genitive masculine singular)
làithreach (alternative)

/l̪ˠaː.ɪɾʲəx/

From làthair + -ach (adjectival suffix).


tràth

From Old Irish tráth (“period of time, hour, point in time”).


tosdach

/ˈt̪ʰɔs̪t̪əx/

From Middle Irish tostach. By surface analysis, tosd + -ach. Cognate with Irish tostach.


claon

From Middle Irish cláenaid, a denominative verb from Old Irish clóen. Cognate with Irish claon and Manx cleayn.


àirde

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of àrd:
feminine genitive singular


poblach

From Old Irish poplach (“pertaining to the people, public”), from popul (“people”).


follaiseach

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follaiseach (genitive singular masculine follaisich, comparative follaisiche)

follaisich (genitive masculine singular)
follaisiche (comparative)
follaiseach
fhollaiseach
follasach (alternative)
folluiseach (alternative)

/ˈfɔl̪ˠɪʃəx/

From Old Irish foillsech (“evident, visible; bright, ardent”) (compare Irish follasach). By surface analysis, follais + -ach.


dearbh

From Old Irish derb (“sure, certain, fixed, determinate”).

Is e sin an dearbh rud a tha dhìth oirnn.


muir-thìreach

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muir-thìreach (genitive singular masculine muir-thìrich)

muir-thìrich (genitive masculine singular)

From muir (“sea”) + tìr (“land”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


dìreach

Uist and Skye in unstressed rapid speech

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.


uile

From Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic *olyos.


dà-bheathach

dà-bheathach (genitive singular masculine dà-bheathaich)

dà-bheathaich (genitive masculine singular)

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


mì-fhoighidneach

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mì-fhoighidneach (genitive singular masculine mì-fhoighidnich, comparative mì-fhoighidniche)

mì-fhoighidnich (genitive masculine singular)
mì-fhoighidniche (comparative)
mì-fhoighidneach
mhì-fhoighidneach


foighidneach

foighidneach (genitive singular masculine foighidnich, comparative foighidniche)

foighidnich (genitive masculine singular)
foighidniche (comparative)
foighidneach
fhoighidneach
faighidinneach (alternative)
faighidneach (alternative)
foighideach (alternative)
foighidinneach (alternative)

From Old Irish foditnech. By surface analysis, foighidinn + -ach.


odhar

From Middle Irish odor, from Old Irish odur, from Proto-Celtic *udros, related to *udenskyos (“water”).


maol

From Old Irish máel (“bald, hornless, blunt”), from Proto-Celtic *mailos.


slàn

From Old Irish slán, from Proto-Celtic *slānos, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”).


leacach

From Old Irish leccach. Equivalent to leac (“flat stone”) + -ach.


giorra

From Middle Irish girre (comparative degree of gerr (“short”)).

der

comparative degree of <i class="Latn mention" lang="mga">gerr</i> (“short”)


pearsanta

/ˈpʰɛrˠs̪ən̪ˠt̪ə/

From Middle Irish persanda, from Old Irish persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern Scottish Gaelic pearsa), from Latin persona.


boireannaich

/ˈpɔɾʲən̪ˠɪç/

inflection of boireannach:
genitive/vocative singular masculine

inflection of boireannach:
genitive/dative singular feminine


urrainn

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

inh

sgeul gun urrainn


gairmeach

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gairmeach (genitive singular masculine gairmich, comparative gairmiche)

gairmich (genitive masculine singular)
gairmiche (comparative)

From gairm (“cry, call”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


ginideach

ginideach (masculine nominative)
ghinideach (feminine nominative)
ginideach (nominative plural)
ghinidich (genitive masculine)
ginidiche (feminine genitive)
ginidich (feminine genitive)
ginideach (genitive plural)
ginideach (dative masculine)
ghinidich (dative feminine)
ginideach (dative plural)
ghinidich (masculine vocative)
ghinideach (feminine vocative)
ginideach (plural vocative)
ginideach
ghinideach


tabhartach

From tabhair + -ach. Compare Irish tabharthach.


feàrr

From Old Irish ferr (“better”), from Proto-Celtic *werros, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“peak”). Akin to Latin verrūca (“steep place, height”), Lithuanian viršùs (“top, head”) and Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”). Compare Irish fearr.

cog

Is feàrr duit falbh.


reusanta

rèasanta (alternative)
reusonta (alternative)
riasant (alternative)
riasonta (alternative)


cothromach

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cothromach (genitive singular masculine cothromaich, comparative cothromaiche)

cothromaich (genitive masculine singular)
cothromaiche (comparative)
cothromach
chothromach
comh-thromach (alternative)


neo-chreidmheach

neo-chreidmhiche (comparative)
neo-chreideach (alternative)

From Old Irish nebchretem + -ach (compare Irish neamhchreidmheach). By surface analysis, neo- + creidmheach.


adhaltranach

adhaltranach
n-adhaltranach
h-adhaltranach
t-adhaltranach

From Old Irish adaltrannach (“adulterous”), from Latin adulter.


geàrr

geàrr (comparative giorra, qualitative noun giorrad)

giorra (comparative)
geàrr (masculine nominative)
gheàrr (feminine nominative)
geàrr (nominative plural)
gheàrr (genitive masculine)
geàrr (feminine genitive)
geàrr (genitive plural)
geàrr (dative masculine)
gheàrr (dative feminine)
geàrr (dative plural)
gheàrr (masculine vocative)
gheàrr (feminine vocative)
geàrr (plural vocative)

From Middle Irish gerr. Cognates include Irish gearr and Manx giare.


motha

motha
mhotha
mù (alternative dialectal)
mutha (alternative dialectal)
mó (alternative)

From Old Irish moa, mou, variant disyllabic forms of máu, mó (created by analogy with other adjectives), comparatives of már.

Tha esan nas motha na ise.


sgoinneil

sgoinneil (genitive singular masculine sgoinneil, genitive singular feminine sgoinneile, nominative plural sgoinneile, comparative sgoinneile)

sgoinneil (genitive masculine singular)
sgoinneile (feminine genitive singular)
sgoinneile (nominative plural)
sgoinneile (comparative)
sgoinneil

Tha coin sgoinneil.


Danmhairgeach

Danmhairgeach (genitive singular masculine Danmhairgich)

Danmhairgich (genitive masculine singular)


briathrach

briathrach (genitive singular masculine briathraich)

briathraich (genitive masculine singular)
briathrach
bhriathrach

From Old Irish bríathrach (“having many words; wordy, verbose”), from bríathar. By surface analysis, briathar + -ach.


faclach

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faclach (genitive singular masculine faclaich)

faclaich (genitive masculine singular)
faclach
fhaclach

From facal + -ach. Compare Irish foclach.


Malaidheach

Malaidheach (genitive singular masculine Malaidhich)

Malaidhich (genitive masculine singular)


teotha

[t͡ʃʰe̯ɔˑ.ʌ]


ceannasach

ceannasach (genitive singular masculine ceannasaich, comparative ceannasaiche)

ceannasaich (genitive masculine singular)
ceannasaiche (comparative)
ceannasach
cheannasach

/ˈkʰʲan̪ˠəs̪əx/

From Old Irish cennasach. By surface analysis, ceannas + -ach.


iomlan

From Old Irish imlán. By surface analysis, im- + lán.

complete, entire, whole, full, absolute, total


crom

From Middle Irish cromm, from Old Irish cromb (“bent, stooped”), from Proto-Celtic *krumbos, from Proto-Germanic *krumbaz. The verb is from Old Irish crommaid (“to bend down, stoop”), from the adjective.


ainneartach

ainneartach
n-ainneartach
h-ainneartach
t-ainneartach


neo-ghuthach

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neo-ghuthach (genitive singular masculine neo-ghuthaich)

neo-ghuthaich (genitive masculine singular)

From neo- (“un-”) + guthach (“voiced”), from guth (“voice”) + -ach.


guthach

guthach (genitive singular masculine guthaich, comparative guthaiche)

guthaich (genitive masculine singular)
guthaiche (comparative)
guthach
ghuthach


daor

From Old Irish doír, dóer (“servile, unfree”).


làine

inflection of làn:
genitive singular feminine


làin

inflection of làn:
masculine genitive/vocative singular

inflection of làn:
feminine dative/genitive singular


deireannach

From Middle Irish deirenach, deirennach (“last”), from deiredach, from Old Irish deired (compare modern deireadh).


sgiobalta

/ˈs̪kʲɪpəl̪ˠt̪ə/


sùnndach

/ˈs̪uːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/


ifrinneach

ifrinneach
n-ifrinneach
h-ifrinneach
t-ifrinneach


fuasgailte

free, freed, loose, loosed, untied, liberated

active, having command of one's limbs, nimble


soirbheachail

soirbheachail (masculine nominative)
shoirbheachail (feminine nominative)
soirbheachail (nominative plural)
shoirbheachail (genitive masculine)
soirbheachaile (feminine genitive)
soirbheachail (feminine genitive)
soirbheachail (genitive plural)
soirbheachail (dative masculine)
shoirbheachail (dative feminine)
soirbheachail (dative plural)
shoirbheachail (masculine vocative)
shoirbheachail (feminine vocative)
soirbheachail (plural vocative)
soirbheachail
shoirbheachail
after "an"
t-soirbheachail

/ˈs̪ɤɾʲɤvəxal/


fhasa

fasa
fhasa
asa (alternative)
fasa (alternative)
fusa (alternative)
fusadh (alternative)

From archaic asa, from Old Irish ussa. The initial f- of Scottish Gaelic comes from a misinterpretation of asa as fhasa in lenition environments. Compare Irish fusa.

A bheil sin nas fhasa?

(Is e) seo an dòigh as fhasa.

Cha robh e na b' fhasa idir.


furasta

furasta (comparative fhasa, qualitative noun fasaid or fasad)

fhasa (comparative)
furasda (alternative)

/ˈfuɾəs̪t̪ə/

/ˈfɛɾəs̪t̪(ə)/

[ˈfuɾəs̪t̪ʌ]


ionann

ionann
n-ionann
h-ionann
t-ionann
ionnan (alternative)

equal, alike, similar, identical, the same, “ditto,” just so, all the same, in like manner, in a suitable manner


libearalach

libearalach (genitive singular masculine libearalaich, comparative libearalaiche)

libearalaich (genitive masculine singular)
libearalaiche (comparative)

Borrowed from Middle English liberal + -ach.


lèir

From Old Irish léir, from Proto-Celtic *leiris.


eu-domhainn

eu-domhainn
n-eu-domhainn
h-eu-domhainn
t-eu-domhainn

From eu- (“un-”) + domhainn (“deep”); compare Irish éadomhain.


domhainn

doimhne (comparative)
domhainn
dhomhainn

From Old Irish domain (“deep”), from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“deep, world”) (compare Irish domhain).


dùr

Scots: dour

From Middle Irish dúr, from Latin dūrus (“hard”).


dà-sheaghach

dà-sheaghach (genitive singular masculine dà-sheaghaich, comparative dà-sheaghaiche)

dà-sheaghaich (genitive masculine singular)
dà-sheaghaiche (comparative)
dà-sheaghach
dhà-sheaghach

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) + seagh (“meaning, point, sense”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


dùinte

reserved, withdrawn, introvert, taciturn


soineannta

/ˈs̪ɔɲən̪ˠt̪ə/

From soineann (“fair weather”) + -ta; compare Irish soineanta.


alùbhiach

alùbhiach
n-alùbhiach
h-alùbhiach
t-alùbhiach


pòsta

/ˈpʰɔːs̪t̪ə/


leathann

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leathann (comparative leatha or leotha or leithne, qualitative noun leatha or leotha)

leatha (comparative)
leotha (comparative)
leithne (comparative)
leathann (masculine nominative)
leathann (feminine nominative)
leathanna (nominative plural)
leathainn (genitive masculine)
leathainne (feminine genitive)
leathanna (genitive plural)
leathann (dative masculine)
leathainn (dative feminine)
leathanna (dative plural)
leathainn (masculine vocative)
leathann (feminine vocative)
leathanna (plural vocative)
leathann

From Old Irish lethan (“broad, wide”). Cognates include Irish leathan and Manx lhean.


fadalach

Bha i fadalach an-diugh a-rithist.

Na bi fadalach airson na sgoile!


màirnealach

màirnealach (genitive singular masculine màirnealaich, comparative màirnealaiche)

màirnealaich (genitive masculine singular)
màirnealaiche (comparative)
màirnealach
mhàirnealach


malairteach

malairteach (genitive singular masculine malairtich)

malairtich (genitive masculine singular)
malairteach
mhalairteach

From malairt (“barter, business, commerce”) + -ach.


àrd-thìreach

àrd-thìreach
n-àrd-thìreach
h-àrd-thìreach
t-àrd-thìreach
àrd-thireach (alternative)


àrd-thireach

àrd-thireach
n-àrd-thireach
h-àrd-thireach
t-àrd-thireach


prìomh

From Old Irish prím, ultimately borrowed from Latin primus (“first”). Cognate with Welsh prif (“main, chief”).


stèidhichte

stéidhichte (alternative)
stéighichte (alternative)

sgeulachd stèidhichte air an tachartas sin


taingeil

Is taingeil is còir dhut a bhith.

Bi taingeil nach eil seo nas miosa.

gu taingeil


anabarrach

anabarrach
n-anabarrach
h-anabarrach
t-anabarrach

Meudaichidh mi thu gu h-anabarrach.

anabarrach fireanta

anabarrach aingidh

anabarrach feumail


liosta

From Old Irish lista (“tedious, wearisome; persistent, tenacious”).


aighearach

aighearach
n-aighearach
h-aighearach
t-aighearach

From Middle Irish aerach (“airy, pleasant; light-hearted, gay, frivolous”).

exulting, joyous, gay, happy, glad, mirthful, festive, light-hearted, lively

òglach aighearach


ainneamh

From Old Irish andam (compare Irish annamh).

crios ainneamh

Is ainneamh a leithid.

gnothuch ainneamh


reamhar

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reamhar (comparative reamhra or reaimhre or riumha)

reamhra (comparative)
reaimhre (comparative)
riumha (comparative)
ramhar (alternative)

From Old Irish remor (“fat, stout, thick”), from Proto-Celtic *remros (“great, fat, thick”).

bainne reamhar

sheep's milk boiled and curdled; unskimmed milk; fat milk


rìoghail

From rìgh (“king”) + -ail (adjectival suffix).


blasta

From Middle Irish blasta, from blas. By surface analysis, blas + -ta.

blastachd

sweetness, savouriness; tastefulness; agreeableness


co-aoiseach

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co-aoiseach (genitive singular masculine co-aoisich)

co-aoisich (genitive masculine singular)


inntinneach

inntinneach
n-inntinneach
h-inntinneach
t-inntinneach

/ˈĩːɲtʲɪɲəx/

[ˈə̃ĩɲtʲɪɲəx]

hearty, merry, sportive, jolly, spritely, lively, animated, elated, willing


cràbhach

See the noun cràbhadh (“devoutness, piety”)


stoirmeil

/ˈs̪t̪ˠɤɾʲɤmal/

gaoth stoirmeil


mac-meanmnach

mac-meanmnach (genitive singular masculine mac-meanmnaich)

mac-meanmnaich (genitive masculine singular)
mac-meanmnach
mhac-meanmnach


air leth

separate, isolated, individual, respective, particular, unique

Tha sinn an dòchas gum bi latha air leth agad!

exceptional, outstanding, excellent, special


aonranach

aonranach
n-aonranach
h-aonranach
t-aonranach


leasbach

leasbach (genitive singular masculine leasbaich)


dà-ghnèitheach

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) + gnè (“sex”) + -ach.


iol-ghnèitheach

iol-ghnèitheach (genitive singular masculine iol-ghnèithich)

iol-ghnèithich (genitive masculine singular)


glais

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of glas (“green”):
genitive/vocative singular masculine

inflection of glas (“green”):
dative singular feminine


meadhanach

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meadhanach (genitive singular masculine meadhanaich)

meadhanaich (genitive masculine singular)
meadhanach
mheadhanach

From Old Irish medónach (compare Irish meánach). By surface analysis, meadhan + -ach.


naomh

From Middle Irish náem, from Old Irish noíb, noeb (“holy; sacred, consecrated”).


seòlta

cunning, artful, crafty, wily, manipulative


nàdarrach

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nàdarrach (genitive singular masculine nàdarraich, comparative nàdarraiche)

nàdarraich (genitive masculine singular)
nàdarraiche (comparative)

/n̪ˠaːt̪ərˠəx/


daonna

From Middle Irish dóenda (“human, secular, humane”).


eadarnàiseanta

eadarnàiseanta
n-eadarnàiseanta
h-eadarnàiseanta
t-eadarnàiseanta
eadar-nàiseanta (alternative)

From eadar- (“inter-”) + nàiseanta (“national”).


eadar-nàiseanta

eadar-nàiseanta
n-eadar-nàiseanta
h-eadar-nàiseanta
t-eadar-nàiseanta


nàiseantach

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nàiseantach (genitive singular masculine nàiseantaich, comparative nàiseantaiche)

nàiseantaich (genitive masculine singular)
nàiseantaiche (comparative)

/n̪ˠaːʃən̪ˠt̪əx/


obann

obainne (comparative)
obann
n-obann
h-obann
t-obann

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


faochnach

nì faochnach


purpaidh

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

Cha toil leam purpaidh idir.


torrach

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


Libearalach

Libearalach (genitive singular masculine Libearalaich, comparative Libearalaiche)

Libearalaich (genitive masculine singular)
Libearalaiche (comparative)