f

Abbreviation of feasgar (“(in the) afternoon, post meridiem”); pm, p.m.


car

From Old Irish cor (“act of putting”), verbal noun of fo·ceird (“to put”).

Tha thu car fadalach.

Thàinig an stòiridh gu ceann car obann.

The story came to an end somewhat abruptly.


far

Possibly from Middle Irish i fail i (“in place in which, where”) from Old Irish fail (“place, where”) or baile (“place”), perhaps with dissimilation in early modern forms like a bhal a bhfuil > *a bhar a bhfuil or influenced by mar (“as, like”), related to Irish mar (“where”).

inh

Bha e cunnartach far an robh am balach ag iasgach.

It was dangerous where the boy was fishing.


m

Abbreviation of sa mhadainn (“in the morning, ante meridiem”); am, a.m.


math

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

Ciamar a tha thu? Meadhanach math.


tuilleadh

From Old Irish tuilled (“(act of) increasing, adding to; increase, additional quantity, supplement”), verbal noun of do·lína (“increases, adds to”).

Bidh tuilleadh agam an-ath-sheachdain.

Chan eil gaol agam ort tuilleadh.

Cha tàinig e tuilleadh.


fada

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

Bha agam ri feitheamh fada ro fhada.

Bha agam ri feitheamh fada ro fhada.


glan

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

chòrd e rium glan

(colloquial, as an intensifier) very much, really, a lot, thoroughly


ro

From Old Irish ró, from Proto-Celtic *ɸro (compare Old Welsh ry), from Proto-Indo-European *pro (compare Latin pro).

ro-bheag

le ro-aire

ro mhath

Tha e ro fhuar.

ro aire

Is tu an Dia ro mhòr.

Chan eil mi ro chinnteach.

Tha e ro bhochd.

Chan eil e ro thogarrach.

ro sgairteil

ro shleamhainn

Bu ro chaomh leam tighinn.


dearg

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”).


ann

From Old Irish and. Cognates include Irish ann and Manx ayn.

A bheil thu ann?


seo

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish so. Cognates include Irish seo and Manx shoh.

Cuir e seo.


cèile

From Old Irish céile (“servant, bondsman, vassal, subject; liege, vassal; fellow, companion; husband, wife”), from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos.


cia mheud

/kʰə ˈvĩːt̪/

[kʰɔ̝ ˈfĩːt̪]

/kʰɔ ˈvĩãt̪/

/kʰɔ ˈmĩãt̪/

cia mheud leabhar a tha agad?


ceàrr

ceàrra (comparative)
ciorra (comparative)
ceàrr
cheàrr
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”).


uabhasach

uabhasach
n-uabhasach
h-uabhasach
t-uabhasach

From uabhas + -ach. Compare Irish uafásach.

's e duine uabhasach fhèin laghach a th' ann

(as an intensifier) very, terribly, awfully


thairis

thairis na bliadhnaichean

thairis a' chuain

a' dol thairis

Chaidh e thairis air na bha sinn ag iarraidh.


cà

Cà 'l thu dol?

Cà na chuir thu e?

Colloquial apocopic form of càite (“where”)


càr

From cairb (“bent ridge of a cart saddle”), earlier "plank, ship, fuse, chariot," ultimately from the root of carbad (“chariot”).


fìor

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


moch

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


feasgar

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


fhathast

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

der

ach fhathast tha beò cànan nan Gàidheal

c. 1980, Murdo Macfarlane, Cànan nan Gàidheal:

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

chan eil mòran Gàidhlig aice fhathast


cuideachd

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


cho

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

Tha i cho dalma.

Tha Màiri cho tinn ri cù.


gu bràth

Alba gu bràth!


goirid

head

goirid (comparative and superlative forms giorra)

forms giorra (comparative superlative)
goirid
ghoirid

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


abair

habair (alternative)
thabair (alternative)

From Middle Irish at·beir, from Old Irish as·beir, from Proto-Celtic *exs- (compare Latin ex) + Proto-Celtic *bereti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
The verbal noun is from Old Irish rád (compare Irish rá), from the verb ráidid (“talks”), from Proto-Celtic *rādīti, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“perform successfully”). Cognate with Sanskrit राध्नोति (rādhnoti, “succeeds”), Old Church Slavonic радити (raditi, “take care of, work”), Gothic 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rōdjan, “talk”), Lithuanian rodýti (“show”). The past participle is from the same stem.

cog

Abair oillteil!

Abair latha eireachdail!

Abair gur àlainn e an-diugh!

Abair thusa gu robh e math!

Used as a modifier suggesting excitement, much in the way that "how" or "what a" are used


sìos

char mi sìos a Mhealabhaig


deiseil

→ English: deasil

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


idir

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish etir (“at all”), originally 3rd person sg. neut. form of Old Irish eter (“between”).

Chan eil idir.


gach

From Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cach, proclitic form of cách, from Proto-Celtic *kʷākʷos (compare Welsh pob).


càite

Contraction of cia (“what”) + àite (“place”).

càit (alternative apocopic)
càit' (alternative apocopic)
cà (alternative colloquial short-form)

Càite a bheil a' Bheilg?


sònraichte

sònraichte
shónraichte
after "an"
t-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

tha e sònraichte math air teagasg

(as an intensifier) especially, exceptionally


a dh'aithghearr

Gabhar an obair os làimh a dh'aithghearr.


gu math

Tha mi eòlach gu math air.

Nì thu gu math fhathast.


tric

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


tarsainn

/ˈt̪ʰarˠs̪ɪɲ/

[ˈt̪ʰa(ɽ)ʂɪɲ]

[ˈt̪ʰas̪ˠɪɲ]

rach an taobh tarsainn


ciorra

Comparative and superlative forms of ceàrr.


a-mach

An tèid thu a-mach a-nochd?

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

I would come in again though I were put out.


a-muigh

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

Tha am bàta-sàbhalaidh a-muigh an dràsda.


a-nuas

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠũə̃s̪/

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠũãs̪/

(dialectal) either up or down towards the speaker


fhèin

From Old Irish féin, from Proto-Celtic *swesin (from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”)) + *sin (anaphoric pronoun). Cognate to Irish féin, Manx hene.

math fhèin

an-diugh fhèin

Used as an intensifier; indeed, really, very


uabhasaiche

comparative degree/superlative degree of uabhasach


ciamar

Ciamar a chanas tu sin ann an Gàidhlig?

Ciamar a tha sibh?


a-steach

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

Thigibh a-steach, a chàirdean.

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


a-staigh

Chì mi feuch a bheil iad a-staigh.

thig a-staigh!

(colloquial) in, inside (implies movement)


glè

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

glè mhath

Tha i glè bhrèagha an-diugh.

Is glè thoil leam iasg.

Glè cheart, ma-thà!


a deas

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


tràth

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


fodha

From Old Irish fóu. Cognates include Irish faoi and Manx fo.

Chaidh am bàta fodha.


gu dearbh

/ɡ̥ə ˈd̥ʲaɾav/

/ɡ̥ə ˈd̥ʒɛɾa(v)/

/ɡ̥ə ˈd̥ʲɛɾɛhu/


dìreach

Uist and Skye in unstressed rapid speech

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.

Tha seo dìreach iongantach!

Bha i dìreach a' tarraing asad.

dìreach mar a thuirt thu


an dèidh sin

after, afterwards, then, thereafter, subsequently


uile

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


timcheall

/ˈtʲʰiˈmĩçəl̪ˠ/

/ˈtʃʰimĩçəl̪ˠ/

From Old Irish timchell, verbal noun of do·imchella (“go around, surround”).


dhachaigh

A bheil e a’ dol dhachaigh?


roimhe

From Middle Irish reme, remi, roime, replacing earlier ríam, from Old Irish rïam.


gu leòr

→ English: galore

→ Scots: galore

/ɡ̊ə ˈʎe̯ɔːɾ/


gu leth

Bha mi trì mìosan gu leth ann.

I was there for three and a half months.


ge-tà

/ɡ̥a ˈt̪ʰaː/

From ge (“although”) + tà, older form of tha (“is”).

Chan eil iad air fhaicinn, ge-tà.

Tha càch, ge-tà, anns an sgoil fhathast.

The others, however, are still at school.


giorra

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

der

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


a bharrachd

Chan eil mi ag iarraidh càil a bharrachd.

Dè na h-òrain as toil leat a bharrachd iad seo?

Cha robh e òg, agus cha robh e slàn a bharrachd.

He wasn't young, and he wasn't healthy either.

in addition, as well, beside, besides, either


an còrr

An dèidh am bracaist cha do dh'ith iad an còrr.

After their breakfast they didn't eat anything else.

Na can an còrr!


còmhla

From comh- + làmh, literally "co-hand, at hand". Cognate with Irish cómhlámh.

/ˈkʰõːl̪ˠhəɣ/

/ˈkʰɔ̃ːl̪ˠaɣ/

[ˈkʰɔ̝̃ːl̪ˠʌ]

/ˈkʰɔ̃ːl̪̊ˠha/


cuin

Cuin a bhios tu deiseil?

Chan eil fhios agam cuin a dh'fhalbhas e.


le chèile

Dh'fhalbh iad le chèile.

Dh'fhalbh iad le chèile.


air dheireadh

Tha iad gar fàgail air dheireadh.

Thàinig i còig mionaidean air dheireadh.


a-null

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠuːl̪ˠ/

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠɔ̃ʊ̃l̪ˠ/

Modification of a-nunn, from Old Irish innonn, by analogy with a-nall and thall.


gidheadh

Contraction of cia (“although”) + eadh (“it”).

Gidheadh, anns na h-Eileanan Siar, / Bi na claidheamh 's na sgiath'n ud dhòirn.

(dated) nevertheless, nonetheless, however


air a shon sin

as a matter of fact, in fact, for that matter


an-dè

Lewis, West Sutherland, some Skye speakers


ainneamh

From Old Irish andam (compare Irish annamh).

Is ainneamh a thig thu.


an ceartuair

[əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲæs̪ˠt̪æɾʲ]

/əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛrˠs̪t̪ɔɾʲ/

[əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛʂʈɔɹ̝ʲ~əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛʂʈɔj]

Univerbation of an ceart uair (“the exact time”).

univ

Bha i an-seo an ceartuair.

Tha sinn trang an ceartuair.

Bidh mi agaibh an ceartuair.


an-dràsta

/əˈn̪ˠd̪ɾaːs̪t̪(ə)/

[(ə)ˈn̪ˠɾaːs̪t̪]

/əˈn̪ˠd̪ɾaˑ.əs̪t̪/

From Middle Irish trásta (“now, forthwith”), a metathesis of Old Irish tráth-sa.


a rèir choltais

a rèir coltais
a rèir coltais#Scottish_Gaelic


a-riamh

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

An robh thu ann a-riamh?

Cha robh a-riamh a leithid ann.

Bha e a-riamh mar sin.

riamh is roimhe


daonnan

/ˈt̪ɯːn̪ˠan/


air leth

(as an intensifier) exceptionally, particularly, extremely


air choireigin

air choreigin
air choreigin#Scottish_Gaelic


lath'-eigin

latha-eigin (alternative)
latheigin (alternative)


uaireannan

/ˈuəɾʲən̪ˠən/


an-diugh

From Old Irish indiu, composed of i (“in”) or in (“the”) plus the dative singular of día (“day”). Compare an-dè (“yesterday”).

Tha Dòmhnall a’ faighinn cù an-diugh.


a-nochd

From Old Irish innocht, from the definite article in followed by an oblique case form of Proto-Celtic *noxs.

Cha tig e a-nochd.

a-nochd is an-raoir


air na h-uile cor

air a h-uile cor
air a h-uile cor#Scottish_Gaelic


carson

/kʰɔrˠˈs̪ɔn/

[kʰaˈs̪ˠɔ̝n]

Contraction of cia ar son, from son (“sake of”) + cé / cia + air. See also airson.


an-earar

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


a-màireach

/ə ˈmaːɾʲəx/

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


an-uiridh

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠuɾɪ/

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠɯɾɪ/

/(ə)ˈn̪ˠɯɾʲɪ/

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


am bliadhna

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


an ath-bhliadhna

an ath bhliadhna
an ath bhliadhna#Scottish_Gaelic

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

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


a-raoir

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

inh

an-raoir (alternative)
an-reidhir (alternative)
an-roir (alternative)
raoir (alternative)
raidhir (alternative)
rair (alternative)
reidhir (alternative)
reir (alternative)

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

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


co-dhiù

bha co-dhiù ceithir ceud duine ann

there were at least four hundred people there


an siud

/an̪ˠəˈʃit̪/

/an̪ˠəˈʃit̪ɔxkɪɲ/

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

a shiud (alternative)
an siudach (alternative)
a shiudach (alternative)


's dòcha

/s̪ ˈd̪̊ɔːxə/

/s̪ ˈd̪̊ɔːxkə/


an siud 's an seo

/əɲˈʃit̪ ʃ‿əɲˈʃɔ/

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


an sin

/an̪ˠəˈʃĩnɔxkɪɲ/

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

a shin (alternative)
an sineach (alternative)
a shineach (alternative)


a-rithist

/əˈɾʲi.ɪʃtʲ/

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

a-rìs (alternative)
a-rithistich (alternative)


ma-thà

matà (alternative)
ma-tà (alternative)
ma tha (alternative)


a-nis

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

a-nisd (alternative)
a-nise (alternative)
a-nist (alternative)
nis (alternative)
nise (alternative)
nist (alternative)
a-neisd (alternative)
a-neist (alternative)
neisd (alternative)
neist (alternative)


an urra

Tha iad trì notaichean an urra.

Thug ian pinnt leanna an urra dhuinn.


a dh'aon ghnothach

a dh'aona ghnothach (alternative)
a dh'aon ghnothaich (alternative)

expressly, deliberately, specifically, purposely, on purpose


a dh'aona ghnothach

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


an iar

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

der

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

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

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


an ear

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


a tuath

From Middle Irish atúaid, from Old Irish antúaid.


àrd claiginn

dh'èigh mi àrd mo chlaiginn

dh'èigh i àrd a claiginn

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


àrd mo chlaiginn

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


àrd do chlaiginn

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

at the top of your voice (informal singular)


àrd a chlaiginn

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


àrd a claiginn

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


àrd ur claiginn

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


àrd an claiginn

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


àrd ar claiginn

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


às a' cheud

64 às a' cheud de sgoilearan

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


leth-char

bha e leth-char neo-chreidmheach


fiadhaich

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

bha e fiadhaich math


da-rìribh

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

/kaˈɾʲiːɾʲɪv/

/kaˈɾʲiːɾʲʊ/

/ɣaˈɾʲiːɾʲɪv/

/ɣaˈɾʲiːɾʲʊ/

/t̪aˈɾʲiːɾʲɪv/

/t̪aˈɾʲiːɾʲʊ/

/t̪aˈɾʲiːɾʲəɣ/

Sutherland, Badenoch, Strathspey, Perthshire

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

da-rìreadh (alternative)
dha-rìreadh (alternative)
ga-rìreadh (alternative)
dha-rìribh (alternative)
ga-rìribh (alternative)
a-rìribh (alternative)
rìribh (alternative)
an da-rìreadh (alternative)
an da-rìribh (alternative)
ann an da-rìreadh (alternative)
ann an da-rìribh (alternative)


dha-rìribh

/ɣa ˈɾʲiːɾʲɪ/


às na ceithir ranna ruadha

from all corners of the earth, from all four corners of the world (literally "from the four red parts")


a cheana

Rinn e sin a cheana.


mar gum biodh

mar gum b' eadh (alternative)
mar gum bitheadh (alternative)


mar as fheàrr as urrainn do

Tha na lioncsaichean a’ cumail air falbh bho dhaoine mar as fheàrr as urrainn dhaibh.

Lynxes keep away from people as best they can.


fa-near

under consideration/attention/notice, on mind


casruisgte

/ˈkʰas̪ɾuʃtʲə/

From cas (“leg, foot”) + rùisgte (“naked, bare”).


sa bhad

anns a' bhad
anns a' bhad#Scottish_Gaelic


caran

Tha mi caran sgìth.


mar chloich às an adhar

out of the blue (literally "like a stone from the air")


a-rèist

/(ə)ˈɾʲeːʃtʲ/

[(ə)ˈðeːʃtʲ]

/ə ˈɾʲeːʃtʲ(ə)/

/ə ˈɾʲe.iʃtʲ/

Chan eil taic nam bhrògan is tha mo chasan a-rèist a' freagairt anns an adhbrann.

There's no support in my shoes and so I'm feeling my legs in my ankles.

(Lewis) then, so (in that case, therefore)

(Wester Ross) then (at that time; after that)


latha de na làithean

one day, someday, one of these days, one of those days


as dèidh làimhe

an dèidh làimhe
an dèidh làimhe#Scottish_Gaelic


as dèidh sin

an dèidh sin
an dèidh sin#Scottish_Gaelic


bun-os-cionn

bun (“bottom”) + os cionn (“above”). Cognate with Irish bunoscionn.


an impis

an ìmpis (alternative)
an ìmis (alternative)
an imis (alternative)
an imfhios (alternative)

about to, on the verge of, on the point of


co-dhiù no co-dheth

(often dated or humorous) anyhow, anyway


air èiginn

by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of one's teeth

with difficulty, perforce, by the skin of one's teeth


sreath chèile

dà bhliadhna sreath chèile


an sreath a chèile

trì bliadhnaichean an sreath a chèile


an-ath-bhliadhna

an-ath-bhliadhn' (alternative)
an ath-bhliadhna (alternative)


a-nall

/əˈn̪ˠãũl̪ˠ/


leth mu leth

leth mar leth
leth mar leth#Scottish_Gaelic


air bàrr teangaidh

air bàrr mo theangaidh

air bàrr do theangaidh

air bàrr a theangaidh

air bàrr a teangaidh

air barran ar teangan

air bàrr ur teangaidh

air barran ur teangan

air barran an teangan

on the tip of one's tongue
on the tip of one's tongue


anns a' chiad dol a-mach

sa chiad dol a-mach
sa chiad dol a-mach#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of sa chiad dol a-mach.


às ùr

tòisich às ùr


mar gum b' eadh

mar gum biodh
mar gum biodh#Scottish_Gaelic


a-nisd

(Uist, Barra) superseded spelling of a-nist (“now”)


a cheart cho math

tha e a cheart cho math dhuibh mo mharbhadh


beag air bheag

little by little, bit by bit, step by step


ceum is ceum

step by step, little by little, bit by bit


a chaochladh

mura b' aithne dhomh a chaochladh

bhiodh barrachd eagail air gun a dhol ann na a chaochladh

he would be more afraid to go there than otherwise


fad' is tarsaing

fad is farsaing
fad is farsaing#Scottish_Gaelic


san fharsaingeachd

in general, generally, by and large, on the whole


anns an fharsaingeachd

san fharsaingeachd
san fharsaingeachd#Scottish_Gaelic


nàdar de

nàdar de bhonaid a tha ann

tha nàdar de cheangal ann

tha nàdar de dh'fhios agam dè a thachras


an dàrna taobh

an dara taobh (alternative)
dhan dara taobh (alternative)
dhan dàrna taobh (alternative)

Thug mi e an dàrna taobh.

Chaidh an càr a bhruthadh an dàrna taobh.

Chuir iad beagan de na prothaidean aca dhan dàrna taobh.

They put some of their profits to one side.


an dara taobh

an dàrna taobh
an dàrna taobh#Scottish_Gaelic


an là an-diugh

an latha an-diugh
an latha an-diugh#Scottish_Gaelic


air mhàl

tha an taigh a-nis air mhàl


aig a' cheann thall

at the end of the day
at the end of the day

in the long term, in the long run, at the end of the day


eadhon

eadhan (alternative)
eadhain (alternative)


a dhìth

tha thu not a dhìth

dè a tha a dhìth ort?

tha airgead a dhìth orm


gu lèir

altogether, completely, totally, entirely


an seo

/an̪ˠəˈʃɔ.əx/

From an seo (literally “in this”). Akin to Irish anseo and Manx ayns shoh.

a sheo (alternative colloquial)
an seothach (alternative)
a sheothach (alternative)

Bha mi an seo an-dè.


ro chìsean

prothaid ro chìsean


mochthrath

mochthrath
mhochthrath
moch-thrath (alternative)
muchthrath (alternative)

From Old Irish mochtráth (“early hour or time of day”) (compare Manx moghrey), from moch (“early”) + tráth (“hour, point in time”).


anns a' chiad sealladh

air a' chiad sealladh
air a' chiad sealladh#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of air a' chiad sealladh.


trasna

From Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

(Arran) across, athwart, cross, traverse


an uair sin

[ˈn̪ˠʊɔ̝̈ʂən]

[(ə)ˈn̪ˠuəs̪ˠɪɲ]

/ə ˈn̪ˠuərˠ ʂin/


rach cùrsa nan slat

take up the gauntlet
take up the gauntlet


head

an nì a chuireas duine is e a bhuaineas e

reap what you sow (lit. what a man sows that he will reap)


rud beag

tha mi a’ faireachdainn rud beag nas fheàrr


⁊c.

From Latin etc., an abbreviation of et cetera (“and the rest [of the things]; and the other things”), using the ligature ⁊ to stand for the et.


eadhan

Alternative form of eadhon (“to wit, namely, even”)


trasta

A modified form of Middle Irish tarsna, from Old Irish tarsno.

Thàinig e trasta air leabhar.

(Colonsay, Islay, Jura) across, athwart, cross, traverse


fad na tìde

/ˌfat̪ nə ˈtʲʰiːtʲə/


air loidhne

/ɛɾʲˈl̪ˠɔinə/


an nochd

An nochd is trom tha mo cheum
Tha snigh' ùr air m'ghruaidhidh
An nochd is trom tha mo cheum.

“An nochd is trom tha mo cheum”, performed by Mary Jane Lamond:

My step is heavy tonight
Fresh tears on my cheeks
My step is heavy tonight.


càit'

Càit’ a bheil a’ Bheilg?


càit

Càit a bheil a’ Bheilg?


cha lughaide

[ha ˈl̪ˠɵːtʃə]


uileag

Apparently a clipping of uile gu lèir, as stated of the Irish equivalent uileag, uilig in a letter from Holger Pedersen to Franz Nikolaus Finck.


a-nunn

[əˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠ]


taghta

/ˈt̪ʰɤːʰt̪ə/

tha sin taghta math!


dè mar

Dè mar a chanas tu sin ann an Gàidhlig?

Dè mar a tha sibh?

(Benbecula, South Uist, Barra, Tiree, Argyll) how


dè man

Dè man a chanas tu sin ann an Gàidhlig?

Dè man a tha sibh?


cionnas

/ˈkʰʲũn̪ˠəs̪/

From Old Irish cindas; contraction of cia (“what, which”) + ionnas (“state, matter”). Cognate to Irish conas.

Cionnas a tha thu ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig?

Cionnas a tha sibh?

(Lewis, Sutherland, Ross-shire) how, what manner, by what means


cas mu seach

head to foot, heads and thraws, crosswise

cumadh cas mu seach


an seothach

/an̪ˠəˈʃɔ.əx/


air aghaidh

(South Uist, Barra, Tiree, Islay) forward, forwards, ahead


a' bhòn-dè

a bhòn-dè (alternative)
a-bhòn-dè (alternative)
a-bhóin-dé (alternative)
air bhòn-dé (alternative)

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


a' bhòn-raoir

the night before last
the night before last


iochd air n-achd

(idiomatic) willy-nilly, nolens volens, whether or not


a dh'olc no a dh'èiginn

a dh’olc no a dh’èiginn (canonical)
olc no èiginn (alternative)

(idiomatic) by hook or by crook (Literally, “by evil or by hardship”)


olc no èiginn

(idiomatic) by hook or by crook (Literally, “evil or hardship”)


cha mhòr

cha mhòr nach eil mi deiseil

In conjunction with nach: almost, nearly

cha mhòr gu bheil ceum aice

tha mi cha mhòr deiseil

(colloquial, as a simple adverb) almost, nearly

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cha, mòr.


a-mhàin

From Middle Irish amáin, from Old Irish nammá (“only, merely”), a petrified phrase derived from a negated form of má (“more”) (a comparative form of mór, már (“great”)), thus “not more”.


làrna-mhàireach

/ˌl̪ˠaːrˠn̪ˠə ˈvaːɾʲəx/

/ˌl̪ˠãːɲə ˈvaːɾəx/

Univerbation of an latha air na mhàireach

univ

the next morning, the following morning, the morning after

on the morrow, the next day, the following day, the day after


an-ath-oidhch'

an-ath-oidhche (alternative)
an ath-oidhch' (alternative)
an ath-oidhche (alternative)

/ə ˌn̪ˠaˈhɤiç(ə)/

[ə ˌn̪ˠaˈhʉiçʌ]


an ath-oidhche

an ath oidhche
an ath oidhche#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of an ath oidhche (“the next night; the following night”).

Alternative form of an-ath-oidhch' (“tomorrow night”).


a-cheana

From Old Irish cene; cognate with Welsh gynneu.

a cheana (alternative)
cheana (alternative)

Bha sinn air a bhith thairis air seo a-cheana.


a chionn

A chionn 's gu bheil mòran air gabhail os làimh cunntas a chur ri chèile mu na rudan a chaidh a choileanadh nar measg‑ne...

Because many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been accomplished among us

A chionn 's gun deach Shingal a shaoradh leis na Peshmerga

Because Shingal was libertated by the Peshmerga

Agus air dhuinn stiùireadh às a sin, sheòl sinn fo Chìprus, a chionn gu robh na gaothan nar n-aghaidh.

And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.


an sàs

caught, stuck in or on; engaged, involved with or in.


an siud is an seo

an siud 's an seo (alternative contraction)

/əɲˈʃit̪ ɪs̪ əɲˈʃɔ/

Bha corp creadha snasail aice air a dheanamh agus aon fhichead dealg aice air an stuigeardh ann an siud is an seo.

1955, Seonag NicLeod, “Seonaid”, in An Gaidheal [The Gael], number 12, Glasgow:


mar-thà

mar thà (alternative)
mu thràth (alternative)


fa-dheòidh

fa dheòidh (alternative)
fa dheaghaidh (alternative)


am-feast

/ə ˈfɛs̪t̪ə/

From Middle Irish festa, from Old Irish fecht-sa (“this occasion”).


air chialaidh

/eɾʲ ə ˈçiəl̪ˠɪ/

(idiomatic, chiefly Uist) on an empty stomach


fèar

(chiefly Lewis) just, right, exactly, simply


ciod thuige

/ˈɡ̥ɯt̪ɯɡ̥ʲə/

ciod (“what”) + thuige (“towards”). Cognate with Irish cad chuige.