mì-chleachd

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mì-chleachd (past mhì-chleachd, future mì-chleachdaidh, verbal noun mì-chleachdadh, past participle mì-chleachte)

mhì-chleachd (past)
mì-chleachdaidh (future)
mì-chleachdadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-chleachte (participle past)


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


taobhaich

taobhaich (past thaobhaich, future taobhaichidh, verbal noun taobhachadh, past participle taobhaichte)

thaobhaich (past)
taobhaichidh (future)
taobhachadh (noun-from-verb)
taobhaichte (participle past)
taobhaich
thaobhaich

taobh (“side”) + -ich; compare Irish taobhaigh

Thaobhaich an iarla ris an rìgh.

An taobhaich thu leis an fheadhainn eile?


taobhachadh

taobhachadh m (genitive singular taobhachaidh, plural taobhachaidhean)

taobhachaidh (genitive singular)
taobhachaidhean (plural)


mì-thoilich

mì-thoilich (past mhì-thoilich, future mì-thoilichidh, verbal noun mì-thoileachadh, past participle mì-thoilichte)

mhì-thoilich (past)
mì-thoilichidh (future)
mì-thoileachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-thoilichte (participle past)


mì-thràthaich

mì-thràthaich (past mhì-thràthaich, future mì-thràthaichidh, verbal noun mì-thràthachadh, past participle mì-thràthaichte)

mhì-thràthaich (past)
mì-thràthaichidh (future)
mì-thràthachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-thràthaichte (participle past)


mì-thoileach

discontented, disinclined, displeased, dissatisfied, unwilling


mì-threòirich

mì-threòirich (past mhì-threòirich, future mì-threòirichidh, verbal noun mì-threòireachadh, past participle mì-threòirichte)

mhì-threòirich (past)
mì-threòirichidh (future)
mì-threòireachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-threòirichte (participle past)


treòirich

treòirich (past threòirich, future treòirichidh, verbal noun treòireachadh, past participle treòirichte)

threòirich (past)
treòirichidh (future)
treòireachadh (noun-from-verb)
treòirichte (participle past)


treòir

From Middle Irish treorach, from Proto-Celtic *treg-ri, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg- (“to be stiff, rigid, strong”).

der

energy, force, might, power, strength, vigour


mì-thròcaireach

From mì- + tròcaireach or mì-thròcair + -ach.


mì-mhisneachdail

From mì-mhisneachd (“diffidence, irresolution; discouragement”) + -ail (adjectival suffix).


misneach

From Old Irish meisnech (“courage, spirit”).


mì-mhisnich

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mì-mhisnich (past mhì-mhisnich, future mì-mhisnichidh, verbal noun mì-mhisneachadh, past participle mì-mhisnichte)

mhì-mhisnich (past)
mì-mhisnichidh (future)
mì-mhisneachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-mhisnichte (participle past)


misnich

misnich (past mhisnich, future misnichidh, verbal noun misneachadh, past participle misnichte)

mhisnich (past)
misnichidh (future)
misneachadh (noun-from-verb)
misnichte (participle past)

bolden, bolster, cheer, encourage, hearten, inspire


mì-thaitnich

mì-thaitnich (past mhì-thaitnich, future mì-thaitnichidh, verbal noun mì-thaitneachadh, past participle mì-thaitnichte)

mhì-thaitnich (past)
mì-thaitnichidh (future)
mì-thaitneachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-thaitnichte (participle past)
mì-thaitinn (alternative)


mì-thaitinn

mì-thaitinn (past mhì-thaitinn, future mì-thaitnidh, verbal noun mì-thaitneadh, past participle mì-thaitinnte)

mhì-thaitinn (past)
mì-thaitnidh (future)
mì-thaitneadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-thaitinnte (participle past)
mì-thaitnich (alternative)


taitinn

taitinn (past thaitinn, future taitnidh, verbal noun taitneadh, past participle taitinnte)

thaitinn (past)
taitnidh (future)
taitneadh (noun-from-verb)
taitinnte (participle past)


taitneach

agreeable, amiable, charming, engaging, becoming, attractive, fascinating, pleasant, pleasing, satisfactory, sightly


tarbhach

beneficial, gainful, productive, profitable


mì-tharbhach

fruitless, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable


inbhich

inflection of inbheach (“adult, grown-up”):


murrach

able, capable, efficacious, adequate, solvent


tairbhe

From Old Irish torbae, verbal noun of do·rorban, from di- + ro- + benaid.

/ˈt̪ʰɛɾʲɛvə/


tairbhe

/ˈt̪ʰɛɾʲɛvə/


mì-mheadhanach

mì-mheadhanach (genitive singular masculine mì-mheadhanaich)

mì-mheadhanaich (genitive masculine singular)
mì-mheadhanach
mhì-mheadhanach


màlda

bashful, modest, calm, gentle, mild, coy


màldachd

Rinn màldachd a gnùise còmhnadh ri maise a pearsadh a chur a mach.

1831, John MacGowan, translated by Percival MacFarlane, Eachdraidh Ioseiph, Mhic Iacoib, page 78:

The modesty of her face helped to bring out the beauty of her body.


mì-mheasarra

dissolute, immoderate, incontinent, intemperate


measarra

abstinent, continent, frugal, moderate, sober, temperate


misneachd òil

misneachd òil f (genitive singular misneachd òil, no plural)


cumhachd mara

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

cumhachd mara (genitive singular)
cumhachdan mara (plural)


cumhachdan mara

cumhachd mara
cumhachd mara#Scottish_Gaelic


raon-laighe

raon-laighe m (genitive singular raoin-laighe, plural raointean-laighe)

raoin-laighe (genitive singular)
raointean-laighe (plural)


mì-fhios

mì-fhios m (genitive singular mì-fhiosa, plural mì-fhiosan)

mì-fhiosa (genitive singular)
mì-fhiosan (plural)

From mì- (“bad, ill-, mis-”) + fios (“knowledge, information”).


mì-fhuranach

mì-fhuranaiche (comparative)
mì-fhuranach
mhì-fhuranach


flathail

noble, gallant, patrician, princely, majestic


mì-fhortanach

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mì-fhortanach (genitive singular masculine mì-fhortanaich, comparative mì-fhortanaiche)

mì-fhortanaich (genitive masculine singular)
mì-fhortanaiche (comparative)
mì-fhortanach
mhì-fhortanach

disastrous, luckless, unfortunate, unlucky


mì-fhreagarrach

/ˈmiːˌɾʲekərˠəx/

incongruous, unanswerable, unfit, unsuitable


mì-fhreasdalach

mì-fhreasdalach (genitive singular masculine mì-fhreasdalaich, comparative mì-fhreasdalaiche)

mì-fhreasdalaich (genitive masculine singular)
mì-fhreasdalaiche (comparative)
mì-fhreasdalach
mhì-fhreasdalach
mì-fhreastalach (alternative)


mì-chaomhnach

mì-chaomhnaiche (comparative)
mì-chaomhnach
mhì-chaomhnach


mì-chaomhainn

mì-chaomhainn (past mhì-chaomhainn, future mì-chaoimhnidh, verbal noun mì-chaomhnadh, past participle mì-chaomhainnte)

mhì-chaomhainn (past)
mì-chaoimhnidh (future)
mì-chaomhnadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-chaomhainnte (participle past)


caomhainn

caomhainn (past chaomhainn, future caoimhnidh, verbal noun caomhnadh, past participle caomhainnte)

chaomhainn (past)
caoimhnidh (future)
caomhnadh (noun-from-verb)
caomhainnte (participle past)


mì-chiatach

improper, unbecoming, ungainly, unseemly


freasdal

/ˈfɾʲes̪t̪əl̪ˠ/

From Middle Irish frestal, from Old Irish fresndal. Cognate with Irish freastal.


freasdalach

freasdalach (genitive singular masculine freasdalaich)

freasdalaich (genitive masculine singular)
freasdalach
fhreasdalach
freastalach (alternative)

/fɾʲes̪t̪əl̪ˠəx/


freasdalachd

/fɾʲes̪t̪əl̪ˠəxɡ/


mì-choisrig

mì-choisrig (past mhì-choisrig, future mì-choisrigidh, verbal noun mì-choisrigeadh, past participle mì-choisrigte)

mhì-choisrig (past)
mì-choisrigidh (future)
mì-choisrigeadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-choisrigte (participle past)


mì-chomhairlich

mì-chomhairlich (past mhì-chomhairlich, future mì-chomhairlichidh, verbal noun mì-chomhairleachadh, past participle mì-chomhairlichte)

mhì-chomhairlich (past)
mì-chomhairlichidh (future)
mì-chomhairleachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-chomhairlichte (participle past)


cùiseach

cùiseiche (comparative)
cùiseach
chùiseach


caidreach

caidriche (comparative)
caidearach (alternative)


caidreach

caidreach m (genitive singular caidrich, plural caidrich)

caidrich (genitive singular)
caidrich (plural)
caidreamhach (alternative)
caidreach
chaidreach


mì-chàirich

mì-chàirich (past mhì-chàirich, future mì-chàirichidh, verbal noun mì-chàireachadh, past participle mì-chàirichte)

mhì-chàirich (past)
mì-chàirichidh (future)
mì-chàireachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-chàirichte (participle past)


mì-cheanalta

From mì- (negative prefix) + ceanalta (“kind, mild, amiable; polite, genteel”).

affix

unamiable, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly


mì-chliùitich

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mì-chliùitich (past mhì-chliùitich, future mì-chliùitichidh, verbal noun mì-chliùiteachadh, past participle mì-chliùitichte)

mhì-chliùitich (past)
mì-chliùitichidh (future)
mì-chliùiteachadh (noun-from-verb)
mì-chliùitichte (participle past)


mì-chliù

mì-chliù m (genitive singular mì-chliù, no plural)

defamation, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy, infamy, reproach


cruinneil

From cruinne + -eil (adjectival suffix).


fallaineachd

fitness, good health, healthiness, soundness, wholesomeness


fallain

From Middle Irish follán, from fo- + slán.

able-bodied, hail, healthy, orthodox, salubrious, sound, well, wholesome


fo-lèine

fo-lèine f (genitive singular fo-lèine, plural fo-lèintean)

fo-lèine (genitive singular)
fo-lèintean (plural)


fo-ghiùlanair

fo-ghiùlanair m (genitive singular fo-ghiùlanair, plural fo-ghiùlanairean)

fo-ghiùlanair (genitive singular)
fo-ghiùlanairean (plural)


fo-mhisgeach

fo-mhisgiche (comparative)
fo-mhisgeach
fho-mhisgeach

From fo-mhisg (“tipsiness”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


fo-mhisg

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fo-mhisg f (genitive singular fo-mhisge)

From fo- (“sub-, under-”) + misg (“drunkenness”).


fo-shlighe

pedestrian underpass
pedestrian underpass


fo-sgoil

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fo-sgoil f (genitive singular fo-sgoile, plural fo-sgoiltean)

fo-sgoile (genitive singular)
fo-sgoiltean (plural)


dlùth-bhaile

dlùth-bhaile m (genitive singular dlùth-bhaile, plural dlùth-bhailtean)

dlùth-bhaile (genitive singular)
dlùth-bhailtean (plural)


frith-bhaile

frith-bhaile m (genitive singular frith-bhaile, plural frith-bhailtean)

frith-bhaile (genitive singular)
frith-bhailtean (plural)


leth-ainm

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

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


frith-shràid

frith-shràid f (genitive singular frith-shràide, plural frith-shràidean)

frith-shràide (genitive singular)
frith-shràidean (plural)


frith-mhuir

frith-mhuir f (genitive singular frith-mhara, plural frith-mharannan)

frith-mhara (genitive singular)
frith-mharannan (plural)


dlùth-chairdeas

dlùth-chairdeas m (genitive singular dlùth-chàirdeis, no plural)


fo-roinn

fo-roinn (past dh'fho-roinn, future fo-roinnidh, verbal noun fo-roinn, past participle fo-roinnte)

dh'fho-roinn (past)
fo-roinnidh (future)
fo-roinn (noun-from-verb)
fo-roinnte (participle past)


fo-roinn

fo-roinn f (genitive singular fo-roinne, plural fo-roinnean)

fo-roinne (genitive singular)
fo-roinnean (plural)


frith-cheum

frith-cheum m (genitive singular frith-cheuma or frith-chèim, plural frith-cheuman or frith-cheumannan)

frith-cheuma (genitive singular)
frith-chèim (genitive singular)
frith-cheuman (plural)
frith-cheumannan (plural)


frith-thaghadh

frith-thaghadh m (genitive singular frith-thaghaidh, plural frith-thaghaidhean)

frith-thaghaidh (genitive singular)
frith-thaghaidhean (plural)


frith-choille

frith-coille f (genitive singular frith-choille, plural frith-choilltean or frith-choilltichean)

frith-coille (canonical feminine)
frith-choille (genitive singular)
frith-choilltean (plural)
frith-choilltichean (plural)


fo-thaghadh

fo-thaghadh m (genitive singular fo-thaghaidh, plural fo-thaghaidhean)

fo-thaghaidh (genitive singular)
fo-thaghaidhean (plural)


freagarrachd

acceptability, adequacy, adequateness, adaptability, agreeableness, aptness, concinnity, congruence, congruity, expediency, fitness, suitability, propriety, relevancy


fo-chraicneach

fo-chraicneach (genitive singular masculine fo-chraicnich)

fo-chraicnich (genitive masculine singular)
fo-chraicneach
fho-chraicneach


frith-iasg

frith-iasg m (genitive singular frith-èisg, plural frith-iasga or frith-èisg or frith-iasgan)

frith-èisg (genitive singular)
frith-iasga (plural)
frith-èisg (plural)
frith-iasgan (plural)


dlùth-bheachd

dlùth-bheachd f (genitive singular dlùth-bheachda, no plural)


dlùth-chomann

dlùth-chomann m (genitive singular dlùth-chomainn, no plural)


leantainn

leanmhainn (alternative)
leanachd (alternative)
leanail (alternative)
leanailt (alternative)
leantail (alternative)

/ˈʎãn̪ˠt̪ɪɲ/


stràc

stràc (past stràc, future stràcaidh, verbal noun stràcadh, past participle stràcte)

stràc (past)
stràcaidh (future)
stràcadh (noun-from-verb)
stràcte (participle past)

(historical) strike corn level with the top of a measure, by applying a rule diametrically along the brim; fill to the brim without heaping


stràc

stràc m or f (genitive singular stràic or stràice, plural stràcan)

stràic (genitive singular)
stràice (genitive singular)
stràcan (plural)

(historical) quantity, the fill of any vessel

(historical) ruler to measure grain, meal or salt in a vessel, by drawing it along the brim, strickle

(dated, nautical) strake or plank of a boat


stràcadh

stràcadh m (genitive singular stràcaidh, plural stràcaidhean)

stràcaidh (genitive singular)
stràcaidhean (plural)


stràc mhall

stràc mhall f (genitive singular stràic-mhall or stràice-mhall, plural stràcan-mhall)

stràic-mhall (genitive singular)
stràice-mhall (genitive singular)
stràcan-mhall (plural)


stràc bhrisg

stràc bhrisg f (genitive singular stràic-bhrisg or stràice-bhrisg, plural stràcan-bhrisg)

stràic-bhrisg (genitive singular)
stràice-bhrisg (genitive singular)
stràcan-bhrisg (plural)


stràc gheur

stràc gheur f (genitive singular stràic-gheur or stràice-gheur, plural stràcan-gheur)

stràic-gheur (genitive singular)
stràice-gheur (genitive singular)
stràcan-gheur (plural)


brisg

From Middle Irish brisc, from Proto-Celtic *briskos. Cognate with Irish briosc.


fo-sgrìobh

fo-sgrìobh (past fo-sgrìobh, future fo-sgrìobhaidh, verbal noun fo-sgrìobhadh, past participle fo-sgrìobhte)

fo-sgrìobh (past)
fo-sgrìobhaidh (future)
fo-sgrìobhadh (noun-from-verb)
fo-sgrìobhte (participle past)


frith-bharaileach

frith-bharailiche (comparative)
frith-bharaileach
fhrith-bharaileach


frìth-ghadaiche

frìth-ghadaiche m (genitive singular frìth-ghadaiche, plural frìth-ghadaichean)

frìth-ghadaiche (genitive singular)
frìth-ghadaichean (plural)
frìth-ghadaiche
fhrìth-ghadaiche


frìth-mhèirleach

frìth-mhèirleach m (genitive singular frìth-mhèirlich, plural frìth-mhèirlich)

frìth-mhèirlich (genitive singular)
frìth-mhèirlich (plural)
frìth-mhèirleach
fhrìth-mhèirleach
frìdh-mhèirleach (alternative)


frìth

frìth f (genitive singular frìthe, plural frìthean)

frìthe (genitive singular)
frìthean (plural)


frith-bhailteach

frith-bhailtiche (comparative)
frith-bhailteach
fhrith-bhailteach


gadaiche

gadaiche m (genitive singular gadaiche, plural gadaichean)

gadaiche (genitive singular)
gadaichean (plural)
gadaiche
ghadaiche


frith-ainmich

frith-ainmich (past fhrith-ainmich, future frith-ainmichidh, verbal noun frith-ainmeachadh, past participle frith-ainmichte)

fhrith-ainmich (past)
frith-ainmichidh (future)
frith-ainmeachadh (noun-from-verb)
frith-ainmichte (participle past)


frith-rathadach

frith-rathadaiche (comparative)
frith-rathadach
fhrith-rathadach
frith-rodach (alternative)

From frith-rathad (“byway, lane, path, track”) + -ach.


frith-rodach

frith-rodaiche (comparative)
frith-rodach
fhrith-rodach

From frith-rod (“byway, lane, path, track”) + -ach.

Alternative form of frith-rathadach (“having byroads or shortcuts”)


frith-eagalach

frith-eagalaiche (comparative)
frith-eagalach
fhrith-eagalach


frith-eileanach

frith-eileanaiche (comparative)
frith-eileanach
fhrith-eileanach

From frith-eilean (“small island; floating island”) + -ach.

of or pertaining to small or floating islands


frith-ghearanach

frith-ghearanaiche (comparative)
frith-ghearanach
fhrith-ghearanach

From frith-ghearan (“habit of complaining, querulousness”) + -ach.


frith-eagal

light degree of fear, panic, sudden terror


frith-leumnach

frith-leumnaiche (comparative)
frith-leumnach
fhrith-leumnach
frith-lèimneach (alternative)

From frith-leum (“(act of) recoiling; recoil”) + -ach.


frith-lèimneach

frith-lèimniche (comparative)
frith-lèimneach
fhrith-lèimneach

From frith-lèim (“(act of) recoiling; recoil”) + -ach.

Alternative form of frith-leumnach (“skipping, bounding”)


bogha-froise

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bogha-froise m (genitive singular bogha-fhroise, plural boghachan-froise)

bogha-fhroise (genitive singular)
boghachan-froise (plural)


frith-bhuail

frith-bhuail (past fhrith-bhuail, future frith-bhuailidh, verbal noun frith-bhualadh, past participle frith-bhuailte)

fhrith-bhuail (past)
frith-bhuailidh (future)
frith-bhualadh (noun-from-verb)
frith-bhuailte (participle past)


frith-leum

frith-leum (past fhrith-leum, future frith-leumaidh, verbal noun frith-leum, past participle frith-leumte)

fhrith-leum (past)
frith-leumaidh (future)
frith-leum (noun-from-verb)
frith-leumte (participle past)
frith-lèim (alternative)


frith-leum

frith-leum m (genitive singular frith-leuma, plural frith-leuman or frith-leumannan)

frith-leuma (genitive singular)
frith-leuman (plural)
frith-leumannan (plural)
frith-lèim (alternative)


frith-chòmhradh

frith-chòmhradh m (genitive singular frith-chòmhraidh, plural frith-chòmhraidhean)

frith-chòmhraidh (genitive singular)
frith-chòmhraidhean (plural)


bruidheann

bruidheann f (genitive singular bruidhinn or bruidhne, no plural)

bruidhinn (genitive singular)
bruidhne (genitive singular)

From Old Irish fris-brudi, from Proto-Celtic *mru- (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-, see also Welsh cyfrau (“words, conversation”).


frith-channtair

frith-channtair m (genitive singular frith-channtaire, plural frith-channtairean)

frith-channtaire (genitive singular)
frith-channtairean (plural)


frith-bhacach

frith-bhacaiche (comparative)
frith-bhacach
fhrith-bhacach


am fear nach dèan cur rè latha fuar, cha dèan e buain rè latha teth

no pain, no gain (lit. "The man who doesn't plant during a cold day, he won't harvest during a hot day")


's tric a bhios cridhe gheal ann an seiche dhonn

don't judge a book by its cover
don't judge a book by its cover

don't judge a book by its cover (lit. "Often a bright heart is in a brown skin")


na h-abair diug a choidhche ris an eun gus an dig e às an ugh

don't count your chickens before they're hatched (lit. "don't say 'here chick chick' to the bird until he's hatched from the egg")


le sìor iarraidh thig furtachd lath'-eigin

le sìor iarraidh thig furtachd latha eigin

if at first you don't succeed, try try again


frith-phunc

frith-phunc m (genitive singular frith-phuinc, no plural)

frith-phuinc (genitive singular)
frith-phuing (alternative)


frith-sheòmar

frith-sheòmar m (genitive singular frith-sheòmair, plural frith-sheòmraichean)

frith-sheòmair (genitive singular)
frith-sheòmraichean (plural)


ainbhfhiach

ainbhfhiach m (genitive singular ainbhfheich, plural ainbhfhiachan)

ainbhfheich (genitive singular)
ainbhfhiachan (plural)


ainfhiach

ainfhiach m (genitive singular ainfhiach or ainfhéich, plural ainfhiachan)

ainfhiach (genitive singular)
ainfhéich (genitive singular)
ainfhiachan (plural)

debts (particularly heavy ones), obligation


frith-sheirbhiseach

frith-sheirbhiseach m (genitive singular frith-sheirbhisich, plural frith-sheirbhisich)

frith-sheirbhisich (genitive singular)
frith-sheirbhisich (plural)


seirbhiseach

seirbhiseach m (genitive singular seirbhisich, plural seirbhisich)

seirbhisich (genitive singular)
seirbhisich (plural)
seirbhiseach
sheirbhiseach
after "an"
t-seirbhiseach

/ˈʃɤðɤvaʃəx/

From Old Irish seirbísech (“auxiliary, ancillary; a servant, an agent”) (compare Irish seirbhíseach). By surface analysis, seirbheis (“service”) + -ach.


frith-bheart

head

frith-bheart (past fhrith-bheart, future frith-bheartaidh, verbal noun frith-bheartadh, past participle frith-bhearte)

fhrith-bheart (past)
frith-bheartaidh (future)
frith-bheartadh (noun-from-verb)
frith-bhearte (participle past)


frith-choimeas

frith-choimeas m (genitive singular frith-choimeis, plural frith-choimeasan)

frith-choimeis (genitive singular)
frith-choimeasan (plural)


am fear a labhras olc mu a mhnaoi, tha e a cur mì-chliù air fhèin

am fear a labhras olc mu a mhnaoi (canonical)
tha e a cur mì-chliù air fhèin (canonical)

am fear a labhras olc mu a mhnaoi, tha e a' cur mì-chliù air fhèin

The man who speaks ill of his wife, he ruins his own reputation/ disgraces himself.


bidh an t-ubhal as fheàrr air a' mheangan as àirde

The best apple will be on the highest branch.


is treasa tuatha na tighearna

The common people are stronger than a lord.


's àirde tuathanach air a chasan na duine-uasal air a glùinean

's àirde tuathanach air a chasan na duine-uasal air a ghlùinean

A peasant on his feet is more powerful than a nobleman on his knees.


is sona gach cuid an comaidh; is mairg a chromadh 'na aonar

is sona gach cuid an comaidh (canonical)
is mairg a chromadh 'na aonar (canonical)

Everything shared brings happiness; pity he who would stoop by himself.


cùnnradair neo-eisimealach

independent contractor
independent contractor


an leanabh a dh'fhàgar dha fhèin, cuiridh e a mhàthair gu nàire

The child who is left by himself, he shall bring his mother to shame.


sluagh gun cànan, sluagh gun anam

sluagh gun chànan (canonical)
sluagh gun anam (canonical)

A country without a language is a country without a soul.


cha nigh na tha de uisge anns a' mhuir ar càirdeas

All of the water in the sea could not wash away our kinship.


's beò duine an dèidh a shàrachaidh, ach cha bheò e an dèidh a nàrachaidh

A person may live after his harassment, but he will not survive his disgrace.


fo-shruth

fo-shruth m (genitive singular fo-shrutha, plural fo-shruthan)

fo-shrutha (genitive singular)
fo-shruthan (plural)
fo-shruth
fho-shruth

From fo- + sruth. Calque of English undercurrent.

Is amhuil dh-fhaodas fo-shruth bhi fo ghluasadan uachdair ur beatha-sa;

1856, Iain Caird, Diadhaidheachd am measg ghnothuichean an t-saoghail: searmoin. A liubhradh ann an tigh-aoraidh Chrathaidh, air 14ᵘᵍ de Mhios Dheirᶜʰ an Fhoghairidh, 1855, Air bealthaohh na Banrighinn agus Prionnsa Albert, leis an Urrᶜʰ Iain Caird, M.I. Ministear Earoil. Air a cur a mach air iarrtas na Banrighinn, agus a nis Air a h-eadar-theangachadh o’n Bheurla., Dun-Eidean: Paton and Ritchie, page 20:

It is as if an undercurrent can be under the surface movements of your life;


tagh do bhean mar as math leat do chlann

Choose your wife as you would like your children.


fiùghantach

fiùghantaiche (comparative)
fiùghantach
fhiùghantach
fiùghanta (alternative)

generous, benevolent, beneficent, benign, dynamic


pàighidh am feamann am feurach

The fertilizer will pay for the grazing.


feumail

useful, beneficial, helpful, handy, of use, serviceable, requisite


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

is fheàrr teine beag a gharas na teine mòr a loisgeas#Scottish_Gaelic

Alternative form of is fheàrr teine beag a gharas na teine mòr a loisgeas


feumach

feumaiche (comparative)
féimeach (alternative)


feumach

feumach m (genitive singular feumaich, plural feumaich)

feumaich (genitive singular)
feumaich (plural)
féimeach (alternative)
feumach
fheumach


ainmh-chruthach

ainmh-chruthach
n-ainmh-chruthach
h-ainmh-chruthach
t-ainmh-chruthach


frioth-ainm

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

frioth-ainm (genitive singular)
frioth-ainmean (plural)
frioth-ainm
fhrioth-ainm


far am bi toil, bidh gnìomh

where there's a will
where there's a will#English

where there's a will (literally “here a will is, action will be”)


far-ainm

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

far-ainm (genitive singular)
far-ainmean (plural)
far-ainm
fhar-ainm


lèim

lèim m (genitive singular leuma, plural leuman or leumannan)

leuma (genitive singular)
leuman (plural)
leumannan (plural)


lèim

lèim (past lèim, future lèimidh, verbal noun lèim, past participle lèimte)

lèim (past)
lèimidh (future)
lèim (noun-from-verb)
lèimte (participle past)


far-uinneag

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

far-uinneige (genitive singular)
far-uinneagan (plural)
far-uinneag
fhar-uinneag


ainneamhag

ainneamhag f (genitive singular ainneamhaig)

ainneamhaig (genitive singular)
aineamhag (alternative)


aineamhag

aineamhag f (genitive singular aineamhaig)


ainleag

ainleag f (genitive singular ainleige, plural ainleagan)

Wikispecies ainleag (canonical feminine)
ainleige (genitive singular)
ainleagan (plural)

From Middle Irish áilleóc, fainleóc (compare Irish fáinleog), a diminutive of Old Irish ainnel, fannall, from Proto-Celtic *wesnālā (“swallow”) (compare Welsh gwennol (“swallow, martin”), Cornish guennol, Breton gwenneli), from Proto-Celtic *wesr-/wesn- (“spring”), from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”).

See :gd:ainleag

Hirundo rustica
Hirundo rustica#Translingual


ainleag-dhubh

ainleag-dhubh f (genitive singular ainleige-dhubh, plural ainleagan-dhubh)

ainleige-dhubh (genitive singular)
ainleagan-dhubh (plural)


ainleag-mhonaidh

Wikispecies (canonical)
ainleige-monaidh (genitive singular)
ainleagan-monaidh (plural)

ainleag-mhonaidh f (genitive singular ainleige-monaidh, plural ainleagan-monaidh)

ainleag (“swallow”) + mhonaidh (“mountain”).

See :gd:ainleag-mhonaidh.

alpine swift (Apus melba) synonym (Tachymarptis melba)


ainlean

ainlean (past dh'ainlean, future ainleanaidh, verbal noun ainleanmhainn, past participle ainleanta)

dh'ainlean (past)
ainleanaidh (future)
ainleanmhainn (noun-from-verb)
ainleanta (participle past)


aingealach

aingealach
n-aingealach
h-aingealach
t-aingealach
àingleach (alternative)


àingleach

àingleach
n-àingleach
h-àingleach
t-àingleach

From Old Irish ainglecda, ainglech (“angelic”), from aingel (“angel”). By surface analysis, aingeal (“angel”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).


ainglidheach

ainglidheach
n-ainglidheach
h-ainglidheach
t-ainglidheach


aingheanach

aingheanach
n-aingheanach
h-aingheanach
t-aingheanach


ainneartaich

head

ainneartaich (past dh'ainneartaich, future ainneartaichidh, verbal noun ainneartachadh, past participle ainneartaichte)

dh'ainneartaich (past)
ainneartaichidh (future)
ainneartachadh (noun-from-verb)
ainneartaichte (participle past)
ainneartaich
n-ainneartaich
h-ainneartaich
t-ainneartaich

/ˈaɲəɾʃt̪ɪç/


ainneartair

ainneartair m (genitive singular ainneartair, plural ainneartairean)

ainneartair (genitive singular)
ainneartairean (plural)


ain-sriantach

ain-sriantach
n-ain-sriantach
h-ain-sriantach
t-ain-sriantach


ainfhiosach

ainfhiosach
n-ainfhiosach
h-ainfhiosach
t-ainfhiosach


ain-dligheach

ain-dligheach
n-ain-dligheach
h-ain-dligheach
t-ain-dligheach


ainfhiosrach

ainfhiosraiche (comparative)
ainfhiosrach
n-ainfhiosrach
h-ainfhiosrach
t-ainfhiosrach


ain-srianta

From ain- + srianta (compare Irish ainrianta).


ainbheusach

ainbheusach
n-ainbheusach
h-ainbheusach
t-ainbheusach


aincheist

aincheist f (genitive singular aincheiste, plural aincheistean)

aincheiste (genitive singular)
aincheistean (plural)
aincheist
n-aincheist
h-aincheist
t-aincheist


ainbheart

ainbheart f (genitive singular ainbheirt)

ainbheirt (genitive singular)
ainbheart
n-ainbheart
h-ainbheart
t-ainbheart

From Old Irish ainbert (“evil deed”), synchronically ain- (“un-”) + beart (“deed”).


faigh do latha fhèin air

to get even (literally "to get your own day on")


cho làn ri ugh

Full to the brim (literally "as full as an egg").


leugh eadar na sreathan

read between the lines
read between the lines


rach a-mach air

to fall out with somebody (literally "to go out on")


bruich lus an-seo

Bruichidh mise lus an-seo!

taste of one's own medicine
taste of one's own medicine

stew in one's own juice
stew in one's own juice

to give someone a taste of one's own medicine, to stew in one's own juice


tha inntinnean móra a' co-smaoineachadh

great minds think alike
great minds think alike


an dubh-isean ag iarraidh an dubh-gheòidh

birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together


tha a' ghrian air cùlaibh gach sgothan

every cloud has a silver lining
every cloud has a silver lining


ged a bheirte a' bhò dhan doras mhòr rachadh i fhèin dham bhàthaich

ged a bheirte a' bhó dhan doras mhór rachadh i fhéin dhan bhàthaich

you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink (literally "Although the cow will be brought to the front door she will take herself to the byre")


ain-fhìor

ain-fhìor
n-ain-fhìor
h-ain-fhìor
t-ain-fhìor


ain-fhìrinn

ain-fhìrinn f (genitive singular ain-fhìrinne, plural ain-fhìrinnean)

ain-fhìrinne (genitive singular)
ain-fhìrinnean (plural)


solaraiche

solaraiche m (genitive singular solaraiche, plural solaraichean)

solaraiche (genitive singular)
solaraichean (plural)


ban-dia coille

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) nymph


ban-diabhal

ban-diabhal f (genitive singular ban-diabhail, plural ban-diabhlan or ban-diabhail)

ban-diabhail (genitive singular)
ban-diabhlan (plural)
ban-diabhail (plural)


diabhal

diabhal m (genitive singular diabhail, plural diabhlan or diabhail)

diabhail (genitive singular)
diabhlan (plural)
diabhail (plural)
diabhal
dhiabhal

/ˈtʲiəvəl̪ˠ/

From Old Irish díabul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”).


diabhail

inflection of diabhal (“devil”):
genitive singular

inflection of diabhal (“devil”):
nominative plural


ain-diadhach

ain-diadhach
n-ain-diadhach
h-ain-diadhach
t-ain-diadhach


aineolach

aineolaiche (comparative)
aineolach
n-aineolach
h-aineolach
t-aineolach

From Old Irish aineólach (“ignorant, unlearned, unskilled”), synchronically ain- + eòlach (“knowing, acquainted, cunning, skilled, expert; intelligent”).

af

ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning

aineol

foreigner, stranger; state of unfamiliarity/unacquaintance


aineolas

head

aineolas m (genitive singular aineolais, no plural)

aineolais (genitive singular)
aineolas
n-aineolas
h-aineolas
t-aineolas

From Old Irish aineólas (“ignorance”), from eólas (“knowledge”). By surface analysis, ain- + eòlas.

ignorance, want of knowledge, nescience, illiterateness


ainchinealtach

ainchinealtach
n-ainchinealtach
h-ainchinealtach
t-ainchinealtach


cineal

cineal m (genitive singular cineil, plural cinealan)

cineil (genitive singular)
cinealan (plural)
cineal
chineal

From Old Irish cenél (compare Irish cineál), from Proto-Celtic *kenetlom (“family”).


aincheart

aincheart m (genitive singular aincheirt)

aincheirt (genitive singular)
aincheart
n-aincheart
h-aincheart
t-aincheart


ain-fhiùghach

ain-fhiùghach
n-ain-fhiùghach
h-ain-fhiùghach
t-ain-fhiùghach


ana-miann

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

ana-miann (genitive singular)
ana-miannan (plural)
ana-mianntan (plural)

ana- + miann (“craving, desire, itch; longing, wish”)


ana-blasta

ana- (“un-”) + blasta (“savoury, tasty, delicious”)


ana-caitheamh

head

ana-caitheamh m (genitive singular ana-caitheimh, plural ana-caitheamhan)

ana-caitheimh (genitive singular)
ana-caitheamhan (plural)

prodigality, waste, extravagance, dissipation


ana-cothrom

ana-cothrom f (genitive singular ana-cothruim, plural ana-cothroman)

ana-cothruim (genitive singular)
ana-cothroman (plural)

ana- + cothrom (“balance, equilibrium, equity, impartiality”)


ain-

ain- + teas (“heat”) → ain-teas (“inflammation”)

ain- + teth (“hot”) → ain-teth (“inflamed; scorching”)


impire

head

impire m (genitive singular impire, plural impirean)

impire (genitive singular)
impirean (plural)
impire
n-impire
h-impire
t-impire


ana-chonaltrach

ana-chonaltrach
n-ana-chonaltrach
h-ana-chonaltrach
t-ana-chonaltrach


ana-chaidreamhach

ana-chaidreamhach
n-ana-chaidreamhach
h-ana-chaidreamhach
t-ana-chaidreamhach

From ana- (“un-”) + caidreamhach (“social”).


sochar

sochar f (genitive singular sochair, no plural)

silliness, weakness, instability of purpose, yielding or too-compliant disposition, simplicity


pianadh

pianadh m (genitive singular pianaidh, no plural)

pianaidh (genitive singular)
pianadh
phianadh


piantan

pianta (alternative)
piantaidh (alternative)


piantaidh

pianta (alternative)
piantan (alternative)


beusach

continent, decorous, mannerly, moral, virtuous, well-behaved, well-bred


beusachd

decency, good behaviour, manners, morals, modesty


riochdail

handsome, beautiful, comely, resplendent, elegant, stately


seasgair

From Middle Irish sescar, sescair. Compare Irish seascair.

at ease, in easy circumstances, quiet, comfortable


seasgair

seasgair m (genitive singular seasgair, plural seasgairean)

seasgair (genitive singular)
seasgairean (plural)
seascair
sheascair
after "an"
t-seascair
seasgar (alternative)

one in comfortable circumstances, cosy person


ìomhaigh

ìomhaighean (plural)
ìomhaigh
n-ìomhaigh
h-ìomhaigh
t-ìomhaigh

From Middle Irish ímáig (compare Irish íomhá), from Latin imāgō.


ìomhaigheach

ìomhaigheach
n-ìomhaigheach
h-ìomhaigheach
t-ìomhaigheach


carach

shifty, manipulative, crafty, disingenuous, devious


leamh

From Middle Irish lem (“soft, tender; weak, powerless; impotent; foolish, worthless”).


ana-chomannach

ana-chomannach
n-ana-chomannach
h-ana-chomannach
t-ana-chomannach


cuir car ann an

twist, manipulate (literally, "To put a twist in")


màinidh

insanity, irrationality, lunacy, madness


meas-chraobh

head

meas-chraobh f (genitive singular meas-chraoibhe, plural meas-chraobhan)

meas-chraoibhe (genitive singular)
meas-chraobhan (plural)


craobh-mheas

craobh-mheas f (genitive singular craoibhe-meas, plural craobhan-measa)

craoibhe-meas (genitive singular)
craobhan-measa (plural)


craobh shìor-ghorm

craobh shìor-ghorm f (genitive singular craoibhe sìor-ghorm, plural craobhan sìor-ghorm)

craoibhe sìor-ghorm (genitive singular)
craobhan sìor-ghorm (plural)


craoibhe sìor-ghorm

craobh shìor-ghorm
craobh shìor-ghorm#Scottish_Gaelic


foto-cho-chur

foto-cho-chur m (genitive singular foto-cho-chuir)


Habacuc

(biblical) Habakkuk, the thirty-fifth book of the Old Testament


cabanta

/ˈkʰapən̪ˠt̪ə/


gobach

gobach (genitive singular masculine gobaich, comparative gobaiche)

gobaich (genitive masculine singular)
gobaiche (comparative)
gobach (masculine nominative singular)
ghobach (feminine nominative singular)
gobach (nominative plural)
ghobaich (masculine singular vocative)
ghobaich (feminine singular vocative)
ghobach (plural vocative)
ghobaich (genitive masculine singular)
ghobaich (feminine genitive singular)
ghobach (genitive plural)
ghobach (dative masculine singular)
ghobaich (dative feminine singular)
gobach (dative plural)
gobach
ghobach


beulach

beulach (masculine nominative singular)
bheulach (feminine nominative singular)
beulach (nominative plural)
bheulaich (masculine singular vocative)
bheulaich (feminine singular vocative)
bheulach (plural vocative)
bheulaich (genitive masculine singular)
bheulaich (feminine genitive singular)
bheulach (genitive plural)
bheulach (dative masculine singular)
bheulaich (dative feminine singular)
beulach (dative plural)
beulach
bheulach

talkative, ingratiating, plausible, gabby


nàimhdeil

nàimhdeil (masculine nominative singular)
nàimhdeil (feminine nominative singular)
nàimhdeile (nominative plural)
nàimhdeil (masculine singular vocative)
nàimhdeil (feminine singular vocative)
nàimhdeil (plural vocative)
nàimhdeil (genitive masculine singular)
nàimhdeil (feminine genitive singular)
nàimhdeil (genitive plural)
nàimhdeil (dative masculine singular)
nàimhdeile (dative feminine singular)
nàimhdeil (dative plural)


droch-bheusach

From droch + beus + -ach. Cognate with Irish drochbhéasach.


co-fhaireachdainn

co-fhaireachdainn f (genitive singular co-fhaireachdainn, plural co-fhaireachdainnean)

co-fhaireachdainn (genitive singular)
co-fhaireachdainnean (plural)


sraith

genitive singular of srath (“tax, fine, amercement”)


do-ghiùlan

unbearable, unsupportable, intolerable, insufferable


craoladh

craoladh (indefinite nominative singular)
craolaidhean (indefinite nominative plural)
craolaidh (genitive indefinite singular)
chraolaidhean (genitive indefinite plural)
craoladh (dative indefinite singular)
craolaidhean (dative indefinite plural)
craolaidhibh (dative indefinite plural)
craoladh (definite nominative singular)
an craoladh (definite nominative singular)
craolaidhean (definite nominative plural)
na craolaidhean (definite nominative plural)
(a') chraolaidh (definite genitive singular)
craolaidhean (definite genitive plural)
nan craolaidhean (definite genitive plural)
(a') chraoladh (dative definite singular)
craolaidhean (dative definite plural)
na craolaidhean (dative definite plural)
craolaidhibh (dative definite plural)
chraolaidh (definite singular vocative)
chraolaidhean (definite plural vocative)
craoladh
chraoladh

/ˈkʰɾɯːl̪ˠəɣ/


Blair

English: Blair, Blaire, Blayre


adhraidh

adhraidh
n-adhraidh
h-adhraidh
t-adhraidh


iolair-bhàn

iolair-bhàn f (genitive singular iolaire-bàine, plural iolairean-bàna)

iolaire-bàine (genitive singular)
iolairean-bàna (plural)


iolair-chladaich

iolair-chladaich f (genitive singular iolaire-cladaiche, plural iolairean-cladaich)

iolaire-cladaiche (genitive singular)
iolairean-cladaich (plural)


iolair-bhreac

iolair-bhreac f (genitive singular iolaire-brice, plural iolairean-breaca)

iolaire-brice (genitive singular)
iolairean-breaca (plural)

greater spotted eagle
greater spotted eagle


freiceadan

freiceadan m (genitive singular freiceadain, plural freiceadain or freiceadanan)

freiceadain (genitive singular)
freiceadain (plural)
freiceadanan (plural)
freacadan (alternative)

guard, garrison, watch, sentinel, escort


freacadan

freacadan m (genitive singular freacadain, plural freacadanan)

freacadain (genitive singular)
freacadanan (plural)


rèidio-beò

stuth rèidio-beò


sgudal rèidio-beò

sgudal rèidio-beò m (genitive singular sgudail rèidio-beò)


sgudail rèidio-beò

sgudal rèidio-beò
sgudal rèidio-beò#Scottish_Gaelic


ladar

ladar m (genitive singular ladair, plural ladair)

ladair (genitive singular)
ladair (plural)


conntraigh

conntraigh f (genitive singular conntraighe, plural conntraighean)

conntraighe (genitive singular)
conntraighean (plural)


reothart

reothart f (genitive singular reothairt, plural reothartan)

reothairt (genitive singular)
reothartan (plural)
reobhart (alternative)
reothairt (alternative)


reothairt

reothairt f (genitive singular reothairt, plural reothartan)

reothairt (genitive singular)
reothartan (plural)


reobhart

reobhart m (genitive singular reobhairt, plural reobhartan)

reobhairt (genitive singular)
reobhartan (plural)


plocan buntàta

plocan buntàta m (genitive singular plocain bhuntàta, plural plocanan buntàta)

plocain bhuntàta (genitive singular)
plocanan buntàta (plural)


plocain bhuntàta

plocan buntàta
plocan buntàta#Scottish_Gaelic


plocan

plocan m (genitive singular plocain, plural plocanan)

plocain (genitive singular)
plocanan (plural)


aighne

genitive singular of aghann (“(frying) pan”)


prais

prais f (genitive singular praise, plural praisean)

praise (genitive singular)
praisean (plural)
prais
phrais


àmhainn

àmhainn f (genitive singular àmhainne, plural àmhainnean)

àmhainne (genitive singular)
àmhainnean (plural)

From Middle Irish aigen (compare Irish oigheann), altered under the influence of English oven.


stòbh

stòbh m (genitive singular stòibh, plural stòibhean)

stòibh (genitive singular)
stòibhean (plural)
stòbha (alternative)


stòbha

stòbha f (genitive singular stòbha, plural stòbhachan)

stòbha (genitive singular)
stòbhachan (plural)


cucair

cucair m (genitive singular cucair, plural cucairean)

cucair (genitive singular)
cucairean (plural)
cucair
chucair


grìos

grìos m (genitive singular grìosa, plural grìosan)

grìosa (genitive singular)
grìosan (plural)

From Old Irish grís. Compare Irish gríos (“embers”).


grìos

grìos (past ghrìos, future grìosaidh, verbal noun grìosadh, past participle grìoste)

ghrìos (past)
grìosaidh (future)
grìosadh (noun-from-verb)
grìoste (participle past)
grìos
ghrìos


sìoltachan

sìoltachan m (genitive singular sìoltachain, plural sìoltachain)

sìoltachain (genitive singular)
sìoltachain (plural)
sìolachan (alternative)


sìolachan

sìolachan m (genitive singular sìolachain, plural sìolachain)

sìolachain (genitive singular)
sìolachain (plural)


grìosaich

grìosaich (past ghrìosaich, future grìosaichidh, verbal noun grìosachadh, past participle grìosaichte)

ghrìosaich (past)
grìosaichidh (future)
grìosachadh (noun-from-verb)
grìosaichte (participle past)
grìos (alternative)


grìosachadh

grìosachadh m (genitive singular grìosachaidh, plural grìosachaidhean)

grìosachaidh (genitive singular)
grìosachaidhean (plural)


grìosadh

grìosadh m (genitive singular grìosaidh, plural grìosaidhean)

grìosaidh (genitive singular)
grìosaidhean (plural)


praidhig

praidhig (past phraidhig, future praidhigidh, verbal noun praidhigeadh, past participle praidhigte)

phraidhig (past)
praidhigidh (future)
praidhigeadh (noun-from-verb)
praidhigte (participle past)


praidhigeadh

praidhigeadh m (genitive singular praidhigidh, plural praidhigidhean)

praidhigidh (genitive singular)
praidhigidhean (plural)


stiubh

stiuibh (genitive singular)
stiubha (alternative)


stiubh

stiubh (past stiubh, future stiubhaidh, verbal noun stiubhadh, past participle stiubhte)

stiubh (past)
stiubhaidh (future)
stiubhadh (noun-from-verb)
stiubhte (participle past)
stiubhaig (alternative)


stiubhadh

stiubhadh m (genitive singular stiubhaidh, plural stiubhaidhean)

stiubhaidh (genitive singular)
stiubhaidhean (plural)


stiubhaig

stiubhaig (past stiubhaig, future stiubhaigidh, verbal noun stiubhaigeadh, past participle stiubhaigte)

stiubhaig (past)
stiubhaigidh (future)
stiubhaigeadh (noun-from-verb)
stiubhaigte (participle past)


stiubhaigeadh

stiubhaigeadh m (genitive singular stiubhaigidh, plural stiubhaigidhean)

stiubhaigidh (genitive singular)
stiubhaigidhean (plural)


stiubha

stiubha f (genitive singular stiubha, plural stiubhan)

stiubha (genitive singular)
stiubhan (plural)


slisnich

slisnich (past slisnich, future slisnichidh, verbal noun slisneachadh, past participle slisnichte)

slisnich (past)
slisnichidh (future)
slisneachadh (noun-from-verb)
slisnichte (participle past)


slisneachadh

slisneachadh m (genitive singular slisneachaidh, plural slisneachaidhean)

slisneachaidh (genitive singular)
slisneachaidhean (plural)


sliseag

sliseag f (genitive singular sliseige, plural sliseagan)

sliseige (genitive singular)
sliseagan (plural)


sgragall

sgragall m (genitive singular sgragaill)


reasabaidh

reasabaidh m (genitive singular reasabaidh, plural reasabaidhean)

reasabaidh (genitive singular)
reasabaidhean (plural)


siuga

siuga f (genitive singular siuga, plural siugaichean)

siuga (genitive singular)
siugaichean (plural)


spàin-fhiodha

spàin-fhiodha f (genitive singular spàine-fiodha, plural spàinean-fiodha)

spàine-fiodha (genitive singular)
spàinean-fiodha (plural)


spàin-bhùird

spàin-bhùird f (genitive singular spàine-bùird, plural spàinean-bùird)

spàine-bùird (genitive singular)
spàinean-bùird (plural)


spàin-teatha

spàin-teatha f (genitive singular spàine-teatha, plural spàinean-teatha)

spàine-teatha (genitive singular)
spàinean-teatha (plural)


teatha

From English tea, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).

A bheil e ag iarraidh copan teatha?


unnsa

unnsa m (genitive singular unnsa, plural unnsachan)

unnsa (genitive singular)
unnsachan (plural)
unnsa
n-unnsa
h-unnsa
t-unnsa


fosglair chanastairean

fosglair chanastairean m (genitive singular fosglair chanastairean, plural fosglairean canastairean)

fosglair chanastairean (genitive singular)
fosglairean canastairean (plural)


fosglairean canastairean

fosglair chanastairean
fosglair chanastairean#Scottish_Gaelic


fosgladh

fosgladh m (genitive singular fosglaidh, plural fosglaidhean)

fosglaidh (genitive singular)
fosglaidhean (plural)
fosgladh (indefinite nominative singular)
fosglaidhean (indefinite nominative plural)
fosglaidh (genitive indefinite singular)
fhosglaidhean (genitive indefinite plural)
fosgladh (dative indefinite singular)
fosglaidhean (dative indefinite plural)
fosglaidhibh (dative indefinite plural)
fosgladh (definite nominative singular)
am fosgladh (definite nominative singular)
fosglaidhean (definite nominative plural)
na fosglaidhean (definite nominative plural)
fhosglaidh (definite genitive singular)
an fhosglaidh (definite genitive singular)
fosglaidhean (definite genitive plural)
nam fosglaidhean (definite genitive plural)
fhosgladh (dative definite singular)
an fhosgladh (dative definite singular)
fosglaidhean (dative definite plural)
na fosglaidhean (dative definite plural)
fosglaidhibh (dative definite plural)
fhosglaidh (definite singular vocative)
fhosglaidhean (definite plural vocative)
fosgladh
fhosgladh

/ˈfɤskl̪ˠəɣ/

[ˈfʌskl̪ˠəɣ]

/ˈfɔskl̪ˠəɣ/


canastair

canastair m (genitive singular canastair, plural canastairean)

canastair (genitive singular)
canastairean (plural)


àmhainn meanbh-thonnach

àmhainn meanbh-thonnach f (genitive singular àmhainne meanbh-thonnach, plural àmhainnean meanbh-thonnach)

àmhainne meanbh-thonnach (genitive singular)
àmhainnean meanbh-thonnach (plural)

àmhainn (“oven”) + meanbh (“small, minute, diminutive”) + tonn (“wave”)


àmhainne meanbh-thonnach

àmhainn meanbh-thonnach
àmhainn meanbh-thonnach#Scottish_Gaelic

genitive singular of àmhainn meanbh-thonnach


poblachdas

poblachdas m (genitive singular poblachdais, no plural)


Hearach

Hearach (indefinite nominative singular)
Hearaich (indefinite nominative plural)
Hearaich (genitive indefinite singular)
Hearach (genitive indefinite plural)
Hearach (dative indefinite singular)
Hearaich (dative indefinite plural)
Hearachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
Hearach (definite nominative singular)
an Hearach (definite nominative singular)
Hearaich (definite nominative plural)
na Hearaich (definite nominative plural)
Hearaich (definite genitive singular)
an Hearaich (definite genitive singular)
Hearach (definite genitive plural)
nan Hearach (definite genitive plural)
Hearach (dative definite singular)
an Hearach (dative definite singular)
Hearaich (dative definite plural)
na Hearaich (dative definite plural)
Hearachaibh (dative definite plural)
Hearaich (definite singular vocative)
Hearacha (definite plural vocative)
Hearach

a person from Harris, in the Outer Hebrides


Hearadh

Na Hearadh (canonical feminine plural)
Na h-Earradh (alternative)

→ English: Harris

Probably from Old Norse herað (literally “district”), or perhaps Old Norse hærri (literally “higher”).

Na h-Eileanan Siar
Na h-Eileanan Siar#English

Harris (an island in Na h-Eileanan Siar council area, Scotland)


facal-faire

facal-faire m (genitive singular facail-fhaire, plural faclan-faire)

facail-fhaire (genitive singular)
faclan-faire (plural)


litrich

litrich (past litrich, future litrichidh, verbal noun litreachadh, past participle litrichte)

litrich (past)
litrichidh (future)
litreachadh (noun-from-verb)
litrichte (participle past)


ath-ainmich

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

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


ath-ainmeachadh

ath-ainmeachadh m (genitive singular ath-ainmeachaidh, plural ath-ainmeachaidhean)

ath-ainmeachaidh (genitive singular)
ath-ainmeachaidhean (plural)


sguir

sguir (past sguir, future sguiridh, verbal noun sgur, past participle sguirte)

sguir (past)
sguiridh (future)
sgur (noun-from-verb)
sguirte (participle past)

From Old Irish scuirid (“unyoke, desist”), from Proto-Celtic *skorīti, causative of *skarati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerH-. Compare Irish scoir. Related to the verb sgar.

stop, cease, desist, terminate (usually of actions other than movement)


sràid mhòr

sràid mhòr f (genitive singular sràide mòire, plural sràidean mòra)

sràide mòire (genitive singular)
sràidean mòra (plural)


stìom

stìom f (genitive singular stìoma, plural stìoman or stìomannan)

stìoma (genitive singular)
stìoman (plural)
stìomannan (plural)


lioft

lioft m (genitive singular lioft, plural lioftaichean)

lioft (genitive singular)
lioftaichean (plural)


cathadh-mara

cathadh-mara m (genitive singular cathaidh-mhara, plural cathaidhean-mara)

cathaidh-mhara (genitive singular)
cathaidhean-mara (plural)
cabhadh-mara (alternative)


teasadair

teasadair m (genitive singular teasadair, plural teasadairean)

teasadair (genitive singular)
teasadairean (plural)


rideag

rideag f (genitive singular rideig, plural rideagan)

rideig (genitive singular)
rideagan (plural)


droch shùil

droch shùil f (genitive singular droch shùla, plural droch shùilean)

droch shùla (genitive singular)
droch shùilean (plural)


inneal-airgid

inneal-airgid m (genitive singular inneil-airgid, plural innealan-airgid)

inneil-airgid (genitive singular)
innealan-airgid (plural)
inneal-airgid
n-inneal-airgid
h-inneal-airgid
t-inneal-airgid

automated teller machine
automated teller machine

(banking) automated teller machine, cash machine


tòn Shasainn

tòn Shasainn m (genitive singular tòn Shasainn)


neach-smàlaidh

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

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


fear-smàlaidh

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

fir-smàlaidh (genitive singular)
fir-smàlaidh (plural)


bean-smàlaidh

bean-smàlaidh m (genitive singular mnatha-smàlaidh, plural mnathan-smàlaidh)

mnatha-smàlaidh (genitive singular)
mnathan-smàlaidh (plural)


raon-dèiligidh

raon-dèiligidh m (genitive singular raoin-dhèiligidh, plural raontan-dèiligidh or raointean-dèiligidh)

raoin-dhèiligidh (genitive singular)
raontan-dèiligidh (plural)
raointean-dèiligidh (plural)


Eabhrais

Eabhraise (genitive)
Eabhrais
n-Eabhrais
h-Eabhrais
t-Eabhrais


bradan-sligeach

bradan-sligeach m (genitive singular bradain-shligeach, plural bradain-shligeach)

bradain-shligeach (genitive singular)
bradain-shligeach (plural)


sligeach

sligeach
shligeach
after "an"
t-sligeach


bradan-leathann

bradan-leathann m (genitive singular bradain-leathann, plural bradain-leathann)

bradain-leathann (genitive singular)
bradain-leathann (plural)


bradain-leathann

inflection of bradan-leathann:
genitive singular

inflection of bradan-leathann:
nominative plural


oitir

oitir f (genitive singular oitire, plural oitirean)

oitire (genitive singular)
oitirean (plural)
oitir
n-oitir
h-oitir
t-oitir


garbhag

garbhag f (genitive singular garbhaig, plural garbhagan)

garbhaig (genitive singular)
garbhagan (plural)


ailp

From Old Irish alp, from Proto-Celtic *alb- (“hill, highland”), which, according to Delamarre, is from *albiyū (“the luminous world”). Often compared to Latin Alpes (English Alps) but the relationship between these words (and its Romance descendants) is unclear.


èibhinneachd

èibhinneachd f (genitive singular èibhinneachd, plural èibhinneachdan)

èibhinneachd (genitive singular)
èibhinneachdan (plural)


aimhneas

aimhneas m (genitive singular aimhneis, no plural)


éibhneas

éibhneas m (genitive singular éibhneis, no plural)


an-éibhneas

an-éibhneas m (genitive singular an-éibhneis, no plural)


caraich

caraich (past charaich, future caraichidh, verbal noun carachadh or carachdainn, past participle caraichte)

charaich (past)
caraichidh (future)
carachadh (noun-from-verb)
carachdainn (noun-from-verb)
caraichte (participle past)
cairigh (alternative)
caraigh (alternative)
carruich (alternative)
caruich (alternative)
corraich (alternative)

A deadjectival verbalization from Middle Irish corrach (“shifting, turbulent”). Cognate with Irish corraigh.


an-aoibhneas

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an-aoibhneas m (genitive singular an-aoibhneis, no plural)

an-aoibhneis (genitive singular)
an-éibhneas (alternative)

woe, sadness, sorrow, grief, misery, discomfort


neo-aoibhneas

neo-aoibhneas m (genitive singular neo-aoibhneis, no plural)


ro-aoibhneas

ro-aoibhneas m (genitive singular ro-aoibhneis, no plural)


mór-aoibhneas

mór-aoibhneas m (genitive singular mór-aoibhneis, no plural)


caibe-sìth

fairy spade (a smooth slippery black stone, in shape rather like the sole of a shoe; put in water and given to sick people and cattle)


aoibhneas

aoibhneas m (genitive singular aoibhneis, plural aoibhneasan)

aoibhneis (genitive singular)
aoibhneasan (plural)
aoibhneas
n-aoibhneas
h-aoibhneas
t-aoibhneas
aimhneas (alternative)
éibhneas (alternative)

From Middle Irish oíbnius, from Old Irish oíbind. By surface analysis, aoibhinn + -as.


caibe

caibe m (genitive singular caibe, plural caibeannan or caibeachan)

caibe (genitive singular)
caibeannan (plural)
caibeachan (plural)

Closely resembles Welsh caib (“mattock”), but deriving the -b- in both Gaelic and Welsh from a common inherited source is difficult. Given that the Gaelic word is not found in Irish, it is possible to postulate that the Gaelic word is a borrowing from a Brittonic substrate language.

the iron part of a cas-chrom or of any delving instrument


bigein

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


snàthadag

snàthadag f (genitive singular snàthadaige, plural snàthadagan)

snàthadaige (genitive singular)
snàthadagan (plural)


snàthdag

snàthdag f (genitive singular snàthdaige, plural snàthdagan)

snàthdaige (genitive singular)
snàthdagan (plural)


cipean

cipean m (genitive singular cipein, plural cipeanan)

cipein (genitive singular)
cipeanan (plural)

block of wood tied to the neck of a cow or horse to keep them from running too fast


cearr-dubhan

ceàrd-dubhan (alternative)
ceàrd-fhiollan (alternative)
ceàrnabhan (alternative)
cearr-daolag (alternative)
cearr-daolan (alternative)
cearr-fhiollan (alternative)
cearr-loman (alternative)
cearradan (alternative)
cearraman (alternative)
cearran (alternative)


ceàrd-dubhan

ceàrd (“tinker, smith”) + dubhan (“hook”)


cneap

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cneap m (genitive singular cneip, plural cneapan)

cneip (genitive singular)
cneapan (plural)


crè

From Middle Irish cré, from Old Irish cré, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess. Cognate with Irish cré and Manx cray.

crèadh (alternative)
criadh (alternative)


crè

From Middle Irish créda, from Old Irish crédo, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”). Cognate with Irish cré (“creed”).


criadh an fhùcadair

crè an fhùcadair
crè an fhùcadair#Scottish_Gaelic


fùcadair

fùcadair m (genitive singular fùcadair, plural fùcadairean)

fùcadair (genitive singular)
fùcadairean (plural)
ùcadair (alternative)
ùcair (alternative)
tùcadair (alternative)


tùcadair

tùcadair m (genitive singular tùcadair, plural tùcadairean)

tùcadair (genitive singular)
tùcadairean (plural)


ùcadair

ùcadair m (genitive singular ùcadair, plural ùcadairean)

ùcadair (genitive singular)
ùcadairean (plural)


ùcair

ùcair m (genitive singular ùcair, plural ùcairean)

ùcair (genitive singular)
ùcairean (plural)


crè-chumadair

crè-chumadair m (genitive singular crè-chumadair, plural crè-chumadairean)

crè-chumadair (genitive singular)
crè-chumadairean (plural)
crèadh-chumadair (alternative)
crioth-chumadair (alternative)


crioth-chumadair

crioth-chumadair m (genitive singular crioth-chumadair, plural crioth-chumadairean)

crioth-chumadair (genitive singular)
crioth-chumadairean (plural)


crèadh-chumadair

crèadh-chumadair m (genitive singular crèadh-chumadair, plural crèadh-chumadairean)

crèadh-chumadair (genitive singular)
crèadh-chumadairean (plural)


cumadair

cumadair m (genitive singular cumadair, plural cumadairean)

cumadair (genitive singular)
cumadairean (plural)

paper pattern for lady's or gentleman's article of dress


crèadhadair

crèadhadair m (genitive singular crèadhadair, plural crèadhadairean)

crèadhadair (genitive singular)
crèadhadairean (plural)


cuip

cuip (past chuip, future cuipidh, verbal noun cuipeadh, past participle cuipte)

chuip (past)
cuipidh (future)
cuipeadh (noun-from-verb)
cuipte (participle past)


cuip

cuip f (genitive singular cuipe, plural cuipean or cuipeachan)

cuipe (genitive singular)
cuipean (plural)
cuipeachan (plural)


cuireadh

cuireadh m (genitive singular cuiridh, plural cuiridhean)

cuiridh (genitive singular)
cuiridhean (plural)
cuireadh
chuireadh

thug mi cuireadh dhi

ghabh i ris a' cuireadh

tharraing e an cuireadh


dearrsadh

dearrsadh m (genitive singular dearrsaidh, plural dearrsaidhean)

dearrsaidh (genitive singular)
dearrsaidhean (plural)
deàrsadh (alternative)

/ˈt̪ʲaːrˠs̪əɣ/

brightness, radiance, splendour, effulgence


deàrsadh

deàrsadh m (genitive singular deàrsaidh, plural deàrsaidhean)

deàrsaidh (genitive singular)
deàrsaidhean (plural)

/ˈt̪ʲaːrˠs̪əɣ/


dearrs

dearrs (past dhearrs, future dearrsaidh, verbal noun dearrsadh, past participle dearrste)

dhearrs (past)
dearrsaidh (future)
dearrsadh (noun-from-verb)
dearrste (participle past)
deàrs (alternative)
deàrrs (alternative)
dearrsaich (alternative)


dearrsaich

dearrsaich (past dhearrsaich, future dearrasaichidh, verbal noun dearrsadh, past participle dearrasaichte)

dhearrsaich (past)
dearrasaichidh (future)
dearrsadh (noun-from-verb)
dearrasaichte (participle past)


dìcheall

dìcheall m (genitive singular dìchill, no plural)

dìchill (genitive singular)
dìthchioll (alternative)
dichioll (alternative)


dichioll

dichioll m (genitive singular dichill, no plural)


dìthchioll

dìthchioll m (genitive singular dìthchill, no plural)


diù

From Old Irish *do-fiù; see fiù (“worth”).


dòrnan

dòrnan m (genitive singular dòrnain, plural dòrnanan)

dòrnain (genitive singular)
dòrnanan (plural)

part of an oar grasped in the hand in rowing

handful of corn cut with one stroke of the reaping-hook

(Lewis) small rope with eyelets in each end which goes round the head-post in a byre and to which the neck-rope of a cow is tied, the end being reeved through the eyelets

the part of a tether between the swivel and the animal


eudail

From eud (“envy, jealousy; enthusiasm, zeal”) + -ail (adjectival suffix).


eudail

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eudail f (genitive singular eudalach or eudaile, plural eudailean)

eudalach (genitive singular)
eudaile (genitive singular)
eudailean (plural)
feudail (alternative)

From Old Irish étáil (“gain, profit, wealth”). Compare Irish éadáil.

inh

m' eudail

m' eudail air do shùilean donna

in the vocative case, a term of endearment: darling, dear


eudmhor

head

eudmhor (genitive singular masculine eudmhoir, genitive singular feminine eudmhoire, nominative plural eudmhora, comparative eudmhoire)

eudmhoir (genitive masculine singular)
eudmhoire (feminine genitive singular)
eudmhora (nominative plural)
eudmhoire (comparative)

eud (“envy, jealousy; enthusiasm, zeal”) + -mhor

mì-eudmhor

unsuspicious; not jealous; disloyal; not zealous


feudail

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feudail f (genitive singular feudalach, plural feudailean)

feudalach (genitive singular)
feudailean (plural)


mì-àghmhor

mì-àghmhor (genitive singular masculine mì-àghmhoir, genitive singular feminine mì-àghmhoire, nominative plural mì-àghmhora, comparative mì-àghmhoire)

mì-àghmhoir (genitive masculine singular)
mì-àghmhoire (feminine genitive singular)
mì-àghmhora (nominative plural)
mì-àghmhoire (comparative)


miadhar

miadhar (genitive singular masculine miadhair, genitive singular feminine miadhaire, nominative plural miadhara, comparative miadhaire)

miadhair (genitive masculine singular)
miadhaire (feminine genitive singular)
miadhara (nominative plural)
miadhaire (comparative)


adhann

adhainne (genitive singular)
adhann
n-adhann
h-adhann
t-adhann


ugan

ugan m or f (genitive singular ugain, plural ugannan)

ugain (genitive singular)
ugannan (plural)
uga (alternative)

shuas gu m' ugannan

ann an ugannan a chèile

(anatomy) upper part of the breast, fore part of the neck, throat


fiùran

fiùran m (genitive singular fiùrain, plural fiùranan)

fiùrain (genitive singular)
fiùranan (plural)
iùran (alternative)


iùran

iùran m (genitive singular iùrain, plural iùranan)

iùrain (genitive singular)
iùranan (plural)


gafann

gafann m (genitive singular gafainn, no plural)

gafainn (genitive singular)
gafann
ghafann
gabhann (alternative)
gagan (alternative)


gabhann

gabhann m (genitive singular gabhainn, no plural)


caothach nan cearc

caoch nan cearc
caoch nan cearc#Scottish_Gaelic


gobhainn

gobhainn m (genitive singular gobhainn, plural goibhnean)

gobhainn (genitive singular)
goibhnean (plural)


lainnir

lainnir f (genitive singular lainnire, no plural)

lainnire (genitive singular)
loinnir (alternative)


loinnir

loinnir f (genitive singular loinnire, no plural)


meòg

meòg m (genitive singular meòig or meig, no plural)

meòig (genitive singular)
meig (genitive singular)


nigheann

nigheann f (genitive singular nighinne, plural nigheannan)

nighinne (genitive singular)
nigheannan (plural)


peall

peall m (genitive singular pill, plural peallan or pillean)

pill (genitive singular)
peallan (plural)
pillean (plural)

From Old Irish pell m (“an animal's skin or fur, hence a rug or blanket, generally one for sleeping on”), borrowed from Latin pellis.


peall

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peall (past pheall, future peallaidh, verbal noun pealladh, past participle peallte)

pheall (past)
peallaidh (future)
pealladh (noun-from-verb)
peallte (participle past)


peall

pill (genitive singular)
peallan (plural)
pillean (plural)
peall
pheall

peallag

shaggy hide or skin; little bunch of hair; clout; little coach or pallet; little covering; trollop, ill-dressed or ragged woman; little mat or rug; hassock; umbrella; coarse harness, primitive or ill-kept harness; cart harness; inferior wool; mat of straw; bass; sort of under pack-saddle; coarse blanket

pillean

pack-saddle; cloth put under a pannel, cushion, pad; hassock


peasair

peasair f (genitive singular peasrach, plural peasraichean)

peasrach (genitive singular)
peasraichean (plural)
peasar (alternative)


roghnaich

roghnaich (past roghnaich, future roghnaichidh, verbal noun roghnachadh, past participle roghnaichte)

roghnaich (past)
roghnaichidh (future)
roghnachadh (noun-from-verb)
roghnaichte (participle past)
raoghnaich (alternative)
roghainnich (alternative)
roghnuich (alternative)
roighnich (alternative)


siùrtach

siùrtach f (genitive singular siùrtaich, plural siùrtaichean)

siùrtaich (genitive singular)
siùrtaichean (plural)


sràc

sràc (past sràc, future sràcaidh, verbal noun sràcadh, past participle sràcte)

sràc (past)
sràcaidh (future)
sràcadh (noun-from-verb)
sràcte (participle past)


srath

srath m (genitive singular sratha, plural srathan)

sratha (genitive singular)
srathan (plural)

→ English: strath

From Old Irish srath (“grassland”), from Proto-Celtic *stratos (“valley”). Probably influenced in meaning by a Brythonic/Pictish cognate, compare Welsh ystrad (“river valley”).

low-lying or flat part of a valley district, farm or country, in contrast to its hilly ground


srath

srath m (genitive singular sraith, plural srathan)

sraith (genitive singular)
srathan (plural)
srath
shrath
after "an"
t-srath

Cognate with Irish sraith f (“imposition, rate, tax”). The Dictionary of the Irish Language assigns this meaning to Old Irish srath (“grass, sward”), but Old Irish sreth (“series, arrangement”) may be more likely.


strì

Borrowed from Old Norse stríð (“strife”).

straoi (alternative)
strìgh (alternative)
strìth (alternative)

striving, endeavouring, earnest exertion


strì

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strì (past strì, future strìthidh, verbal noun strì, past participle strìte)

strì (past)
strìthidh (future)
strì (noun-from-verb)
strìte (participle past)
straoi (alternative)
strìgh (alternative)
strìth (alternative)


teannta

/ˈt͡ʃʰaun̪ˠt̪ə/

From Middle Irish tennta, participle of tendaid (“presses, strains, squeezes, tightens, fastens”).

joined together, close, compact, tight, pressed together


feàrna

From Old Irish fern (compare Manx farney, Irish fearnóg), from Proto-Celtic *wernā (compare Welsh gwern).

(obsolete) the letter F in the Gaelic alphabet


feadh

From Middle Irish fed, ed (“space, interval”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸedom.


air feadh

air feadh (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

air m' fheadh (first-person singular)
air m' fheadh-sa (emphatic first-person singular)
air d' fheadh (second-person singular)
air d' fheadh-sa (emphatic second-person singular)
air fheadh (masculine singular third-person)
air fheadh-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
air a feadh (feminine singular third-person)
air a feadh-se (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
air ar feadh (first-person plural)
air ar feadh-ne (emphatic first-person plural)
air ur feadh (plural second-person)
air ur feadh-se (emphatic plural second-person)
air am feadh (plural third-person)
air am feadh-san (emphatic plural third-person)

/əɾʲ ˈfɛ̯ɤɣ/

[əɾʲ ˈfe̠ɣ~əʒ ˈfe̠ɣ]


aoibhinn

aoibhinne (comparative)
aibhind (alternative)

From Old Irish oíbind (“pleasant, agreeable, delightful”).


aoibhinn

aoibhinn
n-aoibhinn
h-aoibhinn
t-aoibhinn
aibhind (alternative)


airteagal

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airteagal m (genitive singular airteagail)

From Old Irish articol, airtecal (“article; article of faith; article, clause of an agreement, etc.; part, division (of a discourse etc.); point of time, moment”), from Latin articulus.


ronn

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ronn m (genitive singular roinn, no plural)


peinnsean

peinnsean m (genitive singular peinnsein, plural peinnseanan)

peinnsein (genitive singular)
peinnseanan (plural)


greim

greim m (genitive singular greime, plural greimeannan)

greime (genitive singular)
greimeannan (plural)
greim
ghreim
grèim (alternative)

From Old Irish greimm, from Proto-Celtic *gremman, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- + *-mn̥.


greim

greim (past ghreim, future greimidh, verbal noun greimeadh)

ghreim (past)
greimidh (future)
greimeadh (noun-from-verb)
grèim (alternative)


fòghnadh

fòghnadh m (genitive singular fòghnaidh, plural fòghnaidhean)

fòghnaidh (genitive singular)
fòghnaidhean (plural)
fóghnadh (alternative)


fóghnadh

fóghnadh m (genitive singular fóghnaidh, plural fóghnaidhean)

fóghnaidh (genitive singular)
fóghnaidhean (plural)


lionntachd

/ˈʎuːn̪ˠt̪ʰəxk/


Tìleach

Tìleach m (genitive singular Tìlich, plural Tìlich)

Tìlich (genitive singular)
Tìlich (plural)


rach bhuaithe

go downhill, degenerate, deteriorate, decline, worsen


dibhearsan

dibhearsan m (genitive singular dibhearsain, plural dibhearsain)

dibhearsain (genitive singular)
dibhearsain (plural)

/d̥ʲʒivɛɾs̪ˠɛɲ/

cha robh e ach airson dibhearsan!


fìdhlear

fìdhleir (alternative)
fìleir (alternative)
fiodhlair (alternative)


fìleir

fìleir m (genitive singular fìleir, plural fìleirean)

fìleir (genitive singular)
fìleirean (plural)


fìdhleir

fìdhleir m (genitive singular fìdhleir, plural fìdhleirean)

fìdhleir (genitive singular)
fìdhleirean (plural)


faisg

faisg (genitive singular feminine faisge, comparative fhaisge, qualitative noun fagas)

faisge (feminine genitive singular)
fhaisge (comparative)

From Middle Irish focus, from Old Irish ocus (“near”). Doublet of agus.


cas-chrom

cas-chrom f (genitive singular cois-chruim)

From cas + crom, literally “crooked foot”.

The caschrom, or crooked spade, an implement of tillage peculiar to the Scottish Highlands, used for turning the ground where a plough cannot work because of stones.


ceàrr-làmhach

/kʲʰaːrˠ ˈl̪ˠaːvəx/


dreathan a' chinn bhuidhe

dreathan a' chinn bhuidhe m (genitive singular dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe, plural dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe)

dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe (genitive singular)
dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe (plural)


dèabhadh

dèabhadh m (genitive singular dèabhaidh)

dèabhaidh (genitive singular)
deòthadh (alternative)
deubhadh (alternative)

circumstance of becoming dry, having shrunk or become parched


sgiomalaireachd

sgiomalaireachd f (genitive singular sgiomalaireachd, plural sgiomalaireachdan)

sgiomalaireachd (genitive singular)
sgiomalaireachdan (plural)


sgimilearachd

sgimilearachd f (genitive singular sgimilearachd, plural sgimilearachdan)

sgimilearachd (genitive singular)
sgimilearachdan (plural)
sgiomalaireachd (alternative)

mean habit of popping in upon people at mealtimes


sgimilear

sgimilear m (genitive singular sgimileir, plural sgimilearan)

sgimileir (genitive singular)
sgimilearan (plural)


snathag

snathag f (genitive singular snathaig, plural snathagan)

snathaig (genitive singular)
snathagan (plural)


sgrath

sgrath f (genitive singular sgratha, plural sgrathan)

sgratha (genitive singular)
sgrathan (plural)

Cognate with Irish scrath; see Old Irish scaraid (“to tear apart”).

outer skin or rind of anything, husk, peel, crust

turf, green sod, divot, as used for covering roofs of houses


sgrath

sgrath (past sgrath, future sgrathaidh, verbal noun sgrathadh, past participle sgrathte)

sgrath (past)
sgrathaidh (future)
sgrathadh (noun-from-verb)
sgrathte (participle past)


ioghnadh

ioghnadh m (genitive singular ioghnaidh, plural ioghnaidhean)

ioghnaidh (genitive singular)
ioghnaidhean (plural)


mànran

mànran m (genitive singular mànrain, plural mànranan)

mànrain (genitive singular)
mànranan (plural)
mànran
mhànran


mànranach

mànranach (genitive singular masculine mànranaich, comparative mànranaiche)

mànranaich (genitive masculine singular)
mànranaiche (comparative)
mànranach
mhànranach


aimhreid

aimhreid f (genitive singular aimhreide, plural aimhreidean)

aimhreide (genitive singular)
aimhreidean (plural)


mholainn

first-person singular present subjunctive of mol


peata

peata m (genitive singular peata, plural peatachan or peatan or peataichean)

peata (genitive singular)
peatachan (plural)
peatan (plural)
peataichean (plural)
peata
pheata
peatadh (alternative)

From Middle Irish peta, petta (“pet”); either from an Old French term related to petit, or a native term (< *fetta ~ *setta).


dìth

dìth m (genitive singular dìthe, plural dìthean)

dìthe (genitive singular)
dìthean (plural)


aicinn

aicinn f (genitive singular aicinne, plural aicinnean)

aicinne (genitive singular)
aicinnean (plural)
aicinn
n-aicinn
h-aicinn
t-aicinn

From Old Irish aiccend, from Latin accentus.


geadas

geadas m (genitive singular geadais, plural geadais)

geadais (genitive singular)
geadais (plural)
geadas
gheadas


sàga

sàga m (genitive singular sàga, plural sàgaichean)

sàga (genitive singular)
sàgaichean (plural)
sàga
shàga
after "an"
t-sàga

Borrowed from Old Norse saga (“epic tale, story”).


Amhlaidh

From Middle Irish Amlaíb, from Old Norse Óláfr.

a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Olaf


Frang

Frang m (genitive Fhraing, vocative a Fhraing)

Fhraing (genitive)
a Fhraing (vocative)
Frang
Fhrang
Fraing (alternative)
Frangan (alternative)
Fransaidh (alternative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Francis or Frank


taobh-cheum

taobh-cheum m (genitive singular taobh-chèim, plural taobh-cheuman)

taobh-chèim (genitive singular)
taobh-cheuman (plural)


clis

Derived from cleas (“play, trick, feat”) or its source.

cho clis ri dealanach

Air an achadh bheag uain' chaidh lomadh le fàl
Bidh na gillean le 'n camain a' strì ann
'S chan eil buidheann an siorramachd mhòr Earra-Ghàidheal
Tha cho clis ris na suinn taobh Loch Lìobhainn.

(date unknown), Alasdair MacFhraing (words), Teàrlach MacAonghais (melody), Mo ghleannan Taobh Loch Lìobhann:

On the little green field that was mown by a scythe
The lads will be competing with their shinty sticks
And there isn't a team in the great shire of Argyll
That's as agile as the heroes by Loch Leven.

(Argyll) quick, swift, agile, nimble, speedy, active


sòrn

sòrn m (genitive singular sùirn, plural sùirn)

sùirn (genitive singular)
sùirn (plural)

From Old Irish sorn (“furnace, oven, kiln”), from Latin furnus.


Beilg

a’ Bheilg (canonical feminine)
na Beilge (genitive)
Beilg
Bheilg

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


uaimh

uaimh f (genitive singular uamha or uaimhe, plural uamhan or uaimhean)

uamha (genitive singular)
uaimhe (genitive singular)
uamhan (plural)
uaimhean (plural)
uamh (alternative)

From Old Irish úam, from Proto-Celtic *oumā (“cave”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewn- (“empty”) (compare Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, “deprived”).


cluas-chaoin

Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum#Translingual


bògas na h-oidhche

bògas na h-oidhche m (genitive singular bògais na h-oidhche, plural bògais na h-oidhche)

bògais na h-oidhche (genitive singular)
bògais na h-oidhche (plural)
bògas na h-oidhche
bhògas na h-oidhche

/ˌpɔːkəs nə ˈhɤ̃ĩçə/


bògais na h-oidhche

bògas na h-oidhche
bògas na h-oidhche#Scottish_Gaelic


bògas

bògas m (genitive singular bògais, plural bògais)

bògais (genitive singular)
bògais (plural)
bògas
bhògas


earbsa

Cha chuireadh i earbsa asta.


cràdh

cràdh m (genitive singular cràidh, plural cràidhean)

cràidh (genitive singular)
cràidhean (plural)

Ghèarr an cràdh tromham. The pain cut through me.


duirc

From Middle Irish dercu, from Old Irish derucc.


topag

topag f (genitive singular topaig, plural topagan)

topaig (genitive singular)
topagan (plural)
topag
thopag


clachair

clachair m (genitive singular clachair, plural clachairean)

clachair (genitive singular)
clachairean (plural)
clachair
chlachair

/ˈkʰl̪ˠaxɛɾʲ/


togair

togair (past thogair, future tograidh, verbal noun togradh or togairt, past participle togairte)

thogair (past)
tograidh (future)
togradh (noun-from-verb)
togairt (noun-from-verb)
togairte (participle past)


asal-stiallach

asal-stiallach m or f (genitive singular asail stiallach, plural asalan stiallach)

asail stiallach (genitive singular)
asalan stiallach (plural)

̺asal (“donkey, ass”) + stiallach (“striped”)


slis

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slis f (genitive singular slise, plural slisean)

slise (genitive singular)
slisean (plural)


uil-ìoc

uil-ìoc m (genitive singular uil-ìce, plural uil-ìocan)

uil-ìce (genitive singular)
uil-ìocan (plural)


ìoc

ìoc m (genitive singular ìce, plural ìocan)

From Old Irish ícc. Cognate with Irish íoc and Manx eeck.


ìoc

An expression of surprise, disgust, boredom, or frustration.


ladarna

bold, impudent, shameless, blatant, presumptuous


fear-seòlaidh

fear-seòlaidh m (genitive singular fir-sheòlaidh, plural fir-sheòlaidh)

fir-sheòlaidh (genitive singular)
fir-sheòlaidh (plural)


geàrd

geàrd m (genitive singular geàird, plural geàrdan)

geàird (genitive singular)
geàrdan (plural)


seanchaidh

seanchaidh m (genitive singular seanchaidh, plural seanchaidhean)

seanchaidh (genitive singular)
seanchaidhean (plural)
seanachaidh (alternative)

desctree

→ Middle Scots: schenachy
> Scots: shenachie (inherited)

desc

→ English: seannachie, schenachy, seannachy, senachie, senachy, sennachie, sennachy, shanachie, shanachy, shenachie

From Old Irish senchaid. Cognate with Irish seanchaí, Manx shennaghee.


marbal

Borrowed from English marble. Doublet of marmor.

marble (small stone or glass ball used in children's games)


ath-dhèan

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ath-dhèan (past dh'ath-rinn, future ath-nì, verbal noun ath-dhèanamh, past participle ath-dhèanta)

dh'ath-rinn (past)
ath-nì (future)
ath-dhèanamh (noun-from-verb)
ath-dhèanta (participle past)


neo-dhèan

neo-dhèan (past neo-rinn, future neo-nì, verbal noun neo-dhèanamh, past participle neo-dhèanta)

neo-rinn (past)
neo-nì (future)
neo-dhèanamh (noun-from-verb)
neo-dhèanta (participle past)


ath-dhèanamh

ath-dhèanamh m (genitive singular ath-dhèanaimh)

ath-dhèanaimh (genitive singular)
ath-dhèanadh (alternative)


neo-dhèanadh

neo-dhèanadh m (genitive singular neo-dhèanaidh, plural neo-dhèanaidhean)

neo-dhèanaidh (genitive singular)
neo-dhèanaidhean (plural)


breacan-beithe

breacan-beithe m (genitive singular breacain-bheithe, plural breacain-bheithe)

breacain-bheithe (genitive singular)
breacain-bheithe (plural)


timcheall-ghearradh

timcheall-ghearradh m (genitive singular timcheall-ghearradh, plural timcheall-ghearraidh)

timcheall-ghearradh (genitive singular)
timcheall-ghearraidh (plural)


ri taobh

ri taobh (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

ri mo thaobh (first-person singular)
ri mo thaobh-sa (emphatic first-person singular)
ri do thaobh (second-person singular)
ri do thaobh-sa (emphatic second-person singular)
ri thaobh (masculine singular third-person)
ri thaobh-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
ri taobh (feminine singular third-person)
ri taobh-se (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
ri ar taobh (first-person plural)
ri ar taobh-ne (emphatic first-person plural)
ri ur taobh (plural second-person)
ri ur taobh-se (emphatic plural second-person)
ri an taobh (plural third-person)
ri an taobh-san (emphatic plural third-person)


air cùl

air cùl (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

/eɾʲ ˈkʰuːl̪ˠ/

/eð ˈkʰuːl̪ˠ/

air cùl na h-eaglaise


fa chomhair

fa chomhair (+ genitive or possessive determiner)


iomlaid

iomlaid f (genitive singular iomlaide, plural iomlaidean)

iomlaide (genitive singular)
iomlaidean (plural)


laghach

From Middle Irish lagach (“gentle, pleasant”).

inh

Tha seanmhair laghach agad.


eadhon

eadhan (alternative)
eadhain (alternative)


Griogair

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Griogair (genitive Griogair, vocative a Ghriogair)

Griogair (genitive)
a Ghriogair (vocative)
Griogair
Ghriogair
Griogar (alternative)
Griogal (alternative)

/ˈɡ̊ɾʲiɡ̊ɪɾʲ/

From Old Irish Grigoir, from Latin Gregorius.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Gregory


pèileag

pèileag f (genitive singular pèileige, plural pèileagan)

pèileige (genitive singular)
pèileagan (plural)


peilig

peilig f (genitive singular peilige, plural peiligean)

peilige (genitive singular)
peiligean (plural)


pèilig

pèilig f (genitive singular pèilige, plural pèiligean)

pèilige (genitive singular)
pèiligean (plural)


liath-reòdhadh

liath-reòdhadh m (genitive singular liath-reòdhaidh, plural liath-reòdhaidhean)

liath-reòdhaidh (genitive singular)
liath-reòdhaidhean (plural)


reòdhadh

reòdhadh m (genitive singular reòdhaidh, plural reòdhaidhean)

reòdhaidh (genitive singular)
reòdhaidhean (plural)


ainm-sgrìobhte

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

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


iomramh

iomraimh (genitive singular)
iomramh
n-iomramh
h-iomramh
t-iomramh
iomram (alternative)
iomraim (alternative)
iomradh (alternative)
iormadh (alternative)
ioramadh (alternative)
urmadh (alternative)

From Old Irish imram, from noun prefix imb- (“around”) (from Proto-Celtic *ambi- from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi, cf. Latin ambi-, Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-)) + Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”) (cf. Scottish Gaelic ràmh). By surface analysis, iomair + -amh. Related to iorram (“rowing song”).

Is e iomramh an droch latha a nì latha math gu iomramh.

Practise rowing in a rough sea and soon the rough sea will seem calm to you.


Cuaigear

Cuaigear m (genitive singular Cuaigeir, plural Cuaigearan)

Cuaigeir (genitive singular)
Cuaigearan (plural)


Caocaire

Caocaire m (genitive singular Caocaire, plural Caocairean)

Caocaire (genitive singular)
Caocairean (plural)


Crith-chreidmheach

Crith-chreidmheach m (genitive singular Crith-chreidmhich, plural Crith-chreidmhich)

Crith-chreidmhich (genitive singular)
Crith-chreidmhich (plural)


Fear-crathaidh

Fear-crathaidh m (genitive singular Fir-chrathaidh, plural Fir-chrathaidh)

Fir-chrathaidh (genitive singular)
Fir-chrathaidh (plural)


seant

seant m (genitive singular seant, plural seantaichean)

seant (genitive singular)
seantaichean (plural)

(Canada, numismatics) cent (one hundredth of a dollar)


smuglair

Borrowed from English smuggler, with influence from the agent suffix -air.


lodan

lodan m (genitive singular lodain, plural lodanan)

lodain (genitive singular)
lodanan (plural)

(Canada, Christianity) velvet offering pouch for church


mogan

mogan m (genitive singular mogain, plural moganan)

mogain (genitive singular)
moganan (plural)

(Canada) heavy ankle sock sold with a rubberized sole, previously sold in Cape Breton

(Canada) pull-on leg-warmer for use when wearing the kilt in cold climates


pàirc-coillidh

(Canada, agriculture) wooded clearing burnt for planting crops


dreag

dreag f (genitive singular dreige, plural dreagan)

dreige (genitive singular)
dreagan (plural)


còig tastan

(Canada, numismatics) dollar (literally "five shillings")


Machraichean Mòra

Na Machraichean Mòra (canonical feminine masculine plural)

(Canada) Canadian Prairies (a region in western Canada)


buna-bhuachaille

buna-bhuachaill (alternative)
bura-bhuachaille (alternative)
bura-bhuachaill (alternative)
burbhailleach (alternative)
fura-bhuachaille (alternative)
muir-bhuachaille (alternative)
muir-bhuachaill (alternative)
muna-bhuachaille (alternative)
muna-bhuachaill (alternative)
bun-bhuachaille (alternative)
bun-bhuachaill (alternative)
bunna-bhuachaill (alternative)

great northern diver
great northern diver

(birds) common loon, great northern diver


co-fhaclair

co-fhaclair m (genitive singular co-fhaclair, plural co-fhaclairean)

co-fhaclair (genitive singular)
co-fhaclairean (plural)


faircill

faircill m (genitive singular faircill, plural faircillean or fairclean)

faircill (genitive singular)
faircillean (plural)
fairclean (plural)


deoghail

deoghail (past dheoghail, future deoghailidh, verbal noun deoghal, past participle deoghailte)

dheoghail (past)
deoghailidh (future)
deoghal (noun-from-verb)
deoghailte (participle past)

From Proto-Celtic *delu-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognates include Irish diuilim and deolaim.


deoghail

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Cuaigearachd

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Cuaigearachd f (genitive singular Cuaigearachd, plural Cuaigearachdan)

Cuaigearachd (genitive singular)
Cuaigearachdan (plural)


fiù

From Old Irish fíu, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.


càradh

càradh m (genitive singular càraidh, no plural)


càirich

càirich (past chàirich, future càirichidh, verbal noun càradh, past participle càirichte)

chàirich (past)
càirichidh (future)
càradh (noun-from-verb)
càirichte (participle past)

From Middle Irish córaigid (“to arrange”), derived from Middle Irish cóir (“right, proper”).


ailm

ailm (indefinite nominative singular)
ailmean (indefinite nominative plural)
ailme (genitive indefinite singular)
ailmean (genitive indefinite plural)
ailm (dative indefinite singular)
ailmean (dative indefinite plural)
ailmibh (dative indefinite plural)
ailm (definite nominative singular)
an ailm (definite nominative singular)
h-ailmean (definite nominative plural)
na h-ailmean (definite nominative plural)
h-ailme (definite genitive singular)
na h-ailme (definite genitive singular)
ailmean (definite genitive plural)
nan ailmean (definite genitive plural)
ailm (dative definite singular)
an ailm (dative definite singular)
h-ailmean (dative definite plural)
na h-ailmean (dative definite plural)
h-ailmibh (dative definite plural)
ailm (definite singular vocative)
ailmean (definite plural vocative)

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

(obsolete) the letter A in the Gaelic alphabet


ailm

ailm (indefinite nominative singular)
ailmean (indefinite nominative plural)
ailme (genitive indefinite singular)
ailmean (genitive indefinite plural)
ailm (dative indefinite singular)
ailmean (dative indefinite plural)
ailmibh (dative indefinite plural)
ailm (definite nominative singular)
an ailm (definite nominative singular)
h-ailmean (definite nominative plural)
na h-ailmean (definite nominative plural)
h-ailme (definite genitive singular)
na h-ailme (definite genitive singular)
ailmean (definite genitive plural)
nan ailmean (definite genitive plural)
ailm (dative definite singular)
an ailm (dative definite singular)
h-ailmean (dative definite plural)
na h-ailmean (dative definite plural)
h-ailmibh (dative definite plural)
ailm (definite singular vocative)
ailmean (definite plural vocative)
ailm
n-ailm
h-ailm
t-ailm


leamhan

leamhan (indefinite nominative singular)
leamhain (indefinite nominative plural)
leamhain (genitive indefinite singular)
leamhan (genitive indefinite plural)
leamhan (dative indefinite singular)
leamhain (dative indefinite plural)
leamhanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
leamhan (definite nominative singular)
an leamhan (definite nominative singular)
leamhain (definite nominative plural)
na leamhain (definite nominative plural)
leamhain (definite genitive singular)
an leamhain (definite genitive singular)
leamhan (definite genitive plural)
nan leamhan (definite genitive plural)
leamhan (dative definite singular)
an leamhan (dative definite singular)
leamhain (dative definite plural)
na leamhain (dative definite plural)
leamhanaibh (dative definite plural)
leamhain (definite singular vocative)
leamhana (definite plural vocative)
leamhan

From Middle Irish lemán. Cognates include Irish leamhán and Manx lhiouan.


leamhain

inflection of leamhan:
genitive/vocative singular

inflection of leamhan:
nominative/dative plural


ailmean

nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of ailm (“elm”)


ailmean

nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of ailm (“helm”)


eachdraidh-beatha

eachdraidh-beatha f (genitive singular ?)


meann

meann m (genitive singular minn, plural minn)

From Proto-Celtic *mendo- (“kid, suckling”), which could ultimately be from the same root as maoin (“mild, tender”), though Stokes prefers a comparison to Ancient Greek μαζός (mazós, “breast”), Old High German manzon, Albanian mεnt (“suck”).


mèaran

mèaran m (genitive singular mèarain, plural mèaranan)

mèarain (genitive singular)
mèaranan (plural)


riaraich

riaraich (past riaraich, future riaraichidh, verbal noun riarachadh, past participle riaraichte)

riaraich (past)
riaraichidh (future)
riarachadh (noun-from-verb)
riaraichte (participle past)

From Middle Irish ríaraigid (“to serve”), denominative verb from ríar, itself inherited from Old Irish ríar (“will, wish”).

'S mise tha air am bòrd a riarachadh.

Tha e doirbh a riarachadh.


gràdhach

gràdhach (genitive singular masculine gràdhaich, comparative gràdhaiche)

gràdhaich (genitive masculine singular)
gràdhaiche (comparative)
gràdhach
ghràdhach

From Old Irish grádach, equivalent to gràdh + -ach.


gràdhaich

gràdhaich (past ghràdhaich, future gràdhaichidh, verbal noun gràdhachadh, past participle gràdhaichte)

ghràdhaich (past)
gràdhaichidh (future)
gràdhachadh (noun-from-verb)
gràdhaichte (participle past)
gràdhaich
ghràdhaich

From Middle Irish grádaigidir. By surface analysis, gràdh (“love”) + -ich.


gràdhachadh

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gràdhachadh m (genitive singular gràdhachaidh, plural gràdhachaidhean)

gràdhachaidh (genitive singular)
gràdhachaidhean (plural)


bun-stòr

bun-stòr m (genitive singular bun-stòir, plural bun-stòir)

bun-stòir (genitive singular)
bun-stòir (plural)


stòr leasaichte

stòr leasaichte m (genitive singular stòir leasaichte, plural stòir leasaichte)

stòir leasaichte (genitive singular)
stòir leasaichte (plural)


stòir leasaichte

stòr leasaichte
stòr leasaichte#Scottish_Gaelic


gealag bhuidhe

gealag bhuidhe f (genitive singular gealaige buidhe, plural gealagan buidhe)

gealaige buidhe (genitive singular)
gealagan buidhe (plural)


gealaige buidhe

gealag bhuidhe
gealag bhuidhe#Scottish_Gaelic


sgeatadh

sgeatadh m (genitive singular sgeataidh)


ponndadh

ponndadh m (genitive singular ponndaidh)


Galltachd

a' Ghalltachd (canonical feminine)
na Galltachd (genitive)
Galldachd (alternative)


buileann

buileann f (genitive singular builinn, plural builinn)

builinn (genitive singular)
builinn (plural)


sàiste

sàiste f (genitive singular sàiste, plural sàistean)

sàiste (genitive singular)
sàistean (plural)
sàiste
shàiste
after "an"
t-sàiste


turadh

turadh m (genitive singular turadh, plural turaidh)

turadh (genitive singular)
turaidh (plural)
turadh
thuradh

From Old Irish turad, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Tha iad an dòchas gum bi turadh ann airson a’ cuirm-chnuic.

They hope that there will be dry weather for the picnic.


cularan

cularan m (genitive singular cularain, plural cularain)

cularain (genitive singular)
cularain (plural)


tuarastal

tuarastal m (genitive singular tuarastail, plural tuarastail)

tuarastail (genitive singular)
tuarastail (plural)
tuarastal
thuarastal
tuarasdal (alternative)

/ˈt̪ʰuəɾəs̪t̪əl̪/

From Middle Irish túarastal, from Old Irish túarasndal.


roghainn

roghainn m or f (genitive singular roghainn, plural roghainnan)

roghainn (genitive singular)
roghainnan (plural)


fuaigheil

fuaigheil (past dh'fhuaigheil, future fuaighlidh, verbal noun fuaigheal, past participle fuaigheilte)

dh'fhuaigheil (past)
fuaighlidh (future)
fuaigheal (noun-from-verb)
fuaigheilte (participle past)


pannal-grèine

pannal-grèine m (genitive singular pannail-ghrèine, plural pannalan-grèine)

pannail-ghrèine (genitive singular)
pannalan-grèine (plural)


pannal

pannal m (genitive singular pannail, plural pannalan)

pannail (genitive singular)
pannalan (plural)


so-ath-neartachaidh

bataraidh so-ath-neartachaidh


fad-shaoghalach

fad-shaoghalaiche (comparative)
fad-shaoghalach
fhad-shaoghalach


meidheadair-dealain

meidheadair-dealain m (genitive singular meidheadair-dealain, plural meidheadairean-dealain)

meidheadair-dealain (genitive singular)
meidheadairean-dealain (plural)


dealanan

/ˈtʲal̪ˠan̪ˠən̪ˠ/


meidheadair

meidheadair m (genitive singular meidheadair, plural meidheadairean)

meidheadair (genitive singular)
meidheadairean (plural)


nigheadair-shoithichean

nigheadair-shoithichean m (genitive singular nigheadair-shoithichean, plural nigheadairean-shoithichean)

nigheadair-shoithichean (genitive singular)
nigheadairean-shoithichean (plural)


ceann-rèile

ceann-rèile m (genitive singular cinn-rèile, plural cinn-rèile)

cinn-rèile (genitive singular)
cinn-rèile (plural)


cumhachd nan tonn

cumhachd nan tonn f (genitive singular cumhachd nan tonn, plural cumhachdan nan tonn)

cumhachd nan tonn (genitive singular)
cumhachdan nan tonn (plural)


cumhachdan nan tonn

cumhachd nan tonn
cumhachd nan tonn#Scottish_Gaelic


lùth làin-mhara

lùth làin-mhara m (genitive singular lùtha làin-mhara, plural lùthan làin-mhara)

lùtha làin-mhara (genitive singular)
lùthan làin-mhara (plural)


lùtha làin-mhara

lùth làin-mhara
lùth làin-mhara#Scottish_Gaelic


làn-mara

làn-mara m (genitive singular làin-mhara, plural làin-mhara)

làin-mhara (genitive singular)
làin-mhara (plural)


plathadh

plathadh m (genitive singular plathaidh, plural plathaidhean)

plathaidh (genitive singular)
plathaidhean (plural)

plathadh dealanaich


crann-dealain

crann-dealain m (genitive singular crainn-dhealain, plural crainn-dhealain)

crainn-dhealain (genitive singular)
crainn-dhealain (plural)


fleisg

fleisg f (genitive singular fleisge, plural fleisgean)

fleisge (genitive singular)
fleisgean (plural)


teud-dealain

teud-dealain m (genitive singular teuda-dealain, plural teudan-dealain)

teuda-dealain (genitive singular)
teudan-dealain (plural)


teud

teud m (genitive singular teuda, plural teudan)

teuda (genitive singular)
teudan (plural)


fiacaill fhuadain

fiacaill fhuadain f (genitive singular fiacla fuadain, plural fiaclan fuadain)

fiacla fuadain (genitive singular)
fiaclan fuadain (plural)


fiacla fuadain

fiacaill fhuadain
fiacaill fhuadain#Scottish_Gaelic


stèisean niùclasach

stèisean niùclasach m (genitive singular stèisein niùclasaich, plural stèiseanan niùclasach)

stèisein niùclasaich (genitive singular)
stèiseanan niùclasach (plural)

nuclear power station
nuclear power station


stèiseanan niùclasach

stèisean niùclasach
stèisean niùclasach#Scottish_Gaelic


stèisein niùclasaich

genitive singular of stèisean niùclasach


stèisean

stèisean m (genitive singular stèisein, plural stèiseanan)

stèisein (genitive singular)
stèiseanan (plural)

/ˈs̪t̪ɛːʃən/


os-cionn

càballan os-cionn


call cumhachd

call cumhachd m (genitive singular calla cumhachd, plural callaidhean cumhachd)

calla cumhachd (genitive singular)
callaidhean cumhachd (plural)


callaidhean cumhachd

call cumhachd
call cumhachd#Scottish_Gaelic


uàtachd

uàtachd f (genitive singular uàtachd, plural uàtachdan)

uàtachd (genitive singular)
uàtachdan (plural)
uàtachd
n-uàtachd
h-uàtachd
t-uàtachd


cìs uaine

cìs uaine f (genitive singular cìse uaine, plural cìsean uaine)

cìse uaine (genitive singular)
cìsean uaine (plural)


sìobhalta

sìobhalta
shìobhalta
after "an"
t-sìobhalta

From Middle Irish síbíalta (“civil”) (compare modern Irish sibhialta), from Middle English civil or Old French civil (+ -ta).


radhadh

radhadh m (genitive singular radhaidh, plural radhaidhean)

radhaidh (genitive singular)
radhaidhean (plural)


fradhaidh

(Sutherland) Alternative form of rabhadh


fiar-rabhadh

fiar-rabhadh m (genitive singular fiar-rabhaidh, plural fiar-rabhaidhean)

fiar-rabhaidh (genitive singular)
fiar-rabhaidhean (plural)


Barabal

Barabal f (genitive Barabail, vocative a Bharabal)

Barabail (genitive)
a Bharabal (vocative)
Barabal
Bharabal

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara or Annabella


Artair

a male given name, equivalent to English Arthur


sàmhach

From Old Irish sámach (“in a state of repose, easy, at rest”) (compare Irish sámhach), from sám (“calm, peaceful, easy, at rest; pleasant”) + -ach.


banacharaid

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banacharaid f (genitive singular banacharaid, plural banacharaidean)

banacharaid (genitive singular)
banacharaidean (plural)


aoir

aoir f (genitive singular aoire, plural aoirean)

aoire (genitive singular)
aoirean (plural)

From Old Irish áer f (“cutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning, defaming; (maledictory) satire, lampoon”), from Proto-Celtic *aigrā.


dèidh

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dèidh f (genitive singular dèidhe, plural dèidhean)

dèidhe (genitive singular)
dèidhean (plural)
dèidh
dhèidh


luchd-turais

/ˌl̪ˠuxk ˈt̪ʰuɾɪʃ/


balgam

balgam m (genitive singular balgaim, plural balgaman)

balgaim (genitive singular)
balgaman (plural)
balgam
bhalgam
balagam (alternative)
balgum (alternative)
bolgam (alternative)

From Old Irish bolgum (“sip; mouthful, draught”) (compare modern Irish bolgam).

inh

A bheil thu ag iarraidh balgam teatha?


head

buain am maorach nuair a tha an tràigh ann

make hay while the sun shines
make hay while the sun shines

make hay while the sun shines (literally "harvest the shellfish when there is low tide")


maorach

maorach m (genitive singular maoraich, plural maoraich)

maoraich (genitive singular)
maoraich (plural)

From Old Irish maerach (“shellfish”), murach (“shellfish; murex, purple-fish”), possibly from Latin mūrex (“purple-fish”).


buain

buain (past bhuain, future buainidh, verbal noun buain, past participle buainte)

bhuain (past)
buainidh (future)
buain (noun-from-verb)
buainte (participle past)

From Middle Irish búainid, from Old Irish búain (“act of cutting, breaking; cutting down, reaping; crop, harvest”), verbal noun of bongaid (“to cut, break”).

inh

(agriculture) reap, harvest, cut down, crop, mow


buain

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buain f (genitive singular buana, no plural)

reaping, cutting down (as of corn), mowing, harvest


aon-ghuthach

aon-ghuthach
n-aon-ghuthach
h-aon-ghuthach
t-aon-ghuthach
aona-ghuthach (alternative)

/ɯ̃ːn ˈɣuhəx/


aona-ghuthach

aona-ghuthach
n-aona-ghuthach
h-aona-ghuthach
t-aona-ghuthach


fòn-cluaise

fòn-cluaise m (genitive singular fòn-cluaise, plural fònaichean-cluaise)

fòn-cluaise (genitive singular)
fònaichean-cluaise (plural)


plèan

plèan m or f (genitive singular plèan, plural plèanichean)

plèan (genitive singular)
plèanichean (plural)
plèana (alternative)


plèana

plèana m or f (genitive singular plèana, plural plèanaichean)

plèana (genitive singular)
plèanaichean (plural)
plèan (alternative)


itealan

itealan m (genitive singular itealain, plural itealain)

itealain (genitive singular)
itealain (plural)

From iteal (“flight on wing, flying; fluttering of wings”) + -an (compare Irish eitleán).


aiseag

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aiseag m (genitive singular aiseig, plural aiseagan)

aiseig (genitive singular)
aiseagan (plural)

From Old Irish aisec (“act of restoring, giving back; restitution, restoration; a purge, vomit”).

inh

thèid mi a-null thar an aiseig


ruith-chunntas

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

ruith-chunntais (genitive singular)
ruith-chunntasan (plural)
cunntas-ruith (alternative)


sruth-chlais

sruth-chlais f (genitive singular sruth-chlaise, plural sruth-chlaisean)

sruth-chlaise (genitive singular)
sruth-chlaisean (plural)


clais

clais f (genitive singular claise, plural claisean)

claise (genitive singular)
claisean (plural)
clais
chlais


muiltean

muiltean m (genitive singular muiltein, plural muilteanan)

muiltein (genitive singular)
muilteanan (plural)

diminutive of mult; little wether or ram


cruachan

cruachan m (genitive singular cruachain, plural cruachanan)

cruachain (genitive singular)
cruachanan (plural)
cruachan
chruachan


speuclairean pinc

Tha speuclairean pinc aig mo chèile.


losgair

losgair m (genitive singular losgair, plural losgairean)

losgair (genitive singular)
losgairean (plural)
loisgeadair (alternative)
losgadair (alternative)


loisgeadair

loisgeadair m (genitive singular loisgeadair, plural loisgeadairean)

loisgeadair (genitive singular)
loisgeadairean (plural)


losgadair

losgadair m (genitive singular losgadair, plural losgadairean)

losgadair (genitive singular)
losgadairean (plural)


Bìoball

Bìoball m (plural Bìobaill, genitive Bìobaill)


marbhadh

[ˈmaˈɾaˑ.əɣ]


cliùiteach

cliùiteiche (comparative)
cliùiteach
chliùiteach
cliùthach (alternative)

celebrated, distinguished, reputable, commendable, laudable


cho seasgair ri luchag ann an cruach

Literally, snug as a mouse in a haystack

snug as a bug in a rug
snug as a bug in a rug

(simile, colloquial) snug as a bug in a rug


uaireadair-dùsgaidh

uaireadair-dùsgaidh m (genitive singular uaireadair-dùsgaidh, plural uaireadairean-dùsgaidh)

uaireadair-dùsgaidh (genitive singular)
uaireadairean-dùsgaidh (plural)


dùsgadh

dùsgadh m (genitive singular dùsgaidh, plural dùsgaidhean)

dùsgaidh (genitive singular)
dùsgaidhean (plural)

/ˈd̥uːs̪kəɣ/

[ˈd̥ʉːs̪kəɣ]


caolas

caolas m (genitive singular caolais, plural caolan)

caolais (genitive singular)
caolan (plural)
caolas
chaolas

From Middle Irish *cáelas, equivalent to caol + -as.


uiread

uiread m (genitive singular uiread, plural uireadan)

uiread (genitive singular)
uireadan (plural)

chaill sinn uiread de thìde

tha (a cheart) uiread againne ’s a tha agaibhse

tha a chòig uiread de dhaoine a’ fuireach ann an Nepal, seach Alba

five times as many people live in Nepal as in Scotland

certain amount, measure, so much, as much


uiread

4 uiread 2 a' dèanamh 8


amhran

amhran m (genitive singular amhrain, plural amhrain)

amhrain (genitive singular)
amhrain (plural)

[ˈãũ˧˥.ɾan˥˩]

From Middle Irish amrán (“singing, song”) (compare Irish amhrán, Manx arrane), a diminutive of Old Irish amar (“singing, song; wailing, moaning”).


sìon

Chan eil sìon a dh'fhios agam.

(chiefly Uist) anything, (in the negative) nothing


stoirm

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stoirm m or f (genitive singular stoirme, plural stoirmean)

stoirme (genitive singular)
stoirmean (plural)

/ˈs̪t̪ɤɾʲɤm/


Galldachd

a' Ghalldachd (canonical feminine)
na Galldachd (genitive)


giofag

giofag f (genitive singular giofaige, plural giofagan)

giofaige (genitive singular)
giofagan (plural)


muc-locha

muc-locha m (genitive singular muic-locha, plural mucan-locha)

muic-locha (genitive singular)
mucan-locha (plural)