fosfor

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fosfor m (genitive singular fosfoir, no plural)

Ultimately from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).


aosda

Superseded spelling of aosta (“old, elderly”).


abaich

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


beò

beothaich

arouse, enliven, kindle, vitalize; revive; animate


blàth

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blàth m (genitive singular blàith, plural blàthan)

blàith (genitive singular)
blàthan (plural)

From Old Irish bláth, from Proto-Celtic *blātus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

der

Nach eil blàthan na siris dìreach àlainn?


blàth

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

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

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

Tha am bùrn blàth.


caol

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


caol

caol m (genitive singular caoil, plural caoiltean)

caoil (genitive singular)
caoiltean (plural)
caol
chaol

→ English: kyle


cinnteach

cinnteach (genitive singular masculine cinntich)

cinntich (genitive masculine singular)
cinnteach
chinnteach

/ˈkʲʰẽĩɲtʲʃəx/

[ˈkʲʰẽĩɲtʲʃɔx]

[ˈkʲʰɪ̃ĩɲəx]

[ˈkʲʰj̯̊ɪ̃ĩɲd̥ʲəx]

/ˈkʲʰẽĩɲdʲʒəx/

[ˈkʲʰɪ̃ĩɲdʲʒʌx]

/ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒəx/

[ˈkʲʰĩːɲdʲʒʌx]

/ˈkʲʰĩːɲtʲɔx/

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

Bha Seumas cinnteach gun robh an trèan a' tighinn.

James was certain that the train was coming.

certain, sure, actual, confident, definite


bòidheach

bòidheach (genitive singular masculine bòidhich, comparative bòidhche)

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

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


truagh

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

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

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

poor, wretched, sad, miserable, pitiful, woeful


bochd

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

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


bochd

bochd (indefinite nominative singular)
bochdan (indefinite nominative plural)
bochd (genitive indefinite singular)
bhochdan (genitive indefinite plural)
bochd (dative indefinite singular)
bochdan (dative indefinite plural)
bochd (definite nominative singular)
am bochd (definite nominative singular)
bochdan (definite nominative plural)
na bochdan (definite nominative plural)
(a') bhochd (definite genitive singular)
bochdan (definite genitive plural)
nam bochdan (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhochd (dative definite singular)
bochdan (dative definite plural)
na bochdan (dative definite plural)
bhochd (definite singular vocative)
bhochdan (definite plural vocative)
bochd
bhochd


cumhang

/ˈkʰũˑ.əŋɡ̊/

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

inh

'S e neach-dìolain cumhang!

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

You would not believe how narrow-minded Calum is!


cumhang

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cumhang m (genitive singular cumhaing, plural cumhangan)

cumhaing (genitive singular)
cumhangan (plural)

/ˈkʰũˑ.əŋɡ̊/


cia mheud

/kʰə ˈvĩːt̪/

[kʰɔ̝ ˈfĩːt̪]

/kʰɔ ˈvĩãt̪/

/kʰɔ ˈmĩãt̪/

cia mheud leabhar a tha agad?


ceithir

[ˈkʲʰɛhəð̥ʲ]

From Old Irish cethair, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.


còig

From Old Irish cóic, from Proto-Celtic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.


ceàrr

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

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


ceàrr

ceàrra (comparative)
ciorra (comparative)
ceàrr
cheàrr
cearr (alternative)


eile

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

inh

Tha faclair eile agam.

'S e sin rudeigin eile.

A bheil searrag eile agaibh?


làn

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

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

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


làn

làn m (genitive singular làin, plural làin)

Fhuair e a làn de bhrot.

Ghabh mi làn beòil uisge.

Bha làn dùirn de bhuinn aca uile.


naoi

From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.


ainmeil

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

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

famous, distinguished, illustrious, renowned


allail

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

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


dlùth

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

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


gòrach

stupid, foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, witless, absurd


soilleir

soilleirich

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


fuar

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

cold, chilly, bleak, frigid, sober, stingy


drùiseil

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

surf

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


drùis

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drùis f (genitive singular drùise, no plural)

From Middle Irish drúis, from Old Irish drús (“hot-blooded or amorous disposition”), from drúth (“wanton, unchaste”).

drùiseil

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


mara

genitive singular of muir (“sea, ocean”)


bò

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bò f (dative singular bò or boin, genitive singular bà, plural bà)

bò (dative singular)
boin (dative singular)
bà (genitive singular)
bà (plural)
bò (indefinite nominative singular)
bà (indefinite nominative plural)
bà (genitive indefinite singular)
bò (genitive indefinite plural)
bò (dative indefinite singular)
boin (dative indefinite singular)
bà (dative indefinite plural)
(a') bhò (definite nominative singular)
bà (definite nominative plural)
na bà (definite nominative plural)
bà (definite genitive singular)
na bà (definite genitive singular)
bò (definite genitive plural)
nam bò (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhoin (dative definite singular)
(a') bhò (dative definite singular)
bà (dative definite plural)
na bà (dative definite plural)
bhò (definite singular vocative)
bhà (definite plural vocative)
bò
bhò
bó (alternative)

From Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic *bāus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.


asal

asal m (genitive singular asail, plural asalan)

asail (genitive singular)
asalan (plural)
asal
n-asal
h-asal
t-asal
aiseal (alternative)

From Middle Irish asal, from Latin asellus (“small or young donkey”).


clach

clach f (dative singular cloich, genitive singular cloiche, plural clachan)

cloich (dative singular)
cloiche (genitive singular)
clachan (plural)
clach (indefinite nominative singular)
clachan (indefinite nominative plural)
cloiche (genitive indefinite singular)
chlach (genitive indefinite plural)
cloich (dative indefinite singular)
clachan (dative indefinite plural)
clachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') chlach (definite nominative singular)
clachan (definite nominative plural)
na clachan (definite nominative plural)
cloiche (definite genitive singular)
na cloiche (definite genitive singular)
clach (definite genitive plural)
nan clach (definite genitive plural)
(a') chloich (dative definite singular)
clachan (dative definite plural)
na clachan (dative definite plural)
clachaibh (dative definite plural)
chlach (definite singular vocative)
chlacha (definite plural vocative)

clach bhuntàta


clach

clach (past chlach, future clachaidh, verbal noun clachadh, past participle clachte)

chlach (past)
clachaidh (future)
clachadh (noun-from-verb)
clachte (participle past)
clach
chlach

Clach a' bhana-bhuidseach!


umpa

umam (first-person singular)
umamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
umad (second-person singular)
umadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
uime (masculine singular third-person)
uimesan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
uimpe (feminine singular third-person)
uimpese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
umainn (first-person plural)
umainne (emphatic first-person plural)
umaibh (plural second-person)
umaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
umpa (plural third-person)
umpasan (emphatic plural third-person)

From Old Irish impu. Cognates include Irish umpu and Manx moo.


cala

cala m (genitive singular cala, plural calaidhean)

cala (genitive singular)
calaidhean (plural)
cala
chala
caladh (alternative)

From Old Irish calad (“shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)”), from Late Latin calatum.


soin

From the root of sònraichte (“special, notable”).


cuir

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cuir (past chuir, future cuiridh, verbal noun cur, past participle cuirte)

chuir (past)
cuiridh (future)
cur (noun-from-verb)
cuirte (participle past)
cuir (stem)
cur (noun-from-verb)
cuirte (participle past)
chuir mi (first-person independent past singular)
chuir thu (independent past second-person singular)
chuir e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
chuir sinn (first-person independent past plural)
chuir sibh (independent past plural second-person)
chuir iad (independent past plural third-person)
chuireadh (impersonal independent past)
cuiridh mi (first-person future independent singular)
cuiridh tu (future independent second-person singular)
cuiridh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
cuiridh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
cuiridh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
cuiridh iad (future independent plural third-person)
cuirearcuirtear (future impersonal independent)
chuirinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
chuireadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
chuireadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
chuireamaidchuireadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
chuireadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
chuireadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do chuir mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do chuir thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do chuir e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do chuir sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do chuir sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do chuir iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do chuireadh (impersonal negative past)
cha chuir mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha chuir thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha chuir e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha chuir sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha chuir sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha chuir iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha chuirearcha chuirtear (future impersonal negative)
cha chuirinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha chuireadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha chuireadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha chuireamaidcha chuireadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha chuireadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha chuireadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do chuir mi? (first-person past singular)
an do chuir thu? (past second-person singular)
an do chuir e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do chuir sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do chuir sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do chuir iad? (past plural third-person)
an do chuireadh? (impersonal past)
an cuir mi? (first-person future singular)
an cuir thu? (future second-person singular)
an cuir e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an cuir sinn? (first-person future plural)
an cuir sibh? (future plural second-person)
an cuir iad? (future plural third-person)
an cuirear?an cuirtear? (future impersonal)
an cuirinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an cuireadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an cuireadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an cuireamaid?an cuireadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an cuireadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an cuireadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
an cuirteadh?an cuirist?¹an cuiriste? (conditional impersonal)
nach do chuir mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do chuir thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do chuir e (past singular)
nach do chuir sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do chuir sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do chuir iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do chuireadh? (impersonal past)
nach cuir mi? (first-person future singular)
nach cuir thu? (future second-person singular)
nach cuir e (future singular)
nach cuir sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach cuir sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach cuir iad? (future plural third-person)
nach cuirear?nach cuirtear? (future impersonal)
nach cuirinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach cuireadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach cuireadh e (conditional singular)
nach cuireamaid?nach cuireadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach cuireadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach cuireadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
chuireas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma chuireas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
chuireas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma chuireas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
chuireas e (affirmative singular)
ma chuireas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
chuireas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma chuireas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
chuireas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma chuireas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
chuireas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma chuireas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
chuirear (affirmative impersonal)
ma chuirear (affirmative impersonal)
cuir mi (first-person negative singular)
mur cuir mi (first-person negative singular)
cuir thu (negative second-person singular)
mur cuir thu (negative second-person singular)
cuir e (negative singular)
mur cuir e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
cuir sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur cuir sinn (first-person negative plural)
cuir sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur cuir sibh (negative plural second-person)
cuir iad (negative plural third-person)
mur cuir iad (negative plural third-person)
cuirear cuirtear (impersonal negative)
cuirearmur cuirtear (impersonal negative)
murr cuirtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur cuirtear (impersonal negative)
cuiream (first-person imperative singular)
cuir (imperative second-person singular)
cuireadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
cuireamaid (first-person imperative plural)
cuiribh (imperative plural second-person)
cuireadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
cuirearcuirtear (imperative impersonal)

From Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, prototonic form of fo·ceird.

An cuir thu am bainne ann sa chupa?

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

I would come in again though I were put out.

Chuir e litir thuca.

cuiridh mi sìol a-màireach

gun cuireadh e uisge!

cur is cathadh

Used to indicate falling precipitation, whether rain or snow

Chuir Seumas gòl.

cuir an lìon


cuir

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


iarann

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iarann m (genitive singular iarainn, plural iarannan)

iarainn (genitive singular)
iarannan (plural)
iarann
n-iarann
h-iarann
t-iarann

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥.


oir

From Old Irish óre, hóre, from Latin hōra.

Thog iad teine, oir bha an latha fuar.

They made a fire since the day was cold.


oir

oir f (genitive singular oire, plural oirean)

oire (genitive singular)
oirean (plural)

oir na creige

oir dhìreach

oir phàipeir

às oir a shùla

edge, verge, fringe, margin, border, brink

air oir na h-uinneig


tarbh

tarbh m (genitive singular tairbh, plural tairbh)

tairbh (genitive singular)
tairbh (plural)
tarbh
tharbh

From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).

tarbh-coille

dark cloud which when seen on New Year's Day portends a stormy season

tarbh-oighre

bull supposed to serve cows grazing near to lochs in which they are supposed to live

tarbh-tàna

parish-, district-, or herd-bull, bull which is the property of a district


eun

eun m (genitive singular eòin, plural eòin)

eòin (genitive singular)
eòin (plural)
eun
n-eun
h-eun
t-eun

English: ardian

From Old Irish én, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Doublet of peann (“pen”). Cognate with English feather, Russian перо́ (peró, “feather”), and dialectal Armenian թեր (tʻer, “leaf, petal”).

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

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

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


dall

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


dall

dall (past dhall, future dallaidh, verbal noun dalladh, past participle dallta)

dhall (past)
dallaidh (future)
dalladh (noun-from-verb)
dallta (participle past)


mult

mult m (genitive singular muilt, plural muilt)

muilt (genitive singular)
muilt (plural)
molt (alternative)

From Old Irish molt, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-).


sìthiche

sìthiche (indefinite nominative singular)
sìthichean (indefinite nominative plural)
sìthiche (genitive indefinite singular)
shìthichean (genitive indefinite plural)
sìthiche (dative indefinite singular)
sìthichean (dative indefinite plural)
t-sìthiche (definite nominative singular)
an t-sìthiche (definite nominative singular)
sìthichean (definite nominative plural)
na sìthichean (definite nominative plural)
sìthiche (definite genitive singular)
an sìthiche (definite genitive singular)
sìthichean (definite genitive plural)
nan sìthichean (definite genitive plural)
t-sìthiche (dative definite singular)
an t-sìthiche (dative definite singular)
sìthichean (dative definite plural)
na sìthichean (dative definite plural)
shìthiche (definite singular vocative)
shìthichean (definite plural vocative)
sìthiche
shìthiche
after "an"
t-sìthiche


bean-shìdh

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish ben síde, equivalent to bean- + sìdh (“fairy”). Cognates include Irish bean sí and Manx ben shee.


ris

cho sgìth ris a' chù

Tha i ga blàthachadh fhèin ris an teine.

the form of ri used before the definite article


ris

ris-san (emphatic)
rium (first-person singular)
riumsa (emphatic first-person singular)
riut (second-person singular)
riutsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ris (masculine singular third-person)
ris-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
rithe (feminine singular third-person)
rithese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
rinn (first-person plural)
rinne (emphatic first-person plural)
ribh (plural second-person)
ribhse (emphatic plural second-person)
riutha (plural third-person)
riuthasan (emphatic plural third-person)

A bheil Alasdair coltach ris?

Tha mi a' dèanamh fiughair ris.

third-person singular masculine of ri: to him, to it, with him, with it


fleogan

fleog + -an, related to fleoidhte (“flabby, flaccid”).


seula

seula m (genitive singular seula, plural seulachan)

seula (genitive singular)
seulachan (plural)


clag

clag (indefinite nominative singular)
cluig (indefinite nominative plural)
cluig (genitive indefinite singular)
chlag (genitive indefinite plural)
clag (dative indefinite singular)
cluig (dative indefinite plural)
clagaibh (dative indefinite plural)
clag (definite nominative singular)
an clag (definite nominative singular)
cluig (definite nominative plural)
na cluig (definite nominative plural)
(a') chluig (definite genitive singular)
clag (definite genitive plural)
nan clag (definite genitive plural)
(a') chlag (dative definite singular)
cluig (dative definite plural)
na cluig (dative definite plural)
clagaibh (dative definite plural)
chluig (definite singular vocative)
chlaga (definite plural vocative)
clag
chlag

From Middle Irish cloc, from Old Irish cloc. Cognates include Irish clog and Manx clag.


ma 's e do thoil e

mas e do thoil e
mas e do thoil e#Scottish_Gaelic


talla

talla m (genitive singular tallachan, plural tallaichean)

tallachan (genitive singular)
tallaichean (plural)
talla
thalla


boma

boma m (genitive singular boma, plural bomaichean)

boma (genitive singular)
bomaichean (plural)


ceap

ceap m (genitive singular cip, plural cip or ceapan or ceapannan)

cip (genitive singular)
cip (plural)
ceapan (plural)
ceapannan (plural)
ceap
cheap

From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).


cinn

cinn (past chinn, future cinnidh, verbal noun cinntinn, past participle cinnte)

chinn (past)
cinnidh (future)
cinntinn (noun-from-verb)
cinnte (participle past)

From the root of cineal (“progeny, offspring”).


hama

From Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm (“inner or hind part of the knee, ham”), from Proto-Germanic *hamō, *hammō, *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”). Doublet of cnàimh.


gagan

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gagan m (genitive singular gagain, plural gaganan)

gagain (genitive singular)
gaganan (plural)

From Proto-Celtic *gaggo-, from Proto-Indo-European *gengʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid, weave”), see also Middle Low German kinke (“spiral screw, coil”), Old Norse kikna (“to bend backwards, sink at the knee”), Icelandic kengur (“a bend or bight; a metal crook”).


sona

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

Tha mi cho sona ri bròig!


stoc

head

stoc m (genitive singular stuic, plural stuic)

stuic (genitive singular)
stuic (plural)

From Middle Irish stoc, from Old English stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukką.

stock, trunk (of a tree), stump (of a tree), stump

wealth, store, cattle, livestock, capital


croit

croit f (genitive singular croite, plural croitean)

croite (genitive singular)
croitean (plural)
crait (alternative)
cruit (alternative)


croit

croite (genitive singular)
croitean (plural)
croit
chroit


gadhar

gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, plural gadhair or gadhrain)

gadhair (genitive singular)
gadhair (plural)
gadhrain (plural)
gadhar
ghadhar

From Middle Irish gadar (“beagle, hunting dog”), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.


grod

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

Tha an ceòl seo grod!


ceòl

head

ceòl m (genitive singular ciùil or ceòil)

ciùil (genitive singular)
ceòil (genitive singular)
ceòl
cheòl

From Middle Irish ceól, from Old Irish céul.

Bidh ceòl agus dannsadh aig a' chèilidh a-màireach.

There will be music and dancing at the ceilidh tomorrow.


rìgh

From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

inh

Bha Coinneach mac Ailpein na chiad rìgh na h-Alba.

Kenneth MacAlpin was the first king of Scotland.


fios

head

fios m (genitive singular fiosa, plural fiosan)

fiosa (genitive singular)
fiosan (plural)
fios
fhios
fhios (alternative)

From Middle Irish fis, from Old Irish fius, from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (“know, see”).

Chan eil fios agam.

indication, information, message, notice, notification, news


dè

Clipping of ciod è (older caidhe, caide, goidé) from Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of?, of what kind is?”), synchronically analyzable as ciod + e, compare Irish caidé.

der

dé (alternative)
gu dè (alternative emphatic)

Dè tha thu ag iarraidh?

Chan eil cuimhn' aice dè thuirt e.


dè

Thàinig iad feasgar, dè?

They came in the afternoon, didn't they?

Used to form tag questions in informal speech.


dè

dè
dhè
dé (alternative)
gu dè (alternative emphatic)


Dè

Tha Iosa Criosad Mac an Dè.

genitive of Dia, God. Used to indicate possession by God.


tha

From Middle Irish at·tá, from Old Irish at·tá. Cognate with Irish tá and Manx ta.

Tha mi pòsda.

Tha mi à Colbhasa.

Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gu bheil.

Tha thu fadalach.

Tha an duine anns an taigh.

Tha duine anns an taigh.

Tha daoine anns an taigh.


fàilte

head

fàilte f (genitive singular fàilte, plural fàiltean)

fàilte (genitive singular)
fàiltean (plural)


fàilte

Fàilte a Mhoire


teaghlach

teaghlach m (genitive singular teaghlaich, plural teaghlaichean)

teaghlaich (genitive singular)
teaghlaichean (plural)
teaghlach
theaghlach

/ˈtʃʰoːl̪ˠəx/

/ˈtʃʰɤɣl̪ˠəx/

Tha teaghlach math a’ fuireach anns an taigh sin.

There is a good family living in that house.

A good family is residing in that house.

By extension: clan, tribe, race, progeny


annalair

annalair m (genitive annalair, plural annalairean)

annalair (genitive)
annalairean (plural)

Bha Seumas ag obair leis an annalair.


solas

solas m (genitive singular solais, plural solasan or solais)

solais (genitive singular)
solasan (plural)
solais (plural)
solas (indefinite nominative singular)
solasan (indefinite nominative plural)
solais (genitive indefinite singular)
sholasan (genitive indefinite plural)
solas (dative indefinite singular)
solasan (dative indefinite plural)
solasaibh (dative indefinite plural)
solas (definite nominative singular)
an solas (definite nominative singular)
solasan (definite nominative plural)
na solasan (definite nominative plural)
t-solais (definite genitive singular)
an t-solais (definite genitive singular)
solasan (definite genitive plural)
nan solasan (definite genitive plural)
t-solas (dative definite singular)
an t-solas (dative definite singular)
solasan (dative definite plural)
na solasan (dative definite plural)
solasaibh (dative definite plural)
sholais (definite singular vocative)
sholasan (definite plural vocative)
solas
sholas
after "an"
t-solas

/ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪/

/ˈs̪ɔl̪ˠəs̪t̪/

From Middle Irish solus, from Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Manx sollys.


cadal

/ˈkʰat̪əl̪ˠ/

bha an nighean na cadal

the girl was sleeping (literally "the girl was in her sleep(ing)")


craobh

craobh (indefinite nominative singular)
craobhan (indefinite nominative plural)
craoibhe (genitive indefinite singular)
chraobh (genitive indefinite plural)
craoibh (dative indefinite singular)
craobhan (dative indefinite plural)
craobhaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') chraobh (definite nominative singular)
craobhan (definite nominative plural)
na craobhan (definite nominative plural)
craoibhe (definite genitive singular)
na craoibhe (definite genitive singular)
craobh (definite genitive plural)
nan craobh (definite genitive plural)
(a') chraoibh (dative definite singular)
craobhan (dative definite plural)
na craobhan (dative definite plural)
craobhaibh (dative definite plural)
chraobh (definite singular vocative)
chraobha (definite plural vocative)

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish cráeb. Cognates include Irish craobh.
Perhaps originally from the root of criathar (“to sieve”).


craobh

craobh (stem)
craobhadh (noun-from-verb)
craobhta (participle past)
chraobh mi (first-person independent past singular)
chraobh thu (independent past second-person singular)
chraobh e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
chraobh sinn (first-person independent past plural)
chraobh sibh (independent past plural second-person)
chraobh iad (independent past plural third-person)
chraobhadh (impersonal independent past)
craobhaidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
craobhaidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
craobhaidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
craobhaidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
craobhaidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
craobhaidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
craobharcraobhtar (future impersonal independent)
chraobhainn (conditional first-person independent singular)
chraobhadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
chraobhadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
chraobhamaidchraobhadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
chraobhadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
chraobhadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do chraobh mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do chraobh thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do chraobh e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do chraobh sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do chraobh sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do chraobh iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do chraobhadh (impersonal negative past)
cha chraobh mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha chraobh thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha chraobh e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha chraobh sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha chraobh sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha chraobh iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha chraobharcha chraobhtar (future impersonal negative)
cha chraobhainn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha chraobhadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha chraobhadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha chraobhamaidcha chraobhadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha chraobhadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha chraobhadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do chraobh mi? (first-person past singular)
an do chraobh thu? (past second-person singular)
an do chraobh e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do chraobh sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do chraobh sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do chraobh iad? (past plural third-person)
an do chraobhadh? (impersonal past)
an craobh mi? (first-person future singular)
an craobh thu? (future second-person singular)
an craobh e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an craobh sinn? (first-person future plural)
an craobh sibh? (future plural second-person)
an craobh iad? (future plural third-person)
an craobhar?an craobhtar? (future impersonal)
an craobhainn? (conditional first-person singular)
an craobhadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an craobhadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an craobhamaid?an craobhadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an craobhadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an craobhadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do chraobh mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do chraobh thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do chraobh e (past singular)
nach do chraobh sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do chraobh sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do chraobh iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do chraobhadh? (impersonal past)
nach craobh mi? (first-person future singular)
nach craobh thu? (future second-person singular)
nach craobh e (future singular)
nach craobh sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach craobh sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach craobh iad? (future plural third-person)
nach craobhar?nach craobhtar? (future impersonal)
nach craobhainn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach craobhadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach craobhadh e (conditional singular)
nach craobhamaid?nach craobhadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach craobhadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach craobhadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
chraobhas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma chraobhas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
chraobhas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma chraobhas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
chraobhas e (affirmative singular)
ma chraobhas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
chraobhas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma chraobhas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
chraobhas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma chraobhas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
chraobhas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma chraobhas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
chraobhar (affirmative impersonal)
ma chraobhar (affirmative impersonal)
craobh mi (first-person negative singular)
mur craobh mi (first-person negative singular)
craobh thu (negative second-person singular)
mur craobh thu (negative second-person singular)
craobh e (negative singular)
mur craobh e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
craobh sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur craobh sinn (first-person negative plural)
craobh sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur craobh sibh (negative plural second-person)
craobh iad (negative plural third-person)
mur craobh iad (negative plural third-person)
craobhar craobhtar (impersonal negative)
craobharmur craobhtar (impersonal negative)
murr craobhtar (impersonal negative)
murrmur craobhtar (impersonal negative)
craobham (first-person imperative singular)
craobh (imperative second-person singular)
craobhadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
craobhamaid (first-person imperative plural)
craobhaibh (imperative plural second-person)
craobhadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
craobharcraobhtar (imperative impersonal)
craobh
chraobh


bùird

genitive singular of bòrd (“table, plank, board, deck”)


dail

dail f (genitive singular daile, plural dailean)

daile (genitive singular)
dailean (plural)


rus

rus m (genitive singular ruis, no plural)


lon

lon m (genitive singular loin, plural loin)

From Middle Irish lon, from Proto-Celtic *lono-, probably ultimately from the source of *elantī (“doe, hind”), the source of eilid (“hind”).
Compare Irish lon. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic лань (lanĭ, “hind”).


lon

lon m (genitive singular loin, plural lonan)

Apparently a condensation of lomhainn from St Kilda.


lon

From Middle Irish lon, from Old Irish lon.

Turdus merula
Turdus merula#Translingual


lon

lon m (genitive singular loin, no plural)

Shortening of lon-chraois, apparently from Middle Irish con cráis (“gluttony”). Kuno Keyer translates lon separately as "demon". Others suggest lon as "water". See craos for its etymology.


ceannach

ceannach m (genitive singular ceannaich, plural ceannaichean)

ceannaich (genitive singular)
ceannaichean (plural)
ceannach
cheannach

/ˈkʲʰan̪ˠəx/

[ˈkʲʰɑ̃n̪ˠəx]


deasbad

deasbad m or f (genitive singular deasbaid, plural deasbadan)

deasbaid (genitive singular)
deasbadan (plural)


toileachas

toileachas m (genitive singular toileachais, plural toileachasan)

toileachais (genitive singular)
toileachasan (plural)
toileachas
thoileachas

pleasure, cheer, enjoyment, happiness, willingness


deuchainn

deuchainn f (genitive singular deuchainne, plural deuchainnean)

deuchainne (genitive singular)
deuchainnean (plural)


cead

cead m (genitive singular ceada, plural ceadan)

ceada (genitive singular)
ceadan (plural)
cead
chead

From Old Irish cet, from a reinterpretation of licet, from Latin licet (“it is allowed”).


meanglan

meanglan m (genitive singular meanglain, plural meanglanan)

meanglain (genitive singular)
meanglanan (plural)
meanglan
mheanglan


bùrach

→ Scots: boorach, bourach

→ English: clusterbùrach

Verbal noun of bùraich (“to dig, delve”), related to Irish búrach (“trench, pit, excavation; fury, rage”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhergh- (“to hide”), distantly cognate with English English bury and burrow.

der

a turning-over or searching of the earth

mess, guddle, confusion, disorder, shambles

(obsolete) an exploit, military feat of valour


beartach

beartach
bheartach
beairteach (alternative)
beirteach (alternative)


taca

(sailing, Arran) tack (the fastening of a sail)


taca

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taca m (genitive singular taca, plural tacan)

From Old Irish taca (“prop, support”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch; to establish, support”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō, “I establish, arrange, post”).


priobadh

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priobadh m (genitive singular priobaidh, plural priobaidhean)

priobaidh (genitive singular)
priobaidhean (plural)

From Middle Irish prapud (“a brief space”), from Old Irish brothad (“moment”).

ann am priobadh na sùla


isbean

isbean m (genitive singular isbein, plural isbeanan)

isbein (genitive singular)
isbeanan (plural)
isbean
n-isbean
h-isbean
t-isbean


aonaranach

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


fialaidh

mì-fhialaidh

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

generous, hospitable, lavish, liberal, open-handed


sunndach

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

/ˈs̪ũːn̪ˠt̪əx/

[ˈs̪ɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠt̪ɔx]


sunnd

Dè 'n sunnd a th' ort?


tarag

tarag f (genitive singular taraig, plural taragan)

taraig (genitive singular)
taragan (plural)
tarrag (alternative)


uabhasach

From uabhas + -ach. Compare Irish uafásach.

ghabh e eagal uabhasach ron leòmann


uabhasach

uabhasach
n-uabhasach
h-uabhasach
t-uabhasach

's e duine uabhasach fhèin laghach a th' ann

(as an intensifier) very, terribly, awfully


sgìth

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

der

bha Mòrag sgìth


cagar

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cagar m (genitive singular cagair, plural cagairean)

cagair (genitive singular)
cagairean (plural)
cagar
chagar

From Old Irish cocur, cocar (“consultation, (secret) discussion, confabulation; act of consulting, conferring, planning”), from com + cor.

inh

Trobhad, a chagair.


Ìosa

From Old Irish Íssu, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yĕšuaʿ).

der

Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yĕšuaʿ)


Ìosa

Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yĕšuaʿ)

(possibly offensive) Used to express excitement, frustration or exasperation.


geas

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geas f (genitive singular geis or geasa, plural geasan)

geis (genitive singular)
geasa (genitive singular)
geasan (plural)
geas (indefinite nominative singular)
geasan (indefinite nominative plural)
geasa (genitive indefinite singular)
gheasan (genitive indefinite plural)
geasa (dative indefinite singular)
geasan (dative indefinite plural)
geasaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') gheas (definite nominative singular)
geasan (definite nominative plural)
na geasan (definite nominative plural)
geasa (definite genitive singular)
na geasa (definite genitive singular)
geasan (definite genitive plural)
nan geasan (definite genitive plural)
(a') gheasa (dative definite singular)
geasan (dative definite plural)
na geasan (dative definite plural)
geasaibh (dative definite plural)
gheas (definite singular vocative)
gheasan (definite plural vocative)
geas
gheas

From Old Irish geis, from the same root as guidid (“prays”).


dorus

dorus m (genitive singular doruis, plural dorsan)

doruis (genitive singular)
dorsan (plural)
dorus
dhorus


uinneag

uinneag f (genitive singular uinneige, plural uinneagan)

uinneige (genitive singular)
uinneagan (plural)
uinneag (indefinite nominative singular)
uinneagan (indefinite nominative plural)
uinneige (genitive indefinite singular)
uinneig (genitive indefinite singular)
uinneag (genitive indefinite plural)
uinneig (dative indefinite singular)
uinneagan (dative indefinite plural)
uinneagaibh (dative indefinite plural)
uinneag (definite nominative singular)
an uinneag (definite nominative singular)
h-uinneagan (definite nominative plural)
na h-uinneagan (definite nominative plural)
h-uinneige (definite genitive singular)
na h-uinneige (definite genitive singular)
h-uinneig (definite genitive singular)
uinneag (definite genitive plural)
nan uinneag (definite genitive plural)
uinneig (dative definite singular)
an uinneig (dative definite singular)
h-uinneagan (dative definite plural)
na h-uinneagan (dative definite plural)
h-uinneagaibh (dative definite plural)
uinneag (definite singular vocative)
uinneaga (definite plural vocative)
uinneag
n-uinneag
h-uinneag
t-uinneag

From Middle Irish fuindeóc, from Old Norse vindauga (literally “wind's eye”). Cognate with Scots winnock, English window, all from the same Old Norse source.

dall-uinneag

square cavity used as a shelf in the wall of a room

dùin an uinneag!

saoil an dùin thu an uinneag?

a' tighinn air an uinneig

coming through the window (i.e. climbing through it while open)

a' tighinn tron uinneig

coming through the window (i.e. crashing through it while closed)

a' gearradh a-mach uinneagan

(architecture, obsolete) recess in the wall of a kitchen used as a repository for miscellaneous articles


alainn

tha an loch àlainn


aithreachas

head

aithreachas m (genitive singular aithreachais, no plural)

From Old Irish aithrechus (“repentance; regret”), from aithrech. By surface analysis, aithreach (“penitent”) + -as.

surf

neo-aithreachas

impenitence, obduracy, hardness of heart


ruith

head

ruith (past ruith, future ruithidh, verbal noun ruith, past participle ruithte)

ruith (past)
ruithidh (future)
ruith (noun-from-verb)
ruithte (participle past)

From Old Irish reithid, from Proto-Celtic *reteti, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.


ruith

ruith f (genitive singular ruithe, plural ruithean)

ruithe (genitive singular)
ruithean (plural)


gruamach

gruamach (genitive singular masculine gruamaich, comparative gruamaiche)

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

Tha mo mhac gruamach an-dràsta.

gloomy, morose, sad, depressed, sullen, glum


faclair

faclair m (genitive singular faclair, plural faclairean)

faclair (genitive singular)
faclairean (plural)


chaidh

chaidh Seumas dhan bhùth


thoir

thoir (past thug, future bheir, verbal noun toirt, past participle tugta)

thug (past)
bheir (future)
toirt (noun-from-verb)
tugta (participle past)
thug mi (first-person independent past singular)
thug thu (independent past second-person singular)
thug e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
thug sinn (first-person independent past plural)
thug sibh (independent past plural second-person)
thug iad (independent past plural third-person)
thugadh (impersonal independent past)
bheir mi (first-person future independent singular)
bheir thu (future independent second-person singular)
bheir e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
bheir sinn (first-person future independent plural)
bheir sibh (future independent plural second-person)
bheir iad (future independent plural third-person)
bheirear (future impersonal independent)
bheirinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
bheireadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
bheireadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
bheireadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
bheireamaid (conditional first-person independent plural)
bheireadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
bheireadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
bheirte (conditional impersonal independent)
bheirteadh (conditional impersonal independent)
bheirist (conditional impersonal independent)
bheiriste (conditional impersonal independent)
cha tug mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha tug thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha tug e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha tug sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha tug sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha tug iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha tugadh (impersonal negative past)
cha toir mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha tabhair mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha toir thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha tabhair thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha toir e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha tabhair e (future negative singular)
cha toir sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha tabhair sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha toir sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha tabhair sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha toir iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha tabhair iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha toirear (future impersonal negative)
cha toirinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha tugainn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha toireadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha tugadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha toireadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha tugadh e (conditional negative singular)
cha toireadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha toireamaid (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha tugadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha tugamaid (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha toireadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha tugadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha toireadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
cha tugadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
cha toirte (conditional impersonal negative)
cha toirteadh (conditional impersonal negative)
cha toirist (conditional impersonal negative)
cha toiriste (conditional impersonal negative)
cha tugte (conditional impersonal negative)
cha tugteadh (conditional impersonal negative)
cha tugaist (conditional impersonal negative)
cha tugaiste (conditional impersonal negative)
an tug mi? (first-person past singular)
an tug thu? (past second-person singular)
an tug e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an tug sinn? (first-person past plural)
an tug sibh? (past plural second-person)
an tug iad? (past plural third-person)
an tugadh? (impersonal past)
an toir mi? (first-person future singular)
an tabhair mi? (first-person future singular)
an toir thu? (future second-person singular)
an tabhair thu? (future second-person singular)
an toir e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an tabhair e (future singular)
an toir sinn? (first-person future plural)
an tabhair sinn? (first-person future plural)
an toir sibh? (future plural second-person)
an tabhair sibh? (future plural second-person)
an toir iad? (future plural third-person)
an tabhair iad? (future plural third-person)
an toirear? (future impersonal)
an toirinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an tugainn? (conditional first-person singular)
an toireadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an tugadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an toireadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an tugadh e (conditional singular)
an toireadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
am toireamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
an tugadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an tugamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
an toireadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an tugadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an toireadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
an tugadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
an toirte? (conditional impersonal)
an toirteadh? (conditional impersonal)
an toirist? (conditional impersonal)
an toiriste? (conditional impersonal)
an tugte (conditional impersonal)
an tugteadh (conditional impersonal)
an tugaist (conditional impersonal)
an tugaiste (conditional impersonal)
nach tug mi? (first-person past singular)
nach tug tu? (past second-person singular)
nach tug e (past singular)
nach tug sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach tug sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach tug iad? (past plural third-person)
nach tugadh? (impersonal past)
nach toir mi? (first-person future singular)
nach tabhair mi? (first-person future singular)
nach toir thu? (future second-person singular)
nach tabhair thu? (future second-person singular)
nach toir e (future singular)
nach tabhair e (future singular)
nach toir sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach tabhair sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach toir sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach tabhair sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach toir iad? (future plural third-person)
nach tabhair iad? (future plural third-person)
nach toirear? (future impersonal)
nach toirinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach tugainn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach toireadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach tugadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach toireadh e (conditional singular)
nach tugadh e (conditional singular)
nach toireadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach toireamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
nach tugadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach tugamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
nach toireadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach tugadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach toireadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach tugadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach toirte? (conditional impersonal)
nach toirteadh? (conditional impersonal)
nach toirist? (conditional impersonal)
nach toiriste? (conditional impersonal)
nach tugte (conditional impersonal)
nach tugteadh (conditional impersonal)
nach tugaist (conditional impersonal)
nach tugaiste (conditional impersonal)
bheir mi (first-person singular)
a bheir mi (first-person singular)
bheir thu (second-person singular)
a bheir thu (second-person singular)
bheir e (singular)
a bheir e (singular)
i (singular)
bheir sinn (first-person plural)
a bheir sinn (first-person plural)
bheir sibh (plural second-person)
a bheir sibh (plural second-person)
bheir iad (plural third-person)
a bheir iad (plural third-person)
bheirear (impersonal)
a bheirear (impersonal)
thoiream! (first-person imperative singular)
thugam! (first-person imperative singular)
tabhaiream! (first-person imperative singular)
tabhram! (first-person imperative singular)
thoir! (imperative second-person singular)
tabhair! (imperative second-person singular)
thoireadh e (imperative singular)
i! (imperative singular)
thugadh e (imperative singular)
tabhaireadh e (imperative singular)
thoireamaid! (first-person imperative plural)
thugamaid! (first-person imperative plural)
tabhaireamaid! (first-person imperative plural)
thoiribh! (imperative plural second-person)
thugaibh! (imperative plural second-person)
tabhairibh! (imperative plural second-person)
thoireadh iad! (imperative plural third-person)
thugadh iad! (imperative plural third-person)
tabhaireadh iad! (imperative plural third-person)
thoirear! (imperative impersonal)
thugar! (imperative impersonal)
tabhairear! (imperative impersonal)
toirt (noun-from-verb)
tabhairt (noun-from-verb)
tugta (participle past)
tugte (participle past)
tabhair (alternative)
toir (alternative)

From Old Irish ·tabair, prototonic form of do·beir.

thoir dhomh

Thoir leat an leabhar.


dhomh

dhomh (first-person singular)
dhòmhsa (emphatic first-person singular)
dhut (second-person singular)
dhutsa (emphatic second-person singular)
dha (masculine singular third-person)
dhàsan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
dhi (feminine singular third-person)
dhìse (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
dhuinn (first-person plural)
dhuinne (emphatic first-person plural)
dhuibh (plural second-person)
dhuibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
dhaibh (plural third-person)
dhaibhsan (emphatic plural third-person)
domh (alternative)

From Old Irish dom. Cognates include Irish dom and Manx dou.

Na innis dhomh sin.

An dèan thu sin dhomh?

first-person singular of do: to me, for me


thairis

thairis na bliadhnaichean

thairis a' chuain

a' dol thairis

Chaidh e thairis air na bha sinn ag iarraidh.


trom

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

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

Tha mi trom air an tombaca.

clò trom


lochan

lochan m (genitive singular lochain, plural lochanan)

lochain (genitive singular)
lochanan (plural)

loch (“lake”) + -an; compare Irish lochán

Thuit mo mhac anns an lochan.


thuit

Thuit Seumas.

Thuit mo mhac.


cùramach

cùramach
chùramach
curamach (alternative)

/ˈkʰuːɾəməx/

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


claidheamh

claidheamh m (genitive singular claidheimh, plural claidheamhan or claidhnean)

claidheimh (genitive singular)
claidheamhan (plural)
claidhnean (plural)
claidheamh
chlaidheamh

[ˈkl̪ˠæ̃.əv]

From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.

Chluich Seumas leis a’ chlaidheamh.


chluich

Chluich Seumas le claidheamh.


Seumas

Seumas m (genitive Sheumais, vocative a Sheumais, diminutive Seumaidh)

Sheumais (genitive)
a Sheumais (vocative)
Seumaidh (diminutive)
Seumas (indefinite nominative singular)
Seumais (indefinite nominative plural)
Seumais (genitive indefinite singular)
Sheumas (genitive indefinite plural)
Seumas (dative indefinite singular)
Seumais (dative indefinite plural)
Seumasaibh (dative indefinite plural)
Seumas (definite nominative singular)
an Seumas (definite nominative singular)
Seumais (definite nominative plural)
na Seumais (definite nominative plural)
t-Seumais (definite genitive singular)
an t-Seumais (definite genitive singular)
Seumas (definite genitive plural)
nan Seumas (definite genitive plural)
t-Seumas (dative definite singular)
an t-Seumas (dative definite singular)
Seumais (dative definite plural)
na Seumais (dative definite plural)
Seumasaibh (dative definite plural)
Sheumais (definite singular vocative)
Sheumasa (definite plural vocative)
Seumas
Sheumas
after "an"
t-Seumas

→ English: Hamish

Borrowed from English James. Compare Irish Séamas and Manx Jamys.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English James


garbh

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


buidhe

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


buidhe

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

nach buidhe dhut!


copan

head

copan m (genitive singular copain, plural copain)

copain (genitive singular)
copain (plural)
cupan (alternative)


cudromach

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


cothrom

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


cothrom

head

cothrom m (genitive singular cothruim, plural cothroman)

cothruim (genitive singular)
cothroman (plural)
cothrom
chothrom

balance, equilibrium, equity, impartiality


ionnsaich

ionnsaich (past dh'ionnsaich, future ionnsaichidh, verbal noun ionnsachadh, past participle ionnsaichte)

dh'ionnsaich (past)
ionnsaichidh (future)
ionnsachadh (noun-from-verb)
ionnsaichte (participle past)
ionnsaich (stem)
ionnsachadh (noun-from-verb)
ionnsaichte (participle past)
dh'ionnsaich mi (first-person independent past singular)
dh'ionnsaich thu (independent past second-person singular)
dh'ionnsaich e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
dh'ionnsaich sinn (first-person independent past plural)
dh'ionnsaich sibh (independent past plural second-person)
dh'ionnsaich iad (independent past plural third-person)
dh'ionnsaicheadh (impersonal independent past)
ionnsaichidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
ionnsaichidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
ionnsaichidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
ionnsaichidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
ionnsaichidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
ionnsaichidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
ionnsaichearionnsaichtear (future impersonal independent)
dh'ionnsaichinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
dh'ionnsaicheadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
dh'ionnsaicheadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
dh'ionnsaicheamaiddh'ionnsaicheadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
dh'ionnsaicheadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
dh'ionnsaicheadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do dh'ionnsaich mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do dh'ionnsaich thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do dh'ionnsaich e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do dh'ionnsaich sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do dh'ionnsaich sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do dh'ionnsaich iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do dh'ionnsaicheadh (impersonal negative past)
chan ionnsaich mi (first-person future negative singular)
chan ionnsaich thu (future negative second-person singular)
chan ionnsaich e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
chan ionnsaich sinn (first-person future negative plural)
chan ionnsaich sibh (future negative plural second-person)
chan ionnsaich iad (future negative plural third-person)
chan ionnsaichearchan ionnsaichtear (future impersonal negative)
chan ionnsaichinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
chan ionnsaicheadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
chan ionnsaicheadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
chan ionnsaicheadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
chan ionnsaicheadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do dh'ionnsaich mi? (first-person past singular)
an do dh'ionnsaich thu? (past second-person singular)
an do dh'ionnsaich e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do dh'ionnsaich sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do dh'ionnsaich sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do dh'ionnsaich iad? (past plural third-person)
an do dh'ionnsaicheadh? (impersonal past)
an ionnsaich mi? (first-person future singular)
an ionnsaich thu? (future second-person singular)
an ionnsaich e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an ionnsaich sinn? (first-person future plural)
an ionnsaich sibh? (future plural second-person)
an ionnsaich iad? (future plural third-person)
an ionnsaichear?an ionnsaichtear? (future impersonal)
an ionnsaichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an ionnsaicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an ionnsaicheadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an ionnsaicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an ionnsaicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do dh'ionnsaich mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do dh'ionnsaich thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do dh'ionnsaich e (past singular)
nach do dh'ionnsaich sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do dh'ionnsaich sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do dh'ionnsaich iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do dh'ionnsaicheadh? (impersonal past)
nach ionnsaich mi? (first-person future singular)
nach ionnsaich thu? (future second-person singular)
nach ionnsaich e (future singular)
nach ionnsaich sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach ionnsaich sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach ionnsaich iad? (future plural third-person)
nach ionnsaichear?nach ionnsaichtear? (future impersonal)
nach ionnsaichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach ionnsaicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach ionnsaicheadh e (conditional singular)
nach ionnsaicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach ionnsaicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
dh'ionnsaicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma dh'ionnsaicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
dh'ionnsaicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma dh'ionnsaicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
dh'ionnsaicheas e (affirmative singular)
ma dh'ionnsaicheas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
dh'ionnsaicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma dh'ionnsaicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
dh'ionnsaicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma dh'ionnsaicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
dh'ionnsaicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma dh'ionnsaicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
dh'ionnsaichear (affirmative impersonal)
ma dh'ionnsaichear (affirmative impersonal)
ionnsaich mi (first-person negative singular)
mur ionnsaich mi (first-person negative singular)
ionnsaich thu (negative second-person singular)
mur ionnsaich thu (negative second-person singular)
ionnsaich e (negative singular)
mur ionnsaich e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
ionnsaich sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur ionnsaich sinn (first-person negative plural)
ionnsaich sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur ionnsaich sibh (negative plural second-person)
ionnsaich iad (negative plural third-person)
mur ionnsaich iad (negative plural third-person)
ionnsaichear ionnsaichtear (impersonal negative)
ionnsaichearmur ionnsaichtear (impersonal negative)
murr ionnsaichtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur ionnsaichtear (impersonal negative)
ionnsaicheam (first-person imperative singular)
ionnsaich (imperative second-person singular)
ionnsaicheadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
ionnsaicheamaid (first-person imperative plural)
ionnsaichibh (imperative plural second-person)
ionnsaicheadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
ionnsaichearionnsaichtear (imperative impersonal)

[ˈẽ̯ʊ̃ũs̪ɪç]

From Old Irish ind-saig (“approach, advance upon”). Cognate with Irish ionsaigh (“to attack”).


caraid

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caraid m (genitive singular caraid, plural càirdean or caraidean)

caraid (genitive singular)
càirdean (plural)
caraidean (plural)
caraid
charaid

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Celtic *karos
Proto-Celtic *-āti
Proto-Celtic *karāti
Proto-Celtic *karants
Old Irish carae
Middle Irish cara
Scottish Gaelic caraid
From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Irish cara, Manx carrey), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂-ro-s (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

etymon

Bu tu fhèin an caraid is cha b’ e sin a h-uile caraid.

Cha chall na gheibh caraid.

Is e an caraid caraid na crùthaig.

A friend (to one) in need is a friend indeed.


bùrn

head

bùrn m (genitive singular bùirn, no plural)

(Lewis, Sutherland, Easter Ross, Strathspey) water

Sutherland; Easter Ross; Sutherland; Easter Ross


eaglais

eaglais f (genitive singular eaglaise, plural eaglaisean)

eaglaise (genitive singular)
eaglaisean (plural)
eaglais (indefinite nominative singular)
eaglaisean (indefinite nominative plural)
eaglaise (genitive indefinite singular)
eaglaisean (genitive indefinite plural)
eaglais (dative indefinite singular)
eaglaisean (dative indefinite plural)
eaglaisibh (dative indefinite plural)
eaglais (definite nominative singular)
an eaglais (definite nominative singular)
h-eaglaisean (definite nominative plural)
na h-eaglaisean (definite nominative plural)
h-eaglaise (definite genitive singular)
na h-eaglaise (definite genitive singular)
eaglaisean (definite genitive plural)
nan eaglaisean (definite genitive plural)
eaglais (dative definite singular)
an eaglais (dative definite singular)
h-eaglaisean (dative definite plural)
na h-eaglaisean (dative definite plural)
h-eaglaisibh (dative definite plural)
eaglais (definite singular vocative)
eaglaisean (definite plural vocative)
eaglais
n-eaglais
h-eaglais
t-eaglais

/ˈe̯ɤkl̪ˠɪʃ/

From Old Irish eclais, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). Cognate with Irish eaglais and Manx agglish.


ceannaich

ceannaich (past cheannaich, future ceannaichidh, verbal noun ceannach, past participle ceannaichte)

cheannaich (past)
ceannaichidh (future)
ceannach (noun-from-verb)
ceannaichte (participle past)
ceannaich (stem)
ceannach (noun-from-verb)
ceannaichte (participle past)
cheannaich mi (first-person independent past singular)
cheannaich thu (independent past second-person singular)
cheannaich e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
cheannaich sinn (first-person independent past plural)
cheannaich sibh (independent past plural second-person)
cheannaich iad (independent past plural third-person)
cheannaicheadh (impersonal independent past)
ceannaichidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
ceannaichidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
ceannaichidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
ceannaichidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
ceannaichidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
ceannaichidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
ceannaichearceannaichtear (future impersonal independent)
cheannaichinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
cheannaicheadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
cheannaicheadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
cheannaicheamaidcheannaicheadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
cheannaicheadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
cheannaicheadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do cheannaich mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do cheannaich thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do cheannaich e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do cheannaich sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do cheannaich sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do cheannaich iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do cheannaicheadh (impersonal negative past)
cha cheannaich mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha cheannaich thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha cheannaich e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha cheannaich sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha cheannaich sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha cheannaich iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha cheannaichearcha cheannaichtear (future impersonal negative)
cha cheannaichinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha cheannaicheadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha cheannaicheadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha cheannaicheadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha cheannaicheadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do cheannaich mi? (first-person past singular)
an do cheannaich thu? (past second-person singular)
an do cheannaich e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do cheannaich sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do cheannaich sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do cheannaich iad? (past plural third-person)
an do cheannaicheadh? (impersonal past)
an ceannaich mi? (first-person future singular)
an ceannaich thu? (future second-person singular)
an ceannaich e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an ceannaich sinn? (first-person future plural)
an ceannaich sibh? (future plural second-person)
an ceannaich iad? (future plural third-person)
an ceannaichear?an ceannaichtear? (future impersonal)
an ceannaichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an ceannaicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an ceannaicheadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an ceannaicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an ceannaicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do cheannaich mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do cheannaich thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do cheannaich e (past singular)
nach do cheannaich sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do cheannaich sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do cheannaich iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do cheannaicheadh? (impersonal past)
nach ceannaich mi? (first-person future singular)
nach ceannaich thu? (future second-person singular)
nach ceannaich e (future singular)
nach ceannaich sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach ceannaich sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach ceannaich iad? (future plural third-person)
nach ceannaichear?nach ceannaichtear? (future impersonal)
nach ceannaichinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach ceannaicheadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach ceannaicheadh e (conditional singular)
nach ceannaicheadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach ceannaicheadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
cheannaicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma cheannaicheas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
cheannaicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma cheannaicheas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
cheannaicheas e (affirmative singular)
ma cheannaicheas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
cheannaicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma cheannaicheas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
cheannaicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma cheannaicheas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
cheannaicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma cheannaicheas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
cheannaichear (affirmative impersonal)
ma cheannaichear (affirmative impersonal)
ceannaich mi (first-person negative singular)
mur ceannaich mi (first-person negative singular)
ceannaich thu (negative second-person singular)
mur ceannaich thu (negative second-person singular)
ceannaich e (negative singular)
mur ceannaich e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
ceannaich sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur ceannaich sinn (first-person negative plural)
ceannaich sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur ceannaich sibh (negative plural second-person)
ceannaich iad (negative plural third-person)
mur ceannaich iad (negative plural third-person)
ceannaichear ceannaichtear (impersonal negative)
ceannaichearmur ceannaichtear (impersonal negative)
murr ceannaichtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur ceannaichtear (impersonal negative)
ceannaicheam (first-person imperative singular)
ceannaich (imperative second-person singular)
ceannaicheadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
ceannaicheamaid (first-person imperative plural)
ceannaichibh (imperative plural second-person)
ceannaicheadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
ceannaichearceannaichtear (imperative impersonal)

/ˈkʰʲan̪ˠɪç/

From Old Irish cennaigid. By surface analysis, ceann + -ich ("reckoning by head"). Compare Irish ceannaigh.


ceannaich

/ˈkʰʲan̪ˠɪç/


tubaist

tubaist f (genitive singular tubaiste, plural tubaistean)

tubaiste (genitive singular)
tubaistean (plural)
tubaist
thubaist

From Middle Irish tubaiste, from Middle English tempest (“tempest, commotion”), from Old French tempeste (“storm”), from Latin tempestās. Cognate with Irish tubaiste.


salainn

vocative/genitive singular of salann (“salt”)


duilleag

head

duilleag f (genitive singular duilleige, plural duilleagan)

duilleige (genitive singular)
duilleagan (plural)


meas

meas m (genitive singular measa, plural measan)

measa (genitive singular)
measan (plural)

From Old Irish mess (“judgement”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“judgement”), from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

Tha meas againn air Seumas.


meas

meas (past mheas, future measaidh, verbal noun measadh, past participle measte)

mheas (past)
measaidh (future)
measadh (noun-from-verb)
measte (participle past)


meas

From Old Irish mess (“nuts”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”).

Dè am meas as fheàrr leat?

Is grinn am meas an t-Samhraidh.


piuthar

piuthar f (genitive singular peathar, plural peathraichean)

peathar (genitive singular)
peathraichean (plural)
piuthar (indefinite nominative singular)
peathraichean (indefinite nominative plural)
peathar (genitive indefinite singular)
pheathraichean (genitive indefinite plural)
piuthair (dative indefinite singular)
peathraichean (dative indefinite plural)
peathraichibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') phiuthar (definite nominative singular)
peathraichean (definite nominative plural)
na peathraichean (definite nominative plural)
peathar (definite genitive singular)
na peathar (definite genitive singular)
peathraichean (definite genitive plural)
nam peathraichean (definite genitive plural)
(a') phiuthair (dative definite singular)
peathraichean (dative definite plural)
na peathraichean (dative definite plural)
peathraichibh (dative definite plural)
phiuthair (definite singular vocative)
pheathraichean (definite plural vocative)
piuthar
phiuthar

Back-formation from Old Irish fiur, phiur, lenited form of siur, from Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Old Irish s, when from Primitive Irish *sɸ- (from Proto-Celtic *sw- and *sp-), was lenited as /ɸ/ (spelled ⟨ph⟩ or ⟨f⟩), but Old Irish s, when not from Primitive Irish *sɸ (< *sw-/*sp-), was lenited as /h/, i.e. *sɸ > s, but *hɸ > f.


agad

agadsa (emphatic)
agam (first-person singular)
agamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
agad (second-person singular)
agadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
aige (masculine singular third-person)
aigesan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
aice (feminine singular third-person)
aicese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
againn (first-person plural)
againne (emphatic first-person plural)
agaibh (plural second-person)
agaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
aca (plural third-person)
acasan (emphatic plural third-person)

From Old Irish ocut. Cognates include Irish agat and Manx ayd.

A bheil airgead gu leòr agad?


aca

agam (first-person singular)
agamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
agad (second-person singular)
agadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
aige (masculine singular third-person)
aigesan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
aice (feminine singular third-person)
aicese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
againn (first-person plural)
againne (emphatic first-person plural)
agaibh (plural second-person)
agaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
aca (plural third-person)
acasan (emphatic plural third-person)

From Old Irish occaib. Cognates include Irish acu and Manx oc.

Chan eil na ticeadan aca.


aice

From Old Irish occi. Cognates include Irish aici and Manx eck.

Tha dà nighean aice.

third-person singular feminine of aig: at her


teagaisg

teagaisg (past theagaisg, future teagaisgidh, verbal noun teagasg, past participle teagaisgte)

theagaisg (past)
teagaisgidh (future)
teagasg (noun-from-verb)
teagaisgte (participle past)

From Middle Irish tecoiscid, from Old Irish do·inchoisc, from to- + ind- + com- + seichid. Cognate with Irish teagasc.

/ˈtʃʰekɪʃkʲ/


teagaisg

/ˈtʃʰekɪʃkʲ/


teagasg

teagaisg (genitive singular)
teagasg
theagasg

/ˈtʲʰɤkəs̪k/

From Middle Irish tecosc, from Old Irish to- + in- + com- + the root of seichid. Cognate with Irish teagasc.


bha

Bha Seumas sgìth, nach robh e?

Bha each anns an achadh.

Bha eich anns an achadh.


iad

From Middle Irish íat. Cognates include Irish iad and Manx ad.

Bha iad a' teagasg Seamus.


Sorcha

a Shorcha (vocative)
Sorcha
Shorcha
after "an"
t-Sorcha

From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).

a female given name from Old Irish, sometimes used as a form of Claire or Sarah


Dorcha

From dorcha (“dark, dusky, enigmatic”), from Old Irish dorchae.


feis

From Old Irish feiss, fess, verbal noun of foïd (“to spend the night”), from Proto-Celtic *woseti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to reside”).


cuan

head

cuan m (genitive singular cuain, plural cuantan or cuaintean or cuanta)

cuain (genitive singular)
cuantan (plural)
cuaintean (plural)
cuanta (plural)

From Middle Irish cúan (“bay, gulf, harbor”), from Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).


cuan

From Old Irish cúan (“litter (of pups or other young animals); pack (of dogs, wolves, etc.); family, band, company”), from cú (“hound”).


Caitlin

From Old French Cateline (compare Norman Cathelène).

a diminutive of the female given name Catrìona, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Kathleen


baga

head

baga m (genitive singular baga, plural bagaichean)

baga (genitive singular)
bagaichean (plural)


Alasdair

desc

→ English: Alastair, Alistair, Allistair, Allistaire, Allister, Alastor

→ Scots: Alistair

Alasdair
n-Alasdair
h-Alasdair
t-Alasdair
Alastair (alternative)

/ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪əð/

Harris, Uist, Islay, Wester Ross, Sutherland

/ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪ɪɾʲ/

/ˈɛl̪ˠəs̪t̪ɪɾʲ/

[ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪t̪æɾʲ~ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪t̪æʒ]

/ˈal̪ˠɪs̪t̪ɪɾʲ/

[ˈɛl̪ˠɪs̪t̪ɪç]

/ˈal̪ˠəs̪t̪əɾ/

From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

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


bòrd

head

bòrd m (genitive singular bùird, plural bùird)

bùird (genitive singular)
bùird (plural)

Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, Skye, Applecross

/b̥ɔːrˠs̪t̪/

From Middle Irish bord (“edge, side, border, brink; board, table; seat, bench”) (compare Irish bord, Manx boayrd), borrowed from Old English bord (“plank, table”).


bòrd

head

bòrd (past bhòrd, future bòrdaidh, verbal noun bòrdadh, past participle bòrdte)

bhòrd (past)
bòrdaidh (future)
bòrdadh (noun-from-verb)
bòrdte (participle past)
bòrd
bhòrd

/b̥ɔːrˠs̪t̪/

Bhòrd iad an long.


dhà

From Old Irish dá, from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.


Alastair

Alastair
n-Alastair
h-Alastair
t-Alastair


ìm

From Old Irish imb, imm, from Proto-Celtic *amban, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥.

fear an ìme mhòir 's e a's binne glòir

the man of much butter, his voice is the sweetest


siùcar

siùcar m (genitive singular siùcair, plural siùcaran)

siùcair (genitive singular)
siùcaran (plural)
siùcar
shiùcar
after "an"
t-siùcar

From Middle Irish siúcra, from Anglo-Norman sucre, from Old French çucre, chucre, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”).


cupa

head

cupa m (genitive singular cupa, plural cupachan or cupaichean or cupanan)

cupa (genitive singular)
cupachan (plural)
cupaichean (plural)
cupanan (plural)
cupa
chupa

From Middle Irish cupa, from Middle English cuppe.


cà

Cà 'l thu dol?

Cà na chuir thu e?

Colloquial apocopic form of càite (“where”)


bó

bó (nominative singular)
bà (nominative plural)
bà (genitive singular)
boin (genitive singular)
bó (genitive plural)
boin (dative singular)
bó (dative singular)
bà (dative plural)
a bhó! (singular vocative)


partan

partan m (genitive singular partain, plural partanan)

partain (genitive singular)
partanan (plural)


cathair

cathair f (genitive singular cathrach, plural cathraichean)

cathrach (genitive singular)
cathraichean (plural)
cathair (indefinite nominative singular)
cathraichean (indefinite nominative plural)
cathrach (genitive indefinite singular)
chathraichean (genitive indefinite plural)
cathair (dative indefinite singular)
cathraichean (dative indefinite plural)
(a') chathair (definite nominative singular)
cathraichean (definite nominative plural)
na cathraichean (definite nominative plural)
cathrach (definite genitive singular)
na cathrach (definite genitive singular)
cathraichean (definite genitive plural)
nan cathraichean (definite genitive plural)
(a') chathair (dative definite singular)
cathraichean (dative definite plural)
na cathraichean (dative definite plural)
chathair (definite singular vocative)
chathraichean (definite plural vocative)

From Old Irish cathaír (“chair”), from Latin cathēdra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra). Cognate with Irish cathaoir.


cathair

cathrach (genitive singular)
cathraichean (plural)


cathair

cathrach (genitive singular)
cathraichean (plural)
cathair
chathair


achadh

achadh m (genitive singular achaidh, plural achaidhean or achaidhnean)

achaidh (genitive singular)
achaidhean (plural)
achaidhnean (plural)
achadh
n-achadh
h-achadh
t-achadh

From Old Irish achad m (“expanse of ground; pasture, field; field of battle”).

inh

Bha sinn a' ceangal sguab san achadh.

corn field newly cut or ready for reaping


mair

head

mair (past mhair, future mairidh, verbal noun mairsinn or maireann or maireachdainn, past participle mairte)

mhair (past)
mairidh (future)
mairsinn (noun-from-verb)
maireann (noun-from-verb)
maireachdainn (noun-from-verb)
mairte (participle past)

From Old Irish maraid, mairid (“persist, remain alive”).


monadh

monadh m (genitive singular monaidh, plural monaidhean)

monaidh (genitive singular)
monaidhean (plural)
monadh
mhonadh

Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?], itself from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð (compare Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).

der

(Argyll, Argyll and Bute) mountain, hill

Any hill-pasture as distinguished from meadow and arable land.


cnoc

head

cnoc m (genitive singular cnuic, plural cnuic)

cnuic (genitive singular)
cnuic (plural)
cnoc
chnoc

From Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos (“hill”).

Cha rachainn gu cùl cnuic leis aig meadhon latha.

I would not go with him behind a hill at mid-day.

An latha bhatar a' roinn na céille, cha robh mi fhéin air a' chnoc.

The day that sense was apportioned, I myself was not on the hillock.


bàta

bàta m (genitive singular bàta, plural bàtaichean or bàtan)

bàta (genitive singular)
bàtaichean (plural)
bàtan (plural)
bàta
bhàta

From Middle Irish bát (compare Irish bád, Manx baatey), borrowed from Old English bāt.


roid

roid f (genitive singular roide, plural roidean)

roide (genitive singular)
roidean (plural)


cladach

cladach m (genitive singular cladaich, plural cladaichean)

cladaich (genitive singular)
cladaichean (plural)
cladach
chladach


cò

From Old Irish cía, from Proto-Celtic *kʷei (compare Welsh pwy), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Cò e?

Cò i?

Cò e seo?

Cò às a tha thu?

Cò am bad às a tha thu?

Cò às a thug thu an t-iomradh?

In conjunction with the preposition à: where ... from

Cò ris a tha e coltach?

Cò dheth a tha e air a dhèanamh?

In conjunction with the prepositions ri or de: what

Cò leis a tha thu a' toirt na clòimhe dhan a' chaoraich?

With what do you take the wool off the sheep?

In conjunction with the prepositions le: with what


anns

Extension of san with ann (“in it, there”), compare ann an from ann (“in it, there”) + an (“in”).

Tha iad a' fuireach anns a' bhaile.

Thachair sin anns an naoitheamh linn deug.

That happened in the nineteenth century.

Tha iad anns na bàtaichean.

the form of (ann) an, am (“in”) used before definite article: in


aig

agam (first-person singular)
agamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
agad (second-person singular)
agadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
aige (masculine singular third-person)
aigesan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
aice (feminine singular third-person)
aicese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
againn (first-person plural)
againne (emphatic first-person plural)
agaibh (plural second-person)
agaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
aca (plural third-person)
acasan (emphatic plural third-person)

From Middle Irish oc, from Old Irish oc. Cognates include Irish ag and Manx ec.

Tha am balach na laighe aig an taigh.

A bheil iad aig an taigh?

Bha dithis mhac aig an duine.

Tha lèine gheal agam, ach tha lèine dhubh agad.

I have a white shirt, but you have a black shirt.

aig meud aigheir

tha agad ri èideadh a thaghadh

(idiomatic) In conjunction with the preposition ri: to have to do something

chan eil agam air

(idiomatic) In conjunction with the preposition air or mu, chiefly in the negative: to like something

an dithis agaibh

an triùir aca

Used partitively to refer to a particular group of people: "of us", "of them" etc.


casar

casar m (genitive singular casair, plural casaran)

casair (genitive singular)
casaran (plural)
casair (alternative)
casaire (alternative)


casar

casair (genitive singular)
casaran (plural)
casar
chasar


rathad

rathad m (genitive singular rathaid, plural rathaidean)

rathaid (genitive singular)
rathaidean (plural)

Tha an rathad cunnartach, oir tha deigh ann.

The road is dangerous because there’s ice on it.

às an rathad

mach às mo rathad

air an rathad


creag

creag f (dative singular creag or creig, genitive singular creige, plural creagan)

creag (dative singular)
creig (dative singular)
creige (genitive singular)
creagan (plural)
creag
chreag

From Middle Irish crec, a contracted form of carrac, from Proto-Celtic *karsekki, from Proto-Indo-European *kars- (“to scrape roughly”), similar to English harsh. Alternatively, the Middle Irish is from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”) (compare Manx carrick, Welsh carreg).


copar

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copar m (genitive singular copair, no plural)


feur

From Old Irish fér, from Proto-Celtic *wegrom (“grass”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’.


feur

head

feur (past dh'fheur, future feuraidh, verbal noun feuradh, past participle feurte)

dh'fheur (past)
feuraidh (future)
feuradh (noun-from-verb)
feurte (participle past)
feur
fheur


caora

caora f (genitive singular caorach, plural caoraich)

caorach (genitive singular)
caoraich (plural)
caora (indefinite nominative singular)
caoraich (indefinite nominative plural)
caorach (genitive indefinite singular)
caorach (genitive indefinite plural)
caora (dative indefinite singular)
caoraibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') chaora (definite nominative singular)
caoraich (definite nominative plural)
na caoraich (definite nominative plural)
caorach (definite genitive singular)
na caorach (definite genitive singular)
caorach (definite genitive plural)
nan caorach (definite genitive plural)
(a') chaora (dative definite singular)
caoraibh (dative definite plural)
na caoraibh (dative definite plural)
chaora (definite singular vocative)
chaoraich (definite plural vocative)
caora
chaora

From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

am bun nan caorach

o chrò nan caorach


uinnseann

uinnseann m (genitive singular uinnsinn)

uinnsinn (genitive singular)
fuinnseann (alternative)
uimhseann (alternative)
uinnse (alternative)
uinseann (alternative)

From Old Irish uindsend, the genitive of uindes (“ash tree”).

Seach an Darach 's an t-Uinnseann, 's iad geàrrt' dhan làr...

For the oak and the Ash, they are cut to the ground...


darach

darach (indefinite nominative singular)
daraich (indefinite nominative plural)
daraich (genitive indefinite singular)
dharach (genitive indefinite plural)
darach (dative indefinite singular)
daraich (dative indefinite plural)
darachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
darach (definite nominative singular)
an darach (definite nominative singular)
daraich (definite nominative plural)
na daraich (definite nominative plural)
daraich (definite genitive singular)
an daraich (definite genitive singular)
darach (definite genitive plural)
nan darach (definite genitive plural)
darach (dative definite singular)
an darach (dative definite singular)
daraich (dative definite plural)
na daraich (dative definite plural)
darachaibh (dative definite plural)
dharaich (definite singular vocative)
dharacha (definite plural vocative)
darach
dharach

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish dair. Cognates include Irish dair and Manx darragh.


tighearna

tighearna (indefinite nominative singular)
tighearnan (indefinite nominative plural)
tighearna (genitive indefinite singular)
thighearnan (genitive indefinite plural)
tighearna (dative indefinite singular)
tighearnan (dative indefinite plural)
tighearna (definite nominative singular)
an tighearna (definite nominative singular)
tighearnan (definite nominative plural)
na tighearnan (definite nominative plural)
tighearna (definite genitive singular)
an tighearna (definite genitive singular)
tighearnan (definite genitive plural)
nan tighearnan (definite genitive plural)
tighearna (dative definite singular)
an tighearna (dative definite singular)
tighearnan (dative definite plural)
na tighearnan (dative definite plural)
thighearna (definite singular vocative)
thighearnan (definite plural vocative)
tighearna
thighearna

/ˈtʲʰijərˠn̪ˠə/

From Middle Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae. Cognates include Irish tiarna and Manx çhiarn.


laogh

laogh m (genitive singular laoigh, plural laoigh)

laoigh (genitive singular)
laoigh (plural)
laogh (indefinite nominative singular)
laoigh (indefinite nominative plural)
laoigh (genitive indefinite singular)
laogh (genitive indefinite plural)
laogh (dative indefinite singular)
laoigh (dative indefinite plural)
laoghaibh (dative indefinite plural)
laogh (definite nominative singular)
an laogh (definite nominative singular)
laoigh (definite nominative plural)
na laoigh (definite nominative plural)
laoigh (definite genitive singular)
an laoigh (definite genitive singular)
laogh (definite genitive plural)
nan laogh (definite genitive plural)
laogh (dative definite singular)
an laogh (dative definite singular)
laoigh (dative definite plural)
na laoigh (dative definite plural)
laoghaibh (dative definite plural)
laoigh (definite singular vocative)
laogha (definite plural vocative)
laogh

From Old Irish lóeg. Cognates include Irish lao and Manx lheiy.

calf, fawn, kid (young of a cow or deer)

term of endearment
term of endearment#English


basan

basan m (genitive singular basain, plural basain)

basain (genitive singular)
basain (plural)


bata

Borrowed from Middle English batte, from Old French batte. Akin to Irish bata.


calman

calman m (genitive singular calmain, plural calmanan)

calmain (genitive singular)
calmanan (plural)
calman
chalman


casad

casad m (genitive singular casaid, plural casadan)

casaid (genitive singular)
casadan (plural)
casad
chasad


casan

casan m (genitive singular casain, plural casanan)

casain (genitive singular)
casanan (plural)


coimeas

coimeas (past choimeas, future coimeasaidh, verbal noun coimeas, past participle coimeaste)

choimeas (past)
coimeasaidh (future)
coimeas (noun-from-verb)
coimeaste (participle past)


coimeas

coimeas f (genitive singular coimeis, plural coimeasan)

coimeis (genitive singular)
coimeasan (plural)

...an coimeas ri...

Chan ann tric a chì thu a choimheas.

It's not often that you can see his equal.


comas

comas m (genitive singular comais, plural comasan)

comais (genitive singular)
comasan (plural)
comas
chomas

From Old Irish commus (“controlling, power”), verbal noun of Old Irish con·midethar (“to control, appoint”), from the verb midithir (“to judge, measure”) with preverb com- (“with”). Cognate to Irish cumas.


corra

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

der

corra phinnt còmhla ris na co-obraichean aige

mar a rinn iad corra uair eile

as they did several other times/on several other occasions


corra

Used as a first part of compounds derived from còrr, relating to extremities, points, leftovers, superfluous items etc., sometimes with uncertain meaning.

Used as a first part of compounds for small animals such as insects.


corra

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corra f (genitive singular corra, plural corran, genitive plural còrr)

corra (genitive singular)
corran (plural)
còrr (genitive plural)

From Middle Irish corr, from Proto-Celtic *korxsā (compare Welsh crychydd (“heron”)).

cha suaicheantas corra air cladach

Used as a first part of compounds for birds akin to cranes, herons, or storks.


corran

corran m (genitive singular corrain, plural corrain)

corrain (genitive singular)
corrain (plural)


fallas

fallais (genitive singular)
fallas
fhallas

tha thu a' cur fallas dhìot

tha i na fallas

tha mi a' cur dhìom na seachd fallais

you are putting from you the seven sweats


gasta

A bheil thu gu gasta?

a bhean ghasta

nì gasta

is gast' am balach thu

duine gasta

handsome, beautiful, well-shaped, comely, fine

duine gasta

a wise and skilful man or a religious man

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

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

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


mòine

mòine f (genitive mòine or mòna or mònach or mònadh)

mòine (genitive)
mòna (genitive)
mònach (genitive)
mònadh (genitive)
mòine
mhòine

From Old Irish móin, from Proto-Celtic *mānis, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“damp, wet, moist”).


càr

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càr m (genitive singular càir, plural càraichean)

càir (genitive singular)
càraichean (plural)
càr (indefinite nominative singular)
càraichean (indefinite nominative plural)
càir (genitive indefinite singular)
chàraichean (genitive indefinite plural)
càr (dative indefinite singular)
càraichean (dative indefinite plural)
càraichibh (dative indefinite plural)
càr (definite nominative singular)
an càr (definite nominative singular)
càraichean (definite nominative plural)
na càraichean (definite nominative plural)
(a') chàir (definite genitive singular)
càraichean (definite genitive plural)
nan càraichean (definite genitive plural)
(a') chàr (dative definite singular)
càraichean (dative definite plural)
na càraichean (dative definite plural)
càraichibh (dative definite plural)
chàir (definite singular vocative)
chàraichean (definite plural vocative)

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

chaidh mi air a' chàr an-dè


sanas

sanas m (genitive singular sanais, plural sanasan)

sanais (genitive singular)
sanasan (plural)
sanas
shanas
after "an"
t-sanas
sain-fhios (alternative)
sainis (alternative)
sanus (alternative)
sanais (alternative)


fiodh

fiodh m (genitive singular fiodha, plural fiodhan)

fiodha (genitive singular)
fiodhan (plural)

From Old Irish fid, from Proto-Celtic *widus, from Proto-Indo-European *widʰu-, whence also Old English wudu.


rabhadh

rabhaidh (genitive singular)
fradhaidh (alternative)
fraghaidh (alternative)
radhadh (alternative)
robhadh (alternative)


radharc

radharc m (genitive singular radhairc, no plural)

radhairc (genitive singular)
fradharc (alternative)

From Old Irish rodarc, radarc m (“sight, vision”).

cùl-radharc

retrospection, looking behind; circumspection

sùil-radharc

fascination; foresight; sense of sight, vision; fate


raineach

raineach f (genitive singular rainich, plural rainichean)

rainich (genitive singular)
rainichean (plural)
fraineach (alternative)

From Old Irish raithnech (“fern, brake-fern”) (compare Irish raithneach, Manx rhennagh).


saoirse

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saoirse f (genitive singular saoirse, plural saoirsinnean)

saoirse (genitive singular)
saoirsinnean (plural)


dàn

dàn m (genitive singular dàin, plural dàin or dàna or dàintean)

dàin (genitive singular)
dàin (plural)
dàna (plural)
dàintean (plural)

From Old Irish dán m (“gift, bestowal, endowment, present; skill in applying the principles of a special science; science; skill applied to the material or subject-matter of art; artistic faculty, art; especially the poetic faculty; the art of poetry; poem, song, verse, rhyme; an industrial pursuit of a skilled nature; a craft, trade, business, office, calling, profession; a profession as represented by its practisers collectively, the members of a trade as a body; an occupation, function, business; an allotted task; a payment”).


dàn

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

confident, audacious, presumptuous, forward, impudent