duan

head

duan m (genitive singular duain, plural duain)

duain (genitive singular)
duain (plural)

From Middle Irish dúan, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no- (compare Old Armenian տաւն (tawn, “feast, celebration”), Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē, “cost”), Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial animal”) and Latin damnum (“damage”)), from *deh₂p- (“to sacrifice”).


òran

head

òran m (genitive singular òrain, plural òrain)

òrain (genitive singular)
òrain (plural)
òran
n-òran
h-òran
t-òran
amhran (alternative)

Colonsay, Islay, Jura, Gigha, Kintyre, Arran

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


luinneag

head

luinneag f (genitive luinneige, plural luinneagan)

luinneige (genitive)
luinneagan (plural)


rùn

rùn m (genitive singular rùin, plural rùintean or rùntan or rùinte)

rùin (genitive singular)
rùintean (plural)
rùntan (plural)
rùinte (plural)

rùn-dìomhair

secret purpose or intention; mystery; secret; private intention

rùn-phàirteach

communicative, ready to communicate, ccommunicable; apt to reveal secrets

rùn-phàirteachadh

communicating; act of communicating secrets; consulting; act of consulting together; partaking of a secret

rùn-phàirtich

communicate or disclose secrets; deliberate, consult together; partake of a secret

regard, love, fondness, desire, affection

Mo rùn geal, dìleas

intention, purpose, design, determination


spèis

affection, attachment, endearment, fondness, love


dealan-dè

dealan-dè m (genitive singular dealain-dè, plural dealanan-dè)

dealain-dè (genitive singular)
dealanan-dè (plural)


tarbhan-nathrach

tarbhan-nathrach m (genitive singular tarbhain-nathrach, plural tarbhain-nathrach)

tarbhain-nathrach (genitive singular)
tarbhain-nathrach (plural)


brot

brot m (genitive singular brota, plural brotan)

brota (genitive singular)
brotan (plural)


abaid

abaid f (genitive singular abaide, plural abaidean)

abaide (genitive singular)
abaidean (plural)
abaid
n-abaid
h-abaid
t-abaid

From Old Irish aibit (“habit, dress; habit, custom”), from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”), from habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).


sgall

head

sgall (past sgall, future sgallaidh, verbal noun sgalladh, past participle sgallta)

sgall (past)
sgallaidh (future)
sgalladh (noun-from-verb)
sgallta (participle past)
sgald (alternative)


sgall

sgall m (genitive singular sgaill, plural sgallan)

sgaill (genitive singular)
sgallan (plural)


màthair

màthair f (genitive singular màthar, plural màthraichean)

màthar (genitive singular)
màthraichean (plural)
màthair (indefinite nominative singular)
màthraichean (indefinite nominative plural)
màthar (genitive indefinite singular)
mhàthraichean (genitive indefinite plural)
màthair (dative indefinite singular)
màthraichean (dative indefinite plural)
(a') mhàthair (definite nominative singular)
màthraichean (definite nominative plural)
na màthraichean (definite nominative plural)
màthar (definite genitive singular)
na màthar (definite genitive singular)
màthraichean (definite genitive plural)
nam màthraichean (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhàthair (dative definite singular)
màthraichean (dative definite plural)
na màthraichean (dative definite plural)
mhàthair (definite singular vocative)
mhàthraichean (definite plural vocative)
màthair
mhàthair

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Celtic *mātīr
Old Irish máthir
Scottish Gaelic màthair
From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

etymon

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

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

Tha gaol agam air mo mhàthair.


tìodhlac

head

tìodhlac m (genitive singular tìodhlaic, plural tìodhlacan)

tìodhlaic (genitive singular)
tìodhlacan (plural)
tìodhlac
thìodhlac


spàin

spàin f (genitive singular spàine, plural spàinean)

spàine (genitive singular)
spàinean (plural)

Borrowed from Old Norse spánn, spónn (compare Manx spein).

Leighiseadh biadh á spàin adhairc bò bheò iomadh tinneas—'S e sin spàin a bha air a dèanamh de adhairc a chaill mart a bha fathast beò. 'N uair a rachadh am mart a mharbhadh, chailleadh an spàin a feartan leighis.

1894, Gaelic Society of Glasgow, Papers, page 292:

A live cow's horn spoon cured many ailments—It was a spoon made from the horns of a lost cow that was still alive. When the cow was killed, the spoon lost its healing properties.


bùth

bùth m or f (dative singular bùth or bùthaidh, genitive singular bùtha, plural bùthan or bùthannan or bùithean or bùthainnean or bùithnean or bùithtean or bùitean)

bùth (dative singular)
bùthaidh (dative singular)
bùtha (genitive singular)
bùthan (plural)
bùthannan (plural)
bùithean (plural)
bùthainnean (plural)
bùithnean (plural)
bùithtean (plural)
bùitean (plural)


flin

flin m (genitive singular fline, no plural)

fline (genitive singular)
flin
fhlin
fline (alternative)
flion (alternative)
fliona (alternative)
flinne (alternative)
flithne (alternative)


no

Inherited from Old Irish nó, nú, from Proto-Celtic *nowe (compare Welsh neu and Old Breton nou).


gaisgeach

gaisgeach m (genitive singular gaisgich, plural gaisgich)

gaisgich (genitive singular)
gaisgich (plural)

From Old Irish gaiscedach (“one bearing arms; warrior, especially one of prowess or skill; champion”), from gaisced (“weapons, arms, armour; valour, prowess, feats of arms, skill at arms”).


laoch

head

laoch m (genitive singular laoich, plural laoich)

laoich (genitive singular)
laoich (plural)
laoch

From Old Irish láech (“warrior, layman”), from Late Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).


sgoil

head

sgoil f (genitive singular sgoile or sgoileadh, plural sgoiltean)

sgoile (genitive singular)
sgoileadh (genitive singular)
sgoiltean (plural)

From Old Irish scol (compare Irish scoil), from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

a’ dol don sgoil

A bheil sgoil aige?

Chan eil sgoil agam air.


madainn

madainn f (genitive singular maidne, plural maidnean)

maidne (genitive singular)
maidnean (plural)
madainn (indefinite nominative singular)
maidnean (indefinite nominative plural)
maidne (genitive indefinite singular)
mhaidnean (genitive indefinite plural)
madainn (dative indefinite singular)
maidnean (dative indefinite plural)
(a') mhadainn (definite nominative singular)
maidnean (definite nominative plural)
na maidnean (definite nominative plural)
maidne (definite genitive singular)
na maidne (definite genitive singular)
maidnean (definite genitive plural)
nam maidnean (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhadainn (dative definite singular)
maidnean (dative definite plural)
na maidnean (dative definite plural)
mhadainn (definite singular vocative)
mhaidnean (definite plural vocative)
madainn
mhadainn

From Old Irish matan (compare Irish maidin, Manx maddin), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”, adjective) (compare French matin), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).


asta

asam (first-person singular)
asamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
asad (second-person singular)
asadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
às (masculine singular third-person)
às-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
aiste (feminine singular third-person)
aistese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
asainn (first-person plural)
asainne (emphatic first-person plural)
asaibh (plural second-person)
asaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
asta (plural third-person)
astasan (emphatic plural third-person)

From Middle Irish asta. Cognate with Irish astu and Manx assdaue.


crosta

/ˈkʰɾɔs̪t̪ə/


marmor

head

marmor m (genitive singular marmoir, no plural)

From Old Irish marmar, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros). Doublet of marbal.


troich

troich m or f (genitive singular troich or troiche, plural troichean)

troich (genitive singular)
troiche (genitive singular)
troichean (plural)


luspardan

luspardan m (genitive singular luspardain, plural luspardain)

luspardain (genitive singular)
luspardain (plural)


sluagh sìdhe

sluagh sìdhe m (genitive sluaigh sìdhe, plural slògh sìdhe)

sluaigh sìdhe (genitive)
slògh sìdhe (plural)

/sɫuəɣ ʃiːə/

sluagh ("folk, population") + sìdh ("fairy mound").

In ancient Irish and Scottish mythology, the fairy folk; sidhe


nach eil

Nach eil ìm air an aran?

Nach eil an t-ìm air an aran?


seach

From Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic *sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”).

Tha e neònach na dhòighean seach iomadh ainmhidh eile.

It is peculiar in its behaviour compared to many other animals.

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

Five times as many people live in Nepal as in Scotland.

after, past (usually when referring to a sequence)


rinne

From Old Irish frinni. By surface analysis, rinn + -ne

first-person plural emphatic of ri: with us


sil

sil (past shil, future silidh, verbal noun sileadh, past participle silte)

shil (past)
silidh (future)
sileadh (noun-from-verb)
silte (participle past)


sil

sil f (genitive singular sile, plural silean)

sile (genitive singular)
silean (plural)
sil
shil
after "an"
t-sil


fras

fras f (genitive singular froise, plural frasan)

froise (genitive singular)
frasan (plural)

From Middle Irish frass, from Old Irish fras (“shower”), from Proto-Celtic *wrastâ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérseh₂ (“humidity”), see also Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā, “rain”), Albanian versë (“dew”), Armenian գայր (gayr, “dirt, mud”), Old Persian باران (bārān, “rain”).


fras

fras (past fhras, future frasaidh, verbal noun frasadh, past participle fraste)

fhras (past)
frasaidh (future)
frasadh (noun-from-verb)
fraste (participle past)


chì

From Middle Irish do·cí, from Old Irish ad·cí (“see”). See faic.


cè

cè m or f (genitive singular cèithe, plural cèithean)

cèithe (genitive singular)
cèithean (plural)
cé (alternative)


cè

From Old Irish cé, cía (“(this) world”).


cè

cè m (genitive singular cèithe, plural cèithean)


cè

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


cè

cè do làmh


dùn

From Old Irish dún (“fort, fortress”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).


gùn

gùn m (genitive singular gùin, plural gùintean or gùnachan)

gùin (genitive singular)
gùintean (plural)
gùnachan (plural)
gùn
ghùn

From Middle Irish gúna, from Old French goune.


mò

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


mù

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


nì

nì m (genitive singular nì, plural nithean or nithe)

nì (genitive singular)
nithean (plural)
nithe (plural)

From Old Irish ní (“something, n of nech”) conflated with reanalysis of Old Irish aní (“that which”) as an nì (“the thing”).

der

something, <abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr> of nech


nì

head

nì m (genitive singular nith, no plural)


pàn

pàn m (genitive singular pàin, plural pànaichean)

pàin (genitive singular)
pànaichean (plural)
pàn
phàn


sè

(Islay, South Argyll) Alternative form of sia (“six”)


tà

An archaic form of tha, from Middle Irish at·tá, from Old Irish at·tá. Cognate with Irish tá and Manx ta.

(obsolete, literary) independent present of bi: am, is, are


tà

(rare) Used to form tag questions in informal speech: is there? right?


tì

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

A bheil i ag iarraidh cupa tì?


pòcaid

pòcaid f (genitive singular pòcaide, plural pòcaidean)

pòcaide (genitive singular)
pòcaidean (plural)
pòca (alternative)


cailleach dhubh

cailleach dhubh f (genitive singular caillich dhuibhe, plural caillich dhuibhe)

caillich dhuibhe (genitive singular)
caillich dhuibhe (plural)

Alternative form of cailleach-dhubh (“nun”)


bean-chràbhaidh

bean-chràbhaidh f (genitive singular mnà-chràbhaidh, plural mnathan-chràbhaidh)

mnà-chràbhaidh (genitive singular)
mnathan-chràbhaidh (plural)


suirgheach

suirgheach m (genitive suirghich, plural suirghich(ean))


suirghe

From Old Irish suirge (“wooing, courting, love-making”), from so + rige.


prionnsa

head

prionnsa m (genitive singular prionnsa, plural prionnsan or prionnsachan)

prionnsa (genitive singular)
prionnsan (plural)
prionnsachan (plural)

/ˈpʰrʲũːn̪ˠs̪ə/

From Middle Irish prinnsa (compare Irish prionsa), ultimately from Latin princeps.


àrd-rìgh

àrd-rìgh m (genitive singular àrd-rìgh, plural àrd-rìghrean)

àrd-rìgh (genitive singular)
àrd-rìghrean (plural)


àrd

àrd (nominative plural àrda, comparative àirde)

àrda (nominative plural)
àirde (comparative)

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


àrd

àrd m (genitive singular àird, plural àird or àrda)

àird (genitive singular)
àird (plural)
àrda (plural)
àrd
n-àrd
h-àrd
t-àrd

English: ardian

uaigh an àird


Crìosdaidh

From Old Irish Crístaide (“Christian”), a calque of Latin Chrīstiānus. By surface analysis, Crìosd (“Christ”) + -aidh.


Iùdhach

head

Iùdhach m (genitive and plural Iùdhaich)


Ioslamach

Ioslamach
n-Ioslamach
h-Ioslamach
t-Ioslamach


Crìosdaidheachd

From Middle Irish Crístaidecht (“Christianity; Christendom”) (compare Irish Críostaíocht), from Old Irish Crístaide (“Christian”). By surface analysis, Crìosdaidh + -achd.


cànan

head

cànan m (genitive singular cànain, plural cànain or cànanan)

cànain (genitive singular)
cànain (plural)
cànanan (plural)
cànan (indefinite nominative singular)
cànain (indefinite nominative plural)
cànain (genitive indefinite singular)
chànan (genitive indefinite plural)
cànan (dative indefinite singular)
cànain (dative indefinite plural)
cànanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
cànan (definite nominative singular)
an cànan (definite nominative singular)
cànain (definite nominative plural)
na cànain (definite nominative plural)
(a') chànain (definite genitive singular)
cànan (definite genitive plural)
nan cànan (definite genitive plural)
(a') chànan (dative definite singular)
cànain (dative definite plural)
na cànain (dative definite plural)
cànanaibh (dative definite plural)
chànain (definite singular vocative)
chànana (definite plural vocative)
cànan (indefinite nominative singular)
cànanan (indefinite nominative plural)
cànain (genitive indefinite singular)
chànanan (genitive indefinite plural)
cànan (dative indefinite singular)
cànanan (dative indefinite plural)
cànanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
cànan (definite nominative singular)
an cànan (definite nominative singular)
cànanan (definite nominative plural)
na cànanan (definite nominative plural)
(a') chànain (definite genitive singular)
cànanan (definite genitive plural)
nan cànanan (definite genitive plural)
(a') chànan (dative definite singular)
cànanan (dative definite plural)
na cànanan (dative definite plural)
cànanaibh (dative definite plural)
chànain (definite singular vocative)
chànanan (definite plural vocative)
cànan
chànan

/ˈkʰãːn̪ˠɛɲ/

Derived from a long vowel form of cainnt.

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

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

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


creideamh

creideamh m (genitive singular creideimh, plural creideamhan)

creideimh (genitive singular)
creideamhan (plural)

mì-chreideamh

heresy, infidelity, scepticism, unbelief


diadhachd

diadhachd f (genitive singular diadhachd, plural diadhachdan)

diadhachd (genitive singular)
diadhachdan (plural)


creideas

creideas m (genitive singular creideis, plural creideasan)

creideis (genitive singular)
creideasan (plural)

trust, faith, credence, credibility, credit


fìor

fìor (nominative plural fìora, comparative fìre)

fìora (nominative plural)
fìre (comparative)

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


àrd-mhàthair

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

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


àrd-athair

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

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

From àrd- + athair (compare Irish ardathair, Manx ard-ayr).


athair

athair m (genitive singular athar, plural athraichean)

athar (genitive singular)
athraichean (plural)
athair (indefinite nominative singular)
athraichean (indefinite nominative plural)
athar (genitive indefinite singular)
athraichean (genitive indefinite plural)
athair (dative indefinite singular)
athraichean (dative indefinite plural)
t-athair (definite nominative singular)
an t-athair (definite nominative singular)
h-athraichean (definite nominative plural)
na h-athraichean (definite nominative plural)
athar (definite genitive singular)
an athar (definite genitive singular)
athraichean (definite genitive plural)
nan athraichean (definite genitive plural)
athair (dative definite singular)
an athair (dative definite singular)
h-athraichean (dative definite plural)
na h-athraichean (dative definite plural)
athair (definite singular vocative)
athraichean (definite plural vocative)
athair
n-athair
h-athair
t-athair

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-?
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr?
Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗrder.
Proto-Celtic *ɸatīrder.
Old Irish athair
Scottish Gaelic athair
From Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.


pòsadh

head

pòsadh m (genitive singular pòsaidh, plural pòsaidhean)

pòsaidh (genitive singular)
pòsaidhean (plural)
pòsadh
phòsadh


pòs

pòs (past phòs, future pòsaidh, verbal noun pòsadh, past participle pòsta)

phòs (past)
pòsaidh (future)
pòsadh (noun-from-verb)
pòsta (participle past)
pòs (stem)
pòsadh (noun-from-verb)
pòsta (participle past)
phòs mi (first-person independent past singular)
phòs tu (independent past second-person singular)
phòs e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
phòs sinn (first-person independent past plural)
phòs sibh (independent past plural second-person)
phòs iad (independent past plural third-person)
phòsadh (impersonal independent past)
pòsaidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
pòsaidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
pòsaidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
pòsaidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
pòsaidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
pòsaidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
pòsarpòstar (future impersonal independent)
phòsainn (conditional first-person independent singular)
phòsadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
phòsadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
phòsamaidphòsadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
phòsadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
phòsadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do phòs mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do phòs tu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do phòs e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do phòs sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do phòs sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do phòs iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do phòsadh (impersonal negative past)
cha phòs mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha phòs tu (future negative second-person singular)
cha phòs e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha phòs sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha phòs sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha phòs iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha phòsarcha phòstar (future impersonal negative)
cha phòsainn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha phòsadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha phòsadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha phòsamaidcha phòsadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha phòsadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha phòsadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
cha phòstadhcha phòsaist¹cha phòsaiste (conditional impersonal negative)
an do phòs mi? (first-person past singular)
an do phòs tu? (past second-person singular)
an do phòs e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do phòs sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do phòs sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do phòs iad? (past plural third-person)
an do phòsadh? (impersonal past)
am pòs mi? (first-person future singular)
am pòs tu? (future second-person singular)
am pòs e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
am pòs sinn? (first-person future plural)
am pòs sibh? (future plural second-person)
am pòs iad? (future plural third-person)
am pòsar?am pòstar? (future impersonal)
am pòsainn? (conditional first-person singular)
am pòsadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
am pòsadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
am pòsamaid?am pòsadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
am pòsadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
am pòsadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
am pòstadh?am pòsaist?¹am pòsaiste? (conditional impersonal)
nach do phòs mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do phòs tu? (past second-person singular)
nach do phòs e (past singular)
nach do phòs sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do phòs sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do phòs iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do phòsadh? (impersonal past)
nach pòs mi? (first-person future singular)
nach pòs tu? (future second-person singular)
nach pòs e (future singular)
nach pòs sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach pòs sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach pòs iad? (future plural third-person)
nach pòsar?nach pòstar? (future impersonal)
nach pòsainn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach pòsadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach pòsadh e (conditional singular)
nach pòsamaid?nach pòsadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach pòsadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach pòsadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
phòsas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma phòsas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
phòsas tu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma phòsas tu (affirmative second-person singular)
phòsas e (affirmative singular)
ma phòsas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
phòsas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma phòsas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
phòsas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma phòsas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
phòsas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma phòsas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
phòsar (affirmative impersonal)
ma phòsar (affirmative impersonal)
pòs mi (first-person negative singular)
mur pòs mi (first-person negative singular)
pòs tu (negative second-person singular)
mur pòs tu (negative second-person singular)
pòs e (negative singular)
mur pòs e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
pòs sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur pòs sinn (first-person negative plural)
pòs sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur pòs sibh (negative plural second-person)
pòs iad (negative plural third-person)
mur pòs iad (negative plural third-person)
pòsar pòstar (impersonal negative)
pòsarmur pòstar (impersonal negative)
murr pòstar (impersonal negative)
murrmur pòstar (impersonal negative)
pòsam (first-person imperative singular)
pòs (imperative second-person singular)
pòsadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
pòsamaid (first-person imperative plural)
pòsaibh (imperative plural second-person)
pòsadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
pòsarpòstar (imperative impersonal)

From Middle Irish pósaid, from Latin spōnsō (“betroth”), frequentative of spondeō.

(transitive) marry (perform the marriage ceremony); induct

(intransitive) marry (become a married person)


Trianaid

An Trianaid (canonical feminine)
Trianaid
Thrianaid

/t̪ʰɾiənɪt̪ʲ/


gealach

gealach f (genitive singular gealaich, plural gealaichean)

gealaich (genitive singular)
gealaichean (plural)
gealach
ghealach

From Middle Irish *gelach (“moon”). Cognate with Irish gealach and Manx giallagh.


neul

neul m (genitive singular neòil, plural neòil)

neòil (genitive singular)
neòil (plural)

From Old Irish nél, as also Irish néal. Cognate with Welsh niwl; a Celtic loanword either from Vulgar Latin *nībulus, a modification of Latin nūbilus (“cloudy”), or from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“cloud, mist”). It cannot come from a Proto-Celtic form with *-bl-, as this cluster remained in Old Irish (e.g. mebul (“shame”) from *meblā).

Thuit i na neul.


fàinne-solais

fàinne-solais f (genitive singular fàinne-solais, plural fàinneachan-solais)

fàinne-solais (genitive singular)
fàinneachan-solais (plural)


deàrrs

deàrrs (past dheàrrs, future deàrrsaidh, verbal noun deàrrsadh, past participle deàrrste)

dheàrrs (past)
deàrrsaidh (future)
deàrrsadh (noun-from-verb)
deàrrste (participle past)


glòir

glòir f (genitive singular glòir or glòire or glòrach)

glòir (genitive singular)
glòire (genitive singular)
glòrach (genitive singular)

From Old Irish glóir, from Latin glōria.


cliù

cliù m (genitive singular cliù, no plural)

From Old Irish clú, from Proto-Celtic *klowos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos.


amhairc

amhairc (past dh'amhairc, future amhaircidh, verbal noun amharc, past participle amhaircte)

dh'amhairc (past)
amhaircidh (future)
amharc (noun-from-verb)
amhaircte (participle past)
amhairc (stem)
amharc (noun-from-verb)
amhaircte (participle past)
dh'amhairc mi (first-person independent past singular)
dh'amhairc thu (independent past second-person singular)
dh'amhairc e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
dh'amhairc sinn (first-person independent past plural)
dh'amhairc sibh (independent past plural second-person)
dh'amhairc iad (independent past plural third-person)
dh'amhairceadh (impersonal independent past)
amhaircidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
amhaircidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
amhaircidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
amhaircidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
amhaircidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
amhaircidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
amhaircearamhairctear (future impersonal independent)
dh'amhaircinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
dh'amhairceadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
dh'amhairceadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
dh'amhairceamaiddh'amhairceadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
dh'amhairceadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
dh'amhairceadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do dh'amhairc mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do dh'amhairc thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do dh'amhairc e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do dh'amhairc sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do dh'amhairc sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do dh'amhairc iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do dh'amhairceadh (impersonal negative past)
chan amhairc mi (first-person future negative singular)
chan amhairc thu (future negative second-person singular)
chan amhairc e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
chan amhairc sinn (first-person future negative plural)
chan amhairc sibh (future negative plural second-person)
chan amhairc iad (future negative plural third-person)
chan amhaircearchan amhairctear (future impersonal negative)
chan amhaircinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
chan amhairceadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
chan amhairceadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
chan amhairceamaidchan amhairceadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
chan amhairceadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
chan amhairceadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do dh'amhairc mi? (first-person past singular)
an do dh'amhairc thu? (past second-person singular)
an do dh'amhairc e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do dh'amhairc sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do dh'amhairc sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do dh'amhairc iad? (past plural third-person)
an do dh'amhairceadh? (impersonal past)
an amhairc mi? (first-person future singular)
an amhairc thu? (future second-person singular)
an amhairc e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an amhairc sinn? (first-person future plural)
an amhairc sibh? (future plural second-person)
an amhairc iad? (future plural third-person)
an amhaircear?an amhairctear? (future impersonal)
an amhaircinn? (conditional first-person singular)
an amhairceadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an amhairceadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an amhairceamaid?an amhairceadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an amhairceadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an amhairceadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do dh'amhairc mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do dh'amhairc thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do dh'amhairc e (past singular)
nach do dh'amhairc sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do dh'amhairc sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do dh'amhairc iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do dh'amhairceadh? (impersonal past)
nach amhairc mi? (first-person future singular)
nach amhairc thu? (future second-person singular)
nach amhairc e (future singular)
nach amhairc sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach amhairc sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach amhairc iad? (future plural third-person)
nach amhaircear?nach amhairctear? (future impersonal)
nach amhaircinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach amhairceadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach amhairceadh e (conditional singular)
nach amhairceadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach amhairceadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
dh'amhairceas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma dh'amhairceas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
dh'amhairceas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma dh'amhairceas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
dh'amhairceas e (affirmative singular)
ma dh'amhairceas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
dh'amhairceas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma dh'amhairceas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
dh'amhairceas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma dh'amhairceas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
dh'amhairceas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma dh'amhairceas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
dh'amhaircear (affirmative impersonal)
ma dh'amhaircear (affirmative impersonal)
amhairc mi (first-person negative singular)
mur amhairc mi (first-person negative singular)
amhairc thu (negative second-person singular)
mur amhairc thu (negative second-person singular)
amhairc e (negative singular)
mur amhairc e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
amhairc sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur amhairc sinn (first-person negative plural)
amhairc sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur amhairc sibh (negative plural second-person)
amhairc iad (negative plural third-person)
mur amhairc iad (negative plural third-person)
amhaircear amhairctear (impersonal negative)
amhaircearmur amhairctear (impersonal negative)
murr amhairctear (impersonal negative)
murrmur amhairctear (impersonal negative)
amhairceam (first-person imperative singular)
amhairc (imperative second-person singular)
amhairceadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
amhairceamaid (first-person imperative plural)
amhaircibh (imperative plural second-person)
amhairceadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
amhaircearamhairctear (imperative impersonal)

From Old Irish amarcaid (“sees, beholds, views”, verb), from amarc m (“act of looking at; faculty of sight; object of sight, view, prospect”).


taigh-dealbh

Chaidh Peadar don taigh-dhealbh.


taigh-òsda

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

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


leis

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

Form of le used before a definite article.


leis

leis-san (emphatic)
leam (first-person singular)
leamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
leat (second-person singular)
leatsa (emphatic second-person singular)
leis (masculine singular third-person)
leis-san (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
leatha (feminine singular third-person)
leathase (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
leinn (first-person plural)
leinne (emphatic first-person plural)
leibh (plural second-person)
leibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
leotha (plural third-person)
leothasan (emphatic plural third-person)

third-person singular masculine of le: with him; by him


anmoch

anmoch m (genitive singular anmoich, no plural)

anmoich (genitive singular)
ainmach (alternative)
anamoch (alternative)

san anmoch


anmoch

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

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

Tha e anmoch a-nis


moch

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


leanabh

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

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


cunnartach

/ˈkʰun̪ˠərˠʃtəx/


suidhe

suidhe m (genitive singular suidhe, plural suidheachan)

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

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


feasgar

feasgar m (genitive singular feasgair, plural feasgaran)

feasgair (genitive singular)
feasgaran (plural)

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


thadhail

Thadhail sinn air eaglais.


tobhta

tobhta f (genitive singular tobhta, plural tobhtaichean)

tobhta (genitive singular)
tobhtaichean (plural)

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

chunnaic sinn tobhta


tobhta

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

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


chunnaic

[ˈxʊ̃n̪ˠɪkʲ]

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

chonnaic (alternative)
chunna (alternative)

Chunnaic sinn taigh.

Chunnaic i tobhta.


sionagog

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

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


latha

latha m (genitive singular latha, plural làithean)

latha (genitive singular)
làithean (plural)
là (alternative)
lò (alternative)


banrigh

banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)

banrighe (genitive singular)
banrighean (plural)
banrigh
bhanrigh
bainrìgh (alternative)
ban-rìgh (alternative)
banrighinn (alternative)

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


teagamh

teagamh m (genitive singular teagaimh, plural teagamhan)

teagaimh (genitive singular)
teagamhan (plural)

fear-réitich gach teagaimh


Caisg

e.g. tha Càisg a' tighinn

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


Càisg

a' Chàisg (canonical feminine)
Càisge (genitive)

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


fhathast

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

der

ach fhathast tha beò cànan nan Gàidheal

c. 1980, Murdo Macfarlane, Cànan nan Gàidheal:

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

chan eil mòran Gàidhlig aice fhathast


mòran

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mòran m (genitive singular mòrain, no plural)

mòran oibrichean

mòran uisge


sgrios

sgrios m (genitive singular sgriosa, plural sgriosan)

sgriosa (genitive singular)
sgriosan (plural)

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

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


sgrios

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

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

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

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


àite

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

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


Oidhche-Mhàirt

Oidhche Mhàirt
Oidhche Mhàirt#Scottish_Gaelic


làrach

làrach f (genitive singular làraich, plural làraichean)

làraich (genitive singular)
làraichean (plural)


siubhal

siubhal m (genitive singular siubhail, plural siùbhlaichean)

siubhail (genitive singular)
siùbhlaichean (plural)

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

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


Crìosdail

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


chuir

Chuir Seumas bainne anns a' chofaidh.


cofaidh

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


tost

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tost m (genitive singular tost, no plural)

tost (genitive singular)
tost
thost
tosd (alternative)

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


cuideachd

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


cuideachd

cuideachd f (genitive singular cuideachd, plural cuideachdan)

cuideachd (genitive singular)
cuideachdan (plural)
cuideachd
chuideachd


còta

còta m (genitive singular còta, plural còtaichean)

còta (genitive singular)
còtaichean (plural)
còta
chòta


seacaid

seacaid f (genitive singular seacaide, plural seacaidean)

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

From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.


taigh-dhealbh

Tha Màiri a' dol don taigh-dhealbh.


seachd peacaidhean-bàis

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


craos

craos m (genitive singular craois, plural craosan)

craois (genitive singular)
craosan (plural)
craos
chraos

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


sannt

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sannt m (genitive singular sannta or sainnt)

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

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

avarice, greed, covetousness, ambition, desire


leisge

leisge f (genitive singular leisge, no plural)


fearg

fearg f (genitive singular feirge, no plural)


eud

eud m (genitive singular eud, no plural)

From Old Irish ét; cognate with Irish éad.


uaill

uaill f (genitive singular uaille, no plural)

uaille (genitive singular)
uaill
n-uaill
h-uaill
t-uaill


baois

baois f (genitive singular baoise, no plural)

drùis

lechery, licentiousness, lust; ooze, perspiration

drùiseil

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


draosdachd

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


drùiseach

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drùiseach (genitive singular masculine drùisich)

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


drùiseach

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drùiseach m (genitive singular drùisich, plural drùisich)

drùisich (genitive singular)
drùisich (plural)
drùiseach
dhrùiseach


drùisear

drùisear m (genitive singular drùiseir, plural drùisearan)

drùiseir (genitive singular)
drùisearan (plural)

/ˈt̪rˠuːʃɛrˠ/

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


drùisire

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drùisire m (genitive singular drùisire, plural drùisirean)

drùisire (genitive singular)
drùisirean (plural)

/ˈt̪rˠuːʃiɾə/

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


drùisearachd

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


drùiseantachd

drabasdachd

bawdiness, obscenity, pornography, ribaldry, smut


drabasdachd

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

bawdiness, obscenity, pornography, ribaldry, smut


Sgrìob Chlann Uisnich

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


Slighe Chlann Uisnich

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


slighe

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slighe f (genitive singular slighe, plural slighean)

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

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


truaighe

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

der

misery, adversity, woe, wretchedness, calamity, disaster


mo chreach

o mo chreach (alternative)
OMC (alternative Internet)


creach

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creach f (genitive singular creiche, plural creachan)

creiche (genitive singular)
creachan (plural)
creagh (alternative)

→ English: creach

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

destruction, disaster, ruin, devastation


creach

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

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


sgal

sgal m (genitive singular sgala, plural sgalan)

sgala (genitive singular)
sgalan (plural)


sgal

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

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


cìoch

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

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

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


Bean-phòsda

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

A' Bhean-phòsda Mhic Dhòmhnaill (Mistress MacDonald)


Bean-uasal

A' Bhean-uasal Mhic Eòghainn (Lady MacEwan)


Tighearna

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

/ˈtʲʰijərˠn̪ˠə/

Tighearna Mac Dhòmhnaill

Am freagair Thu m'ùrnaigh, a Thighearna?

(Christianity) Used to refer to God: Lord


Maighstir

Maighstir Mac Dhòmhnaill (Master MacDonald)


maighstir

maighstir m (genitive singular maighstir, plural maighstirean)

maighstir (genitive singular)
maighstirean (plural)

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


teanga

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

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

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


Maighdeann

A' Mhaighdeann Nic Griogair

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


Mh

A' Mh Chaimbeul


ceann

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ceann m (genitive singular cinn, plural cinn)

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

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

airgead-ceann

reward offered for the head of a rebel or outlaw


ceann-na-cìche

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

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

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


sliasaid

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

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


Iasgan

Na h-Iasgan (canonical masculine plural)


saighdear

saighdear m (genitive singular saighdeir, plural saighdearan)

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

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


boghadair

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boghadair m (genitive singular boghadair, plural boghadairean)

boghadair (genitive singular)
boghadairean (plural)

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


bogha

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

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

From Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi.


sgairp

sgairp f (genitive sgairpe, plural sgairpean)

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


leòmhann

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

leòmhainn (genitive singular)
leòmhannan (plural)
leòmhainn (plural)
leòghann (alternative)

From Old Irish léo, léoman, from Latin leō.

Mar leòmhann le fearachas.


Gobhar

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


gobhar

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

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

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


casan na grèine

Casan na grèine (canonical feminine plural)


Annag

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


Mòr

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


Mòrag

Mòrag f (genitive Mòraig, vocative a Mhòrag)

Mòraig (genitive)
a Mhòrag (vocative)
Mòrag
Mhòrag

→ English: Morag

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

af

a diminutive of the female given name Mòr


Màiri

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Màiri f (genitive Màiri, vocative a Mhàiri)

Màiri (genitive)
a Mhàiri (vocative)
Màiri
Mhàiri

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


Brìghde

Brìghde f (genitive Brìghde, vocative a Bhrìghde)

Brìghde (genitive)
a Bhrìghde (vocative)
Brìghde
Bhrìghde
Brìde (alternative)

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

inh

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


Ailean

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


Dòmhnall

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

→ English: Donald

→ Faroese: Dunaldur

/ˈd̪̊õː.əl̪ˠ/

/ˈd̪̊ɔ̃ː.əl̪ˠ/

[ˈd̪̊ɔ̃ˑ.əl̪ˠ]

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

a male given name, equivalent to English Donald


Eòghann

desc

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

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

inh

Eòghan (alternative)
Eoghan (alternative)
Eòbhann (alternative)
Eòbhan (alternative)
Eobhan (alternative)

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


Beathag

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Beathag f (genitive Beathaig, vocative a Bheathag)

Beathaig (genitive)
a Bheathag (vocative)
Beathag
Bheathag

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


Beathan

a male given name of Scots Gaelic origin


ròn

ròn m (genitive singular ròin, plural ròin)

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


-ag

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

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

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

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

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


Sìneag

Sìneag f (genitive Sìneig, vocative a Shìneag)

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


Sìne

Sìne f (vocative a Shìne, diminutive Sìneag)

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

→ English: Sheena

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


Seònaid

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

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

From Old Northern French Jeanette (compare Irish Sinéad).

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


Seonag

Seonag f (genitive Seonaig, vocative a Sheonag)

a diminutive of the female given name Seònaid


Oighrig

Eighrig (alternative)
Eithrig (alternative)
Aithbhreac (alternative)

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


Fearghas

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

Feargaidh (diminutive)
Fearghaidh (diminutive)
Fearghas
Fhearghas

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


Donnchadh

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

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

→ English: Duncan

/ˈd̪̊ũn̪ˠũxəɣ/

/ˈd̪̊un̪ˠuxəɣ/

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

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


Aodh

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


ciar

ciar (comparative nas cèire / na bu chèire)

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

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


Coinneach

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

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

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


Cailean

Cailean m (genitive Cailein, vocative a Chailein)

Cailein (genitive)
a Chailein (vocative)

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

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


Uilleam

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

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

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

a male given name, equivalent to English William


cuilean

cuilean m (genitive singular cuilein, plural cuileanan)

cuilein (genitive singular)
cuileanan (plural)

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


piseag

piseag f (genitive singular piseige, plural piseagan)

piseige (genitive singular)
piseagan (plural)
piseag
phiseag

From English puss + -ag; compare Irish piseog.


Eilidh

a female given name, equivalent to English Helen or Ellen


Caitrìona

a Chaitrìona (vocative)
Caitrìona
Chaitrìona

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


Ealasaid

Ealasaid
n-Ealasaid
h-Ealasaid
t-Ealasaid

/ˈɛl̪ˠəs̪ɪtʲ/

/ˈjal̪ˠəsˠɪtʲ/

[ˈe̯æl̪ˠəs̪ætʲ]

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth


Eithne

From Middle Irish Eithne. Cognate with Old Norse Eðna.

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


Fearchar

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

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


gualann

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

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

/ˈɡ̊uəl̪ˠən̪ˠ/

/ˈɡ̊uəl̪ˠiɲ/

[ˈɡ̊ʊɔ̝̈l̪ˠiɲ]

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


cailleach

cailleach f (genitive singular cailliche, plural cailleachan)

cailliche (genitive singular)
cailleachan (plural)
cailleach
chailleach

desctree

→ Scots: cailleach
→ English: cailleach, Cailleach

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

Cailleach

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

cailleach-baic

in cutting peats, the outside peat in a bank

cailleach-fhraoich

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

cailleach-oidhche

common owl; tawny owl; spiritless fellow; butterfly

cailleach-uisge

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

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


inbhe

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inbhe f (genitive singular inbhean, plural inbhean)

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

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


iomlanachd

completion, fullness, absoluteness, integrity, perfection


ìre

ìre f (genitive singular ìre, plural ìrean)


ireapais

ireapais f (genitive singular ireapaise, plural ireapaisean)

ireapaise (genitive singular)
ireapaisean (plural)


oillt

oillt f (genitive singular oillte, plural oilltean)

oillte (genitive singular)
oilltean (plural)


olc

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

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

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

Chan eil cleith air an olc ach gun a dhèanamh.

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


olc

olc (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad)

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

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

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


àrdan

arrogance, self-esteem, pride, eminence, elation


dànadas

arrogance, assurance, confidence, impertinence, impudence


boile

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


dìoghras

dìoghras m (genitive singular dìoghrais)


sonas

sonas m (genitive singular sonais, plural sonasan)

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

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


àigh

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àigh m (genitive singular àigh, plural àighean)

àigh (genitive singular)
àighean (plural)
àgh (alternative)

fortune, luck, providence, auspiciousness


àgh millteach

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

schadenfreude (a malicious joy at the misfortune of others)


aighear

aighear m (genitive singular aighir, no plural)

aighir (genitive singular)
aighear
n-aighear
h-aighear
t-aighear

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


millteach

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


ionraic

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

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

chaste, faithful, honest, innocent, just, righteous


ionracas

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ionracas m (genitive singular ionracais)

ionracais (genitive singular)
ionracas
n-ionracas
h-ionracas
t-ionracas
ionrachas (alternative)
ionnracas (alternative)

integrity, faithfulness, honesty, innocence


neo-chiontachd

integrity, spotlessness, honesty, innocence, uprightness


ciontach

ciontach (genitive singular masculine ciontaich, comparative ciontaiche)

ciontaich (genitive masculine singular)
ciontaiche (comparative)

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

surf

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


ciontach

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ciontach m (genitive singular ciontaich, plural ciontaich)

ciontaich (genitive singular)
ciontaich (plural)
ciontach
chiontach


mì-

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

un-, non-


seachd deagh-bheusan

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


measarrachd

From measarra + -achd (compare Irish measarthacht).

moderation, sobriety, frugality, temperance, abstinence


macantas

macantas m (genitive singular macantais)

macantais (genitive singular)
macantas
mhacantas


carthannas

carthannas m (genitive singular carthannais, no plural)

carthannais (genitive singular)
carthannas
charthannas

/ˈkʰarˠən̪ˠəsˠ/


suairceas

courteousness, gentleness, genteelness, urbanity, civility

friendliness, complaisance, generosity, kindness


ùmhlachd

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

greeting; showing respect; greeting; showing respect


sgàile

sgàile f (genitive singular sgàile, plural sgàilean)

sgàile (genitive singular)
sgàilean (plural)


leigheas

leigheas m (genitive singular leighis, plural leigheasan)

leighis (genitive singular)
leigheasan (plural)

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

healing, treatment, curing, act of caring


leighis

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

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


oidhche mhath

/ˌɤɪçə ˈvaː/


slàinte

slàinte agad-sa


slàinte

air do shlàinte

Thig mi thaobh mo shlàinte.

Slàinte leat!

Thoir dhuinn slàinte!

Feachd na Slàinte.

slàinte anaman


loisg

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

loisg (past)
loisgidh (future)
losgadh (noun-from-verb)
loisgte (participle past)
loisg (stem)
losgadh (noun-from-verb)
loisgte (participle past)
loisg mi (first-person independent past singular)
loisg thu (independent past second-person singular)
loisg e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
loisg sinn (first-person independent past plural)
loisg sibh (independent past plural second-person)
loisg iad (independent past plural third-person)
loisgeadh (impersonal independent past)
loisgidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
loisgidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
loisgidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
loisgidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
loisgidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
loisgidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
loisgearloisgtear (future impersonal independent)
loisginn (conditional first-person independent singular)
loisgeadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
loisgeadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
loisgeamaidloisgeadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
loisgeadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
loisgeadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do loisg mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do loisg thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do loisg e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do loisg sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do loisg sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do loisg iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do loisgeadh (impersonal negative past)
cha loisg mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha loisg thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha loisg e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha loisg sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha loisg sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha loisg iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha loisgearcha loisgtear (future impersonal negative)
cha loisginn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha loisgeadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha loisgeadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha loisgeamaidcha loisgeadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha loisgeadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha loisgeadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do loisg mi? (first-person past singular)
an do loisg thu? (past second-person singular)
an do loisg e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do loisg sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do loisg sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do loisg iad? (past plural third-person)
an do loisgeadh? (impersonal past)
an loisg mi? (first-person future singular)
an loisg thu? (future second-person singular)
an loisg e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an loisg sinn? (first-person future plural)
an loisg sibh? (future plural second-person)
an loisg iad? (future plural third-person)
an loisgear?an loisgtear? (future impersonal)
an loisginn? (conditional first-person singular)
an loisgeadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an loisgeadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an loisgeamaid?an loisgeadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an loisgeadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an loisgeadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do loisg mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do loisg thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do loisg e (past singular)
nach do loisg sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do loisg sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do loisg iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do loisgeadh? (impersonal past)
nach loisg mi? (first-person future singular)
nach loisg thu? (future second-person singular)
nach loisg e (future singular)
nach loisg sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach loisg sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach loisg iad? (future plural third-person)
nach loisgear?nach loisgtear? (future impersonal)
nach loisginn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach loisgeadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach loisgeadh e (conditional singular)
nach loisgeamaid?nach loisgeadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach loisgeadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach loisgeadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
loisgeas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma loisgeas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
loisgeas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma loisgeas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
loisgeas e (affirmative singular)
ma loisgeas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
loisgeas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma loisgeas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
loisgeas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma loisgeas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
loisgeas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma loisgeas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
loisgear (affirmative impersonal)
ma loisgear (affirmative impersonal)
loisg mi (first-person negative singular)
mur loisg mi (first-person negative singular)
loisg thu (negative second-person singular)
mur loisg thu (negative second-person singular)
loisg e (negative singular)
mur loisg e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
loisg sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur loisg sinn (first-person negative plural)
loisg sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur loisg sibh (negative plural second-person)
loisg iad (negative plural third-person)
mur loisg iad (negative plural third-person)
loisgear loisgtear (impersonal negative)
loisgearmur loisgtear (impersonal negative)
murr loisgtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur loisgtear (impersonal negative)
loisgeam (first-person imperative singular)
loisg (imperative second-person singular)
loisgeadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
loisgeamaid (first-person imperative plural)
loisgibh (imperative plural second-person)
loisgeadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
loisgearloisgtear (imperative impersonal)

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


loisgte

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


losgadh

head

losgadh m (genitive singular losgaidh, plural losgaidhean)

losgaidh (genitive singular)
losgaidhean (plural)

/ˈl̪ˠɔs̪kəɣ/

/ˈl̪ˠɯs̪kəɣ/

/ˈl̪ˠos̪kəɣ/

/ˈl̪ˠos̪kəɣ/

/ˈl̪ˠɤs̪kəɣ/


deamhan

deamhan m (genitive singular deamhain, plural deamhanan)

deamhain (genitive singular)
deamhanan (plural)
deamhan
dheamhan

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


seabhag

head

seabhag f (genitive singular seabhaig, plural seabhagan)

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

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

Is duilich seabhag a dhèanamh dhen chlamhan.


clamhan

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

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

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

surf

Buteo vulgaris
Wikispecies:Buteo vulgaris

hawk, falcon, kestrel, kite (in compounds)


àrmhaigh

head

àrmhaigh m (genitive singular àrmhaigh, plural àrmhaighean)

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

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


corra-mhonaidh

head

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

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


nathair

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, plural nathraichean)

nathrach (genitive singular)
nathraichean (plural)

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


crogall

crogall m (genitive singular crogaill, plural crogallan)

crogaill (genitive singular)
crogallan (plural)

/ˈkʰɾˠokəl̪ˠ/

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


laghairt

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

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

→? Irish: laghairt

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


nathair-sgiathach

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

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


sgiathach

sgiathach (genitive singular masculine sgiathaich)

sgiathaich (genitive masculine singular)

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

surf

winged, pertaining to or abounding in wings


sgiath

head

sgiath f (genitive singular sgèithe, plural sgiathan)

sgèithe (genitive singular)
sgiathan (plural)

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


sgian

sgian f (dative sgithinn, genitive sgeine or sgine or sgeineadh or sgithinn, plural sginean or sgeinean or sgeanan)

sgithinn (dative)
sgeine (genitive)
sgine (genitive)
sgeineadh (genitive)
sgithinn (genitive)
sginean (plural)
sgeinean (plural)
sgeanan (plural)

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


cluich

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

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

funeral games, funeral rites, solemnities


cluich

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

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

Chluich Seumas leis a' chlaidheamh.


saighead

saighead f (genitive singular saighde, plural saighdean)

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

From Old Irish saiget, from Latin sagitta.

Chuir an boghadair saighead.


reul

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

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

From Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu.


rionnag

rionnag f (genitive singular rionnaig, plural rionnagan)

rionnaig (genitive singular)
rionnagan (plural)


maighdean

maighdean f (genitive singular maighdein, plural maighdinnean)

maighdein (genitive singular)
maighdinnean (plural)
maighdean
mhaighdean

/ˈmɤitʲən̪ˠ/


cho

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

Tha i cho dalma.

Tha Màiri cho tinn ri cù.


blàthachadh na cruinne

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

blàthachaidh na cruinne (genitive singular)


blàthachadh

blàthachadh m (genitive singular blàthachaidh)


cruinne

cruinne m (genitive singular cruinne, plural cruinnean)

cruinne (genitive singular)
cruinnean (plural)

From Old Irish cruinde. By surface analysis, cruinn (“round”) + -e.


bròn

head

bròn m (genitive singular bròin, plural brònan)

bròin (genitive singular)
brònan (plural)
bròn
bhròn

grief, sadness, sorrow, mourning, affliction


mulad

mulad m (genitive singular mulaid, plural muladan)

mulaid (genitive singular)
muladan (plural)

grief, sadness, sorrow, homesickness, dejection


èislean

èislean m (genitive singular èislein, no plural)

heaviness, drowsiness, melancholy, dullness, stupor


cianalas

cianalas m (genitive singular cianalais)

cianalais (genitive singular)
cianalas
chianalas


iarraidh

iarraidh m (genitive singular iarraidh, plural iarraidhean)

iarraidh (genitive singular)
iarraidhean (plural)


ionndrainn

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

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

/ˈjɔ̃ũd̪ɾaɲ/

[ˈjə̃ʉ̃d̪ɾaɲ]

/ˈjũːn̪ˠd̪ɾɪɲ/


ionndrainn

ionndrainn m (genitive singular ionndrainn, plural ionndrainnean)

ionndrainn (genitive singular)
ionndrainnean (plural)

/ˈjɔ̃ũd̪ɾaɲ/

[ˈjə̃ʉ̃d̪ɾaɲ]

/ˈjũːn̪ˠd̪ɾɪɲ/


dòlas

dòlas m (genitive singular dòlais, plural dòlasan)

dòlais (genitive singular)
dòlasan (plural)


doilgheas

doilgheas m (genitive singular doilgheis, plural doilgheasan)

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

/ˈt̪ɔlɔjəs̪/

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

sorrow, affliction, adversity, mortification, grief


caoidh

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

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

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

bewail, lament, bemoan, deplore, grieve, mourn


tùirse

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

inh

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


cumha

head

cumha f (genitive singular cumha, plural cumhachan)

cumha (genitive singular)
cumhachan (plural)

(business) stipulation, clause, condition, term


cumha

cumha m (genitive singular cumha, plural cumhachan)


tuireadh

tuireadh m (genitive singular tuiridh, plural tuiridhean)

tuiridh (genitive singular)
tuiridhean (plural)
tuireadh
thuireadh

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


seinneadair

seinneadair m (genitive singular seinneadaire, plural seinneadairean)

seinneadaire (genitive singular)
seinneadairean (plural)

/ˈʃeɲət̪ɪɾʲ/


òranaiche

òranaiche m (genitive singular òranaiche, plural òranaichean)

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

singer, balladeer, soloist, songster, vocalist


neach-seinn

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

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


gabh

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

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

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

Gabh cupa tì.

Gabh òran!

Cha ghabh sin a dhèanamh.

cho teth 's a ghabhas


-adair

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


-air

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

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

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

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

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

sgrubair


-ear

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

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


-iche

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


neach

neach m (genitive singular neach, plural luchd)

neach (genitive singular)
luchd (plural)


bean-seinn

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

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


fear-seinn

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

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


cluicheadair

cluicheadair m (genitive singular cluicheadaire, plural cluicheadairean)

cluicheadaire (genitive singular)
cluicheadairean (plural)
cluicheadair
chluicheadair

/ˈkʰl̪ˠuçətɛrʲ/


leughadair

leughadair m (genitive singular leughadaire, plural leughadairean)

leughadaire (genitive singular)
leughadairean (plural)


clàrsair

clàrsair m (genitive singular clàrsaire, plural clàrsairean)

clàrsaire (genitive singular)
clàrsairean (plural)
clàrsair
chlàrsair

/ˈkʰlaːɻʂɛɾʲ/


clàrsach

clàrsach m (genitive singular clàrsaich, plural clàrsaichean)

clàrsaich (genitive singular)
clàrsaichean (plural)
clàrsach
chlàrsach


iasgair

iasgair m (genitive singular iasgair, plural iasgairean)

iasgair (genitive singular)
iasgairean (plural)

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


leighiche

leighiche m (genitive singular leighiche, plural leighichean)

leighiche (genitive singular)
leighichean (plural)


cuidiche

cuidiche m (genitive singular cuidiche, plural cuidichean)

cuidiche (genitive singular)
cuidichean (plural)


slànaighear

slànaighear m (genitive singular slànaighir, plural slànaighearan)

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

[sɫ̪aːnɪjɛɾ]

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


cleasaiche

cleasaiche m (genitive singular cleasaiche, plural cleasaichean)

cleasaiche (genitive singular)
cleasaichean (plural)

/ˈkʰles̪ɪçə/


ban-

ban-
bhan-
bain- (alternative)
bana- (alternative)

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

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

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

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


cleas

cleas m (genitive singular cleasa, plural cleasan)

cleasa (genitive singular)
cleasan (plural)

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

cleasachd

play, playing; recreation; juggling; conjuring


leugh

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

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

Leugh seo.

Bha e inntinneach sin a leughadh.


-ach

-aich (plural)
-aichean (plural)
-each (alternative)

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

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


-each

Cuimreach, Spàinnteach, suaimhneach


fo gheasaibh

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


geasachd

geasachd f (genitive singular geasachd, plural geasachdan)

geasachd (genitive singular)
geasachdan (plural)

enchantment, superstition, charm, fascination


draoidheachd

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

surf

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


guth

head

guth m (genitive singular gutha, plural guthan)

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

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


dragh

dragh m (genitive singular dragha, plural draghan)

dragha (genitive singular)
draghan (plural)

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


buaireas

head

buaireas m (genitive singular buaireis, plural buaireasan)

buaireis (genitive singular)
buaireasan (plural)


teanntachd

teanntachd f (genitive singular teanntachd, plural teanntachdan)

teanntachd (genitive singular)
teanntachdan (plural)

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


aotrom

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


doirbh

doirbh (comparative doirbhe or dorra, qualitative noun dorrad)

doirbhe (comparative)
dorra (comparative)
doirbh
dhoirbh


duilich

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

duilghe (comparative)
dorra (comparative)
duilich
dhuilich

Tha mi duilich.


duilgheadas

duilgheadas m (genitive singular duilgheadais, plural duilgheadasan)

duilgheadais (genitive singular)
duilgheadasan (plural)


èiginn

èiginn f (genitive singular èiginne, plural èiginnean)

èiginne (genitive singular)
èiginnean (plural)

necessity, emergency, pressure, desperation


cruadal

cruadail (genitive singular)
cruadal
chruadal

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


cruas

cruas m (genitive singular cruais, no plural)

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

inh

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


cunnart

head

cunnart m (genitive singular cunnairt, plural cunnartan)

cunnairt (genitive singular)
cunnartan (plural)

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


gàbhadh

head

gàbhadh m (genitive singular gàbhaidh, plural gàbhaidhean)

gàbhaidh (genitive singular)
gàbhaidhean (plural)
gàbhadh
ghàbhadh


baoghal

baoghal m (genitive singular baoghail, no plural)

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


cron

head

cron m (genitive singular croin, plural croin)

croin (genitive singular)
croin (plural)

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

cronachadh

criticism, denunciation, reproach, reproof


aimhleas

head

aimhleas m (genitive singular aimhleis, no plural)

aimhleis (genitive singular)
aimhleas
n-aimhleas
h-aimhleas
t-aimhleas

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


ciùrradh

head

ciùrradh m (genitive singular ciùrraidh, plural ciùrraidhean)

ciùrraidh (genitive singular)
ciùrraidhean (plural)


ciùrr

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

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


ciùrrte

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


sgriosach

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

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


sgriosail

ruinous, destructive, damnable, deleterious


sgriosadh

sgriosadh m (genitive singular sgriosaidh, plural sgriosaidhean)

sgriosaidh (genitive singular)
sgriosaidhean (plural)

destruction, abolition, annihilation, pillaging, hacking


sgrios-cinnidh

sgrios-cinnidh m (genitive sgriosa-cinnidh)


cinneadh

cinneadh m (genitive singular cinnidh, plural cinnidhean)

cinnidh (genitive singular)
cinnidhean (plural)
cinneadh
chinneadh

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

inh

clan, kin, kindred, surname, tribe, nation


seòrsa

head

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

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

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


seòrsa

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


gnè

gnè f (genitive singular gnè, plural gnèithean)

gnè (genitive singular)
gnèithean (plural)

essence, disposition, temper, quality, guise


làrach-lìn

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

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

Rannsaich mi air an làrach-lìn aca.


slatag

slatag f (genitive singular slataig, plural slatagan)

slataig (genitive singular)
slatagan (plural)


biorag

biorag f (genitive singular bioraig, plural bioragan)

bioraig (genitive singular)
bioragan (plural)


bior

bior m (genitive singular biora, plural bioran)

biora (genitive singular)
bioran (plural)
bior
bhior


bioran

bioran m (genitive singular biorain, plural bioranan)

biorain (genitive singular)
bioranan (plural)
bioran
bhioran

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


biorach

biorach (genitive singular masculine bioraich, comparative bioraiche)

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

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


abhainn

abhainn f (genitive singular aibhne, plural aibhnichean)

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

Lewis, Harris, West Sutherland, Colonsay, Arran

Uist, Barra, north west Skye, Eigg, East Sutherland, Easter Ross

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