D

The fourth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by c and followed by e. Its traditional name is dair (“oak”).


Dia

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Dia m (genitive singular Dhè or Dè, plural Diathan)

Dhè (genitive singular)
Dè (genitive singular)
Diathan (plural)
Dia
Dhia

From Old Irish día, from Proto-Celtic *deiwos.


E

The fifth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by d and followed by f. Its traditional name is eadha (“aspen”).


Ester

(biblical) Esther, the seventeenth book of the Old Testament


F

The sixth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by e and followed by g. Its traditional name is feàrna (“alder”).


Fionn

From Old Irish Finn, an epithet from the adjective finn (“white, bright, fair, handsome”).


G

The seventh letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by f and followed by h. Its traditional name is gort (“ivy”).


Genesis

(biblical) Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament


H

The eighth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by g and followed by i. Its traditional name is uath (“hawthorn”).


I

The ninth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by h and followed by l. Its traditional name is iodh (“yew”).


L

The tenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by i and followed by m. Its traditional name is luis (“rowan”).


M

The eleventh letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by l and followed by n. Its traditional name is muin (“vine”).


Marc

Marc m (genitive Mhairc, vocative a Mhairc)

Mhairc (genitive)
a Mhairc (vocative)
Marc
Mharc

a male given name, variant of Marcas, equivalent to English Mark


Moire

Moire f (genitive Moire or Mhoire, vocative a Mhoire)

Moire (genitive)
Mhoire (genitive)
a Mhoire (vocative)
Moire
Mhoire
Muire (alternative)

From Old Irish Maire, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām).


N

The twelfth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by m and followed by o. Its traditional name is nuin (“ash”).


O

The thirteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by n and followed by p. Its traditional name is onn or oir (“gorse”).


P

The fourteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by o and followed by r. Its traditional name is beith bhog (“soft birch”).


R

The fifteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by p and followed by s. Its traditional name is ruis (“elder”).


Rob

a diminutive of the male given name Raibeart, equivalent to English Rob


Rut

(biblical) Ruth, the eighth book of the Old Testament


S

The sixteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by r and followed by t. Its traditional name is suil (“willow”).


T

The seventeenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by s and followed by u. Its traditional name is teine (“gorse”).


U

The eighteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by t. Its traditional name is ur (“heather”).


mo

From Old Irish mo. Cognates include Irish mo.


bann

bann m (genitive singular banna or bainne, plural bannan or banntan)

banna (genitive singular)
bainne (genitive singular)
bannan (plural)
banntan (plural)

Borrowed from English band, from Old Norse band, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹 (bandi), Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he/she binds”), Modern Irish banna.


cian

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cian m (dative singular cèin, genitive singular cèin)

cèin (dative singular)
cèin (genitive singular)

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

’S cian nan cian bho dh’fhàg mi Leòdhas


athan

athain (genitive singular)
adhann (alternative)
fathan (alternative)


cearc

cearc f (dative singular cearc or circ, genitive singular circe, plural cearcan)

cearc (dative singular)
circ (dative singular)
circe (genitive singular)
cearcan (plural)
cearc
chearc

From Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic *kerkā.


allas

allas m (genitive singular allais, no plural)

allais (genitive singular)
allas
n-allas
h-allas
t-allas

From Old Irish allas (“perspiration”), from Proto-Celtic *alnostus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁- (“heat”).


BP

Ball Pàrlamaid
Ball Pàrlamaid#Scottish_Gaelic

Initialism of Ball Pàrlamaid (Member of Parliament)


corrach

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


corp

corp m (genitive singular cuirp, plural cuirp)

cuirp (genitive singular)
cuirp (plural)
corp
chorp

From Old Irish corp, borrowed from Latin corpus.


graf

graf m (genitive singular grafa, plural grafaichean)

grafa (genitive singular)
grafaichean (plural)


amas

amas m (genitive singular amais, plural amasan)

amais (genitive singular)
amasan (plural)

From Old Irish ammus m (“attempt, effort; act of attacking, attack”).


caca

dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, unpleasant, yucky


ann

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

A bheil thu ann?


ann

annsan (emphatic)
annam (first-person singular)
annamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
annad (second-person singular)
annadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
ann (masculine singular third-person)
annsan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
innte (feminine singular third-person)
inntese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
annainn (first-person plural)
annainne (emphatic first-person plural)
annaibh (plural second-person)
annaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
annta (plural third-person)
anntasan (emphatic plural third-person)

Chan eil coire sam bith ann.

Chan eil ann ach crochair.

third-person singular masculine of an; in him, in it


pian

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pian f (genitive singular péin, plural piantan or pianta or piantaidh)

péin (genitive singular)
piantan (plural)
pianta (plural)
piantaidh (plural)

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).

pain, pang, torture, torment, anguish, trouble, sorrow


pian

pian (past phian, future pianaidh, verbal noun pianadh, past participle piante)

phian (past)
pianaidh (future)
pianadh (noun-from-verb)
piante (participle past)


calma

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


leat

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)

From Old Irish lat. Cognates include Irish leat and Manx lhiat.

second-person singular of le: with you; by you


mun

about the, about their, about my, about whom, about which

around the, around their, around my, around whom, around which

concerning the, concerning their, concerning my, concerning whom, concerning which


bre

From Old Irish brí (“hill”), from Proto-Celtic *brixs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰŕ̥ǵʰs. Distantly cognate with English borough.


nam

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Form of of nan used before the consonants b-, f-, m- or p-.


nam

nam (first-person singular)
nar (first-person plural)
nad (second-person singular)
nur (plural second-person)
nam^(N 1)) (masculine plural third-person)
nam^(N 1)) (feminine plural third-person)

Bha mi nam chadal.

I was sleeping (literally I was in my sleep).


nam

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nam (+ dative, triggers eclipsis of a vowel)

of a vowel (triggers-eclipsis)
nam (first-person singular)
nar (first-person plural)
nad (second-person singular)
nur (plural second-person)
nam^(N 1)) (masculine plural third-person)
nam^(N 1)) (feminine plural third-person)

Univerbation of an (“in”) + am (“their”).


nam

am (masculine nominative)
an (masculine)
an (genitive masculine)
an (feminine)
an (feminine nominative)
nam (genitive plural)
a' (masculine)
a' (genitive masculine)
a' (feminine)
a' (feminine nominative)
an (masculine nominative)

inflection of an (“the”):
genitive plural before f-

inflection of an (“the”):
genitive plural before b-, m-, p-


tum

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tum (past thum, future tumaidh, verbal noun tumadh, past participle tumta)

thum (past)
tumaidh (future)
tumadh (noun-from-verb)
tumta (participle past)

From Old Irish tummaid (“dips, plunges, immerses”).


mic

inflection of mac (“son”):
genitive singular

inflection of mac (“son”):
nominative plural


gan

A bheil sibh gan creidsinn?


tro

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tro (+ dative, triggers lenition, combined with the singular definite article tron)

tromham (first-person singular)
tromhamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
tromhad (second-person singular)
tromhadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
troimhe (masculine singular third-person)
troimhesan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
troimhpe (feminine singular third-person)
troimhpese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
tromhainn (first-person plural)
tromhainne (emphatic first-person plural)
tromhaibh (plural second-person)
tromhaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
tromhpa (plural third-person)
tromhpasan (emphatic plural third-person)
troimh (alternative)
treimh (alternative)
thro (alternative)
throimh (alternative)

From Old Irish tremi, tre, from Proto-Celtic *trimo-, *trei, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-.


linn

linn m or f (genitive singular linn or linne, plural linntean)

linn (genitive singular)
linne (genitive singular)
linntean (plural)

From Old Irish linn (“period, space of time”).

inh

Linn Ùr

Linn an Umha

san 20mh linn

bho linn gu linn


allt

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allt m (genitive singular uillt, plural uillt)

uillt (genitive singular)
uillt (plural)

From Middle Irish alt, from Old Irish alt (“shore, cliff”), from Proto-Celtic *altos (“cliff”).
Cognates in the Celtic languages include Irish alt (“height, glenside, cliff”), Cornish als (“cliff”), and Breton aot (“shore”). MacBain suggests the Scottish Gaelic form and meaning has a Pictish origin.

Tha an t-allt a' ruith.


nota

nota m (genitive singular nota, plural notaichean)

nota (genitive singular)
notaichean (plural)


fois

fois f (genitive singular foise, plural foisean)

foise (genitive singular)
foisean (plural)


seinn

seinn (past sheinn, future seinnidh, verbal noun seinn, past participle seinnte)

sheinn (past)
seinnidh (future)
seinn (noun-from-verb)
seinnte (participle past)

From Middle Irish sendim, from Old Irish sennim, seinnid (“to make a sound, play an instrument”).

(dated) play (other musical instruments)


seinn

seinne (genitive singular)
seinn
sheinn
after "an"
t-seinn


lios

lios f or m (genitive singular lise or liosa, plural liosan)

lise (genitive singular)
liosa (genitive singular)
liosan (plural)

From Old Irish les (“the space about a dwelling-house or houses enclosed by a bank or rampart”), from Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥t-to-, from *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Welsh llys and Breton lez.

inh

lios luibhean

lios-àraich

lios-olaidh

lios rìoghail

lios ìosal


beinn

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beinn f (genitive singular beinne, plural beanntan, genitive plural beann)

beinne (genitive singular)
beanntan (plural)
beann (genitive plural)
beinn (indefinite nominative singular)
beanntan (indefinite nominative plural)
beinne (genitive indefinite singular)
beann (genitive indefinite plural)
beinn (dative indefinite singular)
beanntan (dative indefinite plural)
(a') bheinn (definite nominative singular)
beanntan (definite nominative plural)
na beanntan (definite nominative plural)
beinne (definite genitive singular)
na beinne (definite genitive singular)
beann (definite genitive plural)
nam beann (definite genitive plural)
(a') bheinn (dative definite singular)
beanntan (dative definite plural)
na beanntan (dative definite plural)
bheinn (definite singular vocative)
bheannta (definite plural vocative)
beinn
bheinn

→ Scots: ben

From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, pinnacle”), from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”). Doublet of beann.

der

mar an ceò thall air a' bheinn


posta

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posta m (genitive singular posta, plural postachan or postaichean)

posta (genitive singular)
postachan (plural)
postaichean (plural)
posta
phosta
post (alternative)


damh

damh m (genitive singular daimh, plural daimh or damhan)

daimh (genitive singular)
daimh (plural)
damhan (plural)
damh
dhamh

From Old Irish dam (“ox, stag”), from Proto-Celtic *damos, from Proto-Indo-European *dm̥h₂-ó- (“bull”) (compare Albanian dem (“bullock”), Ancient Greek δάμαλος (dámalos, “calf”)), from *demh₂- (“to tame”) (compare Old Irish daimid (“to allow, give in”), Latin domō, English tame).


langa

From Old Norse langa; compare Irish langa.


teas

teas m (genitive singular teas, no plural)

Bha iad gam blianadh fhèin anns teas na grèine.

They were basking in the heat of the sun.


teip

teip f (genitive teip, plural teipichean)

teip (genitive)
teipichean (plural)
teip
theip


Samhain

Samhna (genitive)
Samhain
Shamhain
after "an"
t-Samhain
Samhainn (alternative)


Mgr

Mgr MacLeòid - Mr MacLeod


co-

Usually (but not always) designates mutuality or reciprocity.


forca

forca f (genitive singular fuirce, plural forcan)

fuirce (genitive singular)
forcan (plural)
forca
fhorca

From Middle English forke (“digging fork”), from Old English forca (“forked instrument used to torture”), from Proto-West Germanic *furkō (“fork”), from Latin furca (“pitchfork”). Doublet of forc.


aon

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

aon-ghuthach

unanimous; symphonious, concordant; unison; monotonous


aon

aoin (genitive singular)
aon
n-aon
h-aon
t-aon


buan

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

inh

durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived


seo

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

Seo mo dhachaigh.


seo

Cuir e seo.


brod

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brod m (genitive singular bruid, plural brodan)

bruid (genitive singular)
brodan (plural)

From Old Irish brot m (“goad; spike”), from Proto-Celtic *brazdos (“thorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”), see also Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (“spike”).

goad, prod, prick, spear, sting (anything sharp and pointed)


brod

brod (past bhrod, future brodaidh, verbal noun brodadh, past participle brodte)

bhrod (past)
brodaidh (future)
brodadh (noun-from-verb)
brodte (participle past)
brod
bhrod


tuath

tuath f (genitive singular tuatha, plural tuathan)

tuatha (genitive singular)
tuathan (plural)

From Old Irish túath, from Proto-Celtic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

tuathanach

farmer, agriculturalist, peasant; tenant; yeoman


fliuch

fliuiche (comparative)
fliche (comparative)

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

là fliuch

fuar, fliuch gun deò léirsinn

bàta fliuch


fliuch

fliuch (past fhliuch, future fliuchaidh, verbal noun fliuchadh, past participle fliuchte)

fhliuch (past)
fliuchaidh (future)
fliuchadh (noun-from-verb)
fliuchte (participle past)
fliuch
fhliuch


cuach

cuach f (genitive singular cuaich, plural cuachan)

cuaich (genitive singular)
cuachan (plural)

→ Scots: quaich

→ English: quaich

From Middle Irish cúach, from Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl”), from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos (“cup”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, hold”).


cuach

From Old Irish cúach (“fastener, hook, buckle for cloak, hair, etc.; lock of hair, tress; hair”), from the root of sense 1.


cuach

cuaich (genitive singular)
cuachan (plural)
cuach
chuach

From Old Irish caí, cúach (“cuckoo”), caí (“act of weeping; wailing, lamentation”).


domhan

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domhan m (genitive singular domhain, plural domhain)

domhain (genitive singular)
domhain (plural)
domhan
dhomhan
domhainn (alternative)
dothan (alternative)

From Old Irish domun (“the world”), from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“the deep; the world”).


sliabh

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sliabh m (genitive singular slèibh, plural slèibhtean)

slèibh (genitive singular)
slèibhtean (plural)
sliabh
shliabh
after "an"
t-sliabh

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *sleibos.


gorm

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

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


bodhar

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

cho bodhar ri gobhar san fhoghar


bodhar

bodhar m (genitive singular bodhair, plural bodhair)

bodhair (genitive singular)
bodhair (plural)
bodhar
bhodhar


eala

eala f (genitive singular ealaidh, plural ealachan)

ealaidh (genitive singular)
ealachan (plural)
eala
n-eala
h-eala
t-eala

From Middle Irish ela, elae, from Old Irish elu, from Proto-Celtic *eli- (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“swan”).


broc

broc m (genitive singular bruic, plural bruic)

bruic (genitive singular)
bruic (plural)
broc (indefinite nominative singular)
bruic (indefinite nominative plural)
bruic (genitive indefinite singular)
bhroc (genitive indefinite plural)
broc (dative indefinite singular)
bruic (dative indefinite plural)
brocaibh (dative indefinite plural)
broc (definite nominative singular)
am broc (definite nominative singular)
bruic (definite nominative plural)
na bruic (definite nominative plural)
(a') bhruic (definite genitive singular)
broc (definite genitive plural)
nam broc (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhroc (dative definite singular)
bruic (dative definite plural)
na bruic (dative definite plural)
brocaibh (dative definite plural)
bhruic (definite singular vocative)
bhroca (definite plural vocative)
broc
bhroc

From Middle Irish brocc. Cognates include Irish broc and Manx broc.


Nollaig

Nollaig f (genitive Nollaige, plural Nollaigean)

/ˈn̪ˠɔl̪ˠɪkʲ/

From Old Irish Notlaic, from Latin nātālīcia (“a birthday party”), with specific reference to the birth of Christ.


lacrosse

Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).


luch

luch (indefinite nominative singular)
luchan (indefinite nominative plural)
lucha (genitive indefinite singular)
luchan (genitive indefinite plural)
lucha (dative indefinite singular)
luchan (dative indefinite plural)
luchaibh (dative indefinite plural)
luch (definite nominative singular)
an luch (definite nominative singular)
luchan (definite nominative plural)
na luchan (definite nominative plural)
lucha (definite genitive singular)
na lucha (definite genitive singular)
luchan (definite genitive plural)
nan luchan (definite genitive plural)
lucha (dative definite singular)
an lucha (dative definite singular)
luchan (dative definite plural)
na luchan (dative definite plural)
luchaibh (dative definite plural)
luch (definite singular vocative)
luchan (definite plural vocative)
luch

From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish luch. Cognates include Irish luch and Manx lugh.


luach

From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (“value, equivalent, worth”), from Proto-Celtic *lowgos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”).


crith

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crith (past chrith, future crithidh, verbal noun crith, past participle crithte)

chrith (past)
crithidh (future)
crith (noun-from-verb)
crithte (participle past)

From Middle Irish crith, from Old Irish crith, from Proto-Celtic *kritos.


crith

crith f (genitive singular crithe, plural crithean)

crithe (genitive singular)
crithean (plural)
crith
chrith


glac

glac (past ghlac, future glacaidh, verbal noun glacadh, past participle glacte)

ghlac (past)
glacaidh (future)
glacadh (noun-from-verb)
glacte (participle past)
a' glacadh (active participle present)
ghlac (active past)
ghlacadh (passive past)
glacaidh (active future)
glacar (future passive)
ghlacadh (active conditional)
ghlactadh (conditional passive)


glac

glac f (genitive singular glaice, plural glacan or glacannan)

glaice (genitive singular)
glacan (plural)
glacannan (plural)
glac
ghlac


sult

suilt (genitive singular)
sult
shult
after "an"
t-sult


dara

/ə ˈn̪ˠd̪arˠə/

From Old Irish indala, from ind (“the”) + aile (“second, other”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos (compare Welsh ail), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (compare Latin alius, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (aljis)).


loth

loth f (genitive singular lotha, plural lothan)

lotha (genitive singular)
lothan (plural)

From Proto-Celtic *luto-, *lutno-, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”), ultimately from *peh₂w- (“smallness”), see also Ancient Greek πῶλος (pôlos), English foal, Albanian pelë (“mare”), Old Armenian ուլ (ul, “kid, fawn”)).


cha

From Middle Irish nochan, from Old Irish nícon, from ní (“not”) + con (“toward”). Cognates include Irish cha and Manx cha.

Cha robh bean aig Iain.

Used together with a dependent form of a verb to form the negative: not


cha

is mi (first-person independent present singular)
is tu (independent present second-person singular)
is e (independent present singular)
i (independent present singular)
is sinn (first-person independent plural present)
is sibh (independent plural present second-person)
is iad (independent plural present third-person)
bu mhi (first-person independent past singular)
bu tu (independent past second-person singular)
b' e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
bu sinn (first-person independent past plural)
bu sibh (independent past plural second-person)
b' iad (independent past plural third-person)
bu mhi (conditional first-person independent singular)
bu tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
b' e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
bu sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
bu sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
b' iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha mhi (first-person negative present singular)
cha tu (negative present second-person singular)
chan e (negative present singular)
i (negative present singular)
cha sinn (first-person negative plural present)
cha sibh (negative plural present second-person)
chan iad (negative plural present third-person)
cha bu mhi (first-person negative past singular)
cha bu tu (negative past second-person singular)
cha b' e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha bu sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha bu sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha b' iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha bu mhi (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha bu tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha b' e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha bu sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha bu sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha b' iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
am mi? (first-person present singular)
an tu? (present second-person singular)
an e (present singular)
i? (present singular)
an sinn? (first-person plural present)
an sibh? (plural present second-person)
an iad? (plural present third-person)
am bu mhi? (first-person past singular)
am bu tu? (past second-person singular)
am b' e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
am bu sinn? (first-person past plural)
am bu sibh? (past plural second-person)
am b' iad? (past plural third-person)
am bu mhi? (conditional first-person singular)
am bu tu? (conditional second-person singular)
am b' e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
am bu sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
am bu sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
am b' iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach mi? (first-person interrogative negative present singular)
nach tu? (interrogative negative present second-person singular)
nach e (interrogative negative present singular)
i? (interrogative negative present singular)
nach sinn? (first-person interrogative negative plural present)
nach sibh? (interrogative negative plural present second-person)
nach iad? (interrogative negative plural present third-person)
nach bu mhi? (first-person interrogative negative past singular)
nach bu tu? (interrogative negative past second-person singular)
nach b' e (interrogative negative past singular)
i? (interrogative negative past singular)
nach bu sinn? (first-person interrogative negative past plural)
nach bu sibh? (interrogative negative past plural second-person)
nach b' iad? (interrogative negative past plural third-person)
nach bu mhi? (conditional first-person interrogative negative singular)
nach bu tu? (conditional interrogative negative second-person singular)
nach b' e (conditional interrogative negative singular)
i? (conditional interrogative negative singular)
nach bu sinn? (conditional first-person interrogative negative plural)
nach bu sibh? (conditional interrogative negative plural second-person)
nach b' iad? (conditional interrogative negative plural third-person)

Cha mhise m’ athair.

Cha bhòrd bòrd gun aran ach ’s bòrd aran leis fhèin.

A table without bread is no table but bread is a table by itself.

Cha toigh leam càise.


cion

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cion m (genitive singular cion, no plural)


siùrsach

siùrsach f (genitive singular siùrsaich, plural siùrsaichean)

siùrsaich (genitive singular)
siùrsaichean (plural)
siùrsach
shiùrsach
after "an"
t-siùrsach
siùrtach (alternative)
sgiùrsach (alternative)

The first element is apparently from English whore and the second element from the feminine termination of -seach.

(vulgar, offensive) whore, harlot, strumpet, bitch


luid

luid f (genitive singular luide, plural luidean)

luide (genitive singular)
luidean (plural)

From Proto-Celtic *luddi, from the root of loitiméir (“destroyer”, literally “cutter”).


slapag

slapag f (genitive slapaige, plural slapagan)

slapaige (genitive)
slapagan (plural)
slapag
shlapag
after "an"
t-slapag

(slang, offensive, vulgar) slut, slapper, slattern

traditional first dram of the morning given to a houseguest while still in bed


strìopach

strìopach f (genitive singular strìopaich, plural strìopachan)

strìopaich (genitive singular)
strìopachan (plural)
strìopach

From Old French strupe (“concubinage”), from Latin stuprum (“dishonour, violation”). Cognate with Irish striapach.


gille-tòine

gille-tòine m (genitive singular gille-tòine, plural gillean-tòine)

gille-tòine (genitive singular)
gillean-tòine (plural)
gille-tòine
ghille-tòine
gille-tòin (alternative)

/kʲiʎə tʰɔːn/

gille + tòn, literally “arse-boy”; compare batty boy for semantics


galla

galla f (genitive singular galla, plural gallachan)

galla (genitive singular)
gallachan (plural)

From Proto-Celtic *gasliyā, from *gas, of uncertain ultimate origin. Pott has adduced Spanish galgo (“greyhound”), which, however, is founded on canis Gallicus. See gasradh for root.


coll

From Old Irish coll (“hazel”), from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”) (compare Welsh cyll).

(obsolete) the letter C in the Ogham alphabet


coll

From Old Irish coll (“destruction”), from Proto-Celtic *koldom (“destruction”).


geur

gèire (comparative)
geòire (comparative)
geur
gheur

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


lach

lach f (genitive singular lacha, plural lachan)

lacha (genitive singular)
lachan (plural)

From Old Irish lachu (compare Irish lacha, Manx laagh).

(bird, poultry): duck (especially wild), mallard


mand

mand (defective, future indicative positive mandaidh, negative cha mhand, question am mand, conditional indicative positive mhandadh, negative cha mhandadh, question am mandadh)

tlb

(Colonsay, Jura, Islay, Gigha, Kintyre, Arran)

mandaidh (future indicative positive)
cha mhand (negative)
mhandadh (conditional indicative positive)
cha mhandadh (negative)
meant (alternative)

am mandadh mi bruidhinn ris?

cha mhand mi tighinn


frith

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


bothan

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bothan m (genitive singular bothain, plural bothain or bothanan)

bothain (genitive singular)
bothain (plural)
bothanan (plural)

From Middle Irish bothán (compare Irish bothán). By surface analysis, both + -an.


sionnach

sionnach (indefinite nominative singular)
sionnaich (indefinite nominative plural)
sionnaich (genitive indefinite singular)
shionnach (genitive indefinite plural)
sionnach (dative indefinite singular)
sionnaich (dative indefinite plural)
sionnachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
sionnach (definite nominative singular)
an sionnach (definite nominative singular)
sionnaich (definite nominative plural)
na sionnaich (definite nominative plural)
t-sionnaich (definite genitive singular)
an t-sionnaich (definite genitive singular)
sionnach (definite genitive plural)
nan sionnach (definite genitive plural)
t-sionnach (dative definite singular)
an t-sionnach (dative definite singular)
sionnaich (dative definite plural)
na sionnaich (dative definite plural)
sionnachaibh (dative definite plural)
shionnaich (definite singular vocative)
shionnacha (definite plural vocative)
sionnach
shionnach
after "an"
t-sionnach

From Middle Irish sinnach, from Old Irish sinnach.


Niall

Niall m (genitive Nèill, vocative a Nèill)

From Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and nïa (“champion”).

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


osan

osan m (genitive singular osain, plural osanan)

osain (genitive singular)
osanan (plural)


lus

lus m (genitive singular luis or lusa, plural lusan)

luis (genitive singular)
lusa (genitive singular)
lusan (plural)

From Old Irish lus (“plant, herb, vegetable”).


orm

orm (first-person singular)
ormsa (emphatic first-person singular)
ort (second-person singular)
ortsa (emphatic second-person singular)
air (masculine singular third-person)
airsan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
oirre (feminine singular third-person)
oirrese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
oirnn (first-person plural)
oirnne (emphatic first-person plural)
oirbh (plural second-person)
oirbhse (emphatic plural second-person)
orra (plural third-person)
orrasan (emphatic plural third-person)

[ˈa˧˥ˈɾam˦˥]

From Old Irish form. Cognates include Irish orm and Manx orrym.

Tha an t-acras mòr orm.


ollamh

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ollamh m (genitive singular ollaimh, plural ollamhan)

ollaimh (genitive singular)
ollamhan (plural)
olla (alternative)

1781, anon., 'Oran caisiomachd do dh'albainn, ann aghaidh an olla shasgunnaich' [Glasgow] Glas-gho : [s.n.], 5.
Oran do'n Olla Shasgunnach, Samuel Johnson

Song to the English doctor, Samuel Johnson


ort

Lewis, Harris, North Uist, Skye, Wester Ross

From Old Irish fort. Cognates include Irish ort and Manx ort.


Beurla

/ˈb̥jɤː(rˠ)l̪ˠə/

/ˈb̥eːrˠl̪ˠə/

[ˈb̥eːr̥ˠl̪ˠʌ]

/ˈb̥e̯ɤːl̪ˠə/

/ˈb̥ëːɤl̪ˠə/


taigh-siùrsachd

taigh-siùrsachd m (genitive singular taighe-shiùrsachd, plural taighean-siùrsachd)

taighe-shiùrsachd (genitive singular)
taighean-siùrsachd (plural)
taigh-siùrsachd
thaigh-siùrsachd

Compound of taigh (“house”) + siùrsachd (“prostitution”)

compound

Gabh mo leisgeul, càite a bheil an taigh-siùrsachd as fhaisge?

Excuse me, where is the nearest brothel?


Iain

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Iain m (genitive Iain, diminutive Seonaidh or Seonachan)

Iain (genitive)
Seonaidh (diminutive)
Seonachan (diminutive)
Iain
n-Iain
h-Iain
t-Iain

→ English: Iain, Ian

Originally a genitive form of Ian, but since adopted as a nominative form.

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Nehemiah

(biblical) Nehemiah, the sixteenth book of the Old Testament


Isaiah

(biblical) Isaiah, the twenty-third book of the Old Testament


gon

gon (past ghon, future gonaidh, verbal noun gonadh, past participle gonte)

ghon (past)
gonaidh (future)
gonadh (noun-from-verb)
gonte (participle past)

From Proto-Celtic *gonô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”).


rann

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rann m (genitive singular rainn, plural rannan)

rainn (genitive singular)
rannan (plural)

às na ceithir ranna ruadha

from all corners of the earth, from all four corners of the world; from the four red parts


dol

dol m (genitive singular dol, no plural)

dol (genitive singular)
dul (alternative)

/d̪̊ɔl̪ˠ/ [d̪̊ɔl̪̊ˠ]

From Old Irish dul (“going, to go”), verbal noun of téit.


Micah

(biblical) Micah, the thirty-third book of the Old Testament


Amos

(biblical) Amos, the thirtieth book of the Old Testament


Obadiah

(biblical) Obadiah, the thirty-first book of the Old Testament


Nahum

(biblical) Nahum, the thirty-fourth book of the Old Testament


Malachi

(biblical) Malachi, the thirty-ninth book of the Old Testament


mala

mala f (genitive singular mala, plural malaichean or malaidhean)

mala (genitive singular)
malaichean (plural)
malaidhean (plural)
mala
mhala

From Old Irish mala, from Proto-Celtic *malax, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰo-, see also Breton malvenn, Old English molda (“forehead”), Ancient Greek βλωθρός (blōthrós, “lofty”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀-𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬋 (ka-mər^əδō, “demon's head”).

cog

(geography, of hill) brow; slope, incline


pana

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pana m (genitive singular pana, plural panaichean)

pana (genitive singular)
panaichean (plural)
pana
phana


-am

From Old Irish -imm. The spelling indicates that the m was broad before the loss of the broad/slender distinction in labial consonants; this pronunciation arose by leveling of this ending with the broad m found in first-person singular prepositional pronouns such as agam, asam, thugam etc. Compare the Ulster pronunciation of Irish -im (first-person singular present indicative and imperative) as /əmˠ/.

cog

first-person singular imperative ending of verbs


ruadh

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

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

'S e rìbhinn ruadh mhaiseach a th' innte.

(hair color) redheaded, red-haired, ginger


bàn

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

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

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

taigh bàn

Tha falt bàn air Seumas.


nuadh

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

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


òg

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

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

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


geal

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

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

der

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

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


taigh-strìopachais

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

taighe-strìopachais (genitive singular)
taighean-strìopachais (plural)
taigh-strìopachais
thaigh-strìopachais

Compound of taigh (“house”) + strìopachas (“prostitution”)

compound

Gabh mo leisgeul, càite a bheil an taigh-strìopachais as fhaisge?


strìopachas

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strìopachas m (genitive singular strìopachais, no plural)

strìopachais (genitive singular)
strìopachas


nighean

nighean f (dative nighinn, genitive nighinn or nighinne or ìghne or inghinn, plural nigheanan or nigheannan or nighnean or ìghnean or ingheanan)

nighinn (dative)
nighinn (genitive)
nighinne (genitive)
ìghne (genitive)
inghinn (genitive)
nigheanan (plural)
nigheannan (plural)
nighnean (plural)
ìghnean (plural)
ingheanan (plural)
nighean (indefinite nominative singular)
nigheanan (indefinite nominative plural)
nighinne (genitive indefinite singular)
nighinn (genitive indefinite singular)
nighean (genitive indefinite plural)
nighinn (dative indefinite singular)
nigheanan (dative indefinite plural)
nigheanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
nighean (definite nominative singular)
an nighean (definite nominative singular)
nigheanan (definite nominative plural)
na nigheanan (definite nominative plural)
nighinne (definite genitive singular)
na nighinne (definite genitive singular)
nighinn (definite genitive singular)
nighean (definite genitive plural)
nan nighean (definite genitive plural)
nighinn (dative definite singular)
an nighinn (dative definite singular)
nigheanan (dative definite plural)
na nigheanan (dative definite plural)
nigheanaibh (dative definite plural)
nighean (definite singular vocative)
nigheana (definite plural vocative)
nighean (indefinite nominative singular)
nigheanan (indefinite nominative plural)
nighinn (genitive indefinite singular)
nighean (genitive indefinite plural)
nighinn (dative indefinite singular)
nigheanan (dative indefinite plural)
nigheanaibh (archaic dative indefinite plural)
nighean (definite nominative singular)
an nighean (definite nominative singular)
h-igheanan (definite nominative plural)
na h-igheanan (definite nominative plural)
h-ingheanan (definite nominative plural)
na h-ingheanan (definite nominative plural)
h-ighinn (definite genitive singular)
na h-ighinn (definite genitive singular)
h-inghinn (definite genitive singular)
na h-inghinn (definite genitive singular)
nighean (definite genitive plural)
nan nighean (definite genitive plural)
nighinn (dative definite singular)
an nighinn (dative definite singular)
h-ighinn (dative definite singular)
h-igheanan (dative definite plural)
na h-igheanan (dative definite plural)
h-ingheanan (dative definite plural)
na h-ingheanan (dative definite plural)
nighean (definite singular vocative)
a nighean (definite singular vocative)
nigheana (definite plural vocative)
a nigheana (definite plural vocative)
nigheanan (definite plural vocative)
a nigheanan (definite plural vocative)
nigheann (alternative)

gd-decl-noun-table

(an) nighinn;
 h-ighinn (with possessive pronoun)

From Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”) + *ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”) (compare Latin indigena (“native”), Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)).

cog

An cluinn thu mi, mo nighean donn?

Will you listen to me, my brown-haired girl?


rìbhinn

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rìbhinn f (genitive singular rìbhinne, plural rìbhinnean)

rìbhinne (genitive singular)
rìbhinnean (plural)

From Old Irish rígan (“queen”) (compare Irish ríon), from Proto-Celtic *rīganī.

A rìbhinn òg, bheil cuimhn' agad?


uaireadair

uaireadair m (genitive singular uaireadair, plural uaireadairean)

uaireadair (genitive singular)
uaireadairean (plural)
uaireadair
n-uaireadair
h-uaireadair
t-uaireadair

From uair + -adair; compare Irish uaireadóir.


uan

uan m (genitive singular uain, plural uain)

uain (genitive singular)
uain (plural)
uan
n-uan
h-uan
t-uan

From Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).


eachdraidh

eachdraidh f (genitive singular eachdraidhe, plural eachdraidhean)

eachdraidhe (genitive singular)
eachdraidhean (plural)

From Middle Irish echtrad, from echtra (“tale, narrative, history”), from Old Irish echtar (“without, outside”), from Proto-Celtic *exteros. Doublet of eachtradh. Cognate with Irish eachtra (“adventure”). Compare Welsh eithr (“except, beyond”), Latin exter (“outer”).


mol

mol (past mhol, future molaidh, verbal noun moladh, past participle molta)

mhol (past)
molaidh (future)
moladh (noun-from-verb)
molta (participle past)

From Middle Irish molaid, from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic *molātor. Cognate with Irish mol, Manx moyl.


mol

mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molan)


mol

mol m (genitive singular moil, plural molaichean)

moil (genitive singular)
molaichean (plural)


oidhche

oidhche f (genitive singular oidhche, plural oidhcheannan)

oidhche (genitive singular)
oidhcheannan (plural)
oidhche (indefinite nominative singular)
oidhcheannan (indefinite nominative plural)
oidhche (genitive indefinite singular)
oidhcheannan (genitive indefinite plural)
oidhche (dative indefinite singular)
oidhcheannan (dative indefinite plural)
oidhchibh (dative indefinite plural)
oidhche (definite nominative singular)
an oidhche (definite nominative singular)
h-oidhcheannan (definite nominative plural)
na h-oidhcheannan (definite nominative plural)
h-oidhche (definite genitive singular)
na h-oidhche (definite genitive singular)
oidhcheannan (definite genitive plural)
nan oidhcheannan (definite genitive plural)
oidhche (dative definite singular)
an oidhche (dative definite singular)
h-oidhcheannan (dative definite plural)
na h-oidhcheannan (dative definite plural)
h-oidhchibh (dative definite plural)
oidhche (definite singular vocative)
oidhcheannan (definite plural vocative)
oidhche
n-oidhche
h-oidhche
t-oidhche

From Old Irish aidche and aidchi, the oblique forms of adaig, from earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin; possibly cognate with Latin āter (“dark”) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, “blind”).


iasg

iasg m (genitive singular èisg, plural èisg or iasgan)

èisg (genitive singular)
èisg (plural)
iasgan (plural)
iasg (indefinite nominative singular)
èisg (indefinite nominative plural)
èisg (genitive indefinite singular)
iasg (genitive indefinite plural)
iasg (dative indefinite singular)
èisg (dative indefinite plural)
iasgaibh (dative indefinite plural)
t-iasg (definite nominative singular)
an t-iasg (definite nominative singular)
h-èisg (definite nominative plural)
na h-èisg (definite nominative plural)
èisg (definite genitive singular)
an èisg (definite genitive singular)
iasg (definite genitive plural)
nan iasg (definite genitive plural)
iasg (dative definite singular)
an iasg (dative definite singular)
h-èisg (dative definite plural)
na h-èisg (dative definite plural)
h-iasgaibh (dative definite plural)
èisg (definite singular vocative)
iasga (definite plural vocative)
iasg (indefinite nominative singular)
iasgan (indefinite nominative plural)
èisg (genitive indefinite singular)
iasgan (genitive indefinite plural)
iasg (dative indefinite singular)
iasgan (dative indefinite plural)
iasgaibh (dative indefinite plural)
t-iasg (definite nominative singular)
an t-iasg (definite nominative singular)
h-iasgan (definite nominative plural)
na h-iasgan (definite nominative plural)
èisg (definite genitive singular)
an èisg (definite genitive singular)
iasgan (definite genitive plural)
nan iasgan (definite genitive plural)
iasg (dative definite singular)
an iasg (dative definite singular)
h-iasgan (dative definite plural)
na h-iasgan (dative definite plural)
h-iasgaibh (dative definite plural)
èisg (definite singular vocative)
iasgan (definite plural vocative)
iasg
n-iasg
h-iasg
t-iasg

From Old Irish íasc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸeiskos, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (compare English fish, Latin piscis, Old English fisc). The Brythonic words (Welsh pysgod, Cornish pysk, Breton pesk) are loanwords from Latin.

iasg air chladh

iasg is tiops


Ifrinn

Ifrinn f (genitive Ifrinn, plural Ifrinnean)


ùrnaigh

ùrnaigh f (genitive singular ùrnaighe, plural ùrnaighean)

ùrnaighe (genitive singular)
ùrnaighean (plural)


gràdh

gràdh m (genitive singular gràidh, plural gràidhean)

gràidh (genitive singular)
gràidhean (plural)
gràdh
ghràdh

From Old Irish grád, from Proto-Celtic *gʷrādus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, express approval”), see also Sanskrit गूर्ति (gūrti, “praise, benediction”).


fosgailte

[ˈfɤs̪kɪl̥tʲʌ]


fosgailte

[ˈfɤs̪kɪl̥tʲʌ]


fosgail

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fosgail (past dh'fhosgail, future fosglaidh, verbal noun fosgladh, past participle fosgailte)

dh'fhosgail (past)
fosglaidh (future)
fosgladh (noun-from-verb)
fosgailte (participle past)
fosgail (stem)
fosgladh (noun-from-verb)
fosgailte (participle past)
dh'fhosgail mi (first-person independent past singular)
dh'fhosgail thu (independent past second-person singular)
dh'fhosgail e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
dh'fhosgail sinn (first-person independent past plural)
dh'fhosgail sibh (independent past plural second-person)
dh'fhosgail iad (independent past plural third-person)
dh'fhosgaileadh (impersonal independent past)
fosgailidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
fosgailidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
fosgailidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
fosgailidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
fosgailidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
fosgailidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
fosgailearfosgailtear (future impersonal independent)
dh'fhosgailinn (conditional first-person independent singular)
dh'fhosgaileadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
dh'fhosgaileadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
dh'fhosgaileamaiddh'fhosgaileadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
dh'fhosgaileadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
dh'fhosgaileadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do dh'fhosgail mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do dh'fhosgail thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do dh'fhosgail e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do dh'fhosgail sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do dh'fhosgail sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do dh'fhosgail iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do dh'fhosgaileadh (impersonal negative past)
chan fhosgail mi (first-person future negative singular)
chan fhosgail thu (future negative second-person singular)
chan fhosgail e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
chan fhosgail sinn (first-person future negative plural)
chan fhosgail sibh (future negative plural second-person)
chan fhosgail iad (future negative plural third-person)
chan fhosgailearchan fhosgailtear (future impersonal negative)
chan fhosgailinn (conditional first-person negative singular)
chan fhosgaileadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
chan fhosgaileadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
chan fhosgaileadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
chan fhosgaileadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do dh'fhosgail mi? (first-person past singular)
an do dh'fhosgail thu? (past second-person singular)
an do dh'fhosgail e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do dh'fhosgail sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do dh'fhosgail sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do dh'fhosgail iad? (past plural third-person)
an do dh'fhosgaileadh? (impersonal past)
am fosgail mi? (first-person future singular)
am fosgail thu? (future second-person singular)
am fosgail e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
am fosgail sinn? (first-person future plural)
am fosgail sibh? (future plural second-person)
am fosgail iad? (future plural third-person)
am fosgailear?am fosgailtear? (future impersonal)
am fosgailinn? (conditional first-person singular)
am fosgaileadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
am fosgaileadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
am fosgaileamaid?am fosgaileadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
am fosgaileadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
am fosgaileadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do dh'fhosgail mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do dh'fhosgail thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do dh'fhosgail e (past singular)
nach do dh'fhosgail sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do dh'fhosgail sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do dh'fhosgail iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do dh'fhosgaileadh? (impersonal past)
nach fosgail mi? (first-person future singular)
nach fosgail thu? (future second-person singular)
nach fosgail e (future singular)
nach fosgail sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach fosgail sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach fosgail iad? (future plural third-person)
nach fosgailear?nach fosgailtear? (future impersonal)
nach fosgailinn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach fosgaileadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach fosgaileadh e (conditional singular)
nach fosgaileadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach fosgaileadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
dh'fhosgaileas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma dh'fhosgaileas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
dh'fhosgaileas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma dh'fhosgaileas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
dh'fhosgaileas e (affirmative singular)
ma dh'fhosgaileas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
dh'fhosgaileas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma dh'fhosgaileas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
dh'fhosgaileas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma dh'fhosgaileas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
dh'fhosgaileas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma dh'fhosgaileas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
dh'fhosgailear (affirmative impersonal)
ma dh'fhosgailear (affirmative impersonal)
fosgail mi (first-person negative singular)
mur fosgail mi (first-person negative singular)
fosgail thu (negative second-person singular)
mur fosgail thu (negative second-person singular)
fosgail e (negative singular)
mur fosgail e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
fosgail sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur fosgail sinn (first-person negative plural)
fosgail sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur fosgail sibh (negative plural second-person)
fosgail iad (negative plural third-person)
mur fosgail iad (negative plural third-person)
fosgailear fosgailtear (impersonal negative)
fosgailearmur fosgailtear (impersonal negative)
murr fosgailtear (impersonal negative)
murrmur fosgailtear (impersonal negative)
fosgaileam (first-person imperative singular)
fosgail (imperative second-person singular)
fosgaileadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
fosgaileamaid (first-person imperative plural)
fosgailibh (imperative plural second-person)
fosgaileadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
fosgailearfosgailtear (imperative impersonal)

From Middle Irish osclaid (compare Munster, Connacht, and Standard Irish oscail), fosclaid (compare Ulster Irish foscail, Manx foshil), from Old Irish oslaicid (“opens; lets loose, releases”).


leannan

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leannan m (genitive singular leannain, plural leannain)

leannain (genitive singular)
leannain (plural)

From Middle Irish lennán (“(male) lover, sweetheart, beloved”).

inh

A leannain ghrinn, ciamar a theirinn cia mheud a tha gràdh agam ort?

O sweet darling, how could I say how much I love thee?


duine

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duine m (genitive singular duine, plural daoine)

duine (genitive singular)
daoine (plural)
duine
dhuine

From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).

der

Is fheudar dha duine a-riamh a dh'aithneachadh na thathar a' dèanamh le fhèin an duine.

One must always know what one is doing with oneself.

Chan eil fios aig duine a riamh.

1911 (Birlinn Limited), Edward Dwelly: The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary:
Duine gun mhath gun chron, is motha a chron na a mhath. ― A man that's neither good nor ill is more ill than good.

person, body, individual (gender-neutral)

an duine agam


bean-phòsda

A wife, a married woman. Also see bean chèile


cèile

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cèile m or f (genitive singular cèile, plural cèilean)

cèile (genitive singular)
cèilean (plural)

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

inh

Chan eil cèile agam.

An dèidh sin, phòg iad a chèile.

Bha iad a' bruidhinn ri chèile.

Tha na taighean caob math bho chèile.

The houses are a good bit apart [from one another].


uasal

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


uasal

head

uasal m (genitive singular uasail, plural uaislean)

uasail (genitive singular)
uaislean (plural)
uasal
n-uasal
h-uasal
t-uasal


cuidich

cuidich (past chuidich, future cuidichidh, verbal noun cuideachadh, past participle cuidichte)

chuidich (past)
cuidichidh (future)
cuideachadh (noun-from-verb)
cuidichte (participle past)

From Middle Irish cuitigid, from cuit (“portion, share”).

Cò tha gan cuideachadh?


thu

From Old Irish tú. Cognates include Irish tú and Manx oo.

Ciamar a tha thu, a Dhànaidh?

second-person singular informal pronoun; thou, you


caileag

caileag f (genitive singular caileige, plural caileagan)

caileige (genitive singular)
caileagan (plural)
caileag
chaileag

From caile (“vulgar girl, quean, hussy, strumpet, maid servant”) + -ag (“diminutive”). From Old Irish caile (“maid”); compare Breton plac’h (“girl”); Ancient Greek παλλακή (pallakḗ, “concubine”), Latin pellex.

cog

Cha b'e meud do stòrais
A chuir mi fhéin an tòir ort,
Ach caileag laghach, bhòidheach,
Bhi còmhla rium ag éirigh.

1879, Traditional, “A Mhairi Bhinn, Mheall-Shuileach”, in The Gaelic Songster (An t-Oranaiche), Glasgow: A. Stewart, page 48:

It was not the amount of your wealth
That sent myself in pursuit of you,
But a girl, pleasant, beautiful,
To be rising together with me.

Pollachius pollachius
Pollachius pollachius#Translingual

European pollock (Pollachius pollachius)


dorcha

duirche (comparative)
dorcha
dhorcha
dorch (alternative)


gràdh neo-mheasarra

gràdh (“love”) + neo-mheasarra (“not moderate”)

compound

(euphemistic) 'Making love' (literally, "debauched love")


nar

head

nar (+ dative, triggers eclipsis of a vowel)

of a vowel (triggers-eclipsis)
nam (first-person singular)
nar (first-person plural)
nad (second-person singular)
nur (plural second-person)
nam^(N 1)) (masculine plural third-person)
nam^(N 1)) (feminine plural third-person)


teine

teine m (dative singular teine or teinidh, genitive singular teine, plural teintean)

teine (dative singular)
teinidh (dative singular)
teine (genitive singular)
teintean (plural)
teine
theine

From Old Irish teine, from Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Breton and Cornish tan, Welsh tân).

better is the small fire that warms than the great fire that burns

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


uaisle

uaillse (alternative)
uailse (alternative)

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

inh

nobility of descent, gentility, pride, genteel extraction, high birth, gentlemanly manners


uaisleachd

uaisleachd
n-uaisleachd
h-uaisleachd
t-uaisleachd

From Middle Irish úaislecht. By surface analysis, uaisle + -achd. Cognate with Irish uaisleacht.


muir

head

muir m or f (genitive singular mara, plural marannan)

mara (genitive singular)
marannan (plural)
muir (indefinite nominative singular)
marannan (indefinite nominative plural)
mara (genitive indefinite singular)
mharannan (genitive indefinite plural)
muir (dative indefinite singular)
marannan (dative indefinite plural)
muiribh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') mhuir (definite nominative singular)
marannan (definite nominative plural)
na marannan (definite nominative plural)
mara (definite genitive singular)
na mara (definite genitive singular)
marannan (definite genitive plural)
nam marannan (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhuir (dative definite singular)
marannan (dative definite plural)
na marannan (dative definite plural)
muiribh (dative definite plural)
mhuir (definite singular vocative)
mhara (definite plural vocative)
mharannan (definite plural vocative)
muir
mhuir

PIE word
 *móri
From Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori (compare Welsh môr), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (compare Latin mare, English mere, German Meer, Dutch meer).

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

Lean mi thar na mara thu.

air muir 's air tìr

Nach ann air a tha a' mhuir an diugh!

Tha muir ort an diugh, a Dhòmhnaill.


uisge

uisge m (genitive singular uisge, plural uisgeachan)

uisge (genitive singular)
uisgeachan (plural)
uisge (indefinite nominative singular)
uisgeachan (indefinite nominative plural)
uisge (genitive indefinite singular)
uisgeachan (genitive indefinite plural)
uisge (dative indefinite singular)
uisgeachan (dative indefinite plural)
uisge (definite nominative singular)
an uisge (definite nominative singular)
h-uisgeachan (definite nominative plural)
na h-uisgeachan (definite nominative plural)
h-uisge (definite genitive singular)
an h-uisge (definite genitive singular)
uisgeachan (definite genitive plural)
nan uisgeachan (definite genitive plural)
uisge (dative definite singular)
an uisge (dative definite singular)
h-uisgeachan (dative definite plural)
na h-uisgeachan (dative definite plural)
uisge (definite singular vocative)
uisgeachan (definite plural vocative)

→ English: whisky

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der.
Proto-Celtic *udenskyos
Old Irish uisce
Scottish Gaelic uisge
From Old Irish uisce, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

etymon

Tha an t-uisge ann.


coille

head

coille f (dative singular coille or coillidh, genitive singular coille, plural coilltean or coilltichean)

coille (dative singular)
coillidh (dative singular)
coille (genitive singular)
coilltean (plural)
coilltichean (plural)
coille (indefinite nominative singular)
coilltean (indefinite nominative plural)
coille (genitive indefinite singular)
coilltean (genitive indefinite plural)
coille (dative indefinite singular)
coilltean (dative indefinite plural)
(a') choille (definite nominative singular)
coilltean (definite nominative plural)
na coilltean (definite nominative plural)
coille (definite genitive singular)
na coille (definite genitive singular)
coilltean (definite genitive plural)
nan coilltean (definite genitive plural)
(a') choille (dative definite singular)
coilltean (dative definite plural)
na coilltean (dative definite plural)
choille (definite singular vocative)
coilltean (definite plural vocative)
coille
choille

From Old Irish caille, genitive singular of caill (“forest”) (compare modern Irish coill).


gaoth

gaoth f (genitive singular gaoithe, plural gaothan)

gaoithe (genitive singular)
gaothan (plural)
gaoth (indefinite nominative singular)
gaothan (indefinite nominative plural)
gaoithe (genitive indefinite singular)
ghaoth (genitive indefinite plural)
gaoith (dative indefinite singular)
gaothan (dative indefinite plural)
gaothaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghaoth (definite nominative singular)
gaothan (definite nominative plural)
na gaothan (definite nominative plural)
gaoithe (definite genitive singular)
na gaoithe (definite genitive singular)
gaoth (definite genitive plural)
nan gaoth (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghaoith (dative definite singular)
gaothan (dative definite plural)
na gaothan (dative definite plural)
gaothaibh (dative definite plural)
ghaoth (definite singular vocative)
ghaotha (definite plural vocative)

Tha a' ghaoth ag èiridh.


grian

grian f (genitive singular grèine, plural grianan)

grèine (genitive singular)
grianan (plural)
grian (indefinite nominative singular)
grianan (indefinite nominative plural)
grèine (genitive indefinite singular)
ghrian (genitive indefinite plural)
grèin (dative indefinite singular)
grianan (dative indefinite plural)
grianaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghrian (definite nominative singular)
grianan (definite nominative plural)
na grianan (definite nominative plural)
grèine (definite genitive singular)
na grèine (definite genitive singular)
grian (definite genitive plural)
nan grian (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghrèin (dative definite singular)
grianan (dative definite plural)
na grianan (dative definite plural)
grianaibh (dative definite plural)
ghrian (definite singular vocative)
ghriana (definite plural vocative)
grian
ghrian

From Old Irish grían (“sun”), from Proto-Celtic *greinā.


òigh

òigh f (genitive singular òighe, plural òighean)

òighe (genitive singular)
òighean (plural)
òigh
n-òigh
h-òigh
t-òigh

From Old Irish óg (“whole, entire, intact”). Cognate with Irish ógh.


maighdeann

maighdeann f (genitive singular maighdinn, plural maighdeannan)

maighdinn (genitive singular)
maighdeannan (plural)
maighdean (alternative)

/ˈmɤ̃ĩtʲən̪ˠ/

From Middle Irish maigden, from Old English mæġden, from Proto-West Germanic *magadīn.

last handful of a crop of corn cut off the land

standard or bearer of driving-wheel (spinning-wheel)

upright support of flyers of spinning-wheel


talamh

talamh m or f (genitive singular talmhainn, plural talamhan or talmhainnean)

talmhainn (genitive singular)
talamhan (plural)
talmhainnean (plural)
talamh (indefinite nominative singular)
talamhan (indefinite nominative plural)
talmhainn (genitive indefinite singular)
thalamhan (genitive indefinite plural)
talamh (dative indefinite singular)
talamhan (dative indefinite plural)
talamh (definite nominative singular)
an talamh (definite nominative singular)
talamhan (definite nominative plural)
na talamhan (definite nominative plural)
talmhainn (definite genitive singular)
an talmhainn (definite genitive singular)
talamhan (definite genitive plural)
nan talamhan (definite genitive plural)
talamh (dative definite singular)
an talamh (dative definite singular)
talamhan (dative definite plural)
na talamhan (dative definite plural)
thalamh (definite singular vocative)
thalamhan (definite plural vocative)
talamh (indefinite nominative singular)
talamhan (indefinite nominative plural)
talmhainn (genitive indefinite singular)
thalamhan (genitive indefinite plural)
talamh (dative indefinite singular)
talamhan (dative indefinite plural)
talamh (definite nominative singular)
an talamh (definite nominative singular)
talamhan (definite nominative plural)
na talamhan (definite nominative plural)
talmhainn (definite genitive singular)
na talmhainn (definite genitive singular)
talamhan (definite genitive plural)
nan talamhan (definite genitive plural)
talamh (dative definite singular)
an talamh (dative definite singular)
talamhan (dative definite plural)
na talamhan (dative definite plural)
thalamh (definite singular vocative)
thalamhan (definite plural vocative)
talamh
thalamh

/ˈt̪ʰal̪ˠəv/

From Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥-mon-, root *tel- (compare Latin tellus (“earth”)).


tìr

tìr f (genitive singular tìre, plural tìrean)

tìre (genitive singular)
tìrean (plural)

From Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.


anam

anam m (genitive singular anma, plural anman or anmanna)

anma (genitive singular)
anman (plural)
anmanna (plural)
anam
n-anam
h-anam
t-anam

From Old Irish ainim, ainimm (compare Irish anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima.


amadan

amadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain)

amadain (genitive singular)
amadain (plural)
amadan
n-amadan
h-amadan
t-amadan

From Middle Irish *ammatán (compare Irish amadán, Manx ommidan).


òinseach

òinseach f (genitive singular òinsiche, plural òinsichean)

òinsiche (genitive singular)
òinsichean (plural)

From Old Irish óinsech (“foolish or giddy woman”).


boireannach

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

/ˈb̥ɔðən̪ˠəx/

/ˈb̥ɔɾʲən̪ˠəx/

[ˈb̥oɾʲən̪ˠʌx~ˈb̥oʒən̪ˠʌx]


boireannach

boireannach (indefinite nominative singular)
boireannaich (indefinite nominative plural)
boireannaich (genitive indefinite singular)
bhoireannach (genitive indefinite plural)
boireannach (dative indefinite singular)
boireannaich (dative indefinite plural)
boireannachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
boireannach (definite nominative singular)
am boireannach (definite nominative singular)
boireannaich (definite nominative plural)
na boireannaich (definite nominative plural)
(a') bhoireannaich (definite genitive singular)
boireannach (definite genitive plural)
nam boireannach (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhoireannach (dative definite singular)
boireannaich (dative definite plural)
na boireannaich (dative definite plural)
boireannachaibh (dative definite plural)
bhoireannaich (definite singular vocative)
bhoireannacha (definite plural vocative)
boireannach
bhoireannach

/ˈb̥ɔðən̪ˠəx/

/ˈb̥ɔɾʲən̪ˠəx/

[ˈb̥oɾʲən̪ˠʌx~ˈb̥oʒən̪ˠʌx]


fireannach

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


fireannach

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fireannach m (genitive singular fireannaich, plural fireannaich)

fireannaich (genitive singular)
fireannaich (plural)
fireannach
fhireannach


balach

balach m (genitive singular balaich, plural balaich)

balaich (genitive singular)
balaich (plural)
balach (indefinite nominative singular)
balaich (indefinite nominative plural)
balaich (genitive indefinite singular)
bhalach (genitive indefinite plural)
balach (dative indefinite singular)
balaich (dative indefinite plural)
balachaibh (dative indefinite plural)
balach (definite nominative singular)
am balach (definite nominative singular)
balaich (definite nominative plural)
na balaich (definite nominative plural)
(a') bhalaich (definite genitive singular)
balach (definite genitive plural)
nam balach (definite genitive plural)
(a') bhalach (dative definite singular)
balaich (dative definite plural)
na balaich (dative definite plural)
balachaibh (dative definite plural)
bhalaich (definite singular vocative)
bhalacha (definite plural vocative)
balach
bhalach

From Middle Irish bachlach (“clown, churl”). Cognate with Rathlin Irish bachlach.


gille

gille m (genitive gille, plural gillean, vocative 'ille)

gille (genitive)
gillean (plural)
'ille (vocative)
gille (indefinite nominative singular)
gillean (indefinite nominative plural)
gille (genitive indefinite singular)
ghillean (genitive indefinite plural)
gille (dative indefinite singular)
gillean (dative indefinite plural)
ghille (definite nominative singular)
an ghille (definite nominative singular)
gillean (definite nominative plural)
na gillean (definite nominative plural)
(a') gille (definite genitive singular)
gillean (definite genitive plural)
nan gillean (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghille (dative definite singular)
gillean (dative definite plural)
na gillean (dative definite plural)
ghille (definite singular vocative)
ghillean (definite plural vocative)
gille
ghille

From Middle Irish gilla; compare English child, Old English ċild. Zimmer thinks it is borrowed from Old Norse gildr (“stout, brawny, of full worth”); compare English guild, Old English gild (“payment”) (see geall), gilda (“fellow”).

gille-mo-ghnothaich

lively, enterprising, dependable young man

boy, lad, youth (male aged from the toddler years to about the middle twenties)

man, boy (as a familiar address for a male of any age)

(Wester Ross) unmarried man of any age, bachelor


tòin

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tòin f (genitive singular tòine, plural tòinean or tònan)

tòine (genitive singular)
tòinean (plural)
tònan (plural)
tòn (alternative)

From Old Irish tón (“anus”), from Proto-Celtic *tuknā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewk-, related to English thigh.

Na pòg mo thòin.

(vulgar slang, derogatory) the backside, the arse


pòg

pòg f (genitive singular pòige, plural pògan)

pòige (genitive singular)
pògan (plural)

From Old Irish póc, from Latin ōsculum pācis (“kiss of peace”), via Brythonic.


pòg

pòg (past phòg, future pògaidh, verbal noun pògadh, past participle pògte)

phòg (past)
pògaidh (future)
pògadh (noun-from-verb)
pògte (participle past)
pòg
phòg

Tha cuimhn' agam air a' chiad àm nuair a phòg sinn...

I remember when we kissed for the first time...


beathach

beathach m (genitive singular beathaich, plural beathaichean)

beathaich (genitive singular)
beathaichean (plural)
beathach
bheathach
beòthach (alternative)
beothach (alternative)
beitheach (alternative)

From Old Irish bethach, a variant of bethadach (“animal; creature”) (whence Irish beithíoch), from bethu, Middle Irish betha (“life”) + -ach.


ainmhidh

ainmhidh m (genitive singular ainmhidhe, plural ainmhidhean)

ainmhidhe (genitive singular)
ainmhidhean (plural)
ainmhidh
n-ainmhidh
h-ainmhidh
t-ainmhidh

From Middle Irish ainmide (“living creature, animal, beast”, literally “having the breath of life, animated”), from Old Irish ainim(m) f (“soul, life”).


cù

cù (indefinite nominative singular)
coin (indefinite nominative plural)
coin (genitive indefinite singular)
chon (genitive indefinite plural)
cù (dative indefinite singular)
coin (dative indefinite plural)
cù (definite nominative singular)
an cù (definite nominative singular)
coin (definite nominative plural)
na coin (definite nominative plural)
(a') choin (definite genitive singular)
con (definite genitive plural)
nan con (definite genitive plural)
(a') chù (dative definite singular)
coin (dative definite plural)
na coin (dative definite plural)
choin (definite singular vocative)
a choin (definite singular vocative)
chuilidh (definite singular vocative)
a chuilidh (definite singular vocative)
chona (definite plural vocative)
cù
chù

From Old Irish cú. Cognates include Irish cú and Manx coo.


tuig

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tuig (past thuig, future tuigidh, verbal noun tuigsinn, past participle tuigte)

thuig (past)
tuigidh (future)
tuigsinn (noun-from-verb)
tuigte (participle past)
tuig
thuig

From Middle Irish tuicid, from Old Irish ·tucci, prototonic form of do·ucai (“to understand”), from Proto-Celtic *unketi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unékti, *h₁unkénti (“to get used to, learn”, nasal infix present) from the root *h₁ewk-. Cognate with Lithuanian jùnkti (“to get used to”) and Armenian ուսանել (usanel, “to learn”).

Tha mi a' tuigsinn.

Thuig mi e.

A bheil sin air thuigsinn?


gruagach

gruagach f (genitive singular gruagaich, plural gruagaichean)

gruagaich (genitive singular)
gruagaichean (plural)
gruagach
ghruagach

From gruag (“hair”) + -ach; girls and young women in the old days of the Highlands went bareheaded before they married, after which they covered their hair with a white kerchief.

"Gruagach Òg an Fhuilt Bhàin"

(chiefly poetic) maiden, girl, young woman


gruag

gruag f (genitive singular gruaige, plural gruagan)

gruaige (genitive singular)
gruagan (plural)
gruag
ghruag

Dath na gruaige

(Uist, Barra, Colonsay, Islay, Jura, Gigha, Kintyre, Arran) the hair of the head, especially of a female


dath

dath m (genitive singular datha, plural dathan)

datha (genitive singular)
dathan (plural)
dath
dhath

Amhairc an dath bàn-dhearg nam bilean.


gàire

gàire f (genitive gàire, plural gàirean)


dèan

dèan (past rinn, future nì, verbal noun dèanamh, past participle dèanta)

rinn (past)
nì (future)
dèanamh (noun-from-verb)
dèanta (participle past)
rinn mi (first-person independent past singular)
rinn thu (independent past second-person singular)
rinn e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
rinn sinn (first-person independent past plural)
rinn sibh (independent past plural second-person)
rinn iad (independent past plural third-person)
rinneadh (impersonal independent past)
nì mi (first-person future independent singular)
nì thu (future independent second-person singular)
nì e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
nì sinn (first-person future independent plural)
nì sibh (future independent plural second-person)
nì iad (future independent plural third-person)
nithear (future impersonal independent)
dhèanainn (conditional first-person independent singular)
dhèanadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
dhèanadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
dhèanadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
dhèanamaid (conditional first-person independent plural)
dhèanadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
dhèanadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
dhèante (conditional impersonal independent)
dhèanteadh (conditional impersonal independent)
dhèanaist (conditional impersonal independent)
dhèanaiste (conditional impersonal independent)
cha do rinn mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha d' rinn mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do rinn thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha d' rinn thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do rinn e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha d' rinn e (negative past singular)
cha do rinn sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha d' rinn sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do rinn sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha d' rinn sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do rinn iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha d' rinn iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do rinneadh (impersonal negative past)
cha d' rinneadh (impersonal negative past)
cha dèan mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha dèan thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha dèan e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha dèan sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha dèan sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha dèan iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha dèanar (future impersonal negative)
cha dèanainn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha dèanadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha dèanadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha dèanadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha dèanamaid (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha dèanadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha dèanadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
cha dèante (conditional impersonal negative)
cha dèanteadh (conditional impersonal negative)
cha dèanaist (conditional impersonal negative)
cha dèanaiste (conditional impersonal negative)
an do rinn mi? (first-person past singular)
an d' rinn mi? (first-person past singular)
an do rinn thu? (past second-person singular)
an d' rinn thu? (past second-person singular)
an do rinn e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an d' rinn e (past singular)
an do rinn sinn? (first-person past plural)
an d' rinn sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do rinn sibh? (past plural second-person)
an d' rinn sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do rinn iad? (past plural third-person)
an d' rinn iad? (past plural third-person)
an do rinneadh? (impersonal past)
an d' rinneadh? (impersonal past)
an dèan mi? (first-person future singular)
an dèan thu? (future second-person singular)
an dèan e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an dèan sinn? (first-person future plural)
an dèan sibh? (future plural second-person)
an dèan iad? (future plural third-person)
an dèanar? (future impersonal)
an dèanainn? (conditional first-person singular)
an dèanadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an dèanadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an dèanadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an dèanamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
an dèanadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an dèanadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
an dèante? (conditional impersonal)
an dèanteadh? (conditional impersonal)
an dèanaist? (conditional impersonal)
an dèanaiste? (conditional impersonal)
nach do rinn mi? (first-person past singular)
nach d' rinn mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do rinn thu? (past second-person singular)
nach d' rinn thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do rinn e (past singular)
nach d' rinn e (past singular)
nach do rinn sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach d' rinn sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do rinn sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach d' rinn sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do rinn iad? (past plural third-person)
nach d' rinn iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do rinneadh? (impersonal past)
nach d' rinneadh? (impersonal past)
nach dèan mi? (first-person future singular)
nach dèan thu? (future second-person singular)
nach dèan e (future singular)
nach dèan sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach dèan sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach dèan iad? (future plural third-person)
nach dèanar? (future impersonal)
nach dèanainn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach dèanadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach dèanadh e (conditional singular)
nach dèanadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach dèanamaid? (conditional first-person plural)
nach dèanadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach dèanadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach dèante? (conditional impersonal)
nach dèanteadh? (conditional impersonal)
nach dèanaist? (conditional impersonal)
nach dèanaiste? (conditional impersonal)
nì mi (first-person singular)
a nì mi (first-person singular)
nì thu (second-person singular)
a nì thu (second-person singular)
nì e (singular)
a nì e (singular)
i (singular)
nì sinn (first-person plural)
a nì sinn (first-person plural)
nì sibh (plural second-person)
a nì sibh (plural second-person)
nì iad (plural third-person)
a nì iad (plural third-person)
nithear (impersonal)
a nithear (impersonal)
dèanam! (first-person imperative singular)
dèan! (imperative second-person singular)
dèanadh e (imperative singular)
i! (imperative singular)
dèanamaid! (first-person imperative plural)
dèanaibh! (imperative plural second-person)
dèanadh iad! (imperative plural third-person)
dèanar! (imperative impersonal)
dèanamh (noun-from-verb)
dèanta (participle past)
dèante (participle past)

From Old Irish ·dénai, prototonic form of do·gní.


grinn

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

Abair gur grinn thusa!

sweet, delightful, beautiful, charming, elegant.


binn

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

inh

èist ri òran binn nan eun

melodious, musical, tuneful, dulcet, sweet


binn

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binn f (genitive singular binne, plural binnean)

binne (genitive singular)
binnean (plural)
binn
bhinn

From Proto-Celtic *bendi, *benni, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”), see also Sanskrit भान (bhāna, “evidence”), English ban (“public proclamation, edict”).

cog

(law) sentence, judgement, verdict, decision, condemnation


beul-binn

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beul-binn m (genitive beòil-binne, plural beòil-binne)

beòil-binne (genitive)
beòil-binne (plural)

From beul, "mouth", and binn, "melodious".


spideag

spideag f (genitive singular spideig, plural spideagan)

spideig (genitive singular)
spideagan (plural)

"A, seinn dhomh, a spideag grinn."


maiseach

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

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

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

surf

"A rìbhinn maiseach Sgitheanach"

beautiful, lovely, handsome, fair, graceful


maise

From Old Irish maisse (“goodliness, comeliness, fineness”), from mass (“fine, handsome, goodly”) (cognate to English measure, meet, mete, German mässig (“moderate”)).


àlainn

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

[ˈɑːl̪ˠə̯ɪɲ]

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

'S àlainn an gille bàn sin ann...!

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


cuimhne

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cuimhne f (genitive singular cuimhne, plural cuimhneachan)

cuimhne (genitive singular)
cuimhneachan (plural)
cuimhne
chuimhne

From Old Irish cuimne (“faculty of memory; remembrance, memorial”), from cuman (“remembered, memorable”).

inh

Nach glan a’ chuimhne a tha agaibh!

Tha cuimhne agam ort.

cuimhneachan

memorial, commemoration; remembrance, souvenir, keepsake, memento; memorandum; mnemonic

cuimhnich

to remember, recall, recollect; commemorate


marbh

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


marbh

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marbh (past mharbh, future marbhaidh, verbal noun marbhadh, past participle marbhta)

mharbh (past)
marbhaidh (future)
marbhadh (noun-from-verb)
marbhta (participle past)
marbh (stem)
marbhadh (noun-from-verb)
marbhta (participle past)
mharbh mi (first-person independent past singular)
mharbh thu (independent past second-person singular)
mharbh e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
mharbh sinn (first-person independent past plural)
mharbh sibh (independent past plural second-person)
mharbh iad (independent past plural third-person)
mharbhadh (impersonal independent past)
marbhaidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
marbhaidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
marbhaidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
marbhaidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
marbhaidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
marbhaidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
marbharmarbhtar (future impersonal independent)
mharbhainn (conditional first-person independent singular)
mharbhadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
mharbhadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
mharbhamaidmharbhadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
mharbhadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
mharbhadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do mharbh mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do mharbh thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do mharbh e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do mharbh sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do mharbh sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do mharbh iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do mharbhadh (impersonal negative past)
cha mharbh mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha mharbh thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha mharbh e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha mharbh sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha mharbh sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha mharbh iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha mharbharcha mharbhtar (future impersonal negative)
cha mharbhainn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha mharbhadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha mharbhadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha mharbhamaidcha mharbhadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha mharbhadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha mharbhadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do mharbh mi? (first-person past singular)
an do mharbh thu? (past second-person singular)
an do mharbh e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do mharbh sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do mharbh sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do mharbh iad? (past plural third-person)
an do mharbhadh? (impersonal past)
am marbh mi? (first-person future singular)
am marbh thu? (future second-person singular)
am marbh e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
am marbh sinn? (first-person future plural)
am marbh sibh? (future plural second-person)
am marbh iad? (future plural third-person)
am marbhar?am marbhtar? (future impersonal)
am marbhainn? (conditional first-person singular)
am marbhadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
am marbhadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
am marbhamaid?am marbhadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
am marbhadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
am marbhadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do mharbh mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do mharbh thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do mharbh e (past singular)
nach do mharbh sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do mharbh sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do mharbh iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do mharbhadh? (impersonal past)
nach marbh mi? (first-person future singular)
nach marbh thu? (future second-person singular)
nach marbh e (future singular)
nach marbh sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach marbh sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach marbh iad? (future plural third-person)
nach marbhar?nach marbhtar? (future impersonal)
nach marbhainn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach marbhadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach marbhadh e (conditional singular)
nach marbhamaid?nach marbhadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach marbhadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach marbhadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
mharbhas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma mharbhas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
mharbhas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma mharbhas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
mharbhas e (affirmative singular)
ma mharbhas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
mharbhas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma mharbhas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
mharbhas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma mharbhas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
mharbhas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma mharbhas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
mharbhar (affirmative impersonal)
ma mharbhar (affirmative impersonal)
marbh mi (first-person negative singular)
mur marbh mi (first-person negative singular)
marbh thu (negative second-person singular)
mur marbh thu (negative second-person singular)
marbh e (negative singular)
mur marbh e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
marbh sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur marbh sinn (first-person negative plural)
marbh sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur marbh sibh (negative plural second-person)
marbh iad (negative plural third-person)
mur marbh iad (negative plural third-person)
marbhar marbhtar (impersonal negative)
marbharmur marbhtar (impersonal negative)
murr marbhtar (impersonal negative)
murrmur marbhtar (impersonal negative)
marbham (first-person imperative singular)
marbh (imperative second-person singular)
marbhadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
marbhamaid (first-person imperative plural)
marbhaibh (imperative plural second-person)
marbhadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
marbharmarbhtar (imperative impersonal)


marbh

marbh m (genitive singular mairbh, plural mairbh)

mairbh (genitive singular)
mairbh (plural)
marbh
mharbh


àr

àr m (genitive singular àir, plural àir)

àir (genitive singular)
àir (plural)
àr
n-àr
h-àr
t-àr

From Old Irish ár (“slaughter”), from Proto-Celtic *agros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵro- (“hunt”); compare Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “hunt”).

slaughter, carnage (more severe than marbh).


bàs

bàs m (genitive singular bàis, plural bàsan)

bàis (genitive singular)
bàsan (plural)
bàs
bhàs

From Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”); compare the verb baid (“to die”). Cognates include Irish bás and Manx baase.

death, demise (particularly of an animal)


taigh

taigh m (genitive singular taighe, plural taighean)

taighe (genitive singular)
taighean (plural)
taigh (indefinite nominative singular)
taighean (indefinite nominative plural)
taighe (genitive indefinite singular)
thaighean (genitive indefinite plural)
taigh (dative indefinite singular)
taighean (dative indefinite plural)
taighibh (dative indefinite plural)
taigh (definite nominative singular)
an taigh (definite nominative singular)
taighean (definite nominative plural)
na taighean (definite nominative plural)
taighe (definite genitive singular)
an taighe (definite genitive singular)
taighean (definite genitive plural)
nan taighean (definite genitive plural)
taigh (dative definite singular)
an taigh (dative definite singular)
taighean (dative definite plural)
na taighean (dative definite plural)
taighibh (dative definite plural)
thaigh (definite singular vocative)
thaighean (definite plural vocative)
taigh
thaigh

From Middle Irish taige (compare Manx thie), a form of Old Irish tech, teg (compare modern Irish teach, tigh), from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *tegos (“cover, roof”).

inh

Tha Seumas anns an taigh.


taigh-leighis

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taigh-leighis m (genitive singular taigh-leighis, plural taighean-leighis)

taigh-leighis (genitive singular)
taighean-leighis (plural)


tinneas

tinneas m (genitive singular tinneis, plural tinneasan)

tinneis (genitive singular)
tinneasan (plural)
tinneas
thinneas

/ˈt͡ʃʰiɲəs̪/

From Old Irish tinnes. By surface analysis, tinn + -as.


biadh

biadh m (genitive singular bìdh, plural biadhan)

bìdh (genitive singular)
biadhan (plural)

From Old Irish bíad (compare Irish bia).

Dh’ullaich mi biadh.


ban-draoidh

ban-draoidh f (genitive singular ban-draoidhe, plural ban-draoidhean)

ban-draoidhe (genitive singular)
ban-draoidhean (plural)

ban- (“female”) + draoidh (“wizard, druid, magician, sorcerer”)


draoidh

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draoidh m (genitive singular draoidh, plural draoidhean)

draoidh (genitive singular)
draoidhean (plural)
druidh (alternative)
drùidh (alternative)

From Old Irish druï, druí (“druid; magician, wizard, diviner”) (compare Irish draoi), from Proto-Celtic *dru-wid- (“tree-knower”) (compare Welsh dryw), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) + *weyd- (“to know”).

inh

a priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion.


banail

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


èignich

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èignich (past dh'èignich, future èignichidh, verbal noun èigneachadh, past participle èignichte)

dh'èignich (past)
èignichidh (future)
èigneachadh (noun-from-verb)
èignichte (participle past)


clachan

clachan m (genitive singular clachain, plural clachain)

clachain (genitive singular)
clachain (plural)

From Old Irish clochán. By surface analysis, clach + -an.

kirktown, hamlet, village (with a church)


dùthaich

dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan)

dùthcha (genitive singular)
dùthchannan (plural)
dùthaich (indefinite nominative singular)
dùthchannan (indefinite nominative plural)
dùthcha (genitive indefinite singular)
dhùthchannan (genitive indefinite plural)
dùthaich (dative indefinite singular)
dùthchannan (dative indefinite plural)
dùthaich (definite nominative singular)
an dùthaich (definite nominative singular)
dùthchannan (definite nominative plural)
na dùthchannan (definite nominative plural)
dùthcha (definite genitive singular)
na dùthcha (definite genitive singular)
dùthchannan (definite genitive plural)
nan dùthchannan (definite genitive plural)
dùthaich (dative definite singular)
an dùthaich (dative definite singular)
dùthchannan (dative definite plural)
na dùthchannan (dative definite plural)
dhùthaich (definite singular vocative)
dhùthchannan (definite plural vocative)
dùthaich
dhùthaich

From Middle Irish dúthaig, from Old Irish duthoig (“hereditary”). MacBain suggests these all come from a root, dù, that also includes dùth (“natural, hereditary, proper, fitting, suitable”), perhaps ultimately from Old French dû (“owed”), from devoir (“to owe”).

dùthaich chèin

dùthaich mhàthaireil

Dùthaich nam Basgach


seanair

seanair (indefinite nominative singular)
seanairean (indefinite nominative plural)
seanar (genitive indefinite singular)
sheanairean (genitive indefinite plural)
seanair (dative indefinite singular)
seanairean (dative indefinite plural)
seanair (definite nominative singular)
an seanair (definite nominative singular)
seanairean (definite nominative plural)
na seanairean (definite nominative plural)
t-seanar (definite genitive singular)
an t-seanar (definite genitive singular)
seanairean (definite genitive plural)
nan seanairean (definite genitive plural)
t-seanair (dative definite singular)
an t-seanair (dative definite singular)
seanairean (dative definite plural)
na seanairean (dative definite plural)
sheanair (definite singular vocative)
sheanairean (definite plural vocative)
seanair
sheanair
after "an"
t-seanair

From Old Irish senathair, from sen (“old”) + athair (“father”).


seanmhair

seanmhair f (genitive singular seanmhar, plural seanmhairean)

seanmhar (genitive singular)
seanmhairean (plural)
seanmhair (indefinite nominative singular)
seanmhairean (indefinite nominative plural)
seanmhar (genitive indefinite singular)
sheanmhairean (genitive indefinite plural)
seanmhair (dative indefinite singular)
seanmhairean (dative indefinite plural)
t-seanmhair (definite nominative singular)
an t-seanmhair (definite nominative singular)
seanmhairean (definite nominative plural)
na seanmhairean (definite nominative plural)
seanmhar (definite genitive singular)
na seanmhar (definite genitive singular)
seanmhairean (definite genitive plural)
nan seanmhairean (definite genitive plural)
t-seanmhair (dative definite singular)
an t-seanmhair (dative definite singular)
seanmhairean (dative definite plural)
na seanmhairean (dative definite plural)
sheanmhair (definite singular vocative)
sheanmhairean (definite plural vocative)
seanmhair
sheanmhair
after "an"
t-seanmhair

/ˈʃɛ.nə.vɛɾʲ/

From Old Irish senmáthair, from sen (“old”) + máthair (“mother”). Compare Irish seanmháthair, Manx shennvoir.


dona

dona (comparative miosa, qualitative noun miosad or donad)

aimsir dona


fàinne

fàinne m or f (genitive singular fàinne, plural fàinneachan or fàinnean)

fàinne (genitive singular)
fàinneachan (plural)
fàinnean (plural)

From Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂n- (“ring”). Possibly cognate with Latin ānus and Old Armenian անուր (anur). The initial f comes from a reinterpretation of áinne as fhàinne in leniting environments, leading to fàinne as a back-formation from this supposedly underlying form in nonleniting environments. Compare Irish fáinne.


aran

aran m (genitive singular arain, no plural)

[ˈa˧˥.ɾan˥˩]

From Old Irish arán, from Proto-Celtic *aragnos.

aran làthail

a tha cumail t'arain riut

Cha bhi thu gun aran.


gu

From Middle Irish go, from Old Irish co. Cognates include Irish go and Manx dy.

Tha mi gu math.

Makes an adverb when placed in front of an adjective


gu

gu (+ dative, no mutation, before the definite article chun, combined with the singular definite article gun)

thugam (first-person singular)
thugamsa (emphatic first-person singular)
thugad (second-person singular)
thugadsa (emphatic second-person singular)
thuige (masculine singular third-person)
thuigesan (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
thuice (feminine singular third-person)
thuicese (emphatic feminine singular third-person)
thugainn (first-person plural)
thugainne (emphatic first-person plural)
thugaibh (plural second-person)
thugaibhse (emphatic plural second-person)
thuca (plural third-person)
thucasan (emphatic plural third-person)
gus (alternative)

Fanaidh mi gu ochd uairean.

Chuir mi litir gu mo phàrantan.


gu

Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil clann aca.

that; used with the dependent form of a verb to introduce a subordinate clause.


nas

From Middle Irish níd as (“a thing that is”); compare Irish nios.

glic → nas glice

mòr → nas motha

Precedes the comparative form of an adjective or an adverb.


fiar

fiara (comparative)
fiaraich (alternative verb)

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


fiar

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fiar (past dh'fhiar, future fiaraidh, verbal noun fiaradh, past participle fiarte)

dh'fhiar (past)
fiaraidh (future)
fiaradh (noun-from-verb)
fiarte (participle past)
fiar
fhiar
fiaraich (alternative verb)


leac

leac f (dative singular lic, genitive singular lice, plural leacan)

lic (dative singular)
lice (genitive singular)
leacan (plural)

From Old Irish lecc, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂ (“flat surface”).
Celtic cognates include Welsh llech, Breton lec'h, Cornish lehan (“slate, slab”), and the Gaulish toponym Are-lica. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat stone”). Ultimately connected with PIE *pleh₂- (“flat”).