Owen R.C. The Mode Gaelic-English Dictionary. - Gairm
Publications, 1993. - 139 p.
This up-to-date Gaelic dictionary contains full grammatical information and pronunciation for each word. It is designed for use together with Thomson's "New English-Gaelic Dictionary".
This dictionary appears at a very opportune moment. Not only is the Gaelic language at this time as progressive as any other mode European language but interest in this beautiful and subtle tongue is now world-wide. Apart from regular broadcasts in Gaelic on television and radio there are Gaelic courses in contemporary subjects, a bilingual policy in education, Gaelic-medium schools in some places, Gaelic nursery schools and some text-books on technical subjects.
There has been an enormous and steady increase in the number of students of the language and a number of new and attractive courses have become available. It is to satisfy the needs of these students that this Mode Dictionary has been compiled, and apart from the inclusion of many mode words and phrases the following information has been included:
The pronunciation of every word
The gender, genitive and plural forms of nouns
All irregular comparison of adjectives
The verbal noun of every verb
Indications where aspiration or the genitive case is required
An appendix containing the Gaelic verbs, regular and irregular forms, with meanings and examples An index of Gaelic names of persons and places.
It is suggested therefore that this Mode Dictionary is used in conjunction with the most comprehensive mode English-Gaelic dictionary, Professor Derick Thomson's New English-Gaelic Dictionary, since all essential grammatical information is provided about words found in Professor Thomson's work.
I received much help and encouragement with this work. It is the culmination of eight years' study of the Gaelic language. I am very grateful to Mr John Angus MacLeod of Tarbert, Isle of Harris, for constant help and advice and the gift of books during all this time. I also owe a great debt of thanks for valuable help and advice to Chrissie MacLeod of Balallan, Isle of Lewis, Mary Anne MacDonald of BBC Highland, Angus Patrick Campbell of Grampian Television, Christine Primrose of Sabhal M?r Ostaig, Janet MacPhail of Lewis Castle College, Donald John Maciver of the Nicolson Institute, Catriona Dunn and Ann MacSween of the
Weste Isles Council. Most of all I owe a debt of gratitude to Professor Derick Thomson who enthusiastically accepted my project after seeing my original rough notes. Without his encouragement and the use of his new dictionary this work would not have been possible.
Thanks are also due to Gairm Publications for editorial work on this edition.
Talysa, Wales Robert C. Owen
This up-to-date Gaelic dictionary contains full grammatical information and pronunciation for each word. It is designed for use together with Thomson's "New English-Gaelic Dictionary".
This dictionary appears at a very opportune moment. Not only is the Gaelic language at this time as progressive as any other mode European language but interest in this beautiful and subtle tongue is now world-wide. Apart from regular broadcasts in Gaelic on television and radio there are Gaelic courses in contemporary subjects, a bilingual policy in education, Gaelic-medium schools in some places, Gaelic nursery schools and some text-books on technical subjects.
There has been an enormous and steady increase in the number of students of the language and a number of new and attractive courses have become available. It is to satisfy the needs of these students that this Mode Dictionary has been compiled, and apart from the inclusion of many mode words and phrases the following information has been included:
The pronunciation of every word
The gender, genitive and plural forms of nouns
All irregular comparison of adjectives
The verbal noun of every verb
Indications where aspiration or the genitive case is required
An appendix containing the Gaelic verbs, regular and irregular forms, with meanings and examples An index of Gaelic names of persons and places.
It is suggested therefore that this Mode Dictionary is used in conjunction with the most comprehensive mode English-Gaelic dictionary, Professor Derick Thomson's New English-Gaelic Dictionary, since all essential grammatical information is provided about words found in Professor Thomson's work.
I received much help and encouragement with this work. It is the culmination of eight years' study of the Gaelic language. I am very grateful to Mr John Angus MacLeod of Tarbert, Isle of Harris, for constant help and advice and the gift of books during all this time. I also owe a great debt of thanks for valuable help and advice to Chrissie MacLeod of Balallan, Isle of Lewis, Mary Anne MacDonald of BBC Highland, Angus Patrick Campbell of Grampian Television, Christine Primrose of Sabhal M?r Ostaig, Janet MacPhail of Lewis Castle College, Donald John Maciver of the Nicolson Institute, Catriona Dunn and Ann MacSween of the
Weste Isles Council. Most of all I owe a debt of gratitude to Professor Derick Thomson who enthusiastically accepted my project after seeing my original rough notes. Without his encouragement and the use of his new dictionary this work would not have been possible.
Thanks are also due to Gairm Publications for editorial work on this edition.
Talysa, Wales Robert C. Owen