Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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Anna aoigheil ris na h-uile Anna was
hospitable to all (also aoibheil)
aoin, aonadh v unite, join
aoine nf fast (obs.) found as an element of
Dihaoine Friday (lit. fast day) and
Oidhche h aoine Friday night
□
a h-uile
Oidhche-haoine every Friday night
□
aig
cuirm-chiùil Oidhche-haoine at the Friday
night concert
aoir, -e nf lampoon, satire, sarcasm
□
rinn e
aoirean a bha sgaiteach agus beurra he
composed satires which were biting and
sarcastic
□
thuig e gun robh i ri aoir he
realized she was being sarcastic (lit. was
engaging in sarcasm)
aoir, -eadh v satirize
aoireadh, -idh nm & vn of aoir satirizing
etc.
□
dèan aoireadh satirize
aoireil, -e a satirical, sarcastic
□
“Tha eagal
ort,” thuirt e gu h-aoireil “You’re scared,”
he said sarcastically
aois, -e, -ean nf age
□
aig aois pòsaidh mar-
riageable, nubile
□
leanabachd na h-aoise
dotage, second childhood
□
na h-Aoisean
Meadhanach the Middle Ages
□
tha Sine
deich bliadhna a dh’aois Jean is ten years
of age / years old
□
freagraidh a’ chluiche
seo air cloinn de gach aois bho cheithir gu
ceithir fichead this game will suit children
of every age from four to eighty
□
chun-
naic mi boireannach agus leanabh aois
shia mìosan aice I saw a woman with a six
month old baby (lit. and a baby an age of
six months at her)
□
giullan aois choig
bliadhna deug a lad aged fifteen
□
chan eil
bliadhnachan no tìm a’ toirt na h-aois(e)
air neither years nor time are ageing it
□
bha gràdh aig an òige agus aig an aois air
young and old loved him
□
chan eil iad
cho fileanta anns a’ Ghàidhlig ’s a bha
clann den aon aois o chionn beagan bhli-
adhnachan they aren’t as fluent in (the)
Gaelic as children of the same age were a
few years ago
□
sa bhliadhna-sa de aois
Chrìost 1534 in this year of our Lord 1534
(lit. in this year of the age of Christ)
□
dh’fhàs e dall leis an aois he became blind
with age
□
… nuair a thig e gu aois …
when he comes of age
aol, aoil nm lime
□
bha a’mhòinteach air a
mathachadh le lagas agus aol the moor-
land was fertilized with marl and lime
aol-beò nm quicklime a.-chlach nf lime-
stone a.-charragh nf stalagmite
a.-chluigean nm stalactite a.-tàthaidh
nm mortar a.-uisge nm whitewash
aolach, -aiche a limy
aolach, -aich nm dung, manure
□
bha an
nead air a phlàstadh na bhroinn le aolach
the nest was plastered on the inside with
manure
aolachadh, -aidh nm & vn of aolaich
liming etc.
aolaich, -achadh v lime, manure with lime,
cover with lime
aom, -adh v bend, decline, deflect, droop,
heel, incline, nod, side, slope, tend, tilt,
verge
□
na làithean a dh’aom bygone days
□
na linntean a dh’aom the centuries that
have passed, the past centuries
□
tha mi
mean air mhean ag aomadh chun a’
bheachd a tha agad fhèin I am gradually
inclining to your opinion
aomach, -aiche a sloping
□
le sliosan nas
aomaiche with more sloping sides
aomadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of aom
inclining etc., decline, deflection, inclina-
tion, ply, propensity, ramp, tendency, tenor
aoin 42
aon a 1. one, only, sole (before a noun)
□
lens all possible consonants except
d, t, s
□
bha aon rud air an robh iad gu
lèir air an aon fhacal there was one
thing about which they were in com-
plete agreement / agreed completely
(for aon fhacal see 2. below)
□
dh’fhàisg e aon de na putanan he
pressed one of the buttons
□
aon latha
fhuair e cha b’e aon ach dà chlaid-
heamh one day he found not one but
two swords
□
aon rathad no an dà
rathad? an aon rathad mas e do thoil
e single or return? single, please
□
aon … deug eleven
□
aon duine deug
eleven men
□
aon a chèile one another
□
cha b’aithne dhuinn aon a chèile idir
we didn’t know each other at all
□
choimhead sinn air aon a chèile we
looked at one another
□
aon rud nach
eil a dhìth oirnn, ’s e uisge one thing
we don’t lack is water
□
b’e aon de na
rudan a thug orra sin a dhèanamh …
one of the factors in their decision to
do that was…
□
a’ chiad uair bho
dh’fhalbh e, agus gu mì-fhortanach an
aon uair the first time since he left, and
unfortunately the only time 2. same
□
aig an aon àm agus a bha na h-
atharraichean sin a’gabhail àite at the
same time as these changes were tak-
ing place
□
aig an aon àm ’s a tha iad
a’fàs nas eòlaiche air teicneolas at the
same time as they are becoming more
familiar with technology
□
is aon nì
e it’s all the same
□
an aon … ri … the
same … as …
□
buinidh e don aon
teaghlach ris a’ choileach ruadh it
belongs to the same family as the red
grouse
□
tha na seilcheagan den aon
teaghlach ris an fhaochaig the snails
are of the same family as the whelk
□
an aon nì ri … / an aon rud ri … the
same thing as
□
… chan eil iad a’cial-
lachadh an aon rud dhuinn they don’t
mean the same (thing) to us
□
cha b’e
an aon duine idir a bh’ann he wasn’t
the same man at all (i.e. that he used to
be)
□
air an aon chroit riutha on the
same croft as they
□
mhothaich sinn do
na h-aon daoine a h-uile feasgair shìos
air a’ chladach we noticed the same
people every evening down on the
beach 3. aon adv some, about, approx-
imately, fully
□
aon ochd bliadhna
mun tàinig e an seo some eight years
before he came here 4. aon is also used
in a number of adverbial constructions
□
a dh’aon àm simultaneous(ly)
□
a dh’aon bheum expressly, all at once
□
cha tàinig an caochladh seo a
dh’aon bheum this change didn’t come
all at once
□
a dh’aon bhàgh (Lewis)
on purpose, deliberately
□
a dh’aon(a)
chrìch expressly, for the sole purpose
□
note that the Svarabhakti vowel is
often shown in these expressions
□
bha
e air tighinn a dh’aona chrìch airson
a’ choinneamh seo a fhrithealadh he
had come for the sole purpose of
attending this meeting
□
a dh’aon
chuid … no … neither … nor …
□
dhealbh e bàta nach rachadh a dh’aon
chuid fodha no air a druim he
designed a boat that would neither sink
nor overturn
□
a dh’aon(a) ghnotha(i)
ch deliberate(ly), by design, expressly,
purposely, on purpose
□
… a tha air
an dèanamh a dh’aon ghnothaich do
chloinn… which are expressly made
for children
□
is ann a dh’aona
ghnothach a tha e it’s deliberate, on
purpose
□
a dh’aon nì bha barrachd
shaighdearan ann for one thing there
were more soldiers (present)
□
…
a dh’aon oidhche in (the course of)
one night
□
tha e air a ràdh gun do
dh’ionnsaich e an ealain a dh’aon
oidhche it is said that he learned the art
in one night
□
a dh’aon rud chan eil
a leithid a nì a dhìth orm for one thing
I don’t need such a thing (see leithid)
□
a dh’aon ruith at once, immediately
□
fhreagair e a dh’aon ruith he
answered at once / immediately
□
a dh’aon rùn by design, designedly,
intentional(ly)
□
also: aon uair once
(often uair by itself)
□
thàinig a’
bhochdainn orra aon uair eile poverty
afflicted (lit. came upon) them once
again 5. aon uair agus gu / aon uair
’s gu conj once (⫽ when, after)
□
aon
uair ’s gun do thòisich mi air am balla
(a) thogail … once I had begun to build
the wall … 6. As a pronoun: a) aon
(duine) anybody, somebody
□
aon
(sam bith) any
□
bha e na fhasgadh
cho sàbhailte ri aon (sam bith) san
dùthaich it was a refuge as safe as any
in the country
□
… cho maiseach ri
aon a tha againn … as lovely as any we
have
□
… rathad a bha cho garbh ri
aon air an robh sinn … a road which
was as rough as any we’ve been on b)
no, nobody, none (with preceding neg
or implied neg)
□
chan eil aon duine
an sin there is nobody there
□
cha
tàinig aon (duine) none came / nobody
came / no one came / not one came
7. aon, aoin nm 1. unit, one person /
thing
□
aon an dèidh aoin one after
another (lit. one after one)
□
chan eil
ann ach aon a-nis there is only one
there now
□
aon eile one more
□
aon
ma seach chaidh na treubhan a
cheannsachadh one by one the tribes
were subjugated
□
a h-aon one (the
number without an accompanying
noun – but with preceding neg ⫽
nobody, none etc.)
□
co mheud duine a
tha ag àiteachadh a’ghlinne an-diugh?
chan eil a h-aon! how many people
inhabit the glen nowadays? there isn’t
even one! / Not even one! / None!
□
Seumas a Sia is a h-Aon James the
Sixth and First
□
Tearlach a h-Aon
Charles the First
□
rach an aon merge
□
thig gu h-aon ’s gu dhà come to
a head, come to the bit
□
ma thig e gu
h-aon is gu dhà if it comes to the bit /
to the crunch
□
nuair a thig e gu h-aon
is gu dhà at the end of the day (⫽ when
all’s said and done etc.)
□
an t-aon /
gach aon apiece, each
□
thug am
43 aomadh
màthair basgaid an t-aon dhaibh their
mother gave them a basket each
□
tha
mac an t-aon aca they have a son each
2. an t-aon the / an ace in cards
aon- pref mono-, uni- etc.
aon-adharcach nm unicorn a.-
cheallach a uni-cellular a.-chiallach
a unambiguous
□
ann an dòigh aon-
chiallach in an unambiguous manner
a.-dath nm monochrome a.-dathach
a monochrome a.-dealbhach a uni-
form a.-deug, a h-a.-deug a eleven
(when not accompanied by a noun, or
when not preceding the noun
□
for the
difference, see aon…deug above)
□
ann an sgeulachd a h-aon-deug in
story eleven
□
a h-aon-deug dhiubh
eleven of them a.-dhearc nf paris
(herb) a.-fhillte pp simple (not com-
plex) simple-minded, innocent, single
(of a road), uniform
□
ghrad-tharraing
e sgeuma aon-fhillte he sketched out a
simple scheme
□
air rathad dùbailte
no air rathad aon-fhilte on a dual
carriageway or a single carriageway
a.-fhillteachd nf simpleness, single-
ness a.-fhir a
□
same as a.-neach
a.-fhoghair nm monophthong
a.-ghnèitheach a homogeneous, uni-
form a.-ghuthach a monotonous,
unanimous
□
bhruidhinn iad gu h-aon-
ghuthach they spoke unanimously
□
seinn aon-ghuthach unison
□
dh’èigh
iad gu h-aon-ghuthach they shouted
in unison a.-ghuthachd nf monotony
a.-inntinn nf unanimity a.-inntinneach
a unanimous a.-làir compd adj (of)
one-storey, single-storey
□
togalach
aon-làir a single-storey building
a.-lide nm monosyllable a.-lideach a,
monosyllabic a.-mheadhanach a con-
centric a.-neach a of / by one person,
solo
□
òran / cluich aon-neach solo
□
iteal aon-neach a solo flight
□
còmhrag aon-neach single combat
□
chaidh a mharbhadh ann an còmhraig
aon-neach he was killed in single
combat a.-phòsadh nm monogamy
a.-rathad a one-way
□
’s e sràid
aon-rathad a bh’ann it was a one-way
street a.-riochd a uniform
□
aon-
riochd donn of a uniform brown colour
a.-shealbhachadh nm & vn collec-
tivizing, collectivization a.-shealbhaich
v collectivize
□
chaidh na tuathanasan
aon-shealbhachadh the farms were
aona, an t-aona (a shortened form of
aonamh - no longer used) is used along with
deug and fichead to form certain ordinal
numbers
□
an t-aona … ar fhichead
twenty-first
□
aona … d(h)eug eleventh
□
anns an aona linn deug in the eleventh
century
□
also see aon (section 4.)
aona
□
a form of aon used in certain
expressions for emphasis (see aon
above), and in compounds (see below)
□
’s e piobaire an aona phuirt a th’ann he’s
always on about the one thing (lit. he’s
a piper of the single tune)
aona-lideach a monosyllabic
aonach, -aich, -aichean nm upland,
moorland
aonach, -aich nm breathlessness, panting
□
bha aonach air nuair a dh’èigh e riutha he
was breathless when he shouted to them
□
dè chuir aonach mar sin ort? what made
you so breathless?
□
bha an t-aonach orm
fhathast I was still breathless / panting
□
bha a ghuailnean ag èirigh ’s a’ tuiteam
leis an aonach a bha air his shoulders
were rising and falling with his panting
aonachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
aonaich uniting etc., coalition, incorpora-
tion, integration
aonachd nf unity
aonad, -aid, -an nm unit (all senses)
□
an
t-Aonad Rannsachaidh the Research Unit
□
chun an aonaid as fhaisge to the nearest
unit (maths.)
aonadair, -ean nm unionist
aonadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of aoin
uniting etc., merger, union
□
Seoc an
Aonaidh Union Jack
□
’s e rùnaire an aon-
aidh a th’ann he’s the secretary of the
union
aonadh-ceirde nm trade-union
aonagraich nf & vn of aonagraich
wallowing
□
dèan aonagraich wallow
aomadh 44
collectivized a.-shligeach, -ich, -ich
nm univalve
□
’s e aon-shligeach a tha
anns a’ bhàirnich the limpet is a uni-
valve (lit. it is a univalve that’s in the
limpet) a.-shligeach a univalve
□
maorach aon-shligeach univalves
a.-shlighe a single (fare, ticket etc.)
□
cheannaich mi faradh aon-shlighe
I bought a single fare a.-shligheach
a one-way a.-taobhach a partisan,
unilateral
aonagraich, aonagraich v wallow
□
bha
iad uile ag aonagraich san làthaich they
were all wallowing in the mud
aonaich, -achadh v coalesce, incorporate,
integrate, join, joint, unite
aonaichte pp united, integrated
□
tha an
t-aonad aonaichte mar phàirt den àrd-
sgoil the unit is integrated with the sec-
ondary school
□
na Stàitean Aonaichte the
United States
□
riaghaltas aonaichte
coalition government
□
muileann-stàilinn
aonaichte integrated steelworks
aonais, às aonais prep ⫹ gen lacking,
minus, without
□
dèan às aonais do with-
out, dispense with
□
as with all compd
preps, where a pers pron is required in
English, the poss adj is employed in
Gaelic and is incorporated into the prep
□
às m’aonais without me
□
às d’aonais
without you sing às (a) aonais without
him / it masc às a h-aonais without her /
it fem às ar n-aonais without us às ur
n-aonais without you pl & polite às an
aonais without them
□
na daoine sin nach
dèan sinn às an aonais these people that
we cannot do without (lit. that we cannot
do without them)
□
bha an taigh lom
às a h-aonais the house was bleak without
her
□
às aonais an cuideachaidh ’s am
mìsneachaidh without their help and
encouragement
aonan, -ain nm one thing, item
□
nach eil
agad ach aonan? have you only one?
aonar nm one person
□
usually used as
follows: bha e na aonar he was alone
□
bha i na h-aonar she was alone
□
tha mi
nam aonar an seo I’m alone here etc.
□
cha tu nad aonar anns an t-suidheachadh
sin you’re not the only one in that situation
aonarach -aiche a alone, forlorn, lone,
lonely, solitary
aonarachd nf loneliness
□
bha i cho sgìth
den aonarachd she was so tired of the
loneliness
aonaran, -ain, -ain nm hermit, anchorite,
recluse
aonaranach, -aich, -aich nm
□
same as
aonaran
aonaranach a
□
see aonarach
aonaranachd nf loneliness
aonarothaire, -ean nm unicycle
aoncheallach a unicellular
aonranach—
□
see aonarach—
aonta nm accord, agreement, assent, con-
sent, acquiescence, lease
□
… le fios agus
aonta a fir-chèile … with the knowledge
and consent etc. of her husband
□
tha mi
a’ toirt aonta do na tha thu ag ràdh (Dw.)
I agree with what you say
□
air a thoirt
seachad air aonta airson croitearachd
leased for crofting
□
thug e na còirichean
seilg dhaibh air aonta he leased the hunt-
ing rights to them
□
chrom e a cheann
mar gum b’ann an aonta ris he inclined
his head as if in agreement with him / in
assent with him
□
nach cuireadh tu
d’aonta ris a sin? wouldn’t you agree with
that?
□
cha do mhair an t-aonta glè fhada
the accord didn’t last very long
□
tha mi a’
toirt taing dhaibh airson an aonta a thoirt
seachad a chum an sgeulachd seo
fhoillseachadh I thank them for giving
their permission to publish this story
aontach, -aiche a affirmative, compliant,
agreeable, acquiescent
□
cha robh e idir
aontach he was by no means agreeable
aontachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
aontaich agreeing etc., agreement, assent,
sanction
aontachail, -e a mutual, tractable
aontaich, -achadh v agree, concede, con-
cur, consent, unite
□
dh’aontaich e he
agreed
□
dh’aontaich sinn mun phrìs we
agreed about the price
□
dh’aontaich càch
leis the others agreed with him
□
dh’aon-
taicheadh leatha sa spot she had his / their
etc. immediate agreement (lit. it was
agreed with her at once)
□
tha iad air aon-
tachadh ann am prionnsabal gum bi …
they have agreed in principle that… will
be …
□
cha robh e a’dol a dh’aontachadh
leotha he wasn’t going to agree with them
□
a bheil thu ag aontachadh, agus carson?
do you agree, and why?
□
chaidh aon-
tachadh leantainn le farpais bàrdachd aig
a’ Mhòd it was agreed to continue with a
poetry competition at the Mod
□
thòisich
càch air aontachadh leis others started to
agree with him
□
chan aontaicheadh iad
fiù ’s dè an latha a th’ann they wouldn’t
even agree what day it is
□
cha robh an
còrr air ach aontachadh an toirt leam
there was nothing else for it but to agree to
take them with me
□
tha e glè choltach
gun aontaichear leis a’ chiad cheist it is
very likely that the first question will get
the affirmative
□
note that ri is often used
instead of le
aontaichte pp agreed
□
rè ùine aontaichte
over an agreed period
aontamhach a celibate
aontamhachd nf celibacy
aorabh, -aibh nm constitution (mental or
bodily), make-up, nature
□
bha e riamh
45 aorabh
neo-fhallain na aorabh he was ever
unhealthy in his constitution
□
theagamh
gur ann na aorabh a tha an t-eòlas sin per-
haps that knowledge is in his make-up
□
bha
mi a’ beachdachadh air aorabh an duine
I was contemplating the nature of man
aoradh nm
□
see adhradh
aosmhor, -oire a aged, elderly
aosta a aged, old (frequently shortened to
aost before a vowel)
□
tha mi ro aost air-
son a bhith nam shaighdear I am too old
to be a soldier
□
bha am bàta seo aosta
this boat was old
□
fàs aosta age v
aostachd nf oldness
aotraman, -ain, -an nm
□
see aotroman
aotrom, -oime a light (in weight / manner /
tone), buoyant, light-headed, slight,
wanton, weightless
□
aotrom (a thaobh
luchd-obrach, sgioba, shaighdearan etc.)
undermanned, understaffed (lit. light –
with regard to workers, crew, soldiers etc.)
□
bha e aotrom dibhearsaineach it was
light and entertaining
□
ann an dòigh
aotrom in a light(hearted) manner
□
tha an
leabhar seo nas aotroime na leigeadh e
leas a bhith this book is lighter (in tone)
than it needs to be
aotromachadh, -aidh nm & vn of aotro-
maich alleviating etc., alleviation
aotromachd nf buoyancy, levity, lightness
aotromaich, -achadh v alleviate, lighten
(in weight), make / become less heavy,
unload
□
dh’aotromaich iad an long le
bhith a’ tilgeil a’ bhathair a-mach air a’
mhuir they lightened the ship by throwing
the cargo into the sea
aotroman, -ain, -ain / -an nm bladder
(organ)
aotromas, -ais nm lightness
□
’s e aotromas
na stoighle a bhuail orm it was the light-
ness of the style which struck me
apa, apaichean nm ape
aparan, -ain, -ain / -an nm apron
□
chroch
i a h-aparan ri cùl an dorais she hung her
apron on the back of the door
aparsaig, -e, -ean nf haversack
apragod, -oid, -an nm apricot
ar form of prep air used before fichead
(twenty) in the traditional Gaelic counting
system – usually now air (see App. 11
Sect. 2.1 c)
àr nm indec tillage
àr, àir nm carnage, slaughter
ar poss adj our (ar n- before vowels)
□
ar
dachaigh our home
□
ar dùthaich our
country
□
ar n-athair our father
□
the
emphatic suffix -ne may be added to the
accompanying noun
□
ar gàrradh-ne our
garden
□
or ours as in the following: ged
tha gàrradh bòidheach aig ar nàbaidh
chan eil ar gàrradh-ne cho bòidheach
though our neighbour has a beautiful gar-
den, ours isn’t so beautiful
□
dè ‘n gàr-
radh? ar gàrradh-ne which garden? ours
ar, ar leam def v I think, I thought,
methinks
□
ar leam gun robh i cho bòid-
heach ris a’ ghrèin I thought she was as
beautiful as the sun
□
ar leatha gun robh
rudeigin fada ceàrr she thought there was
something far wrong
□
may also be used
with a noun subj
□
ar le mòran nach fhaod
seo a bhith many thought that this can not
be (so / the case)
àra, àrann, àirne / àirnean nf kidney
□
adha ’s àirne offal (of animal) adha ’s àra
eòin giblets
Arabach, -aich, -aich nm Arab
Arabach a Arabic, Arabian
□
figearan
Arabach Arabic numerals
àrach, -aich nm & vn of àraich nurturing,
nurture, rearing
□
fhuair e àrach na fhò-
garrach fada bho thìr a dhùthchais he was
reared as an exile, far from his native land
□
thill e gu baile àraich he returned to the
town where he had been brought up
àrachas, -ais nm insurance
□
àrachas an
aghaidh tubaist insurance against (an)
accident
àradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm ladder
□
chrom
e an àradh he descended the ladder
□
àradh ròpa a rope ladder
□
also fàradh
àraich, àrach v foster, nourish, nurture, rear,
secrete, tend, train
□
leigidh a’ chuthag le
eun eile a h-àl àrach the cuckoo lets
another bird rear its young
□
àraich
tionnsgal industrialize
□
tha an dùthaich
ag iarraidh tionnsgal àrach the country
wants to industrialize
àraid, -e a peculiar, strange, singular, spe-
cific
□
bha e a-mach gu h-àraid air triùir
bhàrd he was dealing with / talking / writ-
ing about three poets in particular
□
greiseag an dèidh sin thachair nì àraid
shortly after that a peculiar thing hap-
pened
□
bha i (a’) coimhead àraid anns an
t-solas shoilleir ud she looked peculiar in
that bright light
àraidh, -e a certain, especial, particular,
respective, special
□
air là àraidh on a cer-
tain day
□
crìoch àraidh an duine man’s
chief end
□
gu h-àraidh especially, above
all
□
gu seachd àraidh most particularly
àraidheachadh, -aidh nm & vn of àraid-
hich specializing
aoradh 46
àraidheachd nf peculiarity
□
cha robh
duine ann a-riamh gun àraidheachd sam
bith there never was a man without any
peculiarity
àraidhich, -eachadh v specialize
àraidhichte pp specialized
□
ann an irisean
àraidhichte in specialized magazines
àrainn, -e nf area, habitat, vicinity, locality
□
chan fhaca mi a-riamh iad anns an
àrainn seo I’ve never seen them in this
area, vicinity etc.
□
air an comharrachadh
a-mach nan àrainn clàr-teagaisg marked
out as a curricular area
□
air àrainn
prep ⫹ gen in the vicinity of, near to,
within
□
air àrainn an taighe in the vicin-
ity of the house
□
sgrùd mi gach nì a bha
air àrainn an t-seòmair I examined every-
thing [which was] (with)in the room
□
air
àrainn may have the force of an adverb
□
nuair nach robh am fear eile air àrainn
when the other (man / one) was not in the
vicinity / around
àrainn-choisichean nm pedestrian precinct
Arainneach, -ich, ich nm inhabitant of
Arran
Arainneach a of, belonging to or pertain-
ing to Arran
àrainneachd nf environment
□
chan fhuil-
ing an àrainneachd an truailleadh a tha i
a’ faighinn the environment will not with-
stand the pollution it is receiving
□
tha tru-
ailleadh san àrainneachd a tha eagalach
there is fearful pollution of (lit. in) the
environment
ar-a-mach nm
□
see aramach
aramach nm indec insurrection, mutiny,
rebellion, revolt, rising, up-rising
□
dèan
aramach mutiny, rebel, rise (in rebellion)
□
fad an aramach all during the rebellion
□
Aramach nan Seumasach The Jacobite
Uprising
aran, -ain nm bread
□
aran goirid short-
bread
□
aran taisbeanta shewbread
□
aran
làitheil daily bread
aran-coirce nm oatcake a.-crì nm ginger-
bread (also a.-cridhe) a.-eòrna n.m barley
bread a.-milis nm bun, cake, sweetbread
□
cho daor ris an aran-mhilis as expensive
as cake
araon adv both
□
bha e araon na stàitire
agus na sgoilear he was both a statesman
and a scholar
□
araon am bochd agus am
beartach both the poor man and the rich
man
□
… gus an robh sinn araon sgìth den
t-seòrsa cleasachd seo … until we were
both tired of this kind of sport
□
bha iad
a’ sgrìobhadh araon nan cànain fhèin
agus anns a’ Bheurla they were writing
both in their own language and in English
àras, -ais, -an nm (also àros) habitation,
house, dwelling
□
’s e àras rumail cofhur-
tail a bha sin that was a roomy, comfort-
able dwelling
arbhar, -air nm corn (growing or in sheaf)
□
tha an t-arbhar a’ fàs the corn is grow-
ing
□
tha iad a’ buain an arbhair they are
harvesting the corn
□
… is iad nan suidhe
ri fasgadh sguab arbhair … as they sat in
the shelter of a sheaf of corn
àrc, àirce, -an nf bung, cork (the substance
or stopper), stopper
□
sgriubha àrc
corkscrew
□
bha e a’tarraing na h-àirce à
botal f ìona he was drawing the cork from
a bottle of wine
□
cuir àrc ann cork v
Arcach a Orcadian
Arcach, -aich, -aich nm Orcadian
àrcan, -ain, -an nm cork, stopper
47 àrcan
àrd, àirde a chief, eminent, great, high,
lofty, loud, superior, supreme, tall, tre-
ble (of voice)
□
bha e na dhuine àrd
cnàmhach he was a tall, bony man
□
na beanntan àrda the high mountains
□
aig ceann àrd an locha at the top end
of the loch
□
tha an rèidio ro àrd the
radio is too loud
gu h-àrd adv above, aloft, aloud, high,
overhead, up (rest in)
□
… a chì sibh
anns an dealbh gu h-àrd … whom you
see in the above picture / in the picture
above
□
air an ceangal gu h-àrd is gu
h-ìosal le gadan fastened top and bot-
tom by withes (of a plural subject)
□
thoir àrd urram do revere
□
used in
many place names e.g. Àrd Bhearaig
Berwick Law
□
see App. 12 Sect. 4.0
The comp form is nas àirde / as àirde
(na b’àirde / a b’àirde in the imperf /
cond tense) which, as well as meaning
‘higher’, ‘highest’ etc., can also mean
‘upper’, ‘upmost’, ‘utmost’
□
air a’
mheangan as àirde on the upmost
branch
□
bho thè de na h-uinneagan a
b’àirde from one of the upper win-
dows
□
bha a bhathais a’ sìor fhàs na
b’àirde his effrontery was continually
becoming greater
□
note also the use
as an adverb: thuirt e gum bu chòir an
t-urram a thoirt don fhear a b’àirde a
dhìreadh a’ chreag he said that the
honour should go to the one who high-
est climbed the cliff
àrd- pref denoting high, chief etc.
àrd-aigne nf magnanimity à.-amasach
a ambitious
□
’s e pròiseact àrd-
amasach a tha seo this is an ambitious
project à.-aoibhneas nm exultation
□
le measgachadh de àrd-aoibhneas is
anshocair with a blend of exultation
and unease à.-bhaile nm metropolis
à.-bhàillidh nm mayor à.-bheachdaich
pontificate v à.-cheannach a lofty
□
cho àrd-cheannach ris na beanntan as
àirde as lofty as the highest hills
à.-chlàr nm plateau à.-chliù nm lauda-
tion à.-doras nm lintel
□
uinneag
àrd-dorais fanlight à.-eaglais nf
cathedral à.-easbaig nm archbishop
à.-èibhneach a ecstatic à.-èibhneas
nm ecstacy à.-fhear-stiùiridh nm
chief executive À.-Fhear-Tagraidh,
an t-À.-Fhear-Tagraidh nm the Lord
Advocate à.-fhèill nf jubilee à.-
fhoghlam nm erudition à.-fhuaimneach
a loud
□
le ospaig àrd-fhuaimneach
with a loud sob à.-ghlòir nf grandilo-
quence à.-ghlòrach a sonorous
à.-ghuthach a audible, loud, loud-voiced
□
gu h-àrd-ghuthach loudly, aloud,
audibly
□
dh’èigh e gu h-àrd-ghuthach
he shouted aloud / loudly à.-innleadair
nm chief engineer (also prìomh-
innleadair) à.-inntinneach a high-
minded à.-inntleachdail a high-brow
à.-inntleachdair nm high-brow à.-
iolach nf acclamation, loud shout
□
le
àrd-iolach with a loud shout
□
thogadh
am bratach ri crann ri àrd-iolach nan
Gaidheal the banner was raised to the
mast to the acclamation of the Gaels
à.-ìre nf high-level, high standard
□
àrd-ìre dòigh-beatha high standard of
living (see also the following) à.-ìre
a high-level, higher, advanced
□
dòigh-
beatha àrd-ìre high standard of living
□
cumaidh seo daoine bho fhoghlam
àrd-ìre this will keep people away
from higher education à.-mhaighstir
nm headmaster
□
… far an robh e na
àrd-mhaighstir sgoile where he was
a [school] headmaster à.-mhanach nm
prior à.-mhol v extol, laud à.-
mholadh nm applause à.-ollamh nm
professor (in the U.K. this means head
of a department, not a reader / lecturer
as it may elsewhere) à.-rathad nm
major road à.-sgoil nf academy, high-
school, secondary school
□
chaidh e
àrdachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
àrdaich promoting etc., advancement,
(process of) elevation, ennoblement, exal-
tation, gradient, preferment, promotion,
raise
□
tha iad a’faighinn àrdachadh naoi
sa cheud they are getting a raise of nine
percent
àrdachadh-chàirdean nm nepotism
àrdachair, -ean nm
□
see àrdaichear
àrdaich, -achadh v advance (of rank),
dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, heighten,
honour, magnify, prefer, promote, raise,
uplift, upraise
□
àrdaich (an luach) appre-
ciate intrans (fin.)
àrdaichear, -eir, -an nm elevator, lift (e.g.
in a building)
àrdaichear-sgi nm ski-lift
àrdail a cardinal (of numbers)
□
àireamh
àrdail cardinal number
□
figear àrdail car-
dinal figure
àrdan, -ain nm arrogance, haughtiness,
(mental) loftiness, pride, proud anger,
wrath
□
… leis an àrdan a bha air…
because of the proud anger he had
□
ghabh
e a leithid de dh’àrdan is gun …he
became so angry that …
àrdanach, -aiche a arrogant, haughty,
lofty, supercilious
àrdchlar, -air, -an nm plateau
arfuntachadh, -aidh nm & vn of arfun-
taich confiscating etc., confiscation
arfuntaich, -achadh v confiscate
□
dh’ar-
funtaich am poileas an lìn the police
confiscated their nets
arfuntaichte pp confiscated, forfeited
□
na
h-oighreachdan arfuntaichte the forfeited
estates
àrcan 48
do àrd-sgoil Chinn a’ Ghiuthsaich he
went to Kingussie secondary school
à.-sgoile a secondary (of education)
□
foghlam àrd-sgoile secondary educa-
tion à.-shagart nm high-priest, pontiff
à.-sheanadh nm assembly (of
Presbyterian Church) à.-stiùbhard nm
chief steward à.-theicneolach a high
technology
□
bathar àrd-theicneolach
high technology goods / products à.-
thir nm highland (geog.) à.-thireach a
highland (geog.) à.-uachdaran nm
overlord, potentate à.-ùrlar nm dais,
hustings, platform, stage à.-urram nm
veneration
argamaid, -e, -ean nf argument, thesis
□
chan eil fhiosam dè as adhbhar don arga-
maid I don’t know what the reason for the
argument is
□
bha e a’ faighinn a’ chuid
a b’fheàrr den argamaid he was getting
the best of the argument
argamaideach, -iche a argumentative
aristocratachd nf aristocracy
arm, airm, airm nm arm, army, weapon
□
duine nach eil san arm civilian
□
ghabh e
san arm he enlisted in / joined the army
□
thilg iad bhuapa na h-airm aca they threw
away their arms Arm an t-Saoraidh / Arm
na Slàinte Salvation Army
arm-ghille nm arm-bearer a.-lann nf arse-
nal, magazine (for weapons)
armachadh, -aidh nm & vn of armaich
arming
armachd nf arms, armour
□
bha 15000
duine fo armachd 15000 men were under
arms
□
gairm gu armachd a call to arms
armaich, -achadh v arm
armailt.-ean nm army
□
bha iad de na
daoine (a) bu trèine a bha anns an armailt
they were among the strongest men in the
army
armailteach, -iche a military
Armainis nf Armenian (lang.)
àros, -ois, -an nm habitation, house,
dwelling, seat (⫽ habitation)
□
see àras
arpag, -aige, -an nf harpy
arrabhaig, -ean nf skirmish
arsa def v said
□
has the past tense only, and
is used only in reported speech
□
“Chan
eil sin ceart,” arsa mise rithe “That’s not
correct,” I said to her
□
the last vowel is
invariably omitted before a following
vowel, and pers prons are always emphatic
□
ars’ esan he said
□
ars’ ise she said etc.
àrsaidh, -e a ancient, archaic, primeval
□
chunnaic sinn ballachan a’ bhaile àrsaidh
we saw the walls of the ancient city
□
…
mar a theireadh na daoine àrsaidh …as
the ancients used to say
àrsaidheachd nf archaeology
àrsair, -ean nm antiquary, archaeologist
artaigil, -ean nm article (in magazine etc.)
□
tapadh leibh airson an artaigil a chuir
sibh thugainn thank you for the article
which you sent to us
□
bhitheadh sinn glè
thoilichte an aon seòrsa artaigil fhaighinn
uaibh a-rithist we would be pleased to
receive the same type of article from you
again
Artach a Arctic
as abbr form of anns used in some areas
e.g. as an drabhair sin in that drawer
□
bha
sinn a’ fuireach as an taigh sin we were
staying in that house
□
as a’chùbaid in the
pulpit
□
as na seòmraichean in the rooms
as rel form of the assertive verb i.e. a ⫹ is
that / who / which is
□
as ùr afresh, anew
□
tòisich as ùr resume
□
tha e ga fhaicinn
fhèin as ùr he sees himself afresh / anew
□
used with the comp form of the adj e.g. as
fheàrr best
□
see feàrr
as bith pron whatever, whatsoever
□
tha seo
nas cumanta am measg nan Sìneach, as
bith carson this is more common among
the Chinese, for whatever reason (lit.
whatever why)
□
glacaidh sinn an duine
seo, as bith cò e we shall catch this man,
whoever he is
a / as prep ⫹ dat
□
these are now shown
with an accent to show the open nature of
the vowel which is not long
□
see às prep
below
49 a
às prep⫹ dat off, out, out of
□
this is
the form of the prep à (q.v.) used
before a def noun, à being used with
indef nouns
□
bha e a’ tighinn a-mach
às an taigh he was coming out of
the house
□
às a sin / às an àite
sin thence
□
às an t-sreath exceptional
□
às an fhasan out of fashion, out of
date
□
às a’ chumantas out of the
usual, abnormal
□
às an rathad
esoteric
□
thoir an car às cheat, out-
wit, trick
□
thug e an car asam he
cheated / tricked me
This is also the form of the prep à used
with interr parts
□
chaidh e a-steach
don togalach às an robh an t-seinn a’
tighinn he entered the building from
which the singing was coming
□
thuit
e anns a’chadal às nach tig dùsgadh
he fell into the sleep from which
comes no awakening
□
the às form is
also often found before a vowel e.g. às
àite out of place
às is also used as an adv ⫽ off, out
□
chaidh a’mhaidse às na mheòirean the
match went out in his fingers
□
bha an
teine air a dhol às the fire had gone out
□
às a chèile asunder, apart
□
dèan às
escape, cut and run
□
for other idioms
see fàg, cuir, cur, dubh, car, thoir,
rach
às leth prep ⫹ gen pro
□
see leth, às leth
às aonais prep ⫹ gen minus, without
□
see aonais above
às eugmhais prep ⫹ gen devoid of,
without
□
for examples see eugmhais
às- (sometimes written á-/ ás-,
though this is not now recommended)
pref ⫽ an-, ex-, in-, un- etc.
às-abhainn nf distributary (geog.)
à.-aimsireachd nf anachronism
à.-aimsireil a anachronistic à.-aithris
nf quotation (lit.) à.-àrcaich v uncork
à.-bhathar nm export (product)
à.-creideach nm sceptic à.-creideach
a incredulous, sceptical à.-creideamh
nm disbelief, incredulity, scepticism
□
dh’èirich a ghuth le às-creideamh his
voice rose with incredulity à.-creideas
nm incredulity à.-creidmheach nm
disbeliever à.-dhùthchach a expatri-
ate à.-innleachd nf plot, scheme,
weapon (of destruction)
□
tha
às-innleachdan mòra aca a chuireas
às dhuinn they have mighty weapons
which will annihilate us
□
fhad ’s
a bha sinn a’dèanamh às-innleachd …
while we were devising a scheme…
à.-mhalairt nf export (process) à.-
mhalairtear nm exporter à.-
tharraing nf abstract à.-tharraing
v abstract à.-tharraingeach a abstrac-
tive, extractive à.-tharraingeachd
nf abstraction à.-tharraingte
pp abstract(ed)
□
ann an domhain
às-tharraingte in an abstract universe
□
’s e gnìomhachd gu math às-
tharraingte a tha seo this is quite an
abstract activity
asair, -ean nm asarum (plant)
asal, -aile, -ean nf (nm in some places) ass,
donkey
asal-stiallach nf zebra
asam prep pron of the prep à (q.v.) from
me / of me
asbhuain, -e nf stubble
ascaoin, -e a harsh, inclement, unkind
□
tha
taobh ascaoin na mara a’ nochdadh the
harsh aspect of the sea shows
asgaidh, an asgaidh adv free, gratis, for
nothing, without payment
□
thug e dhomh
an leabhar an asgaidh he gave me the
book free
□
tha e ri fhaotainn air 75sg.
post an asgaidh it can be obtained for 75p
post free
asgail / asgaill, -ean nf armpit
□
na asgail
under his arm
□
less common than achlais
asgair, -ean nm apostrophe
Asirianach, -aich, -aich nm Assyrian
Asirianach a Assyrian
aslach, -aich, -aichean nm
□
same as
aslachadh
aslachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
aslaich petitioning etc., petition, solicita-
tion, supplication
aslaich, -achadh v implore, petition,
solicit, supplicate, request
□
bha iad ag
aslachadh air neach sam bith cobhair
a thoirt dhaibh they were imploring any-
one to help them
asparag, -aige, -an nf asparagus
asta prep pron of prep à (q.v.) from them /
of them
Astaigeach, -ich, -ich nm Aztec
□
na
h-Astaigich the Aztecs
Astaigeach a Aztec
astar, -air, -an nm 1. distance
□
de astar /
de dh’astar / a dh’astar distant adv
□
mu
sheachd mìle de dh’astar about seven
miles’ distance / distant
□
mu mhìle gu leth
a dh’astar bhuam about a mile and a half
away from me / in distance from me
□
astar mhìltean mileage
□
astar math
bhon taigh a good distance from the house
□
na h-astaran aibhseach ud those
immense distances
□
aig astar at a dis-
tance, at a remove
□
barrachd air leth
an astair a bha againn ri dhol more than
half the distance we had to go 2. speed
□
bha an sgiobair ag iarraidh tuilleadh
astair the skipper wanted more speed 3.
journey
□
cha do stad sinn ach aon uair
air an astar we stopped only once on the
journey
□
thuirt e nach cha b’e droch
astar a bh’ann he said it hadn’t been a bad
journey
asad 50
asad prep pron of the prep à (q.v.) from
you / of you sing
asad, -aid, -an nm acid (also searbhag)
asaibh prep pron of the prep à (q.v.) from
you / of you pl & polite
asaid, -e nf deliverance, delivery (child-
birth)
□
asaid anabaich miscarriage
(med.)
□
bha asaid anabaich aice she
miscarried / had a miscarriage
asaideachadh, -aidh nm & vn of asaidich
delivering (child)
asaidich, -eachadh v deliver (child)
asail
□
see asal
asainn prep pron of the prep à (q.v.) from
us / of us
□
chan eil sinn cinnteach gu
leòr asainn fhèin we aren’t sure enough of
ourselves
asair, -ean nm harness
air astar adv a distance, a way
□
fada air
astar far off, far away
□
tha aca ri dhol air
astar fada mus ruig iad an taigh they have
a long way to go before they reach the
house
□
dh’fheumadh e a dhol air astar
bho a dhachaigh he had to go some
distance from his home
astar-chleoc nm speedometer a.-chrìoch nf
speed-limit a.-mheud nm momentum
astarach, -aiche a speedy
astas, -ais, -an nm missile
at nm & vn of at festering etc., expansion,
inflammation (med.), protuberance,
swelling, tumour
□
at(-cùinnidh) (mone-
tary) inflation
at, at v fester, surge, swell
□
dh’at a ghàird-
ean gu h-eagalach his arm swelled
dreadfully
□
air at swollen, turgid
□
bha
a h-aodann air at her face was swollen /
had swollen
at-bràghad nm quinsy a.-busach nm
mumps a.-cùinnidh nm inflation (fin.)
□
tha iad air fàs sgìth den at-chùinnidh a tha
a’ sìor àrdachadh phrìsean they have
grown tired of the inflation which is
continually raising prices
atachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ataich
expanding etc., expansion
atachas, -ais nm inflation (fin.)
ataich, -achadh v expand
atam, -aim, -an nm atom
atamach a atomic
àth, -a, -an(nan) nf kiln
àth-aoil nf lime-kiln à-cheilpe nf kelp-kiln
àth, -an nm indec ford
□
Àth Tharracail
Acharacle
□
àthan Iòrdain the fords of
Jordan
ghnìomh a rinn e there was no appear-
ance of folly on the next act he performed
□
airson faighinn air adhart chun na
h-ath ìre for (the purpose of) proceed-
ing to the next stage
ath occasionally means ‘another / sec-
ond’ as in cha do dh’iarr ise an ath
chuireadh she didn’t need another /
second invitation
□
tha iad am beachd
ath shùil a thoirt air an t-
suidheachadh they intend to review
the situation
□
nuair a thug e an ath
shùil air … when he looked at it
again …
ath- pref frequently used with the same
meaning as ‘re-’ in English
□
note that
in the verbs that follow with this pre-
fix, only the root is given, and not
the vn, though in many cases these
are given separately when they have
a meaning one step removed from
the vn (i.e. when the meaning does not
end in ‘-ing’). Please note that, for
ease of reference, all compounds of
ath- have been grouped together.
Words which would normally have
been placed alphabetically within this
range will be found after this section.
It should also be noted that many of
these compounds may now be found
written as one word.
ath-agair v appeal (legal) a.-agairt
nf & vn appealing, appeal (legal) a.-
aiseag nm & vn restoration a.-aisig v
restore a.-àiteachadh nm & vn reset-
tling etc., resettlement a.-aithris nf &
vn repeating etc., iteration, rehearsal,
reiteration, repetition
□
ath-aithris
aodaich dress rehearsal a.-aithris v
echo, repeat, rehearse, reiterate
□
le
bhith ga ath-aithris by dint of repeat-
ing it a.-aithriseach a iterative a.-
àitich v resettle a.-aonadh nm reunion
a.-armadh nm rearmament a.-
bheachd nf after-thought, reconsidera-
tion, retrospect a.-bheachdachadh nm
& vn reviewing etc., review a.-
bheachdaich v review, reconsider a.-
bheothachadh nm & vn re-animating
etc., renaissance, resurgence, revival
□
thug an t-Ath-bheothachadh iomadh
fear-ealain gu cinneas the Rennaissance
produced many artists a.-bheothaich v
re-animate, recreate, rekindle, revive
a.-bhriathrachas nm tautology a.-
bhrosnaich v rally a.-bhuail v strike /
51 àth
ath, an ath a (lens following noun) next
□
an ath sheachdain next week, the
following week
□
an ath fhear the next
one
□
an ath shaoghal the hereafter
□
an ath bhliadhna next year
□
ro
cheann na h-ath bhliadhna before
the end of the following year
□
chan
eil fhios agam dè an ath cheum
a bu chòir dhuinn a ghabhail I don’t
know what’s the next step we should
take
□
anns an ath thaigh in the next
house
□
an ath thuras a chunnaic mi
e … the next time I saw him …
□
an ath
fhaireachdainn a bha aige bha e…the
next thing he knew he was…
□
cha
robh coltas na gòraiche air an ath