Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь

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hit again a.-bhuailte pp reﬂex a.-

bhualadh nm & vn restriking etc.,

reprint

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note that a.-bhuail does not

mean reprint v (see a.-chlò-bhuail) a.-

bhuannachd nm & vn reclaiming etc.,

reclamation (of land) a.-bhuannaich

v reclaim (of land). a.-bhuidhinn v

retrieve a.-bhuidhinn nf & vn retriev-

ing etc., retrieval a.-chàirich v reﬁt a.-

chaithte a recycled

□

bha e

clò-bhuailte air pàipear ath-chaithte it

was printed on recycled paper a.-

chàradh nm & vn reﬁtting etc., reﬁt

□

bha an long a’ feitheamh ri ath-

chàradh the ship was awaiting a reﬁt

a.-cheannach nm & vn redeeming,

repurchasing a.-cheannaich v redeem,

repurchase a.-cheannsaich v recon-

quer a.-cheannsachadh nm & vn

reconquering a.-cheasnachadh nm

& vn cross-examining etc., cross-

examination, re-examination

a.-cheasnaich v cross-examine,

re-examine a.-chladhachadh nm & vn

disinterring etc., disinterment

a.-chladhaich v disinter a.-chleachd v

re-use, recycle a.-chleachdadh nm &

vn recycling etc. a.-chlò-bhuail v

reprint a.-chluich nf & vn replaying,

replay a.-chluich v replay a.-chluinn v

rehear a.-chluinntinn nf & vn rehear-

ing a.-choillteireachd nf reaffores-

tation a.-chòireachadh nm reform,

reorganization a.-chòirich v reform,

reorganize a.-choisinn v regain a.-

cholainneadh nm reincarnation a.-

chòmhdachadh nm & vn rebinding,

reafﬁrming a.-chòmhdaich v rebind,

reafﬁrm a.-chonnachadh nm & vn

refuelling a.-chonnaich v refuel a.-

chosnadh nm & vn regaining a.-

chraol v repeat (broadcast)

a.-chraoladh nm repeat (broadcast)

a.-chruinneachadh

nm & vn reassem-

bling, reassembly a.-chruinnich v

reassemble a.-chruthachadh nm &

vn recreating, recreation a.chruthaich

v recreate a.-chuairteachadh nm

recycling a.-chuairtich v recycle a.-

chuinge nf petition, request, entreaty,

supplication a.-chuir v replant, trans-

plant a.-chum v distort, reconstruct,

recreate, reshape a.-chumadh nm &

vn reconstruction, distortion a.-

chùnnt v recount a.-chùnntadh nm &

vn recounting a.-chur nm & vn

re-planting, transplant a.-chur-a-mach

nm reissue a.-dhearbh v re-afﬁrm,

reassert a.-dhearbhadh nm& vn re-

afﬁrming, reasserting, re-afﬁrmation,

reassertion a.-dhìol v recompense,

refund, repay, requite a.-dhìoladh nm

& vn refunding etc., recompense,

refund, retribution a.-dhìolte pp repaid

a.-dhìrich v remount a.-dhìreadh nm

& vn remounting a.-dhoras, an a.-

dhoras adv next door

□

an duine an

ath-dhoras the man next door a.-

dhreachd v redraft a.-dhreachdadh

nm & vn redrafting, redraft a.-

dhùblachadh nm & vn reduplicating,

reduplication a.-dhùblaich v redupli-

cate a.-dhùisg v re-awaken, resuscitate

a.-dhùthchachadh nm & vn repatriat-

ing, repatriation a.-dhùthchaich v

repatriate a.-èisteachd nf rehearing

□

thoir ath-èisteachd do rehear a.-

fhathann nm counter rumour

□

bha

fathann is ath-fhathann a’ dol rumour

and counter rumour were going

(about) a.-fheum nm re-use

□

cuir gu

ath-fheum re-use, recycle

□

nach bu

chòir dhuinn an stuth seo a chur gu

ath-fheum? ought we not to recycle

this material? a.-fhosgail v reopen a.-

fhosgladh nm & vn reopening a.-

fhreagair v respond a.-fhreagairt nf

& vn responding a.-fhuaimneach

a resonant a.-fhuaimneachadh nm &

vn echoing, resounding a.-

fhuaimneachd nf resonance a.-

fhuaimnich v echo, resound

□

dh’ath-

fhuaimnich an glaodh o cheann gu

ceann den ghleann the cry echoed /

resounded from end to end of the val-

ley a.-ghabh v resume, retake, take

again

□

ath-ghabh a-steach re-admit

a.-ghabhail nf & vn resuming, retak-

ing, taking again

□

ath-ghabhail

a-steach re-admitting, re-admission

a.-ghairm v reverberate a.-ghairm nf

& vn reverberating etc., reverberation

a.-ghin v regenerate a.-ghineamhainn

nm & vn regenerating etc., regenera-

tion a.-ghnàthaichte pp rehabilitated

a.-ghoirid nf shortcut

□

ghabh iad ath-

ghoirid a’ tilleadh they took a shortcut

coming back a.-innis v recapitulate a.-

innse nf & vn recapitulating etc., para-

phrase, recapitulation a.-inntrig v

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re-enter a.-inntrigeadh nm & vn- re-

entering etc., re-entry a.-ìomhaigh nf

reﬂection

□

…a bhiodh na ath-ìomhaigh

de thachartasan eaconomach … which

would be a reﬂection of economic

events a.-leagh v reﬁne a.-leaghadh

nm & vn reﬁning a.-leasachadh nm &

vn reforming etc., reformation

□

tha

ath-leasachadh susbainteach ga thoirt

air a substantial reformation is being

wrought upon it a.-leasaich v reclaim,

reform a.-leasaichte pp reclaimed,

reformed

□

an Eaglais Ath-leasaichte

the Reformed Church a.-leig v allow

again

□

ath-leig a-steach re-admit a.-

leigeil nm & vn allowing again etc.

□

ath-leigeil a-steach re-admission a.-

leugh v reread, read again

□

cha robh

cothrom agam (a) ath-leughadh I had

no opportunity to reread it masc a.-

leughadh nm & vn rereading, reading

again a.-leum v rebound, spring or leap

again a.-leumachd nf resilience a.-

leumadh nm & vn rebounding, spring-

ing or leaping again a.-lìon v reﬁll

a.-lìonadh nm & vn reﬁlling, reﬁll

a.-lorg v rediscover a.-lorg nf & vn

rediscovering etc., rediscovery a.-

lorgachadh nm & vn retracing

a.-lorgaich v retrace a.-mhìneachadh

nm & vn redeﬁning, redeﬁnition

a.-mhìnich v redeﬁne

□

chaidh

raon obrach na Comhairle ath-

mhìneachadh the Committee’s role has

been redeﬁned a.-neartachadh nm &

vn reinforcing etc., reinforcement a.-

neartaich v reinforce a.-nochd v reap-

pear

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… a’ sìor ath-nochdadh ann

an aislingean continually reappearing

in dreams a.-nochdadh nm & vn

re-appearing etc., re-appearance a.

-nuadhachadh nm & vn renewing

etc., rebirth, regeneration, renewal

□

ath-nuadhachadh baile urban renewal

a.-nuadhaich v regenerate, renew,

revise a.-nuadhaichte pp renewed,

revised

□

le amasan ath-nuadhaichte

with revised aims a.-obair nf revision

a.-oidhche, an a.-oidhche 1. the next

night 2. tomorrow night (in which case

it is often abbr to an ath-oidhch’ / an

athoidhch and pronounced roughly as

‘nathich’without pause or emphasis)

□

bithidh leasan againn an ath-oidhch’

we will have a lesson tomorrow night

a.-òrdachadh nm reorganisation,

reordination a.-òrdaich v reordain a.-

phàigh v reimburse a.-phàigheadh

nm & vn re-imbursing etc., re-

imbursement a.-phiantan n pl

after-pains a.-raon v refract a.-

raonach a refracting

□

gloinne-

amhairc ath-raonach refracting

telescope a.-raonadh nm & vn

refracting, refraction a.-reic v resell a.-

reic nm & vn reselling etc., resale a.-

riochdachadh nm & vn reproducing

etc., adaptation, reproduction a.-

riochdaich v reproduce

□

chan

fhaodar pàirt sam bith den leabhar seo

ath-riochdachadh an cruth sam bith

no part of this book may be reproduced

in any form a.-sgrìobh v copy

(rewrite), transcribe

□

bha iad ag ath-

sgrìobhadh nan seann leabhraichean

they were transcribing the old books

a.-sgrìobhadh nm & vn rewriting etc.,

appendix (book), copy, fair copy, tran-

script, transcription a.-sgrìobhair nm

transcriber a.-sgrùd v re-examine,

revise a.-sgrùdadh nm & vn checking

up, re-examining etc., re-examination,

revision a.-shealbhachadh nm & vn

repossessing etc., repossession, rever-

sion a.-shealbhaich v regain, repos-

sess a.-sheall v repeat (showing)

a.-shealladh nm repeat (showing)

□

chan fhacas an còrr ach ath-sheallaid-

hean nothing else but repeats has been

seen (lit. has not been seen the rest but

repeats) a.-sheòl v redirect a.-

sheòladh nm & vn redirecting, redi-

rection a.-shuidheachadh nm & vn

re-appointing, resetting, re-appoint-

ment, reset a.-shuidhich v re-appoint,

reset

□

chaidh a ath-shuidheachadh

mar rùnaire he was re-appointed as

secretary a.-shùil nf recap a.-smuain

nf after-thought

□

mar gun robh e air a

dhèanamh mar ath-smuain as if he had

made it as an after-thought a.-stèid-

heachadh nm & vn reconstituting etc.,

reconstitution a.-stèidhich v reconsti-

tute

□

thèid a’ chomhairle ath-stèid-

heachadh the council will be

reconstituted a.-stoc v re-stock

(shelves) a.-stocadh nm & vn re-

stocking (shelves) a.-thagh v re-elect

a.-thaghadh nm & vn re-electing

etc., re-election a.-thaigh nm annexe

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athach, -aich, -aich nm giant

athadh, -aidh nm timidity, bashfulness,

modesty

□

gun athadh fearless, without

timidity / bashfulness

□

bhruidhinn i gun

athadh she spoke without bashfulness

□

gun athadh air m’aodann with no timidity

on my face

□

mnathan gun nàire gun

athadh women without shame or modesty

□

cha robh athadh idir air tadhal anns an

taigh òsta he was in no way abashed to

visit the inn

athair, athar, athraichean nm father, pro-

genitor, sire

□

pl athraichean often means

‘elders’ while na h-athraichean often

means ‘forefathers’

□

bi mar athair air

sire v

□

bi mar athair / gabh ri mar athair

father v

□

gun athair fatherless

□

tha a

h-athair tinn her father is unwell

□

cha

robh e ag aideachadh gum b’e a b’athair

dha idir he wasn’t admitting that he was

his father at all (lit. that it was he that was

father to him)

□

an t-Athair Urramach

Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill the Reverend

Father Donald MacDonald

athair-cèile nm father-in-law a.-faoisid nm

confessor a.-liath nm sage (plant), plan-

tain a.-mhort nm parricide (the crime) a.-

mhortair nm parricide (the perpetrator)

a. thalmhainn nf yarrow, milfoil

athaireachd nf paternity

athaireil, -e a fatherly, paternal

athaireachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

athairich- fathering

athairich, -eachadh v father

□

chuir e

roimhe gun athairicheadh e oighre an oid-

hche sin fhein! he made up his mind that

he would father an heir that very night!

athais nf leisure

athaiseach, -iche a leisurely, tardy, slow

□

bha an triall athaiseach the journey was

slow

□

gu h-athaiseach shrac e a’ bhileag

na piosan leisurely he tore the leaﬂet in

pieces (lit. in its pieces)

□

tha a’ bheatha

an seo nas athaisiche na tha i ann an

àite sam bith eile air an t-saoghal life is

slower here than it is anywhere else in the

world

athaisich, -eachadh v abate

□

bha na

frasan geamhraidh ag athaiseachadh the

wintry showers were abating / becoming

less severe

athar gen sing of athair

atharrachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn

changing etc., alteration, change, conver-

sion (of building etc.), ﬂuctuation, modiﬁ-

cation, mutation, variety, variation,

modiﬁcation, difference

□

atharrachadh

aimsire / atharrachadh gnàth-shìde cli-

mate change atharrachadh roinneil

□

regional variation

□

thàinig atharrachadh

snuaidh air aodann his face changed

colour (lit. a change of hue came upon his

face)

□

gun atharrachadh unvaried

□

tha

cuid de na h-atharrachaidhean nach rob-

has a’ rùnachadh some of the changes

were not wanted (lit. there are some of the

changes which were not being desired)

□

for robhas see bi

□

is iomadh athar-

rachadh a thàinig air an t-saoghal on

uair sin the world has undergone many

a change since then

□

tha iad air

caochladh atharrachaidhean a thoirt

air they have imposed a variety of changes

on it

□

is mòr an t-atharrachadh a thàinig

air it has changed greatly (lit. it is great

the change that has come upon it)

□

a’

dèanamh atharrachadh obraichean doing

a variety of jobs / various jobs

atharraich, -achadh v alter, amend,

change, convert, ﬂuctuate, modify, trans-

late, transpose, vary

□

atharraich (gleus)

modulate (key)

□

dh’atharraich e a

bheachd he changed his opinion

□

dh’atharraich iad an aodach they changed

their clothes

atharraichte pp changed, modiﬁed etc.

□

tagradh atharraichte a modiﬁed proposal

atharrais, -e nf & vn mimicking etc., imi-

tation, mimicry, parody

□

dèan atharrais

air ape, copy, imitate, mimic, recount,

retell

□

fear- / bean-atharrais mimic

atharrais, atharrais v (⫹ air)

□

same as

dèan atharrais above

□

bha iad ag athar-

rais air na faclan aige they were imitating /

mimicking his words

□

tha an sgeulachd

air a h-atharrais an ceann a h-uile greis

the story is retold every so often (lit. at the

end of every while)

□

… eisimpleirean

Gàidhlig a dh’fhaodas iad atharrais

orra … Gaelic models which they may

copy (lit. may mimic on them)

athach 54

a.-tharraing v redraw

□

dh’ath-

tharraingeadh map an t-saoghail the

map of the world was redrawn a.-thar-

raing nf & vn redrawing a.-thathaich

v revisit a.-thathaich nf & vn revisit-

ing, revisit a.-theòdh v reheat a.-thill

v return, turn again a.-thilleadh nm &

vn returning etc., return

□

ath-

thilleadh tinneis relapse a.-thog v

rebuild, reconstruct

□

… an àite a

bhith ag ath-thogail…instead of

rebuilding a.-thogail nf & vn rebuild-

ing, reconstructing, reconstruction

atharrais-aineolais nf feigned ignorance

athraichean pl of athair

atlas, -ais, -an nm atlas

atmhor, -oire a bombastic

□

dh’èist sinn ris

is e a’ labhairt nam briathran atmhor sin

we listened to him as he spoke those

bombastic words

atmhorachd nf inﬂation

□

tha eagal orra

mun atmhorachd they are fearful about the

inﬂation

55 bad

B, b

b’ shortened form of bu (q.v.) used before

vowels

babag, -aige, -an nf tuft

babagach, -aiche a tasselled

□

bha bonaid

bhabagach air he wore a tasselled bonnet

babaid, -e, -ean nf tassel

bàbhan, -ain, -ain / -ean nm rampart

babhstair, -ean nm bolster

babht(a), -aichean nm indec in sing bar,

bolt

□

bha babhtaichean air an uinneig

there were bars on the window

babhta-stiùiridh nm joy-stick

babhta-tarsaing nm cross-bar

bac, -aic, -an / annan nm 1. hollow

□

bac

na h-iosgaid hollow at the back of the

knee, hough, hock (often simply iosgaid)

2. thowl / thole pin, rowlock

□

bha an sàl

a’ruith geal mu na bacan aice the sea was

ﬂowing white about her rowlocks 3. sand-

bar 4. peat-bank

bac, -adh v ban, bar, check, clog, curb,

debar, detain, deter, disallow, foil, frus-

trate, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit,

interdict, keep back, preclude, prevent,

prohibit, restrain, retard, stop (only in the

sense of ‘prevent’)

□

am bac sin sinn o

bhith a’ faighinn sonas? will that prevent

us from ﬁnding happiness?

□

cha bhac

mise thu I won’t stop / hinder you

□

chan

e dìth dìorrais a chuireas bacadh oirnn it’s

not lack of zeal that will hold us back

□

bha e air a bhacadh o dhol don choin-

neimh he was prevented from going to the

meeting

□

bha e air a bhacadh bho

dhraibheadh airson ochd mìosan deug he

was banned from driving for eighteen

months

bac-fhiacail nf ratchet

bacach, -aiche a 1. cripple, lame

□

dèan

bacach lame v

□

bi bacach limp v

2. preventive

bacach, -aich, -aich nm cripple

□

bacaich ag imeachd the lame walking

bacadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of bac

hindering etc., ban, barrier, check, embargo,

handicap, hindrance, impediment, inhibi-

tion, interdict, let, limitation, obstacle,

prevention, restraint, restriction, stint, sus-

pension

□

bacadh cadail insomnia

□

bacadh siubhail trafﬁc restriction

□

gun

bhacadh unrestricted

□

cuir bacadh air

counteract, discomﬁt, hinder, impede,

restrict

□

tha seo a’ cur bacadh air beatha

shòisealta a’ cheàrna this restricts the

social life of the district

□

chuir an t-astar

seo bacadh cho mòr air ’s nach b’urrainn

dha dol don sgoil this distance placed such

an impediment on him that he was unable

to go to school

□

cha do chuir e bacadh

orra nuair a … he did not hinder them

when…

□

chaidh bacaidhean a sguabadh

air falbh obstacles were swept away

bacadh-dealain nm electrical resistance

b.-èadhair nm air resistance

bacaiche nf lameness

□

bha e glè sgileil air

a bhacaiche fhalach he was very skilful at

hiding his lameness

bacan, -ain, -ain nm stake

bachall, -aill, -aill / -an nm 1. crozier, staff

□

thug e buille le a bhachall don fhòid

he gave the turf a blow with his staff / he

struck the turf etc. 2. old shoe, slipper

bachar, -air, -an nm acorn

bachlach, -aiche a curled, curly

□

bha falt

bachlach bàn air he had fair, curly hair

bachlag, -aige, -an nf 1. curl, lock (of hair),

ringlet, tress 2. shoot / sprout on a seed

potato

□

gabh cùram nach bi thu a’

briseadh dheth na bachlagan take care not

to break off the shoots (lit. that you will

not be breaking …)

bachlachadh, -aidh nm & vn of bachlaich

curling

bachlaich, -achadh v curl

bacteria n pl bacteria

□

marbhaidh seo na

bacteria this kills the bacteria

bacteridheach a bacterial

bad, -aid, -an nm 1. bunch, bush, clump,

patch, thicket, tuft

□

bad fraoich a bunch /

tuft of heather

□

thiormaich e e fhèin le

badan feòir he dried himself with tufts of

grass

□

bad ceò patch of mist

□

but note

also

□

bad aodaich garment 2. by exten-

sion of the foregoing⫽ forelock, now no

longer used except occasionally in the

expression [ann] am badaibh a chèile at

loggerheads (lit. at each other’s scalplocks)

□

a shorter form is used in the following:

chan e sùgradh e dhol am bad duine mar

sin it’s no joke tackling a fellow like that

3. place, spot

□

tha iad pailt ann am badan

they are plentiful in places

□

anns a’

bhad / sa bhad on the spot, at once, imme-

diately, instantly

□

dh’aithnich mi e anns

a’ bhad I recognized him immediately

□

gheibhear freagairt sa bhad an answer

will be received instantly

badaibh poetic dat pl of bad

□

see bad 2.

badan, -ain, -ain / -an nm 1. grove, tuft

2. nappy (baby wear)

badanach, -aiche a tufty

badhar

□

see bathar

badeigin indef pron some place

□

chuala

mi e ann am badeigin (air choreigin)

I heard it somewhere (or other)

badhbh, baidhbhe, -an nf evil woman,

hag, witch

□

seldom used except occa-

sionally in the expression: tha e eadar a’

bhadhbh ’s a’ bhuarach he is between the

devil and the deep blue sea (lit. between

the witch and the cowfetter – from the tra-

dition that a blow from a cowfetter could

cause childlessness)

badmantan, -ain nm badminton

baga, -aichean nm bag, handbag, suit-case

□

càit an do dh’fhàg mi mo bhaga? where

did I leave my (hand)bag?

baga-dìona nm survival bag

□

chuir iad

an duine ciùrrte ann am baga-dìona

they put the injured man in a survival bag

b.-guailne nm shoulder bag

bagaid, -ean nf bunch, cluster, knot (bunch)

bagaideach, -iche a bunchy, in clusters /

bunches

bagair, bagairt / bagradh v bluster, men-

ace, threaten

□

tha cunnart eile a’bagradh

oirnn another danger is threatening us

bagairt nf and alt vn of bagair boasting

etc., bluster, menace, threat, threatening

□

cha tèid plàst air bagairt threatening does

no harm (proverb – lit. a plaster won’t go

on a threat)

□

tha sinn uile fo bhagairt ùir

we are all under a new threat

baganta a stylish

bagarrach, -aiche a minatory, threatening

□

bha neòil bhagarrach air fàire there

were threatening clouds on the horizon

□

is e feasgar colgarra bagarrach a bha ann

it was a wild, threatening evening

□

thug

e sealladh bagarrach oirre he gave her

a threatening look

bàgh, bàigh, -an nm bay, cove

□

bha long

mhòr air acair anns a’ bhàgh a large ship

was anchored in the bay

□

bàgh fasgach

a sheltered bay

bagrach

□

same as bagarrach

bagradh, -aidh nm & vn

□

same as bagairt

bàic, -ichean nm bike (informal)

bàidh, -e nf affection, commiseration,

favour, fondness, ruth

□

a’ cur feum air

bàidh needing affection

bàidheil, -e a (⫹ ri) affectionate, favourably

inclined (towards), friendly, indulgent,

kind, kindly, partial

□

bha e bàidheil ri

Alba he was affectionate towards Scotland

baidhsagail, -ail, -an nm (bi)cycle

□

bha

baidhsagail aige an iasad he had a bicycle

on loan

bàigh, -e nf

□

see bàidh

bàigheil, -e a

□

see bàidheil

bail’

□

see baile below

bailc, -e, -ean nf sudden shower

badaibh 56

baile, bailtean nm town, township, vil-

lage

□

baile Ghlaschu the town of

Glasgow

□

baile coisrigte holy city

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baile seantaidh shanty town

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a bheil

thu a’dol don bhaile? are you going to

[the] town?

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bha mi anns a’ bhaile

an-dè I was in [the] town yesterday

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fear às a’ bhaile villager

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note that,

like eaglais church and sgoil school,

baile always takes the def form when

not speaking about a town

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aig baile

at home (in town)

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tha e bho bhaile

an-dràsta he’s away (from home) at

present

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bha an armailt a’ creachadh

bailtean beaga ann an ceann a-tuath

na dùthcha the army was plundering

small towns / villages in the north of

the country

baile is frequently found in place names

e.g. Bail’ a’ Chaolais Ballachulish

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see App. 12 Sect. 4.0 List of place-

names – Scotland

baile-beag nm village b.-dùthchail nm

village b.-fearainn nm farm

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…

bailtean-fearainn bho am faigh iad bith-

beò math…farms from which they get

a good living b.-margaid nm market

town b.-mòir a municipal b.-mòr nm

bailead, -eid, -an nm ballad

bailiùn, -iùin, -aichean nm balloon

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bailiùn èadhair theth hot air balloon

bailleag, -eige, -an nf sucker (of a plant)

bàillidh, -ean nm bailiff, baillie, factor,

magistrate

bailtean pl of baile

bàine nf whiteness

baineach, -ich, -ichean nf pronounced and

now often written form of ban-fhigheach

female weaver

bàinead, -eid nf fairness (of hue)

baineann a female, feminine (gram.)

bàinidh nf fury

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air bhàinidh furious

bainndidh, -e a ladylike

bainne nm milk

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a bheil bainne air a’

bhòrd? is there milk on the table?

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bainne

nan gobhar goats’ milk

bainne a milk, of milk

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glainne bhainne

a glass of milk

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a’ giùlan nan cuman

bainne carrying the milkpails

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na botail

bhainne the milk bottles

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bò bhainne

milch cow

bainneach, -iche a lacteous, milky

bainnse

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gen sing of banais

bainnsean pl of banais

bainsio, -othan nm banjo

baintighearna, -an nf dame, lady

bàir, -e, -ean nf 1. goal 2. path, beaten path

bàirleigeadh

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see bàirlinn

bàirlinn, -ean nf 1. summons, summons

of removal, warning

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mhaoidheadh e

a’ bhàirlinn orra he used to threaten

them with a summons of removal (lit.

threaten the summons on them) 2. billow,

breaker

bàrnaigeadh

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see bàirlinn 1.

bàirneach, -ich, -ich nf limpet

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cha tusa

an aon bhàirneach a tha air creig you’re

not the only ﬁsh in the sea (lit. the only

limpet on [the] rock)

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a’togail bhàirneach

gathering limpets

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tha iad seo na

b’fheàrr na bàirnich these are better than

limpets

bàirseach, -ich, -ichean nf virago

baist, -eadh v baptise, christen

Baisteach, -ich, -ich nm Baptist

baisteadh, -idh, -idhean nm & vn of bais-

tich baptising etc., baptism, christening

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ainm baistidh Christian name

bàite pp

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see bàthte

bàl, bàil, bàil / -aichean nm ball (dance)

balach, -aich, -aich nm boy, lad, jack (in

cards)

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bidh balaich nam balaich boys

will be boys

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nuair a bha mi nam bhalach

ann an Leòdhas when I was a boy in Lewis

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sin thu fhèin, a bhalaich! that’s the stuff,

lad / bravo etc.

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a bhalaich ort! lad!,

boy! (in friendly address), old chap! etc.,

great! hurray!

balachail, -e a boyish

balachan, -ain, -ain nm little boy

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mar

bhalachain eile like other little boys

balachan-sgoile nm schoolboy

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nuair

a bha mi nam bhalachan-sgoile when

I was a schoolboy

balaclàbha, -an nm balaclava (headgear)

balaiste nf ballast

balaisteach, -iche a ballasted, balanced

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chan e sealladh balaisteach a tha sin air

na tachartasan that is not a balanced view

of the events

balaisteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of balais-

tich ballasting

balaistich, -eachadh v ballast

balan, -ain, -an nm tub

bàlanaich nm emergency

balbh, bailbhe a dumb, mute, speechless,

quiet

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bha sàmhchair bhalbh ann airson

mòmaid no dhà there was a quiet tranquil-

ity for a moment or two

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choimhead iad

air gu balbh they looked at him dumbly /

mutely

balbh-bhodhar a deaf-mute b.-chluich nm

mime

balbhachd nf dumbness, muteness

balbhag, -aig, -an nf pebble

balbhan, -ain, -ain nm dumb person, mute

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thug E cainnt do na balbhain He gave

speech to the dumb

balbhanachd nf sign language, dumb

show

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bha iad ri balbhanachd they were

communicating by sign language

balg, builg, builg nm abdomen, bladder

(inﬂatable bag), blister

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balg fala blood

vessel

balg-chreag nf mushroom rock (geol.)

b.-lìon nm seine net b.-sèididh nm bel-

lows b.-shaighead nm quiver

balgachadh, -aidh nm & vn of balgaich

bellying (as of a sail) etc.

balgaich, -achadh v belly (as of a sail), bil-

low

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bhalgaich na siùil the sails bellied /

billowed

57 balgaich

city, town

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… a bhuineas do

bhaile-mòr municipal

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anns na bail-

tean-mòra in the cities

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ann an cùl-

shràidean nam bailtean-mòra in the

back streets of the cities b.-puirt nm

port b.-spatha nm spa b.-turasachd nm

resort

balgaire, -ean nm 1. mastiff 2. cunning

fellow, rogue

balgam, -aim, -an(nan) nm mouthful (of

liquid), sip

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balgam uisge a mouthful of

water

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gabh balgam sip, sup

balgan, -ain, -an nm small bag, wallet,

satchel

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not very common except in com-

pounds as shown here and below

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balgan

clì left ventricle (of the heart)

balgan-buacharach nm mushroom,

toadstool b.-losgainn nm trufﬂe b.-uisge

nm blister

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bha balgan-uisge air a bhois

there was a blister on his palm

he goes to [the] football every week

b.-deise nm weapon b.-dòrain nm

mole (on skin) b.-dubh nm blemish,

blot

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thachair nì a chuir ball-dubh air

làithean [a] òige something occurred

which cast a blemish on the days of his

youth b.-fuadain nm prosthesis

b.-langais nm towing rope b.-maise nm

ornament

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bha ball-maise beag air a’

bhòrd there was a small ornament on

the table

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buill-mhaise phearsanta

personal ornaments b.-mhaiseach a

ornamental b.-nasg nm ligament

B.-Pàrlamaid nm Member of Parliament

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is esan am Ball-Pàrlamaid airson

nan Eileanan an Iar he is the Member

of Parliament for the Western Isles

(abbr. to B.P. ⫽ M.P.) b.-sampaill nm

example, guinea-pig (metaph.), pat-

tern, specimen

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chan eil ann ach ball-

sampaill it is only an example

b.-seirce / b.-sgèimhe nm beauty-spot

(on the face) b.-sinnsearachd nm heir-

loom b.-sneachda nm snowball

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thòisich iad air buill-shneachda a

thilgeil air a chèile they began throw-

ing snowballs at each other b.-stagha

nm guy rope

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ball-stagha teanta guy

rope of a tent b.-stèidhe nm baseball

b.-thaghadh nm ballot

balgaire 58

ball, buill, buill nm 1. article

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ball

aodaich an article of clothing

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ball

airneis an article of furniture 2. ball

(largely replaced in Lewis by bàlla

below in this meaning) 3. limb, mem-

ber (limb / person), organ

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buill a’

chuirp parts of the body

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buill

gineamhainn genitals

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tha trì buill

dheug air fhichead againn a-nise we

have thirty-three members now

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gabh

mar bhall matriculate 4. rope, cord

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buill is acainn luinge rigging 5. spot

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bha buill dhubha air aodann there

were black spots on his face

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air ball

at once, directly, immediately, on the

spot

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dh’fhalbh e air ball he left at

once

ball- with the meaning ‘article’ as

shown above, may be used to indicate

a single item of something that is nor-

mally thought of collectively – thus

ball-acainn a tool, where acainn

would be used for tools collectively –

though this does not preclude the use

of the plural form buill- as indicated in

the examples below:

ball-acainn / b.-acfhainn nm tool,

utensil

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chuir e ainm air a bhuill-

acainn he put his name on his tools

b.-airm nm weapon

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tha a làmhan

mar bhuill-airm dha his hands are like

weapons to him b.-beatha life mem-

ber (of an organization)

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note that the

pl buill-bheatha may mean vitals

b.-basgaid nm basketball b.-bhreac a

dappled b.-chrith nf shivering, shud-

der, tremor

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dèan ball-chrith quiver v

b.-coimeis nm control (in experiment)

b.-coise nm soccer, football

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bidh e a’

dol don bhall-coise a h-uile seachdain

bàlla, -aichean nm ball (for play – more

common in Lewis now than ball above, in

this meaning)

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bha bàll’ a’ bhalaich air

mullach an taighe the boy’s ball was on the

roof of the house

balla, -achan nm wall

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balla cloiche

a stone wall

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bha iad a’ sgriobadh

nam ballachan they were scraping the

walls

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air a’bhalla / a bhuineas do bhalla

mural adj

balla a wall, mural

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bha sinn a’ coimhead

air na dealbhan brèagha balla we were

looking at the beautiful wall paintings / the

beautiful murals

balla-bacaidh nm bulwark, barricade, bar-

rier, barrier wall

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balla-bacaidh dìle /

tuile ﬂood barrier

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mar bhalla-bhacaidh

a’toirt dìon bho stoirmean a’gheamhraidh

like a bulwark giving protection from

the storms of winter

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bha an sluagh

a’ brùthadh ris na ballachan-bacaidh

the crowd was pressing against the

barriers b.-bhioran nm wattle and daub

b.-casg nm dam b.-dìon nm protective

wall

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air taobh a-staigh a’ bhalla-dìon

within the protective wall b.-taice nm

buttress

ballach, -aiche a speckled, spotted,

variegated

ballachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ballaich

spotting (making spots on)

ballaich, -achadh v spot (make spots on)

ballan, -ain, -an nm bucket, tub, any

wooden vessel

ballrachd nf membership

balt, built, -an nm selvage / selvedge, welt

balùn, ùin, -aichean

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see bailiùn

bambù nm bamboo

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air cùl cùirtear a’

bhambù behind the bamboo curtain

bàn, bàine a 1. white (of animals)

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bò

bhàn a white cow

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air muin eich bhàin on

the back of a white horse

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an eala bhàn

the white swan 2. fair, fair-haired

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thàinig

nighean àrd bhàn a-steach a tall, fair-

haired girl entered

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Màiri Bhàn Fair-

haired Mary

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tè bhàn a blonde 3. pale,

pallid

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ann an teis-meadhan a h-aodainn

bhàin in the very centre of her pale face

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fàs bàn pale (grow pale)

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dèan bàn pale

(make pale) 4. fallow (a ﬁeld which is

unploughed is pale in contrast to the dark

ground of a ploughed ﬁeld) 5. – as an

extension of the previous meaning –

blank, empty, unoccupied, and (of a church)

without a minister

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… nuair a tha an

inntinn bàn … when the mind is clear /

unoccupied

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tha an eaglais seo air a bhith

bàn iomadh bliadhna this church has been

without a minister for many years

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duilleag bhàn a blank page

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dèan bàn

depopulate

also that, in order to keep those words

preﬁxed by ban- / bana- together,

strict alphabetical order has been

dropped, but is resumed at the end of

the section

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words which are preﬁxed

by ban- without the hyphen (e.g.

banarach) are in strict alphabetical

order

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all the nouns shown are, of

course, fem

ban-aba abbess b.-actair

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see b.-

actar b.-actar nf actress b.-adair

milliner b.-adhaltraiche adultress

B.-Albannach Scotswoman b.-dia

(gen b.-dè, pl b.-diathan) goddess

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ban-dia coille nymph b.-diabhal

she-devil b.-diùc duchess b.-draoidh

sorceress b.-dubharaiche dowager

b.-Eireannach Irishwoman b.-fhàidh

prophetess b.-fhigheach (pronounced

and now often written as baineach)

female weaver b.-Fhrangach

Frenchwoman b.-iarla countess

b.-ìompaire empress b.-Iùdhach

Jewess b.-leòghann lioness b.-

lnnseanach squaw b.-nàbaidh female

neighbour, woman neighbour b.-ogha

granddaughter b.-oid-ionnsachaidh

governess b.-oighre heiress b.-ridire

baroness b.-rìgh queen

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the spelling

banrigh is now recommended

b.-righinn – also bànrighinn – an

older form of b.-rìgh / bànrigh

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Port

na bàn-righinn Queensferry b.-sagart

priestess b.-Sgitheanach Skyewoman

b.-sglamhaire harpy b.-sheinneadair

singer b.-sith

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see bean sìdhe

b.-stiùbhard (see bana-stiùbhard)

b.-suathadair masseuse b.-tighearna

(see baintighearna)

bana-bhàrd poetess bana-bhiocais

viscountess bana-bhuachaille shep-

herdess bana-bhuidseach witch

bana-chliamhain daughter-in-law

bana-chòcaire (female) cook bana-

Chuimreach Welshwoman bana

charaid kinswoman, (female) friend /

relative bana-cheannaiche saleslady

bana-cheàrd tinker woman bana-

chleasaiche actress bana-chliamhain

daughter in law bana-chompanach

(female) friend, companion bana-

churaidh amazon bana-Ghaidheal

Highland woman bana-ghaisgeach

heroine

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bana-ghaisgeach ﬁlm

(female) ﬁlm star bana-mhaighstir

mistress (of a household, school etc.)

59 bàn

ban gen pl of bean

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triùir bhan three

women

ban- / bana- pref formed from bean,

woman denoting the female of

a nationality, occupation etc. e.g. ban-

adair milliner

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not normally used for

animals except for ban-leòghann

lioness

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’se ban-Dòmhnallach a bh’

innte she was a MacDonald

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note that

according to Dwelly bana- is used

before b, m, p, c and g and these

letters are lenited, while ban- is used

before l, n, r, d, t and s which are not

lenited, and f which is, though this is

not always strictly adhered to

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see

below for further examples

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note

banachag / banachaig nf milkmaid

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see

banchaig

banachagach / banachrach nf both with

def art a’bhanachagach / a’bhanachrach

smallpox

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cur na banachagaich

vaccination against smallpox

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