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

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cross-bill c.-lùb nf curl c.-sgrìobach

a curvilinear

camachasach, -aiche a bandy, bandy-

legged, bowlegged

camadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of cam

bending etc., bend, complexity, crook,

curve, curvature, twist

□

bha camadh sa

mhaide there was a curve in the stick

□

ghabh a freastal camadh ris nach robh

dùil aice her fate took a twist that she did

not expect

camadhubh / cam dubh

□

see cam-dhubh

camag, -aige, -an nf 1. bracket

□

camagan

ceàrnach square brackets

□

camagan cru-

inne round brackets

□

camagan biorach

angled brackets 2. curl, ringlet

camagach, -aiche a curly, crooked, twisted

□

falt camagach curly hair

□

oir tha

sruthan làidir, brasa, camagach an sin for

there are strong, swift, twisted currents

there

caman, -ain, -ain / -an nm club, stick,

shinty stick, quaver (mus.)

□

bha e

a’ giùlan màileid chaman he was carrying

a shinty stick bag / a bag of shinty sticks

camanachd nf shinty

camara, -athan nm camera

□

smèid sinn

airson nan camarathan we waved for the

cameras

camara-làimhe nm hand-camera

camas, -ais, -an nm bay, cove, creek, gulf

□

Sruth a’ Chamais the Gulf Stream

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Cogadh a’ Chamais the Gulf War

camas-mòr nm gulf

càmhal, -ail, -ail nm camel

□

càmhal

Bactriach Bactrian camel

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bha a chu-

laidh de fhionnadh chàmhal his attire was

[made] of camel hair (lit. [the] hair of

camels)

camhanach, -aich nf (also camhanaich)

dawn, twilight

camomhail nm camomile

càmpa, -aichean nm camp

càmpachadh, -aidh nm & vn of càmpaich

camping etc., encampment

càmpaich, -achadh v camp, encamp

campar, -air nm anger, annoyance, vexa-

tion

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fo champar vexed, in a vexed state

□

fo champar le mealladh dùil vexed by

disappointment

can, cantainn v say can mar seo e say it

like this

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tha e ro fhada, cha mhòr nach

canainn it’s too long, I might almost say

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can ri (a) say to / tell

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can ris gu bheil mi

ga fhaighneachd tell him (that) I’m asking

for him (b) call, name

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dè a chanas iad

ris an inneal seo? what do they call this

implement?

□

tha feadhainn ann a chanas

eachdraiche riutha fhèin there are some

who call themselves historian

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rugadh

mac dhaibh ris an cante Ruaraidh a son

was born to them who was called Rory

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canaidh sinn leth-cheud sgillin we’ll call

it 50p

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ann an ionad uaine ris an

canamaid … in a green spot we called /

used to call …

cana, -achan nm grampus

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bha na

canachan a’ sèideadh a-muigh anns an

dorchadas the grampuses were blowing

out in the darkness

canabail, -ean nm cannibal

canabhas, -ais nm canvas

canach, -aich, -aichean nm/f bog cotton,

cotton

cànain, -e, -ean nf (also cànan nm)

language, tongue

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cànain mhàthaireil

mother tongue

canàl, -àil, -àil nm canal

□

Canàl Spianaigh

Spynie Canal

cànan, -ain, -an nm (also cànain nf )

language

canan, -ain, -ain nm cannon

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bha na

canain a’ losgadh the cannons were ﬁring

cànanach a linguistic

cànanachas, -ais nm linguistics

cànanaiche, -ean nm linguist, philologist

canastair, -ean nm can, canister, tin, tin

can

□

canastairean bìdh cans of food

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fosglair chanastair tin-opener

candaidh nm candy

Canèideanach, -aich, -aich nm Canadian

Canèideanach a Canadian

canèiridh, -idhean nf canary

cangaru, -uthan nm kangaroo

cànran, -ain nm 1. moan (of complaint),

moaning, muttering , murmuring

□

ràinig

cànran tiamhaidh a chluasan a plaintive

moan reached his ears 2. bickering, wran-

gling

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fàsaidh daoine sgìth den chànran

seo people will become tired of this

wrangling

cànranach, -aiche a censorious, disgruntled

caoibhil, caoibhleadh v coil bha e a’

caoibhleadh an ròpa a-steach don bhàta

he was coiling the rope into the boat

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also

cuibhlich and cuidhil

caoibhlear, eir, -an nm coiler, crewman

who coils ropes on a ﬁshing boat, a young

ﬁsherman in his ﬁrst berth i.e. going to sea

for the ﬁrst time

caoiteag, -eige, -an nf whiting (also cùiteag)

caoch, caoiche a empty, hollow, blind

□

bealach caoch cul-de-sac

caoch, caoich nm

□

same as cuthach

camachasach 112

caochail, caochladh v change, vary

□

but

also frequently used as a euphemism for

‘die’

□

chaochail e an raoir he passed

away last night

caochan, -ain, -an nm streamlet

□

caochan

na fala blood vessel

caochlaideach, -iche a 1. changeable,

ﬁckle, mutable, variable, volatile

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cuir earbsa anns na beathaichean

caochlaideach ud do not trust those ﬁckle

animals 2. complicated

caochlaideachd nf ﬁckleness, mutability,

variableness, volatility

□

caochlaideachd

gaoithe wind variation

caochlaidheach, -iche a

□

same as

caochlaideach

caochlaidheachd nf

□

same as

caochlaideachd

caob, -aoib, -an nm lump, clod, bite, chunk,

piece

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chan eil e ceart dhuinn searmon a

mheas mar chaob litreachais it’s not right

for us to evaluate a sermon as a piece of

literature

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tha caob math dheth anns na

facail aige fhèin a large chunk of it is in

his own words

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sreath aithriseach le

caoban dràma ﬁllte a-staigh ann a docu-

mentary series with drama inserts

caochan, -ain, -ain nm streamlet

□

caochan

fala blood vessel

caog, -adh v blink, connive, ogle, peep, wink

caogad, -aid, -an nf ﬁfty in new style of

counting

caogadh, -aidh nm & vn of caog ogling,

peep, wink

caog-shealladh, -aidh nm leer

caoidh, -e nf lament, moan, mourning

caoidh, caoidh / caoidheadh v bewail,

deplore, grieve, lament, moan, mourn

caoidhearan, -ain nm wailing

□

dèan

caoidhearan whine

caoile nf 1. leanness 2. starvation

caoilead, -eid nm thinness

caoin, caoineadh v moan, mourn, whine,

weep

□

bha i a’ caoineadh she was

weeping

caoin, -e a bland, clement, gentle, lenient,

tender

caoin-bheusach a reﬁned

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ann an colu-

adair caoin-bheusach in a reﬁned society

113 caoin-bheusach

caochladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

caochail changing etc., change, death,

decease, difference, variety

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cha

tàinig an caochladh seo a dh’aon

bheum this change did not come all at

once

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nach ann air a’ bhaile seo

a thàinig an caochladh? hasn’t this

town changed?

caochladh is often used before another

noun with the meaning variety etc., in

which case the following noun is in

the gen case

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ann an caochladh

dhòighean in a variety of ways / in var-

ious ways

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air caochladh adhbharan

for a variety of reasons

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a’ fuireach

ann an caochladh dhachaighean stay-

ing in various homes

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le caochladh

ràth with varying success

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tha an

t-airgead a’ tighinn bho chaochladh

bhuidhnean the money is coming from

various bodies

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fo chaochladh cheann

under various headings / subjects

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caochladh sheòrsachan dhiubh differ-

ent kinds of them

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a’ cleachdadh

caochladh sheòrsachan rannaigheachd

employing different kinds of metre

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tro chaochladh thionnsgnaidhean ion-

adail through a variety of local proj-

ects

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caochladh gnè is cuspair

a variety of genre and subject

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bha a’

chuid eile a cheart cho daingeann sa

chaochladh barail the others were just

as ﬁrmly of the opposite opinion (lit.

just as ﬁrm in the opp. opinion)

air caochladh ⫹ gen in (a) different …,

having (a) different …, of different…

etc.

□

air caochladh dreach anns gach

àite am faighear iad having a different

form / appearance wherever they are

found

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tha iad air caochladh dhathan

they are of various colours

a chaochladh (lit. its opposite) is

a phrase which translates as ‘the oppo-

site / otherwise’ etc.

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air (a) eadar-

theangachadh no (a) chaochladh

translated or not

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chan eil sin ag

àicheadh saor-thoil an duine ach

a chaochladh that is not to deny the

free-will of man but the opposite

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tha

mise a chaochladh I’m the opposite

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cha b’ urrainn dhuinn a bhith air

a chaochladh we could not be other-

wise

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… mur a b’ aithne dhomh fhìn

a chaochladh … if I hadn’t known

otherwise

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bu chòir ﬁos a bhith agam

air a chaochladh I ought to know

otherwise

caoin-ionnsaich v edify

caoin-shuarach a indifferent

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bha e

caoin-shuarach a thaobh call a leabhair

he was indifferent about the loss of his

book

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bha iad air fàs caoin-shuarach

mu rudan spioradail they had become

indifferent about spiritual things

caoine nf leniency

caoineadh, -idh nm & vn of caoin weeping

etc., wail, wailing

□

dèan caoineadh wail,

weep

caoinich, -eachadh v 1. toast, dry (crops

ﬁsh etc.)

□

tha e doirbh am bàrr

a chaoineachadh it’s difﬁcult to dry the

crop 2. weather (of stone etc.)

caointeach, -iche a elegiac

caoir, -e nf 1. foam

□

chunnaic iad

strìochan mòra de chaoir ghil they saw

great streaks of white foam 2. blaze

caoir-bianag nf phosphorescence

caoireach, -iche a scintillating

caol, caoile a close-ﬁtting, lank, lanky,

lean, narrow, skinny, slim, thin

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dèan

caol taper

□

claidheamh caol rapier

□

a’ coiseachd air frith-rathaidean caola

walking on narrow by-ways

caol, caoil, -tean nm ﬁrth, kyle, narrow,

strait, willow, the narrow part of anything

□

caol an droma the small of the back

□

caol an dùirn the wrist

□

common in place

names: Caol Acain Kyleakin

□

see

App. 12 Sect. 4.0 for others

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caol ri caol

is leathann ri leathann narrow to narrow

and broad to broad – the Spelling Rule in

Gaelic – see the section Spelling and

Pronunciation.

caol-dhoras nm wicket (gate) c.-ghaids

a narrow-gauge

□

shiubhail sinn air

trèana chaol-ghaids we travelled on a

narrow-gauge train c.-thearnadh nm

narrow escape, close shave

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bu tric a bha

caol-thearnadh aige o bhith a’ tuiteam

nan làmhan he often narrowly escaped

falling into their hands c.-shràid nf lane

caolach a wattle

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ann am bothan caolach

air oir na coille in a wattle hut on the edge

of the wood

caolan, -ain, -ain / -an nm entrail, gut(s),

tripe

□

an caolan mòr the colon (anat.), the

large intestine

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an caolan beag the small

intestine

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caolain pl entrails

□

bha an

t-eagal a’ snaidhmeadh mo chaolain fear

was tying my guts in knots

caolas, -ais, -an nm channel ﬁrth, inlet,

kyle, narrows, sound (narrow sea chan-

nel), strait(s)

□

Caolas na Frainge English

Channel

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fear de Eileanan a’ Chaolais

one of the Channel Islands

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Baile’

a’ Chaolais Ballachulish

caoldruim nm sirloin

caomh, -aoimhe a mild, gentle, gracious,

humane

□

often found in the phrase is

caomh leam I like

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is caomh leam bun-

tàta I like potatoes

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cha chaomh leam

e I don’t like it / him

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bu chaomh leis a

bhith a’ coiseachd air an tràigh he liked

(to be) walking on the beach

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bu chaomh

leam facal no dhà a ràdh I would liketo

say a word or two

□

note that this usage is

conﬁned mostly to Lewis (see toigh)

caomh-ràdh nm euphemism

caomhail, -e a kind, friendly, gentle

caomhainn, caomhnadh v husband, pre-

serve, reserve, save, spare

□

note that, in

common with many verbs ending in -ainn,

caomhainn shows syncope in the fut

tenses, the impf / cond tense and the imp

mood

□

gun teagamh caomhnaidh sin

airgead don chomann doubtless that will

save the society money

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… a chaomhnas

beatha which preserves / will preserve life

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…a chaomhnadh mòran airgid dhuinn…

which would save us much money

caomhalachd nf gentleness, graciousness,

kindness, tenderness

caomhan, -ain nm beloved person, friend

□

a chaomhain! dear sir! dear friend!

caomh(a)ntach, -aiche a frugal

caomhnach, -aich a conservative

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colu-

adair caomhnach a conservative society

caomhnadh, -aidh nm & vn of caomhainn

saving etc., conservation

□

caomhnadh

cumhachd / lùth energy conservation

□

dèan caomhnadh air spare

□

… duine

nach d’rinn caomhnadh air fhèin … a man

who didn’t spare himself

caomhntach, -aiche a frugal

caonnag, -aige, -an nf broil, fray

□

chaidh

a leònadh anns a’chaonnaig a bha ann he

was wounded in the fray [that there was]

caontachd nf economy

caor, -a, -an nf rowan berry

caor-chon nf dogberry

caora, caorach, caoraich (gen pl chao-

rach) nf sheep

□

chaidh na caoraich a

lomadh an-dè the sheep were sheared

yesterday

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feòil caorach mutton

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caora dhubh-cheannach / caora bhrucach

a black-faced sheep (sing)

□

caoraich

dhubh-cheannach / caoraich bhrucach

black-faced sheep (pl)

caora- in the following is a form of caor:

caora-bada-miann nf stone-bramble

c.-dhromain nf elderberry

caoin-ionnsaich 114

caorach gen sing and unlenited form of gen

pl of caora

caoraich nom & dat pl of caora

caoraich-beinne pl hill sheep

caoraich-chnoc pl hill sheep

caoran, -ain, -ain / -an nm 1. third / bottom

row of a peat-bank 2. small peat, peat

fragment

caorann, -ainn nm rowan (tree)

capal

□

see capall

capall, -aill, -aill nm one of these words of

uncertain meaning and gender – mare,

horse, colt, though now used mainly for

a small horse

□

capall uallaich horse bro-

ken into work

□

often used in compound

nouns as follows:

capall-coille nm capercailzie c.-lìn nm

lint-beetle

capsail, -e, -ean nf capsule

□

cheangail iad

a’ chapsail ris an rocaid they joined the

capsule to the rocket

capsal, -ail, -an nm

□

see capsail nf

capsalachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

capsalaich capsulating

capsalaich, -achadh v capsulate

càr, -àir, càraichean nm car

□

pàirc

chàraichean a car park

càr-caoich nm dodgem car

□

air na

càraichean-caoich on the dodgems

rather tired (lit. I’m a turn tired)

□

bha

e cruinn, car coltach ri baraille it was

round, somewhat similar to a barrel

□

tha iad car an aon mheudachd ris a’

Chuimrigh they are somewhat the

same size as Wales

□

bha an taghadh

car beag is neònach the selection was

a little bit peculiar 4. trick, wile

□

thoir

an car à / às do (⫽ cheat), dupe, fool,

gull, outwit, swindle, trick

□

thug e an

car asam he tricked me / deceived me

□

see thoir 5. way, course

□

… gus an

tàinig e na car … until he had come

her way (uncommon)

car air char adv phrase rolling, tum-

bling (lit. turn upon turn)

□

cuir car air

char roll

□

thuit e car air char leis a

‘chreig he fell tumbling down the cliff

□

also car ma / mu char

□

cuir car ma

char trundle

□

sìos gun deach e car mu

char down he went head over heels

cuir car de capsize trans, overturn,

tweak

□

chuir e car dhith he capsized it

fem

□

tha iad a’ smaoineachadh gun

deach car dhith they think that she cap-

sized

□

chuir mi car den cupa làn tì

I overturned the cup full of tea

□

chan

eil e furasta car a chur dhith it isn’t

easy to overturn it fem

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a’cur nan car

dheth dancing, leaping, rolling, tum-

bling

□

an seo tha an abhainn a’ cur

nan car dhith ann an amar domhainn

here the river is tumbling in a deep bed

car a’ mhuiltein somersault

□

chuir e

car a’mhuiltein he turned a somersault

□

tha car a’mhuiltein air a dhol air na

beachdan seo these opinions have

taken a somersault

aig a’ char is used in a number of

expressions

□

aig a’ char as lugha at

least, at the very least

□

aig a’ char as

fhaide at the longest, at the latest

□

aig

a’ char as anmoiche at the latest

□

also:

□

air a’char as giorra at least (lit.

at the shortest turn)

□

mairidh seo ceud

bliadhna air a’char as giorra this will

last a hundred years at least

□

air a’

char as fheàrr at best

car-fhacal nm quibble c.-fhaclachadh

nm & vn quibbling c.-fhaclaich v

quibble c.-fhaclaiche nm quibbler

c.-ma-chnoc nm circumventing,

outﬂanking, ‘one-up-manship’ c.-

oibre nm job c.-thiormaichear nm

tumble-dryer

115 car-caoich

car, cuir, cuir / caran nm 1. job

□

cha

robh ann ach car a bha ri dhèanamh it

was just a job that had to be done

□

cha

robh car nach cuireadh e a làmh ris

there was no job he wouldn’t put his

hand to 2. kink, quirk, round, turn,

turning, twist, twisting

□

an car a bha

san t-seana mhaide ’s duilich a thoirt

às the twist [which is] in the old stick

[it] is difﬁcult to take out (i.e. it is

difﬁcult to change a person’s nature,

propensities or idiosyncracies (proverb))

□

cuir car rotate

□

cuir caran spin (of

a wheel)

□

tha car eile an adharc an

daimh (lit. there is another turn in the

bullock’ s horn) said when anything

unexpected happens

□

a similar saying

is car eile an ridhil a’ bhodaich

another turn in the old man’s reel

□

note also: bha na sparran nan caran

the joists were twisted 3. small bit

□

tha car de thaobh agad ris you have

some little liking for him

□

often used

like the English advs somewhat,

rather, quite

□

tha mi car sgìth I’m

càra (comp form of còir a ﬁtting – used

only as follows) more ﬁtting, better

□

chàra dhaibh an saoghal-sa fhèin a chur

air dòigh they would be better to put the

world itself right (lit. it would be more

ﬁtting for them etc.)

carabhan, -ain, -aichean nm caravan

□

làrach charabhanaichean caravan site

carabhanait, -ean nf caravanette

carach, -aiche a artful, crafty, cunning,

deceitful, devious, disingenuous, ﬂy, sly,

tricky, wily

carachadh, -aidh nm & vn of caraich

moving etc., movement, shifting

caractar, -air, -an nm character (in a book

etc.)

□

caractaran uirsgeulach ﬁctitious

characters

caractrachd nf characterisation

càradh, -aidh nm & vn of càraich mending

etc., condition, plight, state

□

’s iomadh

duine bochd a tha air càradh fada nas

miosa many a poor person is in a far worse

plight / state

□

… nuair a bu chianaile

a chàradh…when his state was most

melancholy

□

bha an dùthaich ann an

droch chàradh the country was in a poor

state

□

tha feum aige air càradh /

a chàradh it needs mending

caraibh old poetic form of car used thus:

nad charaibh at your disposal

□

… a chuir

am fortan na caraibh…which fortune put

her way / at her disposal

□

bhiodh e nan

caraibh he would get to grips with them

càraich, càradh v mend

□

see càirich

caraich, -achadh v budge, move, shift, stir

□

chan fhaigheadh e air carachadh he

could not stir (lit. he could not get on

stirring)

caraiche, -ean nm wrestler

caraid, càirdean nm ally, friend, kinsman,

relation, relative

□

note that the pl form

caraidean is now often used in place of

càirdean except in the vocative, although

this appears to be quite unnecessary

□

gun

charaid friendless

□

tha e na charaid

dhomh he is a relative / friend of mine

□

ach a charaid ort … but dear friend

□

…

bha caraid do mhàthair Chaluim … there

was a friend of Calum’s mother

□

…

caraid dha a friend of his

□

bidh sinn a’

faighinn litrichean bho na càirdean we

receive letters from [the] relatives

□

anns

a’ ghnothach seo fhuair e caraid ann an

Calum in this affair he found an ally in

Calum

□

gabh mar charaid befriend

càraid, -e, -ean nf brace, couple, pair,

twain, two (people / creatures), twins

□

ghuidh iad uile sonas don chàraid they

wished every happiness to the couple /

they wished the couple every happiness

□

seo rudan a bhitheas càraidean pòsta ag

argamaid mu an deidhinn these are things

that married couples will argue about (lit.

about them)

□

bidh gu tric càraid no is

dòcha trì uain còmhla aig caora a sheep

will often have two or, perhaps, three

lambs together

càraideach a binary

càraideachadh, -aidh nm & vn of càraidich

pairing

càraidich, -eachadh v pair

cara-mhil a’choin nf common tormentil

caran adv a little bit, rather, somewhat

□

bha iad caran na bu tràithe na bha sinn an

dùil they were rather earlier than we

expected

□

bha iad caran fada gun gab-

hail ris a’ chuireadh they were rather long

in accepting the invitation

carbad, -aid, -an nm 1. vehicle, carriage,

car – sometimes ‘coach’ (modern or his-

torical) but here coidse is less ambiguous)

□

slighe carbaid carriageway 2. bier

3. jaw, jawbone (given by some as fem in

this meaning)

carbad-eiridinn nm ambulance

□

chaidh

e don ospadal ann an carbad-eiridinn

he went to hospital in an ambulance

c.-mharbh nm hearse

carbhaidh nf carraway

carbhanach, -aich, -aich nm carp

carbhanach-uisge nm carp

càrbradair, -ean nm carburettor

carcair, -ean nm jail (gaol)

càrd, -a / càird, -an nf card (for wool)

càrd v card (wool)

càrdagan, -ain, -an nm cardigan

□

bha

càrdagan ùr uimpe a dh’ fhigh i fhèin she

was wearing a new cardigan that she

knitted herself

□

tron là bhiodh iad a’toirt

dhiubh an càrdagain during the day they

would take off their cardigans (note use of

sing)

Carghas, -ais nm Lent

□

usually with the

def art an Carghas

□

aig deireadh

a’ Charghais at the end of Lent

cargo, -othan nm cargo

□

bàta cargo cargo

ship

cargu

□

see cargo

càrn, -adh v accumulate, coin (wealth),

dump, gather (up), heap (up), hoard, pile

(up)

□

càrn air muin a chèile huddle

□

a’ càrnadh airgid accumulating money

□

bha iad a’ càrnadh chlach they were

piling up stones

càra 116

càrn, cùirn, cùirn nm 1. cairn, heap

□

cuireamaid clach air a chàrn let us put

a stone on his cairn (i.e. let us keep his

memory alive) 2. cart, sled

càrn-cuimhne nm monument c.-motair

nm motor sled c.-slaoid nm sledge

càrnabhail, -ean nm carnival

càrnaid nf 1. cochineal 2. carnation

caroil, -ean nm carol

càrr nf dandruff, scab

carrach, -aiche a 1. scabby, mangy

□

bha

am buntàta carrach the potatoes were

scabby 2. rough, rocky

□

air cladach

carrach on a rocky beach

carragh, -aigh, -an nf monument, pillar

□

carragh triantanachaidh triangulation

pillar

carragh-chuimhne nf memorial

carraid, -e nf distress, trouble

□

[ann] an

aimsir carraid agus teinne in time of

trouble and distress

carraideach, -iche a distressful, troubled,

turbulent

□

na h-amannan carraideach

tron deach e the turbulent times through

which he had passed

carraig, -e / cairge, -ean nf crag, rock

carraigean, -ein nm carragheen, sea moss

carra-mheille / carra-meille nm caramel,

liquorice, wild liquorice, wood pease

carran, -ain, -ain nm shrimp

carrmhogal, -ail, -an nm curbuncle (gem)

carson interr pron wherefore? why? what

for?

□

note that the stress is on the second

syllable (often written as car son for this

reason, but the form carson is now rec-

ommended – see son)

□

foll. by the rel

pron a and the indep or rel form of the verb

□

carson a tha thu a’ dèanamh sin? why

are you doing that?

□

carson a bha e anns

an t-seòmar agam? why was he in my

room?

□

carson a bhitheas iad a’streap gu

mullach a’ chnuic a h-uile latha? why do

they climb to the summit of the hill every

day? (lit. why will they be etc.)

□

when

foll. by a neg verb nach is used with all

tenses (incl. the future)

□

carson nach eil

thu ag obair an-diugh? why aren’t you

working today?

□

carson nach reic thu e

rium? why won’t you sell it to me?

□

note

also: carson a tha an dà luamhan? why

the two levers? / why are there two levers?

□

carson is also used in indirect questions

□

chan eil fhios agam carson a rinn

e sin I don’t know why he did that

□

chan eil mi a’ tuigsinn carson I cannot

conceive why

carthannach, -aiche a charitable

carthannas, -ais nm charity, cordiality,

kindliness

càrt, -àirt, -an nf quart

cartùn, -ùin, -aichean nm cartoon

càs, -àis, -an nm difﬁculty, dilemma,

hardship, predicament bha muinntir na

dùthcha [ann] an càs mòr the people of

the country were in great distress

cas, coise, -an nf 1. foot, leg

□

cas caorach

trotter

□

na casan toisich the forefeet

□

bha e le cas a’falbh is cas a’fuireach / bha

cas a’ falbh is cas a’ fuireach aige he was

indecisive / in two minds / dithering

□

thoir do chasan leat no caillidh tu am bus

get a move on or you’ll miss the bus

□

thug

e a chasan leis he took off

□

thug i a casan

leatha she scampered

□

dh’fhalbh

a chasan bhuaipe she lost her footing (lit.

her feet went from her) 2. haft, handle,

hilt, shaft (of tool), shank, treadle

□

cas na

spaide the handle of the spade

cas-bheart nf footwear (see caisbheart)

c.-cheangal nm joist c.-cheum nm foot-

step, pace

□

cas-cheuman troma tramp of

feet

□

tha sinn a’ leantainn ann an cas-

cheuman ar n-athraichean we are follow-

ing in the footsteps of our forefathers

c.-chorrach nf stilt

□

chaidh iad thar na

h-aibhne air casan-corrach they crossed

the river on stilts c.-chrom nf caschrom,

foot-plough c.-dhìreach nf straight delv-

ing spade c.-na-tunnaig nf wild mustard,

charlock c.-rùisgte barefoot

cas, caise a abrupt, impetuous, precipitous,

rash, sheer, short (of temper), steep

□

chan

eil a’ bheinn seo cas ri a dìreadh this hill

isn’t steep to climb

cas-chreag nf precipice c.-shruth nm cascade

cas, -adh v gnash

□

bidh iad a’ casadh am

ﬁaclan they will be gnashing their teeth

casa- a pl form of cas, a foot used in some

compounds:

casa-feannag n pl herring-boning (stitch-

ing on selvedge of a blanket – lit. crows’

feet) c.-gobhlach / c.-gobhlagan adv

astride

□

bha e casa-gobhlach air mullach

a’bhalla he was astride the top of the wall

c.-gobhlachan adv cross-legged

□

shuidh

iad casa-gobhlachan they sat cross-legged

casach a legged

casachan, -ain, -an nf pedal

casad, -aid nm cough

□

dèan casad cough

v leigheas chasad cough mixture

casadaich nf coughing

□

used as a vn

□

bha e a’ casadaich am measg a’ cheò he

was coughing among the smoke

□

thòisich

e air casadaich he began coughing

117 casadaich

casag, -aige, -an nf cassock, tunic

□

bha

casag ghlas air he was wearing a grey

cassock

casaid, -e, -ean nf & vn of casaid accusing

etc., accusation, complaint, protest,

protestation, reprimand

□

dèan casaid

accuse, complaint

□

thog iad casaid air /

na aghaidh they accused him / they

brought a complaint against him

casaid, casaid v make a complaint, com-

plain

□

chaidh casaid air ri Calum a com-

plaint was made against him to Calum

casaideach, -iche a complaining, accusing

□

“Tha thu air a bhith nam cheus,” thuirt

e caran casaideach ‘You’ve been in my

case,’ he said rather accusingly

casan- a pl form of cas, a foot used in some

compounds

casan-cama pl bow legs c.-lugach pl

knock knees

casaroil, -ean nm casserole

cast nm indec cough

□

dèan cast cough v

□

same as casad

casg, -aisg nm & vn of caisg stopping etc.,

check, deterrent, interruption, restraint,

stop

□

cuir casg air foil, interrupt, put a

stop to, stop, restrain

□

cha do chuir sin

casg air that didn’t stop him

□

feumaidh

sinn casg a bhith againn we need to have

a deterrent

casg-fala nm tourniquet c.-gineamhainn

nm contraception, contraceptive

□

tha

casg-gineamhainn an aghaidh an lagha

anns an dùthaich sin contraception is

against the law in that country

c.-gineamhainneach a contraceptive

casgadh, -aidh nm and alt vn of caisg (vn

casg is usual)

casgadh-teine nm ﬁre-ﬁghting

casgair, casgairt / casgradh v massacre

casgairt nf & vn of casgair massacring etc.,

carnage, massacre, slaughter

casgan, -ain, -ain / -an nm brake

casgradh, -aidh nm and alt vn of casgair

□

see casgairt

caisreabhaiche, -ean nm juggler, conjurer

casruisgte a barefooted, barelegged

casta a complex

castan, -ain, -an nm chestnut

castearbhan, -ain nm chickory, succory

Castilianach, -aich, -aich nm Castilian

Castilianach a Castilian

Castilianais nf Castilian (lang.)

cat, cait, cait nm cat

□

earball a’ chait the

cat’s tail

□

cat ﬁadhaich wild-cat

□

cat ﬁre-

ann tomcat

□

cat stùthach Manx cat (lit.

stumpy cat)

□

mar chat feline

cat-cnaige nm mouse-trap

Catalanach, -aich, -aich nm Catalan

Catalanach a Catalan

Catalanais nf Catalan (lang.)

catalog, -oig, -an nm catalogue

Catach a Sutherland

□

an Fhèis Chatach

the Sutherland Festival

càth, -a nf chaff

□

bha ciste mhòr aca le

càth airson làghain they had a large chest

with chaff for sowens

□

note the idiom: cho

mìn ris a’ chàthainn as ﬁne as [the] chaff

càth, -adh v winnow

cath, -a, -an nm battle, warfare

□

cath mara

sea-battle

□

bhitheadh cathan mara ann

there would be / used to be sea battles

cath-bhuidheann nf battalion

cathach, -aiche a militant

cathachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cathaich

contending etc.

càthadh, -aidh nm & vn of càth winnowing

cathadh, -aidh nm drift, drifting (of

snow etc.)

cathadh-làir nm snowdrift c.-mara

nm sea-spray, spindrift, spray, spume

c.-sneachda nm snowdrift

cathag, -aige, -an nf jackdaw

□

chunnaic

mi trì cathagan an-dè I saw three jack-

daws yesterday

cathag-dhearg-chasach nf chough

cathaich, -achadh v contend, ﬁght, tilt, war

□

… a’ cathachadh an aghaidh gach

cunnairt ﬁghting against each danger

càthainn see càth nf

cathair, cathrach, cathraichean nf 1. chair,

throne, seat

□

cuir bhàrr cathair dethrone

□

cathair na tròcair mercy-seat

□

fear-

na-cathrach chairman (also cathraiche)

2. city

□

bha e na chathair àlainn it was

a beautiful city 3. connected with the

Latin word cathedra ‘chair’ from which

comes cathedral – hence: Cathair Ceann

Tulaich Kirkintilloch Cathair Chaldaidh

Kirkcaldy

cathair-chuibhlichean nf wheel chair

c.-eaglais nf cathedral c.-ghàirdeanach

nf armchair c.-iomchair nf sedan chair

c.-tràghad nf beach chair, deck chair

□

bha sinn nar suidhe ann an cathraichean-

tràghad we were sitting in beach chairs

cathaireach a civic

cathaireachadh, -aidh nm urbanization

cathaireil, -e a urban

□

leasachadh

cathaireil urban development

cathan, -ain, -ain nm

□

see cadhan

cathod a cathode

□

gath cathod cathode ray

cathraiche, -ean nm chairman, chairper-

son, the chair

casag 118

catraiste a cartridge

□

bha e còmhdaichte

le pàipear catraiste uaine it was covered

with green cartridge paper

C.C.G. ⫽ an Comataidh Craolaidh

Gàidhlig the Gaelic Broadcasting

Committee

ce ann? interr pron wherein?

cè, cèithe nm cream

□

it has been suggested

that this be used only for products such as

cè gnùise face cream cè làimhe hand

cream cè maise beauty cream etc. and that

bàrr or uachdar be used for the milk

product

cè nm indec world (uncommon now, except

in compounds e.g. cruinne-cè

□

see also

below

cè-mheas, -a nm geometry

ceaban, -ain, -an nm cabin

ceaban-sgonn nm log cabin

ceacharra a mean

□

bu cheacharra dhuinn

leantainn air an t-seirm seo it would be

mean of us to continue in this vein (lit. in

this tune / melody)

cead, -an nm indec 1. freedom, immunity,

indulgence, leave, liberty, licence (car, TV

etc.), permission

□

cead dealbhachaidh

planning permission

□

cead tighinn a-

steach permission etc. to enter, admission

□

cead reic agency

□

cead o dispensation

from

□

cead dol thairis passport

□

cead

coise freedom to go one’s way, full per-

mission

□

cead telebhisein television

licence

□

feumaidh mi an cead telebhisein

a phàigheadh I must pay the television

licence

□

thoir cead do / seachad license

□

faigh cead get / obtain / receive permis-

sion

□

’s dòcha nach dh’ fhuaradh cead

perhaps permission was not obtained

□

gabh cead de take leave of

□

ghabh e

a chead dhith he took his leave of her

□

gun

chead am parantan iarraidh without ask-

ing their parents’ permission

□

mura toir e

a chead if he doesn’t give his permission

□

chan eil mi a’dol a dh’iarraidh cead air

I’m not going to ask permission from him

(lit. on him)

□

cò thug cead dhut tighinn

an seo? who gave you permission to come

here?

□

note also: cha robh an cead aca gu

buileach they didn’t have it all their own

way 2. holiday, interval (at school),

□

cead

samhraidh summer holidays

□

fhuair an

sgoil a-mach airson cead beag the school

got out for a short interval (note that indec

nouns do not decline their adjs)

ceadach, -aiche a tolerant

ceadachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ceadaich

allowing etc., concession, grant

ceadachail, -e a permissive

ceadachas, -ais nm tolerance, toleration

ceadaich, -achadh v (⫹ do) allow, grant,

let, license, permit, suffer, tolerate

□

cha

cheadaicheadh e dhomh sin a dhèanamh

he would not permit me to do that

□

… ma

cheadaicheas an tìde dhomh if time allows

(me)

□

… nach ceadaicheadh dhut do

gheallaidhean a choilionadh… which

would not let you fulﬁl your promises

ceadaichte pp allowable, allowed, legal,

lawful, permissible

□

cha robh e ceadaichte

dham sheanmhair fuireach an sin tuilleadh

my grandmother wasn’t allowed to stay

there any more (lit. it wasn’t allowed to my

etc.)

□

…rud nach robh ceadaichte dha …

something which was not permitted to him

ceadal, -ail, -ail / -an nm recital (mus.)

ceadha, -aichean nm see cidhe

ceàird, -e, -ean nf craft, function, handicraft,

occupation, profession, trade, vocation

□

ceàird na clachaireachd the stonemasonry

trade

□

… ceàird a thug e a-mach air tìr-

mòr … a trade he acquired on the main-

land

□

note that tìr-mòr (q.v.) requires no

def art

□

chan eil thu gun cheàird agad!

you’re wasting your time! / I wouldn’t be

bothered with it!

ceàird-chùmhnant nm indenture

ceàird-eòlas nm technique

ceàirdeach a vocational

ceal, -a nm end, ﬁnish, completion (rare)

□

cuir ceal air ﬁnish off

ceala-deug (for ceithir latha deug)

□

see

cola-deug

cealg, ceilge nf

□

see ceilg

cealgach, -aiche a deceitful, deceptive,

guileful, hypocritical, underhand

cealgair(e), -ean nm deceiver, double-

dealer, scoundrel, swindler

cealgaireachd nf corruption (crime),

fraudulence

ceall, cille, cilltean (dat cill) nf (monastic)

cell

□

see cill nf

ceall-shlad, ceall-shlaid nm sacrilege

cealla, -an nf cell (biol.)

□

ceallan giùlain

conducting cells

cealla-roinn nf cell-division c.-sìl nf

sperm-cell

ceallach a cellular

ceallafan, -ain nm cellophane

ceallaloid nm celluloid

ceallalos, -ois nm cellulose

ceallalosach a cellulose

ceanalta a affable, genteel, mild, docile

□

bha e air fàs cho stòlda ceanalta he had

become so staid and genteel

119 ceanalta

ceangail, ceangal v associate (ideas),

attach, bind, connect, fasten, ﬁx (dye),

join, knit, lace, tie, truss, unite

□

ceangail

(sgiathan) pinion

□

… far a bheil

rathaidean beaga a’ ceangal ris an rathad

mhòr where minor roads join the main

road

□

cheangail i rioban dearg uime she

tied a red ribbon round it masc

□

… a bha

air an ceangal ri chèile … which were tied

together

ceangail a connecting

□

’s e seo an snàith-

lean ceangail this is the connecting thread

□

is i an t-saorsa an snàithlean ceangail

a tha a’ ruith tro na dàin seo freedom is

the connecting thread [which is] running

through these poems

ceangailte pp attached, bound, connected,

joined, tied

□

cumaidhean ceangailte

composite shapes

□

tha measgachadh de

rudan eile ceangailte ris a’ Ghàidhlig ri

fhaotainn an sin cuideachd an assortment

of other items connected with Gaelic are

available there too

ceangailteach, -iche a astringent

ceangal, -ail, ceanglaichean nm & vn of

ceangail tying etc., association (of ideas),

binding, bond, brace (incl. for teeth), con-

nection, fastening, ﬁxing, junction, knot,

liaison, ligature, link (abstract), tie

□

note

that ceanglaichean pl may⫽ shackles

□

ceanglaichean pàipeir paper fasteners

□

ceanglaichean rathaid road links

□

dèan

ceangal contract (legal)

□

ceangal pòsaidh

betrothal, engagement (to be married)

□

dèan ceangal pòsaidh espouse

□

fo chean-

gal pòsaidh betrothed, engaged

□

bha a’

chàraid fo cheangal pòsaidh the pair were

engaged

□

bha ceangal oirre airson ùine

mhòir she was bonded for a long time (lit.

there was a bond on her etc.)

□

for mòr

meaning ‘long’ see ùine in App. 10 Sect.

1.3

□

tha e nàdarrach gum biodh ceangal

dlùth aig duine ris an t-seann dachaigh

aige it’s natural that a man should have

a close bond to his old home

□

tha cean-

gal dlùth aige ris an eilean he has a close

bond with the island

□

dè an ceangal a tha

eatorra? what connection is there between

them?

□

a’ dèanamh cheanglaichean

making connections

□

… a bhith na cean-

gal eadar… … to be a link between…(of

fem subj)

□

chuidicheadh ceangal na bu

dlùithe eadar na buidhnean leis an duil-

gheadas seo a closer liaison between the

organisations would help with this difﬁ-

culty

□

gun cheangal loose

□

chan eil

ceangal sam bith aig an duine sin ris a’

bhuidhinn againn that man has no con-

nection with our ﬁrm

ceangal-pòsaidh nm

□

see ceangal

(pòsaidh) above

ceanglachan, -ain, -ain nm ligament

ceangladair, -ean nm binder (agric.)

ceangladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm

□

same as

ceangal

□

leabhar le ceangladh de leathar

a book with a leather binding / a binding

of leather

ceanglaiche, -ean nm binder (person),

copula

ceangail 120

ceann, cinn, cinn nm 1. head, lid, pate,

poll, top

□

ceann is guaillean bust

(sculpture)

□

ceann daoraich hang-

over (see ceann-daoraich)

□

nochd

ceann aig an uinneig a head appeared

at the window

□

tha mo cheann goirt

my head’s sore

□

bha na fuinn a’ dol

tro a ceann the tunes were going

through her head

□

thog iad an ceann

they raised their heads (note the use of

the sing as each person has only one

head! – also see notes under beatha

and làmh)

□

tha ceann math air he has

a good head [on him]

□

gun cheann

headless (but see below)

□

a’ dol sa

cheann heady

□

thug e an ceann às a’

bhotal he took the top out of the bottle

□

bha a’ ghaoth an ceann there was

a headwind (lit. the wind was in head)

□

ceann staidhre a (stair) landing

□

ceann na staidhre the (stair) landing

□

ràinig e ceann na staidhre he reached

the landing

□

ceann na poite the pot lid

□

thoir an ceann dheth behead

□

bha e

air a cheann dìreach / air a cheann

caol ann an obair he was up to his

eyes / ears in work

□

cuir ceann is

casan air complete a task

an ceann indef pron each, the head

□

bidh sin còig notaichean an ceann that

will be £5 each / the head

tog ceann appear, crop up, pop up, raise

its head

□

bidh feadhainn aca a’togail

ceann a dh’aithghearr some of them

will be appearing / making an appear-

ance soon

□

tha a’cheist seo air ceann

a thogail a-rithist this question has

cropped up again

□

tha feadhainn aca

a’ togail ceann san leabhar seo some

of them are popping up in this book

2. boss, head (of any group / institution)

principal

□

b’ esan an ceathramh

ceann deug air an fhine (an 14mh ceann

air etc.) he was the fourteenth head of

the clan (the 14th head etc.)

□

bi an

ceann (gnothaich) command, preside

air ceann / an ceann prep ⫹ gen at the

head of, in charge of

□

bha e air ceann

àireimh mhòir de na daoine [a] bu tre-

una he was at the head of a number of

the bravest men

□

thàinig e air ais air

ceann nan ceudan a chaidh ga choin-

neachadh he returned at the head of

[the] hundreds who had gone to meet

him

□

air ceann a leithid seo de chru-

inneachadh presiding over such a

meeting

□

cò tha an ceann na h-oiﬁs?

who’s in charge of the ofﬁce?

□

chaidh

e an ceann na seirbhis he took charge

of the service (lit. went in charge of)

□

bha e turas air ceann coitheanail ann

an sgìre far … he was once in charge of

a congregation in a parish where…

□

bha e air ceann na seirbhis he was con-

ducting the service

□

…a bha air ceann

an adhraidh…who was conducting the

worship

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air an ceann bha Dòmhnall

MacDhòmhnaill at their head was

Donald MacDonald

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also aig- bha am

Prionnsa fhèin aig an ceann the Prince

himself was at their head

3. close, closing, closure, end, ﬁnish,

sole (of a stocking), term (⫽ end), ter-

minus

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ceann na bliadhna the end of

the year

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ceann na seachdain the end

of the week / the weekend

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chaidh

cùrsa ceann seachdain a chumail

a weekend course was held

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aig

ceann gach seachdain at the end of

every week

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aig dà cheann a’ bhùird

at the two / both ends of the table

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ceann an rathaid the end of the road /

the road end

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ceann an taighe

the end of the house

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o cheann gu

ceann ⫹ gen from end to end, through-

out

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o cheann gu ceann a’bhaile from

end to end of the township

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an ceann

thall the far end, the extreme

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aig a’

cheann thall in the long run, at the end

of the day (ﬁg.)

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gun cheann endless

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mar rathad gun cheann like an end-

less road

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thoir gu ceann end v, bring

to an end

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tha an t-àm air tighinn air-

son cleachdaidhean mar seo a thoirt

gu ceann the time has come to bring

practices like this to an end

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co aig

tha ﬁos ciamar a thig gnothaichean gu

ceann? who knows how matters will

end?

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aig ceann shuas an loch / aig

ceann àrd an loch at the top end of the

loch

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an ceann trom the brunt / the

heavy end of the stick

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thàinig ceann

trom a’ gnothaich orra they got the

heavy end of the stick / they bore the

brunt

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air ceann a dhà stocainn in his

stocking soles

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also air a cheann sto-

cainnean

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ceann ﬁnid ﬁnale

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cuir

ceann ﬁnid air bring matters to an end /

close / ﬁnale

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ceann sreath in due

course

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tha sinn an dòchas seo a

thoirt gu buil ceann sreath we hope to

effect this in due course

But notice also: an ceann gach àma

every so often

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an ceann greis after a

while

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an ceann greis de cho-bhreith-

neachadh after a period of consulta-

tion

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an ceann mìos after a month /

within a month

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an ceann latha no

dhà within two days

air cheann prep ⫹ gen engaged in

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thàinig e don bhaile air cheann

gnothaich he came to [the] town on

business

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also an ceann ⫹ poss

adj ⫹ gen

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bha e a’ dol an ceann

a chosnaidh he was going to be work-

ing / he was going out to work i.e. he

was starting off in work

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an ceann an

cosnaidh going about their work (see

also cosnadh)

air do cheann fhèin for yourself, left to

your own devices

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tha e ag obair air

a cheann fhèin he is in business / work-

ing for himself, he’s his own boss, he’s

freelance

ceann with the meaning of ‘end’ is

common in place-names: Ceann Loch

Biorbhaigh Kinlochbervie (the end of

Loch Bervie)

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see App. 12 Sect. 4.0

for others

4. category, heading, subject, topic

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bu chòir do bharrachd ﬁosrachaidh

a bhith againn air a’ cheann seo we

ought to have more information about

this subject

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tha seo fo thrì cinn this

is under three headings

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… fo na còig

cinn eadar-dhealaichte…under the ﬁve

different headings

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bha na molaid-

hean fo cheithir cinn fharsainn the rec-

ommendations were under four broad