Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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of?
□
chuimhnich e fitheach dhi he
reminded her of a raven
cuimir, -e a neat, shapely, succinct, terse,
tidy, trim, well-proportioned
□
ann an
bogsa beag cuimir in a neat, little box
Cuimreach, -ich, -ich nm Welshman
Cuimreach a Cymric, Welsh
Cuimris nf Welsh (lang.)
cuimse nf aim (with gun etc), measure,
target (educ.)
□
rinn e cuimse sìos am
baraille he aimed down the barrel
□
cha
robh an droch chuimse agam I didn’t have
a (lit. the) bad aim
□
cuimsean coileanaidh
attainment targets
□
tha a’ chuimse seo ag
iarraidh sgilean nas iom-fhillte no nas
ionnsaichte this target requires more com-
plex or sophisticated skills
cuimseach, -iche a 1. accurate, sure of aim,
unerring
□
tha e anabarrach cuimseach
leis na sean-fhacail he is extremely unerr-
ing with [the] proverbs (i.e. he uses them
in exactly the right circumstances)
2. moderate, fairly
□
cha robh e ach cuim-
seach àrd he was only of medium height
(lit. moderately tall)
□
feumaidh tomhas
cuimseach de thùr a bhith ann an duine
there needs to be a moderate measure of
common sense in a man
□
tha e a’
dèanamh cuimseach math he is doing
moderately / fairly well
cuimsich, -eachadh v aim
□
bha e a’ cuim-
seachadh a’ ghunna orm he was aiming
the gun at me
□
tha e a’cuimseachadh nan
sgeulachdan air a’ chloinn he is aiming
the stories at [the] children
cuimte a well-shaped, well-proportioned
□
duine àrd cuimte a tall, well-
proportioned man
cuin interr pron when / when?
□
see cuine
cuine interr pron / conj when, when?
□
foll.
by rel pron and indep or rel form. of the
verb
□
cuine [a] thàinig e dhachaigh?
when did he come home?
□
cuine [a]
bhitheas tu deiseil? when will you be
ready?
□
cuine tha dùil agad rithe? when
do you expect her?
□
cuine [a] thuirt
Seumas (sinn) a bhith ann? when did
James say (for us) to be there?
□
cuine is
used as a conj only in indirect questions
i.e. after verbs of asking, telling, wonder-
ing, knowing etc.
□
a bheil fhios agad
cuine [a] thàinig e dhachaigh? do you
know when he got home?
□
chan eil fhios
agam cuine [a] dh’ fhalbh e I don’t know
when he left
□
because of the two vowels
coming together, one of them is usually
elided though practice differs as to which
one e.g. cuine [a] thàinig? / cuin[e]
a thàinig?
cuing, -e nf 1. yoke 2. asthma
□
as with
other illnesses / diseases / ailments this
word is usually def i.e. a’ chuing
cuing-analach, a’ chuing-analach nf
asthma
cuinge 1. nf indec 1. a narrow place / pas-
sage / pass 2. difficulty, limitation
□
’s e
cuinge mhòr a tha ann an sin that’s a great
limitation 3. comp of cumhang
cuingeachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cuingich
yoking
cuingead, -eid nf narrowness
cuingealach, -aiche a restricted, con-
stricted
□
fhuair sinn blas cuingealach air
a’ bhàrdachd we got a restricted taste of
the poetry
cuingealachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
cuingealaich circumscribing etc.
cuingealaich, -achadh v circumscribe,
shackle
cuingealaichte pp circumscribed, restricted,
shackled, qualified
cuingeal-Muire nf mullein (also
coinneal-Muire
cuingich, -eachadh v yoke
cùinne, cùinntean nf platelet
cùinneadh, -idh nm coinage, specie
cuinneag, -eige, -an nf bucket, pail
cuinnean, -ein, -an nm nostril
□
bha an toit
a’ diogladh a chuinneanan the smoke was
tickling his nostrils
□
bha fàileadh na
mara na chuinneanan the smell of the sea
was in his nostrils
cuinnse, -ean nf quince
cuinnseas, -eis nm conscience
□
see cogais
cuip, -e, -ean nf whip
cuipreas, -eis, -an nm cypress
cuimir 192
cuir
□
gen sing and nom & dat pl of
car turn
cuir, cur v quite simply, this verb means
‘put’, and could so be translated (albeit
roughly in some instances) in all the
examples below. However, depending
on the nouns, advs or preps accompa-
nying it, it translates into a large
number of English idioms. Further
examples of usage may, in some cases,
be found by looking up one or more of
the accompanying words e.g. in the
example cuir (do) aghaidh air further
examples may be found by looking up
aghaidh
The following entries have been arranged
acccording to patterns of usage:
(A.) deals with cuir used in the simplest
constructions. (B.) constructions using
air (C.) constructions using adverbs
(D.) constructions using simple and
compound prepositions (E.) construc-
tions using prepositional pronouns
(F.) constructions using verbal nouns
(G.) miscellaneous usages
(A.) cuir used in the simplest constructions:
cuir meaning ‘sow’, ‘plant’
□
feumaidh
sinn an sìol a chur we must sow the
seed
□
bha iad trang a’cur an t-sìl they
were busy sowing the seed
□
chuir iad
am buntàta they planted the potatoes
□
bha iad a’ cur chraobh they were
planting trees
cuir sneachd snow
□
bha e a’ cur
sneachd it was snowing
□
may also be
used intransitively
□
tha e a’ cur it is
snowing
□
bha i air stad a chur it had
stopped snowing (a chur here ⫽ de
chur, from snowing)
□
note that, as the
examples show, ‘it’ when referring to
the weather may be masc in some
areas, and fem in others. Hence the use
of both e and i in the examples.
cuir meaning ‘send’
□
chuir e air falbh
an litir he sent the letter
□
cuir
a dh’iarraidh a’chatalog oirnn send to
ask us for the catalogue (i.e. send a
letter / postcard etc. to ask)
□
cuiribh
a dh’iarraidh na bileig fiosrachaidh
send [to ask] for the information leaflet
cuir used with other meanings
□
cuir
gòl score a goal
□
bha e air gòl a chur
he had scored a goal
□
ciamar
a chuireas mi e? how shall I put it?
□
cuir ceart disabuse, rectify, [make]
correct, right, put right, set right
(B.) cuir used with air (where air is not
part of an adverbial phrase or a com-
pound preposition)
1. cuir air rudeigin (where air is
a prep pron with the force of an adv)
(a) put on / switch on something
□
chuir
e air an solas / an teine he put /
switched on the light / the fire
□
cuiridh
mi air an teilebhisean I’ll switch on the
television
(b) apply something, put on something
(e.g. a stamp)
□
chuir i air stampa she
stuck on a stamp
□
chuir e air an acainn
he applied the ointment
2. cuir rudeigin air (where air is
a prep foll. by a noun in the dat case
or is in the form of a prep pron)
(a) put on, apply something to
□
chuir
e an acainn air an lot he applied oint-
ment to the wound
□
chuir mi stampa
air an litir I stuck a stamp on the letter
□
an cuir mi stampa oirre? shall I put
a stamp on it? (i.e. an litir fem)
□
an
cuir mi stampa air? shall I put a stamp
on it? (i.e. am pairseal masc)
(b) lay (down), place, put
□
cuir air a’
bhòrd e put / lay it on the table
(c) put on (a garment)
□
chuir e air a
chòta he put on his coat
□
cuir ort do
sheacaid put on your jacket (see also
prep poss adjs of mu)
□
note also: bha
e air a dheagh chur air he was well-
dressed
□
bu bhochd a bha e air a chur
air he was poorly dressed
(d) put on (an expression)
□
cuir
braoisg ort grin
□
chuir e braoisg air he
grinned
□
cuir bus ort pout
□
chuir i
bus oirre she pouted
□
cuir mùig ort
frown
□
chuir athair Chaluim mùig air
Calum’s father frowned
□
cuir calg ort
bristle
□
chuir am bodach calg air the
old man bristled
(e) (i) impose (something upon some-
body)
□
chuir e trì cumhachan orm he
imposed three conditions on me (ii)
trouble, bother, impose (up)on
□
dè tha
a’ cur air? what’s bothering / troubling /
ailing him?
□
chan eil mi ag iarraidh a
chur ort I don’t want to impose upon you
3. The construction cuir rudeigin air
cuideigin / rudeigin put something
on someone / something is very
common in Gaelic, and a selection
of these is given here
It should be noted that in many instances
the phrases given below could be trans-
lated as ‘cause to do / be something’.
Note also that examples in which air
combines with a noun to form a recog-
nisable adverbial phrase are given below
in the section dealing with adverbs:
(a) arranged according to the word
before air: cuir (do) aghaidh air face,
set out for, head for
□
cuir airgead air
(each) back (a horse), put money on (a
horse)
□
cuir an t-acras air make hun-
gry
□
chuir seo an t-acras orm this
made me hungry
□
cuir aonach air
cause to be / make breathless
□
dè chuir
aonach mar sin ort? what made you so
193 cuipreas
breathless? (lit. what put breathlessness
like that on you?)
□
cuir bacadh air
counteract, discomfit, hinder, impede,
restrict
□
cuir (Beurla) air put into
(English)
□
cuir Beurla air cuir sìos air
put cuir sìos air into English (lit. put
English on cuir sìos air)
□
cuir breug-
riochd air camouflage, disguise
□
cuir
eagal air scare
□
cuir biadhadh air bait
(a hook etc.)
□
cuir bonn air sole
□
cuir
brat air coat v
□
cuir a’bhreac air innoc-
ulate
□
cuir breac-a-chruidh air vacci-
nate
□
cuir cabhag air hasten, hustle,
hurry (all trans)
□
cuir cais air annoy
□
cuir casg air foil, interrupt, put a stop
to, stop, restrain
□
cuir ceal air finish
off
□
cuir ceann finid air bring matters
to an end / a close / a finale
□
cuir ceist
air ask / pose (someone) a question
□
thuirt e gun robh e a’ cur cheistean air
a h-uile duine agus gun robh e a’ dol
a chur feadhainn ormsa he said he was
asking everyone questions and that he
was going to put some to (lit. on) me
□
but note: tha e a’cur ceist orm … I won-
der …
□
cuir clisgeadh air cause to
start, startle, surprise
□
cuir clos air
mate (chess)
□
cuir comharradh air ear-
mark
□
cuir crann air bolt (a door etc.)
□
chuir e crann air an doras he bolted
the door
□
cuir crìoch air end, do away
with, set a boundary on / bound
□
cuir
crìochan air delimit
□
cuir cùram
(⫹ gen of thing entrusted) air entrust
□
chuir i cùram a’ bhogsa air Calum she
entrusted the box to Calum
□
but also:
cuir air cùram (⫹ gen of the person to
whom the thing is entrusted) entrust
□
chuir i am bogsa air cùram Chaluim she
entrusted the box to Calum (she put the
box in Calum’s care)
□
see cùram
□
cuir
daorach air make drunk, intoxicate
□
cuir dìmeas air hold in contempt,
despise, denigrate
□
cuir dragh air
annoy, bother
□
cuir eòlas air become
acquainted with / get to know
□
cuir
fàilte air welcome
□
cuir faitheam air
do theanga be circumspect
□
cuir fearg
air anger, make angry
□
cuir glas-ghuib
air gag, muzzle
□
cuir gràin air disgust
□
cuir impidh air entreat, exhort, per-
suade, supplicate
□
cuir iongnadh air
surprise
□
cuir loinn air beautify
□
cuir
meal-an-naidheachd air congratulate
□
cuir meas air esteem
□
’s dòcha nach do
chuireadh uiread de mheas air an duine
seo ’s a dh’fhaodadh perhaps this man
was not esteemed as much as he might
have been (lit. it is likely that was not
put as much esteem on this man as
might have been)
□
cuir meur air finger
v
□
cuir nàire air embarrass
□
cuir am
pathadh air make thirsty
□
chuir seo
am pathadh orm this made me thirsty
□
cuir (prìs) air charge (ask payment
for), cost (put a price on)
□
chuir iad
còig notaichean air na bileagan they
charged five pounds for the tickets
□
cuir ratreut air cause to retreat
□
chuir
iad ratreut air an nàmhaid they caused
the enemy to retreat
□
cuir seòladh air
address (letter etc.)
□
cuir sgèimh air
beautify
□
cuir sunnd air cuideigin
cheer up someone
□
cuir tàmailt air
shame
□
cuir teicheadh air put to flight /
cause to flee
□
cuir todhar air fertilise,
manure
□
cuir trioblaid air cuideigin
cause somebody trouble
□
cha do chuir
e trioblaid air duine sam bith eile he
didn’t cause anybody else any trouble
□
cuir truas air cuideigin make someone
pity you (lit. put pity on someone)
□
a bheil i a’ cur truas ort? is she putting
pity on you i.e. do you pity her? / are
you sorry for her?
□
cuir umhail air pay
attention to, heed, notice
□
tha fhios
agam gun do chuir e umhail orm I know
[that] he noticed me
(b) arranged according to the word after
air: cuir cuideigin air aoigheachd lodge
someone / put someone in a lodging /
put someone up
□
cuir beathach air
cipean tether an animal
□
cuir cuideigin
air gnothach na cuthaige send someone
on a fool’s errand
□
cuir cuideigin /
rudeigin air slabhraidh chain someone
/ something
(C.) cuir used with adverbs
(a) adverbs which have air as the first
element: cuir air adhart further, pro-
mote, propel
□
cuir air ais inhibit,
remand, remit, repeal
□
cha do chuir seo
air ais e this did not inhibit him
□
cuiridh mi an t-airgead air ais air ball
I shall remit (return) the money at once
□
cuiridh mi an t-airgead air adhart air
ball I shall remit (send on) the money at
once
□
chaidh an lagh a chur air ais the
law was repealed
□
cuir air bhog launch
□
cuir air bhogadan dangle
□
cuir
air bhoile infuriate
□
cuir air bhonn
cuipreas 194
instigate, set up, establish
□
cuir air
bòrd embark
□
cuir air chois institute,
set up, establish, found, organize
□
feu-
maidh obraichean ùra a chur air chois
new jobs must be set up, established
□
cuir air chrith vibrate (cause to vibrate),
cause to shake
□
cuir air chùl outgrow,
put aside / by
□
cuir air chuthach mad-
den
□
cuir air dìochuimhne cause to be
forgotten
□
chuir seo gach trioblaid air
dìochuimhne this caused every trouble
to be forgotten
□
cuir air dòigh arrange,
sort, put in order, set up
□
an cuir thu na
leabhraichean sin air dòigh? will you
sort these books?
□
cuiridh iad cùrsa
air dòigh dhut tron phost they will
arrange a course for you through the
post
□
cuir air falbh put away, shed
□
cuir air fhiaradh divert
□
cuir air leth
insulate, sequester
□
cuir air mheidh
balance trans
□
cuir air mhisg make
drunk, inebriate, intoxicate
□
cuir air
seachran misappropriate, misdirect, put
on the wrong path
□
cuir air shùilean /
shùilibh suggest
□
tha e a’ cur air
shùilean dhuinn … he suggests to us …
□
cuir air teicheadh put to flight / cause
to flee (also cuir teicheadh air)
(b) adverbs where the first element is
am or an (abbreviated forms of ann am
or ann an – this also includes san ‘in
the’)
□
cuir am bogadh immerse, soak
(of setting clothes to soak), steep
□
cuir
am breislich to confuse / throw into con-
fusion
□
cuir am meud i) increase,
widen, extend
□
dh’fheuch e ri a fhogh-
lam a chur am meud he tried to widen /
extend his education ii) exaggerate
□
cuir an àird(e) set up, mount (a picture,
statue etc)
□
cuir an aire suggest
□
cuir
an àireamh list
□
cuir an àireamh nan
naomh canonize
□
cuir san àireamh
take into consideration, include
□
cuir
an àite replace (i.e. to put in place of),
substitute
□
cuir an aithne introduce
□
cuir an amharas suspect
□
cuir an cèill
announce
□
cuir an grèim arrest
□
thàinig iad airson mo chur an grèim
they came to arrest me cuir an làimh
arrest
□
cuir an ceann a chèile mingle
□
cuir an cèill announce, broach (subject),
declare, enunciate, express, imply, notify,
predicate, profess, relate, represent, state,
show (by actions or words), suggest
□
cuir an coimeas collate, compare
□
cuir
(rudeigin) an comas ⫹ gen – lit. put
(something) in the ability of i.e. give
someone the ability to do something
□
cuir an cràdh torture
□
cuir an cuimhne
prompt
□
cuir an dìmeas despise
□
cuir
an eagar put in order
□
cuir an eas-
urram disgrace
□
cuir an geall pawn
□
cuir an gnìomh perform, implement
□
cuir an grèim put into operation, organ-
ize
□
cuir an ìre cause to believe, pre-
tend
□
cuir an òrdugh put in order, order
□
cuir clò an òrdugh compose (typog.)
□
cuir rudeigin an suarachas make light
of something, treat something lightly,
despise
□
na cuir an suarachas an oid-
hirpean do not make light of their
endeavours
□
cuir an sàs i) arrest ii)
implement, put into operation, commit
(money, effort, support etc.)
□
cuir an
seilbh invest
□
cuir rudeigin an teagamh
doubt something
(c) adverbs which are of miscella-
neous construction: cuir a dhìth ruin,
destroy
□
cuir a dholaidh waste, squan-
der
□
cuir a-mach put out(side) deal out,
discharge, ejaculate, issue trans, pre-
scribe, publish, vomit
□
chuir e a-mach
an cat he put out the cat
□
cò tha a’ cur
a-mach nan cairtean? whose deal is it?
□
chuir e a-mach he vomited
□
cuir an
dara taobh set aside
□
ma chuireas sinn
rudan mar sin an dara taobh if we set
things like that aside
□
cuir a-null /
a-nall hand, pass (at table)
□
cuir
a-steach apply, enter (in a calculator or
computer), insert, interpolate, instil
□
cuir bun-os-cionn capsize, overturn,
subvert, turn topsy-turvy
□
cuir ma
sgaoil release
□
cuir mun cuairt circu-
late, rotate, turn trans
□
cuir o chèile pry
(open)
□
cuir ri chèile amalgamate,
assemble, build, cement, collate, com-
pile, compose, construct, fabricate, join,
joint, put together
□
chuir e ri chèile
ceòl pìoba he composed pipe music
□
cuir ri chèile a-rithist reassemble, rejoin
□
cuir seachad (ùine) spend (time)
□
chuir e seachad an oidhche anns na
coilltean he spent the night in the woods
□
cuir rudeigin seachad air cuideigin
put something past someone
□
na cuir
seachad orm e don’t deny me the
chance to apply for it
□
cha chuirinn e
seachad air I would not put it past him
□
cuir sìos lay / put / set down, precipitate
□
cuir sìos an sin e lay, put, set it down
there
□
cuir rudeigin sìos air put, lay, set
195 cuipreas
something down (up)on
□
cuir sìos air
put down, decry, disparage, malign
□
chan eil mi a’cur sìos air Ruairidh tru-
agh idir I’m not disparaging poor Rory
at all
□
cuir thairis overflow
□
tha an
t-àite a’ cur thairis le coigrich the place
is overflowing with strangers
□
cuir
troimhe-chèile agitate agitate, confuse,
complicate confuse, jumble
□
chuir seo
an nàmhaid troimhe-chèile this con-
fused the enemy
□
bha iad air an cur
troimhe-chèile they were confused /
agitated
□
cuir ma seach ‘put by’, ‘put
past’ i.e. save
□
chuir e ma seach bea-
gan thastan gach seachdain he saved
a few shillings every week
□
chuir e
beagan ma seach he put a little by / he
saved a little
(D.) cuir used with prepositions:
1. Simple prepositions:
cuir rudeigin à … put something out
of …
□
cuir à cumadh deform
□
cuir à
àite put out of place, dislocate, dis-
lodge, displace, supersede, supplant,
unseat
□
cuir às an alt / à alt put out of
joint, disjoint, dislocate, splay
□
cuir à
bith abolish, do away with
□
cuir às
a chiall craze (a male)
□
chuir seo às
a chiall i this crazed her / put her out
of her mind
□
cuir à cruth disfigure
cuir rudeigin ann put something into
□
cuir [ann] am bogsa box, put in a
box
□
chuir i an tiodhlac beag ann am
bogsa she boxed the small gift
□
an
cuir thu litir sa bhogsa dhomh? will
you drop a letter in the box for me?
□
cuir [ann] an cèidse encage, put in a
cage
□
cuir [ann] an crò fold, pen, put
in a fold / pen
□
cuir [ann] an truaill
sheathe
□
chuir e a chlaidheamh an
truaill a-rithist he sheathed his sword
again
□
cuir gaoir ann thrill, horrify
□
cuir connadh ann / ri fuel, stoke
□
cuir
làmh ann interfere with, meddle with,
seize, lay a hand on
□
cuir muinghinn
ann trust
□
cuir àirneis ann furnish
□
cuir rudeigin ann infuse something
□
cuir na àite locate
□
cuir àrc ann / cuir
corcais ann cork
□
cuir sa bhanca
bank
□
chuir e an t-airgead sa bhanca
he banked the money
□
cuir brìogh
ann energize
□
cuir sanas (ann) adver-
tise
□
chuir e sanas anns a’ phàipear
he advertised / put an advert(isement)
in the paper
□
cuir na coin ann set the
dogs on
□
… air neo cuiridh mi na coin
annad … or else I shall set the dogs
on you
□
chuir e am bòrd ann am
meadhan an làir he placed the table in
the middle of the floor
cuir bhàrr cathair dethrone
cuir bhàrr na cìche wean
cuir far na meidh unbalance
□
note that far and bhàrr above are vari-
ants of the same word, and therefore
interchangeable
cuir rudeigin fo put something under
□
cuir fon choill outlaw
□
cuir fo chòir
dhligheach entail (legal)
□
cuir fo
chomain oblige, put under an obliga-
tion
□
cuir fo sprochd deject
□
cuir fo
a chùram commend to his care
□
cuir
fo smachd subject
□
cuir fo chùram
devolve
cuir cuideigin / rudeigin gu i) send
someone / something to / refer some-
one to
□
chuir e gu fìor-eòlaiche mi he
referred me to a specialist
□
chuir e
pasgan thugainn he sent a parcel to us
□
cuir fios gu cuideigin let someone
know inform, send word to, send
a message to someone
□
feuch gun cuir
thu fios thugam please let me know
□
cuir sgrìobag thugam drop me a line
(lit. put to me a scratch) ii) bring
someone / something to a state / con-
dition
□
cuir gu ath-fheum re-use,
recycle
□
cuir gu bàs kill, execute, put
to death
□
cuir gu cabhaig fluster
□
cuir gu deuchainn try, test
□
cuir gu
feum put to use / use
□
cuir gu obair
put to work
cuir ri(s) add (to), append, contribute,
eke out
□
cuir ris agus iomlaid add and
exchange (math.)
□
cuir tiotal ris an
sgeulachd add a title to the story
□
cuir
ris an fhìrinn exaggerate
□
tha mòran
a’ cur ris an fhìrinn many [people]
exaggerate
□
cuir blàr ri (cuideigin)
engage (somebody) in battle
□
chuir
iad blàr ris an nàmhaid they engaged
the enemy (in battle)
□
cuir comhairle
ri(s) consult with
□
cuir connadh ri /
ann fuel, stoke
□
cuir crìoch ri bound,
limit
□
cuir cùl ri abandon, leave,
desert, forsake
2. Compound prepositions: cuir air
bòrd luinge ship
□
cuir an aghaidh
contradict, controvert, take excep-
tion to, object, gainsay, militate
against, offset, oppose, remonstrate,
cuipreas 196
repudiate, resist, thwart
□
tha cuid
dhiubh cha mhòr a’cur an aghaidh
a chèile some of them are almost
contradicting each other
□
cuir an
aghaidh a chèile contrast
□
cuir
fianais an aghaidh protest against
cuir às leth allege, make an allegation,
accuse of, ascribe
□
chaidh cur às leth
Caluim gun do ghoid e airgead Calum
was accused of stealing money / it was
alleged that C. stole money
□
is tusa a’
chiad fhear a chuir geilt às mo leth
a-riamh you are the first man who has
ever accused me of cowardice
(E.) cuir used with prepositional pro-
nouns. Note that when these prep
prons are in the 3rd person sing they
often have the function of advs
cuir às abolish, annihilate, annul, extin-
guish, put out (fire candle etc.) quench
□
chuir iad às an teine they extin-
guished the fire
□
cuir asad (more com-
monly cuir dhiot) lay forth
□
dh’èist mi
ris is e a’ cur às I listened to him as he
expounded / laid forth
□
cuir às do kill,
do away with, overthrow, put paid to
cuir dheth put off / switch off (fire,
light etc.)
□
chuir e dheth an solas, an
teine etc. he put / switched off the
light, the fire etc.
cuir dhiot lay forth, speak out, spout
□
bha e a’ cur dheth mu phoileasaidh
airson na Gàidhlig he was laying forth
about a policy for Gaelic
□
chuir e
dheth às leth na saorsa he spoke out in
defence of freedom
cuir (aodach) dheth discard, disrobe,
doff, take off (clothes)
□
chuir i a còta
dhith she discarded her coat
□
cuir
dhiot do sheacaid take off your jacket
□
chuir mi dhiom I undressed
cuir cop dhe foam
□
bha a’ghlainne a’
cur cop dhith the glass was foaming
cuir fodha sink trans, submerge trans
□
chuir iad am bàta fodha they sank the
boat
cuir (aodach) umad get dressed
□
chuir
e aodach uime he got dressed
□
cuir
umad dress, put on (clothes), wear
□
chuir i uimpe aodach na Sàbaid she put
on Sunday clothing
□
dè a chuireas mi
umam? what shall I put on? / what shall
I wear?
cuir (roimhe) tell (him), dictate to (him)
□
uncommon now
□
bha e a’feitheamh
ris na chuireadh roimhe a dhèanamh
he was waiting until he was told what
to do (lit. waiting for what would be
put before him to do)
cuir romhad decide, determine,
resolve
□
chuir e roimhe gum fuiric-
headh e anns an taigh-òsta he
decided he would stay in the hotel
cuir thuige activate, provoke, kindle
□
dè chuir thuige e gus a’ bhàrdachd
seo a sgrìobhadh? what activated
him to write this poetry?
□
cha robh
an teine air a chur thuige the fire
wasn’t kindled / hadn’t been kindled
(F.) cuir ⫹ verbal noun construction
cuir rudeigin ⫹ inf make something
do something
□
bha iad a’ cur nan
innealan a dhol they were starting
the engines
□
cuir a chadal lull, put
to sleep
□
but note also cuir gu
(dèanamh) cuideigin set to (doing
something) someone
□
chuir seo gu
rannsachadh mi this set me searching
(G.) cuir in a few miscellaneous con-
structions: cuir car rotate
□
cuir car
air char roll
□
cuir car ma char trun-
dle
□
cuir car de capsize trans, over-
turn, tweak
□
cuir croinn cast / draw
[lots], toss (of a coin)
□
cuir (cuidei-
gin / rudeigin) suarach despise
(someone / something)
□
chuir iad
suarach na Gaidheil airson nach
robh iad adhartach gu leòr they
despised the Highlanders because
they weren’t progressive enough
□
cuir na chlàraibh stave, (lit. put into
its staves)
197 cuireadh
cuireadach, -aiche a 1. tricky, wily
2. coquettish, frisky
cuirc and cuirce dat sing & gen sing
respectively of corc knife
cùird
□
gen sing and nom & dat pl of
còrd cord
cuireadh, -idh, -idhean nm bidding, invita-
tion
□
fhuair sinn cuireadh on uasal chòir
we received an invitation from the worthy
gentleman
□
thoir cuireadh do invite
□
thoir cuireadh dhaibh give them an
invitation / invite them
□
thug mi cuireadh
do Sheumas I gave James an invitation /
I invited James
□
bha e na sheasamh an sin
mar gum biodh e a’ feitheamh ri cuireadh
gu tighinn a-steach he was standing there
as if he were waiting for an invitation to
come in
□
tha cuireadh air a thoirt dhan
a h-uile duine an invitation is extended to
everyone
□
thug iad cuireadh dha chun na
bainnse they gave him an invitation to the
wedding
□
fhuair e cuireadh gu banais na
càraid he got an invitation to the couple’s
wedding
□
gabh ri cuireadh accept an
invitation
□
bha iad caran fada gun gab-
hail ris a’ chuireadh they were rather long
in accepting the invitation
□
air mo
chuireadh / air do chuireadh etc. bidden
□
gun chuireadh uninvited
□
am fear a thig
gun cuireadh suidhidh e gun iarraidh the
man who comes uninvited will sit without
being asked
cuireideach
□
see cuireadach
cuirm, -e, -ean nf feast, junketing, reception,
treat
cuirm-chiùil nf concert
cuirm-chnuic nf picnic
cuirm-tràghad nf picnic
cuirmeach, -iche a festive
cùirn
□
gen sing and nom & dat pl of càrn
heap and còrn horn
cùirnean (drùchd) nm dewdrop
cuirp
□
gen sing and nom & dat pl of
corp body
cùirt, -e, -ean nf court (of law / royal / yard)
□
cùirt nam morairean dearga circuit
court
□
… nuair a nochd e ann an cùirt
an t-siorraim ann am Peairt … when he
appeared in Perth Sheriff Court
□
Cùirt an
Fhearainn [the] Land Court
cùirt-cheartais nf court of law c.-iomradh
nm bulletin c.-rannsachaidh nf court of
inquiry, inquest
cùirtealachd nf courteousness
cùirtean, -ein, -an nm curtain
□
tharraing
mi na cùirteanan I drew the curtains
cùirtear, -eir, -an nm curtain
□
bha na
cùirtearan air an tarraing the curtains
were drawn
cùirteil a courteous, courtly
obrach working conditions
□
luchd-
labhairt air Cùisean Dachaigh na
h-Alba spokesmen for Scottish Home
Affairs
□
bha cùisean glè chunnartach
circumsances were very perilous
□
cha
robh duine aca a thagradh an cùis they
had nobody who would plead their
case
□
ma thèid cùisean mar a chaidh
iad roimhe if matters go as they did
before
□
thuig e mar a bha cùisean
he realised how matters stood (lit.
were)
□
… ach cha dèan seo a’chùis …
but this won’t do
□
tha a’ chùis ag
iarraidh freagairt the matter demands
an answer
□
na cùisean a tha ri an
deasbad the matters to be discussed
□
cùisean sònraichte specific issues
□
na
cùisean a leanas the following issues
dèan a’ chùis air baffle, beat, be victo-
rious over, floor (in argument etc.), get
the better of, predominate over, gain
predominance over – and so, by exten-
sion ⫽ manage (be able to)
□
an dèan
thu a’ chùis air sin? can you manage
that?
□
cha dèan e a’ chùis oirnn he
won’t get the better of us / beat us
□
rinn thu a’ chùis air you managed it
□
note also: rinn iad a’ chùis leis na bha
aca air fhàgail they managed with
what they had left
□
rinn e a’ chùis ás
aonais he managed without it
cùis- object of as in following examples
cùis-bheachd nf abstraction c.-bhùird /
c.-bhùirt nf butt, object of ridicule
etc., laughing stock
□
tha e a’dèanamh
cùis-bhùirt dheth fhèin he is making
a laughing stock of himself
c.-dhearbhaidh nf source of affirma-
tion
□
tha e gu tric na chùis-
dhearbhaidh it is often a source of
affirmation c.-deisinn nf object of dis-
gust c.-eagail nf cause of fear, object
of fear, bugbear, terror c.-èiginn nf
necessity, matter of necessity
□
feu-
maidh sinn airgead a lorg airson
chùisean-èiginn eile we must find
money for other necessities c.-ghràin
nf abomination, enormity c.-lagha nf
suit (law), lawsuit c.-mhagaidh nf
object of derision, ridicule etc., laugh-
ing stock
□
bha e na chùis-mhagaidh
aig càch others / the rest regarded him
as a laughing stock, he was an object
of ridicule to the others (lit. he was in
his laughing stock at others / the rest)
c.-mhaslaidh nf a cause of disgrace,
cuireideach 198
cùis, -e, -ean nf action (legal), business,
case (legal), affair, circumstance,
event, issue, matter, suit (of law – often
specified as cùis-lagha), theme, thing
cùisean pl may mean transactions
□
cùis mhì-thlachd eyesore
□
bun na
cùise the germ of the matter
□
a’ chùis
ionadail the locative (gram.)
□
cùis
feirge provocation
□
cùis nas lugha
brìgh a secondary matter
□
cùisean
cùiseach, -eiche a parsimonious, ‘canny’
with money etc.
cuiseag, -eige, -an nf reed, rush, stem of
grass
cùiseil, -e a punctilious, scrupulous
cuisle, cuislean nf 1.artery, pulse, vein
□
cuisle mhòr aorta
□
cuisle mhòr na h-
amhach carotid artery
□
cuisle mhòr nan
sgamhan pulmonary artery
□
cuisle cùl a’
chinn occipital artery
□
cuisle dealganach
sub clavian artery
□
cuisle na h-oisne tem-
poral artery
□
cuislean mòra arteries
□
cuislean caola capillaries
□
see also
cuisleag 2. (formerly) pipe, tube – hence,
in compounds, pipe-like instruments
□
see
also cusail
cuisle-chiùil nf flute c.-fala nf artery
cuisleach a veined
cuisleag, -eige, -an nf little vein or artery
cuisleagan caola capillaries
cuislean, -ein, -an nm flute (also duiseal)
cuisleannach, -aich, -aich nm flautist
cuistean, -ein, -an nm problem (maths)
cùiteag, -eige, -an nf whiting (also caoiteag)
cuithe, -eachan nf wreathe – often quali-
fied as in: cuithe sneachd snowdrift
□
cuir
na chuitheachan drift v
□
bha e a’ cur na
chuitheachan it was drifting (see cuir
sneachd above)
□
also cuidhe
choise! heel!
□
cùl a’ bhaile (also
cùl-cinn) the common grazing around
a township, outrun, outbye
□
Cùl
Choinnich Cockenzie
□
note: a chùl air
a sin … over and above that / besides
that / more than that / moreover …
air chùl adv behind
□
cuir air chùl
outgrow
□
thig an t-àm nuair a
dh’fheumas sinn rudan mar sin a chur
air chùl the time will come when we
must outgrow things like that
□
note
also: rach air chùl perish, die out
□
chaidh an cleachdadh seo air chùl glè
thràth nan eachdraidh this custom
died out very early in their history
air c(h)ùl prep ⫹ gen behind
□
air chùl
an t-seanachais behind the times
□
air cùl an dorais behind the door
□
air
cùl a’ chùnntair behind the counter
□
air cùl an taighe behind the house
□
tha i a’càineadh daoine air cùl an cinn
she is reviling people behind their
backs (for the use of the sing, see notes
under beatha, ceann and làmh)
□
a’
mìneachadh dè tha air cùl nan naid-
heachdan explaining what is behind
the news
□
as with all comp preps
a poss adj is used in Gaelic where
a pers pron is used in English
□
air do
chùl behind you
□
air ar cùl behind us
etc.
□
na h-adhbhair a tha air an cùl
their underlying purposes
cuir cùl ri abandon, disclaim, leave,
desert, forsake
□
chuir iad cùl ris a’
bhaile an ath latha they left the town
the next day
□
chuir e cùl ris an
Fheachd he left the [Air] Force
□
chuireadh cùl ris na seann dòighean
the old ways were abandoned / forsaken
gu a chùl adv completely, every inch,
through and through (masc subj)
□
cha
b’ fhada gus an robh mi nam
mharaiche gu mo chùl it wasn’t long
until I was a seaman through and
through / every inch a seaman
□
’s e
bàrd a daoine a tha innte gu a cùl she
is completely the poet of her people
□
bha an doras fosgailte gu a chùl the
door was wide open
□
bha an uinneag
fosgailte gu a cùl the window was
wide open
cùl na làimhe adv in reserve
□
… ma
bhios gu leòr againn cùl na làimhe …
if we have enough in reserve
□
bu
toigh leinn cruinneachadh de sgeu-
lachdan a bhith againn cùl na làimhe
199 cuithe
a cause of reproach, a disgrace
c.-mhulaid nf tragedy c.-sgaraidh nf
cause of division
□
tha iad ag ràdh gu
beil seo na chùis-sgaraidh they say
that this is divisive c.-thagraidh nf
plea c.-uabhais nf source of dread
□
’s
e cùis-uabhais a bh’ann he / it was
a menace
cùl, cùil, -tean nm back of anything,
stamina, verso (but note that the pl
cùiltean, as given in Dwelly is
unlikely, this being normally the pl of
cùil)
□
cùl an dùirn the back of the
hand / fist
□
bha e na shuidhe air cùl
a’ chlas he was sitting at the back of
the class
□
[ann] an cùl a’ chàir in the
back of the car
□
leum e bho chùl
creige he leaped from behind a rock
□
ghairm mi an cù gu cùl mo choise
I called the dog to heel (lit. to the back
of my foot) – see under cù
□
cùl mo
we would like to have a collection of
stories in reserve
cùl-chàin v calumniate, defame,
detract, slander, traduce c.-chàineach
a calumnious c.-chàineadh nm & vn
defaming etc., back-biting, calumny,
calumniation c.-chainnt nf back-
biting, calumny, slander
□
is ise
a-riamh a thòisich air a’ chùl-chainnt
it was always she who started the
calumny c.-chuideachd nf rear-guard
cùl-cinn (also cùl a’ bhaile) common
grazing, outrun, outbye c.-earalas nm
reserve c.-mhùtaire nm smuggler
c.-mhùtaireachd nf smuggling
□
dèan
cùl-mhùtaireachd smuggle c.-sgrìobh
v endorse c.-sgrìobhadh nm & vn
endorsing etc., endorsement
c.-shleamhnaich v backslide
c.-shleamhnach a backsliding c.-
shleamhnachadh nm & vn backsliding
c.-sholas nm tail-light c.-shràid nf
backstreet
□
ann an cùl-shràidean a’
bhaile-mhòir in the backstreets of the
city c.-spreadh v backfire
□
chùl-
spreadh an seann chàr the old car
backfired c.-taic nm pillar (of person),
prop, stand-by, stay, support
□
…a thug
dìon agus cùl-taic do chroitearan…
which gave protection and support to
crofters
□
thug e cùl-taic do na sgoil-
tean Gàidhlig he supported / gave
support to the Gaelic schools
□
fhuair
sinn cùl-taic on Chomann we received
support from the Society c.-tìr nf
hinterland
cùlaich, -achadh v⫹ ri turn one’s back on,
renounce
□
… ris an do chùlaich e…
which he had turned his back on /
renounced
culaidh, -ean nf costume, uniform
culaidh- object of – as in the following
examples:
culaidh-bhrosnachaidh nf stimulus,
incentive
□
bha iad deònach air tuilleadh
culaidh-bhrosnachaidh a thoirt they
were willing to provide more incentive
c.-bhùirt nf laughing stock c.-fhanaid nf
freak c.-fharmaid nf object of envy
c.-iognaidh nf attraction, curiosity
c.-mhagaidh laughing-stock c.-sgreamh
nf object of disgust c.-thàlaidh nf decoy
cùlaist, -ean nf traditionally ‘the room’ –
the best room, the ‘parlour’
cularan.-ain, -an nm cucumber
cullach, -aich, -aich nm 1. boar, hog
2. tom-cat
culm nm gloom, gloominess
□
bha culm air
an iarmailt there was a gloominess in (lit.
upon) the sky
culmach, -aiche a gloomy, hazy, surly
□
’s
e latha culmach ceòthach a bh’ann it was
a gloomy, foggy day
□
… anns an àite
chulmach ud … in that gloomy place
□
bha
an t-adhar culmach dorcha the sky was
gloomy and dark
cùlshruth, -a nm slipstream
cultar, -air, -an nm culture
cultarach.-aiche a cultural
culurain nf birthwort (plant)
cum, -adh v fashion, figure, form, model,
mould, shape
cùlachadh 200
cùlachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cùlaich
renouncing etc. (⫹ ri)
cùlag, -aige, -an nf back tooth
□
fuirich gus
an faigh e [a] chùlagan wait until he gets
his back teeth
cùlaibh nm originally cùl-thaobh, back
□
thionndaidh e a chùlaibh rium he
turned his back on me (lit. to me)
□
bha e na shuidhe ’s a chùlaibh ris an
teine he was sitting with his back to the
fire (lit. and his back to etc.)
□
bha iad
dìreach mar bhalaich sam bith eile
bhon cùlaibh they were just like any
other boys from behind / from the back
(for the use of the sing, see notes under
beatha, ceann and làmh)
□
leum iad
air o chùlaibh they leapt upon him
from behind
□
tha thu air a chur
cùlaibh air a bheulaibh you have
placed it back to front
air cùlaibh ⫹ gen same as air cùl
□
air
cùlaibh an taighe at the back of /
behind the house
cùm, cumail v celebrate, contain, hold,
keep, maintain (of keeping), retain
□
note that, like a number of verbs, only
the simplest (i.e. unextended) forms of
the verb are accented
cùm, quite simply, means ‘keep’, and
could so be translated (albeit roughly
in some instances) in all the examples
below. However, depending on the
nouns, advs or preps accompanying it,
it translates a large number of English
idioms. Further examples of usage
may, in some cases, be found by look-
ing up one or more of the accompany-
ing words e.g. in the example cùm air
chuimhne, further examples may be
found by looking up cuimhne
cùm used in the simplest constructions:
chùm i an taigh glan agus sgiobalta
she kept the house clean and tidy
□
bha
i a’ cumail taighe do mhinistear she
was keeping house for a minister
□
cùm a’dol occupy, keep busy
□
bha an
taigh ga cumail a’ dol fad na h-ùine
the house was occupying her all the
time
□
chùm i an dreasa rithe fhèin air
beulaibh an sgàthain she held the
dress against herself in front of the
mirror
□
cha b’ urrainn smachd sam
bith a chumail air no control could be
kept over him
□
bha iad a’cumail cais-
meachd ris a’ cheòl they were keeping
time to the music
□
cùm sùil air keep
an eye on, watch
□
a’ cumail sùla ri
fuaradh is ri fasgadh keeping an eye to
windward and to leeward
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cumaidh
an sgeulachd seo air bhioran thu this
story will keep you on tenterhooks
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bidh a’choinneamh bhliadhnail ga
cumail a-màireach the annual meeting
will be held tomorrow
□
tha sinn fhìn
a’ cumail gu math we’re keeping well
(lit. we ourselves etc.)
cùm may be accompanied by advs (or
by prep prons which have the force of
advs):
cùm ort 1. contain yourself, hold on,
keep back
□
cha b’ urrainn dhomh
cumail orm I couldn’t contain myself
2. carry on, continue, insist (be persist-
ent), keep on / keep going
□
chùm iad
orra a’coiseachd they kept on walking
□
chùm i oirre le obair an taighe she
continued with the housework (in these
meanings lean ort is better)
cùm air ais debar, delay, detain, inhibit,
keep back, refrain, retard, withhold
□
…
ach cha chùm seo air ais sinn …but
this shall not debar us / delay us etc.
cùm air falbh stave off, ward off
□
bha iad a’ feuchainn ris an cunnart
a chumail air falbh they were trying to
ward off the danger
cùm air chuimhne remember, keep /
bear in mind
□
tha e cudthromach
cumail air chuimhne gu bheil e… it’s
important to bear in mind that he is …
cùm a-mach 1. claim, maintain
□
…
mar a tha leabhraichean eachdraidh
a’ cumail a-mach … as history books
claim
□
thatar a’ cumail a-mach gur
ann an seo a chaidh a mharbhadh it is
maintained that it was here that he was
killed 2. hold out
□
cùm a-mach do
làmh hold out your hand
□
an cùm thu
a-mach am poca dhomh? will you hold
out the sack for me?
cùm an àird keep up
□
cumaibh a’
bhratach an àird keep the flag up /
flying
□
bha e duilich dha a cheann
a chumail an àird it was difficult for
him to keep his head up
cùm a-staigh confine, contain
□
feumaidh sinn dòigh fhaighinn air an
t-uisge a chumail a-staigh we must
find a way to confine the water
□
bha i
ga fhaighinn duilich a faireachdainn
a chumail a-staigh she was finding it
difficult to contain her feelings
cùm a-staigh air keep in with / keep
on good terms with
□
cùm a-staigh air
do nàbaidhean keep in with your
neighbours
cùm fodha suppress
□
bha e a’
feuchainn ri a fhearg a chumail fodha
he was trying to suppress his anger
cùm suas keep up, maintain (of upkeep),
prop, sustain, uphold
□
cumaibh suas
an deagh obair! keep up the good
work!
□
tha e nas duilghe a-nis an
taigh mòr seo a chumail suas it is more
difficult now to keep up this big house
cùm may also be used with prepositions:
cùm aig keep to / at
□
chùm na
h-iasgairean aig obair an sgadain the
fishermen kept at the herring work
□
bha obair na seachdain air a cumail
aig dà fhichead uair the week’s work
was kept at forty hours
□
tha iad a’
cumail aca fhèin they keep to themselves
cùm (rudeigin) bho (cuideigin) deny
(somebody) (something), keep (some-
thing) from (somebody)
□
bha iad a’
cumail saorsa bhon t-sluagh they were
denying the people freedom
cùm (cuideigin) gun ⫹ vn keep (some-
one) from doing something
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