Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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dàrnach a secondary
dàrnacha a second
□
this word has a highly
specialised usage. It appears to be used
only after gach
□
gach dàrnacha seach-
dain every second week
□
air gach dàr-
nacha duilleig on every second page
□
anns gach dàrnacha taigh in every second
house
□
for the use of anns here see gach
□
often shortened e.g. gu dàrnacha latha
every second day
dasg, -aisg, -an nm
□
same as deasg
dàta nm data
dath, -adh v colour, dye, tinge
dàth, -adh v scorch
□
also dòth
dathach a chromatic
dathadair, -ean nm dyer
dathadh, -aidh nm & vn of dath colouring
etc.
dàthadh, -aidh nm & vn of dàth scorching
□
also dòthadh
dathail -e a colourful
□
bha e car dathail
leis he thought it rather colourful
dathte pp coloured
□
bha i air a còmhdach
le aodach soilleir dathte she was dressed
in (lit. covered with) brightly coloured
clothes / clothing
□
bha bannan dathte
suainte mu an cinn there were coloured
bands round their heads
dàrnach 212
dath, -a, -an nm colour, dye, dyeing,
hue, pigment, tincture, tint
□
cuir dath
air colour
□
cuir dath dearg air leth a’
phàipeir colour half the paper red
□
mill dath discolour
Some examples: bha i deàrrsach dearg
na dath it fem was bright red in [its]
colour
□
dath dearg rouge
□
le dath
nan sìon weather-beaten
□
le dealtradh
gach datha with enamelling of every
colour
□
tha cus dhathan ann there are
too many colours in it
□
fhuair e fear
den aon dath he got one of the same
colour
□
bha sgleò de dhath sglèatach
air gach nì there was a slaty coloured
film over everything
□
gàradh de
dhathan glòrmhor a garden of glorious
colours
□
a bheil seo ri fhaotainn ann
an dath eile? is this available in
another colour?
□
dè an dath as fheàrr
leat? which colour do you prefer?
Note the following: dè an dath a tha
seo? tha e gorm What colour is this?
it’s blue (when indicating the colour
itself, not the object)
□
dè an dath a tha
air? tha uaine What colour is it? (i.e.
the object indicated) green / it’s green
□
dè an dath a bha air a’ chàr? bha
dorch dearg What [the] colour [that]
was [on] the car? [was] dark red
□
tha
dath donn orra they are brown
□
chan
eil an t-uabhas diofair ann dè an dath
a bhios air it doesn’t make an awful lot
of difference what colour it is
□
bha an
aon dath air ’s a bha air an fhear eile
it was the same colour as the other one
□
note also: tha dath na h-aide sin
brèagha the colour of that hat is pretty
The assertive verb is also used
□
’s e
dath uaine a tha air na h-uinneagan
the windows are green
□
’s e dath
ruadh a tha air an t-sionnach the fox
is russet
air dhath. prep⫹ gen. the colour
of … / … coloured
□
air dhath call-
tainn hazel
□
air dhath òir the colour
of gold, golden
□
note that air dath is
also used instead of air dhath
□
air
dath na rainich the colour of bracken
□
air dath na fala the colour of blood
etc.
□
note also: tha iad air caochladh
dhathan they are of various colours
□
air iomadh dath of many colours
□
bha
na dhà dhiubh air an aon dath they
were both the same colour – though
the last example might be more com-
monly dhen aon dath of the same
colour
Note also the idiom: … chan fhacas
a dubh no (a) dath but neither hair nor
hide were seen of her (lit. but her black
or her colour were not seen)
dath-bhacadh nm colour bar d.-dhall
a colour-blind d.-dhoille nf colour-
blindness d.-fhradharc nm colour-
vision d.-lipean nm lipstick
dè interr & rel pron what? / what …,
which …?
When used as an interr it is followed by
the indep (i.e. statement) form of the
verb
□
dè tha thu a’ dèanamh? what
are you doing?
□
dè bha e ag ràdh?
what was he saying?
□
dè bhitheas iad
a’dèanamh mu a dheidhinn? what will
they be doing about it?
□
dè chithinn
an sin? what would I see there?
□
… agus dè thachair ach gun do thuit e
…and what happened but that he fell
The reason why dè is followed by the
indep form of the verb is that it is really
a worn down remnant of the expres-
sion ciod [is] e? what is it? (where is is
the assertive verb) from an even older
form cote? what is? – thus dè tha thu
a’ dèanamh? is an abbreviated form
of ciod [is] e a tha thu a’ dèanamh?
what is it that you are doing?
□
some-
times found in the form gu dè
□
ach gu
dè mu dheidhinn na daoine bochda
sin? but what about those poor people?
dè is also used relatively i.e. as a conj
□
an do dh’innis e dhut dè bha e (a’) dol
a dhèanamh? did he tell you what he
was going to do?
□
cha d’thuirt e dè
bha e (a’) dol a cheannach he didn’t
say what he was going to buy
□
cha
robh fhios agam dè dhèanainn I didn’t
know what to do (lit. what I would do)
□
… a’ lorg a’ cheartais as bith dè
thachras…seeking justice whatever
happens (lit. will happen)
□
… ge be
air bith dè tha sinn a’ dèanamh …
whatever we are doing
□
also ge bith
dè etc.
As already stated, dè includes the
assertive verb which has been assimi-
lated (i.e. it does not appear)
□
dè sin?
what is that?
□
dè is fheàrr, dè is
miosa? what is best? what is worst?
□
note that is here is the rel pron
a ⫹ is ⫽ which is / that is (often written
as) i.e. dè is fheàrr means lit. what is it
that is best?
When dè is followed by a noun, the
noun is def
□
dè an dath a tha air?
what colour is it?
□
dè n uair a tha
e? what time is it?
□
dè an aois a tha
thu? how old are you?
□
dè an seòrsa?
which kind?
dè cho is used with adjectives and
adverbs thus: dè cho tric? how often?
□
dè cho mòr? how big? etc.
□
dè cho
maireannach ’s a tha na bataraidhean
seo? how durable are these batteries?
□
chan urrainn dhomh a ràdh dè cho
còrdaidh ’s a bha iad I cannot say how
agreeable they were / how well they
got on together
□
is beag a tha fhios dè
cho fada air adhart ’s a tha e it’s little
known how far on it is
dè used with a prep is quite uncommon:
dè air a tha thu nad sheasamh? what
are you standing on? … -co air is
usually used instead
Note that, in some areas, dè mar ⫽
ciamar? how?
□
dè mar a tha thu?
how are you?
Some miscellaneous examples: gu dè
bha ceàrr air is e a’dèanamh mar sin?
whatever was wrong with him, [and
he] behaving like that? (gu dè is really
the ciod e referred to above)
□
… ach
dè ged tha / bha?… but what if it is /
were?
□
dè na tha sin? how much is
that? (i.e. how much does it cost?)
□
a-rèir dè na bha de dh’ airgead anns
an t-seotal according to how much
money was in the kitty
213 dathte
de prep ⫹ dat of, off
□
often written as
dhe or dh’
□
note also that before
a vowel it is often written as de dh’
(see below)
de is often used partitively
□
tha beagan
de dh’ìm agus de chàise agam I have
a little [of] butter and [of] cheese
□
pìos de fhiodh a piece of wood
□
tha
(a) trì de na deich sgeulachdan ann an
Gàidhlig three out of the ten stories are
in Gaelic
□
bha co-chruinneachadh de
làmhagan, chinn-sleagha agus chro-
gannan aige he had a collection of
axes, spear-heads and pots (note the
lenition as though de were actually
there)
□
tha cuid de a sgrìobhadh air
nochdadh ann an… some of his
writing has appeared in …
de usually suffers elision before a vowel
□
d’ am mise an ceud fhear of which
I am the first (one)
de is often used between a number and
a noun, particularly when two numbers
separated by ‘or’ are used
□
a h-uile
mìos bidh trì no ceithir de litrichean
againn every month we have three or
four letters
□
thàinig triùir de na
saighdearan three of the soldiers came
□
bha a dha no (a) trì de bhàtaichean
eile anns a’ chala there were two or
three other boats in the harbour
de often carries the meaning ‘enough’,
‘sufficient’, ‘so much’ etc.
□
cha robh
de chabhaig air nach do dhùin e an
doras na dhèidh he wasn’t in so much
of a hurry that he didn’t close the door
behind him
□
tha de neart ann such is
his strength
Note also the following usage which
you may encounter: ’s e saor a bh’ann
de Chalum Calum was a joiner
The prep prons are formed thus: dhiom
off me dhiot off you dheth off him / it
masc dhith off her / it fem dhinn off
us dhibh off you pl & polite dhiubh
off them
□
note that unlenited forms of
these were standard after words ending
with n e.g. chan urrainn domh I can’t
□
feadhainn diubh some of them
□
though still met with, these are becom-
ing increasingly less common
□
fead-
hainn dhinn some of us
□
feadhainn
dhiubh some of them
□
tha sia dhiubh
ann there are six of them
The emphatic forms of these are:
dhiomsa, dhiotsa, dhethsan, dhithse,
dhinne, dhibhse, dhiubhsan
Some examples: chuir mi dhiom mo
sheacaid I took off [me] my jacket
□
chuir e dheth an ad agus an stoc he
discarded the hat and [the] scarf
□
cuir
dhiot do chòta take off your coat
□
sgath an ceann dheth chop off his head
□
co dheth a tha e air a dhèanamh?
what is it masc made of? / of what is it
made?
□
anns an fhear mu dheireadh
dhiubh seo … in the last (one) of
these …
□
and also: cò am fear / an tè
dhiubh a tha thu ag iarraidh? which of
them (masc / fem respectively) do you
want? (see cò / co)
□
a-measg nan
clobhsaichean a tha gu leòr dhiubh
anns a’ cheàrn sin den bhaile among
the closes of which there are plenty in
that part of the town
□
for airson …
dheth see airson
□
note also: tha
ceithir cheud troigh de dhoimhne
(ann) an àitean dheth it is four
hundred feet deep in places
de becomes den / dhen when combined
with the def art
□
thàinig sin dhen
sgeilp that came off the shelf
□
tha na
seilcheagan den aon teaghlach ris an
fhaochaig the snails are of the same
family as the whelk
The following prep poss adjs may be
found, but it is now recommended that
these be written in full. They are
formed thus: dem of my ded of your
de a (⫹ len) of his de a (without len
and with a h- before vowels) of her de
ar of our (de ar n- before vowels) de
ur of your pl. & polite den (dem
before b, f, m, p) of their
□
though the
full forms are frequently found: de mo
of my etc.
□
they are also frequently
lenited
□
tha mi a’ cur seachad cuid
mhath dhem ùine … I spend a lot of my
time …
□
chuir e seachad a’ mhòr-
chuid dhe bheatha ann he spent most
of his life there
□
note that de ⫹ ar and
de ⫹ ur should not be shortened to der
and dur
Further examples: co aige tha fhios
nach eil cuideigin de ar luchd-
leughaidh a … perhaps there is some-
one among (lit. of) our readers that …
□
dh’fhaighnich e de a chompanach dè
bha ceàrr air he asked [of] his com-
panion what was wrong with him de
na bàird Ghàidhlig a bha air an ain-
meachadh cha robh aon a …
□
of the
Gaelic poets who were named, there
wasn’t one who …
dathte 214
deabh, -adh v drain, dry up
□
dheabh iad
an t-searrag they drained the flask
□
dhe-
abh an loch the loch dried up (uncommon
in both uses
□
see traogh)
deabhadh, -aidh vn of deabh draining etc.
deacaid nf jacket (not as common as
seacaid, at least, in print)
deacair, -e a 1. abstruse, difficult, hard (to
understand), laborious
□
… agus is dea-
cair dhomh a chreidsinn gu bheil sin
fìor… and it is difficult for me to believe
that that is true 2. sad, mournful, sorrow-
ful
□
thill iad gu deacair they returned
mournfully
deacaireachd nf hardship
□
is sinne
a mhaireas a dh’aindeoin deacaireachd [it
is] we [who] shall endure despite hardship
deach past tense dep of irreg v rach
□
note
that an deacha should not be used
deachaidh
□
same as deach above
deachamh, -aimh, —ean nm decimation,
tithe
□
also deicheamh
deachd, -adh v 1. dictate
□
tha sin a’deach-
dadh gu ìre dè an seòrsa pàipeir a tha a
dhìth oirnn that dictates to an extent the
kind of paper we require 2. inspire
deachdadh, -aidh nm & vn dictating etc.,
dictation, inspiration
□
tha cuimhne an
àma sin fhathast na deachdadh dhomh the
memory of that time is still an inspiration
to me
deachdaidh a dictation
□
inneal deach-
daidh dictation machine, dictaphone
deachdair, -ean nm dictator
deachdaireachd nf dictatorship
deadh, an deadh short for deigheadh
□
see
rach
deadhan, -ain, -ain nm dean
□
Deadhan
anns a’ Chaibeal Rìoghail Dean of the
Royal Chapel (lit. in the R. C.)
deagh a fine, nice (both in the general sense
of ‘good’), good, grand (in Scottish
sense), pretty intens, well (as an adv)
□
precedes and lenites a foll. noun, but is
never used predicatively
□
deagh bharail
approbation
□
deagh mhèin goodwill
□
chòmhraig e an deagh chòmhrag he
fought the good fight
□
bha e air a dheagh
chur air he was well dressed
□
mo dheagh
charaid my good friend
□
deagh chuid
a good part
□
… airson deagh ghreis an
dèidh sin … for a good while after that
□
bha deagh chèilidh againn gu dearbh we
had a grand ceilidh indeed
□
bha deagh
shlàinte aige a-riamh he always enjoyed
good health
□
bha e (ann) an deagh fhonn
he was in good humour
□
bha e air
a deagh sgeadachadh he was well dressed
□
deagh bheòthachd a good livelihood
□
chosgadh sin (an) deagh sgillinn that
would / would have cost a pretty penny
d.-aithnichte pp well-known
□
tha an
dithis fhear deagh-aithnichte both men are
well-known d.-bheus nf decorum, good-
ness, virtue
□
d.-bheusan pl morals
□
teagaisg deagh bheusan moralize
d.-bheusach a exemplary d.-bhreithnichte
pp well-judged d.-ghean nm benevolence
□
làn deagh-ghean benevolent d.-ghnè nf
quality d.-ghnìomh nm benefaction
d.-ghnìomhach a beneficent d.-thaghte pp
well-chosen
□
le aon fhacal deagh-thaghte
with one well-chosen word d.-thoileach
a benevolent
□
deachdair deagh-thoileach
a benevolent dictator
deaghaidh, an deaghaidh or às deaghaidh
□
see dèidh, an dèidh or às dèidh
deala, -an / -achan nf leech
dealachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
dealaich parting etc., disjunction, divi-
sion, parting, secretion, segregation, sepa-
ration, severance
□
dealachadh (pòsaidh)
divorce
□
dèan dealachadh eadar distin-
guish
□
anns an dealachadh… in parting,
in closing, finally …
dealachaidh a secretory
dealaich, -achadh v ⫹ ri(s) detach, disen-
gage, disunite, insulate, part with / from,
seclude, secrete, segregate, separate,
sever, sunder
□
dealaich ri divorce, quit
□
cha ghabh iad an dealachadh they cannot
be separated (lit. they will not take their
separating)
dealaichear, -eir, -an nm insulator
dealaichte pp detached, insulated, separate,
separated
□
tha a’ chànain seo a-nis na
cuspair dealaichte this language is now
a separate subject
dealain a electric, electrical
□
cumhachd
dealain electric power
dealan, -ain nm 1. electricity 2. latch
dealan- pref electro-, electric-, -electricity
dealan-airgideach a electro-plate
d.-cheimiceachd nf electro-chemistry
d.-chòmhdaich v galvanize d.-dè,
dealain-dè, dealanan-dè nm butterfly
□
the derivation of this word is believed to
be ‘God’s fire’ – a beautiful description of
a butterfly d.-mharbh v electrocute d.-
neartaich v charge (battery) d.-uisge
nm hydro-electricity d.-uisgeach a
hydro-electric
dealanach, -aich, -aich nm lightning
□
dealanach gobhlach forked lightning
□
dealanach sgaoilte sheet lightning
□
bhuail an dealanach am mullach the light-
ning struck the roof (used in the form an
dealanaich in Lewis)
□
bha tàirneanaich
is dealanaich ann an-raoir there was
thunder and lightning last night
dealanachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
dealanaich electrifying, electrification
dealanaich, -achadh v electrify
dealanair, -ean nm electrician
dealas, -ais nm commitment, eagerness,
warmth, zeal
□
mhothaich e gun robh cion
dealais orra he noticed that they lacked
eagerness (lit. that there was a lack of
eagerness on them)
□
las a shùilean le
dealas his eyes lit up with zeal
□
le
roghainn agus le dealas by choice and by
commitment
□
bha e cur dealas na
chridhe bhith meòmhrachadh orra it
warmed his heart to be thinking of them
dealasach, -aiche a eager, forward, vehe-
ment, zealous
□
fear dealasach enthusiast,
zealot
dealasachd nf eagerness, keenness
215 dealasachd
dealbh, -adh / dealbh v delineate,
design, devise, fashion, figure, forge,
form, make, picture, portray, sculpt,
play (a role), shape
□
’s e uidheam air
a dhealbh ann an dòigh glè innleach-
dach a tha ann it’s a very ingeniously
designed implement [that’s in it]
□
bha
e a’dealbh dòigh air faighinn fa sgaoil
he was devising a way of getting free
□
seo mar a dhealbh mi am flaitheas
dhomh fhèin this is how I pictured
heaven to myself
□
tha eachdraidh a’
bhaile air a dealbh gu cothromach the
history of the town is fairly portrayed
□
note: bha e air a dhealbhadh air
togalach a bha ann am Moscow it was
a replica of a building which was in
Moscow
□
b’ iomadh innleachd gun
rath a dhealbh e he devised many an
unsuccessful scheme
dealbh, deilbh, deilbh / dealbhan(nan)
nm/f—fem gen deilbhe, pl dealb-
han(nan)—delineation, elevation
(plan), figure, form, likeness (picture),
illustration, outline, painting (concrete),
photo, photograph, picture, snapshot
□
dealbh (camara) photograph
□
dealbh
ceàrnaidh, area drawing
□
dealbh
chumaidhean shape model / picture
□
dealbh (duine) portrait
□
dealbh
sgèile scale drawing
□
dealbh tìre
landscape
□
dèan / tarraing dealbh
depict, draw (with pencil etc.)
□
dealbh dùthcha map
□
tog dealbh pho-
tograph v
□
thog e dealbh he took a
picture / photo etc.
□
bha aon dealbh
de dhithis uaislean there was one pic-
ture of two gentlemen
□
bha grunnan
dhealbhan de dh’ ainmhidhean ann
there was a number of pictures of ani-
mals in it
□
bu bhòidheach an dealbh
iad they were a pretty picture
□
bhiodh
sinn glè thoilichte tuilleadh dhealb-
hannan fhaighinn we would be very
pleased to receive more pictures
□
bheir seo dhuinn deagh dhealbh air an
duine agus air a bheatha this will give
us a good picture of the man and his
life
dealbh-adhair nm aerial photograph
d.-bhann nm spool (photog.)
d.-chlò-sheatadh nm photo-typeset-
ting d.-chluich nm (but see following)
play (theatre)
□
choisinn na dealbh-
chluichean aige duaisean his plays
won prizes
□
a’ sgrìobhadh dhealbh-
chluichean writing plays
□
sgrìobh e
àireamh dhealbh-chluichean he wrote
a number of plays d.-chluiche nm/f
play (same as previous ex.). This and
dealbhach, -aiche a descriptive, pictur-
esque, shapely, pretty
dealbhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of dealb-
haich forming etc., delineation, planning
noun
dealbhadair, -ean nm artist, designer,
illustrator, maker
□
dealbhadair camara
photographer
dealbhaich, -achadh v same as dealbh
delineate, illustrate etc.
□
bidh e riatanach
dhuinn ceanglaichean a dhealbhachadh ri
buidheannan coltach ruinn fhèin it will be
necessary for us to form links with groups
like ourselves
dealbhaichte pp illustrated etc.
□
bàrr-
mhaise dhealbhaichte a sculpted cornice
dealbhair, -ean nm sculptor
dealg, -eilg, -an nf needle, pin, prick, prickle,
skewer
dealgan, -ain, -an nm spindle
deàlrach, -aiche a luminous, shiny, sparkling
deàlrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of deàlraich
flashing etc.
deàlradair, -ean nm reflector
deàlradh, -aidh nm irradiation, lustre,
radiance, sparkle
deàlraich, -achadh v beam, flash, gleam,
glisten, glitter, irradiate, lighten, radiate,
shine, sparkle
□
but note the figurative
use: co aige tha fhios nach deàlraich an là
dealasachd 216
the foregoing example show two of the
ways in which compound nouns can be
formed in Gaelic
□
see App. 2
Sect. 3.0
□
sgrìobh i dealbh-chluiche
no dhà airson a’Chomainn Dhràmataich
she wrote a play or two for the
Dramatic Society
□
bidh iad a’ cur
deilbh-chluiche air bonn they put on
plays
□
tha e air mòran dhealbhan-
cluiche a sgrìobhadh he has written
many plays d.-choltas nm scenery d.-
chùnntas nm description d.-dùthcha
nm/f map
□
ma bheir sibh suil air
dealbh-dùthcha na Roinn-Eòrpa…if
you look at the map of Europe…d.-
èibhinn nm/f cartoon d.-fhacal nm/f
word-picture d.-iomaill nm/f outline
d.-loidhne nm/f line-drawing d.-
magaidh nm/f caricature d.-sgrìobhadh
nm hieroglyphics d.-thaic nf easel
d.-thàthach nf transfer (as in art trans-
fers) d.-thilgear nm cine-projector
d.-thogail nf photography
anns am faicear … perhaps the day will
dawn in which will be seen …
dealt, -a nm/f dew
□
bha am feur fliuch le
dealt the grass was wet with dew
dealta, -aichean nf delta
dealtag, -aige nf small quantity of rain
dealtach, -aiche a dewy
dealtradh, -aidh nm & vn of dealtraich
enamelling
□
le dealtradh gach datha with
enamelling of every colour
dealtraich, dealtradh v enamel
deamhais nm/f shears
deamhan, -ain, -ain nm demon, devil, fiend
□
… às an deachaidh seachd deamhain…
from whom went seven demons
□
thilg E
a-mach mòran dheamhan He cast out
many demons
deamhas
□
see deamhais
deamhnaidh, -e a demoniac, devilish,
deuced, satanic
□
bha fhios aige deamh-
naidh math he knew deuced well
deamocratach, -aiche a democratic (see
daonfhlaitheach or sluagh-fhlaitheach)
2. Dep.: an do rinneadh iad? were
they made? cha do rinneadh e it
wasn’t made
Future tense
1. Indep.: nithear e it will be done
2. Dep. (reg.): an dèanar e? will it
be done? cha dèanar e it won’t be
done nach dèanar e? won’t it be
done? – note that dèantar should
not be used for dèanar
Basic examples: rinn iad sin they did
that
□
an do rinn thu sin? cha do rinn
did you do that? no
□
cha do rinn e
maille sam bith he did not delay at all
□
nach do rinn e am bòrd seo? rinn
didn’t he make this table? yes
□
cùm do
shùil air an rud a nì do nàbaidh ’s
chan ann mar a thuirt e keep an eye on
what your neighbour does, and not
what he says (proverb)
□
gu dè bha
ceàrr air ’s e a’ dèanamh mar sin?
whatever was wrong with him, [and
he] behaving like that?
□
ciamar a rin-
neadh e? how was it done?
□
bu mhòr
an toileachas a rinneadh nuair a thill
e great was the rejoicing that was made
when he returned
□
nithear mòran le
spionnadh ach nithear tuilleadh le
seòltachd much will be done with
strength but more will be done with
cunning (proverb)
□
cha dèanainn an
aon mhearachd a-rithist I wouldn’t
make the same mistake again
□
tha
obair mhòr ri dhèanamh there is great
work to be done
□
rinneadh àireamh
mhòr dhiubh nan daoine bochda
a large number of them were made
poor men
□
dèanadh iad mar a thogras
iad let them do as they please
□
cha
dèan e an obair a bha dòchas aige
a dhèanamh he will not carry out the
work that he hoped to do
Further idioms:
dèan air (a) make for, head for
□
bha
iad a’ dèanamh orm they were making
for me
□
rinn e dìreach air an t-solas
he made directly for the light (b) do to
□
compare the following two sen-
tences: cha do rinn mi càil air I didn’t
do anything (harmful) to it
□
cha robh
217 deamocratach
dèan, dèanamh irreg v do, make, equal
(maths), carry out (of work, a task etc.)
construct, dub (of knighthood), manu-
facture, perpetrate, procreate, produce
□
this verb is irreg only in the active &
passive voice of the past tense, the ind
form of the future and in the rel fut
ACTIVE VOICE:
Past tense
1. Indep.: rinn mi I did, made rinn
thu you made, did, etc.
2. Dep.: an do rinn e? did he do? cha
do rinn iad they didn’t do nach do
rinn thu? didn’t you do? etc.
Future tense
1. Indep.: nì mi I shall do nì iad they
shall do etc.
2. Dep.: (reg.): an dèan thu? will you
do? cha dèan iad they won’t do
nach dèan sibh? won’t you do? etc.
PASSIVE VOICE:
Past tense
1. Indep.: rinneadh e it was made
an còrr ann a b’ urrainn dha
a dhèanamh ris there was no more he
could do to it (positive)
□
… an dèidh
na rinn thu air an-dè … after what you
did to him yesterday
□
rinn iad a lei-
thid ceudna air na tuathanaich they
did the same kind of thing to the farm-
ers
□
ciod a rinn mise ort gun do
bhuail thu mi trì uairean? (Leabhar
nan Àireamh 22:28) what have I done
to you that you have struck me three
times? (Numbers 22:28)
dèan dheth (a) reach
□
rinn sinn
mullach a’ chnuic dheth we reached
the top of the hillock
□
rinn sinn an
cladach dheth we reached the shore
□
rinn iad uile aois mhath dheth they all
reached a good age (b) make of it /
suppose
□
faodaidh tu dhèanamh
dheth gu bheil e a’ tighinn dhachaigh
a-rithist you may suppose that he is
coming home again
dèan de make (something) of, create
(also dèan à)
□
chan ann a’ dèanamh
gadaiche dhiot a tha mi I am not mak-
ing you out to be a thief (lit. making
a thief of you)
□
tha e air amadain
a dhèanamh dhinn he’s made fools
of us
□
cha robh fhios agam dè
dhèanainn den duine idir I didn’t know
what to make of the man at all (lit.
what I might make)
□
nì sinn iasgair
dhiot ma tha e idir annad we’ll make
a fisherman of you if it’s in you at all
□
co dheth a tha e air a dhèanamh? what
is it masc made of? / of what is it
made?
□
note that co air is used gen-
erally in the Outer Isles for the last,
though not in Lewis i.e. co air a tha e
air a dhèanamh?
dèan (rudeigin) do make (something)
for
□
rinn i cupa tì dha she made a cup
of tea for him
□
cha dèan i nead dhi
fhèin she does not make a nest for
herself
dèan a-mach 1. claim
□
tha e a’
dèanamh a-mach gun robh càmpa
Ròmanach an seo he claims there was
a Roman camp here 2. deduce, divine
dèanadas, -ais nm behaviour, conduct
□
dèanadas neo-bheusach immoral
behaviour / conduct
dèanaiste
□
same as dèantadh
□
see dèan
dèanamh, -aimh nm & vn of dèan making
etc., constitution, fabric (of building etc.),
make, model, physique, structure, texture
deann, -a nf rush, dash
□
bha e a’dèanamh
air a’ bhaile na dheann he was rushing
to [the] town
□
rinn i às na deann she
rushed out
deannag, -aige, -an nf
□
see deannan
deannal, -ail nm attack, onset
□
bha e a’
gairm air an t-sluagh deannal a thoirt air
na nàimhdean he was calling upon the
people to make an attack on the enemy (lit.
enemies)
deannan, -ain, -an nm small amount, pinch
□
but also used for small number, group,
collection – like Scots ‘puckle’
□
cha robh
anns a’ bhaile ach deannan thaighean-
dubha the town was just a small group of
black houses
□
ghabh e deannan làithean
ga ghiùlan dhachaigh it took a number of
days to carry it home
deann-ruith nf great hurry, rush, sprint
(originally dian-ruith)
□
thàinig e air ais
na dheann-ruith he came sprinting back
□
thàinig i a-steach na deann-ruith she
rushed in
deanntag, -aige, -an nf nettle
dèante pp (sometimes dèanta) 1. done,
made
□
bha an gnìomh dèante the deed
was done
□
chùm e sùil gheur orra gus an
robh an obair dèante he kept a sharp eye
on them until the work was done
□
dèante
ann an Alba made in Scotland
□
fhad ’s
a ghabhas sin a bhith dèante as long / far
as that can be done 2. well-built
□
bha
e cuimseach àrd ach dèante he was of
average height, but well-built
□
cha robh
e cho cruinn dèanta riumsa he wasn’t as
well-formed and well-built as I
dearbh, -adh v (⫹ do where required)
affirm, assure, convict, convince, prove,
test, try, verify, vindicate, vouch
□
ciamar
a dhearbhadh sin? how was that proved?
□
… gus seo a dhearbhadh dhut … (in
order) to prove this to you … / to convince
you of this …
dearbh a actual, decisive, identical, very,
very same
□
gu dearbh (sometimes gu
dearbha) certainly, forsooth, indeed,
really, truly
□
anns an dearbh dhòigh in
the very same way
□
na dearbh fhaclan sin
those very words
□
rinneadh oidhirp air
inneal den dearbh sheòrsa a chur ri chèile
dèanadach 218
dèanadach, -aiche a busy, diligent,
industrious
dèanadachd nf industry (hard work)
an attempt was made to put together an
apparatus of the very same kind
dearbh-aithne nf identity
□
…pàirt de an
dearbh-aithne chultarach…part of their
cultural identity
□
…a bhith a’ gleidheadh
ar dearbh-aithne…to be preserving our
identity d.-aithnich v identify d.-
aithneachadh nm & vn of d.-aithnich
identifying, identification
□
dearbh-
aithneachadh ginteil genetic fingerprinting
d.-chinnteach a positive d.-chlò nm posi-
tive (photog.) d.-sgrìobhadh nm holograph
dearbha, gu dearbha⫽ dearbh, gu dearbh
dearbhachadh, -aidh nm & vn
□
same as
dearbhadh nm & vn
dearbhachd nf (self) assurance, authenticity
dearbhadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
dearbh proving etc., conviction, declara-
tion, evidence, experiment, probate, proof,
test, trial, vindication
□
dearbhadh
mòir-dhuilleig galley proof
□
dearbhadh
(ionnanachd) identification
□
chan eil
dearbhadh gun deuchainn there’s no proof
without trial / testing
□
tha dearbhaidhean
a’ chlò gan ceartachadh the printing
proofs are being corrected
□
bha seo na
dhearbhadh dhuinn nach do rinn iad
uiread ruinne this was [in its] proof to us
that they hadn’t done as much as we
□
bithidh seo air a chur gu dearbhadh an
ath-bhliadhna this will be put to [the] test
next year
□
dè an dearbhadh a tha againn
gu bheil seo f ìor? what proof do we have
that this is true?
□
feumaidh iad dearb-
hadh a thoirt air an comas gus leasachadh
a dhèanamh they must give proof of their
ability to make an improvement
□
nochd e
cho beag dearbhaidh agus a bha aca he
showed how little evidence they had
□
ma
tha sibh ag iarraidh dearbhadh fhaighinn
air cho dona agus a tha an suidheachadh…
if you want to get evidence of how bad the
situation is …
□
chuir e roimhe cùisean a
chur chun an dearbhaidh he decided to
put matters to the test
dearbhaich, -achadh v
□
same as dearbh v
dearbhta pp
□
see dearbhte
dearbhtachd nf positiveness
dearbhte pp evident, incontrovertible,
proven
□
tha e dearbhte gu leòr gun robh
e … it is sufficiently proven that he was …
dearc, -adh v glimpse, catch sight of
(⫹ air)
□
…nan dearcadh iad air
coigreach…if they glimpsed a stranger
dearc, -an nf berry, currant
dearc-fithich nm crowberry (also lus-
na-feannaig) d.-fhraoich nf bilberry
d.-luachrach nf lizard, newt (though
perhaps dearc-luachrach uisge would be
better for the latter) dearc-ola
□
pl
dearcan-ola nf olive
dearcadh, _aidh vn of dearc glimpsing etc.
dearcag, -aige, -an nf berry, currant
□
a’ trusadh nan dearcag gathering (the)
berries
dearcan-daraich nm acorn
dearg, -adh v 1. make an impression on
□
derived from the fact that a blow leaves
a red mark on the skin
□
’s ann gu math
bochd a dhearg cùisean orm am bliadhna
matters impressed me rather poorly this
year / things made a rather poor impres-
sion on me etc.
□
… air nach deargadh
saighead no claidheamh…on which nei-
ther arrow nor sword would make an
impression 2. ⫹ air manage
□
cha dearg
mi air I can’t manage it
□
cha deargainn
air an togail I wouldn’t / couldn’t manage
to lift them
□
dhearg e air an fhaireach-
dain seo ath-chruthachadh he managed to
recreate this feeling
dearg, deirg nm red
dearg, deirge a red (but not of hair
□
see
ruadh), ruddy
□
fàs dearg redden intrans,
become, grow red
□
dh’fhàs a gruaidhean
dearg her cheeks grew red
dearg may also be used for emphasis,
usually with a sense of disapproval or
condemnation
□
chan eil ann an seo ach
dearg aineolas this is just rank / sheer /
unmitigated ignorance (lit. there is not in
this but etc.)
□
tha e air dearg amadan
a dhèanamh dhiom he has made a com-
plete / utter / right / thorough fool of me
□
dearg amadan may also mean a maniac
□
dearg rag-mhuinealas sheer stubbornness /
out and out obstinacy
□
dearg bhreugan
unmitigated / downright lies
□
dearg
rùisgte / lomnochd stark naked
□
cuir
dearg eagal air petrify
□
ghabh e an dearg
chuthach he became infuriated
□
note
also: bha an cuthach dearg tioram air he
was livid
dearg- rabid etc.
□
usually now not joined
by hyphen
□
see preceding section
dearg-sheud nm ruby
deargachadh, -aidh nm & vn of deargaich
reddening etc.
deargad, -aid, -an nf flea (also deargann)
deargadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
dearg impressing etc., impression, pene-
tration
□
cha do rinn e deargadh cho dona
ormsa idir he didn’t make such a bad
impression on me at all
219 deargadh
deargaich, -achadh v redden trans
□
bha a’
ghaoth air a ghruaidhean a dheargachadh
the wind had reddened his cheeks
deargan, -ain, -an nm 1. red stain, dye e.g.
rouge 2. various types of bird, usually in
compound form as below
deargan-allt nm red-knecked phalarope
d.-coille nm bullfinch (also corcan-coille
nm) d.-fraoich nm goldfinch (also lasair-
choille nf ) d.-seilich nm redpoll d.-sneachda
nm redwing (also sgiath-dheargan nm)
dearganach, -aich, -aich nm char (fish)
deargann, -ainn, –an nm flea (also deargad)
deargte pp ingrained
dearmad, -aid nm default, neglect, omis-
sion, oversight
□
dearmad inntinne
absence of mind
□
dèan dearmad air
neglect, overlook
□
cha bhi dearmad air
a dhèanamh air a’ chloinn the children
won’t be neglected
□
dearmad inntinne
absence of mind, absent-mindedness
□
far
am bi dàil bidh dearmad delay leads to
oversight (proverb)
dearmadach, -aiche a careless, heedless,
neglectful, negligent, regardless, remiss
□
tha i dearmadach neo-aireach mu a gineal
she is neglectful and careless concerning
her offspring
dearmadachd nf negligence
dearmaid, dearmad v neglect, disregard,
omit, pass up
□
cha do dhearmaid e
cothrom air Ailean irioslachadh he
didn’t pass up an opportunity to humiliate
Alan
deàrnadair, -ean nm palmist
deàrnadaireachd nf palmistry
deàrrs, -adh v dazzle, flare, glister, glitter,
glow
□
bha a’ ghrian a’ deàrrsadh air an
loch the sun was glittering on the loch
deàrrsach, -aiche a bright
□
bha i
deàrrsach dearg na dath it fem was bright
red in colour
deàrrsach, -aich, -aichean nf thundery rain
bidh an deàrrsach ann ann am mionaid
there’ll be a thundershower in a minute
deàrrsadh, -aidh nm & vn of deàrrs shin-
ing etc., glare, shine
□
deàrrsadh na
grèine sunshine
□
bha sinn a’ coiseachd
ann an deàrrsadh na grèine we were
walking in the sunshine
deàrrsanta a bright, shining
□
chunnaic e
solas deàrrsanta thall mu choinneimh he
saw a bright light away in front of him
deas nf indec south
□
deas / à deas southerly
adv
□
mu dheas south(ward(s)) adv
□
an
deas / an àirde a deas the south
□
for
examples of usage see App. 9 Sect. 1.0
deas, deise a 1. accomplished, active, alert,
apt, clever, deft, dexterous, expert, handy,
prompt, quick, right (right hand etc.),
sharp, skilful, snappy (quick), spruce
2. finished, ready
□
ma gheibh iad a-mach
tha mi deas if they find out I am finished
□
bha iad gan dèanamh fhèin deas gu
seinn they were getting themselves ready
to sing
□
tha an t-arbhar deas airson a
bhuain the corn is ready for [its] harvest-
ing 3. right (of direction)
□
air do làimh
dheis on your right (hand)
□
chaidh e tro
dhoras air a làimh dheis he went through
a door on his right [hand]
□
bha a bhonaid
na làimh dheis his bonnet was in his right
hand
□
bha suaicheantas beag airgid air
taobh deas a bhroillich there was a small
silver badge on the right side of his chest
4. near, to hand, handy
□
thuirt e gun
dèante croich air a shon den chraoibh bu
deise he said that a gallows would be made
for him from the nearest / handiest tree
deas-bhriathrach a eloquent d.-
bhriathrachd nf eloquence d.-chainnt nf
1. elocution 2. repartee d.-chainnteach
a oratorical, voluble d.-gnàth, -àith / -a,
-an nm ceremony, formality, rite, ritual
□
bha an t-seirbhis seo na seòrsa deas-
gnàtha this service was a sort of ceremony
□
deas-ghnàthan òg-fhoghlaim initiation
rites d.-ghnàthach a ceremonial, ritual
□
aig fèist dheas-ghnàthaich at a ceremonial /
ritual feast d.-labhairteach a outspoken
d.-labhrach a fluent d.-làmhach a right-
handed
□
a bheil thu deas-làmhach? are
you right-handed?
deasach, -aiche a southern
□
seo am baile
bu deasaiche anns an dùthaich this was
the southernmost town in the country
□
see App. 9 Sect. 2.0 for further details
deasach, -aich, -aich nm southerner
□
see
App. 9 Sect. 2.0 for further details
2. (localised) person from South Uist
deasachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
deasaich preparing etc., edition, issue (of
a magazine etc.)
□
bidh fiughair againn an
t-iarmad fhaicinn san ath dheasachadh
we’ll look forward to seeing the remainder
in the next issue
deasachaidh a editorial
deasaich, -achadh v cook, edit, make
ready, prepare
□
deasaichear seòlaidhean
airson teagasg na Gàidhlig guidelines
will be prepared for the teaching of Gaelic
deasaiche, -ean nm editor
deasaichte pp prepared, set
□
bha am bòrd
deasaichte the table was set
deargaich 220
deasalachd nf see deisealachd
deasbad, -aid, -an nm debate, dispute,
argument
□
nuair a thàinig e gu h-aon is
gu dhà mo roghainn a dhèanamh cha robh
deasbad ann when it came to the crunch to
make my choice there was no argument
□
na gnothaichean / cùisean a tha ri an
deasbad the matters to be debated, dis-
cussed, talked through
□
note that, though
deasbad is used as a verb here, there
appears to be no root verb deasbaid,
though there is a verb deasbair
□
an seò-
mar deasbaid the debating chamber
deasbair, deasbaireachd v debate, discuss
deasbaireachd nf & vn of deasbair debat-
ing etc., debate, discussion
deasbhòrd, -ùird nm starboard
deasg, -an nm desk
□
chuir e sìos air uachdar
an deasg e he set it down on top of the desk
deasgainn nf 1. barm, yeast 2. rennet
□
chuir i deasgainn anns a’ bhainne ’s rinn i
binndeach dheth she put rennet in the milk
and [she] made curds of it
deat, -aichean nf date (fruit)
□
an alt form
is deit
deat, -a, deathaid nm/f year-old unshorn
sheep
deatach, -aiche nf smoke, vapour
□
deatach uisge water vapour
deatachadh, -aidh nm & vn of deataich
evaporating etc., evaporation
□
tha mòran
uisge ga chall às leis an deatachadh much
water is being lost from it by evaporation
deatachail, -e a smoky
deataich, -achadh v evaporate
deatamach, -aiche a necessary
□
tha
e anabarrach deatamach aire na cloinne
a ghlacadh it is exceedingly necessary to
catch (the) children’s attention
deatamas, -ais, -an nm necessity, priority,
requisite
deathach, -aich nf fume, reek
deic, -e, ean nf deck
deich a ten
□
when not accompanied by
a noun it is a deich
□
co mheud leabhar a
tha agad an sin? tha deich leabhraichean
agam / tha a deich how many books do
you have there? I have ten books / (I have)
ten
□
air taobh-duilleig a deich on page
ten
□
deich air fhichead / deich ar fhic-
head thirty
□
ceithir fichead ’s a deich
ninety
□
for a fuller list of numerals see
App. 11
deich, -ean s ten
□
deichean agus aonadan
tens and units
□
tha ar figearan a’dol nan
deichean our figures work in [their] tens
□
seo bonn leth-cheud agus an còrr [ann] an
deichean here’s a fifty pence piece and the
rest in tens
□
deich air fhichead thirty
□
anns na deichean air fhichead (anns na
30n) in the thirties (in the 30s)
deich-bhliadhnail a decennial
deicheach a decimal
□
cùnntas deicheach
decimal counting
□
riochd deicheach dec-
imal form
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bloigh dheicheach decimal
fraction
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comharrachadh deicheach dec-
imal notation
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ionad deicheach decimal
place
deichead, -eid, -an nm 1. decade
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anns na
deicheadan roimhe seo in the decades pre-
vious to this / preceding decades
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san
deichead a tha romhainn in the decade
[which is] before us 2. decimal
deicheamh, -eimh nm tithe
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also
deachamh
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deicheamh meatair a tenth
of a metre
deicheamh a tenth
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an deicheamh fear the
tenth man / one masc
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ron deicheamh
latha den Lùnastal before the tenth (day)
of August
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seall dhomh am boireannach
a ghabhadh ris an deicheamh cuid dheth
show me the woman who would put up
with the tenth [part] of it
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an deicheamh
earrann a tenth
deicheil a decimal
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see deicheach
deichnear nm ten people
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foll. by noun in
gen pl or de ⫹ dat or the relevant prep
poss’s of de or aig
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deichnear bhalach
ten boys
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naoinear no deichnear de
chaileagan nine or ten girls
dèideadh, -idh nm
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used with the def art:
an dèideadh toothache
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tha an dèideadh
orm I have toothache
dèideag, -eige, -an nf 1. pebble 2. toy
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bha
i a’cluiche le dèideig she was playing with
a toy
dèideagach, -aiche a pebbly
dèideige a toy
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saighdear dèideige a toy
soldier
221 dèideige
dèidh, -e nf aspiration, ambition, desire,
fondness, propensity
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bi an dèidh air
aspire to
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bha dèidh aca air fealla-
dhà they had a fondness for joking
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tha barrachd dèidh agam air adaig
na air trosg I have more liking for
haddock than for cod
dèidh an dèidh / às dèidh prep ⫹ gen
after, on (⫽ after)
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an dèidh na sui-
pearach after [the] supper
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an dèidh
bàis posthumous
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an dèidh a’
chogaidh post-war
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an dèidh a chèile