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

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successive

□

dh’fhàg sinn an taigh an

dèidh na froise we left the house after

the shower

an dèidh and às dèidh combine with

pers prons in the usual manner of

compd preps: an dèidh becomes:

nam dhèidh (also am dhèidh)

after me nad dhèidh after you na

dhèidh after him / it masc na dèidh

after her / it fem nar dèidh after us

nur dèidh after you pl & polite

nan dèidh after them

às dèidh becomes: às mo dhèidh after

me às do dhèidh after you às a dhèidh

after him / it masc às a dèidh after

her / it fem às ar dèidh after us às ur

dèidh after you pl & polite às an

dèidh after them

□

note: shaoil e gum

b fhiach an obair a dhol às a dèidh he

thought that the job was worth going

after (lit. that it was worth the job to go

after it)

Examples: an dèidh a h-uile càil / an

dèidh sin ’s na dhèidh after all, after

all’s said and done, nevertheless, still,

yet

□

an dèidh sin tha mòran de na

beachdan cothromach nevertheless

many of the opinions are sound

□

dèidh sin bha fearg air nevertheless he

was angry

□

… ach bha an cosnadh

math an dèidh sin … but earnings were

good nevertheless

an dèidh làimhe / an dèidh sin adv

after(wards), then (afterwards), there-

after, after that, subsequently

an dèidh like air (see air 5.) is used

along with vn’s to form compound

tenses

□

tha iad an dèidh tighinn

dhachaigh they have come home (lit.

they are after coming home)

□

bha e an

dèidh na sgeulachdan ath-sgrìobhadh

he had rewritten the stories

an dèidh do (or the prep prons of

do) ⫹ the vn is used in the same way

as with air do (qv)

□

an dèidh dhomh

tighinn air ais a Glaschu… after

I came back from Glasgow …

□

dèidh do na Griogaraich uile a

bhith air an cur fon choill after all

the MacGregors had been outlawed

□

bha seo dà mhìos an dèidh dhaibh

tidsear ùr fhastadh this was two

months after they (had) engaged a new

teacher

thig an dèidh follow

deidheadh & deidhinn

□

see deigheadh

dèidheil, -e a (⫹ air) desirous of, eager

for, fond of, keen on

□

dèidheil air

ionnsachadh studious

□

cha robh e dèid-

heil air an iasgach he wasn’t keen on

ﬁshing

deidhinn, mu dheidhinn prep ⫹ gen about

□

tha iad a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn

nan tachartasan neònach sin fhathast

they are still talking about those strange

occurrences

□

as with most compd preps,

a poss adj is used in Gaelic where English

uses a pers pron

□

mu mo dheidhinn

about me mu do dheidhinn about you mu

(a) dheidhinn about him / it masc mu (a)

deidhinn about her / it fem mu ar deid-

hinn about us mu ur deidhinn about you

pl & polite mun deidhinn about them

□

bha iad a’ bruidhinn mu mo dheidhinn

they were speaking about me

□

bha mi

dìreach air a bhith a’ bruidhinn mu do

dheidhinn I had just been speaking about

you

□

… a chuala tu mi a’ bruidhinn mu a

dheidhinn o chionn ghoirid… which you

heard me talking about recently (lit. about

it)

□

… agus barrachd àiteachan as fhiach

bruidhinn mu an deidhinn … and more

places that are worth talking about (lit.

about them)

□

cuir mu dheidhinn take

steps

□

seadh, dè mu dheidhinn? yes, what

about it?

□

dè mu dheidhinn an fhead-

hainn seo? what / how about these

(ones)?

□

dè mu dheidhinn a dhol chun an

taigh-dhealbh? what about going to

the cinema?

□

cò mu dheidhinn? about

whom / what?

deiﬁr, -e nf hastiness, hurry

deiﬁr nm

□

see diofar

deiﬁr—

□

see deifr—

deifreach, -iche a hasty, hurried, speedy,

urgent

□

bha gach aon dhiubh air ceann-

gnothaich deiﬁreach every one of them

was on an urgent errand

deifreachadh vn of deifrich hurrying

etc.

deifrich, -eachadh v hurry, scurry

□

bha

sgaoth de dhaoine a’deifreachadh thall s’

a-bhos a swarm of people were scurrying

to and fro

deigh, -e nf ice

deigheadh & deighinn used for

rachadh & rachainn in some areas

□

a dheigheadh … that would go…

□

chaidh

aontachadh gun deigheadh iarraidh air a’

chompanaidh seo… it was agreed that this

company would be asked …

deighinn

□

see deigheadh

dèideige 222

deilbh and deilbhe

□

dat sing & gen sing

respectively of dealbh but deilbh is also

used as nom – see below

deilbh, -e, -ean nf design

deilbh, deilbh v design, model, plan

□

also

dealbh (q.v.)

deilbheadh, -idh nm sculpture

deilbhear, -eir, -an nm sculptor

deilbhiche, -ean nm designer

dèile, -eachan nf board, deal (board), plank

□

bha dèile bheag ann air na choisich e

a-null there was a small plank [on] which

he walked over

deileatain nm gelatine

deilg and deilge

□

dat sing & gen sing

respectively of dealg prick, prickle etc.

deilgneach, -iche a prickly, thorny

□

cadal

deilgneach pins and needles

dèilig, -eadh v ⫹ ri deal (with)

□

a’

dèiligeadh ri ùghdarrasan ionadail deal-

ing with local authorities

□

bha feadhainn

dhiubh a’ dèiligeadh ri eachdraidh some

of them were dealing with history

□

bha

an dòigh anns an dèiligeadh sinn ris an

obair an urra ruinn fhèin the way in which

we dealt with the task was up to ourselves

□

bha e toilichte leis mar a bhathas a’

dèiligeadh riutha he was pleased with how

they were being treated

□

dèilig ⫹ ann an

etc. deal (in)

□

bha an companaidh a’

dèiligeadh (ann) an toirt a-steach badhair

o chèin the company dealt in importing

(lit. bringing in goods from abroad)

dèiligeadh, -idh nm & vn of dèilig dealing

deilignit nm gelignite

deimhinn, -e a certain, conclusive, deﬁnite,

positive, sure

□

gu deimhinn indeed, truly,

verily

□

tha mi deimhinn às a sin I’m

certain of that

deimhinneachd nf certainty, deﬁniteness

deimhinnte a deﬁnitive

deimhneach, -iche a afﬁrmative, positive

dèine nf ardour, eagerness, fervour, impe-

tus, intensity, keenness, rigour, urgency

dèinead, -an nf intenseness, intensity

□

cha

chreideadh tu dèinead an t-saoghail dhùinte

sin you would not believe the intensity of

that closed world

□

a’ faireachdainn

dèineadan a’ cheartais feeling the intensi-

ties of justice

dèineas, -eis nm vehemence

deir, -e nf herpes, shingles

dèirce, -ean nf alms, charity (abst.)

dèircean pl alms (concr.), largesse

dèirceach, -ich, -ich nm beggar, mendicant

□

also diol-dèirce

dèirceach, -iche a charitable (in almsgiving)

dèirceachd nf charity (abst.)

dèireach, -ich nf tingle, thrill, ‘dirl’

□

bha

dèireach nam chasan leis an fhuachd my

feet were tingling with the cold

dèireachd nf

□

same as dèireach above

223 dèireachd

deireadh, -idh, -idhean nm end, period,

rear, stern

□

deireadh an sgeòil the end

of the story

□

cha chluinn mi a chaoidh

a dheireadh I shall never hear the end

of it

□

deireadh seachdanach week-

end

□

anns an deireadh in the back

(e.g. of a car)

□

gu deireadh an

Fhaoiltich to the end of January

□

’s e

an dòchas a th’ann, aig deireadh

cùise, gun leasaich seo an suid-

heachadh it is hoped that this will, in

the end, improve the situation

□

dheireadh a’ mhìos before the end of

the month

□

an / gu deireadh a’ bhàta /

na luinge astern adv

□

bha e na

sheasamh an deireadh na luinge he

was standing astern

□

choisich e gu

deireadh na luinge he walked astern

air dheireadh / air deireadh adv

behind, last, late, slow (of a timepiece)

□

fàg air deireadh outstrip

□

cha robh

iad air deireadh ann a bhith a’ toirt

cobhair dha they weren’t behind (i.e.

tardy / slow) in helping him

□

tha sinn

fada air deireadh orra anns an t-seagh

seo we are far behind them in this

sense

□

bha iad air am fàgail air

deireadh they were left behind

□

tha

m’uaireadair air deireadh my watch is

slow

□

chan fheum sinn bhith air

deireadh we mustn’t be late

mu dheireadh (also bho dheireadh)

1. adv last, at last

□

ràinig sinn

mullach na beinne mu dheireadh we

reached the top of the mountain at last

□

cuin a chunnaic thu e mu dheireadh?

when did you last see him? 2. adj

last

□

seo an duine mu dheireadh

this is the last person

□

sin am fear

mu dheireadh that’s the last one

□

turas mu dheireadh a chunnaic mi e

bha an daorach air the last time I saw

him he was drunk

□

anns an dà fhic-

head bliadhna mu dheireadh in the last

forty years

□

chaith e an leth-cheud

bliadhna mu dheireadh aige ann

an Glaschu he spent his last ﬁfty

years in Glasgow

□

see mu for further

examples

deireannach, -aiche a 1. dilatory, tardy

□

tha na h-eaglaisean air a bhith glè dheire-

annach ann a bhith… the churches have

been very dilatory in … 2. ﬁnal, hinder-

most, last, latter, posterior, ultimate

□

thug

e ceum deireannach eile he took another

ﬁnal / last step

□

ann am bliadhnaichean

deireannach a bheatha in the latter years

of his life 3. backward

□

tha an sluagh

deireannach the people are backward

deireas, -eis, -an nm 1. injury, harm, hurt

2. want, scarcity

□

cha robh dìth no

deireas orra they lacked for nothing

3. requisite, convenience

deireasach, -aiche a 1. hurt, lame

□

chan

eil e a’ faighinn mun cuairt ach gu

deireasach a-nis he gets about only lamely

now 2. needful 3. injurious, harmful

deirge nf redness, ruddiness

deirg

□

gen sing of dearg nm red

deiridh a rear, ultimate

□

an roth deiridh

the rear wheel

□

bha mi nam ghunnair

dheiridh I was a rear gunner

dèis and dèise

□

dat sing & gen sing respec-

tively of dias ear (of corn)

dèis, an dèis

□

same as dèidh, an dèidh

deisciobal, -ail, -ail nm disciple

□

chaidh

iad a bhith nan deisciobail dha they went

to be his disciples (lit. in their disciples

to him)

deisciobalachd nf discipleship

deise nf readiness

deise comp form of deas a

deise, -eachan nf suit (clothes)

deise-chruadhach nf mail (armour)

d.-fhànais nf spacesuit d.-shnàmha nf

swimsuit d.-spòrs nf tracksuit

dèiseag, -eige, -an nf smack (on the bottom)

□

gheibh thu dèiseag you’ll get a smack

deiseal a and adv clockwise, in the direc-

tion of the sun, sunwise

□

bha iad a’ dol

deiseal mun taigh they were going sun-

wise round the house

deisealachadh, -aidh nm vn of deisealaich

preparing etc., preparation

deisealachd nf convenience, dexterity

□

…

mar a b fheàrr a thigeadh ri an

deisealachd fhèin… as best suited their

own convenience

deisealaich, -achadh v prepare

deireannach 224

mu dheireadh thall adv eventually, at

long last

□

mu dheireadh thall

chrìochnaich sinn an obair at long last

we ﬁnished the job

deireadh-seachdain nm weekend

□

also a weekend

□

cùrsa Gàidhlig

deireadh-seachdain a weekend Gaelic

course

deiseil, -e a 1. poised, pat, ready,

prepared

□

tha am biadh deiseil the

food / meal is ready

□

dèan deiseil! get

ready!

□

bha e a-nis gu bhith deiseil he

was now almost ready

□

see gu bhith

deiseil takes gus before a vn (i.e. ready

to do something)

□

tha am bradan air

a reic bruich deiseil gus itheadh the

salmon is sold cooked ready to eat

□

bha iad deònach agus deiseil gus

làmh-chuidich a thoirt dhaibh they

were willing and ready to give them a

helping hand

□

rinneadh deiseil gus na

daoine a shàbhaladh preparations

were made to rescue the people (lit. it

impers was made ready etc.)

□

bha iad

deiseil gus fulang airson am ﬁanais

they were ready to suffer for their wit-

ness (in a relig. sense)

deiseil is followed by airson before a

noun / pron (i.e. ready for)

□

bha na

saighdearan deiseil airson ionnsaigh

sam bith the soldiers were ready for

any offensive

□

chan eil e deiseil air-

son sin fhathast he isn’t ready for that

yet

□

bhitheadh iad deiseil air a shon

they would be ready for him / it 2. ﬁn-

ished (⫹ de ⫽ with)

□

nach eil thu dei-

seil de sin fhathast? aren’t you ﬁnished

with that yet?

□

bha an lomadh gu

bhith deiseil the shearing was almost

ﬁnished 3. dexterous

dèisinn nf abhorrence, disgust, nausea, shock

dèisinneach, -iche a disgusting, grisly, hor-

rid

□

b’ e siud an sealladh dèisinneach!

what a disgusting sight that was! (lit. that

was the disgusting sight!)

deismireachd nf curiosity, prolixity

□

chuireadh e nad bhreislich thu le deis-

mireachd comhraidh he would confound

you with a prolixity of talk

dèistinn nf

□

see dèisinn

dèistinneach, -iche a

□

see dèisinneach

deit, -e, -ean nf date (fruit / assignment)

deò nf air, breath of air, breath, vital spark

□

cha robh deò gaoithe ann there wasn’t

a breath of wind

□

… ach cha robh deò san

einnsean … but there wasn’t a spark of life

in the engine

□

cha robh deò ann there was

no life left in him

□

gun deò lifeless

□

thug

e suas an deò he gave up the ghost

□

tha

feadhainn nach toir suas an deò gus an

èiginn dhaibh there are some who won’t

give up the ghost until they have to

deò-grèine nf sunbeam

deoc, -adh v suck

deoch, dighe, deochan(nan) nf drink,

liquor, potion

□

(biadh is) deoch refresh-

ment

□

deoch bhrìgheach tonic

□

am bu

toigh leat deoch? would you like a drink?

□

bha an deoch orra they were drunk (lit.

the drink was on them)

□

tha an deoch air

he is drunk

□

bha an deoch air an-raoir he

was drunk last night

□

bha deoch mhòr air

he was very drunk

□

deoch làidir strong /

intoxicating drink

□

dh’òl i deoch bhainne

she took a drink of milk (lit. drank a milk

drink)

□

deoch an dorais stirrup-cup (lit.

the door drink

□

hence ‘doch n doris’)

deoch-bhiugh s greenshanks

□

chithear air

a’mhachair an guilbneach agus an luatha-

ran agus an deoch-bhiugh on the machair

will be seen the curlew, the sandpiper and

the greenshanks d.-iobairt nf libation d.-

lag nf soft drink d.-liomaid nf lemonade

d.-slàinte nf toast (drink)

□

òlaidh sinn

deoch-slàinte we’ll drink a toast

deoghail, deoghal v absorb, draw

(a liquid), imbibe, suck, suck up

deoghal, -ail nm & vn of deoghail sucking

etc., suction

deòigh, fa dheòigh adv at last

deòin, -e nf assent, inclination, purpose,

will, willingness

□

b’ ann le deòin a shìn

mise san leabaidh I willingly stretched

myself out on the bed

□

… ged nach b’ann

dha dheòin … though it were not with his

consent / concurrence

□

a dheòin no

a dh’aindeoin willy-nilly, nolens volens,

whether (he / she etc.) wishes / wished

to or not

deòin-bhàidh nf strong attachment

□

bha

deòin-bhàidh agam riamh ri …I always

had a strong attachment for …

deòir

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of deur

tear(drop)

deòiridh, -ean nm pilgrim

deònach, -aich a minded, spontaneous,

willing

□

fear deònach volunteer

□

bha

iad deònach agus deiseil gus làmh

chuidich a thoirt dhaibh they were willing

and ready to give them a helping hand

□

tha mi deònach tuilleadh ùine a thoirt dhut

I am willing to give you more time

□

a bheil e deònach a reic? is he willing to

sell (it?)

□

cha robh e deònach gluasad

he wasn’t willing to move

□

cha robh

e deònach a dhol ann he wasn’t willing to

go there

deònachadh, -aidh vn of deònaich conde-

scending etc.

deònaich, -achadh v condescend, deign,

give consent, grant, vouchsafe, will

□

deò-

naich dhuinn gàirdeachas do shlàinte

grant [to] us the joy of thy salvation

□

deònaich gu caith sinn o seo suas beatha

dhiadhaidh agus ionraic grant that from

now on we spend devout and upright lives

(lit. life – beatha has only a sing form as

each person has only one life)

deòntas, -ais nm spontaneity, willingness

deth / dheth prep pron of de (q.v.)

de-tigheach, -iche nf epiglottis

deuchainn, -e, -ean nf 1. experiment,

exam(ination), test, trial (hardship, distress,

legal or test)

□

Ùghdarras nan Deucainnean

an Alba Scottish Qualiﬁcations Authority

□

deuchainn chothromach fair test

□

b’

esan ceann-fath a deuchainn(e) he was the

cause of her trial / distress

□

deuchainn

ealdhain scientiﬁc experiment

□

cuir gu

deuchainn try

□

feumaidh sinn na

dòighean sin a chur gu deuchainn we must

test / try these methods

□

feuch deuchainn

take an examination

□

bidh mi a’feuchainn

na deuchainn an ath sheachdain I’ll be

taking the examination next week

deuchainn-ghleusta nf prelude

deuchainn-lann nf laboratory

deuchainneach, -iche a adventurous,

difﬁcult, empirical, probationary, testing,

dispiriting

□

bha an cromadh deuchain-

neach the climb was difﬁcult / testing

deuchainniche, -ean nm candidate (exam-

ination), probationer

deucon, -oin, -oin nm deacon

deud nm denture, ivory

deudach, -aich, -aich nm denture(s), set of

teeth

deudach a dental

deug a form of deich ten used in forming

numerals from eleven to nineteen and also

the numbers between the tens after thirty,

ﬁfty, seventy and ninety

□

without a noun

these are: a h-aon deug eleven

□

a dhà

dheug twelve

□

a trì deug thirteen

□

a cei-

thir deug fourteen

□

a còig deug ﬁfteen

□

a sia deug sixteen

□

a seachd deug seven-

teen

□

a h-ochd deug eighteen

□

a naoi

deug nineteen

□

a h-aon deug air fhichead

225 deug

thirty-one

□

a dhà dheug air fhichead

thirty-two etc.

□

for the rest see App. 11

With a noun the forms are: aon (bhreac)

deug eleven (trout)

□

dà (bhreac) dheug

twelve (trout)

□

trì (bric) dheug thirteen

(trout)

□

ceithir (bric) dheug fourteen

(trout)

□

còig (bric) dheug ﬁfteen (trout)

□

sia (bric) dheug sixteen (trout)

□

seachd

(bric) dheug seventeen (trout)

□

ochd

(bric) dheug eighteen (trout)

□

naoi (bric)

dheug nineteen (trout)

□

aon (bhreac)

dheug air fhichead thirty-one (trout)

□

dà

(bhreac) dheug air fhichead thirty-two

(trout) etc.

□

for the rest, see App. 11

deugachadh, -aidh nm going into ‘-teens’,

becoming more than ten 2. also used with

the meaning ‘tens’

□

an dèidh deugachadh

a dh’uairean a thìde after tens of hours [of

time]

□

bha deugachadh dhaoine againn

aig a’choinneimh we had tens of people at

the meeting

deugaire, -ean nm teenager

deugan n pl teens

deur, deòir, deòir nm 1. tear, teardrop

□

thàinig na deòir gu a sùilean / na sùilean

the tears came to her eyes / into her eyes

□

bha deòir a’ruith le a h-aodann tears were

running down her face 2. drop, small

quantity

□

cha do ghabh mi deur dheth

I didn’t take a drop of it

deurach, -aiche a tearful, weeping

□

“Chaill mi mo bhàlla,” ars esan gu

deurach “I lost my ball,” he said

tearfully

□

ann an guth deurach in a tear-

ful voice

deusanta a decent, respectable

□

deusanta respectably

deusantachd nf decency, respectability

dh’ a form of do part denoting the past

tense (see do and App. 1 Sect. 4.4.1)

dh’, a dh’ – abbr form of the prep de of

dha, dhaibh

□

see under do prep

dhachaigh adv home, homeward(s)

□

chaidh sinn dhachaigh we went home

dhad / dham / dhan / dhar / dhur

□

see

under do prep

dhàsan emph prep pron of do (q.v.) to him

dheth prep pron of de (q.v.) off it, of it

□

chuir e dheth a chòta he took off his coat

dh’fhaoite, ma dh’fhaoite (gu(n)) adv

perchance, perhaps

dhi / dhìse prep pron and emph prep pron

of do (q.v.) to her / to it fem

dhiom, dhiot, dhith, dhinn, dhibh, dhi-

ubh prep prons of de (q.v.)

dhomh / dhòmhsa prep pron / emph prep

pron of do (q.v.)

dhut, dhuinn, dhuibh prep prons of

do (q.v.)

di, diom, diot, dinn, dibh, diubh prep

prons of de

□

see lenited forms dhi,

dhiom etc. under de

deugachadh 226

Di- pref formerly used for the days as

shown below

□

for nights eg ‘Tuesday

night’ see oidhche

Di-Luain, Di-Màirt, Di-Ciadain,

Di-hAoine, Di-Sathairne, Di-

Dòmhnaich

□

see Diluain, Dimàirt,

Diciadain, Dihaoine, Disathairne,

Didòmhnaich

di- a preﬁx of uncertain origin in the

following two words

di-beatha nf welcome

□

not now a com-

mon word, but see below and ’s e do

bheatha (under beatha)

di-beathte a welcome

□

tha sibh di-

beathte you are welcome

□

bidh an

leabhar seo di-bheathte aig an fhead-

hainn a tha a’ feuchainn ri Gàidhlig

a thogail this book will be welcome to

those that are trying to pick up Gaelic

□

Dwelly gives the derivation of this

expression as deagh-bheatha-te.

George Calder in A Gaelic Grammar

links it with ’s e do bheatha (see

beatha)

dì- / di- a neg pref corresponding to

‘de’- or ‘dis’- in English.

All the examples below begin with

di- unless otherwise shown.

d.-armachadh nm & vn of d.-armaich

disarming, disarmament d.-armaich

v disarm d.-bhunachadh nm

disestablishment

dì-cheann v behead

□

dhì-cheannadh

Màiri Antoinette Marie Antoinette was

beheaded dì-cheannachadh vn of dì-

cheannaich decapitating etc. dì-

cheannadh nm & vn of dì-cheann

beheading etc., decapitation

□

smaoinich iad gum feuchadh na

h-Innseanaich Ruadha ri dì-cheannadh

a dhèanamh orra they thought that the

Red Indians would try to behead them

dì-cheannaich v behead, decapitate

d.-chnàmhadh nm indigestion

Dia / dia, gen sing Dhè / dhè, nom & dat pl

diathan gen pl dhia deity, God / god

□

dèan dia de / dhe deify

□

dèanamh dia de /

dhe deiﬁcation

□

mar dhia godlike

□

siud

mise mur b’ e gràs Dhè there, but for the

grace of God, go I

□

Dia an t-Athair God

the Father

dia-mhaslach, -aiche a blasphemous

d.-mhaslachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

d.-mhaslaich blaspheming, blasphemy

d.-mhaslachair nm blasphemer d.-

mhaslaich, -achadh v blaspheme

d.-riaghladh nm theocracy d.-uisge nm

water god

diabhal, -ail, -ail nm deuce, devil

diabhalta a infernal

diabhlaidh, -e a devilish, diabolical

□

bha

aonadh diabhlaidh eatorra there was a

devilish union between them

diadhach, -aich, -aich nm divine

diadhachd nf deity, divinity, godhead,

godliness, religion, theology

diadhaidh, -e a, divine, godly, pious,

religious

□

Còir Dhiadhaidh Rìghrean

the Divine Right of Kings

□

duine

diadhaidh a godly man

□

cha do ghabh

e air a bhith diadhaidh he did not pretend

to be pious

diadhaire, -ean nm divine, theologian

diadhaireach, -iche a theological

diagram, -aim, -an nm diagram

diamhair-e a deep (mentally), private,

secret

□

chuir e iad gu feum gu diamhair

is gu follaiseach he used them privately

and publicly

diamhaireachd nf mystery, privacy

dian, dèine a 1. eager, keen

□

bha iad dian

air crodh a reic they were eager to sell cat-

tle 2. fervent, furious, intense, intensive,

pressing, strenuous, urgent, vehement

□

ag ullachadh chùrsachan diana preparing

intensive courses

□

as adv often ⫽ ‘hard’

and often precedes vn’s with the force of

an adv

□

a’ dian chòmhradh talking furi-

ously / earnestly

□

bha e a’ dian chur

it was snowing heavily

□

also used as

a pref – see below

dian-àiteachas nm intensive cultivation

(geog.) d.-amhairc, d.-amharc v gaze,

stare

□

air an robh iad a’ dian-amharc at

which they were gazing

□

bha an duine a’

dian-amharc oirnn the man was staring at

us d.-bhriathrach a assertive d.-chabhag

nf haste, urgency d.-chabhagach a hot-

footed, in furious haste

□

bha e a’ gluasad

gu dian-chabhagach gu tuath le armailt

mhòir he was marching north hot-footed

with a large army d.-chomhairlich

v inculcate d.-ghlac v mesmerise d.-

ionnsachadh nm intensive training

□

fhuair iad dian-ionnsachadh ann an

Gàidhlig they received intensive training

in Gaelic d.-ruith nf rush

□

na dhian-ruith

(running) headlong / sprinting (masc

subject)

□

bha e na dhian-ruith he was

rushing / running headlong d.-thograch

a ambitious d.-ùidh nf absorption (mental)

Diar-daoin nm see Diardaoin below

Diardaoin nm (formed from di eadar dà

aoin the day between two fasts) Thursday,

on Thursday

□

am faca tu e Diardaoin?

did you see him on Thursday?

□

feasgar

Diardaoin (on) Thursday afternoon /

evening

□

cha tàinig i air ais feasgar

Diardaoin she didn’t return on Thursday

afternoon / evening

□

o Dhiardaoin gu

Diluain from Thursday to Monday

□

chun-

naic e gur e ceann-latha Diardaoin a bha

air an litir he saw that it was Thursday’s

date that was on the letter

dias, dèise, -an nf ear (of corn)

□

fo dhèis

in ear

□

bha an t-arbhar fo dhèis the corn

was in ear

□

dias Innseanach corn on

the cob

diathad, -aid, -an nf dinner (often spelled

diot – from English diet)

diatònach a diatonic

dibhearsaineach, -iche a entertaining

□

bha e aotrom dibhearsaineach he was

light and entertaining

227 dibhearsaineach

d.-choillteachadh nm deforestation

dì-chuimhn … (see dìochuimhn …)

d.-làraich v demolish, destroy

d.-làraichte pp demolished, destroyed

□

bha na taighean di-làraichte the

houses were demolished (i.e. in a state

of demolition)

□

dùthaich làn bhail-

tean beaga air am fàsachadh is air an

di-làraichte a countryside full of

deserted and demolished villages d.-

leum nm indec fetter(s)

□

bha di-leum

air na h-eich there were fetters on the

horses d.-luchdachadh nm & vn of d.-

luchdaich discharging (of goods), dis-

charge (of goods), unloading

d.-luchdaich v discharge (of goods),

unload d.-mol v dispraise (see diomol)

d.-moladh nm & vn of d.-mol dis-

praising, dispraise (see diomoladh)

dì-shalainneachadh nm & vn of dì-

shalainnich desalinisation dì-sha-

lainich desalinisate

dìblidh, -e a abject

□

sin an t-àite (a) bu

dìblidhe a chunnaic mi riamh that was the

most abject place I ever saw

dìcheall, -ill nm diligence, effort, exertion,

utmost / best endeavour

□

dèan do

dhìcheall exert yourself, labour

□

rinn e

a dhìcheall he did his best / utmost

□

tha

e a’ dèanamh a dhìchill he is doing his

best

□

… cho fada ’s a tha an coltas orra

gu bheil iad a’ dèanamh an dìchill …as

long as they appear to be doing their best

□

nì sinn ar n-uile dhìcheall we’ll do our

utmost

□

le dìcheall with diligence

□

cha

b’ urrainn dhut sin a dhèanamh gun

dìcheall you couldn’t do that without

effort

dìcheallach, -aiche a diligent, laborious

□

bha meas air mar aoghaire dìcheallach he

was esteemed as a diligent pastor

Diciadain nm Wednesday

□

feasgar

Diciadain Wednesday afternoon / evening

□

càit an robh thu feasgar Diciadain?

where were you on Wednesday afternoon /

evening?

□

chunnaic mi e Diciadain I saw

him on Wednesday

dìdean, -ein, -an nm defence, refuge,

safeguard, shield

dìdeanach, -aiche a preventive

dìdearachd nf peeping

dideatach a digital

□

seanal talmhaidh

dideatach digital terrestrial channel

□

siostam an Telebhisein Thalmhaidh

Dhideataich the Digital Terrestrial

Television System

□

bidh e air a chraoladh

gu dideatach it will be broadcast in digital

Didòmhnaich nm Sabbath Day, Sunday, on

Sunday

□

cha robh iad anns an eaglais

Didòmhnaich they weren’t in church on

Sunday

□

feasgar Didòmhnaich (on)

Sunday evening

□

chan fhaca mi iad

feasgar Didòmhnaich I didn’t see them on

Sunday evening

diet-itealan nm jet-plane

dìg, -e, -ean / -eachan nf ditch, dyke

dighe

□

gen sing of deoch drink

Dihaoine nm Friday

□

chaidh mi don bhaile

Dihaoine I went into town on Friday

□

feasgar Dihaoine (on) Friday afternoon /

evening

□

for Friday night, see oidhche

dìle, dìleann (dat. dìlinn) nf deluge

□

dìle

(bhàite) cloudburst, downpour, ﬂood

dìleab, -eib nf bequest, inheritance, legacy

□

fàg mar dhìleab bequeath

□

dh’fhàg iad

dhuinn e mar dhìleab they left it to us as a

legacy / bequeathed it to us

dìleabach, -aich, -aich nm legatee

□

dh’fhoillsich e do na dìleabaich suim na

dìleib he revealed to the legatees the

amount of the legacy

dileag, -aige, -an nf small drop, droplet

dìleas, dìlse a faithful, leal, loyal, staunch,

steadfast, true

□

bha e dìleas don rìgh he

was loyal to the king

□

gheall e gum

bitheadh e dìleas dhi he promised that he

would be faithful to her

□

feumaidh sinn a

bhith dìleas do na geallaidhean a thug

sinn we must be faithful to the promises

that we gave

dìlleachdan, -ain, -ain nm orphan

□

dh’fhàgadh i na dìlleachdan she was left

an orphan (lit. in her orphan)

dìlse nf faithfulness, ﬁdelity, loyalty

dìlseachd nf faithfulness, ﬁdelity, loyalty

Diluain nm Monday, on Monday

□

thàinig

e air ais Diluain he returned on Monday

□

feasgar Diluain (on) Monday afternoon /

evening

□

dè rinn thu feasgar Di-Luain?

what did you do on Monday afternoon /

evening?

Dimàirt nm Tuesday, on Tuesday

□

thàinig

e air ais Dimàirt he returned on Tuesday

□

feasgar Dimàirt (on) Tuesday afternoon /

evening

□

thàinig e dhachaigh feasgar

Dimàirt he came home on Tuesday after-

noon / evening

dìmeas, -eis nm contempt, depreciation, dis-

dain, disesteem, disrespect, reprobation,

slight

□

dèan / cuir dìmeas air hold in con-

tempt, despise, denigrate, disregard

□

chan

eilear a’ cur dìmeas air na h-adhartasan

a chaidh a dhèanamh the advances which

have been made are not being denigrated

□

…air an do rinn e dìmeas … which he

had held in contempt

□

also cuir an dìmeas

depreciate, despise, spurn

dìmeasach, -aiche a disrespectful, scornful

dìneamo, -othan nm dynamo

dineasair, -ean nm dinosaur

□

also dineosor

dìneosor, -oir, -oir nm dinosaur

dìnichean n pl jeans

dinimic nm dynamics

dinimit nm dynamite

dinn, dinneadh v cram, impact, press, stuff

dinneadh, -idh nm & vn of dinn stufﬁng

etc., press

□

thug e dinneadh beag air he

gave it a little press

dìnnear, dìnneireach / dìnnearach, dìnn-

earan / dìnnearachan nf dinner

□

dìnnear

is dannsa dinner-dance

□

aig àm dìnnear-

ach agus an dèidh àm dìnnearach at

dinner-time and after dinner-time

□

dè

bha agad gu do dhìnnear an-diugh? what

did you have to your dinner today?

□

gabh

dìnnear dine

dìblidh 228

dìnneir

□

see dìnnear

dinneireach a dinner

□

seacaid din-

neireach dinner-jacket

□

tràth dinneireach

dinner-time

dinnsear, -eir nm ginger

dinnsearach a ginger

dioba, -aichean nf jib (naut. etc.)

□

also

sioba

dìobair, dìobradh v desert, fail, forsake

dìobarach, -aich, -aich nm outcast

dìobhail, -e, -ean nf 1. want, lack of

□

bha

iad air an lìonadh le dìobhail misnich they

were ﬁlled with a lack of courage

□

bha

iad an dìobhail tuilleadh airgid they were

in need of more money 2. misfortune,

calamity

□

is mòr an dìobhail gu / nach…

it’s a great misfortune / pity that… /

that … not …

dìobhair, dìobhairt v vomit

dìobhairt nm & vn of dìobhair vomiting,

vomit

dìobhalach, -aiche a destructive, detrimen-

tal

□

’s e sgeulachd dhìobhalach dha a

rachadh innse it was a story detrimental to

him which was told

dìobradh, -aidh nm & vn of dìobair

deserting etc.

dìochuimhne nf forgetfulness

□

air

dìochuimhne forgotten

□

chaidh na

làithean doirbhe ud air dìochuimhne those

difﬁcult days were forgotten

□

dèan

dìochuimhne air forget

□

cha tig an latha

a nì mi dìochuimhne air an àite seo the

day will not come that I will forget this

place / I’ll never forget etc.

□

… agus e

air dìochuimhne a dhèanamh air a’ bha-

lach… [and he] having forgotten the lad

dìochuimhneach, -iche a forgetful, absent-

minded, unmindful

□

bha e a-riamh rudei-

gin dìochuimhneach he was always rather

absent-minded

dìochuimhneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

dìochuimhnich forgetting

dìochuimhnich, -eachadh v forget

□

dhìochuimhnich e gun robh an làr ﬂiuch

he forgot that the ﬂoor was wet

□

o, theab

mi dìochuimhneachadh oh, I almost forgot

□

cha dìochuimhnich mi e a-chaoidh

I shall never forget him

differences [in it]

□

chan eil diofar

ann / chan eil e gu diofar it is of no

consequence, it doesn’t matter, it

makes no difference

□

cha robh sin gu

diofar that didn’t matter

□

(ach) dè an

diofar? (but) it makes no odds / what’s

the odds?

□

’s e an diofar eadar na

prisean… the difference in price is

□

…

chan eil e air diofar mòr a dhèanamh

it hasn’t made a big difference

□

feu-

maidh sinn diofar a dhèanamh eatorra

we must differentiate between them

2. – also used before nouns, translating

as an adj meaning ‘different’, ‘various’,

the following nouns being in the gen

sing or plural as required

□

ag athar-

rachadh ann an diofar dhòighean

changing in various ways

□

cruin-

neachadh de bhàrdachd bho dhiofar

bhàrd a collection of poetry from var-

ious poets

□

(ann) an diofar dòigh

uaibhse in a different way from you

□

aig diofar ìre at a different level

diofar is often used with seòrsa sort

(of), kind (of) etc.

□

dh’innis e dhomh

mun diofar sheòrsaichean leapannan

a bha air an dèanamh leis a’ chom-

panaidh he told me about the various

kinds of beds that were made by the

company

□

bha iad o dhiofar sheòr-

saichean eun they were from different

kinds of birds

□

tha iad ag iarraidh

diofar sheòrsaichean phrògraman they

want different kinds of programmes

□

but: tha sinn a’ dèanamh cinnteach

gum bi raon gu math farsaing de dhio-

far sheòrsaichean phrògram ri fhaigh-

inn we are ensuring that there will be

quite a wide range of different kinds of

programme available (in these latter

two examples both phrògram and

phrògramman are used as the gen pl.

of prògram)

229 diog

diofar, -air nm 1. difference, discrep-

ancy

□

chan e gun dèanadh e mòran

diofair co-dhiù [it is] not that it would

have made much difference anyway

□

tha tòrr dhiofaran ann there are many

diofaraichte pp different, differentiated,

disparate, variegated

diofarail a differential

diog nm 1. tick (of clock), tick (moment),

second (time)

□

cha robh càil ri chluin-

ntinn ach diog an dèidh diog bhon ghleoc

there was nothing to be heard but tick after

tick from the clock

□

chuala mi diog aig

an uaireadair I heard the watch ticking

2. sound, syllable

□

cha dubhairt e diog

he uttered not a sound / syllable 3. life,

breath

□

bheir an obair seo an diog asad

this work will take the life out of you

diog, -adh v

□

bha gleoc a’ diogadh air

sgeilp an t-simileir there was a clock

ticking on the mantelshelf

diogadaich nf ticking (of a watch)

diogadh, -aidh nm & vn of diog ticking

diogail, diogladh v tickle

diogailt, -e nf tickling

diogailteach, -iche a ticklish, dangerous,

precarious

dìoghail, dìoghladh v avenge, take

revenge, pay, requite

□

thèid mi an urras

gun dìoghail iad air na rinn iad I’ll war-

rant they’ll pay for what they have done

□

diòghlaidh iad air a sin airson greiseig

they’ll pay for that for a while

□

co air

a dhìoghladh tu sin? on whom would you

take revenge for that? (note the shortened

form of the fut tense and impf / cond, com-

mon in verbs ending in -ail) Note also that

this verb is now usually written dìol (q.v.)

dìoghaltach, -aiche a penal, revengeful,

vengeful, vindictive

dìoghaltair, -ean nm avenger

dìoghaltas, -ais nm punishment, revenge,

vengeance

□

dèan dìoghaltas avenge,

exact revenge, revenge

dìoghladh, -aidh nm & vn of dìoghail

avenging etc.

dìoghlaim, dìoghlam v glean

dìoghlam, -aim nm & vn of dìoghlaim

gleaning etc., gleanings

diogladh, -aidh nm & vn of diogail tickling,

titillation

dìol, -adh v avenge, compensate, pay,

render, reward (older spelling dìoghail

(q.v.))

□

thuirt iad gum b’olc an rud a rinn

e agus gun dìoladh e air they said that

what he had done was bad and that he

would pay for it

□

thuirt e gun dìoladh e

gach sgillinn air ais dhi he said that he

would pay back every penny to her

□

bha

e a’ dìoladh màl an fhearainn he was pay-

ing the rent of the land

□

nuair a thilleas

mi air ais dìolaidh mi dhut e when I return

I shall repay it to you / shall recompense

you for it

□

bheir seo cothrom dhut beagan

de na ﬁachan a dhìoladh this will give you

an opportunity to repay a few of the debts

□

ri dhìoladh payable

dìol, -a nm 1. requital, sale, treatment

□

dèan droch dhìol air maltreat

□

chan fhaca

mi riamh càil cho gràineil ris an dìol a

bhatar a’ dèanamh air na prìosanaich

bhochda sin I have never seen anything so

disgusting as the treatment which was

meted out to those poor prisoners

□

tha

e a’ cur dragh air a bhith a’ faicinn

droch dhìol air na beathaichean it troubles

him to see bad treatment of [the] animals

□

… an droch dhìol a rinneadh air a’

Ghàidhlig … the bad treatment which was

meted out to Gaelic

□

an dèidh droch

dhìol a dhèanamh orra … after beating

them soundly …2. satiety, sufﬁciency, full

complement, ﬁll

□

fhuair mi mo dhìol

dhiubh I got my ﬁll of them

□

feumaidh

balach òg a dhìol bìdh mum fàs e suas

a young lad needs all the food he can get

before he grows up

□

as an extension of

this: bha mo dhìol agam an dìreadh

a dhèanamh gun tuiteam it was all I could

do to make the climb without falling

□

bha

e a’toirt a dhìol dha fuireach na sheasamh

it took him all his effort to keep standing /

stay on his feet

□