Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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a deich) às a’ cheud the number of view-
ers would rise to 70 percent 2. èirich ⫹ do
befall, happen to
□
… nuair a dh’èirich
an aimlisg dhomh… when the calamity
befell me
□
nan èireadh càil dhomh … if
anything should happen to me …
èiridh
□
fut tense of èirich
eiridneach, -ich, -ich nm patient
eiridneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of eiridnich
nursing
eiridnich, -eachadh v nurse
èirig, -e, -ean nf forfeit, ransom, recom-
pense, reparation, reprisal, requital
□
…
gus an do phàigh iad èirig air a shon …
until they had paid a ransom for him
□
bha
e mar èirig airson mhòran he was [as]
a ransom for many
□
an èirig (⫹ gen) in
recompense for …
□
… [ann] an èirig a’
chaoibhneis a fhuair e… in recompense
for the kindness he had received
□
dèan /
thoir èirig atone
èirigh nf erection, outbreak, uprise
□
èirigh
na grèine sunrise
èirinn
□
1st person imperf / cond tense of
èirich
eirmse nf wit
□
duine a bha làn eirmse
a man who was full of wit
eirmseach, -iche a 1. pointed, witty
□
abh-
caid eirmseach a witty joke 2. expert
□
’s
e leabhar eirmseach, sgoileireil a tha seo
this is an expert, scholarly book
eirmseachd nf witticism
èis, -e, -ean nf 1. delay, hindrance
□
bha seo
a’ cur èise orra this was delaying them /
causing them delay 2. lack, need, want
□
èisean na bronn the needs of the stomach
3. end, finish
□
o thùs gu èis from begin-
ning to end / from start to finish
èiseil, -e a necessary, deprived
□
tha mi
èiseil as aonais I am deprived lacking it
èisg
□
gen sing and nom & dat pl of
iasg fish
èisg, -e, -ean nf satirist
èisgeachd nf satire
èisgeil, -e a satirical
□
tha a’ bhàrdachd
aige uaireannan sgaiteach èisgeil his
poetry is sometimes sarcastic and
satirical
an eisimeil ⫹ gen dependent upon
□
bha iad an eisimeil aoigheachd
a gheibheadh iad ann an taighean-
còmhnaidh air an t-slighe they
depended upon [any] hospitality they
received (lit. would receive) in
dwelling houses on the way
□
bu tric a
bhiodh daoine an eisimeil a fasgaidh
people would often be dependent on its
fem shelter
□
tha sinn gu mòr an
eisimeil ar sùl we are greatly depend-
ent on our eyes
□
bha i tric an eisimeil
coimhearsnaich airson iasad peile she
often depended on a neighbour for the
loan of a pail
□
… nach eil an eisimeil
na sìde … which doesn’t depend upon
the weather
□
but note also:- bha iad
an eisimeil na dh’fhàsadh iad fhèin
they depended on what they grew (lit.
would grow) themselves
□
chan eil
sinne an eisimeil a chuid airgid we’re
not dependent on his money (see cuid)
As with other compd preps incorporat-
ing ann an, poss adjs are used in the
construction where English uses pers
prons
□
tha e gu mòr nam eisimeil he
depends greatly on me
□
chan eil mi
nad eisimeil I’m not dependent on you
tha mi nad eisimeil a bhiadhadh nan
cearc I’m depending on you to feed
the hens
èiridh 262
eisimeil nf 1. reverence, respect
□
boire-
annach gun mhodh, gun eisimeil
a woman without manners or respect
2. dependence
□
now almost exclu-
sively used in set phrases.
eisimeileach, -iche a dependent (gram.),
subjunctive
eisimeileachd nf dependence
eisimpleir, -ean nf example, exemplar,
instance, paradigm precedent, sample
□
mìnich le eisimpleirean exemplify
□
lean
eisimpleir imitate
□
mar eisimpleir for
instance / as an example / for example
□
eisimpleir adhartach initiative
□
tha mi a’
cur impidh air na pàipearan eile an eisim-
pleir adhartach seo a leantainn I urge the
other papers to follow this initiative
□
…
gus dìreach aon eisimpleir a thogail…to
pick just one example
□
mar eisimpleir air
aon chleachdadh … as an example of one
usage …
□
is e aon eisimpleir glè ainmeil
an Eaglais Bhreac one famous example is
Falkirk
eisimpleireach, -iche a exemplary
□
ann an dòigh eisimpleirich in an
exemplary way
eisir, -ean nm oyster
èist, èisteachd v hear, hearken listen (⫹ ri
to)
□
èist rium listen to me
□
bha e ag èis-
teachd ris an rèidio he was listening to the
radio
□
chan èistinn riutha I wouldn’t lis-
ten to them
□
èist! hark! hist! interj
□
same
as ist!
èisteachd nf & vn of èist listening etc.,
1. audience
□
bha iad a’ toirt seachad am
beachd air ceistean a thog feadhainn a
bha anns an èisteachd they were giving
their opinion on questions raised by some
people who were in the audience 2. atten-
tion, auscultation med, ear-shot, hearing,
(act of) listening
□
cha d’fhuair iad èis-
teachd cheart bhon riaghaltas they didn’t
receive proper attention / a proper hearing
from the government
□
tha thu a’ toirt cus
èisteachd do rudan a tha càch ag ràdh you
pay too much attention to what (lit. things
that) others are saying
□
cha robh mi ach
a’ dèanamh leth èisteachd ris I was only
half listening to him
□
[ann] an èisteachd
within earshot, in the hearing of
□
nan èis-
teachd within earshot of them, in their
hearing
□
bu chòir dhaibh dràma ùr
a chur nar n-èisteachd they ought to let us
hear new drama
□
fhuair an ùrnaighean
èisteachd their prayers were heard
□
gun
èisteachd ri unheard
□
… ach bha na
faclan gun èisteachd riutha … but the
words went unheard 3. (religious) confes-
sion (with the def art)
□
chòrd e ris a bhith
a’ frithealadh na h-èisteachd a h-uile
seachdain it pleased him to be attending
[the] confession every week
èiteag, -eig nf quartz
èiteagach, -aich nf quartzite
eitean, -ein, -an nm core, kernel, nucleus
□
eitean peabair peppercorn
eiteanach a nuclear
□
boma eiteanach
a nuclear bomb
□
this word, and dadamach,
with the same meaning, appear to be giv-
ing way to niùclach / niùclasach
eitheach, -ich nm perjury
□
thoir mionnan-
eithich commit perjury
eithear nm
□
see eathar
èitig, -e nf consumption, tuberculosis
èitigeach a 1. tubercular 2. hectic
eleactron, -oin, -an nm electron
eleactronach a electronic
eleactro-stadach a electrostatic
elebor nm green hellebore
eòlach, -aiche a acquainted, familiar,
knowledgeable, knowing, versed
□
gu
h-eòlach knowingly
□
eòlach air acquainted
with, familiar with
□
dèan eòlach
familiarize
□
bi eòlach (air) know (be
acquainted with)
□
tha mi eòlach air /
oirre I am acquainted with him / her
□
’s
ann airsan a b’eòlaiche mise I was better
acquainted with him / I knew him better
□
tha mi eòlach air an leabhar sin I am
acquainted with that book
□
bha e eòlach
air a leithid de shuidheachadh he was
familiar with such a situation
□
b’eòlach e
air seo he knew this
□
… aig an aon àm ’s
a tha iad a’fàs nas eòlaiche air teicneolas…
at the same time as they are becoming
more familiar with technology
□
is fheàrr
an t-olc eòlach na an t-olc aineolach
better the devil you know than the one you
don’t
□
bha sinn f ìor / glè / uabhasach
eòlach orra we knew them very well
□
cha
robh mi ro eòlach air I didn’t know him
too well
□
bha e gu math eòlach oirre he
knew her quite well
□
b’ eòlach do
sheanair air! you’re being too modern in
your approach
eòlach, -aich, -aich nm acquaintance
□
bidh e a’mealltainn co-chomainn ri seann
eòlaich he enjoys fellowship with old
acquaintances
eòlaiche, -ean nm expert, scientist
eòlaiche-sìde nm meteorologist
eòlan, -ain nm (fish) oil
263 eòlan
eòlas, -ais nm acquaintance, experience,
familiarity, knowledge, lore, -ology
□
gun eòlas uninformed
□
easbhaidh
eòlais inexperience
□
eòlas taiceil
background studies
tha eòlas agam air / oirre I am
acquainted with him / her
□
dh’innis e
dhuinn mar a thàinig e gu eòlas air
Crìost mar Shlànaighear he told us
how he came to know Christ as
a Saviour (lit. came to knowledge of
Christ)
□
… airson an eòlais air
seòladh bhàtaichean… for their
knowledge of sailing boats
cuir eòlas air / faigh eòlas air become
acquainted with / get to know / master
□
chuir mi sàr eòlas air nuair a bha
mi … I became very well acquainted
with him / got to know him very well
when I was …
□
cha tug sinn fada a’
cur eòlais air a chèile we didn’t take
long in getting acquainted with each
other
□
chuir iad eòlas air an dùthaich
they got to know the country
□
bha
sinn a’ cur tuilleadh eòlais air na
eòrna nm barley
□
bha e a’ cur eòrna he
was sowing barley
□
tha an t-eòrna fo
dhèis the barley is in ear
Eòrpach, -aich, -aich nm European
Eòrpach a European
Eòrpachas, -ais nm Europeanism
□
a’
togail bratach an Eòrpachais raising the
banner of Europeanism
epideirmios nm epidermis
esan emph form of the pers pron e (q.v.)
□
is esan a rinn seo it is he who did this
Eta abbr. of earranta Limited (of a company)
eubh, -a, -an nf shout, cry
□
chuala
mi eubh I heard a shout
□
variant of
èigh (q.v.)
eubh, eubhach v shout
□
dh’eubh e rium
tighinn far an robh e he shouted to me to
come where he was
□
chaidh aige air eub-
hach rithe i a dhol dhachaigh air ball he
managed to shout to her [she] to go home
at once
eubhach, -aich, -aichean nm & vn of eubh
v shouting etc., shout, cry
eucail, -alach, -ean nf affection, illness,
infirmity, malady
□
eucailean a’ chuirp
[the] infirmities of the body
euceart, -eirt nm wrong
euchd, euchdan nm achievement, deed,
exploit, feat, masterpiece
□
cha b’euchd
mòr sin a dhèanamh it was no great feat to
do that
□
cha bu mhath gun rachadh na
h-euchdan sin air dìochuimhne it would
not be good for those achievements / great
deeds to be forgotten (lit. that these great
deeds should go on forgetfulness)
euchd-dhàn nm epic
□
euchd-dhàn
dùthchasach an indigenous epic
e.-mhiann nm/f ambition
eucoir, eucorach, eucoirean nf crime,
injustice, wrong
□
dèan eucoir air wrong
□
rinn thu eucoir orra you have wronged
them
□
… gach eucoir a bhitheas daoine
eòrna 264
Sgriobtaran we were getting to know
the Scriptures better / getting better
acquainted with the Scriptures
□
cha
robh ùine againn eòlas math fhaighinn
orra we didn’t have time to become
well acquainted with them
thoir eòlas do chuideigin air rudeigin
give experience of something to some-
one
□
rinn sinn seo gus eòlas a thoirt
don chloinn air deifir sheòrsaichean
uidheim a làimhseachadh we did this
to give the children experience of han-
dling different kinds of apparatus
eòlas-bodhaig anatomy e.-chànan
philology e.-ciallachais semantics
e.-comainn sociology e.-craicinn
dermatology e.-fogharachd phonetics
e.-fradhairc optics e.-inntinn nm
psychology e.-lagha jurisprudence
e.-leighis nm medicine, physic
e.-leigheasan / e.-chungaidhean nm
pharmacy
eu- pref ‘un-’, ‘in-’, ‘dis-’ etc.
eu-cèillidh a irrational
□
creideimh
eu-cèillidh irrational beliefs
e.-cèillidheachd nf irrationality e.-
cinnteach a uncertain e.-còir a unfair,
unjust e.-coltach a ⫹ ri(s) 1. dissimi-
lar, different from
□
bha na fir glè
eu-coltach ri chèile the men differed
greatly / the men were very unlike /
dissimilar
□
… a bha gu math
eu-coltach ris a’ chiad chuid … which
was quite unlike / dissimilar to the first
part 2. unlike(ly)
□
… eu-coltach ’s gu
bheil e … unlikely as it is e.-coltas nm
dissimilarity, unlikelihood e.-comas
nm impotence e.-comasach a
1. impossible
□
tha sin eu-comasach
that’s impossible
□
thuig e gun robh e
eu-comasach air e fhèin a shaoradh he
realized that it was impossible to free
himself 2. unable, impotent
□
tha e ag
ràdh nach eil sinn ach nar pàirtean eu-
comasach am broinn an inneil he says
that we we are but impotent parts
within the machine
□
tha e
eu-comasach dha a dhèanamh he is
unable to do it / it is impossible for him
to do it e.-cruth nm (see eucruth)
e.-dàna a diffident e.-dànachd nf
diffidence e.-dòchas nm despair,
desperation, despondency, pessimism
e.-dòchasach a desperate, despon-
dent, hopeless, pessimistic
□
tha e
rudeigin eu-dòchasach he is somewhat
despondent e.-doimhne nf shallow-
ness e.-domhainn a shallow
□
bha [a]
anail eu-domhainn a’ falbh ’s a’ tigh-
inn his shallow breath was coming and
going (lit. going and coming)
a’ dèanamh air daoine … every injustice
people do to people
eucoireach, -ich, -ich nm criminal,
malefactor
eucoireach, -iche a criminal, wrong,
wrongful
eucoireachd nf crime, wrongdoing abstr
□
eucoireachd air a’ Ghaidhealtachd crime
in the Highlands
eucruth nm chaos, deformity
eud nm indec 1. jealousy, envy
□
’s
dòcha gur h-e eud a bha ga bhioradh per-
haps it was envy that was pricking him 2.
zeal
□
eud diadhaidh religious zeal
□
lìon-
adh iad leis an eud airson fèin-riaghlaidh
they were filled with the zeal for self-
government
eudach, -aich nm jealousy
□
used only as
follows: bha e ag eudach ris mu Chatrìona
he was jealous of him over (lit. about)
Catherine
□
bha e ag eudach rithe he was
jealous of her
□
bha iad ag eudach nach
iadsan a bha … they were jealous that it
wasn’t they who were…
□
thig trì nìthean
gun iarraidh: an t-eagal, an t-eudach, ’s
an gaol three things come unbidden: fear,
jealousy and love.
eudail, -e, -ean nf darling, dear (usually in
voc. case)
□
a bheil thu sgìth, eudail? are
you tired, dear / darling?
□
m’eudail my dar-
ling / my dear
□
m’ eudail ort…my dear …
eudar, is eudar dhomh
□
see fheudar
eudmhor, -oire a 1. zealous
□
cha robh a
h-aon dhiubh na bu eudmhoire na esan
not one of them was more zealous than he
□
bha iad f ìor eudmhor ann an adhbhar
na Gàidhlig they were truly zealous in
Gaelic’s cause 2. jealous
eudmhorach, -aiche a fanatical
eudmhorachd nf fanaticism, jealousy,
keenness
eudmhoraiche, -ean nm fanatic
eug, èig nm death, decease, demise
□
suain
an èig the sleep of death
eug, eugh / eugadh v die, expire
□
dh’eug
e / i he / she died
eugmhais, às eugmhais prep⫹ gen in the
absence of, devoid of, lacking, without
□
duine as eugmhais gliocais a man devoid
of wisdom
□
chan eil mòran ann as
eughmhais solas an dealain there aren’t
many without electric light
□
cha b’ur-
rainn dhuinn càil a dhèanamh as
eughmhais tuilleadh dearbhaidh we
couldn’t do anything in the absence of
more proof
□
as with other compd preps,
poss adjs are used in the construction
where English uses pers prons
□
chan eil
fhios agam dè nì mi as a h-eugmhais
I don’t know what I’ll do without her
□
a bheil e comasach dhuinn a dhol air
adhart as [a] eughmhais? is it possible for
us to proceed without him / it? masc
□
chan urrainn dhuinn càil a dhèanamh as
an eughmhais we can’t do anything
without them
eugsamhail, eugsamhla a 1. diverse, vari-
ous, varied
□
fhuair sinn an seo an càise
a b’fheàrr agus a b’eugsamhla a chunnaic
sinn riamh we found here the best and
most varied cheese that we had ever seen
2. incomparable, matchless
□
tha iad seo
cuid de na feartan eugsamhail a bhuineas
do na h-eich seo these are some of the
incomparable virtues which belong to
these horses
eugsamhlachd nf diversification, diversity,
variety
eun, eòin, eòin nm bird, fowl
□
eun mara
seabird
□
chunnaic mi sgaoth de dh’eòin
mhara I saw a flock of seabirds
eun-an-t-sneachda nm snow bunting e.-
bàn-an-sgadain nm gannet e.-Bealltainn
nm whimbrel (also guilbneach-bheag
nm) e.-binn long-tailed duck (also lach-
bhinn nf ) e.-creiche nm bird of prey
e.-crom nm fulmar e.-dubh-an-sgadain nm
black guillemot
□
note that eòin-dhubha-
an-sgadain pl is a general term for black-
coloured fishing birds such as guillemots,
razorbills and puffins e.-eòlaiche nm
ornithologist
□
tha na h-eun-eòlaichean
ag innse dhuinn…the ornithologists tell
us … e.-eòlas nm ornithology e.-fionn nm
1. petrel, stormy petrel (see luaireag)
2. hen-harrier (see clamhan-fionn)
3. ptarmigan (see tàrmachan)
e.-Frangach nm turkey e.-fraoich nm
grouse e.-grunnachaidh nm wading bird
e.-lann nf aviary, birdcage, cage e.-uisge
nm waterfowl
eunach, -aich nm fowling
eunachadh, -aidh nm & vn of eunaich
fowling
eunadair, -ean nm fowler
eunadan, -ain, -ain nm birdcage, cage (for
birds)
eunaich, -achadh v fowl
euslaint(e) nf disease, ill-health, illness,
indisposition
euslainteach, -iche a ailing, diseased,
sickly, unhealthy
euslainteach, -ich, -ich nm patient
□
euslainteach tadhail out-patient
265 euslainteach
F, f
fa – same as fo, but used only in adverbial
and prepositional expressions e.g. fa
chomhair prep ⫹ gen before
□
fa chomhair
ar sùilean before our eyes
□
fa leth respec-
tively
□
fa sgaoil loose, free adv
□
note
that mu is often used instead of fa:- mu
leth, mu sgaoil – and vice-versa with fo
dheireadh for mu dheireadh
□
further
information on these expressions will be
found under comhair, leth and sgaoil
respectively similarly bho is sometimes
found instead of fo: bho dheireadh
Also used as the first element of some
compound words:-
fa-dheòidh adv at length, at last, ultimately,
finally
fàbhair, fàbharadh v favour
fàbhar, -air, -an nm favour, grace (of per-
sonal mien)
□
nochd fàbhar favour v
□
lorg fàbhar ingratiate
□
mar fhàbhar as
a favour
□
bha fortan nar fàbhar fortune
was in our favour
□
bha trì rudan am
fàbhar nam balach three things were in
the boys’ favour
fàbharach, -aiche a auspicious, favourable,
preferential, propitious
□
bi fàbharach do
favour, be favourable to
□
… a bhitheas
fàbharach dhuinn fhèin…that will be
favourable to ourselves, that will favour us
fàbharadh, -aidh nm & vn of fàbhair
favouring
fabhra, -an(nan) / -ainean nm eyelash,
eyelid
facal, -ail, -ail / faclan nm comment,
phrase, remark, saying, term (expression),
word pl faclan may⫽ ‘vocabulary’e.g.
faclan faid vocabulary / language of
length (in school maths)
□
facal air an
fhacal word for word, verbatim
□
dè
a b’fhasa dhi na facal a ràdh ris an ath
thuras a thachradh i ris? what would be
easier (for her) than to have a word with
(lit. say a word to) him the next time she
met (i.e. would meet) him?
□
cùm ri t’fha-
cal keep to your word (note that t’ often
replaced d’ before a vowel or silent fh, but
is not now recommended)
□
note also: bha
aon rud air an robh iad gu lèir air an aon
fhacal there was one thing about which
they were in complete agreement / agreed
completely
fa-near adv (from fo’n aire under the
attention) under consideration, into con-
sideration, under attention / observation /
heed / awareness / notice, in mind
thoir fa-near apprehend, discern, mark,
mind, note, notice, perceive, remark,
think
□
thug mi fa-near gun robh e
na b’fhaisge orm a-nise I realised /
became aware that it was nearer to me
now
□
… nuair a bheir thu fa-near gun
robh e trì fichead bliadhna ’s a h-ochd
a dh’ aois … when you consider / take
into consideration that he was sixty-
eight years old
□
thug cuideigin fa-
near gun robh e … someone pointed
out / observed that it was…
□
thugadh
fa-near gun do chuir cuid dhiubh an
cèill beachd a-cheana it was noted
that a number of them had already
expressed an opinion
□
toirt fa-near
perception
□
note also:- bha iad a’
feuchainn ri rudeigin a thoirt fa-near
dhuinn they were trying to bring
something to our attention
thig fa-near do ⫹ dat case come to the
notice of, enter the thoughts of etc.
□
tha iad an dòchas gun tig na duil-
gheadasan seo fa-near don riaghaltas
they hope that these difficulties will
come to the notice of the government
□
bha eilean a bhreith a’ tighinn fa-
near dha iomadh uair the island of his
birth frequently entered his thoughts
bi fa-near do ⫹ dat be under the con-
sideration of, be in the mind of etc.
□
dè bu chòir a bhith fa-near dhaibh?
what ought they to be taking into con-
sideration?
□
bha e soilleir gu leòr dè
bha fa-near dha it was clear enough
what he had in mind
□
chan e teic-
headh ach sabaid a bha fa-near
dhaibh it wasn’t fleeing but fighting
that they had in mind
□
chan eil
fhiosam fhathast dè bha fa-near dha
I still don’t know what he had in mind
facal-faire nm password, watchword
f.-fhreumhachd nf etymology
f.-fhreumhail a etymological f.-iasaid
nm loan-word f.-riaghladair nm word
processor f.-suaicheantais nm motto
fachach, -aich, -aich nm puffin
faclach, -aiche a verbal, wordy
facladair, -ean nm word-processor
faclair, -ean nm dictionary, glossary,
lexicon, vocabulary (in a book)
□
anns an
fhaclair in the dictionary
□
ann am faclair
in a dictionary
faclaireachd nf lexicography
faclairiche, -ean nm lexicographer
facs nm facsimile transmission, fax
factar, -air, -an nm factor (abstr / math)
factar-suidheachaidh nm locational factor
(geog.)
factaraidh, -ean nf factory
fàd, -àid, -àid nm peat (individual)
fad, fadaidh v kindle, light
□
fadaidh iad
teine fiodha they (will) kindle a wood fire
he’ll be in prison for twenty years or
more (lit. or longer)
□
fad linntean for
centuries
am fad adv 1. in length / long
□
mu
ochd òirlich am fad about eight inches
in length / long
□
… loch mòr, a tha mu
dhà cheud mìle am fad… a large lake,
which is about 200 miles long
□
cuir
am fad lengthen trans
□
note also:- tha
mi an dòchas gun toir gach duine am
fad ’s am farsaing fàilte don naid-
heachd seo I hope that every person far
and wide will welcome this news
□
also fad is farsaing
□
tha eòlas fad is
farsaing air an òran the song is known
far and wide 2. am fad ’s while
□
…
am fad ’s a bha e anns an taigh …
while he was in the house
□
also fhad
’s (see under fad below)
air fad 1. adv downright, in all, alto-
gether, all, quite, throughout, wholly,
as a whole
□
ceithir deug air fad four-
teen in all
□
trì fichead agus a h-ochd
air fad sixty-eight altogether
□
tha an
t-eun seo ri fhaicinn ann an Alba air
fad this bird is to be seen throughout
Scotland
□
… do luchd-sgrìobhaidh na
Gàidhlig air fad … to all Gaelic writ-
ers 2. prep ⫹ gen along
□
air fad na
sràide along the street
air fhad adv lengthwise, longitudinal(ly),
longways
fad is often an abbr form of fada and
the following expressions really
belong to that section where you will
find examples
cho fad ’s, air cho fad ’s, dè cho
fad ’s …?, fad às / fuar fad às, fad air
falbh, fad air ais, fad a-mach, fhad ’s
fad- pref denoting ‘far-’ or ‘long-’
fad-anaileach a long-winded f.-chasach
a leggy f.-cheannach a shrewd
□
slu-
agh gnìomhach f.-cheannach a shrewd,
industrious people (lit. industrious,
shrewd) f.-chuimhneach a having
long memories
□
chan eil mòran
dhaoine ann a tha cho f.-chuimhneach
risan there aren’t many people
who have as long a memory as he
f.-fhradharcach a far-sighted, long-
sighted f.-fhuireachail a long-stay
f.-fhulangach a long-suffering
f.-fhulangas nm forbearance, long-
suffering f.-labhrach a prolix
f.-ruigheach a far-reaching f.-shaoghal
nm longevity f.-shaoghalach
267 fad
fad, faide nm distance, duration, length
□
dè am fad a th’ann? how long is it?
□
dè am fad a th’anns a’ bhalla? how
long is the wall?
□
tha ceithir troigh de
fhad ann / a dh’fhad ann it is four feet
long (lit. there are four feet of length in
it)
□
also: tha e ceithir troigh a dh’fhad
it is four feet long
□
ann am fad aon
oidhche in the space of one night
□
ach
ma tha fad agaibh ri dhol … but if you
have far to go …
□
note that the alt
form faid(e) is often used
fad ⫹ gen all of, the length of
□
fad na
bliadhna all year (lit. the length of the
year)
□
fad an fheasgair all afternoon /
evening
□
fad an latha all day
□
fad na
maidne all morning
□
fad na h-oidhche
all night
□
fad na seachdain(e) all
week
□
but:- fuirich fad seachdain stay
for a week
□
fad na mìosa the whole
month
□
fad grunn bhliadhnachan for
a number of years
□
fad fradhairc ken
□
thàinig e [ann] am fad mo fhrad-
hairc it came within my ken
□
bha iad
a’ cluiche fad dlùth air uair an
uaireadair they were playing for
nearly an hour (lit. playing a length
near upon an hour of the clock)
□
bha
athair na fhear cùirn fad ceithir bli-
adhna his father was an outlaw for
four years
□
bithidh e ann am prìosan
fad fichead bliadhna no nas fhaide
a long-lived f.-shaoghalachd nf
longevity f.-shealbh, f.-sheilbh nm
enfeoffment
□
thoir f.-sealbh enfeoff
f.-ùine / -ùineach a long-term
□
obraichean f.-ùineach long-term jobs
□
gu f.-ùineach thig cothroman ann an
turasachd in the long term opportuni-
ties will arise in tourism
fada, faide a far, lanky, long, tall
□
bha
falt fada dubh oirre she had long,
black hair
□
cha bhi mi fada I won’t be
long
□
bha na h-uairean obrach fada
the working hours were long
□
cha
robh e deiseil, b’fhada bha e bhuaithe
it wasn’t ready, [it was] far from it
The comparative and superlative forms
of the adjective are frequently used:-
nas fhaide farther / further, farthest /
furthest etc. (when used as an adv in
the English)
□
… agus a bhith a’ dol
nas fhaide … and to go further
□
dèan
nas fhaide lengthen trans
□
mair nas
fhaide na outlast
□
bi / fan beò nas
fhaide outlive
□
fad fichead bliadhna
no nas fhaide for twenty years or more
(lit. the length of twenty years or what
is longer)
na b’fhaide is used when the actions
are referred to in the past
□
bha na
spreaghaidhean na b’fhaide air falbh
an uair ud the explosions were further
away that time
□
bu mhòr leis a dhol
na b’fhaide he was reluctant to go
further
as fhaide farther / further, farthest / fur-
thest, longer / longest (when used as an
adj in the English)
□
as fhaide air
falbh furthermost
□
as fhaide a-staigh
inmost, innermost, inner
□
aig a’
cheann a b’fhaide a-staigh at the
innermost end
□
… aig a’ char as
fhaide … at the latest (lit. at the longest
turn)
□
as fhaide a-mach outermost
□
is iad na mnathan as fhaide a tha beò
the women live longer
mar is fhaide a … (for mar a ⫹ is
fhaide a) the longer that … is a com-
mon construction
□
mar is fhaide
a mhaireas an searmon ’s ann as mì-
fhoiseil[e] a dh’fhàsas an coithional
the longer the sermon lasts the more
restless the congregation will become
□
in the past tense this becomes:- mar
a b’fhaide a..
□
mar a b’fhaide a shea-
sainn ’s ann a b’fhuaire a dh’fhàs mi
the longer I stood (lit. would stand) the
colder I became
□
mar a b’fhaide
a-mach a bha sinn a’ dol ’s ann bu
ghairbhe a bha i a’ fàs the farther out
(to sea) we were going, the rougher it
was becoming
fada on its own may mean long (of
time) / a long time
□
bha mi a’ sgrù-
dadh nan dealbhan fhathast fada
an dèidh dhomh an leabhar a
chrìochnachadh I was still looking at
the pictures long after I had finished
the book
□
is fhada on a gheall mi dhut
do chuideachadh it’s [a] long [time]
since I promised to help you
□
tha
fhios agam gur fada on a … I know it’s
a long time since …
□
cha b’fhada gus
an robh iad air ais it wasn’t long until
they were back
□
’s fhada o bha mi
a’ feitheamh ri cothrom den t-seòrsa
seo I have been waiting a long time for
an opportunity of this sort (lit. it is
long since I have been waiting etc.)
□
b’fhada o bha fhios aige gur e banal-
tram a bh’innte he had long since
known that she was a nurse
□
ach is
dòcha gur fhada gus an tachair sin but
perhaps it will be a long time before
that happens
o chionn fhada long ago
□
seo leabhar
cho neònach ’s a nochd o chionn fhada
this is as strange a book as has appeared
for a long time (lit. this is a book as
strange that has etc.)
□
o chionn fhada
an t-saoghail long, long ago (a common
beginning to folk tales etc.)
fada gun ⫹ inf long in doing something
□
bha e fada gun èirigh he was long
in rising (lit. long without rising)
□
similarly:- cha robh càch fada gun
nochdadh the rest were not long in
showing up (see càch)
□
tha dòchas
againn nach bi e fada gun tighinn we
hope he won’t be long in coming
□
bha
e a’ toirt fada gun tilleadh he was
taking a long time in returning
□
for
the use of gun in the foregoing, see
gun prep
fada may be used with other adjs and
have the meaning ‘far’ (⫽ ‘much’)
□
tha sin fada nas fheàrr that is far bet-
ter
□
tha iad fada ceàrr they are far
wrong
□
bha e air falbh fada nas
fhaide na bha mi an dùil he was gone
far longer than I expected
□
bha e air
a bhith fada na b’fheàrr le … it would
have been far better with …
fad 268
fada is often used with barrachd and
cus
□
tha fada barrachd eòlais againn
mu a dheidhinn a-nise we know far
more about it now
□
cha bu mhiste sinn
fada barrachd fhaighinn bhuapa we
would be none the worst of getting far
more from them
□
tha e a’cur seachad
fada cus de a thìde an sin he is spend-
ing far too much of his time there
guma fada … long may…
□
guma fada
a bhitheas sin mar sin long may it be
so (lit. may it be long that that will be
like that)
□
guma fada a leanas iad
long may they continue
□
guma fada a
mhaireas an t-seirbhis seo long may
this service last
□
guma fada bhit-
headh e uamsa … far be it from me…
□
guma fada beò thu ’s ceò às do
thaigh long may you live, with smoke
from your house (a toast)
cho fada ’s conj as long as / as far as
□
cho fada ’s a dhèanainn a-mach as far
as I could make out
□
cho fada ’s as
aithne dhuinn as far as we know
□
cha
robh e beò cho fada sin he wasn’t alive
as long as that
□
faodaidh tu fuireach
cho fada is a thogras tu you may stay
as long as you like / wish
□
chaidh e
cho fada ’s gun do rinn e fochaid orra
he went so far as to mock them
□
often
shortened to cho fad ’s – see below
fada thall far-off
□
’s e miseanaraidh
a bh’ann a chaidh thar sàile gu tìrean
fada thall he was a missionary who
went overseas to far-off lands
Usually fada is shortened before
a following vowel:-
(a) cho fad ’s 1. as far as etc.
□
cho
fad ’s as aithne dhomh … as far as
I know … 2. air cho fad ’s however
long
□
air cho fad ’s gum bi dual,
ruigear a cheann however long
a strand is, its end will be reached
(a proverb in which duan,‘a
poem’, may take the place of dual)
3. dè cho fad ’s …? how long …?
□
dè cho fad ’s a sheasas an t-
searmon? how long does / will the
sermon last?
(b) fad às distant, far-off, distant adv
(both of space and of a cold, distant
disposition, in which latter sense it
may be fuar fad às)
□
chaidh e gu
dùthaich fad às he went to a far-off
land
(c) fad air falbh far away / far off
□
thàinig iad bho cho fad air falbh ri
Glaschu they came from as far
away as Glasgow
□
san Roinn
Eòrpa ’s nas fhaide air falbh in
Europe and farther afield
(d) fad air ais backward, old-
fashioned
□
tha iad ag ràdh gu
bheil sinn fad air ais they say that
we are backward
(e) fad a-mach distant(ly) (of rela-
tionship)
□
tha iad fad a-mach an
dàimh they are distantly related
□
tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil
dàimh ann, ach tha e fad a-mach
I think there is a relationship, but it
is distant
Similarly, fhad ’s seems to be based on
fada rather than fad
□
fhad ’s a …as
far as … as long as …, while…
□
fhad
’s nach bi thu ro fhada…as long as
you’re not too long (in doing some-
thing)
□
fhad ’s a chìte as far as could
be seen
□
fhad ’s a ghabhas sin a bhith
dèante as far as that is possible (lit. as
far as that will take to be done)
□
fhad
’s a bha e a’ strì ris an obair seo
a thoirt gu buil … while he was trying
to complete this task …
269 fadal
fadachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fadaich
elongating etc., elongation
fadachd nf
□
same as fadal
□
bha fadachd
orra gus am faigheadh iad a-mach
a-rithist they were longing to get out again
□
gabh fadachd ri… be impatient to …
□
tha sinn a’ gabhail fadachd ri d’fhaicinn
we are impatient to see you
fadadh, -aidh nm & vn of fadaidh
igniting etc.
fadaich, -achadh v elongate
fadaidh, fadadh v enkindle, ignite,
kindle
fadaire-teine nm fire-lighter
□
cheannaich
e pacaid fhadairean-teine he bought
a packet of firelighters
fadal, -ail nm longing
□
gabh fadal v long,
weary (e.g. of waiting)
□
a bheil thu a’
gabhail fadal? are you tired (waiting)?
□
bha fadal air gus am bitheadh e na
mharaiche he was longing to be a seaman
(lit. there was longing on him until he
would be in his seaman)
fadalach, -aiche a late
□
bha e fadalach
airson na sgoile he was late for school
□
bha an samhradh fadalach air a’ bhli-
adhna ud the summer was late that year
□
bhiodh sin ro fhadalach that would be
too late
□
tha an làn uair nas fadalaiche
a h-uile latha the tide is an hour later
every day
fadalachd nf 1. lateness 2. tediousness
fadhail, fadhlach, fadhlaichean nf ford
(between islands)
□
chaidh iad tarsaing na
fadhlach a tha eadar A agus B they
crossed the ford [that is] between A and B
fag, -an nm fag (cigarette)
càirdean he was saying goodbye to
friends
□
dh’fhàg e slàn aig a theagh-
lach he said goodbye to his family
□
dh’fhàg e oidhche mhath leatha / aice
he said goodnight to her
□
is ann
a dh’fhàgail slàn leibh a thàinig mi
I came to say goodbye to you / to bid
you goodbye
□
dh’fhàg e latha math
agam / leam he bade me good day
fàg air accuse
□
dh’fhàg e orra gun
robh iad leisg he accused them of
being lazy
□
chaidh fhàgail orra gun
robh iad a’ cosg cus airgid air a’
phroiseact seo they were accused of
spending / wasting too much money on
this project
As an extension of the meaning ‘leave’
fàg may have the meanings of ‘leaving
in a particular state’ and hence ‘cause
to be’, ‘make’, ‘render’, ‘be the reason
why’
□
dh’fhàgadh e na bhantraich he
was left a widower
□
chuir sinn
a-steach dealbhannan a dh’fhàg an
iris na bu taitniche we have inserted
photographs which have made the
magazine more pleasing
□
dè dh’fhàg
am prògram cho soirbheachail? what
made the programme so successful?
□
fàgaidh e teagasg na Gàidhlig na
roghainn fada nas tarraingiche it will
make the teaching of Gaelic a far more
attractive choice
fadalach 270
fàg, fàgail v abandon, forego, leave,
quit, vacate
□
dh’fhàg mi mo chòta an
seo I left my coat here
□
cha bhi càil
air fhàgail againn we’ll have nothing
left (lit. there will not be a thing after
its leaving at us)
□
tha iad far na
dh’fhàg thu iad they’re where you left
them
□
co mheud ugh a tha air fhà-
gail? tha sia (ann) how many eggs are
left? there are six
□
chaidh an cù fhà-
gail a ghleidheadh an taighe the dog
was left to guard the house
fàg is used with various advs
□
fàg
a-mach except v
□
fàg às omit, leave
out
□
dh’fhàg thu às am fiosrachadh
as cudthromaiche you left out the
most important information
□
fàg air
deireadh outstrip
□
fàg gann skimp (of
materials, food etc.)
□
fàgaibh mise às
leave me out of it
fàg aig leave to (e.g. in a will or leave to
someone to do)
□
dh’fhàg m’athair
agam e ’s dh’fhàg athair aigesan e my
father left it to me and his father left it
to him
□
’s cinnteach gur ann aigesan
a dh’fhàgar e mu dheireadh it’s certain
that it’s to him it will be left finally
□
thuirt iad gum feumaidh sinn fhàgail
acasan they said that we must leave
it to them
□
fàg aig mar dhìleab
bequeath to
□
dh’fhàg iad againn e
mar dhìleab they left it to us as an
inheritance / they bequeathed it to
us
□
… croit a dh’fhàg a phiuthar aig
Domhnall … a croft which his sister
left to Donald
□
dh’fhàg e an dàrna
leth den airgead sin aig Seumas he left
half of that money to James
fàg slàn le / aig say goodbye to / bid
farewell to
□
bha e a’ fàgail slàn le
fàgail nf & vn of fàg leaving etc. departure
□
fàgail a-mach exception
fagas a adjacent
□
fagas do nigh prep
fagasachd nf juxtaposition, nearness, prox-
imity
faghaid, -e, -ean nf chase, hunt, hunting
□
tha an t-àm aig an t-seann mhiolchu an
fhaghaid a thoirt suas it’s time for the old
greyhound to give up the chase
□
mar earb
’s an faghaid air a tòir like a roe deer with
the hunt after her
faghairt nf temper (of steel)
faghairteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
faghairtich tempering (steel etc.)
faghairtich, -eachadh v temper (steel etc.)
faic, faicinn irreg v discern, envisage,
espy, see, view, visualize
This verb is irregular in the Past Tense,
the Future Tense Independent, the
Relative Future and the Imperfect /
Conditional Independent
ACTIVE VOICE:
Past tense:
1. Indep.:- chunnaic mi I saw
2. Dep.:- am faca tu? did you see?
chan fhaca mi I didn’t see nach
fhaca tu? didn’t you see?
Future tense:
1. Indep.:- chì mi I’ll see
2. Dep.:- am faic thu? will you see?
chan fhaic mi I won’t see nach
fhaic thu? won’t you see?
Imperfect / conditional tense:
1. Indep.:- chithinn I would see
2. Dep.:- chitheadh tu you would see
am faicinn? chan fhaiceadh
would I see? no chan fhaicinn
I wouldn’t see chan fhaiceadh
tu you wouldn’t see
PASSIVE VOICE:
Past tense
1. Indep.:- chunnacas e he was
seen
2. Dep.:- am facas iad? were they
seen? chan fhacas iad they
weren’t seen nach fhacas iad?
weren’t they seen?
Future tense
1. Indep:- chithear mi I shall be seen
Relative Future:- cuin a chithear
e? when will he be seen?
2. Dep. (reg.):- am faicear mi? will
I be seen? chan fhaicear sinn
we won’t be seen nach fhaicear
iad won’t they be seen?
Imperfect / conditional tense
1. Indep.:- chìteadh iad they would
be seen
2. Dep.(reg.):- am faicteadh mi?
would I be seen? chan fhaicteadh
i she would not be seen nach
fhaicteadh e? wouldn’t it be seen?
(in some areas this is faiciste)
Imperative mood (reg.) faic! behold
sing faicibh! behold pl & polite
Basic examples:- chunnaic mi e an-dè
I saw him yesterday
□
am faca tu
a mhac? chan fhaca. did you see his
son? no.
□
nach fhaca tu i? chunnaic.
didn’t you see her? yes (note that tu,
and not thu is used after those parts of
the verb which end in a – cf. -an cuala
tu?)
□
chì mi iad a-màireach I’ll see
them tomorrow
□
am faic thu iad a-
màireach? chan fhaic will you see
them tomorrow? no
□
nach fhaic thu i?
chì won’t you see her? yes (note that,
in verbs beginning with f the lenited
form is commonly retained after nach)
□
chithinn i nan tiginn a-nochd I would
see her if I came tonight
□
chitheadh tu
iad nan tigeadh tu a-màireach you
would see them if you came tomorrow
□
am faicinn an dealbh-chluich nan
tiginn? chan fhaiceadh would I see the
play if I came? no
□
chan fhaicinn e
gun phrosbaig I wouldn’t see it with-
out a telescope
□
chan fhaiceadh tu an
rathad anns an dorchadas you wouldn’t
see the road in the darkness
□
chun-
nacas e anns a’ choille an-raoir it was
seen in the wood last night
□
am facas
iad anns an àrainn seo? chan fhacas
were they seen in this vicinity? no
□
nach fhacas iad a’ fàgail na sgoile?
chunnacas weren’t they seen leaving
the school? yes
□
chithear sinn ma
thèid sinn an sin we shall be seen if we
go there
□
’s ann ainneamh a chithear
uiseag anns an àite seo it is seldom
that a lark is (i.e. will be) seen in this
place
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…agus cho fad ’s a chithear …
and as far as can be seen (i.e. as far as
one is aware)
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am faicear sinn san
dorchadas? chan fhaicear will we be
seen in the darkness? no
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nach
fhaicear e ma chuireas tu an sin e?
chithear won’t it be seen if you put it
there? yes
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chìteadh iad nan rachadh
iad an sin they would be seen if they
went there
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am faicteadh sinn? chan
fhaicteadh would we be seen? no
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nach fhaicteadh e an sin? chìteadh
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