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

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wouldn’t it be seen there? yes

□

note

that chìteadh is often shortened to

chìte, and faicteadh to faicte (see

further examples)

Further examples:- ma chì thu i, innis

dhi gum faic mi i a-màireach if you see

her, tell her I’ll see her tomorrow

□

dh’innis mi dhaibh gum faicinn iad an

ath latha I told them that I would see

them the next day

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bidh sinn gad

fhaicinn we’ll be seeing you

□

bha mi

cho toilichte a faicinn sàbhailte I was

so pleased to see her safe

□

cha robh

duine ri a fhaicinn there was not a per-

son to be seen (to his seeing)

□

bha

cluich ann a bha glè thlachdmhor ri

fhaicinn there was playing that was

very pleasing to see (lit. to be seen / to

its seeing)

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chitheadh e am bàgh tron

uinneig he could see the bay through

the window

□

bha duilgheadas aca

a dh’fhaicinn ciamar a … but they

found it difﬁcult to envisage how …

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bhatar ga fhaicinn mar cheum cud-

thromach it was seen as an important

step

□

tha e air fhaicinn mar dheagh

roghainn he is seen as a good choice

□

tha e air fhaicinn mar dhuine lèirsin-

neach he is seen as a perceptive indi-

vidual

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cha robh càil ri fhaicinn not

a thing was to be seen

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bu tearc

a chìte cearc-thomain an sin idir it was

seldom that a partridge was seen there

at all

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ged a chithinn e an-dràsta,

chan aithnichinn e though I were to see

him right now, I wouldn’t recognise

him

□

bhitheadh i coma ged a chit-

headh i an seann bhrat-ùrlair ud air

a thilgeil a-mach air an òtraich she

wouldn’t care even if she saw (were to

see) that old carpet thrown out on the

dump

□

chan fhaicte e ann an àite den

t-seòrsa ud he would not be seen in

a place like that

□

chan eil nithean mar

a chithear iad things are not as they

seem (lit. as they are seen)

□

an rud

a nithear gu math, chithear a bhuil

that which is well done, its effect will

be seen / if something is well done, it

will show (proverb)

Other idioms:- bha mi eòlach gu leòr

air fhaicinn bhuam I knew him well

enough at a distance / by sight (lit. I

was knowledgeable enough on him to

see him from me)

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also bha mi eòlach

air ri fhaicinn I knew him by sight

□

faiceall, -ill nf alertness, care, caution, dis-

cretion, watchfulness

□

bi air t’fhaicill

beware (note that do before a vowel or

silent fh often becomes t’ – this is not now

advised – see example following)

□

feuch

am bi thu air d’fhaicill rompa see that you

are on your guard against them

□

chaidh e

air adhart le faicill he advanced with care

□

cuir air fhaicill caution v

□

’s dòcha gu

bheil e air [a] fhaicill perhaps he is on his

guard / being cautious

□

bithibh air ur

faicill be on your guard

□

… mura bit-

headh i air a faicill … if she weren’t care-

ful / if she didn’t look out

□

a dh’aindeoin

m’fhaicill despite my caution

faiceallach, -aiche a careful, chary, cir-

cumspect, cautious, discreet, heedful, par-

ticular, prudent, wary, watchful

□

faiceallach gingerly, warily

□

bi faiceal-

lach take care, be careful, watch (⫽ be

careful)

□

dh’fhosgail an doras gu faiceal-

lach the door opened cautiously

faiche, -ean nf den, green (⫽ grass), lawn,

meadow, plain, yard (drill ground)

faicheil, -e a showy

faicill nf dat form or alt nom form of faiceall

faicinn nf & vn of faic seeing etc.

faicsinneach, -iche a conspicuous, out-

ward, prominent, visible

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bi faicsinneach

protrude

□

… ged nach eil e cho faicsin-

neach… though it isn’t so conspicuous

□

ìomhaighean faicsinneach visual images

faicsinneachd nf visibility

faiciste ⫽ faicteadh

□

see faic

faicteadh

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see faic

faid

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see faide nf

□

for am faid see fad,

am fad

faide comp form of fada a

faide nf length (sometimes shortened to

faid)

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tha aig gach buidhinn ri dealbh-

chluich de mu chòig mionaidean de

dh’fhaide a chruthachadh each team has

to create a play of about ﬁve minutes in

length

fàidh, -ean nm prophet, seer

faidhbhile, -ean nf beech tree

fàidheadair, -ean nm prophet

fàidheadaireachd nf prophecy, prophesy-

ing, prediction, divination bha comas aice

faghairtich 272

… ach air na chunnaic thu riamh, na

fuirich an sin… but whatever you

do, don’t stay there. (lit. on what you

ever saw)

air fàidheadaireachd she had the power

of prophecy

fàidheanta a mystical

□

smuaintean

fàidheanta mystical thoughts

faidhir, faidhreach, faidhrichean nf fair

□

chaidh iad a dh’ionnsaigh na faidhreach

they went to the fair

faidhl, -ichean nm ﬁle (ofﬁce)

faidhneil nm ﬁnal

□

am faca tu am

faidhneil? did you see the ﬁnal?

□

faidhneil na cuaich the cup-ﬁnal

you wouldn’t get nach fhaighinn?

wouldn’t I get? nach fhaigheadh

tu? wouldn’t you get?

Note that, in the Future tense and

Imperfect / Conditional tense the f is

traditionally, though ungrammatically,

lenited after nach, but the unlenited

form is also found i.e. nach faigh?,

nach faighinn? etc.

PASSIVE VOICE:

Past tense

1. Indep.:- fhuaras e / fhuaradh e it

was found

2. Dep.:- an d’ fhuaras e? / an d’

fhuaradh e? was it found? cha d’

fhuaras e / cha d’ fhuaradh e it

wasn’t found nach d’ fhuaras e? /

nach d’ fhuaradh e? wasn’t it

found?

Note that, like fhuair, fhuaradh and

fhuaras retain the lenited form

throughout.

Future tense

1. Indep.:- gheibhear e it will be got

2. Dep. (reg.):- am faighear e? will

it be got? chan fhaighear e it

won’t be got nach fhaighear e?

won’t it be got?

Imperfect / conditional tense

1. Indep.:- gheibhteadh e it would be

got (often shortened to gheibhte)

2. Dep. (reg.):- am faighteadh e?

would it be got? chan fhaighteadh

e it wouldn’t be got nach

fhaighteadh e? wouldn’t it be got?

(usually shortened to faighte)

Imperative mood (reg.)

faigh get sing faighibh get pl &

polite

Verbal noun:- there are two forms fao-

tainn and faighinn

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cha robh aon ri

fhaighinn / cha robh aon ri fhaotainn

there wasn’t one to be found / got

273 faidhneil

faigh, faighinn / faotainn irreg v

acquire, attain, elicit, fetch, ﬁnd, get,

obtain, procure, receive, score, undergo

This verb is irregular in the Past

tense, the Future Independent and

the Imperfect / Conditional tense

Independent. The main parts of the

verb are as follows:-

ACTIVE VOICE:

Past tense

1. Indep.:- fhuair mi I got fhuair thu

you got etc.

2. Dep.:- an d’fhuair thu? did you

get? cha d’fhuair mi I didn’t get

nach d’fhuair thu? didn’t you

get? etc.

Note that fhuair retains the lenited form

throughout.

Future tense

1. Indep.:- gheibh mi I will get

2. Dep. (reg.):- am faigh mi? shall

I get? chan fhaigh mi I shan’t

get nach fhaigh mi? shan’t

I get?

Relative Future:- (ma) gheibh mi (if)

I [will] get

Imperfect / conditional tense

1. Indep.:- gheibhinn I would get

gheibheadh tu you would get etc.

2. Dep. (reg.):- am faighinn?

would I get? am faigheadh tu?

would you get? chan fhaighinn

I wouldn’t get chan fhaigheadh tu

Basic Examples:- fhuair mi sgian ùr

an-dè I got (or found) a new knife

yesterday

□

an d’fhuair thu d’ iuchair

a-rithist? did you ﬁnd your key again?

□

nach d’fhuair i a h-aparan? didn’t

she get her apron?

□

gheibh mi bogsa

eile a-màireach I’ll get another box

tomorrow

□

am faigh thusa duais

cuideachd? chan fhaigh will you get

a prize too? no

□

nach fhaigh thu còta

ùr? gheibh won’t you get a new coat?

yes

□

gheibhinn mòran airgid air a’

bhàta sin I would get a lot of money

for that boat

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am faigheadh tu mòran

airgid air na cathraichean sin? chan

fhaigheadh would you get a lot of

money for those chairs? no

□

nach

fhaighinn maorach an sin? gheib-

headh wouldn’t I get shellﬁsh there?

yes

□

fhuaras an nighean air a’

chladach the girl was found on the

shore

□

càit an d’fhuaradh iad? where

were they found?

□

nach d’fhuaras e?

fhuaras / cha d’fhuaras wasn’t it

found? yes / no

□

gheibhear an t-uan

a tha air chall the lamb that is lost

will be found

□

am faighear an

t-airgead? chan fhaighear will the

money be found? no

□

nach fhaighear

an sin e? gheibhear won’t it be found

there? yes

□

gheibhteadh an gille am

bitheantas am measg nan iasgairean

the boy would frequently be found

among the ﬁshermen

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am faighteadh

an t-eun sin anns a’ mhonadh? chan

fhaighteadh would that bird be found

on the moor? no

□

nach fhaighteadh e

air a’ chladach matà? gheibhteadh

wouldn’t it be found on the shore

then? yes

Further examples:- faigh bàs die

□

fhuair e bàs ann an Dun Phris

air a’ mhìos seo chaidh he died in

Dumfries [this] last month

□

faigh ﬁos

ascertain

□

faigh biadh cater

□

faigh

buaidh air defeat

□

cha robh càil

a dh’iarradh a bhean air nach fhaig-

headh i there was nothing that his wife

asked him for that she wouldn’t get

□

a h-uile cothrom a gheibheadh iad

rachadh iad don tràigh every opportu-

nity they would get they would go to

the beach

□

gheibh sinn làmh an uach-

dair a dh’aithghearr we shall gain the

upper hand soon

□

fhuair e an iasad o

Sheumas e he got it on loan from James

□

fhuair mi laghach càirdeil e I found

him kindly and friendly

□

cha d’fhuair

e ach beagan sgoile he got but little

education / schooling (lit. school)

□

…

gus am faigheadh e rudeigin eile …

until he found something else (i.e.

would ﬁnd)

□

ciamar a gheibh mi

ann? how shall I get there?

□

…

leis a’ mheasgachadh mhath de

leabhraichean a gheibhear a-nis …

with the good assortment of books

now obtainable / available

□

chan eil

iad ach air an gabhail mar a gheib-

hear iad they are simply accepted at

face value

□

fhad ’s a gheibheadh iad

rud gu am miann fhèin as long as they

got (would get) their own way (lit. got

a thing to their own desire)

□

also: nam

faigheadh iad leotha e if they got their

own way / got off with it

□

càit eile am

faighear biadh mar seo? where else

will food like this be found?

□

chan eil

fhios agam cò às a fhuaradh iad I don’t

know from where they were obtained

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cha robh càil ri fhaotainn an sin there

was not a thing to be found there

□

… ’s gun obair fhreagarrach ri fhao-

tainn … and no suitable work to be

found

□

faighinn / faotainn air ais

recovery

Other Idioms:-

faigh ⫹ poss adj ⫹ vn may translate as

the passive voice in English

□

bha iad

an dùil gum faigheadh na claisean an

lìonadh trì uairean mum biodh am

mìos thairis they expected that the fur-

rows would be ﬁlled thrice before the

month was over

faigh air ⫹ vn be able to, manage to

□

chan fhaigheadh e air gluasad he

couldn’t move

□

chan fhaighinn air

càil a ràdh ach nach robh mi ga chrei-

dsinn I couldn’t say anything except

that I didn’t believe it

□

chan fhaig-

headh e air an doras fhosgladh he

couldn’t open the door

□

note also:-

fhuair e seo fhalach air na

h-Innseanaich he managed to hide this

from the Indians

faigh air ais recover, retrieve

□

bha e a’

feuchainn ris an t-airgead fhaighinn

air ais he was trying to recover the

money

faigh air falbh o evade, get away from

□

bha e fad na h-ùine a’ feuchinn ri

faighinn air falbh on luchd-fèich he

faidhneil 274

was all the time trying to evade the

creditors

□

bha e toilichte faighinn air

falbh bhon sgoil airson beagan

sheachdainean he was pleased to get

away from [the] school for a few

weeks

faigh a-mach detect, ﬁnd out

□

fhuair

iad a-mach gun robh e air a bhith ag

innse bhreug they found out that he

had been telling lies

faigh a-mach às get out of

□

bha grunn

bhalach a’ faighinn a-mach às a’ bhus

there was a crowd of boys getting out

of the bus

faigh às le get off with

□

cha dèanadh

tu rud sam bith nam faigheadh tu às

leis you wouldn’t do a thing if you got

(would get) off with it

faigh le get off with, succeed

□

bha

cunnart ann gum faigheadh iad leotha

e there was a risk they would get off

with it / succeed

□

uair a gheibheadh

iad leotha e agus dà uair nach fhaig-

headh once they would succeed and

twice they would not

faigh os cionn get over, outgrow

□

còir dhuinn faighinn os cionn rudan

mar sin we must get over / outgrow

things like that

faigh seachad air get over, weather

□

nach d’fhuair thu seachad air a’

ghòraiche sin fhathast? haven’t you

got over that foolishness yet?

□

chan

fhaigheadh e seachad air ann an cab-

haig he wouldn’t get over it in a hurry

faigh thairis air get over

□

chaidh ùine

mhòr seachad mun d’fhuair e thairis

air an tàmailt a long time passed

before he got over the chagrin /

insult

faigh tro penetrate

□

cha deach aig an

t-saighead air faighinn tron armachd

the arrow failed to penetrate the

armour

faigh rudeigin gu dol get something

going

□

fhuair e a’phìob gu dol he got

the pipe going

□

fhuair iad na h-

einseannan gu dol they got the engines

going

faigh (rudeigin) aig get (something)

from

□

… airson an deagh theagaisg a

fhuair e aige… for the grand teaching

that he received at his hands

faigh gu get to (a place) ciamar a tha thu

a’faighinn thuige? how do you get to it?

faighean, -ein nm vagina

faighinn nf & vn of faigh getting etc.

faighiste

□

same as faighteadh

□

see faigh

faighneach, -iche a curious

faighneachail, -e a inquisitive

faighneachd, faighneachd v

□

same as

faighnich, faighneachd

faighneachd, -an nf & vn of faighnich

asking etc., enquiry

faighneachdas, -ais nm inquisitiveness

faighnich, faighneachd v ask, enquire,

inquire, question

□

faighnich dheth a bheil

e a’ tighinn ask him if he is coming

□

dh’fhaighnich e dhiom an robh mi a’ dol

ann he asked me if I was going (lit. he

asked of me was I going in it)

□

can ris

gun robh mi ga fhaighneachd tell him that

I was asking for him (lit. say to him that

I was at his asking)

□

chaidh faighneachd

de dhuine òg an robh e … a young man

was asked if he was…

□

in some areas

dha and dhi, and the other forms of do,

rather than the forms of dhe, are used

fail, -e, -ean nf pigsty, sty

□

from a word

meaning ‘a circle’ – often fail-mhuc

fail-chuach nf sweet violet f.-mhuc nf

pigsty, sty

failbhe nf 1. emptiness 2. exhaustion cha

robh againn ach obair chruaidh agus

failbhe we had nothing but hard work and

exhaustion 3. ﬁrmament

□

anns an fhailbhe

in the ﬁrmament

failbheachan, -ain, -an nm ear-ring

failbheag, -eige, -an nf any small ring / link

such as an earring etc.

failc, -eadh v bathe

□

dh’fhailc e a chasan

anns an fhuaran he bathed his feet in the

spring

failceadh, -idh nm & vn of failc bathing

fàile nm

□

see fàileadh

faileachadh, -aidh nm & vn of failich

□

same as fairtlich

faileachdainn nf & vn of failich

□

same as

fairtlich

fàileadh, -idh, -idhean nm smell, scent,

odour

□

droch fhàileadh stink, stench

□

feuch fàileadh smell (test something by

smelling)

□

fairich / faigh fàileadh smell

(detect a smell)

□

dh’fhairich e fàileadh

làidir he smelled a strong odour

□

bha

fàilidhean na bùth-obrach ga thachdadh

the smells of the workshop were choking

him

□

chuir fàileadh an èisg orrais oirre

the smell of the ﬁsh made her squeamish

□

tha fàileadh dheth it smells

faileas, -eis, -an nm 1. shadow 2. reﬂection

3. sheen, gloss 4. phantom 5. illusion

□

275 faileas

chan eil ann a seo ach faileas fallsa this is

nothing but a false illusion

faileasach, -aiche a 1. shadowy 2. reﬂect-

ing 3. glossy, shiny

□

tapaichean ùra

faileasach shiny new taps (lit. new shiny

taps)

failich, -eachadh / -eachdainn v

□

same as

fairtlich

fàilidh, -e a gentle, quiet, unseen

□

thog e

an naoidhean gu fàilidh he lifted the baby

gently

faillean, -ein, -an nm sapling, scion,

seedling, shoot, sprig, tendril, twig

fàillidh, -e a furtive

□

gu fàillidh by stealth

□

also fàilidh

fàillig, -eadh v fail, break down (of machin-

ery etc.)

□

tha e air fàilligeadh na bheatha

he has failed in his life

□

dh’fhàillig an càr

air the car broke down with him (lit. the

car failed on him)

□

tha iad air fàilligeadh

mar tha they have already failed

fàilligeadh, -idh, -idhean nm & vn of

fàillig failing etc. failure

fàillinn, -e nf failing (defect of character

etc.), failure, foible

□

gun fhàillinn

without fail

fàillinneach, -iche a fallible, (physically)

failing

fàillinneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

fàillinnich

□

same as fàillnich

fàillinnich, -eachadh v fail

□

same as

fàillnich

fàillneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fàillnich

□

failing

fàillnich, -eachadh v fail

□

an gaol nach

fàillnich the love which will not fail

failm, -e, -ean nf helm, tiller (naut.)

failmean, -ein, -an nm knee-cap (also

falman)

failmhe nf vacuity

fàilte nf greeting, salutation, welcome

□

failte! hail! interj

□

gun fhàilte unwelcome

□

tha fàilte air leth blàth ron leabhar seo

there is a particularly warm welcome for

this book

□

fàilte chridheil a hearty /

cheerful welcome

□

cuir fàilte air salute,

welcome v

□

tha am bàrd a’ cur fàilte air

an t-samhradh the poet is welcoming the

summer

□

chuir i fàilte chridheil orra she

gave them a hearty welcome

□

fàilte oirbh

gu … welcome [upon you] to …

□

tha sinn

a’ cur fàilte mhòr air … we give a great

welcome to …

□

tha fàilte bhlàth aig

luchd-tadhail visitors have a warm wel-

come

□

chuirteadh fàilte orra they used

to be welcomed

□

tha fàilte a’ feitheamh

air gach neach everybody is welcome

(lit. a welcome awaits everyone)

□

faodaidh iad a bhith cinnteach à fàilte

a bhios blàth they may be sure of a warm

welcome (lit. a welcome that will be

warm)

□

fàilte oirbh gu Obar Dheadhain

welcome to Aberdeen

fàilteach, -iche a welcome / welcoming

fàilteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fàiltich

greeting etc. reception

failtean-ﬁonn nm maidenhair fern

fàiltich, -eachadh v greet, salute, welcome

□

dh’fhàiltich iad e le bàidh agus

aoigheachd they welcomed him with

affection and hospitality

fàiltiche nm receptionist

fainear

□

see fa-near (under fa- above)

fàinne, -eachan nm/f coil, ring, ringlet

□

fàinne phòsta wedding ring

□

fàinne

(solais) halo

fàinne-chluaise nm/f earring

fàinne-seula nm/f signet, signet ring

fainne nf ennui

fair, -eadh def v give me, hand over, bring,

fetch (uncommon)

□

fair a-nall e gun dàil

hand it over immediately

fairche, -ean nm beetle (for washing),

mallet

fàirdean, -ein, -einean nm farthing

□

same

as feòirling / feòrlinn

fàire nf horizon, sky-line

□

air fàire on the

horizon

□

note that there is no def art in

the Gaelic phrase

□

fada air fàire anns an

àird an ear far away on the horizon in the

east

□

dh’iarr e ormsa sùil mhath a chu-

mail air fàire he asked me to keep a good

look-out on the horizon

faire nf guard abstr, outlook, vigil, watch

(spell of duty on ship / on guard etc.),

watching

□

faire na h-oidhche nightwatch

□

an ath uair a bha e ri faire … the next

time he was on watch…

□

chuireadh e

anns an dara faire he was put on (lit. in)

the second watch

□

… mun rachadh

a ghairm gu faire a-rithist … before he

was called on (lit. to) watch again

□

nuair

a bha faire Sheumais seachad when

James’ watch was up

□

dèan / cùm faire

(air) watch, keep watch (over)

□

… am

feadh ’s a nì mise faire aig an doras…

while I keep watch at the door

faireachadh, -aidh nm & alt vn of fairich

feeling etc. 1. attitude, inkling

□

gun

fhaireachadh unaware 2. awakeness, alert-

ness

□

am faireachadh alert, awake

□

chuir esan càch nam faireachadh he

alerted the others (lit. he put the others

into their alertness)

□

cha robh

faileasach 276

faireachadh agam air mar a bh tìde

a’ruith I had no awareness of how time

was passing

□

faireachadh air co ris a bha

e coltach a bhith nad phrìosanach an

awareness / feeling of what it was like [for

one] to be a prisoner

faireachas, -ais nm watching

□

a’

faireachas air na daoine watching the

people

faireachdainn, -e, -ean nf & alt vn of

fairich feeling, sensation, sense

□

bha

faireachdainn agam nach robh e ag innse

na ﬁrinne I had a feeling that he wasn’t

telling the truth

□

faireachdainnean maoth

is tiom delicate and tender feelings

fàireag, -eige, -an nf gland

□

fàireag an

fhallais sweat gland

□

fàireag na geire/na

h-ola sebaceous gland

□

fàireag nan deur

lacrimal gland, tear gland

□

fàireag seile

saliva gland

fàireagach a glandular

fàireil a horizontal

faireil, -e a watchful

fairge, fairgeachan / fairgeannan nf

ocean, sea

fairge a oceanic

fairgeach a maritime, pelagic

fairich, faireachadh / faireachdainn v be

aware of, experience, feel, grope sense

□

cha do dh’fhairich e am fuachd he didn’t

feel the cold

□

bha an seòmar a’ faireach-

dainn fuar the room felt cold

□

bha mi a’

faireachdainn caran tinn I was feeling

rather ill

□

ciamar a tha e a’faireachdainn

mu a dheidhinn? how does he feel about

it?

□

cha do dh’fhairich iad an ùine a’ dol

seachad they were not aware of the time

passing

□

bha e a’ faireachdainn an

fhaochaidh anns a’ ghuth aice he sensed

the relief in her voice

□

dh’fhairich e

fàileadh làidir he smelled a strong odour

□

… mun do dh’fhairich e buileach aige

fhèin a-rithist … before he felt completely

himself again / felt completely recovered

□

cha do dh’fhairich e riamh roimhe an

seòrsa feirge a bha e a’faireachdainn an-

dràsta he had never before felt the kind of

anger he was feeling now

fairleus nm smoke hole (in old black

house)

fairtlich, fairtleachadh v ⫹ air defy,

worst, bafﬂe, get the better of, be too much

for

□

dh’fheuch mi ris a’ chlach a thogail

ach dh’fhairtlich i orm I tried to lift the

stone but it got the better of me

□

dh’fhairtlich e orra am mèirleach a ghla-

cadh catching the thief got the better of

them

□

… ach bha e a’ fairtleachadh air

fear a lorg … but ﬁnding one was bafﬂing

him / getting the better of him

□

cha do

dh’fhairtlicheadh orra gu furasta they

were not got the better of easily

faisg, -e a near, close

□

faisg air by, close

to, towards prep

□

faisg air an taigh near /

close to the house

□

fad faisg air ceud bli-

adhna a-nis for nearly a hundred years

now (see fad)

□

tha am fuaim nas fhaisge

a-nise the sound is closer now

□

cha robh

taigh na b’fhaisge air na mìle gu leth there

wasn’t a house closer to him it masc than

a mile and a half

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glè fhaisg air ochd

ceud very nearly eight hundred

□

tha àm

an teachd glè fhaisg air an aon àm a

h-uile bliadhna the time of their arrival is

very nearly the same time every year

□

cha

robh gin dhiubh faisg air cho dona ris a’

chiad fhear there wasn’t any of them

nearly as bad as the ﬁrst one

□

cha robh

faisg uimhir a dhaoine anns an t-seòmar

seo there weren’t nearly as many people in

this room

□

thig faisg air approach, verge

□

bha e a-nise a’ tighinn faisg air a’

chòig bliadhna air fhichead he was now

approaching [the] twenty-ﬁve [year]

□

bha

iad glè fhaisg air a chèile it was a close

result (when prec. by a neg⫽ nowhere

near)

□

cha robh an saighead faisg air an

targaid the arrow was nowhere near the

target

□

chaidh e don taigh a b’fhaisge he

went to the nearest / next house

□

bha

taigh faisg air làimh there was a house

nearby

□

tha e faisg air naoi uairean it’s

nearly nine o’clock

faisg, fasgadh v pick off vermin

□

bha na

moncaidhean a’fasgadh a-chèile the mon-

keys were picking vermin off each other

fàisg, fàsgadh v hug, pinch, press, squeeze,

wring

□

dh’fhàisg e am putan he pressed

the button

□

bha iad air am fàsgadh ri

chèile they were squeezed together

□

ghlac e a’ chearc agus dh’fhàisg e a sgòr-

nan he caught the hen and [he] wrung its

neck

□

fàisgidh sinn an còrr às a dh’aithg-

hearr we’ll soon wring the rest out of him

faisge nf closeness

faisgean, -ein, -an nm sponge

fàisgte pp wrung

faisisteachas, -ais nm fascism

fàisneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fàisnich

foretelling etc.

fàisneachail a prophetic

fàisneachd, -an nf divination, prediction,

prophecy

□

’s e fàisneachd fhìor a bha seo

this was a true prophecy

□

thàinig cuid

277 fàisneachd

mhòr den fhàisneachd gu bhith fìor a

large proportion of the prophecy came to

be true

□

bha an fhàisneachd air a coil-

ionadh the prohecy was fulﬁlled

fàisnich, -eachadh v foretell, prophesy,

vaticinate

□

bha aon rud nach b’urrainn

dhaibh fhàisneachadh there was one thing

they couldn’t prophesy

fàistneachd nf

□

see fàisneachd

faiteach, -iche a timid, shy, fearful

faiteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of faitich

beaming (smiling)

faite-gàire nf smile

□

dèan faite-gàire

smile v

□

thug i faite-gàire da ionnsaigh

she smiled to him (lit. she gave a smile

towards him)

faiteas, -eis nm 1. fear

□

air faiteas nan

creach for fear of raids 2. bashfulness,

shyness

faitheam, -eim, -an nm hem, seam, border

(of a garment)

□

faitheam sgiorta the hem

of a skirt

□

cuir faitheam air hem

□

hence – cuir faitheam air do theanga

be circumspect

□

beul gun fhaitheam

a garrulous person

faithnich

□

same as aithnich

faitich, -eachadh v beam (smile)

fàl, -àil, -àil nm 1. hedge 2. turf 3. verge (of

road)

falach, -aich nm & vn of falaich hiding etc.

concealment, hiding

□

am falach in hid-

ing, hidden adv

□

bha e am falach an

dèidh a’ chatha he was in hiding after the

battle

□

chaidh e am falach ri taobh an

rathaid he hid / went into hiding at the side

of the road

□

cha chumadh sinn e am

falach we could not keep it hidden

□

sometimes air falach

□

chaidh sinn gu

luath air falach we hid quickly

□

chuir e

air falach e ann am fear de na tuill he hid

it in one of the holes

falach-fead nm hide-and-seek

□

bha

a’ chlann a’ cluich air falach-fead the

children were playing hide-and-seek

falachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm secretion

falachaidh a secret

□

theich e gu

falachaidh he ﬂed secretly

falachan, -ain, -ain nm hidden object, hid-

den treasure

□

chaidh iad uile air falbh

feuch cò gheibheadh na falachain they all

went off to see who could ﬁnd the hidden

objects

falachd, -an nf feud

□

also folachd

fàladair, -ean nm scythe

falaich a hiding

□

dh’fhàg e ionad falaich

he left his hiding place / his place of

hiding

falaich, falach v conceal, hide, lurk,

secrete, shroud (⫹ air from)

□

a bheil thu

a’ feuchainn ri rudeigin fhalach orm? are

you trying to hide something from me?

□

bha iad air am falach they were hidden –

see falach above

□

fhuair e seo fhalach air

na h-Innseanaich he managed to hide this

from the Indians

□

bha e air a dheagh

fhalach it was well hidden

falaichte pp of falaich hidden, latent,

secret, ulterior (⫹ air from)

□

tha na

rudan sin falaichte air a’ chinne-daonna

these things are hidden from mankind

□

bha e falaichte am measg nan creag he

was hidden among the rocks

falaid, -e nm varnish

□

bha a’ ghrian a’

boillsgeadh air falaid a’ bhùird the sun

was shining on the varnish of the table

falaidich, -eachadh v varnish

□

thòisich

e air an doras fhalaideachadh he began to

varnish the door

fàlaire, -ean nm ambler, prancing horse

falaisg, -e, -ean nf moor-burning

□

bha

fàileadh na falaisg làidir na chuinneanan

the smell of the moor-burning was strong

in his nostrils

falamh, -aimhe a destitute, devoid, empty,

hollow, penurious, void, vacant

□

tha an

taigh falamh the house is empty

□

tha na

facail seo falamh these words are hollow

□

bha am botal a-nis falamh the bottle was

now empty

falamhachd nf emptiness, hollowness,

vacancy, vacuum

falbh, falbh v depart, go away, leave

□

a bheil fhios agad gu bheil Màiri a’ falbh

le Iain? do you know that Mary is going

with Ian? (i.e. going out with, as a court-

ing couple)

□

dh’fhalbh iad oirnn they left

□

anns na bliadhnachan a dh’fhalbh in

past years (lit. the years that have gone)

□

… air a stèidheachadh air an àm

a dh’fhalbh … based upon the past (lit. the

time that has gone)

□

bu chòir dhuinn

cuimhne a chumail beò air na làithean

a dh’fhalbh we should keep the memory

of by-gone days alive

□

bha a shùilean

a’ falbh air feadh a’ choithionail his eyes

were going throughout the congregation

□

nuair a ràinig mi an doras bha an duine

air falbh when I reached the door the man

had gone

□

bidh am pleuna a’ falbh aig

còig uairean the plane will take off at 5

o’clock

□

falbh na smùr moulder

□

falbh

leat take away

□

falbh air iteig wing

□

dh’fhalbh a’ ghaoth leis a’ phàipear the

wind blew away the paper

fàisnich 278

falbh nm & vn of falbh going etc. departure

falbh, air falbh adv away, off, gone

□

fada

air falbh far away / far off

□

air falbh on

taigh away from home

□

as fhaide air

falbh furthermost

□

cuir air falbh dismiss,

dispatch, post (a letter), remove, shed, turn

□

cùm air falbh stave off

□

cùm air falbh

o steer clear of

□

geàrr air falbh amputate

□

gearradh air falbh amputation

□

thoir

air falbh (bho) abduct, detract (from),

deprive, minus (maths.), subtract (from),

withdraw

□

toirt air falbh abduction,

deprivation, subtraction

□

(a tha) a’ toirt

air falbh privative

□

bha iad uile air togail

air falbh na coinneimh they had all gone

off to meet her

□

may be used in an

emphatic position thus:- air falbh a ghabh

e mar gun robh e air sgèith off he went as

if he were on wings (lit. a-wing)

falbhach, -aiche a discursive

falbhanach, -aiche a unsettled

falcag, -aige, -an nf common auk (also

colcach bheag nf )

falcair, -ean nm pimpernel

fallain, -e a able-bodied, healthy, sound,

whole, wholesome, well

fallaineachd nf ﬁtness, health, soundness

fallaing, -e, -ean nf cloak, mantle

□

fallaing

de shìoda purpaidh a mantle of purple silk

fallainn nf

□

same as fallaing

fallas, -ais nm sweat, perspiration

□

… gus

an robh iad nam fallas … until they were

in a sweat / sweating (in their sweat)

□

thàinig fallas (fuar) orm I broke out in

a (cold) sweat – also fuar-fhallas a cold

sweat

□

cuir fallas de perspire, sweat

□

bha fallas orm / bha mi a’cur fallas dhìom

I was perspiring

fallasach, -aiche a sweaty bha i a’faireach-

dainn fallasach she was feeling sweaty

fallsa a false

□

bha sùil fhallsa aige he had

a false eye

fallsaidheachd nf forgery

fallsaidhear, -eir, -an nm forger

fallsail, -e a meretricious, sham

falmadair, -ean nm helm, tiller

falmair(e), -ean nm hake (also colamoir)

falman, -ain, -an nm knee-cap (also

failmean)

falmhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of falmhaich

emptying etc. depletion, evacuation

falmhaich, -achadh v empty, evacuate,

exhaust, void, vacate

□

bha am bus

a’ falmhachadh the bus was emptying

falt, fuilt nm hair coll

□

bha falt fada dubh

oirre she had long, black hair

□

bha e air

leth an fhuilt a chall he had lost half of his

(lit. the) hair

□

duine le falt breac-liath

a man with greyish hair

□

tha falt ruadh

air he has red hair

□

thug e sùil air tè an

fhuilt ruaidh he looked at the redhead

faltanas, -ais, -an nm vendetta

fàman, -ain, -ain nm breeze (usu. accom-

panied by gaoithe)

□

bha fàman gaoithe

a’ tighinn on chladach a breeze was

coming from the shore

famh, -aimh, -an nf mole (animal)

famh-thòrr nm molehill

famhair, -ean nm

□

see fuamhair

fan, fantainn / fanail / fantail v remain,

stay, wait

□

dh’fhan iad nan taighean fhèin

they stayed in their own houses

fan prep poss adj formed from fa ⫹ an

□

…

mar gum fosgladh ifrinn fan comhair…as

if hell were to open before them

□

cha

robh nì a bha a’ dol air adhart nach robh

fan comhair there was nothing going on

that they weren’t aware of

□

see fa

fanaideach, -iche a scornful, taunting

□

rinn e gàire fanaideach he gave a scornful

laugh / he laughed scornfully

fànadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm gradient

fanaid nf derision, mockery, ridicule, sneer

□

dèan fanaid sneer, scoff

□

dèan fanaid

air deride, mock

fanail alt vn of fan remain etc.

fànas, -ais nm space (astr.), void

fànas-chapsal nm space capsule

fànas-long nf spaceship

fànas-sgrùdair nm space probe

fang, -aing(e), -an nm/f pen, enclosure (for

sheep / cattle)

□

bha na caoraich anns an

fhaing the sheep were in the pen

fang,-ainge, -an nf vulture

fann, -ainne a decrepit, delicate, faint,

feeble, languid, pithless, weak

□

chuala mi

fuaim fann I heard a faint sound

fann-ghaoth nf soft breeze

fann-sholas nm glimmer

fannachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fannaich

debilitating etc.

fannachd nf weakness

□

bha e air chrith le

fuachd is fannachd he was shaking with

cold and weakness

fannaich, -achadh v debilitate, faint, ﬂag,

languish, weaken, become weak, make

weak

□

dh’fhannaich a dhòchas his hope

languished

fannan, -ain, -an nm gentle breeze

fanntaig, -eadh v faint

fanntaigeadh, -idh nm & vn of fanntaig

fainting

fantainn nf & vn of fan staying etc. stay

faob, faoib, -an nm knot (in wood), lump

279 faob

faobach, -aiche a knotty (of wood), lumpy

faobairneach, -ich, -ich nm lump (person)

faobhag, -aige, -an nf cuttleﬁsh

faobhar, -air, -an nm edge (of a tool /

weapon or ﬁg. on a voice)

□

faobhar na

lurgann shin

□

le faobhar a chlaidheimh

with the edge of his sword

□

bha faobhar

na bu gheire air an sgithinn seo there was

a sharper edge on this knife

□

bha faobhar

air a guth there was an edge on her voice

□

air fhaobhar edgeways / edgewise adv

faobharach, -aiche a edged, keen, sharp

□

bha a ghuth rudeigin faobharach his voice

was somewhat edged / sharp

faobharachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

faobharaich sharpening etc.

faobharaich, -achadh v sharpen, whet

faochadh, -aidh nm relief

□

… mar gum

bitheadh e air faochadh fhaotainn… as if

he had obtained relief

faochag, -aige, -an nf whelk, periwinkle

(both shellﬁsh and plant)

□

is cruaidh an

t-earrach anns nach cunntar na faochagan

it’s a hard spring in which the whelks

won’t be counted i.e. even in the worst of

times there is some relief to be found –

every cloud has a silver lining

faochainn, faochnadh v urge

□

bha e

a’ faochnadh an t-sluaigh gu ﬁanais

a thogail he was urging the people to bear

witness (in a relig. sense)

faochnadh, -aidh nm & vn urging etc.,

request, petition

faochnaich, -achadh v press

□

thuirt e gur

e sinn fhèin a dh’fhaochnaich e gus am

bàta a reic ruinn he said that it was

ourselves who forced him to sell the boat

to us

Relative Future:- (ma) dh’fhaodas mi

(if ) I may

Imperfect / conditional tense

1. Indep. 1st pers sing dh’fhaodainn

I might (have) 1st pers plural

dh’fhaodamaid we might (have)

Other persons dh’fhaodadh tu, e,

i etc. you, he, she etc. might

(have) etc.

2. Dep: (a) Dep. Interr. 1st pers sing am

faodainn might I (have)? 1st pers

plural am faodamaid? might we

(have)? Other persons am faodadh

tu, e, i? etc. might you, he, she etc.

(have)? (b) Dep. Neg. 1st pers sing

chan fhaodainn I might not (have)

1st pers plural chan fhaodamaid we

might not have. Other persons chan

fhaodadh tu tu, e, i etc. you, he, she

etc. might not (have) (c) Dep. Neg.

Interr.1st pers sing nach fhao-

dainn? might I not (have)? 1st pers

plural nach fhaodamaid? might

we not (have)? Other persons nach

fhaodadh tu, e, i? etc. might you,

he, she etc. not (have)?

f(h)aodamaid may also be

f(h)aodadh sinn

PASSIVE VOICE:

Note that the following forms are used

impersonally.

Future tense

1. Indep. faodar it may be etc.

2. Dep. (a) Dep. Interr. am faodar?

may it be? (b) Dep. Neg. chan

fhaodar it may not be (c) Dep.

Neg. Interr. nach fhaodar? may it

not be?

Imperfect / conditional tense

1. Indep.: dh’fhaoidte it might be, it

might have been

2. Dep. (a) Dep. Interr. am faoidte?

might it be? might it have been?

(b) Dep. Neg. chan fhaoidte it

might not be, it might not have

been (c) Dep. Neg. Interr. nach

fhaoidte? mightn’t it be? might it

not have been?

faobach 280

faod def v may, might

□

uses only future

and imperfect / conditional forms as

follows:-

ACTIVE VOICE:

Future tense

1. Indep. faodaidh mi I may fao-

daidh tu etc. you may etc.

2. Dep. (a.) Dep. Interr. am faod mi?

may I? am faod thu? etc. may

you? etc. (b) Dep. Neg. chan fhaod

mi etc. I may not etc. (c) nach

fhaod mi? etc. may I not? etc.

Examples:- am faodadh tu sin a

dhèanamh? dh’fhaodadh. could you

do that? yes.

□

am faod mi an uinneag

fhosgladh? chan fhaod. may I open the

window? no. faodaidh mi dol còmhla

riut I may go with you

□

ma dh’fhao-

das mi a chur mar sin if I may put it

like that (lit. its putting)

□

neo fao-

daidh e [a] bhith … or it may be…

□

dh’fhaodadh am bom spreadhadh

mionaid sam bith the bomb might

explode [at] any minute

□

tha

bineachan ann far am faod daoine

an cuid sgudail a chur there are

bins [available] where people may

deposit their rubbish

□

… buidhnean

a dh’fhaodadh taic-airgid a thoirt

seachad… potential funding agencies

(lit. agencies which might give ﬁnan-

cial support)

□

dh’fhaodainn a bhith

ceàrr I could be wrong

□

faodaidh tu

sin a ràdh you could afford to say that

□

chan fhaodadh e sin a ràdh he

couldn’t afford to say that

□

… mar

a b’fheàrr a dh’fhaodadh i … as best

[as] she might/could

□

dh’fhaodamaid

càr ùr a cheannach we could buy

a new car

□

’s tu dh’fhaodadh a ràdh

yes indeed/well might you say it

Other idioms:-

faod may be used impersonally

□

fao-

daidh gur h-e fàileadh an uisge a thug

air na h-eich a ruith mar sin perhaps it

was the smell of the water which

caused the horses to run like that (lit. it

may be that etc.)

□

dh’fhaodadh gum

biodh e na bu chiallaiche … it might

be wiser …

Note that, as with all auxilary verbs, it

is the aux. verb which is in the passive

voice, and not the inﬁnitive as in

English

□

faodar cus àite a thoirt dha

too much importance may be given to

□

faodar a ràdh anns an dol seachad

… it may be said in the passing…

□

faodar gabhail ris gu … it may be

accepted that … it is safe to assume/

conclude that …

□

chan fhaoidte an

doras fhàgail gun ghlasadh air eagal

gun rachadh cuideigin a-steach the

door could not be left unlocked for fear

that someone would go in

□

chaidh

e a-mach gun smid a ràdh ged

a dh’fhaoidte aithneachadh gun robh

fearg air he exited without (saying)

faodail, -alach nf treasure found by chance

faodalach, -aich, -aich nm foundling, waif

faoidte 1. imperf / cond tense of faod 2. in

the phrase ma dh’fhaoidte (now written

ma dh’fhaoite (qv) perhaps

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