Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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that they were foolish
□
bha e faoin dha
smaoineachadh … it was idle for him to
think …
□
nach tu tha faoin? aren’t you
daft?
faoin-aisling nf pipe-dream
□
chan eil ann
ach faoin-aisling it was just a pipe-dream
f.-choltas nm pretention f.-chleasan n pl
amusements f.-ghlòir nf ostentation f.-
ghlòireach a ostentatious f.-sgeul, f.-
sgeòil, f.-sgeòil / f.-sgeulan nm fictional
tale, legend, myth
□
faoin-sgeul falbhainn
migratory legend
□
tha faoin-sgeulan /
faoin-sgeòil ann a tha a’ feuchainn ri
mìneachadh mar a thachair seo there are
tales which attempt to explain how this
happened f.-sgeulach a mythological
faoineachd nf silliness
faoineag, -eige nf vanilla
faoineas, -eis nm daftness, foolishness,
frivolity, futility, inanity, shallowness
(quality), silliness, trifle, vanity
faoisid, -e nf confession
faoisideachadh, -aidh nm & vn of faoi-
sidich confessing
faoisidich, -eachadh v confess
faol, faoil, faoil nm wolf
faolchu, faolchoin, faolchoin nm wolfdog
faomadh
□
same as aomadh
faontradh, -aidh nm wandering(s)
□
bha
mi a’leughadh mu dheidhinn faontradh a’
Phrionnsa I was reading about the wan-
derings of the Prince
faotainn nf common alt vn of faigh finding,
getting
□
ri fhaotainn available, to be had
/ got / found
□
cha robh aon ri fhaotainn
there wasn’t one available / to be found
□
bu chòir do chùrsaichean den t-seòrsa seo
a bhith ri am faotainn courses of this kind
ought to be available
□
faotainn air ais
recovery
faothachadh, -aidh nm & vn of faothaich –
relieving etc., assuagement, easement,
relief
□
thug a bhriathran faothachadh
dhomh his words gave me relief / relieved
me
□
see also faochadh
faothaich, -achadh v ease, relieve
farachan, -ain, -ain / -an nm 1. mallet
2. death-watch beetle
faradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm carriage, fare,
freight (charge)
□
phàigh e am faradh he
paid the fare
□
tha faraidhean a’ sìor fhàs
nas daoire fares are continually becoming
dearer
□
cha robh aice de dh’airgead a
phàigheadh a faradh dhachaigh she did
not have enough money to pay her fare
home (lit. there was not at her of money
that would pay etc.)
fàradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm ladder, shrouds
(of a ship)
□
bha e na sheasamh air an
fhàradh le a cheann tron shaidse he was
standing on the ladder with his head
through the hatch
faram, -aim, -an nm loudness, noise,
percussion
faramach, -aiche a loud, noisy
□
dh’fhàs
am fuaim na bu fharamaiche the noise
became louder
farasta a gentle, mild
farbhalach, -aich, -aich nm stranger
farcan, -ain, -an nm corn (on foot)
farchluais nf eavesdropping
□
cha robh
farchluais idir na chleachdadh agam
eavesdropping was never [at all] a habit
of mine
□
dèan farchluais eavesdrop,
faoin-aisling 282
far rel pron where, wherein
□
used with
the dep form of verb
□
seo far an do
dh’fhàg mi mo sporan this is where
I left my purse
□
sin far am bi sinn
ag obair that’s where we work / will be
working
□
far an do shuidh an
coitheanal a sheinn agus an do sheas
iad a dhèanamh ùrnaigh where the
congregation sat to sing and stood to
pray (a custom in services in all pres-
byterian denominations). Note that, as
in English, the word for ‘where’ need
not be repeated
far prep⫹ gen – same as bhàrr – off,
from off
□
thug mi ceum far an rathaid
I stepped off the road
□
thog i an ceann
far na basgaid she lifted the lid off the
basket
□
chrath e an sneachda far a
chòta he shook the snow off his coat
□
bha a chasan-deiridh far na talmhainn
his hind legs were off the ground
far prep poss adj formed from fa ⫹ ar
□
is e saoghal neònach a tha e a’ toirt
far comhair it’s a strange world that he
brings before us
□
tha seirbhisean mar
seo a’ toirt far comhair nach do sguir
cogadh fhathast services like this
bring home to us that warfare has not
yet ceased – see fa
far- pref signifying ‘by-’ / ‘bye-’
far-ainm nm bye-name, nickname
□
thoir far-ainm air nickname v f.-stuth
nm by-product
overhear
□
sometimes used as a vn
□
bha e a’ farchluais air na daoine he was
eavesdropping on the people
fàrdach, -aich, -aichean nf domicile,
dwelling, house, lodging, premises, resi-
dence
□
ma bha fàrdach riamh roinnte na
h-aghaidh fhèin… if ever a house was
divided against itself …
farlainn, -ean nm farlin (a trough for
herring ready for gutting)
□
bha an sgadan
ga thoirt gu na farlainnean the herring
were taken to the farlins
farmad, -aid nm envy, jealousy
□
gabh
farmad ri(s) become jealous / envious of
□
tha farmad agam ri … I envy
□
bha
farmad agam ris I was envious of him (lit.
there was envy at me towards him)
□
airidh air farmad enviable
farmadach, -aiche a emulous, envious
farpais, -e, -ean nf competition
□
chan eil
mi a’smaoineachadh gum bu chòir farpais
a bhith againn riutha idir I don’t think we
should be in competition / have a contest
with them at all
farpaiseach, -ich, -ich nm competitor
farraid, farraid v
□
same as faighnich
farran, -ain nm pique, vexation
farranach, -aiche a vexatious
farranachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
farranaich teasing
farranaich, -achadh v tease (annoy)
farrusgag, -aige, -an nf artichoke
farsaing, -e a broad, capacious, easy (of
fit in clothes), extensive, general, large,
roomy, spacious, wide, widespread
□
fàs farsaing widen
□
thuirt e gun robh
e air sùil fharsaing a thoirt he said that
he had made a general review
□
fhuair
e aineolas a bha farsaing he found
widespread ignorance
□
dh’fhosgail e an
doras cho farsaing is a ghabhadh e
he opened the door as widely as possible
(see gabh)
farsaingeachd nf area (extent), breadth,
broadness, extent, largeness, latitude,
space, spaciousness, width
□
far-
saingeachd nas lugha a smaller area
□
far-
saingeachd nas motha a greater area
□
anns an fharsaingeachd in general, gener-
ally, widely, extensively
□
bu chòir cànan
a bhith air a chleachdadh anns an fhar-
saingeachd a language should be used
widely / extensively / generally
□
bha e
aineolach mu ghnothaichean fearainn
anns an fharsaingeachd he was ignorant
about land matters in general
farsainn a
□
see farsaing
fàrsan, -ain nm ramble air fàrsan roaming,
roving adv
□
bi air fàrsan rove rach air
fàrsan roam
fàrsanach, -aiche a rambling, roving
□
bha
sùilean fàrsanach aige he had roving eyes
farspach, -aich, -aichean nf great black-
backed gull
□
farspach bheag lesser
black-backed gull
farspag, -aige, -an nf
□
same as farspach
283 fasa
fàs, fàs v become, grow, accrue, develop
intrans, get (⫽ become as in get fat,
get tired etc.), shoot (of growth),
spring (from the earth etc.), turn, wax
(grow) fàs ri accrue to
□
fàs suas ri
adapt to intrans
□
fàs torrach conceive
□
fàs (gu math) flourish
□
fàs mì-
bhlasta pall
□
fàs nas fheàrr recover
(e.g. of health)
□
fàs barra-chaol taper
□
fàs sgìth (de) become tired (of), tire
(of)
□
fàs slàn heal intrans
□
fàs tiugh
become thick, thicken
Some common examples:- dh’fhàs
e tinn he became / grew ill
□
…nuair
a dh’fhàsadh e sgìth de leughadh …
when he [used to become] tired of
reading
□
a’frithealadh do àireamh [a]
tha [a’] fàs de dh’euslaintich attending
to a growing number of patients
□
fàsaidh daoine sgìth den chànran seo
people will become tired of this wran-
gling
□
…nuair a dh’fhàsadh e suas …
when he grew up (⫽ would grow up)
fàs, -àis nm & vn of fàs growing etc.,
development, growth, increase, vege-
tation
□
aig làn fhàs full-grown
□
fo
làn bhlàth full blown
□
thoir fàs air
grow trans, nurture
□
fàs nas fheàrr
recovery (of health)
□
cùm bho fhàs
stunt
□
fàs an tionnsgalaidh the growth
of [the] industrialisation
□
’s e earrann
a tha comasach air fàs a th’ann it’s
a growth sector (lit. a sector which is
capable of growth)
fàs, -a a barren, empty, hollow, vacant,
vacuous, void, waste
□
a’ dol fàs
becoming empty, emptying
fàs-atharrachadh nm metabolism
f.-bheairt nf organism f.-bheairteach
a organic (biol.)
fasa comp of furasta
□
… seach gu bheil
iad nas fhasa am beathachadh… because
they are easier to feed
fàsach, -aich, -aichean nm/f desert, wilder-
ness
□
gainmheach an fhàsaich the sand of
the desert / the desert sand
fàsachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
fàsaich depopulating etc., depopulation,
desertification
□
tha sinn tric a’
cluinntinn mu fhàsachadh nan gleann
we often hear about the depopulation of
the glens
fàsaich, -achadh v depopulate, empty
(a place), evacuate, lay waste, ravage
□
dh’fhàsaicheadh na glinn the glens were
depopulated
fàsail, -e a deserted, desolate, solitary,
lonely (all of a place)
□
dè a dh’fhàg na
glinn cho fàsail? what caused the glens to
be so deserted?
□
bha cuimhne aice air na
bliadhnachan fàsail she remembered the
lonely years
fàsalachd nf void
fasan, -ain, -an nm custom, fashion, habit,
style, vogue
□
san fhasan in fashion / in
vogue
□
às an fhasan / à fasan out of fash-
ion, out-of-date
□
a’ dol a-mach a fasan
going out of fashion
□
den t-seann fhasan
of the old style
□
den fhasan ùr of
the modern style
□
bha fasan againn
a bhith a’ coinneachadh a h-uile feasgar
Dihaoine we had a custom of meeting
every Friday evening
fasanta a fashionable, modish, stylish
fasantachd nf fashionableness
fasgach, -aiche a sheltered
□
tha na
h-àiteachan seo nas fhasgaiche these
places are more sheltered
fàsgadair, -ean nm extortioner
fasgadair, -ean nm Arctic gull
fasgadh, -aidh nm shelter
□
ghabh sinn
fasgadh anns an uaimh we took shelter
in the cave
□
bha sinn an eiseimeil
a fasgaidh we were dependent on its
(i.e. creag nf rock) shelter
□
thoir fasgadh
do harbour
□
gun fhasgadh unsheltered
□
taobh an fhasgaidh the lee side
□
ri
fasgadh⫹ gen in the shelter of, in the
lee of
□
bha mi ri fasgadh na creige I was
in the lee of the rock
□
bha sinn nar
seasamh ri fasgadh an taighe we were
standing in the shelter of the house (i.e. in
the lee of)
□
… agus sinn nar suidhe ri fas-
gadh sguab arbhair … [and we] sitting in
the shelter / lee of a sheaf of corn
□
bha
sinn a’cumail sùla ri fuaradh is ri fasgadh
we were keeping a lookout to windward
and to leeward
fasgadh, -aidh nm & vn of faisg picking off
vermin
fàsgadh, -aidh nm & vn of fàisg
pressing etc.
fasgaidh, -e a sheltered
□
saoghal fasgaidh
a sheltered world
fasgainn, fasgnadh v winnow
□
bha an
criathar airson fasgnadh an t-sìl the sieve
was for winnowing the seed
fasgnag, -aige, -an nf winnowing-fan
fasgnadh, -aidh nm & vn of fasgainn
winnowing
fàsmhor, -oire a luxuriant
fàsmhorachd nf development, state of
growth
fastachadh, -aidh nm & vn of fastaich
□
same as fastaidh
fastadh, -aidh nm & vn of fastaidh hiring
etc. charter, hire
□
fhuair e fastadh he was
hired
□
chaidh fhastadh gus sùil a chumail
air a’ phroiseact he was hired to keep an
eye on the project
fastaich, -achadh v employ
□
same as
fastaidh
fastaiche, -ean nm employer
fastaidh, fastadh v charter, engage,
hire
□
dh’fhastaidh an tuathanach e na
chìobair the farmer engaged him as
a shepherd
fastaidhear, -eir, -an nm hirer, employer
fàth nm 1. advantage, opportunity
□
ghabh
e fàth oirre he took advantage of her
□
ghabh e fàth orra he took advantage of
them ghabh e fàth air na drabhraichean a
rannsachadh he took the opportunity to
search the drawers
□
nuair a fhuair e fàth
a bhith leis fhèin when he got an opportu-
nity to be by himself
□
bha e air am fàth
air an robh e a’ feitheamh fhaotainn he
had got the opportunity for which he had
been waiting 2. cause, object, purpose,
reason
□
seo an dùthaich a bu fhàth mo
thurais this was the country that was the
object of my journey 3. visual awareness
(also adjective ⫽ visually aware)
□
… gun
fhios gun fhàth do dhuine beò without a
living soul being aware
□
gun fhàth gun
fhaireachadh without anybody being
aware
□
gu fàth faiceallach watchfully and
carefully
□
gu fàth fiata watchfully and
timidly
fathamach, -aich a fearful (uncommon)
□
dhlùthaich e gu fathamach air a’ bhothan
he approached the hut fearfully
fàthamas, -ais nm partiality, reprieve cha
robh fàthamas no iochd ri fhaotainn
bhuapa no partiality or mercy was to be
got from them
fathann, -ainn nm hearsay, rumour
fàsach 284
feabhas, -ais nm excellence,
improvement
Some examples: cuir am feabhas make
better, improve trans, regenerate
□
tha
iad a’ feuchainn ri taobh a-staigh nam
bailtean-mòra a chur am feabhas they
are trying to regenerate the inner cities
□
rach / thig am feabhas get better,
improve intrans, mend (⫽ improve),
recuperate
□
… ach cha b’fhada gus an
deach an suidheachadh am feabhas …
but it wasn’t long until the situation
improved
□
a’ dol / a’ tighinn am feab-
has improving, getting better
□
tha
cùisean air tighinn gu mòr am feabhas
on uairsin matters have improved
since then
□
chaidh an suidheachadh
rudeigin am feabhas o chionn ghoirid
the situation (has) improved slightly
recently
aig fheabhas masc / aig a feabhas fem
at its (m / f respectively) best
□
tha
e aig fheabhas nuair a…it’s at it’s best
when …
air fheabhas adv however good
□
air
fheabhas a lèirsinn however good his
eyesight / no matter how good etc.
feadalaich nf whistling
□
often used as
a vn:- bha a’ ghaoth a’ feadalaich tro na
tollan the wind was whistling through the
holes
feadan, -ain, -an nm 1. chanter, pipe, tube,
spout 2. canal med 3. small stream
feadan-clàirneid nm clarinet f.-sìolaidh
nm drainage tube med
feadarail a federal
□
a’ Phoblachd
Fheadarail the Federal Republic
feadaraileachd nf federalism
feadarsaich nf whistling
□
dèan feadar-
saich whistle
285 feadarsaich
feabhasach a superlative
Feabruari nf February (also an
Gearran)
feachd, -an nf army, force, host, legion
□
Feachd an Adhair the Air Force
□
bha mi
ann am Feachd Rìoghail an Adhair I was
in the Royal Air Force
□
Feachd na Slàinte
the Salvation Army
□
bha na feachdan aca
a’ dol an comhair an cùil their forces
were retreating
□
… agus feachd de
dhaoine eile … and a host of other people
fead, -an nf whistle (the sound)
□
dèan fead
whistle v
□
bha sinn a’ dèanamh fead air
fuar-luirg we were on a wild goose chase
(lit. we were whistling on a cold track)
feada-coille nf wood sorrel
feadag, -aige, -an nf 1. whistle (instrument)
□
bha feadagan gan sèideadh whistles
were being blown
□
see fìdeag
2. plover
feadaireachd nf whistling
□
often used
as a vn:- thòisich e air feadaireachd he
began whistling
□
ged as math an ceòl
feadaireachd fòghnaidh beagan dheth
though whistling is good music, a little of
it is enough
feadh nm length
□
used only in the
following constructions, but note that
air feadh and am feadh are often
shortened to feadh alone
air feadh prep ⫹ gen all over,
among(st), during, through, throughout
□
cuir air feadh imbue
□
rach air feadh
permeate, pervade
□
(air) feadh na
rìoghachd nationwide
□
(air) feadh na
dùthcha countrywide, nationwide,
throughout the country
□
dithis shein-
neadairean cho sgileil ’s a gheibhear
(air) feadh na dùthcha as skilful a duet
as will be found throughout the coun-
try
□
sgaoil a’ Ghàidhlig air feadh na
dùthcha gu lèir Gaelic spread through-
out the whole country
□
air feadh an
t-saoghail gu lèir throughout the whole
world
□
(air) feadh na h-oidhche dur-
ing the night
□
(air) feadh gach àite
throughout
□
air fheadh throughout it
(masc object)
□
tha mearachdan beaga
a’ nochdadh air fheadh little errors
appear throughout it (i.e. an leabhar
nm the book)
□
air a feadh throughout
it ( fem object) etc.
□
(air) feadh aon
de na tursan aige chun na dùthcha
sin …during one of his visits to that
country …
□
tha iad a’ tighinn bho
air feadh na Gaidhealtachd they
come from all over the Highlands
□
bidh iad seo air an toirt gu ìre air
feadh grunnan bhliadhnachan these
will have been developed over
a number of years
am feadh conj while, as
□
(am) feadh ’s
a nì mise faire air an doras … while
I keep watch on the door …
□
am feadh
’s a bha i a’ coiseachd dhachaigh…as
she was walking home …
feadhainn, feadhna / feadhnach nf
people, folk
□
usually translates as an
indef pron ‘some’, ‘few’
Some examples: tha feadhainn a’
fuireach agus feadhainn eile a’ dol
dhachaigh some are staying and some
others are going home
□
feadhainn eile
others
□
b’e rud a bha ann a bha a’
tachairt do fheadhainn eile it was
something which happened to other
people / others
feadhainn in the nom form should,
strictly speaking, be accompanied by
a lenited adj:- feadhainn dhubh ’s
feadhainn gheal some black and some
white / black ones and white ones but
in practice it often takes the lenited
pl form of an adj:- feadhainn mhòra
bhuidhe agus feadhainn bheaga
dhearga some big and yellow and
some small and red
feadhainn may be followed by a form
of de or aig when it means ‘some of’:-
bha feadhainn de na balaich a’cluiche
air a’ chladach some of the boys were
playing on the seashore
□
bha fead-
hainn aca a dhèanadh uisge-beatha
aig an taigh there were some of them
who used to (lit. would) make whisky
at home
□
feadhainn againn / fead-
hainn dhinn some of us
□
tha seo na
adhbhar ioghnaidh do dh’fheadhainn
cuideachd this is also a cause of
surprise to some
feadhainn with the def art means ‘the
ones’ / ‘those’
□
an fheadhainn bheaga
the children, the little ones
□
am measg
na feadhna a bha aig a’ choinneimh
bha … among the people / those that
were at the meeting was…
□
an àite na
feadhnach a bha e a’ toirt air falbh in
place of those he was taking away
□
tha cuimhne air a cumail air an fhead-
hainn a leig sìos am beatha remem-
brance is kept of those who laid down
their lives (note that Gaelic says ‘life’ –
see notes under beatha, ceann and
làmh)
□
an fheadhainn a bha an siud
those who were there
□
’s e fear den
fheadhainn a bha ris an obair seo
Uilleam one of those who was engaged
in this work was William
□
innis
dhomh an fheadhainn a b’fheàrr
a chòrd riut tell me the ones you liked
best
□
tha sinn an comain na
feadhnach a tha … we are indebted to
feàirrde a comp form of math the better of
□
is fheàirrde a’ bhliadhna uile reothadh
anns a’ Ghearran the whole year is better
of frost in February / the whole year
profits from etc.
□
is fheàirrde thu do
chasan a shìneadh greiseag you are the
better of stretching your legs for a while
□
their cuid nach fheàirrde ach gur miste
a’ chlann tuilleadh eòlais chur oirre some
say that the children are not the better
but the worse of getting better acquainted
with it fem
feairt nf
□
see feart nf
feall nf indec treachery
□
tro fheall air
choreigin through [some] treachery or
other
□
dèan feall betray
feall- prefix denoting false, mock, treach-
ery, trickery etc.
feall-chùinneach a counterfeit f.-
chùinneadh nm counterfeit f.-
dheuchainn nf mock trial
□
bhiodh
feall-dheuchainnean againn we used to
have mock trials f.-fhallach nm & vn of
f.-fhalaich ambushing etc. ambush
□
dèan feall-fhalach waylay f.-fhalaich v
ambush, lie in wait
□
bha iad a’ feall-fha-
lach air cùl a’ bhalla they were lying in
wait behind the wall f.-lèigh nm quack
(doctor) f.-shireadh nm espionage
fealladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm foul
□
dèan
fealladh foul v (in games)
fealladh-bog nm water hemlock
feadarsaich 286
the people who / to those who …
□
chan eil iad cho math ris an t-seann
fheadhainn they aren’t as good as the
old ones
□
chuir i an fheadhainn bu
shine dhiubh a thrusadh còinnich she
sent the eldest ones of them to gather
moss
□
tha e an urra ruibh fhèin an
fheadhainn as fheàrr a thaghadh it is
up to yourselves to choose the best
ones / the ones that are best
□
an
fheadhainn mhòra the great ones
□
note that, in common with most col-
lective nouns the adj is lenited as for
a sing fem noun, and has the -a
increase as for a pl noun (see clann
and luingeas)
□
but note that the def
art is still subject to the rule concern-
ing a following noun in the gen case
□
bha a sùilean cho lasrach ri feadhainn
cait fhiadhaich her eyes were as fiery
as those of a wild cat
fealla-dhà nm fun, jest, joke, joking, sport
□
bi ri fealla-dhà ri(s) joke / jest with
□
bha a bràithrean ri fealla-dhà rithe her
brothers were joking with her
□
le fealla-
dhà in fun
□
cha b’e fealla-dhà a bhith
a-muigh air a leithid de dh’oidhche it was
no joke to be out on such a night
□
cha
robh ann ach fealla-dhà dhasan it was
nothing but a joke to him / it was just
a joke to him
□
chan eil an cuan na
fhealla-dhà idir the sea’s no joke [at all]
□
idir here emphasises ‘no’
feallaich, -achadh v defraud
feallachadh, -aidh nm & vn of feallaich
defrauding etc.
feallsa a false, mock, pseudo
feallsanach, -aich, -aich nm philosopher
□
bha iad a’ bruidhinn air feallsanaich they
were talking about philosophers
feallsanachail, -e a metaphysical,
philosophical
feallsanachd, -an nf philosophy, rationale
feallsanachd-inntinn nf metaphysics
fealltach, -aiche a fraudulent, traitorous,
treacherous
feamainn, feamad / feamann / feamnach /
feamainn nf seaweed
□
bha badannan
feamann an siud ’s an seo there were tufts
of seaweed here and there
□
bha mòran an
sàs an obair feamainn many were engaged
in seaweed work
feamainn, feamnadh v manure with
seaweed
□
bha iad ri feamnadh they were
engaged in manuring (with seaweed)
□
feumaidh sinn an talamh fheamnadh we
must manure the land
feamainn-bhalgainn nf bladder-wrack
f.-chìrein nf channelled fucus (seaweed)
f.-dubh nf 1. serrated seaweed 2. any
dark-green seaweed
□
dh’fheumadh sinn
feamainn-dubh a ghearradh san earrach
gus todhar a chur air a’ bhuntàta we had
to cut seaweed in the spring to manure the
potatoes
feaman, -ain, -an nm cue, scut, tail
feamnadh, -aidh nm & vn of feamainn
manuring with seaweed
feann, -adh v 1. flay, skin
□
air fheannadh
skinned
□
mar choineanach is e air (a)
fheannadh like a skinned rabbit (lit. like
a rabbit and it after its skinning) 2. remove
turf to reach underlying peat (cf rùisg,
rùsgadh v)
feannadh, -aidh nm & vn of feann flaying
etc.
feannag, -aige, -an nf 1. crow 2. rig (ridge
of ground)
feannag-ghlas nf hoodie crow
feanntag, -aige, -an nf nettle (also dean-
ntag)
feans(a), -aichean nf fence
□
feansa uèir
wire fence
□
feansaichean uèir bhiorach
fences of barbed-wire / barbed-wire
fences
feansaig, -eadh v fence
feansaigeadh, -idh nm & vn of feansaig
fencing
287 feansaigeadh
fear, fir, fir nm man, fellow, person, one
(masc person or thing)
□
gach fear is
tè every man and woman
□
fear a’
bhàta the boatman
□
fear air chuthach
maniac
□
fear a’ bhanca banker (in
gaming)
□
fear math gu dèanamh doer
□
fear an taigh-òsta host (in a hotel /
inn)
□
fear gun dòchas pessimist
□
fear
deagh-rùin wellwisher
□
fear gnìomha
man of action
□
tha sinn a-nis nar fear
is bean we are now man and wife
fear is also used as an indef pron:- fear
às dèidh fir one after the other
□
an
dara fear dhiubh either of them (see
dara)
□
chan eil mi a’ creidsinn fear
seach fear agaibh I don’t believe either
[one] of you
□
fear eile one more
am fear adv each
□
thug e spaid am fear
dhaibh he gave them a spade each (lit.
he gave a spade the man to them)
□
the
fem equivalent is thug e spaid an tè
dhaibh he gave them a spade each
air is used with fear in phrases such as
‘one of’ as follows:- bha ainm aige
a bhith air fear de na sgoilearan as
fheàrr he had a name for being one of
the best scholars
□
air fear dhiubh sin
bha Alasdair Mòr one of those was
Alasdair Mòr
□
air fear de na daoine
air an do chuir e fàilte bha Mgr.
Cailean Caimbeul one of the people
whom he welcomed was Mr. Colin
Campbell
□
also air fear aca / air fear
dhiubh one of them masc
fear- a common element in compd
nouns with the basic meaning ‘a per-
son who …’. The pl of such compds is
usually luchd- as in luchd-àisteachd
listeners, audience
□
if the person is
specifically fem, then tè- (sometimes
bean-) is used instead of fear-. The
following are, of course, all masc
□
it
should be noted that many compounds
of this nature are now expressed as
compounds of neach- (q.v.) in line
with the movement in English towards
words such as chairperson and the
like.
fear-adhlacaidh undertaker f.-agairt
plaintiff f.-àicheidh atheist f.-aidich
communicant f.-aidmheil confessor
(one who confesses) f.-aire caretaker
f.-aiseig ferryman, passenger
(confusing – f.-turais prob. better for
passenger) f.-àiteachaidh dweller,
inhabitant, citizen, inmate, planter
prìomh fhear àiteachaidh aborigine
f.-aithris imitator, narrator f.-allabain
wanderer f.-amhairc bystander,
onlooker, spectator f.-an-taighe host,
master of ceremonies f.-aonta lessee,
person to whom a lease is granted,
tenant f.-aslachaidh petitioner, suitor,
suppliant, supplicant f.-astair way-
farer f.-atharrais imitator, mimic
f.-àireimh calculator (person), numer-
ator f.-bainnse / f.-na bainnse bride-
groom f.-barantais licentiate f.-bàire
goal-keeper f.-bhòtaidh voter f.-bòide
votary f.-bratha informant
f.-brathaidh spy, traitor f.-brèige
dummy, fabricator (teller of lies), guy,
puppet na Fir-bhrèige a local name
for the Stones of Callanish f.-
brosnachaidh instigator f.-bruidhne /
f.-bruidhinn speaker f.-bualaidh
beater (person), striker f.-buannachaidh
winner f.-bùtha shopkeeper
f.-cagarsaich whisperer f.-càinidh
reviler f.-cairtidh tanner f.-caitheamh
consumer, wearer f.-calcaidh calker
f.-camara camera-man f.-caoidh
mourner f.-cathrach / f.-na cathrach
chairman Fhir na cathrach!
Mr. Chairman! f.-càradh / f.-càireadh
mender f.-càireadh uaireadairean
watchmaker f.-ceada licensee
f.-ceàirde artisan, craftsman
f.-ceannachd / f.-ceannaich buyer,
purchaser f.-ceannairc mutineer
f.-ceasnachaidh examiner, inquisitor
f.-ceàirde artisan, craftsman, trades-
man f.-ceuma graduate f.-cèilidh
visitant f.-chumail-leabhraichean
book-keeper f.-chungaidhean chemist,
pharmacist f.-ciùil musician f.-ciùil
aonar soloist f.-clàraidh registrar
f.-cleachdaidh practitioner f.-clèir
churchman f.-cluiche performer,
player f.-coimhead / f.-coimhid
curator, keeper, overseer, scout,
supervisor f.-co-ithe messmate
f.-comanachaidh communicant
f.-comhairle consultant, counsellor,
mentor f.-còmhdach-leabhraichean
bookbinder f.-còmhnaidh inhabitant
f.-compàirt copartner f.-còmhnaidh
dweller, second (in a duel / bout)
f.-còmhraidh talker f.-còmhraig
combatant, fighter f.-cruinneachaidh
compiler, gatherer f.-cuideachaidh /
f.-cuidich accessory, assistant, auxil-
iary, coadjutor, helper, helper f.-cùirn
outlaw f.-cùraim sgoile janitor f.-
cuspaireachd marksman f.-cuthaich
lunatic f.-cùinnidh coiner f.-cùnntaidh
teller f.-cùnntais accountant, com-
mentator (prob. cùnntasair is better
for accountant) f.-cùraim tiomnaidh
executor f.-dàimh kinsman f.-
dealachaidh dissenter f.-dealbhaidh /
f.-deilbh designer f.-dèanamh maker
f.-dèanamh na sìthe peacemaker
luchd dèanamh na sìthe pl (the)
peacemakers f.-dèanamh-lagh legis-
lator f.-dearmad defaulter
f.-deasachaidh editor f.-dèilig client
f.-deònach volunteer f.-dìona defen-
dant, defender, guardian f.-diùltaidh
objector f.-diùraidh juror f.-dìtidh
accuser f.-doibheirt criminal, wrong-
doer f.-dol-seachad passer-by f.-
dùthcha countryman f.-eachdraidh
historian f.-eagraidh organiser
f.-ealain artist f.-eirmis expert
f.-eisimeil dependant
f.-eithich perjurer
f.-èigheachd crier f.-èisteachd hearer,
listener f.-eòlach connoisseur f.-eòlais
acquaintance, luminary f.-eòlais-nàduir
naturalist f.-faire lookout, watchman
f.-faoighe cadger f.-farchluaise
eavesdropper f.-fàrsain rambler, rover
f.-fearainn landholder f.-feitheamh
cùirt remand prisoner f.-fèich creditor
f.-foille cheat f.-foillseachaidh
publisher f.-fòirneart oppressor
f.-fradhairc optician f.-freagairt
respondent f.-frithealaidh attendant,
attender f.-fuadain straggler,
vagabond f.-fuasglaidh liberator f.-
gabhail recipient f.-gabhalach lessee
f.-gairme convener f.-gearain com-
plainer, grumbler f.-gearraidh a hewer
(see luchd gearraidh in examples
below) f.-giùlain bearer, carrier, con-
veyor f.-glanaidh purifier (person)
feansaigeadh 288
f.-gleidhidh guardian, keeper, warden
f.-gleidhidh na h-Alba guardian of
Scotland f.-gleidhidh sgoile janitor f.-
gleusaidh tuner f.-gnìomha executive
f.-gnothaich broker, jobber f.-iarraidh
candidate f.-imcheist waverer f.-inneil
machinist f.-innse teller f.-
iodhal-adhraidh idolater f.-iomain
driver f.-iomchair transporter (per-
son) f.-ionaid agent, delegate, deputy,
proxy, representative, substitute (per-
son), successor f.-ionaid rìgh viceroy
f.-ionnsachaidh learner, novice f.-
ionnsaigh assailant, attacker f.-ithidh
eater f.-ithe-teine fire-eater f.-iùil
conductor, pilot f.-labhairt speaker,
spokesman f.-lagha jurist, lawyer,
solicitor f.-làimhsiche nm handler
f.-leanmhainn adherent, disciple, fol-
lower, partisan f.-leasachaidh
reformer f.-lèiridh tormentor, torturer
f.-leughaidh reader f.-lìomhaidh
polisher f.-malairt dealer (business),
trader f.-meas surveyor f.-mìneachaidh
expositor f.-na bainnse groom, bride-
groom f.-naidheachd journalist,
pressman, reporter f.-oibre / f.-obrach
employee, labourer, worker, workman
(pl ⫽ luchd obrach which may also
mean ‘workforce’) f.-òil drinker
f.-pacaidh packer f.-pàirt partner,
sharer f.-paraisiut parachutist
f.-peantaidh painter f.-peinnsein pen-
sioner f.-pianaidh
tormentor, torturer
f.-planaigidh planner f.-poileataics
politician f.-pòsta husband f.-prìosain
gaoler f.-reic salesman, seller
f.-riaghlaidh administrator, controller,
manager, moderator f.-roinn dealer
(cards etc.) f.-rùin confidant f.-ruith
runner f.-sabaid boxer f.-saidheains
scientist f.-saoraidh deliverer, redeemer
f.-sàrachaidh oppressor f.-seilbhe
holder, occupier, owner f.-seinn per-
former, singer f.-seòlaidh guide f.-
sgaoilidh distributor, liquidator
f.-sgìreachd parishioner f.-sgrìobhaidh
writer f.-sgrìobhaidh ciùil composer
f.-sgrìobhaidh phàipearan journalist
f.-sgrùdaidh examiner, inspector,
reviewer f.-siridh searcher, seeker
f.-siubhail traveller, tramp, vagrant
f.-smàlaidh fireman f.-smaoin thinker
f.-sodail parasite f.-solair procurer
f.-spòrs sportsman f.-stèidheachaidh
founder, sponsor f.-stiùiridh director
f.-streap climber f.-tìre landsman
f.-tagair solicitor f.-taghaidh con-
stituent, voter f.-tagraidh advocate,
claimant, pleader f.-taice patron, sup-
porter, upholder
□
bha e a’ sireadh f.-
taice he was looking for a patron
f.-taighe host f.-tairgse proponent,
proposer f.-taisbeanaidh presenter
f.-tarraing draughtsman, drawer (both
as a draughtsman and one who draws
water etc. see luchd tarraing in exam-
ples below) f.-tathaich frequenter
f.-tàrrsainn survivor f.-teagaisg
instructor, lecturer, teacher f.-tèarmainn
protector f.-teasairginn / f.-teasraig-
inn preserver, rescuer f.-teichidh
deserter f.-theudan linesman (tel.)
f.-tiomnaidh testator f.-tionail collec-
tor f.-tional nam fiachan debt collec-
tor f.-tionnsgail industrialist
f.-tionnsgain entrepreneur f.-togail
builder fabricator f.-togail bhileagan /
-thiceardan ticket-collector f.-togail
dhealbh photographer f.-togail fuinn
precentor f.-tomhais measurer, sur-
veyor f.-tòire pursuer f.-tòiseachaidh,
beginner, starter (person)
f.-treòrachaidh guide f.-truaillidh
depraver f.-tuislidh stumbler f.-turais
passenger, tourist f.-uidheam fitter
f.-urrais guarantor, trustee
Examples:- tha sinn an dòchas gu bheil
iad a’ còrdadh ris an luchd-leughaidh
we hope that the readers like them
□
is
beag an dearbhadh a bha aig a luchd-
dìtidh his accusers had little proof (lit.
it is little the proof that was at his
accusers)
□
… far am bitheadh iad a’
coinneachadh ri luchd-eòlais where
they used to meet acquaintances
□
bha
e na fhear àicheidh he was an atheist
□
luchd-turais na ciad inbhe 1st class
passengers
□
faodaidh am fear-aonta
a’ chroit a reic the lessee may sell the
croft
□
bha luchd-tional nam fiachan
an tòir air (the) debt collectors were
after him
□
chuir e roimhe gum bit-
headh e na fhear dìona dhaibh he
decided that he would be their
defender (lit. in his defender to them)
□
bha e na fhear sgrùdaidh sna sgoil-
tean he was an inspector of schools
(lit. in the schools)
□
bha athair na
fhear cùirn fad ceithir bliadhna his
father was an outlaw for four years
□
cha chreideadh fear dol-seachad gun
289 feansaigeadh
robh a leithid a dh’àite ann air chùl
a’ bhalla sin a passer-by wouldn’t
believe such a place existed behind
that wall
□
mo luchd-dùthcha! my
countrymen!
□
tha fhios agam gu bheil
m’fhear saoraidh beò I know that my
redeemer lives
□
bha iad air an
cuairteachadh le luchd-brathaidh they
were surrounded by spies / traitors
□
am measg an luchd-turais among the
passengers / tourists
□
chunnaic mi
fear-faire air na ballachan I saw
a watchman on the walls
□
bha e na
fhear diùltaidh cogaiseach he was
a conscientious objector
□
fear-ithidh
nan lus vegetarian
□
cha b’e idir
luchd-gearraidh fiodha is luchd-
tarraing uisge a bha annta they were in
no wise hewers of wood and drawers of
water
□
is e sin crannchur an luchd-
obrach that is the lot of the workforce /
of the workmen
□
deagh ghoireas
airson luchd-frithealaidh nan sgoil-
tean samhraidh a fine convenience for
attenders of the summer schools
□
tha
luchd-eirmis a’ dèanamh dheth gu
bheil … experts claim that …
□
sin am
plèana às am bi an luchd-paraisiut a’
leum that’s the plane from which the
parachutists will jump
□
tha àireamh
luchd-bruidhne na Gàidhlig air a dhol
an lughad the number of Gaelic
speakers has decreased
□
bha mi
a’ bruidhinn ri fear den luchd-caoidh
I was speaking to one of the mourners
fearas-chuideachd nf diversion, pastime,
sport
□
dèan fearas-chuideachd entertain
(with music etc.)
□
… far an robh fearas-
chuideachd chridheil aca where they had
hearty sport
fearas-mhòr nf conceit, big-headedness
□
bha iad air a dhol iomrall le fearas-mhòr
agus sannt an airgid they had gone astray
with conceit and the greed of money
□
’s
e seòrsa de fhearas-mhòr inntinne a tha
ann an sin that’s a kind of mental conceit
□
dè an fhearas-mhòr a tha air an duine
sin? what kind of big-headedness is affect-
ing him? (lit. that man)
feareigin indef pron somebody, someone,
something
fearg, feirge nf (in some areas nm) anger,
ire, passion, resentment, umbrage, wrath
□
cuir fearg air anger v, make angry
□
seo
iad rudan a bhitheas a’ cur fearg orm
these are things which make me angry /
anger me
□
chuir e fearg orm he made me
angry
□
tha e a’ cur na feirg orm buileach
nuair a chì mi… it makes me thoroughly
angry when I see…
□
bha e air a lìonadh
le feirg he was filled with anger
□
tha fearg
air na pàrantan the parents are angry
feargach, -aiche a angry, indignant, irasca-
ble, resentful, wrathful, wroth
□
labhair e
ris gu feargach he spoke to him angrily
□
“Chan eil,” thuirt e ann an guth feargach
“No,” he said in an angry voice
feargachadh, -aidh nm & vn of feargaich
angering etc. exacerbation (⫽ irritation),
exasperation
feargaich, -achadh v enrage, exasperate
(⫽ irritate), inflame, incense, nettIe,
provoke, rankle
feàrna nf alder
feàrna a alder, of alder
□
cabar feàrna a
rafter of alder
fearachas 290
fearachas, -ais nm virility
fearaid, -ean nm ferret
fearail a bold, manful, manly, virile
□
nam
bheachd chan e obair fhearail a tha anns
an obair seo in my opinion this is not
manly work (lit. it is not manly work that
is in this work)
fearalachd nf manliness
fearalas, -ais nm manfulness, manhood
fearann, -ainn nm land, farmland
□
tha
fearann math aige an sin he has good land
there
□
fearann coillteach woodland
□
fearann iomaill marginal land
□
bha fèill
air fearann land was at a premium / there
was a demand for land
fearann-dhocaichean nm docklands f.-fàs
nm waste ground, wasteland f.-mheasadair
nm land-surveyor
feàrr comp of math
1. nas fheàrr better, preferable (but na
b’fheàrr with reference to the past)
□
tha am bàta agamsa nas fheàrr na am
bàta agadsa my boat is better than
your boat (direct comparison)
□
tha e
nas fheàrr a-nise he is better now (lit.
he is what is better now)
□
bha e na
b’fheàrr a-nise he was better now (lit.
he was what was better now)
□
tha
cnothan nas fheàrr nuts are better /
preferable
□
bha am bàs na b’fheàrr
na an eas-onair death was preferable
to dishonour
□
… neo nas fheàrr na
sin … … or better still …
□
dèan nas
fheàrr ameliorate, make better
feàrr may also be used with the relative
form of the assertive verb as
(a ⫹ is ⫽ who / which / that is)
□
’s e
Màiri as fheàrr den dithis nighean
Mary is the better of the two girls
(indirect comparison – lit. it is Mary
that is better of the pair of girls) …
□
mar as fheàrr as aithne dhuinn i …as
she / it fem is better known to us
□
is
fheàrr an treabhadh anmoch na bhith
gun treabhadh idir better a late
ploughing than no ploughing at all i.e.
better late than never – another proverb
of the same meaning is: is fheàrr
piseach anmoch na bhith gun phiseach
idir (lit. late success is better than no
success at all)
□
fhuair e obair a
b’fheàrr a thigeadh gu a chàil he
found work which better suited his
taste
□
am bitheadh iad na b’fheàrr
dheth? would they be better off?
□
chan fheàrr iad na beathaichean na
machrach they are no better than
beasts of the field
□
is fheàrr am bàs
na an eas-onair death rather than dis-
honour
□
is e sin a b’fheàrr that would
be better
□
note also: … ach b’fheàrr
gun an duine ainmeachadh… but it
would be better not to name the person
is fheàrr leam I prefer, I’d rather (lit. it
is better with me)
□
is fheàrr leam
cnothan I prefer nuts
□
is fheàrr leam
cnothan na brisgean I prefer nuts to
crisps (lit. it is better with me nuts than
crisps)
□
tha iomadh duine ann leis an
fheàrr a bhith ag obair na [a] bhith
dìomhain there are many people who
prefer to be working than to be idle
□
b’fheàrr leam a bhith an seo na [a]
bhith an sin I would rather be here than
there
□
b’fheàrr leam a bhith an sin
an-dràsta fhèin I wish I were there
right now
□
b’fheàrr leam sin na a’
bhùth a dhùnadh I would prefer that to
shutting the shop
is fheàrr dhomh ⫹ vn I had better (do
something)
□
is fheàrr dhut falbh
a-nise you had better leave now (lit. it
is better for you etc.) 2. as fheàrr best
□
is ann agadsa as fheàrr fios you
know best
□
bha e a’ faighinn a’ chuid
a b’fheàrr den argamaid he was get-
ting the best of the argument
□
ruith
feàrrad, -aid nm improvement, ameliora-
tion, betterment
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tha iad ag iarraidh feàr-
rad nam beatha they want an improvement
in their lives
fearsaid, -e, -ean nf spindle
fearsaideag, -eige, -an nf sea pink, sea thrift
(neòinean-cladaich is more common)
feart, feairt nf attention, notice heed
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na
toiribh feart air pay no attention to him /
it
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nuair nach tug mi feart gu leòr luath
oirre … when I didn’t pay attention to her
quickly enough…
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thoiribh feart air ur
pàrantan heed your parents
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cha tug na
daoine mòran feart oirre the people didn’t
pay much attention to her / take much
notice of her
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cha tug mi feart air I took
no notice of him
feart, -a, -an nm attribute, characteristic,
feature, quality, qualifications
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feartan
air leth particular attributes
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feartan
daonna (geog.) human features (on a map)
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feartan fiosaigeach (geog.) physical fea-
tures
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feartan tìre landscape features
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…
agus feartan cubhaidh fhaotainn … and
[to] gain relevant qualifications
feasan, -ain, -an nm pheasant
feasgair a evening
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ceòl feasgair nan eun
the evening music of the birds
feasgar, -air, -an nm afternoon, evening
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gach feasgar Sàbaid every Sunday
evening
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fad an fheasgair all afternoon /
evening
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feasgar math leat / leibh
good evening / afternoon to you (i.e. when
parting company)
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feasgar alone may
mean ‘in the afternoon / evening’ or ‘this
afternoon / evening’
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nuair a thig iad
291 feasgar
e mar a b’fheàrr a b’urrainn dha he
ran as best [as] he could
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dè an cus-
pair as fheàrr air a bheil thu anns an
sgoil? what’s your best subject in
school?
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feumaidh sinn a’ chuid as
fheàrr a dhèanamh den chuid as miosa
we must make the best of a bad job
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in the past tense this would be:-
dh’fheumadh sinn a’ chuid a b’fheàrr
a dhèanamh den chuid a bu mhiosa we
had to etc.
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… mar as fheàrr a thèid
againn air … as best as we can (man-
age it)
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note that the rel pron a is
often omitted before bu
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chan e seo
an t-àm as fheàrr tha eagal orm airson
a bhith … this is hardly the best time
for being …