Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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dol am meud robbery and theft of every
kind are continually increasing
gadachd-taighe nf burglary
gadaiche, -ean nm thief
gadaiche-taighe nm burglar
gadair, gadradh v hobble (put a hobble on)
gadhar, -air, -ain nm hound, lurcher (dog)
gafann, -ainn nm henbane
gàg, gàige, -an nf chap (on the skin), hack
□
bha a làmhan làn ghàgan his hands were
full of chaps / hacks
gàgach, -aiche a chapped
□
le làmhan
gàgach with chapped hands
gagach, -aiche a stammering, hesitant (in
speech), inarticulate
gagachd nf stammer
gagadaich nf stammering
gagaiche nf stammering
□
tha gagaiche ann
he stammers
gàgail nf quack
□
dèan gàgail quack v
gagaire, -ean nm stammerer
gagaireachd nf babble, babbling
Gaidheal, -eil, -eil nm Gael, Highlander
(also Gàidheal)
Gàidhlig nf Gaelic
□
tha Gàidhlig aige he
knows Gaelic / he can speak Gaelic
□
Gàidhlig ghnàthasach idiomatic Gaelic
□
Gàidhlig Mhanainneach Manx
Gàidhlig a Gaelic
□
’s e faclair Gàidhlig a
th’ann it’s a Gaelic dictionary
□
facail
Ghàidhlig Gaelic words
gàidsear, -eir, -an nm exciseman, gauger
gailbheach, -iche a rough, stormy, tempes-
tuous
□
dèan / fàs gailbheach roughen
(of weather)
□
tha sìde ghailbheach air
a bhith againn we have had stormy
weather
□
tro thonnan gailbheach through
tempestuous waves
gailearaidh nm gallery (for art etc.)
gaileis, -ean nf braces, galluses (sometimes
used in the pl)
gailleann, -inn nf storm, tempest, gale
gailleannach, -aiche a stormy
gaineamh, -eimh nf
□
same as gainmheach
gaineamh-chlach nf (geol.) sandstone
gainmheach, -ich nf sand
□
gainmheach
shligeach shell sand
□
note that there is no
plural
□
gainmheach an fhàsaich the
desert sand / sands of the desert
□
air a’
ghainmhich on the sand(s)
gainmheil, -e a sandy
gainne nf dearth, meagreness, paucity,
scarcity, want
□
nuair a bha gainne air
Ghaidhealtachd when there was scarcity
in the Highlands
gainnead, -eid nm fewness, scantiness,
scarcity, shortfall
□
rach an gainnead
become scarce
□
cha b’urrainn dha a ràdh
carson a bha iad a’ dol an gainnead he
couldn’t say why they were becoming
scarce
□
chuir iad an cèill an dragh
a bh’orra mu ghainnead mòr ann an …
they expressed their concern about a great
shortfall in …
gainnisg nf sedge
gàir nm clamour, outcry
gàir, gàireachdaich / gàireachdainn /
gàirsinn v laugh
□
ghàir e orm he laughed
at me
□
bha i a’gàireachdaich air she was
laughing at him
gairbhe nf asperity, ruggedness, stoutness
Gairbheach, cath Gairbheach the Battle
of Harlaw
□
chuireadh cath Gairbheach
anns a’ bhliadhna mìle, ceithir ceud agus
a h-aon deug the Battle of Harlaw was
fought in the year one thousand four
hundred and eleven / in 1411
gairbhead, -eid nm grossness, roughness
gairbhseach, -ich nf roughage
gàirdeachas, -ais nm joy, triumph
□
dèan
gàirdeachas (ri) rejoice (in), welcome
□
rinn sinn gàirdeachas ris an naidheachd
seo we welcomed this news
gàirdean, -ein, -an nm arm
□
chaidh iad
a-steach ann an gàirdeanan a chèile they
went in arm in arm
□
thàinig i a-steach is
an leanabh air a gàirdean she came in
with the baby on her arm
gàirdeanach a having arms (e.g. a chair)
gàire nm/f laugh
□
thoir gàire air amuse,
move to laughter, make (someone) laugh
□
bheireadh e gàire ort it would make you
laugh
□
thug caraid gàire orm o chionn
greis nuair a … a friend made me laugh
recently when …
□
cha mhòr nach tug e
gàire air it almost made him laugh
□
dèan
gàire laugh
□
rinn i gàire riutha she
laughed at them
gàireachdaich nf and alt vn of gàir laugh-
ing etc., laughter
□
am measg na gàireach-
daich amid(st) the laughter
gairge nf ferocity, fierceness, harshness,
roughness
gairgean-creagach nm samphire
gairgeann, -inn nm black cormorant
gàirich, -e nf raging, roaring, wailing
□
cha
b’urrainn dha an cluinntinn os cionn
gàirich a’ chuain he could not hear them
above the raging of the sea
gairisinn nf / gairiseachadh, -aidh nm dis-
gust, detestation, horror, loathing, terror
gairm, a’ gairm v announce, call, cite, con-
vene, declare, crow, cry, summon
□
gairm
air ais recall
□
a’ gairm cogaidh declaring
gadachd-taighe 322
war
□
… nuair a ghairmeadh an t-sìth ann
an 1918 … when peace was declared in
1918
□
ghairmeadh iad gu Talla na
Comhairle they were summoned to the
Council Hall
□
… na càirdean a chaidh
a ghairm dhachaigh… the friends who
had been called home (i.e. died)
□
chaidh
an dotair a ghairm a-steach the doctor
was called in
gairm nf & vn of gairm call, calling (shout-
ing / vocation), cry, mission, summons,
vocation
□
gairm a’ choilich cock-crow
□
gairm fhollaiseach manifesto
□
ghabh
e gairm gu sgìre na Morbhairne he
accepted a call to the parish of Morvern
□
gairm circ’, fead maighdinn, rud as lugha
air Dia a chluinntinn crowing of a hen and
whistling of a maiden, what God hates
most to hear
gairm-cogaidh nf war-cry
gairmeach a vocational, vocative
□
a’chùis
ghairmeach vocative case
gàirneal, -eil, -an nm girnil (meal chest)
gàirnealachd nf gardening
gàirnealair, -ean nm gardener
gàirnealaireachd nf gardening
gàirneilear, -eir, -an nm
□
see gàirnealair
gaiseadh, -idh, -idhean nm blemish, defect,
disease (of plants), flaw, fault, blight
□
tha
e air an gaiseadh seo a ghiùlan on uair sin
he has borne this defect ever since then
□
thàinig an gaiseadh air a’ bhuntàta the
potatoes were affected by blight (lit. the
blight came upon the potatoes)
gàirneid, -e, -ean nf garnet
gaisge nf bravery, valour
gaisgeach, -ich, -ich nm hero
□
gaisgeach
film film star
gaisgeachd nf bravery, heroism
gaisgeanta a martial, valorous
gaisgeil, -e a brave, doughty, heroic,
redoubtable
□
ghabh e ris a’ bheatha sin
gu gaisgeil he adopted / took to that life
bravely
gal nm
□
see gul
galad nf
□
used only in the voc. case a
ghalad! dear! darling!
galan, -ain, -ain / -an nm gallon
□
ceithir
galain peatroil four gallons of petrol
galar, -air, -an nm affection (illness), ail-
ment, complaint, bug (med. slang), dis-
ease, distemper, malady
□
an galar
breabach chorea, St. Vitus’ Dance
□
an
galar craosach bulimia
□
an galar dubh-
snàimh caisson disease
□
an galar fuail
diabetes
□
galar gabhaltach a contagious /
infectious disease
□
an galar smugaideach
catarrh
□
galar sgaoilte epidemic
□
cuir
galar air infect
galar-dhùsgach a pathogenic g.-eòlach
a pathological g.-eòlas nm pathology
g.-ghabhail nm infection g.-shùileach
a ophthalmic complaint
galarach, -aiche a diseased, infective,
morbid, pathological
galars n pl braces
galghad nf
□
see galad nf
Gall, Goill, Goill nm alien, foreigner,
Lowlander
gall-chnò nf walnut g.-ghamhlas nm
xenophobia g.-uinnseann nm quickbeam,
whitebeam
galla, -achan nf bitch
Gallda a alien, foreign, Lowland
gallan, -ain, -ain nm 1. branch, stalk, young
tree / sapling
□
bha gallain ùra a’cinntinn
nan cearcall new saplings were growing
in a circle 2. hero, young man
gallan-mòr nm butter-bur
gam prep poss adj formed from aig ⫹ mo
(with len) at my or aig ⫹ am (without len
and before nouns beginning with b, f, m,
p) at their
□
used with a vn (see aig)
gam prep poss adj formed from gu ⫹ mo to
my (see gu 1. prep)
gàmag, -aige, -an nf 1. mouthful (of food)
2. octave
gamait, -ean nf gamete
gaman, -ain nm gammon
gamhainn, gamhna, gamhna nm steer, stirk
gamhlas, -ais nm animosity, malevolence,
rancour, spite, spleen
□
cha robh gamhlas
agam ris I had no animosity towards him
gamhlasach, -aiche a implacable, malevo-
lent, rancorous, spiteful, vindictive
gamhna gen sing & nom pl of gamhainn
gan prep poss adj formed from aig ⫹ an at
their before nouns beginning with any let-
ter other than b, f, m, p (see gam above)
□
used with a vn thus: bha e gan giùlan gu
furasta he was carrying them easily
gann, -ainne a few, meagre, niggardly, scant,
scanty, scarce, spare (scanty), sparse, thin
□
bha an t-aodach air a ghearradh cho
gann ris na fuaigheil the cloth was cut so
niggardly up to the seams
□
gann de short
of , strapped for, lacking in
□
bha iad gann
de dh’uisge they were short of water
□
a bheil sinn cho gann de mhisneachd ’s gu
bheil sinn aindeonach rud a dhèanamh?
are we so lacking in courage that we are
unwilling to to anything?
□
bha iad uile
gann de dh’airgead they were all strapped
for cash
□
shiubhail e dìreach seachdain
323 gann
gann de na ceithir fichead bliadhna he
died just a week short of [the] eighty
[years]
□
ach gann scarcely
□
cha deach e
don sgoil ach gann he scarcely went to
school
gann is often used with the assertive verb:
is gann hardly, scarcely, etc.
□
is gann
duine a tha air fhàgail there are few peo-
ple left
□
is gann gun robh gu leòr ann don
a h-uile there was hardly enough for all
□
is gann gun ruigeadh e air an sgeilp he
could scarcely reach the shelf
□
is gann is
fhiach e a bhiadhadh he is scarcely worth
his feeding
□
tha tomhas nach gann de
theannachadh ann there is no small meas-
ure of suspense in it (i.e. a book)
□
’s gann
gun robh e air a h-ainmeachadh nuair
a… he had scarcely announced her when…
□
’s gann gun gabh e creidsinn ach…it
can scarcely be believed, but …
□
note
also: gann mìos an dèidh seo … scarcely
a month after this …
□
bha samhradh
a bheatha seachad mun gann a thòisich
e the summer of his life was past before it
had scacely begun
ganntar, -air nm
□
see ganntachd
ganntachd nf poverty, want
gànrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of gànraich
cluttering etc., clutter
gànradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm gander
gànraich, -achadh v bespatter, clutter, make
dirty, soil
□
ann an ùine ghoirid bha
an ceum air a ghànrachadh a-rithist in
a short time the path had been made filthy
again
gànraich nf din
□
chuala iad gànraich
neònach anns an t-sràid they heard
strange din in the street
gànraichte pp soiled, polluted
□
uisge
gànraichte polluted water
gaoid, -e, -ean nf blemish, defect, fault,
flaw, taint
□
thug seo gaoid air a bhàr-
dachd this caused a blemish in his poetry /
this flawed his poetry
Gaoidhealach a Goidelic
□
na cànanan
Gaoidhealach the Goidelic languages
gaoil a love
□
chan e bàrdachd ghaoil
a bh’annta they were not love poetry
□
òrain ghaoil love songs
gaoir, -e nf 1. cry (usually of woe, pain,
alarm etc.)
□
chuala sinn gaoir thi-
amhaidh nam ban we heard the melan-
choly cry of the women 2. clamour, din
□
tro ghaoir nan sruth through the din of the
streams 3. shiver, thrill
□
chaidh gaoir
tromham a thrill went through me
□
chuala e fuaim a chuir gaoir tro a fheòil
he heard a sound which sent a shiver
through his flesh
□
cuir gaoir ann thrill
□
fairich gaoir tingle
□
dh’fhairich e gaoir
na mheuran his fingers tingled
gaoir-chatha nf war-cry
□
bha iad a’
glaodhaich na gaoire-catha gu fiadhaich
they were fiercely shouting the war-cry
g.-sgeul nm thriller
□
mas toigh leat a’
ghnè ris an canar ‘gaoir-sgeul’ if you like
the genre which is called ‘thriller’
gaoireil, -e a thrilling
□
sgrìobh e mu dhei-
dhinn saoghal gaoireil cunnartach an fhir-
bhrathaidh he wrote about the thrilling,
dangerous world of the spy
gaoisid, -e nf hair (of an animal)
□
bha
a’ ghaoisid na seasamh mu chùl amhach
a’ choin the hair was standing around
the back of the dog’s neck
□
gaoisid eich
horsehair
□
bha e air a dhinneadh le
gaoisid eich it was stuffed with horsehair
gaoisideach, -iche a hairy
□
leòmann mhòr
ghaoisideach a large hairy moth
gaoisnean, -ein, -an nm (single) hair
gaoithean nm windbag, talkative person
gaoitheanach, -aiche a harebrained
gaol, -oil nm 1. affection, love
□
tha gaol
agam ort I love you
□
gabh gaol air fall in
love with (lit. take love upon)
□
ghabh e
gaol air Ealasaid he fell in love with
Elizabeth
□
… duine sam bith a dh’fhao-
dadh gaol a ghabhail oirre … any man
who might fall in love with her
□
thoir
gaol do…love…
□
bi an trom ghaol dote
□
“Tha gaol mo chridhe agam ort-sa!”
ars’ esan “I love you with all my heart!” he
said
□
a ghaoil mo chridhe love of my
heart (vocative)
□
roghnaich e gaol boire-
annaich he chose the love of a woman
□
(ann) an gaol in love
□
tinn le gaol
lovesick
□
thuit e ann an trom ghaol he fell
heavily in love 2. (object of) love
□
a ghaoil my love (vocative)
□
note that
‘mo’ is not used here in the Gaelic
□
note also that gaol is more intimate than
gràdh and is usually reserved for roman-
tic contexts, or particularly close family
relationships
gaolach, -aiche a affectionate, amorous,
darling, dear, loving
□
gaolach air fond of
□
gaolach air airgead mercenary
□
tha iad
cho gaolach air a bhith ann am fasan ris
na boireannaich fhèin they are as fond of
being in fashion as [the] women them-
selves
□
chan eil a’mhòr-chuid de dhaoine
gaolach air cogadh the majority of people
aren’t fond of war
gaolmhor a cognate
gann 324
gaorr, -a nm gore
□
fuil is gaorr blood and
gore
gaorrach, -aiche a gory
gaoth, -aoithe, -an / -ean nf wind
□
gaoth
an ear an east wind
□
gaoth a tuath a north
wind
□
gaoth mhòr gale
□
cuir le gaoith
drift trans
□
falbh le gaoith drift intrans
□
gaoth tro tholl draught
□
tha a’ ghaoth
a’ sèideadh the wind is blowing
□
tha
a’ ghaoth air leigeil fodha the wind has
dropped
□
dh’fhairich e fàileadh nan
gaothan tlatha he smelled the gentle
winds (lit. felt the smell of)
gaoth-ionnstramaid nf a woodwind instru-
ment
□
pl gaoth-ionnstramaidean⫽
woodwind (section) g.-mheidh nf
anemometer, wind-gauge
gaothach, -aiche a flatulent, pneumatic,
windy
gaothachadh, -aidh nm & vn of gaothaich
inflating etc.
gaothadh nm
gaothaich, -achadh v inflate
gaothaire, -ean nm 1. mouthpiece (of
bagpipe) 2. wind-bag (of a person)
gaothar, -aire a blustering, blustery,
flatulent, gusty, windy
gaotharan, -ain, -an nm fan
□
gaotharan
teasachaidh fan heater
gaothmhor, oire a
□
see gaothar
gaothsgàth, -a, -an nm windscreen
gar prep poss adj formed from aig ⫹ ar at
our
□
used with a vn thus: tha iad gar
fàgail they are leaving us (see aig)
gar prep poss adj formed from gu ⫹ ar to
our (see gu 1. prep)
gar, -adh v warm
□
sheas e a’ garadh
a làmhan ris an teine he stood warming
his hands at the fire (lit. towards the fire)
□
bha iad gan garadh fhèin timcheall an
teine they were warming themselves about
the fire
gàradh
□
see gàrradh
garaidh, -ean nm den, lair
□
bha Daniel
ann an garaidh leòghann Daniel was in
a den of lions / in a lions’ den
garaids, -ean nf garage
□
chuir e an càr
dhan a’ gharaids he garaged the car
garbh, -airbhe a coarse (of texture), gross,
hefty, rank, rough, rugged, stout, thick,
wild (of weather / times)
□
dèan garbh
roughen (make rough)
□
fàs garbh
roughen (become rough)
□
tha an sgrìob-
hadh garbh agus furasta a leughadh the
writing is thick and easy to read
□
tha i
garbh an-diugh it’s rough / wild today
□
bha e beò ann an làithean garbha
buaireasach he was living in wild,
turbulent times
garbh-chrìoch nf rugged country
□
na
Garbh-chrìochan ‘the rough bounds’– the
country between Loch Suineart and Loch
Hourn g.-lus nm (also lus-garbh nm)
goose-grass, cleavers
garbhachd nf heftiness, roughness, coarse-
ness
□
’s ann an sin a bheachdaich e air
garbhachd an duine it was then that he
noted the heftiness of the fellow
garbhag-an-t-slèibhe nf fir club moss
g.-ghàrraidh nf garden savory
garbhan, -ain nm bran, grit
garbhlach, -aich nm 1. rugged country
□
bha againn ri ar rathad a dhèanamh tron
gharbhlach a bha romhainn we had to
make our way through the rugged country
which lay before us 2. stony / shingly part
of a beach / river bed etc.
□
am measg
garbhlach a’ chladaich among the shingle
of the beach / the beach shingle
garg, -airge a brutal, coarse (of manners),
ferocious, fierce, gruff, harsh, rough, truc-
ulent
□
ann an guth garg, bagrach in a
rough, threatening voice
□
riaghaltasan
garga brutal governments
gàrlach, -aich, -aich nm urchin
garmainn, -ean nf beam (of a loom)
garrach, -aich, -aichean nm 1. filthy crea-
ture 2. contemptible manikin 3. gorbelly
garrad, -aid, -an nm garret
gàrradaireachd nf horticulture
gàrradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm 1. garden,
enclosure, yard
□
gàrradh shoithichean
shipyard
□
also gàrradh iarainn shipyard
□
’s e obair gàrraidh an curseachad a tha
aige his hobby is gardening
□
flùraichean
a’ ghàrraidh (the) flowers of the garden,
garden flowers 2. dyke, wall
□
gàrradh na
crìche the boundary wall (but see also
gàrradh-crìche below)
gàrradh-aghaidh nm front garden g.-
càiridh nm repair yard g.-chreag nm
rockery g.-crìche nm boundary, boundary
dyke / wall, limit g.-droma nm turf-dyke
g.-marasglachaidh nm marshalling yard
g.-margaidh nm market-garden
gàrraidh a of, belonging to or pertaining to
a garden, garden
□
bha todha gàrraidh
aige na làimh he had a garden hoe in his
hand
gartan, -ain, -ain / -an nm 1. garter 2. tick
(on sheep etc.)
□
def when referred to as
a pest – an gartan
gas, -an nm indec in sing gas
□
much le gas /
sgaoil gas gas v
□
cucair gas gas-cooker
□
325 gas
teine gas gas-fire
□
gas nàdarra(ch)
natural gas
gas, -aise, -an nf stalk, sprout (plant), stem
(bot.)
gasach, -aiche a gaseous, gassy
gasaet, -ean nm gazette
gasgaid, -ean nf gasket
gasta a fine, handsome, nice, splendid, well
□
is gasta an duine e he’s a fine man
□
bha
iad cho gasta ruinn they were so nice to us
□
bha an t-àite seo a’ tighinn ruinn gu
gasta this place suited us nicely
□
bha e
a’ còrdadh riutha gu gasta a bhith …it
pleased them fine to be …
□
gasta, ma
thogras sibh fine / if you like (in reply to
a suggestion)
□
is gasta leam I take delight
in
□
bu ghasta leis a bhith a’ sealltainn
a-mach air an uinneig he took delight in
looking out of the window
gastraiteas, -eis nm gastritis
gath, -a, -an nm 1. beam (of light), ray
□
gathan na grèine the rays of the sun / the
sunbeams
□
gath cathod cathode ray
□
gath gamma gamma ray
□
gath-x x-ray
2. barb, dart, javelin, spear, sting
□
o bhàis,
cait a bheil do ghath? o death, where is
thy sting?
□
gath an t-seillein the sting of
the bee, the bee’s sting
□
cuir gath ann
sting
□
chuir an seilean gath annam the
bee stung me
gath-droma nm ridgepole (also cabar-
droma nm) g.-dubh nm hemp nettle
g.-gealaich nm moonbeam g.-grèine nm
sunbeam g.-solais nm ray (of light)
gathach, -aiche a barbed, stinging
ge conj 1. though, however, no matter how
□
used before adjectives
□
anns an eilean
seo tha an cànan, ge fann, fhathast beò
on this island the language, though weak,
is still alive
□
ma dh’fhuilingeas sinn
ìsleachadh eile, ge beag e… if we suffer
another reduction, however small … / no
matter how small … 2. indef pron related
to cia, ciod, cò
□
in combination with
other words, forms a number of indef
prons
□
ge air bith (also ge be) whatever,
what(so)ever
□
ge be àite wheresoever
□
ge be uair whenever
□
ge be air bith càite
wherever
□
ge be cò e whoever he is
□
ge
air bith dè a leugh i whatever she read
□
ge air bith dè an seòrsa chon as fheàrr …
whatever is the best kind of dogs …
□
’s
e rud luachmhor a tha ann an saorsa ge
be dòigh anns a bheil daoine ga sireadh
freedom is a precious thing however men
seek it
□
dh’ionnsaich iad uile seo ge be
cuspair a bha iad a’ dèanamh they all
learned this whatever subject they were
doing
□
bha e a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn
Acarus (ge b’e dè no cò tha sin) he was
talking about Acarus (whatever or who-
ever that is)
□
ge b’e dè cho trang ’s a bha
e however busy he was, no matter how etc.
□
as adv⫽ however, whether
□
ge-tà is the
same as ged tha (q.v.)
gead, gid, -an nm 1. lock (of hair)
□
thuit
gead an dèidh gid chun an làir lock after
lock fell to the floor 2. cultivated patch of
land, ‘lazy bed’ 3. bald patch, bare spot
geadas, -ais, -ais nm luce, pike
geadasach, -aiche a coquettish
□
chrath i
a ceann gu geadasach she shook her head
coquettishly
gèadh, geòidh, geòidh nm/f goose, tailor’s
goose / iron
□
tha iad a’ feuchainn ri rian
a chumail air àireamh nan gèadh they are
trying to control the numbers of geese
□
isean geòidh gosling
gèadh-bhlàr nm white-fronted goose
g.-dubh nm solan goose g.-glas nm
greylag g.-got brent-goose
geadha, -an / -achan nm boathook
□
rug
e oirre le geadha he caught her with
a boathook
geal, gile a 1. white
□
gainmheach gheal
white sand(s)
□
tràighean geala white
beaches
□
Pàipear Geal White Paper
□
a-rèir a’ Phàipeir Ghil according to the
White Paper
□
bha bata geal aige na
làimh he had a white staff in his hand
□
bha maoil mhòr gheal oirre she had
a large white forehead
□
bha fiodh an
ùrlair air a sgùradh cho geal ris an
t-sneachd the wood of the floor was
scrubbed as white as [the] snow
□
bha e na
bu ghile na an sneachd it was whiter than
[the] snow
□
bha e na bu ghile na
b’àbhaist he was whiter than usual / he was
unusually white
□
bha ìomhaigh de mhàr-
mor ghil an sin there was a statue of white
marble there
□
air tràigh mhòir mhìn ghil
on a great, smooth, white beach 2. fine
□
uinneag air an t-saoghal gheal ud a win-
dow on that fine world
□
làithean geala
fine days
□
bha e geal grianach it was fine
and sunny
□
used adverbially as follows:
leabhar as geal as fhiach a cheannach
a book which is well worth buying
□
is
geal is fhiach e a leughadh gu cùramach
it’s well worth [it] reading it carefully
□
is
geal a thoill thu e you well deserved it
geal, gil nm white, the white part of any-
thing
□
geal na sùla the white of the eye
□
chan eil a dhubh no a gheal ri fhaicinn
gas 326
an-diugh there’s no sign of it to be seen
today (also a dhubh no a dhath)
geal-shruth nan speur Milky Way
gealach, -aich, -aichean nf moon
□
gealach
an abachaidh harvest moon (also referred
to as gealach bhuidhe an abachaidh)
□
solas gealaich moonlight
□
fon ghealaich
ghil under the white moon
□
Calum na
Gealaich the Man-on-the-Moon
□
bho
ghealaich làin gu gealaich ùir from full
moon to new moon
gealachadh, -aidh nm & vn of gealaich
blanching etc.
gealachail a lunar
gealadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm fade-in
gealag, -aige, -an nf sea trout
gealag-an-t-sneachd nf snow bunting (also
eun-an-t-sneachda) g.-bheinne nf ptarmi-
gan (also tàrmachan) g.-bhuachair nf
bunting (bird) g.-làir nf snowdrop g.-lòin
nf reed bunting
gealagan, -ain, -ain nm white of an egg,
albumen
gealaich, -achadh v blanch, bleach,
whiten
□
gealaich le aol whitewash v
gealaichte pp whitened
□
gealaichte le
aol whitewashed
□
taigh gealaichte le aol
a whitewashed house
gealan-beinne nm mountain linnet g.-coille
nm whitethroat g.-lìn nm linnet (also
bigein-Brìghde)
gealbhonn, -uinn, -an nm sparrow
gealbhonn-gàraidh / g.-nam-preas nm
hedge sparrow
gealbh-roc nm Leach’s petrel, fork-tailed
petrel (also gobhlan-mara)
geall, -adh / -tainn v bet, promise, vow
□
tha mi a’gealltainn sin dhut I promise [to]
you that
□
seo agad an leabhar a gheall mi
a chur thugad here’s the book I promised
to send to you
□
gheall e mo choin-
neachadh he promised to meet me
□
bha
mi riamh a’ gealltainn dhomh fhèin gun
rachainn an sin I was always promising
[to] myself that I would go there
□
an geall
thu dhomh nach fàg thu mi? will you
promise me that you won’t leave me?
□
geallaidh mise sin dhut I’ll guarantee
you that (almost disputatiously)
geall, gill, gill nm bet, pledge, prize, stake,
surety, wager
□
cuir geall bet, lay a wager,
wager
□
bi an geall air hanker after, long
for, pant for
□
tha iad an geall air
cumhachd a’ phàrtaidh seo a bhriseadh
they are longing to break the power of this
party
□
thoir / cuir an geall pawn
□
cuir an
geall pledge
□
chuirinn mo gheall gur ann
a Steòrnabhagh a tha e I would bet that he
comes from Stornoway
□
cuiridh mi geall
gum bi e air ais a-màireach I’ll bet he’ll be
back tomorrow
geall-cheannaiche nm pawnbroker
gealladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of geall
betting etc., bond, promise, vow, word
(promise)
□
thoir gealladh (seachad)
promise, make / give a promise
□
tha an
gealladh air a thoirt seachad a-nis the
promise has been given now
□
… nach
ceadaicheadh dha a gheallaidhean
a choimhlionadh… which would not
allow him to fulfil his promises
□
thuirt e
gun d’fhuair e gealladh air bàta he said
that he had got a promise of a boat
□
Tìr
a’ Gheallaidh the Promised Land
□
geal-
ladh(-pòsaidh) engagement (see below)
gealladh-pòsaidh nm engagement (of mar-
riage)
□
tha sinn fo ghealladh-pòsaidh we
are engaged
□
bha gealladh-pòsaidh
eatorra they were engaged (to be married)
gealltanach, -aiche a 1. hopeful (of a situ-
ation), promising, promissory
□
… air cho
gealltanach ’s gu bheil iad …however
promising they are
□
cha robh an t-sìde
ro ghealltanach the weather wasn’t too
promising
□
chan eil e uabhasach geall-
tanach airson an iasgaich it’s not awfully
promising for [the] fishing
□
bha
gnothaichean a’ coimhead gu math geall-
tanach dha matters were looking quite
hopeful / promising for him
□
cha robh
cùisean a’ coimhead ro ghealltanach
things weren’t looking too hopeful / prom-
ising 2. desirous
□
bha mi gealltanach
air iasgach I was desirous of fishing /
I wanted to go fishing
gealltanas, -ais, -an nm assurance, engage-
ment, pledge, promise
□
’s e an gealltanas
seo bho Rùnaire na Stàite a tha gar bros-
nachadh gu bhith a’dol air adhart it’s this
assurance from the Secretary of State
which is encouraging us to proceed
gealta pp bleached, whitened
gealtach, -aiche a cowardly, pusillanimous,
timid, timorous
gealtachd nf cowardice, timidity
gealtair(e), -ean nm coward
gèam, -aichean / -achan / -annan nm
game
□
also geam
geam, -aichean / -achan / -annan nm game
□
pl ⫽ sports, (Highland) games
gèama
□
see gèam
geamair, -ean nm gamekeeper
geamhrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
geamhraich 1. wintering (spending the
327 geamhrachadh
winter / keeping animals etc. over the
winter) 2. feeding stuff for cattle over
the winter
geamhrachail a wintry
geamhradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm winter
□
geamhradh fuathasach fuar a dreadfully
cold winter
□
bidh moran dhaoine a’fulang
air sgàth na sìde fuaire air a’ gheamhradh
seo many people will be suffering because
of the cold weather this winter
□
anns a’
gheamhradh / a gheamhradh in the winter
/ in winter
□
a shamhradh is a gheamhradh
summer and winter / in summer and in win-
ter
□
dh’fheumadh e coiseachd còig mìle
don sgoil a shamhradh is a gheamhradh he
had to walk five miles to school summer
and winter
geamhraich, -achadh v winter (spend the
winter / keep animals etc. over the winter)
geamhraidh a winter, wintry
□
oidhche
gheamhraidh a winter(’s) night
□
air oid-
hche fhuair gheamhraidh on a cold win-
ter’s night
□
is ann an dèidh na Bliadhna
Ùire a thig sìde geamhraidh it’s after the
New Year that winter weather comes
gean, -a nm cheerfulness, good humour
gean-math nm goodwill
□
chan eil mi cho
cinnteach à gean-math na Comhairle don
Ghàidhlig I’m not so sure of the Council’s
goodwill towards Gaelic
geanail, -e a cheerful, pleasant
□
caileag
bhòidheach gheanail a pretty, cheerful girl
□
’s e cruinneachadh sunndach geanail a
bh’ann it was a happy, pleasant gathering
geanmnachd nf chastity, (sexual) continence
geanmnaidh a chaste
geansaidh, -ean nm jersey
gèar, gèaraichean / gèaran nf gear
□
chaidh e suas tro na gèaran he went up
through the gears
□
maide ghèaraichean
gear lever
gèar-bhogsa nm gear-box
gearain, gearan v complain, grouse, grum-
ble, moan
□
tha i a’ gearan air siataig she
is troubled with sciatica
□
thòisich i a’
gearan air prìs an arain she began to
complain about the price of bread
□
cha
do ghearain e riamh air a chrannchur he
never complained about his lot
gearaineach, -aiche a complaining, plain-
tive, querulous
□
“Fhuair e barrachd
ormsa,” ars esan ann an guth gearaineach
“He got more than I did,” he said in
a querulous voice
gearan, -ain, -an / -ean nm & vn of gear-
ain complaining etc., complaint, grouse,
grumbling, moan, protestation
□
dèan
gearan grouse, mutter
□
rinn iad gearan ri
pàrantan nam balach they complained to
the boys’ parents
□
tha iad air gearan
a dhèanamh na aghaidh they have made
a complaint against him
□
a dh’aindeoin
nan gearainean beaga sin… despite these
small complaints
□
gun ghearan sam bith
without the slightest complaint
□
tha aon
ghearan agam I have have one grouse /
complaint etc.
□
ged a dh’fhaodas gearan
a bhith againn mu dheidhinn … though we
may have a grouse about …
gearastan, -ain, -an nm garrison
gearastanaich, -achadh v garrison
gearastanachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
gearastanaich garrisoning etc.
Gearmailteach, -ich, -ich nm German
Gearmailteach a German
□
cheannaich
iad teòclaid Ghearmailteach they bought
some German chocolate
Gearmailtis nf Geman (lang.)
□
’s ann
(ann) an Gearmailtis a bha iad a’ bruid-
hinn they were speaking in German
geàrr, -a, -an nf hare
□
bha a’ gheàrr gu
math pailt hares (lit. the hare – as a species)
were quite plentiful
geàrr, gearradh v cut, carve (meat), clip,
crop, disconnect, dissect, dock, grave,
hack, hew, lop, mow, mutilate, poll,
rescind, sever, slash, slit
□
geàrr air falbh
amputate
□
geàrr às eliminate, excise
□
geàrr an ceann de decapitate, execute (by
decapitation)
□
geàrr le buille chop
□
geàrr sa mheadhan bisect
□
geàrr leum
frisk
□
geàrr na dhà leth halve
□
geàrr le
lannsa lance
□
geàrr sùrdag(an) caper,
leap about, prance, vault
□
bha e a’ gear-
radh shùrdag he was leaping about
□
geàrr le siosair snip
□
ma ghearrar na
freumhan gheibh a’ chraobh bàs if the
roots are (will be) cut the tree will die
geàrr, giorra a brief, concise, scanty, short,
succinct, summary
□
thig geàrr air miss
(fall short of), want
□
gu geàrr briefly, in
brief
□
tha e a’tighinn geàrr air a chomas
he is falling short of his ability
□
air
a’ char as giorra at least (lit. at the short-
est turn)
□
mairidh seo ceud bliadhna air
a’ char as giorra this will last a hundred
years at least
geàrr-bhriathrach a laconic g.-bhrìgheach
a compendious g.-chlò-sgrìobhaiche nm
shorthand typist g.-chasach a short-legged
g.-chùnntas nm minute (of meeting), pre-
cis, summary
□
sgrìobh geàrr-chùnntas
geamhrachail 328
minute v
□
thoir geàrr-chùnntas air sum-
marize
□
dh’aontaicheadh gu h-aona
ghuthach ri geàrr-chùnntas na coinneimh
mu dheireadh the minutes of the last
meeting were approved unanimously
g.-fhacal nm epigram, pun g.-fhradhar-
cach a near-sighted g.-fhuireachail a
short stay g.-iomradh nm summary
□
gheibhear geàrr-iomradh air na molaid-
hean gu h-iosal a summary of the recom-
mendations will be found below
g.-sgrìobhadh nm shorthand
□
geàrr-
sgrìobhadh (cùise) brief (legal)
g.-shaoghlach a ephemeral, shortlived g.-
sheabhag nf gerfalcon g.-sheallach a
short-sighted g.-ùine / -ùineach a short-
term
□
amasan geàrr-ùine short-term
objectives
gearra
□
an alt form of gearradh-
gearra-bhall nm great auk (extinct)
g.-breac nm lesser black headed guillemot
g.-glas nm black guillemot g.-ghobaich
nf sharp wit g.-gort / g.-gart nm quail
g.-mhuc nf guinea pig
geàrrach, a’ gheàrrach nf looseness of the
bowels
□
gen ⫽ na geàrraich
□
geàrrach
fala haemorrhage
gearradair, -ean nm clipper, cutter (person /
tool)
□
gearradair uèir wire cutter
□
gear-
radair feamad seaweed cutter
gearradaireachd nf act of cutting / hewing,
repartee, satire
gearradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
geàrr cutting etc., carving, clipping, cut,
cutting, dissection, gash, incision, mutila-
tion, sarcasm, section
□
gearradh air falbh
amputation
□
gearradh às excision
□
bha
gearraidhean air a làmhan there were cuts
on his hands
□
tha iad a’ toirt air daoine
gearradh a dhèanamh ann an àireamhan
a’ chruidh they are making people cut
down on the number of cattle
□
gearradh /
gearraidhean may also mean ‘cut / cuts’ in
expenditure etc.
gearradh-breac, gearraidh-bric, gear-
raidhean-breaca
□
same as gearra-breac
g.-cainnte nm loquacity g.-cuairteig
nm segment g.-gort, gearraidh-ghort,
gearraidhean-gorta / gearradh-goirt
nm quail
□
thàinig na gearradh-goirt the
quails came (also gearra-gort / gearra-
gart)
geàrraidh nm 1. enclosure, enclosed land
2. pastureland about a township
gearran, -ain, -ain nm garron, gelding,
hack, nag
Gearran, an Gearran, gen a’ Ghearrain
February
□
chì mi thu a-rithist sa
Ghearran I’ll see you again in February
geàrrtach, -aiche a cutting, incisive
□
gaoth gheàrrtach a cutting wind
geàrrte a & pp of geàrr v cut, incised,
cropped, mown etc.
□
bha an oidhche fuar,
geàrrte the night was piercingly cold
geas, geis / geasa, geasan nf charm,
enchantment, spell
□
tha e furasta na
geasan / a’ gheas aithneachadh a fhuair e
anns a’ ghleann it’s easy to perceive the
charm he found in the glen
□
fo gheasa /
gheasaibh under a charm / spell, enchanted,
bewitched
□
bha iad fo gheasaibh aice she
had them under a spell
□
cuir fo gheasaibh
bewitch, conjure, enchant, fascinate, infat-
uate cur fo gheasaibh infatuation
geasach, -aiche a charming, enchanting
geasachd nf fascination
geasaibh
□
see geas
geasalanachd nf superstition
□
a rèir
geasalanachd muinntir an eilein according
to the superstition of the people of the island
geata, -achan nm gate, port
□
dùin an
geata! close the gate!
□
tha e a’dùnadh a’
gheata he is closing the gate
ged conj although, though
□
accompanied
by a relative construction: ged a bha mi
sgìth cha do stad mi (al)though I was tired
I didn’t stop
□
ged a chaidh a mhuinntir a
chur às an dachaighean agus an cur thar
a’ chuain though his people were evicted
from their homes and sent overseas
□
ged
a chuirteadh a-mach e, thigeadh e a-
steach a-rithist though he were (to be) put
out, he would come back in again
□
ged
tha (sometimes ged thà / ge-tà etc.) may
mean ‘even so’, ‘however’, ‘notwithstand-
ing’ etc.
□
ged tha, tha rud no dhà agam ri
innse dhaibh even so, I have a thing or two
to say to them
gèibheal, -eil, geibhlean nm gable
gèig and gèige
□
dat sing & gen sing
respectively of geug branch
geilb
□
see gilb
gèile, gèilichean / gèiltean nm gale
□
tro
na gèilichean through the gales
□
gèile
beòthail fresh gale
□
gèile làidir strong gale
geilidh, -ean nm galley (ship’s kitchen)
gèill, -eadh / gèilltinn / gèilleachdainn v
(⫹ do / ri to) cede, comply, concede, con-
form, give in, humour, knuckle (down to
etc.), resign, submit, succumb, surrender,
yield
□
a’ geilltinn do a reachd submitting
to his law
329 gèill
gèill, -e nf yielding, submission, belief
□
thoir gèill (do) 1. give in (to), yield (to),
sag (give way under pressure)
□
cha tug
e gèill fhathast he hasn’t given in yet …
□
mar chomharradh nach toireadh iad
gèill … as a sign that they would not yield
2. give credence (to), believe
□
cha robh e
a’ toirt gèill don amaideas sin he didn’t
believe that nonsense
gèilleadh, -idh nm & vn of gèill ceding etc.,
compliance, concession (of argument),
give, indulgence, resignation, surrender
□
tha de ghèilleadh anns a’ mhaothan na
dh’fhosgladh an t-slige there’s sufficient
give in the cartilage to open the shell
geilmhin s pilchard
geilt, -e nf cowardice, fear
□
fhreagair e gun
gheilt he replied without fear
□
fo gheilt
aghast
geilt-chrith nf trepidation
geilteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of geiltich
daunting etc.
geiltich, -eachadh v daunt, shrink
geimheal, -eil, geimhlean nm fetter geimh-
lean
□
pl ⫽ gyves, shackles
□
chaidh a
chur (ann) an geimhlean he was chained /
fettered, shackled
□
an iad seo iuchraichean
ar geimhlean? are these the keys of our
fetters?
geimhleachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
geimhlich enchaining
geimhleag, -eige, -an nf crowbar
geimhlean pl of geimheal gyves
geimhlich, -eachadh v enchain, fetter,
shackle
geinideach a genitive
□
see ginideach
geinn, -e, -ean nm wedge, chock
□
teannaich le geinn wedge v
geinn, -eadh v wedge
geinnte pp of geinn wedged
geir, -e nf grease, fat, lard, suet, tallow
gèire nf (optical) definition, keenness, sharp-
ness, virulence
gèire comp of geur
gèiread, -eid nm sharpness, keenness, wit
□
le gèiread inntinne with keenness of mind /
with acumen
□
chuir seo gèiread air an
càil this sharpened their appetite
Genesis, Leabhar Ghenesis Book of
Genesis
geòcach, -aiche a gluttonous
geòcair, -ean nm wry-neck (bird)
geòcaire, -ean nm glutton, guzzler
geòcaireachd nf debauchery, gluttony
geodha, -achan nm cove, creek
geòidh
□
gen sing and nom & dat pl of gèadh
goose
geoimeatrach a geometrical
geoimeatraidh
□
alt form of geoimeatras
geoimeatras, -ais nm geometry
geòire comp of geur
geòiread, -eid nm
□
see gèiread
geòireachadh
□
same as geurachadh
geòirich
□
same as geuraich
geòla, -achan nf dinghy, yawl
geòlach a geological
geòlaiche, -ean nm geologist
geòlas, -ais nm geology
geug, gèige, -an nf bough, branch
□
bha an
t-eun na shuidhe air geug the bird was sit-
ting on a branch
□
bha e a’ coimhead air
na h-eòin air na geugan he was looking at
the birds on the branches
□
bha an cat an
crochadh air bàrr na gèige the cat was
hanging on the tip of the branch
geum, geumnaich v low
geum, -a, -an nm bellow
□
dèan geum
bellow v
geumnaich, -e nf & vn of geum, bellowing,
lowing
□
dèan geumnaich low
□
chuala
sinn geumnaich a’ chruidh we heard the
lowing of the cattle
geur, gèire / geòire a 1. acid, bitter, caustic
(of wit), poignant, pungent, shrill, sour,
tart, trenchant, virulent
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geur is tioram
astringent (of taste) 2. bright (of intellect),
incisive, keen, sharp, sharpwitted
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air
leth geur brilliant
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sgian gheur a sharp
knife
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sìde gheur sgaiteach sharp, pierc-
ing weather
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bha an oir gheur air a mao-
ladh the sharp edge was blunted
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bha
faobhar na bu ghèire air an sgithinn seo
there was a keener edge on this knife
geur-amhairc v stare
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bha e a’ geur-
amharc oirnn he was staring at us
g.-bheachd nm insight g.-bheachdach a
percipient g.-fhacal nm gibe g.-labhairt
nf wit g.-lean v persecute g.-leanmhainn
nm & vn of g.-lean persecuting, persecu-
tion
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dèan geur-leanmhainn air perse-
cute
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tha an Riaghaltas a’ dèanamh
geur-leanmhainn orra the Government are
persecuting them
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rè nan geur-
leanmhainnean during the persecutions
g.-sgrùd v pore g.-sheallach a clear-
sighted, sharp-sighted
geurachadh, -aidh nm & vn of geuraich
intensifying etc.
geurachd nf asperity
geuradair, -ean nm sharpener
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geuradair
peansail a pencil sharpener
geuraich, -achadh v intensify, sharpen,
whet
geurchuis nf perspicacity, sagacity
gèill 330
geurchuiseach, -iche a incisive, judicious,
penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp
gheat, -aichean nf yacht
gheibh fut indep form of faigh
gheibhear fut pass form of faigh
gheobhar ⫽ gheibhear
giall, gialla / gèille, -an / -ean nf jaw,
jowl
giamh, gèimh / giamha, -an nm blemish,
defect, fault
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bha giamh annta uile they
all had a defect / there was a defect in all
of them
gibeach, -iche a hairy
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duine beag
gibeach feusagach a little, hairy, bearded
man
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also giobach
gibeagan, -ain, -ain nm ruff (bird)
gibht, -tean nf gift
Giblean, an Giblean nm (gen a’ Ghiblein)
April
gid
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gen sing of gead lock (of hair)
gidheadh adv although, but, howbeit, how-
ever, nevertheless, notwithstanding, yet
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gidheadh lean e air coiseachd nevertheless
he continued to walk / carried on walking
gige, -ean nm gig
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ràinig e am baile anns
a’ ghige aig a’ mhinistear he reached the
town in the minister’s gig
gil, -e, -ean nf gully, ravine
gil and gile
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dat sing & gen sing
respectively of geal white
gile nf whiteness
gilead, -eid nm whiteness
gilb, -e, -ean nf chisel
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gilb chruaidh cold
chisel
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gilb chruinn gouge
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geilb-
thollaidh mortice chisel
gille, gillean nm boy, fellow, lad, loon
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gille nan each groom
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gille trusgain
(male) model
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mo ghille math ort! good
for you! good lad!
gille-Brìde nm oyster catcher (also g.-brìde /
g.-Brìghde) g.-Caluim nm sword dance
g.-cas-fhliuch attendant who carried
nobility etc. across water on his back
g.-coise nm valet g.-cruidh nm cowboy
g.-feadaig nm dunlin (also grailleag)
g.-fionn nm white periwinkle (shellfish)
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bha gillean-fionna air na creagan
there were periwinkles on the rocks
g.-frithealaidh nm waiter g.-gnothaich
nm errand-boy (note: g.-mo-ghnothaich
suggests a lively, enterprising, dependable
young lad) g.-guirmein nm field scabious
g.-mirein nm 1. top (spinning toy),
whirligig 2. puppet g.-oifis nm office-boy
g.-sguain nm train-bearer g.-sporain nm
purser g.-stàbaill nm ostler
gimleid, -ean nf gimlet
gin, gineamhainn / gineadh v beget, breed,
engender, generate, procreate, reproduce
gin indef pron any
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a bheil uighean agad?
tha mi duilich. chan eil gin agam. do you
have [any] eggs? I’m sorry. I don’t have
any
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a bheil gin agaibhse ag aithneachadh
seo? do any of you recognise this?
gine, -eachan nf gene
gineach a gene
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dèanamh gineach gene
constitution
gineachas, -ais nm genesis
gineadair, -ean nm generator, procreator,
progenitor
gineadh nm & vn of gin begetting etc.
gineal, -eil, -an nm/f line (geneal.), prog-
eny, race, seed
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gineal fiar a perverse race
ginealach, -aich, -aichean nm generation
(genealogy)
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craobh ghinealaich family
tree
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ann an ginealach eile in another
generation
gineamhainn nm & vn of gin begetting
etc., conception (biol.), generation, pro-
creation
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buill gineamhainn genitals
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gineamhain òigheil parthenogenisis
gineamhainneach a procreative
ginean, -ein, -an nm foetus
ginearalachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
ginearalaich generalising, generalisation
ginearalaich, -achadh v generalise
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cha
ghabh a ghinearalachadh it cannot be
generalised
ginearalta a general
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tha Taghadh
Ginearalta eile seachad another General
Election is past
ginideach a genitive
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a’ chuis ghinideach
the genitive case (also seilbheach)
ginidich, -eachadh v develop, germinate
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thuirt e gun robh suidheachadh neònach
a’ ginideachadh he stated that a strange
situation was developing
gineteip, -ean nf genotype
gini, -idhean nm guinea
ginideachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ginidich
germinating, germination
ginidich, -eachadh v germinate
ginteil a genetic
gintinn nm reproduction
gintinneachd nf genetics
giobach, -aiche a 1. shaggy, hairy, rag-
ged
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bha comhlan de dhaoine giobach
mu choinneamh there was a group of
ragged men in front of him 2. active, spry
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also gibeach
giobarnach, -aich, -aich nm cuttlefish
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giobarnach-meurach octopus
giobal, -ail, -ail nm ragamuffin
giodar, -air nm sewage, slurry
331 giodar