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

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gusa conj

□

see gus conj

gusgal, -ail nm rubbish

guth, -a, -an nm 1. voice (for speech or in

gram.)

□

guth spreigeach active voice

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guth fulangach passive voice

□

guth àrd

high voice

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guth cruaidh loud voice

□

guth iosal low voice

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guth mall slow

voice

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guth sèimh soft voice

□

guth

soilleir clear voice

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bha mi toilichte a

guth a chluinntinn I was pleased to hear

her voice

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bha e math an guth a chluin-

ntinn it was good to hear their voices

□

feumaidh na Gaidheil an guth a thogail

the Gaels must raise their voices (for use

of sing in the preceding two examples see

notes under beatha and làmh) 2. mention,

word

□

thoir guth air to mention

□

chan eil

e a’ toirt guth air an t-suidheachadh idir

he doesn’t mention the situation at all

□

…

gun ghuth a thoirt air biadh … not to men-

tion food

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cha robh guth orra anns an

aithisg there was no mention / word of

them in the report

□

an cuala tu guth

riamh mu a dheidhinn? did you ever hear

mention of him?

□

bha e a’ faighneachd

dhiom an cuala mi guth ortsa he was ask-

ing me if I had heard [any] word of you

□

cha robh guth aig Calum air na thachair

Calum did not mention what had hap-

pened

□

note also: ciamar a tha thu? chan

eil guth ri ràdh how are you? ﬁne / no

complaints (lit. there isn’t any word to say

i.e. there’s no reason for complaint)

□

dè

do naidheachd? cha chuala mi guth

what’s your news? nothing fresh

guth-taghaidh nm suffrage, voice, vote

□

thoir guth-taghaidh vote

guth-thàmh – in the phrase as a ghuth-

thàmh in a quiet voice, quietly “Dè tha

thu a’ ciallachadh leis a sin?” ars esan as

a ghuth-thàmh. “What do you mean by

that?” he said quietly.

guthach a vocal, vocalic

gusa 352

might stand up for her right

□

chean-

gail mi am post le còrd làidir gus am

fuiricheadh e dìreach I tied the post

with strong cord so that it would stay

upright

□

again, gus nach is used in

neg clauses

□

tha cliathaichean a’

bhàta air an lìonadh le àirc gus nach

tèid i fodha the sides of the boat are

ﬁlled with cork so that she will not

sink 4. gus nach conj … or not

□

co-dhiù bha e a’ sgrìobhadh os iseal

gus nach robh whether he was writing

secretly or not

□

faodaidh iad fhèin

breithneachadh a bheil a bheag a’

tachairt gus nach eil they themselves

may judge if little is happening or not

H, h

□

traditionally h is not considered to be

a letter, though many place names, partic-

ularly of Scandinavian origin, begin with

it, but rather a breathing introduced to

show lenition as in: a Mhàiri Mary (voc)

□

mo phiuthar my sister

It also often indicates the remains of a miss-

ing word or inﬂection – this is optional

before such phrases as: gur h-e that he is

□

gur h-ann that it is there

□

mura h-eil

unless – but is always used 1. with the def

gen sing of fem nouns beginning with

a vowel: fad na h-oidhche all night 2. after

a meaning ‘her’ before a vowel: a h-athair

her father 3. after dara ‘second’ before a

vowel: an dara h-àite the second place

4. before numerals without a noun, begin-

ning with a vowel (up to 31): a h-aon

one

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a h-ochd eight

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a h-aon

deug eleven 5. before a vowel in adverbial

constructions with gu: gu h-olc badly

□

h-àraid especially

In addition, many recent borrowings from

English begin with this letter

haidreant, -an nm hydrant

haidridean / haidridsean nm hydrogen

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suilﬁd haidridean hydrogen sulphide

haidrocarbon, -an nm hydrocarbon

haidrofoidhl, -ean nm hydrofoil

hailleard, -aird, -an nf halyard

haisis nf hasheesh

halò! interj hallo!

hama, -aichean nf ham

hamstair, -ean nm hamster

hangar, -air, -an nf hangar, hanger

heactair, -ean nm hectare

hèadonas, -ais nm hedonism

hèadonach, -aich, -aich nm hedonist

hèadonach a hedonist

Hearach, -aich, -aich nm native of Harris

(see Hearadh, na Hearadh App. 12

Sect. 4.0)

Hearach a of, belonging to, pertaining to

Harris

hèaroin nm heroin

heidhceadh, -idh nm hiking

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bi a’ heid-

hceadh hike v

heileacoptair, -ean nm

hèimoﬁlia nf haemophilia

hiatas, -ais nm hiatus (ling.)

hièana, -athan nf hyena

hilics, -ean nf helix

hilium nm helium

hipidh, -ean nm hippy

hoc nm hock

hod interj used in Uist

□

same as thud! tut!

hogaidh nm hockey

hòigh! interj hallo!, hey!

hormon, -oin, -oin nm hormone

hòro-gheallaidh nf hubbub, hullabaloo,

sing-song, uproar – also hò-ro-gheallaidh

□

cha b’fhada gus an robh horo-

gheallaidh ann it wasn’t long until there

was an uproar

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chan eil sinn ag iarraidh

hòro-gheallaidh mhòr aig an àm seo den

bhliadhna we don’t want a great hulla-

baloo at this time of the year

hostail, -ean nf hostel

huist interj

□

same as ist

hùmas, -ais nm humus

353 iar-bhoillsgeadh

I, i

i pers pron she, her, it fem

□

i fhèin herself

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thàinig i dhachaigh she came home

□

chunnaic mi i I saw her

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an rud a rinn i

the thing (that) she did

□

the emph form is

ise

□

is ise as coireach she is to blame (lit.

it is she who is blameworthy)

iad pers pron they, them – the emph form

is iadsan

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iad fhèin themselves

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iad

seo these

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iad sin / siud those

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often

abbreviated to ’ad in common speech

iadh, -adh v circle, encircle, encompass,

enclose, enfold, surround (often followed

by mun cuairt air / timcheall air / mu

thimcheall etc.)

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bha iad ag iadhadh

timcheall air they were encircling him / it

masc

□

bha blàths na leapa a’tòiseachadh

gu a iadhadh the warmth of the bed was

beginning to enfold him

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dh’fhairich

i faochadh ga h-iadhadh she felt relief

enfolding her

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bha fuachd na h-oidhche

ag iadhadh timcheall air the coldness of

the night was encircling him

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iadh an

glacaibh embrace

iadh-lann nf rail i.-lus nm creeper i.-shlat

nf honeysuckle, woodbine

iadhadh, -aidh nm & vn of iadh surround-

ing etc., enclosure

iadhaire, -ean nm 1. feeler (bot. & biol.)

□

iadhairean goirid pedipals 2. aerial

iadhte pp encircled, encompassed etc.

□

iadhte a-staigh hemmed in

iadsan emph form of the pers pron iad (q.v.)

iall, èille, -an nf 1. dog’s lead, lace (of

shoe), leash, strap, thong

□

theannaich mi

na h-iallan I tightened the straps 2. strand

(educ. – aspect of learning)

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an taobh

a-staigh na h-èille within the strand

iallaich, -achadh v lace

iallachadh, -aidh nm & vn of iallaich

lacing etc.

ialtag, -aige, -an nf bat (pipistrelle)

□

bha

an uamh làn de dh’ialtagan the cave was

full of bats

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also ialtag oidhche bat

iamb nf iambic

iambach a iambic

Ianuari nm January

iar, an àirde an iar / an iar the west

□

iar west adv

□

on iar westerly

□

às an

àirde an iar westerly

□

chun na h-àirde an

iar westward

□

for a fuller account of

usage of this and the following terms see

App. 9

iar-dheas, an iar-dheas south-west

iar-thuath, an iar-thuath north-west

iar- pref after, post-, second in order, vice-

iar-bhoillsgeadh nm ﬂash-back i.-

bhuillsgean nm (geol.) outer core i.-

cheann-suidhe nm vice-president

i.-cheumach a post-graduate

□

bidh cùr-

saichean iar-cheumach air an leasachadh

post-graduate courses will be improved /

developed i.-cheumaiche nm post-graduate

i.-chomharraich v post-date i.-fhacal nm

epilogue i.-ghnìomhachas nm secondary

industry i.-leasachan nm / i.-mhìr nf suf-

ﬁx i.-ogha nm great grandchild, second

cousin

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bha sinn anns na h-iar-oghaichean

we were second cousins i.-rathad nm

secondary road i.-shlàinte a convalescent

i.-shlànach a convalescent i.-shlànachadh

nm convalescence

iarach a lower (see ìochdarach)

iarainn a iron, of iron

□

bha spìcean

iarainn air a’bhalla there were iron spikes

on the wall

iarann, -ainn, -an nm blade (of weapon),

iron (the metal), smoothing iron

□

iarann

na sgeine the blade of the knife / the knife

blade

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iarann lurcach corrugated iron

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iarrann tàilleir (tailor’s) goose

iarann-comharrachaidh nm branding iron

i.-leigidh nm trigger i.-preasach nm

corrugated iron i.-sniomhaire nm drillbit

i.-tàthaidh nm soldering-iron

iargall, -aill nf

□

see iarghall

iargalta a churlish, forbidding, morose, surly

iargaltas, -ais nm churlishness, moroseness,

surliness

iarghall, -aill, -an nm battle, skirmish,

contest, strife

iarla, -aichean nm earl

iarlachd, -an nf earldom

iarmad, -aid nm relic, remainder, remnant,

residue, seed

□

chan eil ach iarmad beag

air fhàgail there is only a small remnant

left

□

chan eil air fhàgail dhiubh ach iar-

mad an siud ’s an seo there is only a rem-

nant of them left here and there

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… a

measg iarmaid bhig de dhaoine an siud ’s

an seo … among a small remnant of peo-

ple here and there

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bheir e togail dhuinn

an t-iarmad fhaicinn san ath dheasachadh

we’ll look forward to seeing the remainder

in the next issue

iarmailt, -e nf sky, ﬁrmament, heavens

□

bha iad daonnan a-muigh fo na h-

iarmailtean they were always out under the

skies / heavens

iarna, -aichean nf hank, skein (see

crois-iarna)

iarnachadh, -aidh vn of iarnaich ironing

etc.

iarnaich, -achadh v iron

□

fhad ’s a bha

i ag iarnachadh an aodaich while she was

ironing the clothes

iarnaig, -eadh v iron

iarnaigeadh, -idh nm & vn of iarnaig

ironing

dh’iarr i brot air she asked him for

soup

□

but note also: an iarr mi

uighean anns a’ bhùth? shall I ask for

eggs in the shop?

iarr air (cuideigin) ⫹ vn 1. ask (some-

body) (to do something)

□

an iarr mi

air Sine a dhol do na bùthan? shall

I ask Jean to go to the shops?

□

iar-

raidh mi oirre fònadh air ais thugad

I’ll ask her to phone you back

□

dh’iarr Calum air Seòras còig ceud

not a thoirt dha air iasad Calum asked

George to lend (to) him ﬁve hundred

pounds (lit. give him on loan etc.)

□

dh’iarradh air sin a dhèanamh he

was asked to do that (lit. it was asked

on him that to do)

□

dh’iarr e air

a chàirdean a chuideachadh he

enlisted the help of his friends / he

asked his friends to help him

□

but

note also: dh’iarradh a-staigh mi I was

asked in (to the house) and: thachair

na rudan a bha iad ag iarraidh

tachairt the things they wanted to hap-

pen happened 2. look for, search for,

see k

□

chan iarrainn fasgadh anns an

àite sin I wouldn’t seek shelter in that

place

□

chaidh iad uile don mhonadh a

dh’iarraidh a’ phàiste they all went to

the moor to look for the child 3. aspire

to, need, require, want

□

… a rèir an

neart a dh’iarrar … according to the

power that is required

□

dè tha thu ag

iarraidh? what do you want? / what

would you like?

□

dè bhithinn-sa ag

iarraidh le rud cho grànnda sin? what

would I want with a thing as ugly as

that? (for the omission of ri after cho

see cho)

□

tha e ag iarraidh càradh it

needs mending

□

a bheil sibh ag iar-

raidh rud sam bith ri ithe no ri òl? do

you want anything to eat or drink?

□

iarr gu làidir yearn

□

bha e ag iarraidh

gu làidir a bhith air ais anns an eilean

he yearned to be back on (lit. in) the

island

□

dh’iarramaid taigh nas motha

we would like a bigger house

□

chan

iarrainn a bhith fadalach I wouldn’t

want to be late 4. iarr gu / a dh’ionn-

saigh etc. lead, head (intrans – of an

argument, train of events etc.)

□

thuigeadh an leth-chiallach fhèin co

thuige tha seo ag iarraidh even a half-

wit would realise where this is leading

(lit. the half-wit himself would realise

to what this is leading)

□

… ged nach

iarach 354

iarr, iarraidh v 1. ask (for something),

beg (for), demand, invite, request

iarr (rudeigin) air (cuideigin) ask

(something) from (somebody)

□

iarraidh nm/f & vn of iarr asking etc.,

demand, desire, predilection, quest,

request, wish, yearning

□

cha robh cus

iarraidh air clò mòr there was not too

much demand for tweed

□

bi iarraidh aig

cuideigin air ⫹ noun / vn want something /

to do something

□

cha robh iarraidh aige

air a dhol don bhaile he didn’t want to go

to [the] town

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chan eil iarraidh againn

orra we don’t want them

□

gun iarraidh

unasked, unbidden, unsought, unwanted

□

thig trì nithean gun iarraidh, an t-eagal,

an t-eudach ’s an gaol three things come

uninvited, fear, jealousy and love

iarratas

□

see iarrtas

iarratach / iarrtach, -aiche a demanding,

desirous, forward

□

bha na maighstirean

aige iarrtach his masters were demanding

iarrtas, -ais, -an nm application, demand,

motion (at meeting), petition, request, suit

□

iarrtasan fàis (geog.) growing condi-

tions

□

tha iarrtas a’ chlò a’ dol sìos a-

rithist the demand for tweed is going down

again

□

taing dhuibh airson mar a fhrea-

gair sibh ri iarrtasan agus cinn-latha

thanks to you for how you responded to

demands and deadlines

□

air iarrtas ⫹ gen

at the the request of air iarrtas a’ mhinis-

teir at the minister’s request

□

bileag

iarrtais demand notice

(something) from (somebody)

□

ghabh

e iasad den tuaigh bho nàbaidh he

borrowed the axe from a neighbour

□

gheibh mi iasad de spaid bho Chalum

I’ll get a loan of a spade from Calum

thoir iasad do give a loan to

□

thug

e iasad do Dhòmhnall he gave a loan

to Donald

thoir iasad (de) rudeigin lend / give

a loan of something (note that de is

optional)

□

bha e deònach iasad den

chàr aige a thoirt dhomh he was will-

ing to lend his car to me

□

thug e iasad

dà cheud not do a charaid he loaned

two hundred pounds to his friend / he

gave a loan of two hundred pounds to

his friend

an iasad on loan

□

bha baidhseagal

aige an iasad he had a loan of a bicy-

cle / he had a bicycle on loan

□

thoir

rudeigin an iasad lend something

(give something on loan)

□

bha speal

aige a bheireadh e an iasad do na

nàbaidhean he had a scythe that he

used to lend to the neighbours

thoir (rudeigin) air iasad loan (some-

thing)

□

dh’iarr Calum air Seòras còig

ceud not a thoirt dha air iasad

□

Calum asked George to lend (to) him

ﬁve hundred pounds (lit. give him on

loan etc.)

355 iasgach

robh e gu lèir a’ tuigsinn dè bha e ag

iarraidh gu a ionnsaigh … though he

didn’t fully understand what it was

leading to 5. iarr gu (cuideigin) probe

(somebody), be after somebody for

something, have designs on somebody

□

chan eil teagamh nach robh e ag iar-

raidh thugam there was no doubt that

he was probing me / that he was after

something from me, getting at me

□

bha e ag iarraidh thuige he had designs

on him

But note also: dh’iarr Iain a chur air tìr

aig Loch nam Madadh John asked to

be put ashore at Lochmaddy

iasad, -aid, -an nm loan

□

fear gabhail

iasaid borrower

faigh / iarr / gabh iasad de (rudeigin)

bho (chuideigin) borrow (something)

from (somebody) / get a loan of

iasadaiche, -ean nm lender

iasg, èisg, èisg / -an nm ﬁsh (the pl is rarely

used, the sing being used collectively as in

English i.e. ﬁsh rather than ﬁshes)

□

… far

am faighear iasg where ﬁsh are to be got / will

be got

□

na h-iasgan is na h-ainmhidhean

the ﬁshes and the beasts

□

pl used when

the ﬁsh are thought of individually:

feumaidh na mogaill anns an lìona bhith

de mheudachd a leigeas na h-èisg as

lugha troimhe the spaces in the net must

be of a size that will let the smallest ﬁsh

through [it]

□

but note: mòran iasg many

ﬁshes, mòran èisg much ﬁsh

□

iasg mara

sea-ﬁsh

□

margadh an èisg ﬁsh-market

□

sliseag èisg ﬁsh-slice

□

ceannaiche èisg

ﬁshmonger

□

mar iasg ﬁshy

iasg-cutail nm cuttleﬁsh i.-geal nm white

ﬁsh i.-lann nf aquarium

iasgach, -aich nm & vn of iasgaich ﬁshing

□

tha an t-eilean ainmeil airson iasgach

bhreac the island is famous for trout ﬁshing

iasgachd nm & vn of iasgaich ﬁshing

□

iasgachd (slaite) angling

iasg-a’-chlaidheimh nm swordﬁsh

iasgaich, -ach / -achd v ﬁsh

□

iasgaich (le

slait) angle

□

bi ag iasgachd ﬁsh v

□

bha

iad a’ dol a dh’iasgach they were going to

ﬁsh / going ﬁshing

iasgaidh

□

same as èasgaidh

iasgair, -ean nm ﬁsherman

□

bha iad nan

iasgairean air daoine they were ﬁshers of

men

□

iasgair (slaite) angler

iasgaireachd nf ﬁshery, ﬁshing

□

bàta-dìon

na h-iasgaireachd ﬁshery cruiser, ﬁshery

protection vessel

iath, -adh v

□

see iadh

ìbhri nf ivory

’ic – a form of mhic used in reciting family

trees etc.

□

Tearlach mac ’ic Ailein ’ic

Thearlaich Charles son of the son of Alan

son of Charles

idheon nm ion

idheonachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

idheonaich ionizing

idheonaich, -achadh v ionize

idir adv at all, on any account, ever, nowise,

what(so)ever

□

sometimes translates as

‘any’, or may not need to be translated

□

chan eil airgead agam idir I have no

money at all / I haven’t any money / I have

no money

□

chan eil an cuan na fhealla-

dhà idir the sea’s no joke [at all]

□

idir

here emphasises ‘no’

ien nf yen

ifrinn, -ean nf hell

□

aig dorsan ifrinn at

the doors of hell

ifrinneach, -aiche a hellish, infernal

ighean, ighne, ighnean nf a form of

inghean / nighean (q.v.)

ighinn(e), na h-ighinn(e) def gen form of

nighean – also ighne

□

ghabh freastal na

h-ighinn camadh the girl’s fate took a twist

ighne, na h-ighne def gen form of nighean

(also see ighean above)

Ìleach, -ich, -ich nm Islayman, native of

Islay

Ìleach a of, belonging to or pertaining to

Islay

’ille, ’illean abbr forms of the voc case of

gille & gillean respectively

ìm, ime nm butter

□

cuir ìm air butter

□

chuir e ìm air an aran he buttered the bread

im- for compounds beginning with this pref

see iom

imcheist, -e, -ean nf anxiety, dilemma,

doubt, hesitation, maze, perplexity, prob-

lem, puzzle, scruple

□

imcheist (cogais)

compunction

□

fo imcheist anxious

□

cuir

an imcheist bamboozle, nonplus, perplex,

puzzle

□

bi an imcheist hesitate, puzzle

□

sheall e oirre le imcheist he looked at her

with anxiety

□

bha iad uile a-nise fo

imcheist they were all now anxious

□

… a’

fuasgladh nan imcheistean as doimhne…

solving the most profound problems

□

bha

e an imcheist he was in a quandary

imcheisteach, -iche a perplexed

ìmeach, -iche a buttery

imeachd nf & vn of imich going etc., pace,

proceeding, progress, transition

imfhill, -eadh v entwine

imfhilleadh, -idh nm & vn of imfhill

entwining etc., involution

imfhios, -a, -an nm intuition

□

bha imfhios

aige gun robh rudeigin fada ceàrr he

had an intuition that something was far

wrong

imich, imeachd v depart, go, move, pro-

ceed, wend

□

imich gu trom plod

□

imich

gu stràiceil strut

□

leig le mo shluagh

imeachd let my people go

imleag, -eige, -an nf navel, nave (of a wheel)

imleagach a umbilical

imlich, imlich / -eachadh v lick

imleachadh, -aidh nm & alt vn of imlich

licking etc.

imlich nf & vn of imlich licking etc.

imnidh, -e nf anxiety, care, disquiet, solici-

tude

□

bha imnidh air he was anxious

□

cuir imnidh air worry

ìmpidh, -e, -ean nf entreaty, supplication,

persuasion

□

bha a shùilean làn ìmpidh(e)

his eyes were full of entreaty / supplication

□

cuir ìmpidh air conjure, entreat, exhort,

persuade, supplicate

□

bha e a’ cur ìmpidh

orra feum math a dhèanamh de na cothro-

man a bha aca he was exhorting them to

make good use of the opportunities they

had

□

bha iad a’cur ìmpidh orm mi tilleadh

they were entreating me to return

□

chòir dhuinn barrachd ìmpidh a chur air an

Riaghaltas gus dèanamh cinnteach gum

bi… we ought to exhort the Government

more to ensure that …will be …

ìmpidheach, -iche a persuasive

ìmpireil a imperial

ìmpireileas, -eis nm imperialism

impis, an impis adv on the point of, about

□

bha i an impis dol fodha she (the boat)

was on the point of sinking / about to sink

□

bha na tonnan an impis an slugadh

the waves were on the point of engulﬁng

them / swallowing them [up]

impìtiogo nf impetigo

imprig nf

□

see imrich nf

iasgachd 356

imrich, imrich v move house, ‘ﬂit’ in

Scotland

□

dh’imrich iad gu tìr-mòr they

moved to the mainland (see tìr-mòr)

imrich, -e, -ean nf 1. haulage, migration,

moving house, removal, ‘ﬂitting’ in

Scotland

□

imrich cuain migration (over-

seas)

□

air imrich migrating, on the move

□

dèan imrich / rach / thig air imrich decamp,

ﬂit (move house), migrate, remove

□

thàinig / chaidh iad air imrich they moved /

migrated 2. (household) effects

imrich a migratory

□

na h-eoin imrich the

migratory birds

inbhe nf class, degree, dignity, level, matu-

rity, order, precedence, proﬁle (status),

rank, standard, state, station, status, stand-

ing (rank etc.)

□

luchd-turais na ciad

inbhe 1st class passengers

□

inbhe oﬁgeil

ofﬁcial status

□

bu chòir dhuinn a bhith

a’ cosnadh inbhe oiﬁgeil don Ghàidhlig

we ought to be winning ofﬁcial status for

[the] Gaelic

□

tha iad a’ co-oibreachadh

aig inbhe eadar-ùghdarrasaich they are

co-operating at an inter-authority level

□

bha e àrd an inbhe he was high in rank

□

tha an taic seo air amas air inbhe na

Gàidhlig àrdachadh this support is aimed

at raising the status of Gaelic

□

tha

inbhe aig a’Ghàidhlig a measg Ghaidheal

agus Ghall nach fhacas a leithid riamh

roimhe Gaelic has a status among Gaels

and Lowlanders the likes of which has

never been seen before

□

tha iad a’ togail

inbhe na buidhne seo air feadh na

dùthcha they are raising this company’s

proﬁle throughout the country

□

a’

tighinn gu inbhe coming of age, reaching

maturity

inbheach, -ich, -ich nm adult

□

tha iad uile

airson inbheach a-mhàin they are all for

adults only

□

tha mòran ann a chòrdas ri

inbhich cuideachd there is much in it that

will please adults too

inbheach a adult

inbheachd nf maturity, rank, status

inbheil a of account, eminent, high-class,

outstanding

□

bha iad a’ fuireach ann an

taighean-òsta inbheil they were staying in

high-class hotels

inbhidheachd nf puberty

inbhir, -ean nm estuary

□

eadar inbhir

abhainn Chluaidh agus inbhir abhainn

Fhoirthe between the estuary of the River

Clyde and the estuary of the River Forth

□

used in many place names e.g. Inbhir

Adhra Inverary

ince, -ean nm ink

□

ince dearg red ink

Ind-Arianach, -aich, -aich nm Indo-Aryan

□

na h-Ind-Arianaich the Indo-Aryans

Ind-Arianach a Indo-Aryan

Indeach, -ich, -ich nm Hindu

Indeach a Hindu

Ind-Eòrpach a Indo-European

Indig nf Hindi (ling.)

ìne, ìnean nf ﬁnger-nail, nail (of ﬁnger etc.)

□

bha sgealb fo a ìne there was a splinter

under his nail

□

ìne san fheòil ingrowing

nail

inﬁnideach a inﬁnitive

□

modh inﬁnideach

inﬁnitive (gram.) – also neo-fhinideach

InG⫽ Iomairt na Gaidhealtachd Highland

Enterprise

inghar, -air, -an nm plumbline, plummet

ingheann, -inn / ighne, inghnean nf

□

same as nighean which is derived from

this word and is now more common

□

thàinig Sine agus na h-ighnean eile a-

steach Jean and the other girls came in

□

b’e Deirdre ainm na h-inghinn Deirdre

was the girl’s name

□

a bheil thu an toir na

h-ighne ud? are you after that girl?

□

dh’fhàg na h-ingheanan the girls left

ingheilt-shiùbhlair nm nomad

inghinn, na h-inghinn

□

gen sing of

ingheann

ighne, na h-ighne

□

gen sing of ingheann

Inid nf Shrovetide

□

air Di-Mairt na h-Inid

on Shrove Tuesday

ìnidh

□

dat of ìne

iniltear, -eir, -an nm nomad

iniltearachd nf nomadic farming,

nomadism

inisg

□

see innisg

inneach, -ich nm texture, weft, woof

inneachail a textured

inneal, -eil, -an nm engine, implement,

instrument, machine, motor, tool pl

innealan also ⫽ machinery

□

innealan

tuathanachais farming implements

□

bha

iad a’ cur nan innealan a dhol they were

starting the engines

□

nì an t-inneal seo an

obair dhut this machine will do the work

for you

□

inneal eagalach cogaidh a fearful

implement of war

□

innealan bùird table-

ware

□

thig a shealltainn air na h-innealan

bùird againn come and look at our table-

ware

□

inneal rabhaidh an alarm (ﬁre etc.)

□

bha innealan rabhaidh ceangailte ris

na h-uinneagan is na dorsan alarms were

connected to the doors and windows

□

‘an

t-inneal tarraing’ sex appeal

inneal-blàthachaidh nm warmer

□

inneal-

blàthachaidh nan cas foot warmer i.-

bleoghainn nm milking machine i.-buana

357 inneal-blàthachaidh

nm reaper (machine) i.-ciùil nm musical

instrument

□

chuala mi na h-innealan-ciùil

gan gleusadh I heard the (musical) instru-

ments being tuned (lit. at their tuning)

i.-claisneachd nm hearing-aid i. cogaidh

nm weapon i.-cùnntaidh airgid nm

cash-register i.-ﬁghe nm knitting machine

i.-ﬁonnarachaidh nm refrigerator

i.-fogharaidh combine harvester i.-

gearraidh an fheòir nm grass-mower i.-

giùlain nm vehicle i.-measgaidh nm

mixer i.-meudachaidh nm magniﬁer i.-

nigheadaireachd / i.-nighe nm washing-

machine i.-pianaidh nm rack (for torture)

i.-saimeant nm cement mixer i.-smùide

nm steam engine i.-spreagaidh nm starter

(engine starter) i.-tomhais nm meter i.-

uisgeachaidh nm sprinkler

□

tha am feur

air a chumail gorm le inneal-uisgeachaidh

the grass is kept green with a sprinkler

innealach a instrumental, organic

innealadh, -aidh nm groundwork,

preparation

innealaich, -achadh v mechanise

innealaichte pp mechanised

innealradh, -aidh nm machinery

□

mar

rothan ﬁaclach ann an innealradh like

cogged wheels in a machine

innean, -ein, -an nm anvil

□

mar òrd air

innean like a hammer on an anvil

inneas, -eis, -an nm account, report

□

ann an

inneasan nan Comannan in the Societies’

reports

innearadh, -aidh nm dunging

inneir, innearach nf dung, manure (dung),

ordure

inneireadh, -idh nm dunging

inneirich, -eachadh v dung

inneireachadh, -aidh nm & vn of inneirich

dunging

innfhuireachd nf immanence

innfhuireachail a immanent

innibh old dat pl of innidh compassion,

debt

□

cha robh e idir airson a dhol an

innibh duine sam bith he had no desire to

go into someone else’s debt / become

beholden to anyone

innidh nf bowel(s)

inn-imrich nf immigration dèan inn-imrich

immigrate

inn-imriche, -ean nm immigrant, incomer

□

tha mòran inn-imrichean ann there are

many incomers there

innis, innse v declare, inform, prompt,

recount, relate, tell

□

innis breug lie (tell

an untruth)

□

an robh e a’ feuchainn ri

rudeigin innse dhuinn? was he trying to

tell us something?

□

tha mi a’ dol

a dh’innse ort! I’m going to tell on you!

□

ciamar a dh’innseas mi seo dha? how

shall I tell this to him?

□

innsear dhut dè

nì thu it shall be told to you what you will

do (i.e. you’ll be told what to do)

□

nach

innis thu dhomh dè thachair? won’t you

tell me what happened?

□

dh’innis e a

sgeul dhomh he told me his tale

□

innseam

dhuibh let me tell you

innis, innse, innsean / innseachan nf

1. meadow, haugh 2. island – in both

meanings is the ‘inch’ of many Scottish

place-names e.g. Keith Inch in Peterhead

(an island), Insch near Inverurie,

Inchgower (innis ghobhar – the meadow

of goats / goat meadow) near Buckie etc.

(see under Innis and Innseachan in

App. 12 Sects. 3.0 & 4.0)

innis-fàsaich nf oasis

Innis-Tilleach, -ich, -ich nm Icelander

Innis-Tilleach a Icelandic

innisg, -ean nf libel, calumny, defamation

a’ tilgeil innisgean defaming, reproaching

□

a’ cur suas innisg, ’s a bun aig a’ bhaile

spreading a calumny, and its root at home

(proverb)

innisgeadh, -idh nm miscalling

□

… an

dèidh an innisgeadh… after miscalling

them …

innleachadh, -aidh nm & vn of innlich

devising etc.

innleachd, -an nf contraption, contrivance,

device, intelligence, machination, manoeu-

vre, plan, plot, ruse, scheme

□

innleachd

litreachais literary device

□

dèan innleachd

contrive

innleachda, luchd innleachda n pl

intelligentsia

innleachdach, -aiche a artful, resourceful,

ingenious, intelligent, inventive

□

’s e uid-

heam glè innleachdach a tha ann it’s

a very ingenious device

□

bha feum air

a bhith innleachdach there was a need to

be resourceful

innleachdail, -e a

□

see innleachdach

innleachdas, -ais nm ingenuity, inventiveness

innleadair, -ean nm engineer

□

prìomh

innleadair chief engineer

innleadair-dealain nm electrical engineer

i.-thogalach nm civil engineer

innleadaireachd nf engineering

innleireachd nf engineering

□

bho na ceàr-

daichean mòra innleireachd from the

great engineering works

innlich, -eachadh v devise, engineer, invent,

plan

innealach 358

innliche, -ean nm inventor

innse 1. nm & vn of innis telling, relating,

recounting etc., version

□

…mar a chanadh

e aig deireadh gach innse…as he used

to say at the end of every telling (e.g. of

a favourite story) 2. gen sing of innis nf

innseachan

□

see innis nf

innsean

□

see innis nf

Innseanach, -aich, -aich nm Indian

Innseanach a Indian

□

An Cuan

Innseanach The Indian Ocean

□

sheòl sinn

don Chuan Innseanach we sailed into the

Indian Ocean

Inns-Eòrpach a Indo-European

□

cha

bhuin a’ chànain seo don teaghlach Inns-

Eòrpach this language does not belong to

the Indo-European family

innte prep pron of ann (q.v.) in her / in it fem

inntinn, -e, -ean nf frame of mind, intellect,

mind, spirits

□

tha inntinn mhath ann he

has a good head [on him]

□

dh’fhairich e

inntinn a’ togail beagan he felt his spirits

rising a little

□

luchd nan inntinnean

feòlmhor the carnally minded

□

’s e a’

chiad nì a thig nar n- inntinn gu bheil seo

ceàrr the ﬁrst thing that enters our minds

is that this is wrong

□

rinn e druidheadh

mòr air inntinn an t-sluaigh he made

a great impression on the minds of the

people

□

sin dearbhadh air buaidh na

h-inntinn air nàdar that was proof of the

victory of mind over matter

□

strictly

speaking, in common with other parts of

the body (see notes under beatha and

làmh), the sing should be used when

‘minds’ means each mind individually, but

the pl is frequently found

□

tha seo a’ cur

teagaimh ann an inntinn dhaoine this puts

doubt in people’s minds

□

cuir inntinn aig

fois reassure

□

chuir seo ar n-inntinn aig

fois this reassured us

□

cuir an inntinn

suggest

□

bha iad uile a dh’ aon inntinn

they were all of one mind

inntinn-eòlaiche nm psychologist

inntinneach, -ich a 1. interesting

□

fhuair

mi seo air leth inntinneach I found this

particularly interesting 2. merry, cheerful

bha iad inntinneach, làn spòrs they were

cheerful, full of fun

inntinneil a mental

inntleachdail a intellectual

□

ràinig e

inbhe àrd inntleachdail he attained a high

intellectual level

inntrig, -eadh v enter

□

dh’inntrig iad gu

h-obann they entered suddenly

inntrigeadh, -idh nm & vn of inntrig enter-

ing etc., access, entrance, entry deuchainn

inntrigidh entrance examination

□

taille

inntrigidh entrance fee

□

còirichean innt-

rigidh rights of access

□

nach e am fogh-

lam an t-inntrigeadh don a h-uile nì? isn’t

education the entrance to everything?

ìobair, ìobradh v immolate, sacriﬁce

□

car-

son a tha thu gad ìobradh fhèin mar seo?

why are you sacriﬁcing yourself like this?

ìobairt, -e, -ean nf offering, sacriﬁce

□

bha

iad air na diathan a shuaimhneachadh le

ìobairtean iomchaidh they had placated

the gods with ﬁtting sacriﬁces

□

bha e na

ìobairt aig cogadh he was a sacriﬁce of

war

□

ìobairt bhuidheachais thank-

offering

□

ìobairt daonnda human sacri-

ﬁce

□

ìobairt loisgte burnt offering

ìobradh, -aidh nm & vn of ìobair sacriﬁcing

etc., immolation, sacriﬁce

ìobairteach, -ich, -ich nm victim

ìoc, -adh v 1. compensate, defray, discharge

(of debt), pay, remunerate, render 2. heal

ìoc nm 1. discharge (of debt) 2. medicine,

remedy

ìoc-chòmhdach nm (medical) dressing

ì.-lann nm dispensary

ìocaidh, -ean nm payee

ioc-ar-nac adv willy-nilly (uncommon)

iochd nf clemency, compassion, mercy

ìochdar, -air nm bottom, depth, lowest part

□

aig ìochdar a’ ghlinne at the lowest end

of the glen

ìochdarach, -aiche a inferior, lower, lower-

most, nether, subordinate, ulterior

□

ìochdraiche nethermost

□

ceann ìochdarach

a’ ghlinne the lower end of the glen

□

aig

a’ cheann ìochdarach at the lower end

ìochdaran, -ain, -ain nm inferior, subject,

underling, vassal

ìochdaranachd nf inferiority

iochdmhor, -oire a clement, compassion-

ate, merciful

ìochdrach

□

see ìochdarach

ìocshlaint nf balm, cure, elixir, medicine,

remedy

□

bha seo èifeachdach mar iocsh-

laint this proved effective as a cure

ìocshlainteach a medicinal

iodhal, -ail, -an nm idol

□

dèan iodhal dhe

idolize

iodhal-aoradh, iodhal-aoraidh nm idola-

try

□

tha cus dheth na iodhal-aoradh too

much of it is idolatry

iodhal-adhrach a idolatrous

iodhlann, -ainn, -an nf barn-yard, corn-

yard, stackyard, yard

□

bha an coirce san

iodhlainn the oats were in the stackyard

□

gàrradh na h-iodhlainn the wall of the

cornyard

□

an dèidh don arbhar a bhith

359 iodhlann

tèarainte san iodhlainn after the corn was

safely in the cornyard

iòga nf yoga

iògart, -airt, -an nm yoghurt

ioghantach

□

see iongantach

ioghnadh

□

see iongnadh

iola, -achan nf 1. ﬁshing ground, ﬁshing

bank

□

feumar na h-iolachan iasgaich

a bhith air an dìon the ﬁshing grounds

must be protected 2. ﬁshing with a rod

from a boat

□

bha mi ag iola as an loch

I was rod ﬁshing in the loch

iolach, -aich, -aichean nf cheer, cheering,

outcry, shout, whoop

□

tog / dèan iolach

cheer, shout

□

cha robh iolach no eubhach

ann a-nise there was no cheering or

shouting now

iollagach

□

see iullagach

iolair, -e, -ean nf eagle

□

isean iolaire

eaglet

□

ann an tìr nan iolairean in the

land of the eagles

iolair-bhuidhe / i.-dhubh / i.-mhonaidh

nf golden eagle i.-bhàn / i.-bhreac /

i.-cladaich / i.-mhara nf white-tailed

eagle / sea-eagle i.-mhaol nf bald-eagle

i.-shùileach a eagle-eyed i.-uisge nf osprey

iolaire nf alt nom form and gen sing of iolair

iol- pref many- / multi-

iol-cheàrd, -èird, -an / iol-cheàrdach,

-aich, -aich nm jack of all trades

i.-dànachas nm versatility i.-ghnèitheach

a heterogeneous

iolra a and nm plural

iòga 360

iom- pref 1. used as an intensifying

pref 2. about

iom-chomhairle nf dilemma, doubt,

perplexity

□

ann am iom-chomhairle

in perplexity i.-chuairteachadh nm

revolution

□

bha iad an dùil iom-

chuairteachadh a thoirt gu buil they

expected to bring about a revolution

i.-chuairteachail a revolutionary

i.-chuairtich v revolve i.-dhoras nm

revolving door i.-fhaclach a turgid

i.-fhill v enwrap, (ﬁg.) involve, implicate

i.-fhillte a 1. complex, manifold

□

tha

gach cuimse ag iarraidh sgilean nas

iom-fhillte each target requires more

complex skills 2. implicit i.-fhillteach

a manifold i.-fhillteachd nf complex-

ity i.-labhairt nf periphrasis i.-

labhrach a periphrastic i.-oibreachadh

(ceimigeach) nm (chemical) reaction

i.-sgaradh nm contrast

□

dèan

iom-sgaradh contrast v i.-tharraing

nf (force of) gravity

ioma- pref many-, multi-

ioma-bhuidhneach a multi-party

□

tha

iad ag iarraidh taghaidhean ioma-

bhuidhneach a chumail they want to

hold multi-party elections i.-bhunach

a polygenetic i.-chainnteach a multi-

lingual, polyglot i.-chainnteach / i.-

chànanach nm multilingual, polyglot

i.-chànaineach a multilingual

□

e duine miorbhaileach ioma-

chànaineach a bha ann he was an

amazingly multilingual man i.-

chànanas nm multi-lingualism i.-

cheallach a multicellular i.-cheàrnag

nf polygon i.-chomhairle nf dilemma,

perplexity, doubt, indecision

□

ann an

ioma-chomhairle in perplexity, in

a dilemma

□

bha e [ann] an ioma-

chomhairle fad mionaid no dhà he

was indecisive (lit. in indecision) for

a minute or two i.-chruthach a diverse

(in form), multiform i.-chuideam nm

stress i.-chultarach a multi-cultured

i.-dhathach a many-coloured, motley,

variegated i.-dhruid v hem in i.-fhillte

a complex

□

’s e ceist gu math

iomadh-fhillte a tha seo this is quite

a complex question i.-fhillteachd nf

complex i.-ghaoth nf whirlwind,

eddy-wind i.-ghlac v embrace

□

dh’ioma-ghlac i e she embraced him

i.-ghnèitheach a multifarious

□

slu-

agh ioma-ghnèitheach na dùthcha the

multifarious people of the country i.-

lideach a polysyllabic i.-lobhtach

a multi-storied i.-lùbach a intricate

□

’s e sgeulachd ioma-lùbach a tha innte

it’s a very intricate story i.-mheadhan

a multi-media

□

stuth teagaisg

Gàidhlig ioma-mheadhan multi-media

Gaelic teaching materials i.-nàiseanta

a multi-national

□

companaidhean

iomadh-nàiseanta multi-national

companies i.-phòsadh nm polygamy

i.-sgaoileadh nm ramiﬁcation i.-

sheòrsach a multiple i.-shiollach

a polysyllabic i.-shlighe nf labyrinth,

maze i.-shliosach a multilateral

i.-thalantach a multi-talented i.-

thaobhach a multi-faceted

iomachaidh, -e a

□

see iomchaidh

iomachd nf

□

see imeachd

iomadach a many, various (used in the

same way as iomadh)

□

thig seo ri càil

iomadach duine this will suit the taste of

many people

iomadachadh, -aidh nm & vn of iomadaich

multiplying (maths.) multiplication

□

ceàr-

nag iomadachaidh multiplication square

iomadachd nf diversity, multiplicity

□

tha

iomadachd shònraichte ri fhaotainn san

leabhar seo a remarkable diversity is to be

found in this book

iomadaich, -achadh v multiply (maths.)

□

air iomadachadh le multiplied by

□

iomadaich ceithir le còig multiply four by

ﬁve

iomadaidh a sundry

iomadalachd nf

□

same as iomadachd

iomadan, air iomadan adv adrift

□

bha e

a-nise air iomadan air cuan bhruadar he

was now adrift on a sea of dreams

iomadanach, -aiche a restless, unsettled

□

solas iomadanach neo-sheasmhach a rest-

less unsteady light

iomadh, -aidh nm many, a number, several,

various

□

followed by the sing of the noun

□

iomadh rud many things (lit. many

a thing)

□

fad iomadh latha for many a day

□

bidh fèill air an leabhar seo air iomadh

adhbhar there’ll be a demand for this book

for several reasons

□

mar a thachair

do dh’iomadh cleachdadh eile as has

happened to many another custom / many

other customs

□

bha mi aig iomadh fear

I’ve been at many a one (i.e. a Mod)

□

…

tha seo a’ tighinn riutha air iomadh dòigh

this suits them in various ways

□

[ann] an

iomadh seadh in many senses

□

’s iomadh

uair — [it’s] many a time

□

’s iomadh uair

a bhitheamaid ri na cleasan seo many

a time we would be up to these tricks

(ri often means ‘engaged in’)

□

most other coll nouns, iomadh may be

thrown into a pseudo gen pl form in

certain circumstances

□

a measg nan

iomadh cuspair a tha anns an leabhar seo

… among the many subjects [which are] in

this book

iomadh-

□

also see iom- / ioma-

iomagain, -e nm anxiety, worry

□

fo ioma-

gain in a state of anxiety, worried

□

bha i

fo iomagain she was full of care

iomagaineach, -iche a anxious, careful,

nervous (fearful), solicitous

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choimhead

i air gu h-iomagaineach she watched him

anxiously

iomain, -e nf & vn of iomain driving etc.,

shinty

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iomain Èireannach hurley

iomain, iomain v drive (of cattle etc. or of

ball etc. in a game), propel

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air iomain

driven

iomair, iomairt v play, ply, use

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iomair air

gheall gamble

iomair, iomairt / iomradh / iomramh v

row (use oars)

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dh’iomair iad air falbh

they rowed away

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stad iad de dh’iomradh

le chèile they both stopped rowing

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dh’iomair e dhachaigh cho luath ’s a

b’urrainn dha he rowed home as fast as he

could

iomair, -e, -ean / -iomraichean nf ﬁeld

iomairt nf & vn of iomair playing etc.,

enterprise, campaign, shuttle service

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Companaidh Iomairt nan Eileanan Siar

Western Isles Enterprise Company

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Iomairt na Gaidhealtachd ’s nan Eilean

(IGE) Highlands and Islands Enterprise

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Companaidh Iomairt Ionadail (CII) Local

Enterprise Company (LEC)

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iomairt

phrìbheideach private enterprise

iomall, -aill, -an nm 1. border, edge,

extreme, fringe, limit, margin, outline,

outskirts, periphery, rim, verge

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iomall

baile suburb (also iomall-bhaile)

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iomall

a-muigh (baile) outer suburbs

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dèan

iomall edge v

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iomall na duilleige margin

(of page)

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bha Gàidhlig air an iomall

anns na h-oilthighean Gaelic was on the

fringe in the universities

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aig Iomall Fèis

Dhùn Èideann at the Edinburgh Festival

Fringe

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tha Iomall aig a’ Mhòd a-nis

there’s a Fringe at the Mod now

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’s

fheàrr a bhith an iomall a’ phailteis na an

teis meadhan na gorta [it is] better to be

on the fringe of plenty than to be in the

very centre of want 2. refuse, remainder,

surplus

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cha robh iomall bainne, neo

buntàta neo sìol aca they didn’t have

a surplus of milk, potatoes or seed

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fhuair

iad iomall air they got the beneﬁt of it /

their share of it (a surplus)

iomall-bhaile nm suburb

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iomall-

bhailtean surburbs

iomall-fairge nm coastline

iomallach, -aiche a distant, isolated,

remote, marginal, on the fringes / borders

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seo ceàrn cho iomallach ’s a tha

air uachdar na cruinne this is an area

as remote as any on the surface of the

globe

iomallachd nf remoteness

iomarcach a superﬂuous, redundant

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bha

na taighean iomarcach a-nis the houses

361 iomarcach