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

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sharp eyesight, he would have recognised

who was there

lèirsinneach, -iche a discerning, percep-

tive, visual

□

na h-ealain lèirsinneach the

visual arts

leis prep

□

form of le used before a def noun

or with the pron gach

□

also prep pron of

le (q.v.) with him / it m, by him, it m etc.

leis, -e, -ean nf haunch, thigh

□

sùil na leise

the hip-joint

leis a 1. lee, leeward 2. larboard, port(side)

□

as the lee side and the port side of a ship

need not always be the same, these terms

are somewhat confusing – in the following

examples they could mean either – see

fasgadh for ‘lee’ and cli for ‘port’

□

bha

iad air eathar a chur a-mach air an taobh

leis they had put out a boat on the leeward

side

□

bha e an taic ri taobh leis na luinge

he was leaning against the lee side of the

ship

□

a’ruith leis running before the wind

□

leis oirn to leeward of us

Leisbeach, -ich, -ichean nf Lesbian

Leisbeach a Lesbian

leisg, -e nf disinclination, inertia, laziness,

sloth

□

cha robh leisg air⫹ vn he had no

qualms about (doing something)

□

bha

leisg air sin a dhèanamh he was loath to

do that

leisg, -e a idle, lazy, sluggish

□

dh’fhàg e

orra gun robh iad leisg he accused them of

being lazy (see fàg)

□

is e am f ìor adhb-

har gu bheil iad leisg the real reason is

that they are lazy

□

is leisg orm I am loath

to, disinclined to, reluctant to …

□

also bi

leisg gu ⫹ inf

□

bha a bhean leisg gu

snìomh agus gu ﬁghe his wife was reluc-

tant to spin and weave

leisgeadair, -ean nm drone (person only),

idler, lazy person

□

cha bhi àite nar measg

airson leisgeadairean there will be no

place among us for idlers

leisgean, -ein, -an nm / leisgear, -eir, -an

□

same as leisgeadair

□

is leisg le leis-

gean dhol a chadal, is seachd leisg leis

èirigh a lazy man is reluctant to go to bed,

but particularly reluctant to get up

(proverb)

leisgeul, -eil, -an nm apology, defence,

evasion, excuse, extenuation, plea, pre-

tence, pretext

□

gun leisgeul unpardonable

□

gabh / thoir leisgeul excuse v

□

dèan /

thoir leisgeul apologise

□

gabh mo

leisgeul excuse me, pardon me

□

thàinig i

a-nall a ghabhail an leisgeul she came

over to apologise for them

□

ma ghabhas

sibh mo leisgeul if you will excuse me

□

lèirsinneach 392

rinn e leisgeul air choreigin ri Seumas he

made some excuse or other to Seumas

□

tha leisgeul aig luchd-ionnsachaidh ma

bhitheas iad a’ dèanamh mhearachdan

learners have some excuse if they make

mistakes (lit. will be making)

□

chan

urrainn leisgeulan sam bith a bhith againn

we can have no excuses

□

bha iad am

beachd nach robh e ach ri leisgeulan they

were of the opinion that he was just mak-

ing excuses (see ri)

□

cha bu chòir dhaibh

a bhith a’ cleachdadh suidheachaidhean

mar sin mar leisgeul they ought not to be

using situations like that as an excuse

□

iomadh leisgeul a tha aig a’ gheamhradh

air a bhith fuar, oir cha bu dual dha bhith

teth the winter has many excuses for being

cold, for it is not in his nature to be warm

(proverb)

leisgire, -ean nm sluggard

leiteachas, -ais nm partiality, preference

□

leiteachas an aghaidh prejudice against

leiteas, -eis, -an nm

□

same as leiteis

leiteis, -ean nf lettuce

leith, -e, -ean nf nerve

□

leith an fhradhairc

optic nerve

leitheach

□

see letheach

leithid, -e, -ean nf equal, peer, equiva-

lent

□

chan fhaighinn a-mach còmhla

ri mo leithidean eile I would not get

out along with my other peers

□

chan

eil e ach aimlisgeach na leithidean seo

eile a chleachdadh it’s simply confus-

ing to use these other equivalents

leithid used with poss adjs means

‘the like(s) of’, ‘such a …’

□

an dara-

sealladh is a leithid sin [the] second-

sight and that kind of thing (lit. its

like)

□

thuirt iad nach fhaca iad riamh

a leithid they said that they had

never seen its like

□

bha ad air nach

fhaca mi a leithid a-riamh he was

wearing a hat the likes of which I had

never seen (lit. there was a hat on him

that not its like I had ever seen)

□

chuala e ceòl nach cuala e a leithid a-

riamh roimhe he heard music the likes

of which he had never heard before

□

tha inbhe aig a’ Ghàidhlig am 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

393 leònte

leithid may be preceded by a prep pron

□

…a chionn ’s nach eil suim aig daoine

dha leithid (where dha ⫽ do⫹ a)…

since people aren’t interested in such

things (lit. do not have regard towards its

like)

□

cha robh cuimhne aige air dad

dha leithid (where dha⫽ de⫹ a) he did

not remember anything of the kind (lit.

of its like)

leithid may be followed by a noun in

the gen

□

… bho leithid Dhòmhnaill

MhicDhòmhnaill … from the likes

of Donald MacDonald …

□

…

leabhraichean beaga leithid an leabhrain

aig Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill … little

books such as Donald MacDonald’s

booklet

leithid may also be followed by de⫽ of

□

carson nach eil a leithid de nì ann ri

ionad coimhearsnachd an seo? why is

there not such a thing as a community

centre here? (lit. its like of a thing in it

as …)

□

ann an a leithid de shuid-

heachadh in such a situation

□

… air

a leithid de dhòigh is gun do dhùin

an còmhla nuair a rachadh an t-sreang

a tharraing … in such a way that the

shutter closed when the string was

pulled

□

a leithid seo a dhuine this

so-and-so / a person of this sort (where

a dhuine ⫽ de dhuine)

□

an aghaidh

a leithid seo de fhianais … in the face

of / against this kind of evidence

leithid is occasionally accompanied by

an adj

□

rinn iad a leithid cheudna air

na tuathanaich they did the same kind

of thing to the farmers

□

a leithid

cheudna dhut the same to you (return-

ing a greeting)

leithid may be used alone to prompt

further information

□

is iomadh rud a

chunnaic mi nach fhaca thusa. leithid?

I have seen many a thing that you

haven’t [seen]. such as? …

leòghanta a leonine

leòidean nom and dat pl of leathad

leòinteach, -ich, -ich nm casualty

leòir

□

see leòr

leòis

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of leus

blister

leòm, leòime nf conceit, pride

□

duine làn

leòim a man full of conceit

leòmach, -aiche a affected, conceited,

‘posh’, vain-glorious

leòmachas, -ais nm

□

same as leòmachd

leòmachd nf affectation

□

bha an sgeu-

lachd air a h-innse gun leòmachd the tale

was told without affectation

leòmag, -aige, -an nf 1. prude 2. snowﬂake

(in some parts of Lewis)

leòman, -ain, -ain nm moth

leòmann

□

see leòman

leòn, -òin, -tan nm cut, scar, wound

leòn, leòn / -adh v hurt, strain, wound

□

chaidh a leòn he was wounded

leònte pp wounded, hurt, strained

□

iomadh

cridhe leònte many a wounded heart

leithne

□

comp of leathann

leitir, leitreach, leitrichean nf slope, declivity

leò prep pron of le (q.v.) with them

leòb, leòib, -an nm 1. piece, slice 2. culti-

vated patch of land, ‘lazy bed’

leòbag, -aige, -an nf

□

see lèabag

leòghann, -ainn, -ainn nm lion, leo

□

bha

e fo mhàg an leòghainn he was under the

lion’s paw

leòr nf satiety, sufﬁciency

□

an d’fhuair

thu do leòr? did you get enough? (to

satisfy you)

□

bha a leòr airgid aige he

had enough money (lit. he had his suf-

ﬁciency of money i.e. to satisfy him –

cf. gu leòr below)

□

tha a leòr aice ri

dhèanamh she has plenty to do / her

work is cut out for her

leòr is most commonly used in the

phrase gu leòr (lit. ‘to sufﬁciency’)

adequate, enough, plenty, sufﬁcient

□

tha airgead gu leòr agam I have

plenty of money / enough money (to

do / buy something)

□

bha e air gu leòr

fhaicinn he had seen enough

□

bha sin

gu leòr leatha that was enough for her

(lit. with her)

□

bha aon dhiubh gu leòr

leamsa one of them was enough for me

□

dh’fhàs an sgoil mòr gu leòr gu fear-

teagaisg eile a chur innte the school

grew big enough to put in (lit. into it)

another teacher

□

tha iad beag, ach

mòr gu leòr gus sgrathan a gearradh

they’re small, but big enough to cut

turfs

□

bha gu leòr ann ri ithe(adh) is

ri òl there was enough to eat and [to]

drink

□

an fheadhainn a bha mi-

fhortanach gu leòr tighinn na lùib

those who were unfortunate enough to

become involved with him

□

bha an

leòsan 394

obair math gu leòr the work was

passable

gu leòr may also be accompanied by de

which is often gu leòr a (gu leòr a dh’

before vowels)

□

chan eil sgeul an-

diugh air gu leòr de na daoine a bha

ag obair còmhla rium there’s no

sign nowadays of plenty of the people

who were working with me

□

chan eil

sinn air gu leòr den obair aige

fhaicinn gus beachd cothromach a

cheadachadh air a chomasan we

haven’t seen enough of his work

to permit a fair opinion of his

abilities

□

… far a bheil gu leòr a

dh’iarrtas … where there is sufﬁcient

demand

□

chan eil gu leòr dhiubh sin

air fhàgail there aren’t enough of

these left

gu leòr may mean ‘plenty (of people)’

□

tha gu leòr ann a chuala guth na

cuthaige nach fhaca riamh i there are

plenty who have heard the cuckoo’s

voice that haven’t seen it

□

tha e

soilleir do gu leòr gu bheil … it’s clear

to plenty [of people] that …

□

tha gu

leòr eile ris an obair ach chan eil gu

leòr there are plenty of others engaged

in the work, but not enough

Sometimes na leòr / na leòir is used

instead of gu leòr

□

gheibh sibh na

leòr de dh’airgead you’ll get plenty of

money

With the assertive verb the gu is omit-

ted

□

cha bu leòr làthaireachd an airm

gus an sìth a dhèanamh cinnteach the

presence of the army was not enough

to ensure the peace

a-muigh the surface, the outside

□

bhriseadh am bata na dhà leth the

stick was broken in [its two] halves

□

bha an taigh ùr na leth a dh’uallach

dha ’s a bha an seann taigh the new

house was half the trouble / burden to

him as the old house was (lit. half of

a burden)

□

seo dàrna leth an diofair

eadar … agus … this is half the differ-

ence between … and … (see dàrna)

□

bha botal uisge-bheatha air òl gu leth

air a’ bhòrd there was a half-drunk

bottle of whisky on the table (lit. drunk

to its half )

□

lìon e a’ ghlainne gu a

leth he half ﬁlled the glass (lit. ﬁlled

the glass to its half)

□

lìon e leth na

glainne dha fhèin he ﬁlled half a glass

for himself (lit. half of the glass)

□

cha

do dh’innis mi a leth I didn’t tell the

half of it (lit. its half)

□

bha na bal-

lachan air an lìnigeadh le ﬁodh suas

gu an dàrna leth the walls were lined

with wood to halfway up (lit. to the

second half – see dàrna)

□

barrachd

air leth an astair a bha againn ri

dhol more than half the distance we

had to go

□

nam biodh an t-astar leth

an rud a tha e if the distance were half

what it is

Often used of measures, including time

and distance:

leth uair – also lethuair / leth-

uair – half hour, half an hour

□

lethuair an dèidh seo chunnaic mi

a-rithist e half an hour after this I saw

him again

□

leth uair a thìde / lethuair

a thìde (adj phr) half hour

□

sreath

de shia prògraman lethuair a thìde

a series of half hour programmes

□

tha

trì prògraman leth uair a thìde gan

dèanamh three half hour programmes

are being made

□

leth uair an dèidh

còig half past ﬁve

□

leth phunnd half

a pound

□

leth dusan half dozen, half

a dozen

□

mu leth mhìle bhuam about

half a mile from me

□

leth an rathaid /

leth na slighe (adv) halfway / midway

(also letheach slighe)

□

bha craobh

mhòr leth an rathaid eadar mi agus a’

chreag there was a large tree midway

between me and the rock

□

cha robh

sinn ach leth na slighe gu Inbhir Nis

we were only halfway to Inverness

And also: cha robh a leth uiread seo

anns an ath bhothan there wasn’t half

as much as this in the next hut

□

tha

leòsan, -ain, -ain nm pane of glass

□

leòsan

na h-uinneige window-pane, pane

□

bhris

e aon de leòsain na h-uinneig the broke

one of the window-panes

□

also lòsan

leòsan-adhair nm skylight

leotha 1. prep pron of le (q.v.) with them

2. same as leatha comp of leathann

leòthaid alt gen sing of leathad

leth nm half

□

dèan dà leth air bisect

□

bha seo a’ dèanamh dà chruinn leth

this made two neat halves

□

an leth

395 leòthaid

iad ag ràdh gum bi iad a’ cur a-mach

a leth uiread eile de phrògraman

Gàidhlig they say that they will be

putting out half as many Gaelic

programmes again (lit. putting out

its other half as many of Gaelic

programmes)

gu leth … and a half (gu comes from

older co meaning ‘with’)

□

uair gu leth

an hour and a half

□

dà uair gu leth

two and a half hours

□

mu ochd òirlich

gu leth am fad about eight and a half

inches long (lit. about eight inches and

a half in length)

air leth adv (often translating as an adj)

apart, aside, asunder, different, excep-

tional(ly), individual(ly), isolated, par-

ticular(ly), respective(ly) separate(ly),

unique(ly)

□

neach air leth / pearsa air

leth / duine air leth etc. individual

noun

□

mar phearsachan air leth as

individuals (note that the nouns neach /

pearsa / duine etc. may be used with-

out air leth with the meaning individ-

ual)

□

rud air leth phenomenon

□

bha seo air leth inntinneach this was

particularly interesting

□

’s e latha air

leth teth a bh’ann it was a particularly

hot day

□

ghabh mi ùidh air leth anns

a’ chuspair seo I took a particular

interest in this subject

□

air leth geur

brilliant (i.e. particularly acute)

□

tha

iad air leth geur-chuiseach they are

exceptionally observant

□

air leth bho

bhith a’ teagasg Gàidhlig mar chus-

pair as distinct from teaching Gaelic

as a subject

□

cuir air leth assign,

detach, insulate, pick, sequester

□

air a

chur air leth insulated bidh Sàbaid air

a cur air leth gach bliadhna mar… a

Sunday is set aside every year as …

□

cur air leth assignation

às leth ⫹ gen / prep pron of à/às on

behalf of, in defence of, for, pro

□

bha

e a’ sgrìobhadh às leth a bhràthar he

was writing on behalf of his brother /

on his brother’s behalf

□

bithidh mi a’

bruidhinn às a leth I’ll be speaking on

his behalf / in his defence / for him

□

cuir às leth ascribe, associate (ideas),

attribute, charge with, father (ascribe a

child / work to someone), impute, tax

with

□

chuir e sin às a leth fhèin he

took the credit for that

□

cur às leth

imputation

□

chrìochnaich e le tagradh

làidir às leth Pàrlamaid dhuinn fhèin

ann an Alba he concluded with a

strong claim for a Parliament for our-

selves in Scotland

fa leth is also used

□

ma sheallas sinn

air na dàin fa leth … if we look at the

poems separately…

□

chaidh A agus B

a shuidheachadh fa leth mar fhear-

cathrach agus mar rùnaire A and B

were appointed respectively as chair-

man and secretary

a leth cho … ri … half as … as …

□

chan fhaca mi riamh taigh a leth cho

brèagha ris I have never seen a house

half as pretty as it

□

cha do dh’fheuch

mi riamh feòil a bha leth cho blasta ris

an fheòil sin I have never tasted a meat

that was half as tasty as that meat

leth ma(r) leth half and half … /

half … half … / share and share alike

□

bha an leabhar leth ma leth [ann] an

Gàidhlig is [ann] am Beurla the book

is half in Gaelic and half in English

□

rud a bha leth ma leth eadar eagal

agus aithreachas something which

was half and half between fear and

regret

leth ri prep ⫹ dat next to

□

bha an

t-aodach ﬂiuch leth ri a chraiceann the

wet clothing was next to his skin

leth- preﬁx half-, demi-, semi-, step-

The preﬁx may be attached to any suit-

able verb, adverb, noun, adjective or

past participle. The spelling conven-

tions are now rather confused, some

compds beginning with leth being

written as one word, some written as

two words without a hyphen, and some

with a hyphen! Thus the expression

half-an-hour / half hour may be met

with in the forms lethuair, leth-uair

or leth uair. Leth- attached to a verb

keeps the hyphen. Since leth- may be

attached to any suitable verb, a selec-

tion only is given here. A verb will

appear in the list of compds only if

it has a specialised meaning. Leth

usually lenites a following consonant

where possible (except t which is

usually not lenited, but sometimes

is, or d which is usually lenited, but

sometimes not).

Some examples of verbs: bha e air leth-

thionndadh bhuam he had half turned

[away] from me

□

bha e na leth-

shuidhe air balla he was half sitting on

a wall (lit. in his half sitting)

□

bha e a’

leòthaid 396

tighinn na leth-ruith he was coming at

a half run (lit. in his half running)

□

bha mi ga leth-ghiùlan, ga leth-

shlaodadh I was half carrying [him],

half dragging him

□

cha robh mi ach

a’ leth-èisteachd ris I was only half

listening to him

Note also: bha iad nan leth chrùban

they were half crouching

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Compound words with leth

leth-aghaidh nf proﬁle l.-amh a rare

(of cooking meat) l.-anmoch a latish

l.-aon, -aoin, -aoin / -aonan nm twin

□

b’e leth-aonan a bha annta they

were twins

□

na leth-aonan / na

leth-aoin Gemini, the twins l.-bhàite

pp half-drowned l.-bhonn nm sole

□

bha e a’ cur leth-bhuinn fo bhròig he

was soling a shoe (lit. putting a sole

under a shoe) l.-bhràthair nm

half-brother, step-brother l.-bhrath

nm unfair discrimination l.-bhreac nm

copy l.-bhreacadair nm photo-copier,

copier (machine) l.-bhreith nf dis-

crimination, partiality

□

cha do rinn e

leth-bhreith air aon seach aon aca he

didn’t show partiality to one more than

the other [of them] (lit. didn’t make

a partial judgement on etc.) l.-

bhreitheach a partial l.-bhruach nf

slight / gentle slope

□

bha an taigh air

leth-bhruach the house was on a slight

slope l.-bhruich v parboil leth-

bhruich a parboiled, half-cooked,

half-baked

□

bonnach leth-bhruich

a half-baked bannock l.-bhruichte

pp parboiled l.-chadal nm doze, slum-

ber

□

bha e na leth-chadal he was

dozing l.-char adv somewhat

□

bha

e leth-char mì-thaitneach he was

somewhat disagreeable l.-chaman nm

semiquaver l.-chas nf one foot, one leg

□

bha e a’leum air a leth-chois he was

jumping on one foot

□

falbh air leth-

chois hop l.-chasach a one-legged

□

bha duine leth-chasach na shuidhe

anns a’ chùil a one-legged man was

sitting in the corner l.-cheann nm fore-

head, temple l.-chearcall nm crescent,

semicircle l.-chearclach a semicircu-

lar l.-cheathramh nm couplet l.-

cheilte pp half-hidden l.-cheud n. ﬁfty

□

tha leth-cheud leabhar air an

clò-bhualadh ﬁfty books have been

published

□

cha robh e ach leth-cheud

slat bhuam he was only ﬁfty yards

from me

□

bonn leth-cheud ﬁfty pence

coin

□

bonn leth-cheud sgillinn ﬁfty

pence piece l.-cheudamh a ﬁftieth l.-

chiallach nm halfwit

□

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) l.-chiallach a imbecile

l.-chinnichte pp half-grown

□

isean

leth-chinnichte half-grown chick l.-

chluasach a one-eared

□

thàinig cat

leth-chluasach a-staigh a one-eared

cat entered l.-chnàmhte pp half-

digested l.-choilean nm semi-colon

l.-chois, air l.-chois on one foot (see

l.-chas) l.-chruinne nm (nf in gen

sing) hemisphere l.-chù nm lurcher

(a kind of dog) l.-chuid nf half share

l.-dhealaichte pp semi-detached

l.-dhèanta pp half-done, half-made

l.-deiridh nm haunch l.-dheireannach

a penultimate

□

air an lide leth-

dheireannach on the penultimate

syllable l.-dhia, l.-dhè, l.-dhiathan

nm demigod l.-dhùinte pp half closed

l.-eilean nm peninsula l.-earrann nf

moiety l.-fhacal nm hint, innuendo

□

cuir leth-fhacal an cluais hint v

l.-fhaicte pp half-seen l.-fhalaichte

pp half-hidden l.-fhàsach nm/f semi-

desert

□

tha leth-fhàsach sa cheann-

a-tuath there is [a] semi-desert in the

north l.-fhàste pp half-grown

□

mucan

leth-fhàste half-grown pigs

l.-fhoghair nm semivowel l.-fhosgailte

a ajar, half-open l.-ghèile nm moderate

gale l.-laighe, dèan l.-laighe loll

l.-làmh nf one hand

□

air leth-làimh

having one hand

□

bha leabhar na

leth-làimh he had a book in one hand

l.-làmhach a one-armed, one-handed

□

bha e leth-làmhach he was one-

handed l.-leanabh nm twin

□

b’e leth-

leinibh a bha ann an Calum is Iain

Calum and Ian were twins (also l.-aon)

l.-liotair nm half-litre l.-mhanachan,

air l.-mhanachan sitting on one but-

tock l.-mharbh a half-dead

□

… gus

an robh iad leth-mharbh … until they

were half-dead l.-mheatair nm half-

metre l.-mhisg, air l.-mhisg adv tipsy

□

bha iad uile air leth-mhisg they were

all tipsy l.-mhisgeach a maudlin l.-oir,

cha robh e ach letheach deiseil he was

only half ﬁnished

□

letheach bruich half

cooked

□

letheach fosgailte half open

letheach followed by a noun in the gen or

by a noun prec. by air may mean ‘halfway

over / through’

□

letheach slighe halfway

□

tha sinn letheach slighe tro bhliadhna

eile we are halfway through another year

□

also letheach rathaid

□

bha e suidhichte

letheach rathaid eadar an taigh aigesan

agus an taigh agamsa it was situated

halfway between his house and my house

□

nuair a bha e letheach rathaid a-null air

an drochaid when he was halfway over the

bridge

□

nuair a bha e letheach air an

dara cupa when he was halfway through

the second cup

□

nuair a bha sinn letheach

caolais when we were halfway over the

sound

□

note also: bha am bàta letheach

eadar … agus … the boat was halfway

between … and …

letheach pref demi-, quasi-, sub

letheach-lethchaman nm demisemiquaver

letheach-searbh a subacid

lethoir

□

see leth-oir

leubh, -adh v / leubhadair nm etc. – same

as leugh, -adh v / leughadair nm etc.

leud nm breadth, broadness, compass,

extent, latitude, width (though Dwelly

gives gen & pl as leòid & leudan respec-

tively, these appear to be rarely used)

□

air

leud / an leud / de leud in width, wide

□

tha

e trì òirlich air leud it is three inches wide

□

…a tha mu cheithir troighean air leud …

which is about four feet wide

□

tha dà

throigh de fhad ann is troigh gu leth de leud

it is two feet long and a foot and a half wide

(lit. there are two feet of length in it and a

foot and a half of width)

□

mu dhà cheud

mìle an leud about two hundred miles in

width / wide

□

leud boise hand, hand-

breadth (measurement – lit. the width of a

palm)

□

bha an t-each ceithir leudan boise

an àirde the horse was fourteen hands high

leudachadh, -aidh nm & vn of leudaich

widening etc., enlargement (making big-

ger and photog.), extension, propagation

leudaich, -achadh v broaden, dilate,

enlarge, extend, increase, propagate,

stretch, widen

□

bu toigh leinn a’ mhar-

gaid seo a leudachadh we would like to

increase this market

□

bha na dealbhan air

an leudachadh the pictures had been

enlarged

□

leudaich air enlarge upon

□

cha do leudaich e air sin he didn’t enlarge

upon that

□

a’ leudachadh air na prò-

gramman expanding on the programmes

397 leudaich

-e nf border, edge, side, slant

□

leth-oir

sideways, edgeways / edgewise, to

a side as in: leth-oir a chèile side by

side, consecutive l.-oireach a 1. mar-

ginal, remote, secluded

□

ann an

ceàrnaidhean leth-oireach in remote

areas

□

ann an àite leth-oireach in

a secluded place 2. lopsided l.-òirleach

nf half-inch, half an inch

□

bha iad

leth-òirleach bho chèile they were a

half inch apart l.-phiuthar nf half sis-

ter, step-sister

□

leth-pheathraichean

half sisters, step-sisters l.-phong nm

semitone l.-phunc nm semicolon l.-

ruisgte pp half-naked l.-shean a middle-

aged

□

like sean this adj precedes the

noun which it qualiﬁes and the n is

doubled, in which case it lenites the

following noun where possible (except

d and t)

□

when used as part of the

predicate it is as shown e.g. bha e leth-

shean he was middle-aged

□

thàinig

leth-sheann duine a-staigh a middle-

aged man entered

□

bha leth-sheann

bhoireannach na seasamh aig an

doras a middle-aged woman was

standing at the door l.-shreath nm

hemistich l.-shùil nf one eye

□

air leth-

shùil one-eyed l.-shùileach a monocu-

lar, one-eyed

□

thàinig am famhaire

leth-shùileach air ais the one-eyed

giant returned l.-shnuadh nm half-

tone l.-stad nm semicolon l.-thaobh

nm (one) side

□

thionndaidh e air

a leth-thaobh he turned on his side

□

a leth-thaobh aside adv

□

thug e a leth-

thaobh e he took him aside l.-taobhach

a lateral l.-thiodhlaichte pp half-buried

l.-trom / -tromach etc. (see leatrom /

leatromach etc.) l.-uair half hour

□

leth-uairean half hours (see beginning

of leth- entry)

lethbhreac, lethbhric, lethbhreacan /

lethbhric nm copy

□

bidh lethbhric den

Bhìoball Ghàidhlig air an toirt seachad

mar dhuais copies of the Gaelic Bible will

be given as prizes (lit. as a prize)

□

thugadh dhomh lethbhreac den leabhar

bàrdachd aige I was given a copy of his

book of poetry

lethchrun, -uin, -uin nm half-crown

letheach a half

□

cha robh an seòmar ach

letheach làn the room was only half full

□

leug, lèig, -an nf jewel, precious stone,

gemstone

□

bha e còmhdaichte le leugan

beaga gorma it was covered with small

blue gemstones

leugach, -aich a jewelled, bejewelled

leugh, -adh v peruse, read

□

dh’fheumadh

cuideigin an litir a leughadh dha someone

had to read the letter for / to him

□

bhit-

headh e a’ toirt leabhraichean dha gu an

leughadh he would give him books to read

(lit. would be giving to him books to their

reading)

□

mar a leughar san iris seo as

can be read in this issue (lit. will be read)

leughadair, -ean nm reader

leughadair-dearbhaidh nm proof-reader

leughadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

leugh reading etc., a reading

□

bha e air

feadhainn de na leughaidhean a fhritheal-

adh he had attended some of the readings

leum, leum / leumnaich / leumartaich /

leumadaich v caper, dash, hop, jump,

leap, pounce, prance, skip, spring, vault

□

leum air ais rebound, recoil

□

leum i na

seasamh she leapt to her feet (lit. she leapt

in her standing)

□

leum fear eile na

sheasamh another man jumped to his feet

Other idioms: cha b’e ruith ach leum le

càch an eisimpleir a leantainn the others

weren’t slow to follow their example (lit. it

wasn’t running but jumping with the

others etc.)

leum, -a, -an(nan) nm dash, jump, leap,

skip, spring

□

thoir leum bound, leap

□

leum roid a running jump

□

thug e leum às

he started

leum-droma, an l.-droma nm lumbago

l.-sneachd nm avalanche l.-sròine nose-

bleed l.-uisge nm waterfall

leumadair, -ean nm 1. jumper, leaper

2. dolphin

leumartaich nf & alt vn of leum jumping

etc.

leumnach a jumping, leaping, dancing (in

the sense of jumping etc.)

□

fo sholas leum-

nach an teine in the dancing light of the ﬁre

leumnaich nm

□

same as leum nm

leus, leòis, leòis nm 1. blister

□

thoir leus

air blister trans

□

thug an obair leus air a

bhasan the work blistered his palms

□

thig

leus air blister intrans

□

thàinig leus air a

chasan his feet blistered 2. light, ray, torch

□

thàinig leus solais a-steach tron uinneig

a ray of light came in through the window

□

leus mara beacon

□

chan fhaic mi leus

I can’t see a thing

leus-chnuimh nf glow-worm l.-mara nm

beacon l.-teine nm ﬁrebrand

leusachadh, -aidh nm & vn of leusaich

blistering

leusaich, -achadh v blister, make / become

blistered

leusaichte a blistered

□

làmhan leusaichte

blistered hands

leusair, -ean nm lasar

lì, lìthe, lithean nf colour, complexion, hue,

tincture

lia Irish word (obs.), meaning ‘stone’

Lia-Fàil nf Stone of Destiny

liabhach, -aiche a wide open, widespread

(of horns)

□

le an adhaircean mòra fada

liabhach with their great widespread

horns

liac, -adh v

□

same as liacair

liacadh, -aidh nm

□

same as liacradh

liacair, liacradh v smear, spread, plaster

□

chaidh acfhainn a liacradh air a chraiceann

ointment was smeared on his skin

liachd

□

same as liac / liacair

liacradh, -aidh nm & vn of liacair

smearing

liadair, liadairt v

□

see leadair

liagh, lèigh, lèigh / -an nf 1. blade (of an

oar / a helicopter)

□

liagh agus calpa an

ràimh the blade and the shaft of the oar

2. ladle, scoop

□

chuir i làn na lèigh de

bhrot anns a’bhobhla she put a ladelful of

the soup into the bowl 3. brave fellow

□

nach tu fhèin mo liagh? aren’t you my

brave fellow?

liaghra nf wool or thread winder (two

crossed sticks with a pin through the

centre, capable of revolving)

lianag, -aige, -an nf lawn, meadow (also

lèanag)

liath, -adh v grey, become grey, make grey

□

bha a cheann a’ liathadh his head was

becoming grey / greying

□

bidh thu a’

liathadh do mhàthair! you’ll be turning

your mother grey!

□

is mallaicht’an ceann

nach liath cursed is the head that doesn’t

get grey (proverb)

liath, lèithe a (pale / bright) blue, (silvery)

grey, grey-headed, hoary

□

na tuinn liatha

the grey waves

□

falt liath grey hair

□

bian

liath na lucha the grey skin of the mouse

□

bha a sùilean cho liath her eyes were so

pale blue

liath-bhuidhe a tawny

□

mulachag le

plaosg liath-bhuidhe a cheese with a tawny

rind l.-chearc nf heath-hen (female of the

black-cock) l.-chòrcra nf lilac (the colour)

l.-chòrcra a lilac L.-Fàil nf Stone of

Destiny (see lia above) l.-ghlas a greyish

l.-ghorm a lilac l.-lus nm mugwort

leug 398

l.-lus-roid nm cotton rose l.-phurpur nm

mauve l.-phurpur a mauve l.-reodhadh

nm hoar-frost, rime

□

bha an liath-reod-

hadh a’ leaghadh ris a’ ghrèin the hoar-

frost was melting in the sun l.-ruisg /

liath-truisg nm ﬁeldfare

liathag-allt mf grey phalarope

Liberaileach, -ich, -ich nm Liberal

Liberaileach a Liberal

lìbhrig, -eadh v deliver

□

bha na h-òraidean

air an lìbhrigeadh anns a’ Ghàidhlig the

talks were delivered in Gaelic

lìbhrigeadh, -idh, -idhean nm consign-

ment, delivery

□

lìbhrigeadh clàraichte

recorded delivery

lic and lice

□

dat sing & gen sing respec-

tively of leac slab etc.

licèar, -air, -an nm liqueur

lide, -ean nm syllable

□

air an lide leth-

dheireannach on the penultimate syllable

□

often used to mean ‘word’ as in the fol-

lowing: cha robh e a’cluinntinn lide de na

bhathas ag ràdh he wasn’t hearing a word

of what was being said

□

ma tha sin f ìor

cha chuala mise lide dheth if that’s true, I

haven’t heard a word of it

lideach a syllabic

□

also lideachail

lideachail a syllabic

lìg, -e, -ean nf league (preferably football

only – see dionnasg / co-cheangal /

co-phairt)

lighe, -eachan / -ean nf spate

lighiche, -ean nm doctor, physician

lighiche-craicinn nm dermatologist

lighiche-inntinn nm psychiatrist

lili, lilidhean nf lily

lili-nan-lòn nf lily of the valley

lìn

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of lìon net

lìnig, -eadh v line

□

tha am bàta air a

lìnigeadh le àirc the boat is lined with cork

lìnig, -ean nm / f lining

lìnigeadh, -idh, -idhean nm & vn of lìnig

lining

linn, -e, -tean nm / f age, era, century, gen-

eration, lineage, period

□

bhon t-

Seachdamh Linn Deug (bhon L. 17mh)

from the Seventeenth Century (from the

17th C.)

□

tha sinn beò ann an linn sa

bheil mòran atharraichean air tachairt we

live in an age in which many changes have

taken place

□

dhan ath linn into the

next century

□

na linntean ri teachd pos-

terity

□

Linn an Umha Bronze Age

□

Linn

an Ath-bheothachaidh Renaissance

□

Linn

an Iarainn Iron Age

□

Linn na Cloiche

Stone Age

□

Linn Ùr na Cloiche New

Stone Age

linn, ri linn prep⫹ gen 1. during [the time

of]. when

□

’s ann ron chogadh no ra linn

a thachair seo it was before the war or

during it that this happened

□

is iomadh

duine a bha air a leòn ra linn many a man

was wounded during it (i.e. the battle)

□

mo linnsa / rim linnsa during my time,

in my day

□

ri linn oidhche overnight

2. because of, on account of

□

bu ghann

a thogainn e ri linn a chuideim I could

scarcely lift it on account of its weight

□

dh’ionnsaich mi tòrr mu mo dhèidhinn

fhìn ri linn mar a thachair I learned a lot

about myself because of what happened

3. with regard to

□

ri linn sin in this regard

□

ri linn teicneolais with regard to

technology

Linn-Deighe nm / f Ice Age

linn-fànais nm / f space age

linn nf hatch, brood

□

an t-isean deireadh

linn the last chicken in a brood (with refer-

ence to the youngest member of a family)

linne, linneachan / linntean nf ﬁrth, lake,

pond, pool

□

Linne Chluaidh Firth of

Clyde

□

Linne Foirbhe Firth of Forth

□

Linne Mhoireibh Moray Firth

□

Linne

Thatha Firth of Tay

linne-lus nm pondweed l.-snàimh /

l.-snàmha nf swimming pool

liobasta a awkward, clumsy, cumbersome,

unwieldy

□

bha e cho liobasta ri neach air

ùr-dhalladh he was as clumsy as a newly-

blinded person

liodair, liodairt v drub, beat soundly (also

leadair)

liodairt nf & vn of liodair drubbing etc.

(also leadairt)

lioft, lioftaichean nm lift (between ﬂoors –

also àrdaichear)

□

anns an lioft in the lift

lioftanant, -aint, -aint nm lieutenant

liogaire, -ean nm sneak

lioghan, -ain, -an nm trowel

liomaid, -ean nf lemon

liombo nf limbo

lìomh, -adh v burnish, ﬁle, furbish, gloss,

lubricate, polish, reﬁne

lìomh, -a nf gloss, polish

□

cuir lìomh air

polish

lìomh-ùrlair nf ﬂoor-polish

lìomha a bright, lucent, shining

lìomhadh, -aidh nm & vn of lìomh polish-

ing etc., polish

lìomhaich, -achadh v polish

lìomhaidh a polishing

□

sùgh lìomhaidh

lacquer

lìomhan-ìnean nm nail-ﬁle

lìomharra a glossy

399 lìomharra

lìomharrachd nf glossiness

lìomhragach, -aich nm

□

same as lìo-

nanach / lìonanaich nm

□

bha lìomhra-

gach a’cinntinn anns na lòintean cladaich

algae grew in the rock pools

lìon, -adh v complete, ﬁll, ﬂow (of the tide),

imbue, load, occupy (take up), pack, per-

vade, replenish, stock, stuff

□

bha e air

a lìonadh le feirg he was consumed / ﬁlled

with anger

□

lìon craos gorge v

□

lìon e a

chraos he gorged himself

□

lìon le sluagh

people, populate

□

bha e na sheasamh an

sin is e a’ lìonadh a shùilean leis an t-

sealladh he stood there [and he] ﬁlling his

eyes with the view

□

lìon na beàrnan le

facail fhreagarrach ﬁll the spaces with

suitable words

lìon, lìn, lìn / lìontan nm 1. ﬂax, lint (the

meaning ‘linen’ is now rendered by lìon-

aodach) 2. net

□

lìon sgadanach a herring

net

□

lìon sgrìobaidh dragnet 3. line (for

ﬁshing)

□

lìon mòr great line, long line

□

lìon beag small line, short line (both long

lines and short lines are used in ﬁshing)

□

bha iad a’ cur lìn bheaga a bhiadh na

boireannaich an oidhche roimhe they

were setting short lines that the women

had baited the night before 4. lìon (an

damhan-allaidh) (spider’s) web, cobweb,

gossamer 5. network

□

tha iad air lìon

a chruthachadh do luchd-ionnsachaidh

they have created a network for learners

□

bha e a’ ﬁachainn ri amasan an lìn

a mhìneachadh he was trying to deﬁne the

network’s aims

□

lìon stòrais nàiseanta

national resource network 6. proportionate

quantity

□

lìon an taighe as many as were

in the house

□

a lìon beagan is beagan

mar a dh’ith an cat an sgadan little by

little, as the cat ate the herring (proverb)

7. Lìon acronym⫽ seirbhisean Luchd-

IONsachaidh national network for Gaelic

learners’ services 8. net (maths.) lìon

phriosaman net of prisms

lìon- pref denoting ‘ﬂax’, ‘linen’, ‘net’ or

‘web’

lìon-anart nm sheet

□

bha na lìon-anartan

air am pasgadh gu grinn aig ceann na

leapa the sheets were neatly folded at

the end of the bed l.-aodach nm linen

l.-cheangal nm network l.-fuilt nm hairnet

l.-ghlac v ensnare l.-leighis nm gauze

l.-nam-ban-sìth nm fairy ﬂax

lìonadh, -aidh nm & vn of lìon ﬁlling etc.,

ﬂow, ﬂowing (of tide), padding, stufﬁng

□

cho cinnteach ri tràghadh is lìonadh na

mara as sure as the ebb and ﬂow of the sea

lìonadair, -ean nm ﬁller, ﬁlter, funnel (for

ﬁlling), syphon

lìonanach / lìonanaich nm the green, slimy

weed which grows on stones in water,

algae

lìonaraich nm 1. sea-fennel, samphire

2. same as lìonana(i)ch nm

lìonmhor, -oire a abundant, copious, great,

numerous, plentiful, proliﬁc, rife

□

tha

(bric) lìonmhor (trout) are abundant /

numerous / (trout) abound

□

fàs lìonmhor

increase intrans, proliferate, become

numerous / plentiful

□

dh’fhàs na fèidh

lìonmhor the deer proliferated

□

dh’fhàs

iad lìonmhor they became numerous /

plentiful

□

bi nas lìonmhoire na outnum-

ber

□

bha na boireannaich na bu lìon-

mhoire na na ﬁr the women outnumbered

the men

lìonmhorachd nf abundance

□

bha lìon-

mhorachd nan làmh a’ dèanamh na h-

obrach aotrom the abundance of hands

was making the work light

□

rach an lìon-

mhorachd increase v

□

chaidh àireamh

obraichean an lìonmhorachd the number

of jobs increased

lionn, -a, lionntan nm ﬂuid, liquid lionn

nan alt synovial ﬂuid

lionn-cuirp nm phlegm l.-sgaoilidh nm

solvent l.-tàthaidh nm cement l.-ubhal

cider

lionna a liquid

□

siabann lionna liquid soap

lionnach a liquid

lionntachd nf liquidity

lìono nm linoleum

lìono-chlò nm linotype

lìonra(dh), -aidhean nm network

lions nm an alt. form of lionsa below

lionsa, -an nf lens

□

lionsa ﬁllte compound

lens

□

lionsa co-aomaidh converging lens

□

bha lionsan a speuclairean briste the

lenses of his spectacles were broken

lionsa-suathaidh nm contact lens

lionsgaradh, -aidh nm diffusion

lìonta pp full

liopach a labial

liopaid, -e, -ean nf lapel

liopard, -aird, -aird nm leopard

□

bha

fhios aig a h-uile duine gun robh a’

phrìomh-choille làn de bheathaichean

mar liopaird is tìgeirean everybody knew

that the jungle was full of creatures like

leopards and tigers

liop-dheudach a labio-dental

liormachd a bare, naked

□

bha e rùisgte

cho lom liormochd ’s a rugadh e he was

stripped as bare naked as he was born

lìomharrachd 400

lios nf indec lace

□

le bonaid lios air a

ceann with a lace bonnet on her head

lios, -a / lise, -an nm/f garden, yard

□

lios

sgoile yard (school)

□

Lios Mòr Lismore

lios-mheas nm/f orchard

Liosach, -aich, -aich nm native of Lismore

Liosach a of, belonging to or pertaining to

Lismore

liosta a importunate, prolix, tedious

□

mar

a’bhantrach liosta anns a’chosalachd like

the importunate widow in the parable

liosta, -aichean nf list

□

liosta f ìona

wine-list liosta phrìsean price list

liostachd nf importunity

liostaig v enlist, list (in the army etc.)

liotach a having a lisp, lisping

□

bi liotach

lisp, stutter

□

fear liotach stutterer

□

bha e

caran liotach na chainnt he was somewhat

lisping in his speech

liotachas, -ais nm lisp

liotaiche, -ean nm 1. same as liotachas

2. lisper

liotair, -ean nm litre

liotmas, -ais nm litmus

Liotuànianach, -aich, -aich nm Lithuainian

Liotuànianach a Lithuainian

lip, -e, -ean nf lip

liric, -e, -ean nf lyric

liriceach, -iche a lyrical

lise

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gen sing of lios garden

lite nf porridge

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bha an lite aige air fàs

fuar his porridge had grown cold

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thalla

’s ionnsaich dha do sheanmhair lit’ a

dhèanamh! go away and teach your grand-

mother [how] to make porridge! i.e. go

and show your grandmother how to suck

eggs!

litearra a literate

litearrachd nf literacy

lìth nm

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see lì (recommended spelling)

litir, litreach, litrichean nf character

(typog.), epistle, letter (of the alphabet / an

epistle)

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litir bheag small letter, lower

case letter

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litir mhòr capital (letter),

upper case letter

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note litrichean pl

may ⫽ mail

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bhana nan litrichean mail-

van

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bha litir aig a’ phost do Mhàiri the

postman had a letter for Mary

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tha ochd

litrichean deug anns an aibidil Ghàidhlig

there are eighteen letters in the Gaelic

alphabet

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cuir an litir send the letter

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chuir e an litir he sent the letter

litir-chumhachan nf missive l.-

fhoghlaimte a literate l.-iomlaid nf

metathesis l.-leannanachd nf billet-doux,

love-letter

litireachd nf literacy

litireil a literal

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inntinn litireil a literal

mind

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gu litireil literally

litireileas, -eis nm literalness

litreachadh, -aidh nm & vn of litrich

spelling, orthography

litreachail a literary

litreachas, -ais nm literature

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litreachas

taghaidh election literature

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litreachas leac-sgrìobhadh lithography

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litreachas beòil agus litreachas sgrìobhte

oral literature and written literature

litrich, -eachadh v spell

liubhair, liubhairt v deliver, render

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liub-

hair e òraid mhòr he delivered a long

speech (lit. great speech)

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an liubhair iad

an ola a-màireach? will they deliver the

oil tomorrow?

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liubhair iad e bhon chun-

nart a bha a’ bagairt air they delivered

him from the danger which threatened him

liubhairt nm & vn of liubhair delivering

etc., deliverance

liubhraiche, -ean nm presenter (on

television etc.)

liudhag, -aige, -an nf doll, dolly

liùg, -adh v creep, grovel, sneak

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liùg air

falbh (o) shrink

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liùg e suas gu mo ghlùin

he crept up to my knee

liugach, -aiche a 1. abject, hang-dog,

sorry-looking, shabby

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bha i cho liugach

she was so shabby

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bha e uabhasach

liugach he was awfully sorry-looking /

shabby

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bha iad a-nise beagan na bu

liugaiche they were now a little shabbier

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chan eil càil a mhath a bhith liugach

there’s not the slightest good in being

hang-dog 2. shy, reserved (Lewis)

liùgachadh, -aidh nm & vn of liùgaich

insinuating etc., insinuation

liùgaich, -achadh v insinuate

liugha, -achan nf lythe

liùghag, -aige, -an nf doll

liurc, -adh v wrinkle

liurcach, -aiche a wrinkled

liurcadh, -aidh nm & vn of liurc wrinkling

liùsbach, -aich a untidy

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bha iad nan

torran liùsbach they were in untidy heaps

liut nf ﬂair, knack

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bha liut aige air

bàrdachd he had a knack for poetry

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tha deagh liut aige air sgeulachd innse he

has a grand ﬂair for telling a story

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bha

liut aige air Gàidhlig a sgrìobhadh he had

a knack for writing Gaelic

liuthad a many, so many

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often used with

the poss adj and a sing noun as follows:

a’ coimhead air ais air a liuthad athar-

rachadh a thàinig air an t-saoghal looking

back at how many changes have come over

401 liuthad