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

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there is a brown mussel which is called

a dog mussel

madadh-allaidh nm wolf

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gu h-obann

nochd grunn mòr de mhadaidhean-allaidh

suddenly there appeared a great pack of

wolves

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leòghainn is madaidhean-allaidh

lions and wolves

madadh-ruadh nm fox (lit. red dog – see

ruadh)

màdag, -aig, -an nf mattock

madainn, maidne, maidnean / madain-

nean nf morn, morning (pl may also mean

‘matins’)

□

…anns a’ mhadainn in the

morning

□

aig aon uair deug anns a’

mhadainn at eleven o’clock in the morning /

at 11 am.

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bha e ag obair tràth madainn

Diluain he was working early on Monday

morning

□

tràth sa mhadainn

a-màireach early the following / next morn-

ing

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a’ mhadainn a bha seo … one morn-

ing

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anns a’mhadainn an-diugh / an-dè /

a-màireach this morning / yesterday morn-

ing / tomorrow morning (also sa mhadainn

an dè etc.).

□

anns a’ mhadainn Latha na

Sàbaid on Sunday morning (lit. in the

morning of the Sabbath Day)

□

note that, in

the last example, the prep may be omitted

i.e. madainn Latha na Sàbaid

□

càit

an robh iad a’ dol madainn Diluain?

where were they going on Monday morn-

ing?

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thàinig iad a’ chiad char madainn

Didòmhnaich they came ﬁrst thing on

Sunday morning

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aig an àm ud den

mhadainn at that time of the morning

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bha

sinn ag obair fad na maidne we were work-

ing all morning

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bha e a’leughadh pàipear-

naidheachd na maidne he was reading the

morning newspaper

□

generally, however,

‘morning’ as an adj is maidne (q.v.)

□

glè

thràth air madainn earraich very early on a

spring morning

□

craolar iad air maidnean

Shathurna they will be broadcast on Saturday

mornings

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air maidnean Dòmhnaich on

Sunday mornings

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ann an èadhar na

maidne in the morning air

madainneag, -eig nf the morning star

màdar, -air nm madder (plant)

màdar-fraoich nm heath bedstraw

madragail nm madrigaI

màg, -àig, -an nf paw

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’s ann a’ gluasad

air am màgan a bha iad they were moving

about on their hands and knees

mag, -adh v deride, jeer, mock, scoff, taunt,

twit (⫹ air)

□

bha iad uile a’ magadh air

they were all mocking him

magadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

mag mocking etc., derision, taunt

□

dèan

magadh jeer

magaid nf fancy, mannerism, whim

□

ghabh e magaid air an annas ùr seo he

took a fancy for this novelty

magail, -e a derisive, facetious

□

“Chan eil

eagal airsan co-dhiu,” ars ise gu magail

“He’s not afraid anyway,” she said

derisively

magaireachd nf mocking, jesting

magairle, -ean nm/f testicle, testis

màgaran, air mhàgaran adv on all fours,

crawling

□

fhad ’s a bha e fhathast air

mhàgaran while he was still crawling (as

a child)

□

thàinig iad air mhàgaran às na

taighean they came crawling out of the

houses

maghar, -air, -ean nm bait, ﬂy (ﬁshing)

□

bha maghairean gu leòr aige he had

plenty of ﬂies

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cuir maghar air bait

(a ﬁshing line)

magnait, -ean nm magnet

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also magnat

□

magnait air bhog ﬂoating magnet

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magnait-dealain electric magnet

mahoganaidh nm mahogany

maide, maidean / maideachan nm piece of

wood, stick

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maide ghèaraichean gear

lever

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maide meatair metre stick

maide-tuise nm joss-stick

maidne a morning

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an dèidh na seirbhis

maidne after the morning service

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tin-

neas maidne morning sickness

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bha an

t-adhradh maidne seachad the morning

worship was over

maidnean pl of madainn matins

maids / maidse, maidsichean nm match

maids, -seadh v match

màidsear, -eir, -an nm major màidsear na

pìoba pipe-major

màidsear-druma nm drum-major

maigeanta nm magenta

Màigh, A’ Mhàigh nf May (month)

□

also

An Cèitean

maighdeag, -eige, -an nf pivot

maighdeann

□

note that this word and oth-

ers derived from it are given here with the

double n, whereas in Dwelly they appear

with a single n.

maighdeann, -ein, -an nf maiden, maid, vir-

gin, virgo

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A’Mhaighdeann (A’Mh.) Miss

□

A’Mhaighdeann NicNèill Miss MacNeill

maighdeann-mhara nf mermaid m.-phò-

saidh nf bridesmaid

maighdeannail a virgin, virginal

maighdeannas, -ais nm maidenhead, maid-

enhood, virginity

maigheach, -ich, -ichean nf hare

maighstir, -ean nm master, virtuoso

□

Maighstir (Mgr) Mister (Mr)

□

thàinig

Maighstir MacLeòid a-steach Mr MacLeod

madadh-allaidh 412

entered

□

often used with the ﬁrst name of

a minister or priest: Maighstir Calum

Mr Calum (the minister / priest)

□

when

Maighstir, as a title, is in the gen case, the

surname following is not lenited, though

Maighstir is: a rèir Mhaighstir MacNèill

according to Mr MacNeil

maighstir-luinge nm shipmaster

□

thèid e,

ri tìde, na mhaighstir-luinge he will become,

in time, a shipmaster m.-postachd nm

postmaster m.-sgoile nm dominie, head-

master, schoolmaster

maighstireachd nf mastery

maighstireil, -e a masterly

□

… air a cur ri

chèile le sgil mhaighstireil… composed

with masterly skill (fem object e.g.

bàrdachd poetry)

maignèato, -othan nm magneto

maigneis nm magnesia

màileid, -e, -ean nf bag, suitcase, briefcase,

budget, portfolio, satchel, schoolbag, suit-

case, wallet

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màileid làimhe hand-bag,

kit-bag

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cò bhios a’ giùlan nam màilei-

dean? who will be carrying the suitcases?

màileid-pòca nf wallet

mailèiria nf malaria

mailgheach, -iche a having large / bushy

eyebrows, beetle-browed

mailghean pl of mala nf eyebrows

maille nf delay, procrastination, slowness

□

cuir maille ann / air delay, impede

□

dèan

maille procrastinate, tarry

□

cha do rinn e

maille sam bith he did not delay [at all] /

he made no delay

□

bha e a’ saoilsinn gun

robh maille a’ tighinn air a chridhe he

thought that his heart was slowing down

maille ri prep along with, with

□

thàinig

Calum maille ris Calum came along with

him / Calum accompanied him

maillich, -eachadh v slow down, protract

□

… nach robh a’ mailleachadh tro na

h-uairean fada … which didn’t slow down

during the long hours

mainicinn, -ean nf mannequin

mainistir, -ean nf monastery, minster

mainnir, mainnreach, mainnreachan /

mainnirean nf fold

mair, mairsinn / maireann / maireach-

dainn v last, endure, live exist

□

mair nas

fhaide na outlast

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mair beò survive

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mar

as fhaide a mhaireas an searmon … the

longer the sermon lasts …

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bha ﬁos aice

nach maireadh e fada she knew that he / it

wouldn’t last long

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chan fhada a mhaireas

iad they won’t last long

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cha robh rathad

aig an obair seo air maireachdainn there

was no way of this work lasting / there was

no way that this work would last

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guma

fada (a) mhaireas iad long may they last

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thig crìoch air an t-saoghal ach mairidh

gaol is ceòl the world will end but love and

music will endure (proverb)

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seo togalach

a tha a’ dol a mhairsinn this is a building

which is going to last

màireach

□

see a-màireach

maireachdainn alt vn of mair lasting

etc.

maireann alt vn of mair (but also see the

following)

maireann a alive, durable, eternal, ever-

lasting, extant

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… nach maireann the

late …

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Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill nach

maireann the late Donald MacDonald

□

air mhaireann alive, extant, surviving

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chan eil againn ach aon searmon leis air

mhaireann there is only one sermon by

him extant

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… ris a bheil ar n-earbsa ar

cànan a chumail air mhaireann…in

whom we trust to keep our language alive

□

seo geàrr iomradh air na tha air mhaire-

ann this is a short account of what is

extant

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also used as a noun, but only in

the idiom ri mo mhaireann during my life-

time, ri do mhaireann during your lifetime

etc.

□

… nach diochuimhnich mi ri mo

mhaireann … which I will not forget while

I live / as long as I live etc.

□

note that, in

these latter expressions, the poss adj is

usually abbreviated, particularly in speech

e.g. mi rim mhaireann etc.

maireannach, -aiche a durable, lasting,

long-lasting, perennial, permanent

□

dè cho maireannach ’s a tha na

bataraidhean seo? how durable are these

batteries?

maireannachd nf durability, endurance,

permanence

mairg nf indec pity

□

used only as

follows: is mairg don fheadhainn a tha a-

muigh air oidhche mar seo [it’s] a pity for

those who are out on a night like this / woe

betide anyone etc.

□

nach mairg dhut!

pity you!

mairg a pitiful

□

used only as follows: is

mairg a thigeadh faisg air! pity anyone

who comes near him! / woe betide etc. (lit.

it is pitiful [he] that would come near him)

□

is mairg tè a fhuair e! pity any woman

who got him! / woe betide etc. (lit. it is

pitiful one fem who got him!)

màirneal, -eil nm delay, procrastination

□

dèan màirneal lag, loiter

màirnealaich, -achd v linger, loiter

□

bha

iad daonnan a’ màirnealachd mun a’

chala they were always loitering about the

harbour

413 màirnealaich

màirnealach, -aiche a dilatory, slow, tardy,

tedious

□

bha thu glè mhàirnealach anns

a’ mhadainn you were very tardy in the

morning

màirnealachd nf & vn of màirnealaich

loitering etc.

mairtfheòil, -eòla nf beef

mairsinn alt vn of mair lasting etc.

maise nf beauty

□

maise nàdair the beauty

of nature

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cungaidh maise cosmetic noun

maiseach, -iche a bonny, fair, graceful,

handsome, lovely, pretty, seemly, sightly,

well-favoured

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eilean cho maiseach ri

aon a tha againn … an island as lovely as

any we have

maiseachadh, -aidh nm & vn of maisich

decorating etc.

maiseachail, -e a cosmetic

maiseadairean n pl cosmetics

maisealachd nf fairness

maisich, -eachadh v beautify, decorate,

garnish, grace, landscape

maisichte pp ornate

maisonait, -ean nf maisonette

maistig nf mastic

maistreadh

□

same as maistreachadh

maistreachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

maistrich churning, agitation, turbulence

□

àite maistreachaidh a place of turbulence

maistrich, -eachadh v churn

maite, ’s maite a corruption of ma

dh’fhaoidte (now written ma dh’fhaoite)

perhaps (see also mathaid)

maith, mathadh v see math v

maith nm

□

see math vn

maithean n pl nobility

□

a’ deanamh

mithean is maithean de aon shluagh Dhè

making commoners and nobility of God’s

one people

maitheanas, -ais nm forgiveness, pardon

□

maitheanas coitcheann amnesty

□

bha e

ag iarraidh maitheanas he was asking for

forgiveness

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thoir maitheanas do forgive /

pardon / give forgiveness / give pardon to

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Dia a thoirt maitheanas dhomh may

God forgive me

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thuirt thu gun toireadh

tu maitheanas dhomh airson rud sam bith

you said that you would forgive me for

anything

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ghuidh e maitheanas oirre he

asked her for forgiveness

□

bha iad ag iar-

raidh maitheanas bho càch a-chèile they

were begging each other’s pardon

maitheas, -eis nm goodness

màithreil, -e a maternal, motherly

màl, -àil nm rent, rental, tax

□

air mhàl

rented, on rent

□

gabh air mhàl rent

□

…

agus bha e a-nis air mhàl…and it was

now rented

□

saor o mhàl rent-free

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màl

dubh blackmail

□

b’e seo am màl dubh

this was blackmail

màla, -an nf bag, wind-bag (of pipes)

màla-droma nf rucksack

mala, -aichean / malaidhean / mailghean /

maileanan nf brow, eyebrow

□

bha mail-

ghean tiugha dubha air he had thick,

black eyebrows

malairt nf & vn of malairt exchanging

etc., barter, commerce, exchange, inter-

change, trade, transfer, variant

□

dèan

malairt barter, trade, truck v

malairt, malairt v bandy, exchange

malairteach, -ich a commercial, mercan-

tile, reciprocal

malairtich, -eachadh v barter, commute,

exchange, interchange, reciprocate

□

mhalairtich e muc airson poca ﬂùir he

bartered a pig for a bag of ﬂour

malc, -adh v rot

□

bha i a-nis a’ malcadh

air a’ chladach she (the boat) was now

rotting on the foreshore

malcadh, -aidh nm & vn of malc rotting

etc., rot

malcaidh a fusty

malcte pp putrid, rotten

màlda a coy, feminine, gentle, mild, mod-

est, unassuming

□

duine màlda a mild /

gentle man

□

urra mhàlda an unassuming

character

màldachd nf modesty

mall, -aille a deliberate, slow

□

bha e a’

bruidhinn gu mall he was speaking slowly

mallachd, -an nf curse, imprecation,

malediction

mallaich, -achd / -achadh v curse, exe-

crate, swear

□

bha mi gam mallachadh

airson am mì-chùraim I was cursing them

for their carelessness

mallaichte pp cursed, damnable,

execrable

mall-bhriathrach a slow of speech

mam nf mam, mamma

màm, màim, -an nm tumour

màm-sic nm hernia, rupture

□

màm-sic

loch-bhlèineach hernia of the groin

mamaidh nf mam, mamma, mum, mummy

mamal, -ail, -ail nm mammal

man prep

□

same as mar but does not lenite

man / mana conj

□

same as mur

mana nm manna

□

thugadh am mana the

manna was given

manach, -aich, -aich nm monk

manachail a monastic, monkish

manachainn, -ean nf monastery

manachalachd nf monasticism

màirnealach 414

manachan, -ain, -an nm buttock

manadaireachd, -an nf augury

manadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm omen,

presage, sign

□

thuirt e gun robh deagh

mhanadh ann an seo he said that this was

a good omen (lit. that it was a good omen

that was in this)

□

’s e droch mhanadh

a bha ann it was a bad omen

□

… mar

mhanadh air olc … like an omen of evil

□

bha e a’ cur air mhanadh…he was

predicting …

manaidsear, -eir, -an nm manager

manaidsear-saothrachaidh nm production

manager

manaifeasto, -othan nm manifesto

Manainneach a Manx

Manainneach, -ich, -ich nm Manxman

mànas, -ais, -an nm home-farm, ‘mains’

(the part of an estate cultivated by the

owner)

mang, -aing, -an nf fawn

mangaineis nm manganese

mannas, -ais, -an nm gum (of the mouth) –

also bannas

manntach, -aich a having a stammer

□

bha

e car manntach he had a slight stammer

□

bi manntach stutter v

□

fear manntach

stutterer

mansa, -aichean nm manse

□

tha e cosgail

a bhith a’cumail suas seann mhansaichean

it’s expensive keeping up old manses

mantal, -ail nm mantle (geol.)

maodal, -ail, -an nf paunch, stomach, tripe

maoidh, -eadh v menace, threaten

□

bha e

a’maoidheadh na cuip orra he was threat-

ening them with the whip (lit. he was

threatening the whip on them)

□

bha na

mnathan ga mhaoidheadh air a’ chloinn

the women were threatening the children

with him (e.g. a bogeyman)

maoidheach, -iche a threatening

□

bha

sùilean maoidheach ga amharc threaten-

ing eyes were watching him

maoidheadh, -idh nm & vn of maoidh

threatening etc., threat

maoil, -e nf 1. forehead

□

bha maoil mhòr

gheal oirre she had a large white forehead

□

shuath e a mhaoil he wiped his forehead

2. headland

maoile nf baldness, dullness, bluntness

maoilead, -eid nm bluntness

maoim, -e nf consternation, panic, terror

□

bha iad a’ teicheadh le maoim they were

ﬂeeing in (lit. with) panic 2. outburst,

eruption

maoim-puill nm (geog.) mudslide

m.-slèibhe nm (geog.) torrent (mountain)

m.-sneachda nm avalanche m.-talmhainn

nm landslide

maoin, -e nf 1. asset(s), funds, gear, goods,

pelf, wealth

□

a thaobh maoin an

t-saoghail in respect of wordly wealth

2. fund

□

maoin urrais a trust fund

□

teachd-a-steach maoin urrais trust fund

income

□

thèid an t-airgead seo ann am

maoin a’ chumail suas this money will go

into the upkeep fund

maoin-chlàr nm invoice m.-èalachadh nm

embezzlement

□

dèan maoin-èalachadh

embezzle

maoineachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

maoinich ﬁnancing etc.

□

co-dhùnaidhean

maoineachaidh funding decisions

maoineachail a ﬁnancial

maoineachas, -ais nm ﬁnance

maoineadach a economic

□

dh’ionnsaich

iad an leasan maoineadach they learned

the economic lesson

maoinich, -eachadh v ﬁnance

□

seal-

laimaid air an dòigh anns a bheil

oileanaich air am maoineachadh let’s look

at the way in which students are ﬁnanced

□

mhaoinich iad an t-sreath dràma ùir

they ﬁnanced the new drama series

maoiniche, -ean nm ﬁnancier

maoirneag, -eige nf spat (spawn of shellﬁsh)

maois nm 1. maize

□

maois san dias corn

on the cob 2. gathered heap of seaweed

maoiseach, -ich, -ichean nf doe

maol, maoil, maoil nm 1. cape, promontory

2. see maoil nf

maol, maoile a bald, blunt, dense (men-

tally), dull (of intellect), ﬂat (mus), jaded

(of appetite)

□

sabh maol a blunt saw

2. hornless, polled (of a cow)

□

chan eil

ann ach bò odhar mhaol agus bò mhaol

odhar it’s six of one and half a dozen of

the other (lit. there isn’t in it but a dun,

polled cow and a polled, dun cow)

maolachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

maolaich blunting etc. palliation, qualiﬁ-

cation

maolaich, -achadh v blunt, make / become

blunt, dull, ﬂatten (mus), ﬂatten / lay ﬂat

the ears (of an animal) lull, qualify, take

the edge off

□

maolaichidh tu an sabh you

will blunt the saw

□

mhaolaich an sgeilb

the chisel became blunt

□

mhaolaich an

t-each a chluasan the horse ﬂattened

his ears

maol-aigneach a dull-witted. stupid

□

’s e

duine slaodach maol-aigneach a bha ann

he was a slow dull-witted fellow

m.-dhearc nf mulberry

415 maol-aigneach

maor, maoir, maoir nm ofﬁcer with ofﬁcial

duties (usually qualiﬁed by an adj or

another noun)

□

maor (na h-oibre) foreman

maor-cladaich nm 1. coastguard 2. redshank

m.-coille nm forest-ranger m.-coimhid nm

warder m.-eaglaise nm beadle, church-

ofﬁcer m.-sìthe nm constable

maorach, -aich nm 1. shellﬁsh in general

□

tha Seumas a-nis ri maorach James is now

[engaged in] ﬁshing for shellﬁsh

□

b’fheudar dhaibh maorach a thoirt às an

tràigh a h-uile latha they had to take shell-

ﬁsh from the beach every day

□

rinn e

maorach fhad ’s a bha ’n tràigh ann he

gathered shellﬁsh while the tide was out

i.e. he was enterprising (proverb) 2. bait

maoth, maoithe a ﬂaccid, pliable, soft (in

texture, character), tender

□

a dh’aindeoin

mo bhliadhnachan maotha despite my ten-

der years

□

tha a’chlòimh a’faireachdainn

tais agus maoth ri do chraiceann the wool

feels soft and tender against your skin

□

bha na bonnan aige car maoth an toiseach

his soles were rather tender at ﬁrst

maoth-bhruich a soft-boiled m.-fhacal nm

euphemism m.-chnàimh nm cartilage

m.-inntinneach a sentimental

maothachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

maothaich mollifying etc., molliﬁcation

maothachd nf softness

maothag, -aige, -an nf premature egg with

no shell

maothaich, -achadh v featherbed, mollify,

soften, unbend

maothalachd nf tenderness

maothan, -ain nm cartilage, gristle, lobe

□

tha maothan a’ceangal dà thaobh na slige

ri chèile cartilage binds the two sides of

the shell together

maothanach, -aich a cartilaginous, gristly

maothran, -ain, -ain / -an nm 1. infant

□

…

a bha a-nise na mhaothran lag fann…

who was now a feeble, weak infant

2. tissue (muscle)

map, -a, -aichean nm map

□

map poilit-

igeach (geog.) political map

□

map

tomhas-riaghaltais Ordnance Survey map

map-sgeidse nm sketch-map

a poss adj

□

mar mo bhean like my

wife – but: mar mhnaoi like a woman /

wife

□

bha nithean mar leabhraichean,

mhìosachain, chairtean agus chasaetean

ri an reic there were things like books,

calendars, cards and cassettes for sale –

note how each word in the list is

lenited

□

ruagadh an t-arm dearg mar

am moll ro na Gaidheil the redcoats

were driven like [the] chaff before the

Highlanders

□

bi mar seem, be like

□

… agus gu dearbh sin mar a bha …

and indeed that’s how it was / how

it turned out etc.

□

… ach mar a

thachair… but, as it happened / turned

out

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sometimes translates as ‘what’:

tha e duilich mar a thachair dha it’s

sad what happened to him (lit. how

it turned out for him)

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bhiodh a

bhràthair a’ smaoineachadh gun robh

cùisean gu math eadar-dhealaichte

bho mar a bha iad his brother would

think that things were quite different

from what / how they were

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bha sinn

toilichte leis mar a bha cùisean a’ dol

we were pleased with how things were

going

mar often translates as ‘as’

□

bha

e suidhichte mar cheistear he was

appointed as a catechist

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tha mi a’

bruidhinn riut mar charaid I’m

speaking to you as a friend

mar conj

1. used with rel pron – mar a

□

rinn e

mar a dh’iarradh air he did as he was

asked (lit. as was asked on him)

□

mar

a tha e as it is, in its true colours

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mar

thèid an t-eun o dhuilleig gu duilleig

thèid am mèanan o dhuine gu duine as

the bird goes from leaf to leaf the yawn

goes from person to person (proverb)

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ceart mar just as ceart mar a thuirt mi

just as I said

□

chan ionnan idir ’s mar

a bha it’s not like it was / it isn’t the

same as it used to be

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thòisich iad air

èigheachd mar nach do dh’èigh iad

riamh roimhe they started to shout as

they had never shouted before

□

agus /

is / ’s is inserted between an adj and

mar – bochd ’s mar a tha mo dhachaigh

poor as my home is

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… mòr ’s mar

a tha e, tha e glè shoitheamh big as he

is, he is very gentle

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… sin as adhb-

har gu bheil seo mar a tha that is why

this is so / as it is note also: … mar

a bha na mìosan a’ ruith … as the

maor 416

mar prep as, like ⫹ dat case ⫹ len of

indef noun but acc case of def noun

□

thuit e mar chloich he fell like a stone

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mar shaighead like an arrow

□

ruith

e mar a’ ghaoth he ran like the wind

□

this also applies to nouns preceded by

months passed

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… mar a bha na

bliadhnachan a’ dol seachad … as the

years passed

mar a becomes mar as / mar is with

the assertive verb

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… mar is aithne

dhut … as you know

□

but mar bu

does not change – mar a b’fheàrr a

b’urrainn dhomh as best as I could

2. mar gun / gum conj as if, as though

□

thog e a cheann mar gun cuala e

rudeigin he raised his head as if he had

heard something

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mar gun canadh

tu … as though you were to say …

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…

mar gum biodh e a’cur fàilte orm …as

if he were welcoming me …

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tha sinn

a’ smaoineachadh air truailleadh na

h-àrainneachd mar gum biodh e a’

ciallachadh a-mhàin… we think about

the pollution of the environment as if it

meant only…

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mar gum biodh e air

cus òl as if he had drunk too much

□

also mar gum bitheadh / biodh

alone ⫽ as it were

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chuir e mar gum

biodh clach-ghlasaidh air an arga-

maid it put, as it were, a keystone on

the argument

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bha iad air cala

foistinneach a thoirt a-mach mar gum

biodh they had reached a peaceful har-

bour as it were 3. mar nach conj is the

negative form of 2. above⫽ as if …

not, as though … not

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mar nach robh

dùil ris a chaochladh as if nothing else

were to be expected

□

but also trans-

lates as ‘how … not’

□

nach mìorb-

haileach mar nach eil iad air am

milleadh isn’t it marvellous how they

haven’t been spoiled

mar is used with the dem prons thus:

mar sin accordingly, in that manner, so

(⫽ like that / therefore), thus adv

□

mas ann mar sin a tha if that’s the case

□

agus mar sin air adhart…and so on,

etcetera

□

mar sin bitheadh so be

it, so let it be

□

’s ann mar sin a tha

cùisean that’s the way things are

□

…

ach cha b’ann mar sin a bha … but it

wasn’t like that / but that’s not how it

was

□

mar sin leat / leibh goodbye,

cheerio, ’bye, ’bye etc. (lit. like that

with you / the same to you – orig. in

reply to beannachd leibh – a blessing

[be] with you – see le)

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bho chionn

ﬁchead bliadhna no mar sin twenty

years or so ago

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dheth often accom-

panies mar sin thus: mar sin dheth

bhitheadh e riatanach seo a dhèanamh

therefore it would be necessary to

do this

mar seo so adv (like this), thus

□

carson a bha seo mar seo? why

was this so?

mar as trice (pres tense) / mar bu trice

( past tense) as often as not, mostly,

usually

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mar bu trice ’s e craiceann o

mholt a chleachd iad usually it was the

skin from a wedder that they used

□

seo an dòigh as trice a leanar this is

the method mostly followed

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bha

drèin air mar bu trice he was usually

grimacing

Note also the following idiom using

comp forms of adjs: mar as sine

a dh’fhàsas iad ’s ann as gòraiche

a dh’fhàsas iad the older they grow the

more foolish they become

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… ach

mar bu mhotha (a) smaoinichinn air ’s

ann bu lugha (a) bheirinn creideas gun

robh e f ìor … but the more I thought

about it the less I believed that it was

true (lit. the more I would think…the

less I would give credence that etc.)

□

mar bu duilghe a dh’fhàs e làmh

fhaighinn air tombaca, ’s ann bu mhi-

annaiche a bha e air the more difﬁcult

it became to get hands (lit. a hand) on

tobacco, the more desirous he was of it

mar thà adv already

□

… mur eil iad air

a dhèanamh mar thà … if they haven’t

already done it / unless they’ve already

done it

mar an ceudna adv likewise, too

□

…

agus rinn e mar an ceudna…and he

did likewise

mar-aon adv as one, as a team, at once

(at the same time), in concert together

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bha am baile ag obair mar-aon the

township was working as a team

mar ri prep with – see maille ri

417 marag

mara a marine, of the sea, sea

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iasg mara

sea-ﬁsh / marine ﬁsh

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port mara seaport

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eun mara sea bird

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eòin mhara seabirds

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bàta math mara a good sea boat

□

also

gen sing of muir sea

marachd nf

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see maraireachd

marag, -aige, -an nf pudding

□

marag

dhubh / gheal black / white pudding

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marag ghoileach the stomach of a ﬁsh

stuffed with minced ﬁsh livers, oatmeal

and spices (see goile)

marag-bhuidhe nf charlock, wild mustard

maraiche, -ean nm 1. mariner, navigator,

sailor, seafarer, seaman

□

na Maraichean

Rìoghail the Royal Marines 2. scurvy-grass

maraireachd nf navigation, seamanship

maraireachd a nautical

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cùisean

maraireachd nautical matters

marannan pl of muir seas

maraon adv

□

see mar-aon (under mar

above)

marasgal, -ail, -an nm marshal

marasgal-feachd nm ﬁeld marshal

marbal, -ail, -ail nm marble (ball)

marbh a dead, defunct, inanimate, lifeless,

stagnant

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tha an dithis marbh they are

both dead

□

cho marbh ri sgadan as dead

as a herring cf. as dead as a dodo

□

geu-

gan marbha dead branches / twigs

marbh, mairbh, mairbh nm 1. dead (i.e.

stillness, quiet)

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[ann] am marbh na h-

oidhche in the dead of night

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am marbh

a’ gheamhraidh in the dead of winter

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ri marbh an t-siùil-mhara at slack tide

2. dead person … a’ fagail na soraidh mu

dheireadh aig a’ mharbh … saying the last

farewell to the dead (person)

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commonly

used in the pl na mairbh the dead

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dhùisg E na mairbh bhon bhàs He roused

the dead from death

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… a dh’èirich

a-rithist o na mairbh air an treas latha …

who rose again from the dead on the

third day

marbh, marbh v kill, slay

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mharbh e am

madadh-allaidh he killed the wolf

marbh-bhreith a stillborn

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bha an lean-

abh marbh-bhreith the child was stillborn

m.-dheanntag nf dead nettle m.-lann nf

mortuary m.-shanas nm obituary

marbhadh, -aidh nm & vn of marbh

killing etc., slaughter

marbhaiche, -ean nm killer

marbhan, -ain, -an nm corpse

marbhanta a inactive, inert, lethargic

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tha

am mac-meanma aige gu tur marbhanta

his imagination is completely inactive

marbhantachd nf dullness, inactivity,

inertness, stupor, torpor

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chuir iad dhi-

ubh a’ mharbhantachd a bu nòs dhaibh

they threw off their customary inactivity

(lit. put off the inactivity that was custom-

ary to them)

marbhphaisg, -e, -ean nf shroud (death

shroud), winding-sheet

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chunnaic e

taibhse ’s e còmhdaichte ann am marbh-

phaisg he saw a ghost [and he] covered in

a shroud

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cuir marbhphaisg air shroud v

□

mìle marbhphaisg a thousand curses

marbhrann, -ainn, -an nm elegy

marbhtach, -aiche a deadly, fatal

marbhte pp of marbh deadened, benumbed

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bha an inntinn marbhte len cruaidh-

chàs their minds were benumbed by their

hardship

marcach, -aich, -aich nm jockey

marcachd nf & vn of marcaich riding,

horsemanship

marcaich, -achadh / marcachd v ride

marcaiche, -ean nm horseman, rider

marcan-sìne nm sea spray

marcas, -ais nm marquis

Marcsach, -aich, -aich nm Marxist

Marcsach a Marxian

marc-shluagh nm cavalry

marg, -airg, -an nm mark (coinage)

margadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm market

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margadh an èisg ﬁsh-market

□

tha iad air

an amas air an aon mhargadh they are

aimed at the same market

margadh-chruidh nm cattle market

margaid, -e, -ean nf market

□

same as

margadh

margaideachd nf marketing

margaideachd a marketing

□

cothroman

margaideachd marketing opportunities

margarain nm margarine

marmalaid nm marmalade

màrmor, -oir nm marble (stone)

□

bha

ìomhaigh de mhàrmor ghil an sin there

was a statue of white marble there

□

ann

an cruth bìobaill màrmoir in the form of

a marble bible (a bible of marble)

màrsail nf march, marching

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dèan màrsail

march

Màrt, -àirt nm am Màrt March chì mi sibh

a-rithist anns a’ Mhàrt I’ll see you again

in March

mart, mairt nm cow (at one time a cow to

kill for winter)

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air sgàth aon mhairt for

the sake of one cow

martach, -aich a bovine, cow-like

martair, -ean nm martyr

□

chaidh na

martairean sin a naomhachadh an-uiridh

these martyrs were canonized last year

martarach, -aich, -aich nm martyr

martarachd nf martyrdom

marùn a maroon

màs, -àis nm backside, bottom, bum,

buttock

mas conj

□

see mus

mas ⫽ ma is

□

see ma conj

masg, -a, -an nm mask

masgàra nf mascara

mas-fhìor phr. as in: feumaidh tu stad de

dhèanamh mas-fhìor gu bheil thu …you

marag-bhuidhe 418

must stop pretending that you are…(see

also fìor, mas fhìor)

maslach, -aiche a degrading, disgraceful,

ignominious, infamous, scandalous,

shameful

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’s e ainm maslach a bha aig a’

mhuinntir orra the people had a degrading

name for them (lit. it’s a degrading name

that was at the people on them)

□

tha mi

a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil sin dìreach

maslach I think that’s just disgraceful

□

bàs maslach an ignominious death

□

bha

e cho olc maslach ri duine sam bith he was

as evil and infamous as any man

maslachadh, -aidh nm & vn of maslaich

affronting etc., affront

masladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm affront,

disgrace, infamy, reproach, shame

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’s e a

bha ann masladh dìreach it was just a dis-

grace

□

am bliadhna thogadh am masladh

seo de ar dùthaich this year this shame

was lifted off our country

maslaich, -achadh v affront, disgrace,

shame

□

bhitheadh e ga mhaslachadh

fhèin leis an deoch he used to disgrace

himself (lit. would be disgracing himself

with the drink)

matà

□

see ma tha under ma

matamataic, (eòlas) matamataic nm

mathematics

matamataiceach, -aich a mathematical

matamataicear, -eir, -an nm mathematician

situation is that …

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mo ghille math

ort! good for you! good lad!

math air good at

□

tha e math air

snàmh he is good at swimming

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tha i

math air fuine she is good at baking

□

tha an tuagh sin math air gearradh an

fhiodha that axe is good for (lit. ‘on’)

cutting [the] wood

math is often used with the assertive

verb: is math gun do rinn iad seo it’s

good that they did this / it’s a good

thing they did this

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bu mhath gun

tuigeadh iad gu bheil seo air tachairt

it would be well that they understood

that this has happened

□

is math tha

fhios agad nach eil sin f ìor you know

well that’s not true

□

note also: ’s math

sin that’s good

math is often used in expressions of

greeting or leave-taking

□

latha math

leat / leibh good day to you (lit. [may]

a good day [be] with you)

□

oidhche

mhath leat / leibh goodnight [to you]

□

feasgar math leat / leibh good after-

noon / evening [to you]

□

note that do

and its compds are used in greetings

e.g. latha math dhuibh good day to you

□

but note also: fàg latha math aig

duine bid someone good day

□

dèidh dhaibh oidhche mhath fhàgail

aige … after [to them] saying good

night to him / after they had bid him

good night / (after) bidding him good

night … etc.

gu math adv well

□

ciamar a tha

thu? tha gu math, tapadh leat how

are you? well, thank you

□

tha gach

nì gu math a chrìochnaicheas gu

math all’s well that ends well

□

toiseach chaidh dhomh gu math at ﬁrst

it went well for me

□

rinn e seo gu

math is gu ro mhath he did this

extremely well

gu math is also used to qualify adjs as

follows: fairly, quite, rather, consider-

ably, somewhat, very

□

tha e gu math

àrd it’s fairly high

□

uaireannan gu

math nas fhaide às sometimes consid-

erably further off

□

tha an dùthaich seo

gu math nas motha na Breatann this

country is considerably bigger than

Britain

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“Tha mi coma,” ars esan gu

math ﬁonnar “I don’t care,” he said

rather coolly

□

tha cùisean gu math

nas fheàrr na sin a-nis things are

rather better than that now

419 matamataicear

math, feàrr a considerable, good, well

□

bha am biadh sin fallain is math

dhuinn that food was wholesome and

good for us

□

na nithean matha a tha

air tachairt the good things which

have occurred

□

fear math gu dèanamh

doer

□

tha an obair seo math gu leòr

this work is passable

□

f ìor mhath

high-class

□

chan eil e math dhomhsa

a bhith … it’s no good my being (lit.

it’s not good for me to be)…

□

note

also – nach math dha! isn’t he fortu-

nate! / how fortunate for him! (cf.

nach buidhe dha)

□

tha sin glè mhath

dhuibh that’s very good for you

□

(dìreach) math fhèin! excellent!

□

math dha-rìreabh! ﬁrst rate!

□

and

also: ’s ann a bha bàthadh tuilleadh is

math dha drowning was too good for

him

□

math dheth well off

□

cha robh

e math dheth he wasn’t well off

□

’s e

nach eil math mun t-suidheachadh gu

bheil … what isn’t good about the

cho math is used in various ways:

1. cho math ri sin / cho math ris

a sin as well as that (⫽ in addition

to that), further 2. nach robh e cho

math dha a bhith air fuireach far an

robh e? wouldn’t it have been as

well for him to stay where he was?

□

ghabh mi m’ùine agus bha e cho

math I took my time and it was

[just] as well 3. also used as above

with the assertive verb

□

bu cho math

dha [a] fhàgail aig na daoine a tha

eòlach air na cùisean seo he would be

just as well to leave it to the people

who are familiar with these matters

(lit. it would be as well for him etc.)

□

tha e cho math dhomh dèanamh air an

taigh it is as well for me to make for

the house

is math leam I like, I am fond of

□

cha mhath le inntinn rianail nì a tha

mi-rianail an orderly mind does

not like something disorderly

□

most usually found in the imperf /

cond tense: I would like etc.

□

bu mhath leam seo a ràdh I would like

to say this

□

… a dhèanamh mar bu

mhath leotha … to do as they liked /

would like

□

dè bu mhath leat

a dhèanamh? what would you like to

do?

□

bu mhath le Calum càr ùr Calum

would like a new car

□

bu mhath

leotha ur faicinn they would like to see

you

□

bu mhath leam a dhol ann

I would like to go there

□

bu mhath leis

na balaich a dhol chun a’ ghèam the

boys would like to go to the game

an ìre mhath adv fairly (see ìre)

math dh’fhaoite adv possibly (see ma

dh’fhaoite, under ma)

feàrr, usually lenited to fheàrr is the

comp form

□

beatha a bha mì-

chinnteach nuair a b’fheàrr i a life

which was uncertain at best (lit. when

it was best – see feàrr for further

examples)

math, maith nm advantage, good, use,

proﬁt, utility

□

chum math na dùthcha

to the country’s advantage

□

chan eil e

gu math dhut a bhith a’ gearan there’s

no point in complaining

□

chan eil

math sam bith dhomh sin a dhèanamh

there’s no point in my doing that

□

feu-

maidh sinn math an t-sluaigh a chur

air thoiseach air pàrtaidhean we must

put the good of the people before

parties

□

bha iad a-mach a’ gabhail

math an latha they were out taking the

good of the day

□

dè am math a bhith

bruidhinn? what’s the good / use of

talking?

□

dè am math a bha sin? what

good was that?

□

dè am math dhut a

thighinn an seo? what’s the good of

you coming here? (lit. what the good

for you to come here?)

□

am math is an

t-olc the good and the bad

□

… a chum

math nan uile … for the good of all

□

cha robh càil a mhath dhomh

cuideachadh iarraidh air Calum there

wasn’t a bit of good asking help from

Calum (really càil de mhath)

□

math

na bà the ‘fruit’ of the cow, dairy pro-

duce

□

… a bha gu math an t-sluaigh

gu lèir … which was for the good of all

the people

□

sometimes math is used

to mean ‘good people’

□

tha math agus

dona nar measg there are good and

bad among us

math, -adh v condone, excuse, forgive,

pardon, remit (⫹ do)

□

mhath e gu

saor dhaibh he freely forgave them

□

math dhuinn ar peacaidhean forgive

us our sins

matamataicear 420

mathachadh, -aidh nm & vn of mathaich

improving etc., improvement, manure

mathachadh gàrraidh compost

mathachas, -ais, -an nm nutrient

□

mathachas talmhainn soil nutrient

mathadh, -aidh nm & vn of math

forgiving etc., remission

mathaich, -achadh v dung, fertilize,

improve, manure

mathaid, is mathaid gu / gun / gum per-

haps (a dialectal and distorted form of ma

dh’fhaoidte)

□

bha i ’s mathaid deich air

fhichead she was perhaps thirty

□

’s math-

aid gun robh e na chadal perhaps he was

asleep

□

’s mathaid gu bheil e air dol

dhachaigh perhaps he has gone home

□

thàinig e a-steach air gu h-obann gur

mathaid gun robh … he realized suddenly

that perhaps … was …

màthair, màthar, màthraichean nf

mother, origin, source

□

gun mhàthair

motherless

□

gach mac màthar dhiubh

every mother’s son of them

□

Calum,

bràthair mo mhàthar agus Màiri, piuthar

mo mhàthar Calum, my (maternal) uncle

and Mary, my (maternal) aunt

màthair-adhbhar nm origin, primary

cause, source m.-chèile nf mother-in-law

m.-uisge nf reservoir, source

màthaireachd nf maternity

màthaireil a motherly, mother adj,

maternal

□

’s i a’ Ghàidhlig ar cànain

mhàthaireil Gaelic is our mother tongue /

maternal language

mathan, -ain, -ain nm bear

mathan-bàn nm polar bear

□

bian a’

mhathain-bhàin the polar bear’s skin

mathanas, -ais nm

□

see maitheanas

mathas, -ais nm fertility (of soil), goodness,

nutrition

math-ghamhainn nm bear gen math-

ghamhna pl math-ghamhainnean

□

bha

e na laighe air bian math-ghamhna he was

lying on a bearskin

mathroinn nf risk

□

air mo mhathroinnsa

at my risk

meacan, -ain, -ain nm root of any plant,

bulb – not used much now except in

compd nouns as follows:

meacan-dogha nm burdock m.-dubh nm

comfrey m.-dubh-ﬁadhain nm bugle

(plant) m.-each nm horse-radish m.-easa

nm paeony m.-ragainn-uisge nm sea-

radish m.-ruadh nm radish m.-slèibhe nm

stinking hellebore

meacanaich nf sobbing

meacanaig, -ean nm mechanic

meachair, -e a 1. soft, tender, delicate

2. pretty, beautiful, handsome

meachaireachd nf 1. beauty / sweetness of

countenance

meadair, -ean nm meter

□

meadair

caismeachd metronome

meadaireachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

meadairich scanning (metr.)

meadaireachd nf metre (of verse)

□

bi a

rèir meadaireachd scan (metr. – intrans)

meadairich, -eachadh v scan (metr. – trans)

meadh nm mead

meadha-duach nm feverfew

Fhaoillich in the middle of January

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meadhan a’ bhaile the town centre

□

am meadhan a’ bhaile in the centre of

the town

□

am meadhan an rathaid in

the middle of the road

□

am meadhan

na h-oidhche in the middle of the night

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cuir sa mheadhan centre 2. mecha-

nism, medium, means, instrument

(means etc.)

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na meadhanan the

media

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tha duais air a thairgse airson

ﬁosrachadh a tha na mheadhan air a

lorg a reward is offered for informa-

tion that is a means of tracing it (i.e.

that leads to its recovery)

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’s e an

sgeulachd ghoirid am meadhan roisg

as torraiche a tha againn ann an

Gàidhlig the short story is the most

proliﬁc prose medium we have in

Gaelic

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a’ cleachdadh nam mead-

hanan craobh-sgaoilidh using the

broadcasting media

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na mòr mhead-

hain the mass media

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tha e na deagh

mheadhan air sin a dhèanamh it fem is

a good way / means of doing that 3. na

meadhanan n pl (the) meetings i.e.

religious meetings held regularly

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bha i a’ frithealadh nam meadhanan

gu cùramach she was attending the

meetings scrupulously

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meadhanan

nan gràs religious meetings

mar mheadhan air prep phr as

a means of, instrumental in

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bha iad

mar mheadhan air a thoirt gus a’

chuirt / dhan chuirt they were respon-

sible for / were instrumental in taking

him to court

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mar mheadhan air

clann a thàladh air ais gu an cainnt

mhàthaireil as a means of attracting

children back to their mother tongue

am meadhan prep ⫹ gen among, amid,

amidst, in the middle of

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far less

common than am measg

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am mead-

han nam beann among the hills

meadhan a middle

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

meadhan- pref mid- etc.

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bha e na

mheadhan-fhicheadan he was in his

mid-twenties

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some of the more

common compds are given below:

meadhan-aomachail a centripetal

m.-aoiseach a / m.-aoiseil a medieval

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dòigh-beatha an duine mheadhan-

aoisich the lifestyle of medieval

man M.-aoisean, na M.-aoisean n

pl Middle Ages m.-bhuidheann

421 meadha-duach

meadhan, -ain, -an nm 1. average,

middle, centre, heart, waist

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anns

a’ mheadhan / sa mheadhan in the

centre, central, midway

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choisich e

a-steach do mheadhan na coille he

walked into the middle of the wood

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tro mheadhan an làir through the

middle of the ﬂoor

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bha àite aige

anns a’ mheadhan he occupied a cen-

tral position

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(ann) am meadhan an