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

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meadhanach a mediocre, medium, mid-

dling

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meadhanach (math) tolerable

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meadhanach mòr quite big, sizable

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meadhanach òg fairly young meadhanach

ﬂiuch wettish meadhanach furasta fairly

easy, moderately easy

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le mogall mead-

hanach mìn with a fairly ﬁne mesh

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tha mi meadhanach math I’m reasonably /

tolerably well

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note, however, that

meadhanach may mean ‘poorly’

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cuin

a dh’fhàs e cho meadhanach? when did

he become so poorly?

meadhanachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

meadhanaich centralising

meadhanaich, -achadh v centralise

meadhanaichte pp centralised

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riaghladh

meadhanaichte centralised government

meadhanail a mean (stats.), median, middle

meadhanas, -ais nm mediocrity

meadh-bhlàth, -aithe a lukewarm, tepid

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cha robh an t-uisge ach meadh-bhlàth the

water was just lukewarm

meadhrach, -aiche adj cheerful, glad,

pleasant

meadrachail a metrical

meadrachd nf metre (of poetry)

meagh-bhlàth

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see meadh-bhlàth

meal, -adh / mealtainn v enjoy, have

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meal

do naidheachd! / mealaibh ur naidheachd!

(sing / pl respectively) congratulations!

(lit. enjoy your news!)

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a little more for-

mally – gum meal sibh ur naidheachd (lit.

may you enjoy your news!) i.e. congratula-

tions! (see also meal-an-naidheachd)

meal-an-naidheachd s congratulations

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cuir meal-an-naidheachd air congratulate

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chuir e meal-an-naidheachd orra he

congratulated them

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’s cinnteach gum

faod sinn meal-an-naidheachd a chur ort

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it’s certain we may congratulate you

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bu toigh leam meal-an-naidheachd a chur

air D. agus C. I would like to congratulate

D. and C.

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bu mhath leam meal-

an-naidheachd a chur ort I would like to

congratulate you

mealach, -aich a melliﬂuous

mealag, -aige nf

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see mealg

meal-bhucan nm melon

mealg, meilg / -a, -an nf milt

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bhitheadh

iad a’ tilgeil air falbh na meilg agus na

h-iuchrach they used to throw away the

milt and the roe

meall, -adh v abuse trust, beguile, charm,

cajole, cheat, deceive, decoy, delude, dis-

appoint, dupe, entice, fool, gull, hood-

wink, lure, swindle, trick

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meall le

brìodal wheedle

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mur eil mi air mo

mhealladh if I have not been deceived i.e.

if I’m not mistaken

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… ach bha e air

a mhòr mhealladh … but he was greatly

mistaken

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bha i air a mealladh aig duine

òg she was deceived by a young man

meall, mill, mill / -an nm aggregate, bank

(of fog, mist, cloud etc.) bump, clot,

hunch, lump, mass (great quantity), moun-

tain, node, pile, protuberance, tumour

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meall ceò fogbank, bank of fog

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mill cheò

fogbanks, banks of fog

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meall (uisge)

shower of rain

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meall ﬁodha a mass of

timber Meallan Champsaidh Campsie Fells

meall-an-sgòrnain nm Adam’s apple

m.-dhèan v mass-produce m.-dhèanamh

nm mass-production m.-dhibhearsain

nm mass-entertainment m.-fearainn nm

land mass m.-mhurt nm mass-murder

m.-uisge nm shower of rain

meallach, -aiche a 1. hilly, gnarled

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cha

chinn i an àitean meallach it will not grow

in hilly places

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shìn e làmh mheallach

dhomh he proferred me a gnarled hand

2. illusory

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… ach tha an saoghal sin

meallach… but that world is illusory

mealladh, -aidh nm & vn of meall cheat-

ing etc., beguilement, (personal) charm,

deception, delusion, disappointment,

hoax, illusion, imposture, lure, sham

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’s

e mealladh a bha gu bhith annta uile they

were all going to be a disappointment

mealladh-dùil nm disappointment

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tha an

leabhar seo na mhealladh-dùil this book

is a disappointment

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chan fhaigh sibh

mealladh-dùil ma cheannaicheas sibh an

leabhar seo you will not be disappointed

if you buy this book

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cha d’fhuair mi

mealladh-dùil I wasn’t disappointed

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gheibh e mealladh-dùil ma tha sùil aige ri

a leithid he’ll be disappointed if he

expects anything of the sort

meadhanach 422

nf middle-class m.-chearcall (na

talmhainn) nm equator m.-là /

m.-latha nm midday, noon, noontide

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tha biadh meadhan-latha air a sholar

a midday meal is provided m.-loidhne

nf meridian m.-oidhche nm midnight

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thàinig e air ais aig meadhan-

oidhche he returned at midnight m.-

sheachnach a centrifugal m.-shearach

a middle eastern m.-shiarach a mid-

western m.-thrastan nm diameter m.-

thrastanach a diametrical M.-thìreach

a Mediterranean

meallan, -ain, -an nm cluster

meallan-criona nf chilblains

meallanach, -aiche a lumpy

meallta pp charming, deceitful, deceptive,

false, mock

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thoir ﬁos meallta misinform

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bha mi a’ faireachdainn cho meallta

I was feeling so deceitful

mealltach, -aiche 1. alluring, winning

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tha

ruith mhealltach air a’bhàrdachd seo there

is an alluring ﬂow to this poetry 2. delusive,

delusory, sham, specious, spurious, treach-

erous

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tha e làn de bhodhaichean meall-

tach it is full of treacherous reefs / rocks

mealltair, -ean nm deceiver, betrayer, cheat,

imposter, swindler

meamhair / meamhraich etc.

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see

meomhair / meomhraich

meamran, -ain, -an nm membrane

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meamran sùla cataract (eyes)

meamranach, -aich a membranous

mealltaireachd nf swindling

mean, mean air mhean adv by degrees,

gradually, piecemeal

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bha e mean air

mhean ag aomadh chun a’ bheachd a bha

agamsa he was gradually inclining towards

the opinion I had

mean-fhàs nm evolution

mèanan, -ain, -an nm yawn

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same as

mèaran

mèananach a yawning

mèananaich nf yawning

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same as

mèaranaich

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dèan mèananaich gape,

yawn

meanbh, -a a diminutive, little, minute,

small, tiny, wiry

meanbh- pref denoting smallness,

minuteness

meanbh-bhotal nm phial m.-chlàr nm

compact disc m.-choire nf peccadillo

m.-chompiutair nm micro-computer

m.-chraobh nf bush

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shnàig e tro na

meanbh-chraobhan he crept through the

bushes m.-chuileag nf midge – the def

sing form is often used in preference to the

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bha sinn uile sgìth den mheanbh-

chuileig we were all tired of the midges

m.-dhealbh nm/f miniature m.-

eleactronas nm micro-electronics m.-

fhrìd(e) nf insect m.-pheasair nf millet

m.-phongan n pl minutiae m.-thonnach

adj microwave

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àmhainn mheanbh-

thonnach microwave oven

meanbhachd nf minuteness, smallness

meanbhair, -ean nm diminutive

meanbhan, -ain, -an nm diminutive

meang, -aing / -a, -an nf abnormality, ﬂaw

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gun mheang faultless

meangach, -aich a abnormal

meangach, -aich nf common cinquefoil

meangan, -ain, -ain / -an nm branch

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same as meanglan

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… agus is iad mean-

gain na craoibhe seo na Gaidheil…and

the branches of this tree are the Gaels

meanglan, -ain, -an nm bough, branch

meanmach, -aiche a mettlesome, high-

spirited

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mar each meanmach like

a mettlesome horse

meann, minn, minn nm kid, young goat

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thug e an aire do ghobhar le a meann he

noticed a goat with her kid

meannt, -a nm mint (plant)

meannt-an-arbhair nm corn-mint m.-an-

uisge nm water-mint m.-each nm horse-

mint m.-gàrraidh nm spearmint

mear a frisky, jocular, lively, merry,

sportive, sprightly

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bha e cho mear is

a bha e comasach do dhuine cho mòr ris

a bhith he was as frisky as it was possible

for a man as big as he to be

mear-cheum nm quickstep m.-shaillt

a nitrous m.-shalann nm nitre, saltpetre

mearachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm aberra-

tion, hullucination, illusion

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mearachadh

sùla mirage

mearachd, -an nf error, inaccuracy, lapse,

mistake, slip

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dèan mearachd lapse, make

a mistake / error

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buailteach do mhearachd

fallible

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tha duine sam bith buailteach do

mhearachd anyone is fallible

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mearachd

clò-bhualaidh misprint

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’s e mearachd

a bhitheadh ann a bhith a’ smaoineachadh

gu bheil mi…it would be a mistake to think

that I am…

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’s e droch mhearachd a tha

seo this is a bad error

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gun cus mhearach-

dan without too many errors – cus, being an

unstressed word, is not lenited after gun

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am mearachd be mistaken

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…mur eil mi

am mearachd… unless I am mistaken

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feu-

maidh gu bheil thu am mearachd you must

be mistaken

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air mhearachd by mistake

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bha a’ mhearachd air a ceartachadh the

error was corrected

mearachdach, -aiche a erring, erroneous,

fallacious, faulty, inaccurate, incorrect,

mistaken, wrong

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bha beachdan glè

mhearachdach aca they had very erro-

neous views

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ach aon ghrèim mearach-

dach cha robh annta but there was not one

faulty stitch in them

mèaran, -ain, -an nm yawn

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dèan mèaran

yawn

mèaranach a yawning

mèaranaich nf yawning

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dèan

mèaranaich yawn (but dèan mèaran is

423 mèaranaich

more common)

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thòisich mi a’

mèaranaich I started yawning

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note that

the noun here is being used as a vn – this is

very common with nouns denoting sounds

meàirleach

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see mèirleach

mèars, -adh v march

mèarrsadh, -aidh nm & vn of mèars

marching, march

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dèan mèarrsadh march

meas, -a, -an nm fruit

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meas a’ chrainn-

ola olive (fruit)

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meas grèidhte preserve

noun

meas-an-tuirc-allta nm marsh St. John’s

wort m.-an-tuirc-coille nm sweet amber

m.-geur nm citrus fruit

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’s e meas-geur

a tha ann an liomaid a lemon is a citrus

fruit

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’s e measan-geura a tha ann

an oraindsearan oranges are citrus fruits

m.-siotrais nm citrus fruit

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measan-

siotrais citrus fruit(s) coll or pl

meas, meas / measadh v appraise, assess,

calculate, compute, consider, deem,

esteem, estimate, evaluate, guess, judge,

price, prize, put, rate, reckon, survey,

think, value

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meas a thaobh cìs assess

(for rates)

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meas gu math put a good con-

struction on

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mheasadh còig dhiubh

airidh air foillseachadh ﬁve of those were

considered worthy of publication

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chan

eil e furasta a luach a mheas it isn’t easy

to estimate its value

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cha chuireadh e

iongantas orm ged a mheasadh tu gur e…

it wouldn’t surprise me though you were

to guess that it …

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cha b’fhada gus an

robh e air a mheas mar thèarmann do na

creachadairean it wasn’t long until it was

looked upon as a sanctuary for the robbers

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measar gu bheil ﬁchead mìle eadar na

dhà it is estimated that there are twenty

miles between the two

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thuirt e gun robh

e ga mheas na chall mòr gum biodh na h-

euchdan sin air an leigeil air dìochuimhne

he said that he considered it a great loss

that these deeds should be allowed to be

forgotten

meas nm indec & vn of meas appraising

etc. and also: 1. calculation, computation,

estimate, estimation, evaluation, guess,

quotation (comm.), reckoning, value, val-

uation 2. admiration, esteem, honour,

regard, respect

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meas a thaobh cìs assess-

ment (for rates)

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tha meas agam air I

admire it

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bha meas againn uile air we all

admired him

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tha meas agus miadh mòr

aig a h-uile duine air everyone has respect

and great esteem for him

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cha robh meas

sam bith aca air they despised him (lit.

they didn’t have any respect for him)

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thoir meas do respect

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gun mheas

unvalued

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cuir meas air value v

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le meas

yours faithfully (lit. with respect)

measach, -aich a fruity

measadair, -ean nm assessor

measadh, -aidh nm & vn of meas appraisal,

assessment

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feumaidh sinn barrachd cud-

throm a chur air labhairt ann am measadh

ann an Gàidhlig we must put more impor-

tance on speaking in assessment in Gaelic

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sgeama airson measadh neo-fhoirmeil

a scheme for informal assessment

measaidh a assessment, evaluation adj

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tha iad ag ràdh gu bheil cus eadar-

dhealachaidh sna dòighean measaidh they

say that there is too much difference in the

assessment methods

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sgeama measaidh

coitcheann a common assessment scheme

measail, -e a 1. creditable, respectable

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duine measail a respectable man 2. respected,

liked, venerable

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bha e measail aig

uaislean is islean he was respected by

high and low (lit. nobleman and com-

moner)

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bha i measail aig gach aon she

was respected by everyone

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… a bha cho

measail aca uile … who was so respected

by them all

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biodh a’ Ghàidhlig measail

agaibh let [the] Gaelic be respected by you

3. fond, liking

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bha e glè mheasail oirre

he was very fond of her

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cha robh iad

measail oirnn they didn’t like us

measair, measradh v churn

measan, -ain, -ain nm lapdog

measarra a cool (of temperament), moder-

ate, sober, temperate

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chaith e beatha

dhiadhaidh, ionraic agus measarra he

spent a godly, upright and temperate life

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tha sinn a dhìth air nì nas measarra we

need something more moderate

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cha

robh na faclan aige a-nis cho measarra his

words weren’t so temperate now

measarrachd nf abstinence, temperance

measg s midst

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most often used as the

compd prep am measg ⫹ gen among(st),

amid(st), in the midst of

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am measg nam

beanntan àrda amidst the high mountains

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am measg nan craobh among the trees

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tha inbhe aig a’ Ghàidhlig am measg

Ghaidheal agus Ghall nach fhacas a lei-

thid riamh roimhe Gaelic has a status

among Gaels and Lowlanders the likes of

which has never been seen before

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the

am- is really ann am ‘in’, and so the prep

is combined with the pers prons thus: nar

measg among us nur measg among you

nam measg among them

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occasionally

other preps may be used

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feumaidh sinn

meàirleach 424

na daoine seo fhuadach às ar measg we

must drive these people from our midst

measg, -adh v mix

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… a bha air am meas-

gadh ann am poit… which were mixed

in a pot

measgach, -aich a promiscuous

measgadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

measg mixing etc., concoction, mixture

measgachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

measgaich mixing etc., assortment, mis-

cellany, mixture

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tha measgachadh de

rudan ri fhaotainn an assortment of items

is available

measgaich, -achadh v admix, amalgamate,

jumble, mingle, mix, shufﬂe (of cards)

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cha robh e a’ measgachadh ri daoine mar

a chleachd e he wasn’t mixing with people

as he used to

measgaichear, -eir, -an nm mixer

measgaichte pp miscellaneous, mixed

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…

ged a bha m’fhaireachdainnean meas-

gaichte … though my feelings were mixed

measgair, -ean nm mixer

measgan, -ain nm mash

measradh, -aidh nm & vn of measair

churning

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rinn iad am measradh they did

the churning

meata a faint-hearted, feeble, weak, timid

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dh’fheuch e ri èirigh ach bha e ro mheata

he tried to rise but he was too weak

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bha

an tuigse cho meata their understanding

was so feeble

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tha e cho meata ’s a bha e

riamh he’s as timid as he ever was

meatabolach a metabolic

meatabolachd nf metabolism

meatachadh, -aidh nm & vn of meataich

emasculating

meatachd nf fearfulness

meatafor, -oir, -an nm metaphor

meataforach, -aich a metaphorical

meatag, -aige, -an nf glove (also miotag)

□

bhuail e e le [a] làimh agus meatag oirre

he struck him with his gloved hand

meatagaichte pp gloved

meataich, -achadh v emasculate, enfeeble,

enervate, make / become feeble

meatailt, -e, -ean nf metal

meatailt a made of metal, metal

meatailteach a metallic

meatair, -ean nm metre

meath, meath / -adh v 1. degenerate, fade,

pine 2. taunt, jeer, jibe

meath nm & vn of meath fading etc.,

decline, decay

mèath a 1. fat, lush, rich (of food, soil)

□

’s

e an Nollaig uaine a nì an cladh mèath

a green Christmas makes a fat churchyard

(proverb) 2. oily (of ﬁsh)

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sgadan mèath

blasta a tasty, oily herring

meathach, -aich, -aich nm degenerate

meathach, -aiche a degenerate

meathadh, -aidh nm & vn of meath fading

etc.

meathaich, -achadh v same as meath v

meathaichte pp degenerate

Meatodiostach, -aich, -aich nm Methodist

meatonamaidh nm metonomy

meatrach a metric

meatrags, -aigs nm matrix

□

meatrags faid

distance matrix

Mèdeach, -ich, -ich nm Mede

□

na Mèdich

the Medes (also Meideach)

Mèdeach a Medean (also Meideach)

meicnic, -ean nm mechanic

meicnic, -e nf mechanics

meicniceach a mechanical

meicniceachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

meicnicich mechanizing, mechanization

meicniceil a mechanical

meicnicich, -eachadh v mechanize

Meideach, -ich, -ich nm Mede

□

lagh nam

Meideach ’s nam Pearsach the law of the

Persians and the Medes (also Mèdeach)

Meideach a Medean (also Mèdeach)

meidh, -e, -ean nf 1. balance

□

cuir air

mheidh balance v

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bha e gu tur far na

meidh he was completely off balance

□

cuir far na meidh unbalance v

□

is iad a

chuir cùisean far na meidh buileach it’s

they who completely unbalanced matters /

completely threw things off balance

2. measure, meter as in: meidh teothachd-

àrd maximum thermometer

□

meidh

teothachd-ìosal minimum thermometer

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meidh teothachd-àrd is teothachd ìosal

a maximum and minimum thermometer

meidh-gaoithe nf anemometer m.-uisge nf

hydrometer

meidhinnean n pl hip-joints – and by

extension – hips

□

sheall i air a meidhin-

nean sultmhor anns an sgàthan she looked

at her plump hips in the mirror

meidhis, -ean nf instalment

□

nobhail

ghoirid ann am meidhisean a short novel in

instalments

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a’ chiad mheidhis the ﬁrst

instalment

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na mheidhisean by instalments

meidil, ean nf medlar (tree)

meig

□

gen sing of meug whey

meigead, meigeid, -an nm bleat of a goat /

kid

meigeall, meigeallaich v bleat (as a goat)

mèil, mèilich v bleat

mèil, -ean nf bleating of sheep / lambs

meil, -eadh v grind, mill, pulverize

425 meil

meileabhaid nf velvet

□

bha dreasa

mheileabhaid oirre she was wearing

a velvet dress

meileachadh, -aidh nm & vn of meilich

benumbing, numbness

meilg

□

dat & gen sing of mealg milt

mèilich, -e nf & vn of mèil bleating

□

dèan

mèilich bleat

□

chuala mi mèilich nan

caorach I heard the bleating of the sheep

meilich, -eachadh v benumb, chill

□

bha i

air a meileachadh leis an fhuachd she was

benumbed / chilled by the cold

meilichte pp benumbed, numb, chilled

meileòidian, -ain, -an nm melodeon

mèin, -e nf 1. character, (natural) disposi-

tion, genius (of the age etc.), nature

□

droch mhèin malice

□

seo mèin an t-

saidheains this is the genius of science

2. expression

□

bha a mhèin car dubhach

his expression was rather gloomy 3. mine –

see mèinne

mèinn(e), -ean nf 1. mine (explosive

device)

□

suidhich mèinnean mine (lay

mines) 2. mine (mineral workings), ore

3. same as mèin

mèinn- / mèinne- pref as follows:

mèinn-eòlaiche nm mineralogist mèinn-

eòlas nm mineralogy mèinne-guail nf

coal-mine mèinn-iarainn nf iron ore

mèinn-òir nf gold-mine mèinne-salainn

nf salt mine

mèinneach a mineral

mèinneadair, -ean nm miner

mèinneadh, -idh nm mining (the action)

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mèinneadh fosgailte opencast mining

mèinnearach, -aich nm mineral

mèinnearachd nf mining (the science)

mèinneil a mineral

mèinneir, -ean nm miner

mèinnireach a mineral

□

gràineanan mèin-

nireach mineral fragments

meirbheach, -ich a digestible, gastric

meirbheadh, -idh nm digestion

meireang, -aing, -an nf meringue

meirg, -e nf erosion, rust

meirg, meirg / meirgeadh v erode, rust

□

’s

ann gun do mheirg e [the fact is] it rusted

□

bha i a-nise a’ meirgeadh air a’

chladach she was now rusting on the shore

meirg-dhìonach a rust-proof m.-umha nf

verdigris

meirgeach, -iche a corrosive, rusty

meirgeachadh, -aidh nm & vn of meirgich

rusting

meirgeadh, -idh nm & vn of meirg corrod-

ing etc., corrosion

meirghe, -ean nf standard (ﬂag)

meirgeachadh, -aidh nm & vn of meirgich

corroding etc.

meirgich, -eachadh v

□

same as, but less

common than, meirg, meirg(eadh) v

meirgneachadh

□

same as meirgeachadh

meirgnich v

□

same as meirgich

meirle nf peculation, robbery, stealing,

theft

□

dèan meirle steal, thieve

□

tha

meirle is gadachd de gach seòrsa a’ sìor

dhol am meud robbery and theft of every

kind are continually increasing

meirle-sgrìobhaidh nf plagiarism

mèirleach, -ich, -ich nm thief

□

thàinig

e mar mhèirleach san oidhche he came

like a thief in the night

mèirneal, -eil, -an nm merlin

mèis and mèise

□

dat sing & gen sing

respectively of mias basin

meite, -ean nm mate (naut.)

mèith, -e a fat, greasy, oily (see mèath)

meithean, -ein nm sea-rush

melodràma nf melodrama

meòig

□

gen sing of meug whey

meòir

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of meur

ﬁnger

meòir-Moire nm kidney vetch, lady’s ﬁngers

meomhair, -ean nf memory, remembrance

□

air meomhair in the memory, by rote

□

tha a bheag dhiubh sin air meomhair nan

seann daoine fhathast a little of those are

still remembered by the old people

□

cùm

air mheomhair memorize

□

faigh air do

mheomhair get by rote

meòmhrachadh, -aidh nm

□

see

meòrachadh

meòmhraich, -achadh v

□

see meòraich

meòmhrachail

□

see meòrachail

meòrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of meòraich

contemplating etc., contemplation, delib-

eration, meditation

meòrachaidh a deliberative

□

mòrdhail

meòrachaidh a deliberative assembly

meòrachail, -e a contemplative

meòraich, -achadh v (⫹ air) contemplate,

deliberate, meditate, ponder, reﬂect

(upon), think (about), consider

□

bha e a’

meòrachadh air nàdar an duine he was

contemplating the nature of man

meileabhaid 426

meud nm indec amount, compass,

dimension, largeness, quantity, scale

(degree etc.), size

□

a’ mheud seo this

much

□

meud uachdair amount of sur-

face

□

de gach seòrsa agus de gach

meud of every kind and (of every) size

meudachadh, -aidh nm & vn of meudaich

adding etc., addition, ampliﬁcation,

enlargement, expansion, increase, incre-

ment, magniﬁcation, multiplication

meudachail a augmentative

meudachd nf bulk, calibre (of gun), great-

ness, largeness, magnitude, size, scale

□

cha robh iad uile den aon mheudachd they

weren’t all of the same size

□

… as bith dè

a’mheudachd a tha anns an sgoil… what-

ever size the school is / whatever the

size of the school

□

tha i car an aon

mheudachd rithe she is about the same

size as she

□

… agus den mheudachd

seo … and of this scale

□

thig iad air meu-

dachd bheag, mheadhanach is mhòr they

come in small, medium and large sizes

meudachd-fuaim nf amplitude

meudaich, -achadh v add, amplify, aug-

ment, enhance, enlarge, expand, grow,

increase trans, magnify, multiply

□

… gu

eòlas a mheudachadh… (in order) to

increase knowledge

□

tha iad sin a’ meu-

dachadh gach bliadhna those are increas-

ing each year

meudaichear, -eir, -an nm enhancer

meudaichear-blais nm ﬂavour enhancer

meudaichte pp of meudaich increased

□

… far am feumadh sluagh meudaichte

barrachd toraidh bhon talamh…where an

increased population would need more

production from the soil

meudmhor a sizeable

meug, meig / meòig nm whey

□

meug

fala serum

meur, meòir, meòir / meòirean meuran nf

digit, ﬁnger

□

sgap e a mheòir he spread his

ﬁngers

□

bha i a’ cìreadh na clòimhe le a

meuran she was combing the wool with her

ﬁngers

□

meur ri meur ﬁnger to ﬁnger

□

cuir meur air ﬁnger v 2. branch (of society,

business etc. / of tree) 3. key (of instrument)

meur-àireamh nf digit (number) m.-phìob

nf branch pipe

meurach a digital

meurachadh, -aidh nm & vn of meuraich

ﬁngering

meuraich, -achadh v ﬁnger

meuran, -ain, -an nm thimble

□

tha am

meuran agad air a’ mheòir cheàrr your

thimble is on the wrong ﬁnger

meuran alt pl of meur

meuran-na-mnatha-sìdh n pl foxglove

ﬂower m.-nan-cailleach-marbha n pl

foxglove ﬂower (see lus-nam-ban-sìth)

meurchlàr, -àir, -an nm keyboard

meurlorg, -luirg, -an nf ﬁnger-print

meur-phìob nf branch pipe

Mgr abbr form of Maighstir ⫽ Mr

mi pers pron I, me

□

mi fhìn myself

□

tha

mi trang I am busy / I’m busy

□

rinn mi e

I did it

□

chunnaic mi iad I saw them

□

chunnaic iad mi they saw me

□

the emph

form is mise

□

is mise a rinn e I did it (lit.

it is I who did it)

□

mise? sgrìobhadh leab-

har? b’e siud an latha! I? write a book?

that would be the day! (lit. writing a book)

427 mi

cuir am meud 1. increase, widen,

extend (all trans)

□

dh’fheuch e ri

a fhoghlam a chur am meud he tried to

widen / extend his education 2. exag-

gerate

□

cur am meud exaggeration

cia mheud? / co mheud? (and also,

quite commonly, cia meud? / co

meud?) how many?

□

followed by nom

sing of noun

□

co mheud a th’ann? how

many are there?

□

cia mheud each a tha

anns an achadh? how many horses are

in the ﬁeld?

□

cia mheud bò? how

many cows?

□

cia mheud agaibh a

th’ann? how many of you are there?

□

chan eil fhios cia mheud it isn’t known

how many / much

rach am meud increase intrans,

become greater, widen, extend

□

bha a

luathas a’ sior dhol am meud its speed

was continually increasing

□

tha sinn

an dòchas gun tèid an àireamh seo am

meud we hope that this number will

increase

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

meud-àireamh nf mathematics m.-

bhronn, a’ mheud-bhronn nf dropsy

m.-bhronnach a dropsical m.-buaidh

nf sphere of inﬂuence

mì- neg pref corresponding to English

‘in-’, ‘mis’, ‘un-’ etc.

For ease of reference, all compds with

the mì- pref have been kept together,

irrespective of strict alphabetical

order. Correct alphabetical sequence is

resumed after this section.

mì-àgh nm infelicity m.-àghmhor a

infelicitous, unfortunate, unlucky m.-

ainmeachadh nm & vn of m.-ainmich

misnaming, misnomer m.-ainmich,

-eachadh v misname m.-aithris nf &

vn of m.-aithris misreporting etc.,

misreport

□

dèan mì-aithris misreport

v m.-amais v miss (a target etc.) m.-

amas nm & vn of m.-amas missing

(a target etc.)

□

dèan mì-amas miss

m.-àireamh nf miscalculation

□

dèan

mì-àireamh miscalculate m.-airidh a

undeserving

□

tha iad gu tur mì-airidh

orra they are completely undeserving

of them m.-aonta nm dissent

□

bha

guth a’ mhì-aonta ga thogail the voice

of [the] dissent was being raised m.-

bhanail adj unwomanly m.-bharail nf

misconception m.-bheus nf immoral-

ity, licentiousness, misconduct m.-

bheusach a immoral, indecorous,

licentious m.-bhlasta a unsavoury

m.-bhreith nf wrong judgement /

decision

□

thoir mì-bhreith misjudge

m.-bhreithnich v misinterpret m.-

bhuileachadh nm abuse, misapplica-

tion, prostitution m.-bhuilich v

misapply, misemploy, prostitute m.-

chàilear a unpleasant

□

latha ﬂiuch

mì-chàilear a wet unpleasant day

m.-chaith v mis-spend (dèan

ana-caitheamh air is more common)

m.-cheart a inequitable, unjust

m.-cheartas nm injustice

□

… a fhuair

a leithid de mhì-cheartas… who had

received such injustice m.-chiall, m.-

chèille nf insanity, madness m.-chiat

nm dislike

□

sheall e air le mì-chiat he

looked at him / it with dislike m.-

chiatach a 1. unbecoming, uncomely,

unseemly

□

giùlan mì-chiatach

unseemly behaviour

□

… leis an obair

mhì-chiataich seo … by this unseemly

work 2. (generally) awful, terrible,

dreadful

□

tha sin mì-chiatach that’s

terrible

□

canaidh iad gur nàr agus

mì-chiatach mar a … they say that it is

disgraceful and dreadful how…

m.-chinnteach a doubtful, uncertain

□

… a bha mì-chinnteach nuair a

b’fheàrr i … which was uncertain at

best (lit. when it fem was best)

m.-chliù nm defamation, discredit,

disrepute, ignominy, infamy m.-

chliùiteach a dishonourable, disrep-

utable

□

… duine aig an robh beatha

mhì-chliùiteach … a man who had

a disreputable life m.-chliùthaich v

bring into disrepute, disparage, debunk

m.-chneasta a cruel, merciless m.-

chneastachd a cruelty, mercilessness

m.-choibhneil, -e a unkind

□

bha a’

chlann eile mì-choibhneil ris the

other children were unkind to him

m.-choltach a 1. improbable, unlikely

2. dissimilar, unlike (see eu-coltach)

3. improper, wrong, unseemly 4. exor-

bitant m.-choltas nm improbability

m.-chomhairlich v misadvise

m.-chofhurtail a uncomfortable

□

bha

mi nam shuidhe ann an cathair

mhì-chofhurtail I was sitting in an

uncomfortable chair m.-chothrom nm

1. disadvantage, unfairness, injustice

2. imbalance

□

air mhì-chothrom

unbalanced m.-chothromach a

1. unfair, unjust

□

le achmhasan

mì-chothromach with unjust rebuke

2. uneven

□

tha an talamh mì-

chothromach an seo the ground is

uneven here m.-chòrd v dissent m.-

chòrdadh nm & vn of m.-chòrd

disagreeing, disagreement, discord,

inconsistency m.-chreideamh nm

misbelief m.-chreideas nm distrust

m.-chreideasach a distrustful m.-

chuanna a uncomfortable

□

tha iad

a’ fuireach ann an teantaichean mì-

chuanna they are living in uncomfort-

able tents m.-chuanta a untidy

m.-chuantachd nf untidiness

□

thug

i sùil air mì-chuantachd an taighe

she looked at the untidiness of the

house m.-chuibheasach a indecent

m.-chuimse nf misproportion

m.-chuimsichte pp misaimed

m.-chumadh nm deformity m.-

chùnnt v misreckon m.-chùram nm

carelessness

□

bha mi gam mallachadh

airson am mì-chùraim I was cursing

them for their carelessness m.-

chùramach a careless m.-dhìleas

a faithless m.-dhìlseachd nf faithless-

ness m.-dhaonna a inhuman

□

chan

fhaca mi riamh rud / càil / dad cho

mì-dhaonna ris a’ chogadh seo I have

never seen anything so inhuman as this

war m.-dhaonnachd nf inhumanity

m.-dhealbh nm/f deformity m.-

dhealbhach a grotesque, shapeless

m.-dhealbhachd nf deformity

□

mì-dhealbhachd a’ chnàimh-

droma a deformity of the spine m.-

dhleasanach a undutiful m.-

dhligheach a illegal m.-dhòigheil,

-e a disorderly, unmethodical, uncom-

fortable m.-dhreachmhor a inelegant

mi 428

m.-dhùthasach a degenerate m.-

earbsa nf misgiving m.-earbsach

a mistrustful m.-fhaiceallach a care-

less, incautious m.-fhallain a morbid,

unsound, unwholesome m.-fhàbhar

nm disfavour m.-fhoighidinn nf impa-

tience m.-fhoighidneach a impatient

m.-fhoisneach / fhoistneach a rest-

less, unsettled

□

bha mi glè mhì-

fhoisneach anns na bliadhnachan ud

I was very restless in those years m.-

fhortan nm misfortune m.-fhortanach

a unfortunate

□

gu mì-fhortanach air-

son an duine seo … unfortunately for

this man … m.-fhreagarrach a incon-

gruous m.-fhreagarrachd nf incon-

gruity m.-ghealltanach a unpromising

□

tha e coltach nach eil an suid-

heachadh cho mì-ghealltanach it

appears the situation isn’t so

unpromising m.-ghean nm displeasure

□

fhuair e asta adhbhar am mì-ghean

he found out from them the reason of

their displeasure m.-gheanmnachd nf

debauchery m.-ghnìomh nm misde-

meanour, misdeed m.-ghnàthach

a abnormal m.-ghnàthachadh nm &

vn of m.-ghnàthaich abusing (treating

badly), abuse (bad treatment) m.-

ghnàthaich v abuse

□

tha e air a mhì-

ghnáthachadh cho tric it is so often

abused m.-ghnàthaichte pp odd,

unusual

□

aig uairean mì-ghnàthaichte

at odd / unusual hours m.-ghnàthas

nm abnormality m.-ghoireasach a

inconvenient m.-laghail a unlawful

m.-laghalachd nf illegality m.-leas

nm disadvantage m.-loinn nf inele-

gance, infelicity (of style etc.) m.-

loinneil a inelegant m.-mhìneachadh

nm misconstruction m.-mhìnich v

misconstrue m.-mheanmnach a crest-

fallen m.-mhisneachadh nm & vn of

m.-mhisnich discouraging etc., dis-

couragement m.-mhisneachd nf

despondency m.-mhisnich v discour-

age, dishearten m.-mhodh nm dis-

courtesy, impertinence, rudeness ri

m.-mhodh being rude / impertinent /

up to mischief m.-mhodhail / mìomhail

a cheeky, discourteous, impertinent,

impolite, indecorous, indelicate, naughty,

rude, unmannerly m.-mhodhalachd

nf incivility m.-naomha a profane,

unholy m.-naomhachadh nm & vn of

m.-naomhaich profaning, desecration

m.-naomhaich v profane m.-nàdar-

rach / m.-nàdurra a abnormal,

grotesque, monstrous, preternatural,

unnatural m.-nàrach a immodest

m.-onair nf dishonesty m.-onarach a

dishonest m.-rèite nf discrepancy

□

bha mì-rèite eadar na cùnntasan agus

na notaichean there was a discrepancy

between the accounts and the notes

m.-reusanta a illogical, irrational,

preposterous, unreasonable

□

cha robh

e coltach rithe a bhith cho mi-reusanta

it wasn’t like her to be so unreasonable

m.-riaghail v misgovern m.-riaghailt

nf chaos, disarray, disorder, insubordi-

nation, irregularity, misrule m.-

riaghailteach a disorderly, eccentric,

irregular, unorderly

□

gnìomhairean

mì-riaghailteach irregular verbs

m.-riaghailteachd a eccentricity,

looseness m.-riaghlaich v mismanage,

misgovern m.-rian nm confusion, dis-

order m.-rianail a confused, disor-

derly

□

cha mhath le inntinn rianail nì

a tha mì-rianail an orderly mind does

not like something disorderly

m.-riarachadh nm dissatisfaction m.-

riaraichte pp malcontent m.-runach

a malicious m.-rùn nm enmity, malice

(also mìorun) m.-sgiobalta a untidy

□

bha (a) fhalt mì-sgiobalta his hair was

untidy m.-shàbhailte a unsafe m.-

shàsail a unsatisfactory m.-shealbh

nm misadventure, misfortune m.-

shealbhach a inauspicious, luckless,

unfortunate, unlucky, unpropitious m.-

shealbhar a unsuccessful m.-shlàinteil

a insanitary m.-shona a unhappy

m.-shonas nm unhappiness m.-

shuaimhneas nm unrest, discontent

□

bha geamhradh am mì-shuaimhneis

a-nis seachad the winter of their dis-

content was now past m.-shuairce

a uncourteous m.-shuidhich v mislay,

misplace m.-shuidhichte pp misplaced,

unsettled

□

an gràdh mì-shuidhichte

[the] misplaced love m.-steòrnadh nm

maladministration m.-stiùir v mis-

manage m.-stòlda a restless m.-

stuaim nf immodesty m.-stuama a

broad (of stories), immodest, intem-

perate, proﬂigate m.-stuamachd nf

proﬂigacy m.-thaing nf ingratitude

m.-thaingealachd nf ingratitude

m.-thaingeil a ungrateful, unthankful

m.-thaitneach a unpleasant, unpleasing

429 mi

m.-thaitneamh nm dislike m.-

thapadh nm mishap

□

a dh’aindeoin

a’ mhì-thapaidh seo in spite of this

mishap m.-theòma a unskilful m.-

thighinn nm misﬁt m.-thlachd nf dis-

pleasure

□

thuirt i gun robh i ann am

mì-thlachd riutha she said that she was

displeased with them

□

thàinig iad gus

am mì-thlachd a nochdadh they came

to show their displeasure (see also

mìothlachd) m.-thlachdmhor a dis-

agreeable, unpleasant

□

rinn i gàire

mì-thlachdmhor she gave (lit. made) a

disagreeable laugh

□

dh’fhairich mi

samh mì-thlachdmhor I smelt a dis-

agreeable smell m.-thoil nf disinclina-

tion m.-thoileachadh nm & vn of

m.-thoilich displeasing etc., discon-

tent, displeasure, dissatisfaction

□

cha

robh coltas mì-thoileachaidh ra

fhaicinn air aodann the appearance of

dissatisfaction was not to be seen on

his face m.-thoilich v displease, dis-

content, dissatisfy m.-thoilichte pp

disaffected, discontented, dissatisﬁed,

displeased

□

dèan mì-thoilichte disaf-

fect bi mì-thoilichte le deprecate m.-

thorrach a infertile m.-thorrachas

nm infertility m.-threòrachadh nm

misguidance m.-threòraich misguide,

mislead

□

… a bha a’ mì-threòrachadh

an t-sluaigh … which was misleading

the people m.-threòirichte pp mis-

guided, misled m.-thuarail a ill-looking

m.-thuigse nf misunderstanding

m.-thuigsinn nf misapprehension

popular ﬁgure 2. (⫹ air) fond of – cf.

dèidheil air / miannach air

miadhar, -aire a awkward, unfortunate,

untoward

□

bha na gnothaichean seo air

leth miadhar aige these matters were

particularly awkward for him

miag, miagail v mew (as a cat)

mial, -a, -an nf louse mialan pl lice, vermin

mial-chaorach nf tick (sheep tick) m.-chù

□

see mìolchu

mialach a lousy

mialachd nf lousiness

mialaich nf mew, mewing

□

dèan

mialaich mew

mialan pl of mial lice, vermin

miamhail nf mew, mewing

□

dèan

miamhail mew

miadan 430

miann, -an / -tan nm/f (indec in sing)

appetite, craving, desire, itch (desire),

longing, wish

□

miann còmhraig

aggression (mental)

□

miann gadachd

kleptomania

□

miann siubhail the

desire of travel / to travel

□

… mas e

sin do mhiann … if that is your wish

□

… ma gheibh iad am miann …if

they get their wish…

□

chaidh còig

bliadhna seachad gun a mhiann a

bhith air a shàsachadh ﬁve years

passed without his wish being satisﬁed

is miann leam I like, wish

□

cuir crìoch

air an sgeulachd mar as miann leat

ﬁnish the story as you wish

□

bha cead

aca dèanamh mar bu mhiann leo they

had permission to do as they liked

□

bha iad a’ bruidhinn mu fhilmean a bu

mhiann leo fhaicinn they were talking

about ﬁlms they would like to see

□

bu mhiann leam taing a thoirt do …

I would like to thank

□

…a’ toirt

beagan sgoileireachd don fheadhainn

leis am bu mhiann ionnsachadh

fhaighinn giving a little schooling to

those who desired education

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

miann-daoraich nm/f dipsomania m.-

fìon nm port-wine mark (from old

word miann nm a mole on the skin)

miannach a desirous, wishful miannach

air desirous of

□

bha e cho miannach

air tighinn he was so desirous of coming /

he wanted so much to come

□

tha iad

miadan, -ain, -an nm meadow (uncom-

mon)

□

bha na taighean air an togail nan

sreath os cionn nam miadan … the houses

had been built in a row above the meadows

miadh nm indec 1. love, honour, respect,

esteem

□

gun mhiadh gun bhàidh without

respect or affection

□

tha meas agus miadh

aig a h-uile duine air everyone has respect

and esteem for him

□

…a tha glè àrd

am miadh … who is very high in esteem /

who is esteemed very highly 2. demand,

call

□

gun mhiadh air tacar (McCodrum)

without call for provisions

miadhaich, -achadh v esteem

miadhail, -e a 1. esteemed, in great

demand, popular

□

bha Calum na dhuine

càirdeil miadhail Calum was a friendly,

miannach air a h-ionnsachadh they are

desirous to learn it (fem object e.g. Gaelic)

miannaich, -achadh v desire, fancy, long

for, wish for

□

rud ri mhiannachadh some-

thing to be desired, a desideratum

□

tha e

ri mhiannachadh it is a desideratum

□

bha

mi a’miannachadh gu mòr leabhar priseil

mar am fear ud I greatly desired a pre-

cious book like that one

□

chan eil e daon-

nan cho math ’s a mhiannaicheamaid /

mhiannaicheadh mòran it’s not always as

good as we might wish / as many might

wish

mias, mèise, miasan nf basin, (large /

metal) dish, platter

□

mias ionnlaid wash-

hand-basin

miastadh, -aidh nm mischief, harm, dam-

age, harm done by cattle etc., hooliganism

□

cha robh fhios aca dè am miastadh

a bha iad a’ dèanamh they didn’t know

what harm they were doing

miastachd nf hooliganism

miath, -a a

□

same as mèath / mèith a

mic

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of

mac son

mìgrim nm megrim

mil, meala nf honey

mil-mheacan nm mallows m.-shruthach

a melliﬂuous

mìle, mìltean nm 1. thousand

□

… far

a bheil na mìltean de Ghaidheil … where

there are thousands of Gaels

□

bha na

mìltean de dh’èisg air an sgaoileadh air a’

chladach thousands of ﬁsh were spread on

the beach

□

mìltean thar mhìltean de bhli-

adhnachan [for] thousands upon thou-

sands of years

□

gabhaidh an t-àite na

mìltean the place will hold [the] thousands

□

also num adj thousand

□

ceud mìle fàilte

a hundred thousand welcomes 2. mile

□

deich mìle ten miles

□

trì mìle mìle three

thousand miles

□

choisich iad na mìltean

they walked miles

mìle-bliadhna, am mìle-bliadhna nm the

millenium m.-mara nm knot, nautical

mile

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bha iad air deich mìle-mara a shi-

ubhal they had travelled ten nautical miles

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bha iad a’ siubhal aig astar deich mìle-

mara they were travelling at (a speed of)

ten knots

mìleanta a brave, heroic

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chan iognadh

ged bhiodh nàdar mìleanta an t-saighdeir

a’cinntinn ann it wouldn’t be surprising if

the soldier’s heroic nature were developing

in him

mìleabar, -air nm milibar

mileat, -ait nm millet

mìlegram, -an nm milligram

mileid nf millet grass

mìleliotair, -ean nm millilitre

mìlemeatair, -ean nm millimetre

milidh, -ean nm warrior

milis, milse a sugary, sweet

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tha seo glè

mhilis this is very sweet

milisi nm militia

mill, -eadh v blast, damage, deface,

destroy, disﬁgure, efface, impair, mar,

prejudice, rase, spoil, sap, taint, tamper,

undo, violate, vitiate, wreck, waste

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mill

cliù blacken (reputation), libel

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mill dath

discolour trans

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mill dùil frustrate

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bha

e air a dhroch mhilleadh it was badly

damaged

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bu mhòr am beud gun do mhill

iad an cothrom a fhuair iad it’s a great pity

that they spoiled the opportunity [that]

they got

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mill rudeigin air cuideigin spoil

something for someone

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cha mhill mi e

oirbh I shan’t spoil it for you

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mhill e an

gnothach air nuair a… it spoiled the

matter for him when …

milleadh, -idh nm & vn of mill destroying

etc., damage, destruction, extermination,

violation, waste

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… a dèan uiread millidh

air buntàta … which does (lit. will do) so

much damage to potatoes

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am fear-mil-

lidh Old Nick

millean, -an nm million

millean-fhear nm millionaire

milleanamh num a millionth

milleliotair

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also mìleliotair millilitre

millte pp spoiled, destroyed etc.

millteach, -iche a destructive, malignant,

pernicious, ruinous, subversive

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buill-

airm mhillteach destructive weapons

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lusan millteach pernicious weeds

milltear, -eir, -an nm destroyer, despoiler,

vandal

millteachd nf destructiveness, destruction,

vandalism

mìlse nf sweetness, sweet, confection

mìlseachadh, -aidh nm & vn of mìlsich

sweetening

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gun mhìlseachadh unsweet-

ened

mìlseachd nf delicacy, sweetness

mìlsean, -ein, -an nm confection, dessert,

pudding, sweet

mìlsean-measgaichte nm triﬂe

mìlsich, -eachadh v sweeten

mìm, -e nf mime

mìn, -e a bland, dainty, downy, ﬁne, pow-

dery, silky, sleek, smooth

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air tràigh

mhòir mhìn ghil on a great, smooth, white

beach

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bha e mìn mar an sìoda it was as

smooth as [the] silk (lit. it was smooth like

431 mìn