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

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the silk)

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le mogall meadhanach mìn with

a fairly ﬁne mesh

mìn-bhriathrach a ﬂattering, fawning,

mealy-mouthed m.-fhalt nm down i.e.

ﬁne, smooth or soft hair as found on

cheek, arms etc. m.-gheàrr v mince m.-

lach nf ﬁeld camomile m.-phronn v pow-

der, pulverize

min, -e nf ﬂour, meal – usually speciﬁed as

shown below

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mar mhin mealy

min-choirce nf oatmeal m.-chruithneachd

nf wheatmeal m.-eòrna nf barley-meal

m.-fhlùir nf ﬂour min Innseanach nf

maize meal m.-pheasrach nf pease-meal

m.-sàibh nf sawdust m.-sheagaill nf rye-

meal

minc, -e, -ean nf mink

mineach a farinaceous

mìneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of minich

explaining etc., (textual) commentary,

explanation, exposition, gloss (explana-

tion), interpretation

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thoir / dèan

mìneachadh air give an explanation of

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… gus mìneachadh a dhèanamh air an

eachdraidh …(in order) to explain their

history

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tha e a’ dèanamh mìneachadh

orra nach giùlain iad gu cothromach he is

putting an interpretation on them that they

cannot comfortably carry

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tha seo a’

fàgail mìneachadh nan sgeulachadan an

urra ruinn fhèin this leaves the interpreta-

tion of the stories up to ourselves

mìneachail a explanatory, illustrative

mìnead, -eid nm smoothness

mìnich, -eachadh v explain, account for,

analyse, comment on (a text), decipher,

explain, expound, gloss (explain), inter-

pret, parse, smooth

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mìnich an còd

decode

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… ach chan eil e a’ mìneachadh

na cùise uile … but it doesn’t explain the

whole matter

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… a chum an gnothach a

mhìneachadh dhomh… (in order) to

explain the whole affair to me

minidh, -ean nm awl

minig adv frequent, often gu minig fre-

quently, often, usually

□

is minig a bha mi

air a’ mhuir ri droch thìde I’ve often been

on the sea in bad weather

ministear, -eir, -an nm minister

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chunnaic

mi am ministear an-dè I saw the minister

yesterday

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chunnaic mi bean a’ mhinis-

teir an-diugh I saw the minister’s wife

today

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bha an talla làn mhinistearan the

hall was full of ministers

ministearach a ministerial

ministrealachd nf ministration, ministry

ministreil a ministerial

mìoca nf mica

mìog, -a, -an nf smile, smirk

mìogach a smiling

mìograin nm migraine

miochuis nf 1. fancy

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chan eil miochuis

agam ris I have no fancy for it 2. indiffer-

ence

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bha miochuis orra mu na h-

innealan ùra they were indifferent about

the new machines

miocro-bhith-eòlas nm microbiology

m.-fhilm nm microﬁlm

miocrofòn, -òin, -an nm microphone

miocrosgop, -oip, -an nm microscope

miocrosgopach a microscopic

miodal, -ail nm ﬂattery

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dèan miodal ﬂat-

ter, fawn

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cha robh iarraidh aige air mio-

dal he did not want ﬂattery

miodhoir, -e a niggardly, mean, paltry

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cha robh a theachd-a-steach mar mhaigh-

stir-sgoile ach miodhoir his income as

a school-master was just niggardly

miogadaich nf bleating

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dèan miogadaich

bleat

mìolchu, mìolchoin, mìolchoin nm

greyhound

mìomhail, -e a rude, impolite, unmannerly

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ann an dòigh car mìomhail in a some-

what rude fashion

mìonas prep minus (maths.)

mion, -a a exhaustive, meticulous, minute,

punctilious, rigorous

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gu mion meticu-

lously, minutely etc.

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dh’èist e gu mion

ris a’cheòl he listened meticulously to the

music

mion- pref indicating meticulousness etc.

mion-aois nf minority m.-chànan minority

language m.-cheannaiche nm retailer m.-

cheasnachadh nm inquisition m.-

chomharrachadh nm speciﬁcation

m.-chompanach nm minority partner m.-

chùnntas nm detail

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thoir mion-chùnntas

air detail v m.-chuspair nm topic (educ.)

m.-diofar nm nuance m.-eòlach a (⫹ air)

conversant (with), thoroughly acquainted

(with)

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bha iad a’ bruidhinn air cus-

pairean a bha iad mion-eòlach orra they

were talking about subjects with which

they were conversant m.-eun nm meadow

pipit (also snàth(d)ag) m.-fhacal nm par-

ticle

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mion-fhacal dàimheach relative

particle m.-fhritheil v pander m.-phuing

nf detail

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mion-phuingean na h-armachd

a tha air na h-ìomhaighean the details of

the armour (that is) on the statues m.-

rannsachadh nm analysis m.-reic v retail

m.-sgrùdadh nm analysis m.-sgrùdaich v

analyse m.-sgrùdaire nm analyst

mìn-bhriathrach 432

mionach, -aich nm bowels, entrails, guts,

intestines

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thoir am mionach à gut v

mionaid, -e, -ean nf minute

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deich

mionaidean ten minutes

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deich mion-

aidean an dèidh naoi ten (minutes)

past nine

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dà mhionaid two minutes

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sheas iad a’ bruidhinn mionaid (no dhà)

they stood talking for a minute (or two)

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note that no prep is required

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bha e

na shuidhe an sin mar bhom a dh’fhao-

dadh spreaghadh mionaid sam bith he was

sitting there like a bomb that might

explode any minute

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sa mhionaid at once,

straightaway

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trobhad an seo sa mhion-

aid come here this minute

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similarly: air

a’ mhionaid this minute, this instant

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(intensively) sa mhionaid uaireach this

very minute

mionaideach, -iche a accurate, minute

(very small), detailed, exact, particular,

precise

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tha e gann de fhiosrachadh

mionaideach it’s scanty of detailed

information

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gu mionaideach exactly,

in detail, minutely

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tha am polasaidh ri

obrachadh a-mach gu mionaideach

fhathast the policy has still to be worked

out in detail

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sgrùd e am pàipear gu mio-

niadeach he examined the paper minutely

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bu lèir e nach robh e cho mionaideach

mu ghlanadh a làmhan evidently he wasn’t

so particular about washing his hands

mionaim nm minim

miondan, -ain, -ain nm long tailed titmouse

mionn, -a, -an nm/f 1. imprecation, oath,

vow

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mo mhionnan on my oath

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chuir e

air mo mhionnan mi … he made me swear

…

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thoir mionnan swear, vow

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cha mhòr

nach toirinn mo mhionnan gun robh e…

I would almost swear that he was …

(cf. bogsa-nam-mionnan witness box)

2. diadem

mionnachadh, -aidh nm & vn of mion-

naich swearing

mionnaich, -achadh v swear, vow

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thòisich e air mionnachadh dhaibh he

began to swear at them

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mhionnaich e

gun cuireadh e às dhomh he swore that he

would kill me

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mionnaich dhomh air Dia

swear to me by God

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mhionnaich e fo a

anail he swore under his breath

mionnaichte pp sworn, bound by oath

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but note the following usage: tha mi mion-

naichte gur e bh’ ann I swear it was he /

I’m fully convinced it was he

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bha e

mionnaichte gun robh cuideigin air a

chùlaibh he could swear there was some-

one behind him

mionnan-eithich n pl perjury

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thoir

mionnan-eithich perjure

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thug e mionnan-

eithich he committed perjury

mionnt nm

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see meannt

mions nm mince

miontan

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see miondan

mìorailteach, -iche a

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same as mìorb-

haileach

mìorbhail, -ean nf marvel, miracle

mìorbhaileach, -iche a miraculous

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àirde

mhìorbhaileach a dizzy height

miortal, -ail, -an nm myrtle

miortail a myrtle, of myrtle

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chaidh sinn

gu coille nan craobhan miortail we went

to the grove of the myrtle trees

mìorun, -uin nm enmity, malice

mìos, mìosa, -an nm/f month

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mìos nam

pòg honeymoon

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anns na mìosan air

thoiseach in the months ahead

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bho

chionn dà cheud bliadhna air a’ mhìos

seo … two hundred years ago this month

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air a’ mhìos seo bidh seirbhisean air an

cumail anns an talla this month services

will be held in the hall

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…mar a bha na

mìosan a’ ruith … as the months passed

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ann am mìosan an t-samhraidh in the sum-

mer months

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bha e ceithir mìosan ann an

Sasann he was three months in England

mios nm 1. see meas, -a, an nm 2. see meas

nm indec

miosa comp form of droch / dona / olc

worse, worst

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nas miosa worse

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as miosa

worst

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fàs nas miosa worsen

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cha robh e

na bu mhiosa na càch he wasn’t [any] worse

than the others / the rest

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bha na bu mhiosa

ri tighinn worse was to come

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bi cùramach

air neo is ann dhutsa as miosa e be careful

or its the worse for you

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anns an linn seo

chaidh dona gu miosa in this century things

went from bad to worse (lit. in this century

bad went to worse)

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bha e a’ faighinn a’

chuid bu mhiosa den argamaid he was get-

ting the worst of the argument

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dè an latha

as miosa san t-seachdain? what is the worst

day of the week?

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dè an cuspair as miosa

air a bheil thu anns an sgoil? what’s your

worst subject at school? (lit. in the school)

mìosach a menstrual, monthly

mìosachan, -ain, -ain / -an nm calendar,

monthly

miosad, -aid nf degree of badness

□

used as

follows: air a mhiosad is fheàrr Canada na

am bàs however bad, Canada is better than

death / at its worst etc.

□

rach am miosad to

deteriorate

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dol am miosad deterioration

worse

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tha cogadh is gort a’dol am miosad

war and famine are becoming worse

433 miosad

mìosail a monthly

miosail, -e a same as measail

miosgainn nf spite

miotag, -aige, -an nf glove, mitten (also

meatag)

miotas, -ais, -ais / -an nm myth

miotas-eòlas nm mythology

miotasach a mythical

mìothlachd nf (from mì-thlachd) offence,

umbrage

□

na gabh mìothlachd don’t

take offence / umbrage

mìr, -e, -ean nm bit (of anything), chip,

fraction, fragment, morsel, particle, piece,

scrap, shred, whit

□

mìrean chreagan rock

fragments

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cha robh mìr bidhe aige he

didn’t have a particle of food

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mìr air

mhìr piece by piece, bit by bit

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bha eagal

air gum bitheadh e air a shracadh na

mhìrean he was afraid that he would be

torn in [his] pieces

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agus mìrean blasta

eile and other tasty morsels / titbits

mìr-cainnte nm part of speech m.-

riochdachadh nm synecdoche m.-uchd

nm brisket

mircean, -ein nm henware / badderlocks

(edible seaweed)

mire nf frolic, glee, merriment, mirth

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làn mire full of mirth

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air mhire

in ecstasy, in a transport of delight

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bha iad uile a-nis air mhire they were

now all in ecstasy / in a transport of

delight

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gun mhire mirthless

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rinn e

gàire gun mhire he gave (lit. made)

a mirthless laugh

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note also: a’ mire ri

seann sgeulachdan delighting / indulging

in old tales

mire-shruth nm boiling, impetuous

current, rapids m.-chatha nf battle-rage,

battle-fury

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dhùisgeadh mire-chatha ann

a battle-fury awakened in him

mìreach a fractional

mireagach, -aiche a

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same as mireanach

mìrean, -ein, an nm fragment, particle

□

am mìrean àicheil negative particle

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mìrean dàimheil relative particle

mireanach, -aiche a frisky, merry, mirthful

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chluich e am port bu mhireanaiche

a chuala mi riamh he played the merriest

tune I have ever heard

mìrean-measgte n pl jig-saw

mirr, -e nm myrrh

mise emph form of the pers pron mi (q.v.)

misde (miosa ⫹ de)

□

see miste

misean, -ein, -an nm mission

miseanaraidh, -ean nm missionary

□

chuir

e roimhe gu bhith na mhiseanaraidh he

decided to be a a missionary

misg nf debauch, drunkenness

□

air mhisg

drunk, fuddled, inebriated, intoxicated

□

air mhisg be fuddled etc.

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bha e air mhisg

he was drunk / he was inebriated etc.

□

bha

iad uile air mhisg they were all drunk etc.

□

rach air mhisg booze

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cuir air mhisg

make drunk, fuddle, inebriate, intoxicate

misge nf inebriation, insobriety

misgear, -eir, -an nm drunkard, sot, tippler,

toper

misionairidh nm missionary

□

see

miseanaraidh

mìslean, -ein nm sweet meadow grass

misneach, -ich nm/f

□

same as misneachd

misneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of misnich

encouraging etc., encouragement

misneachail, -e a conﬁdent, courageous,

encouraging, plucky, spirited, venture-

some

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thug e seachad òraid mhisneachail

he delivered a spirited speech

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nach eil e

misneachail a bhith a’ faicinn …? isn’t it

encouraging to see …?

misneachd nf (sometimes nm)

□

also mis-

neach nm/f bravery, conﬁdence, courage,

courageousness, encouragement, fortitude,

heroism, inducement, morale, resolution,

spirit

□

misneachd òil Dutch courage

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chaill e a mhisneachd he became discour-

aged

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call misneachd disillusion

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thoir

misneachd / a mhisneachd bho unnerve

□

dè a thug neart agus misneachd dha agus

e anns a’ phrìosan? what gave him

strength and courage while / although (he

was) in prison?

□

ciamar a fhuair thu de

mhisneachd a sheas do ghrunnd? how did

you get enough courage to stand your

ground? (lit. of courage that stood your

ground)

□

thuirt e gun d’fhuair a bhar-

rachd de mhisneachd bhuam na fhuair e o

neach sam bith eile he said that he had

received more encouragement from me

than he had [received] from anybody else

□

’s cinnteach gur ann aig an dithis seo

a bha a’mhisneachd nuair a chaidh iad an

sàs anns na daoine seo this pair certainly

had courage when they tackled these

people

misnich, -eachadh v bolster, encourage,

hearten

miste (from miosa ⫹ de) the worse of

□

cha

mhiste tu sgrìob a ghabhail you wouldn’t

be the worse of taking a walk

□

is dòcha

nach miste sinn beachdachadh air a’chùis

perhaps we wouldn’t be any the worse of

thinking about the matter / we’d be none

the worse etc.

□

is miste an saoghal a bhàs

the world is the worse of his death

□

their

mìosail 434

cuid nach fheàirrde ach gur miste a’

chlann tuilleadh eòlais a chur oirre some

say that the children are not the better

but the worse of getting better acquainted

with it fem

mith- pref folk-

mith-chainnt nf colloquial speech,

colloquialism m.-chainnteach a collo-

quial m.-òran nm folk-song

□

seo aon de

mhith-òrain na dùthcha this is one of the

folk-songs of the country m.-sgeul nm

folk-tale

mithean n pl commoners

□

a’ dèanamh

mithean is maithean de aon shluagh Dhè

making commoners and nobility of God’s

one people

mithich nf indec time, proper, ﬁt, high time

□

is mithich dhomh falbh it’s time for me

to be going

□

ron mhithich premature

mo poss adj my

□

shortened to m’ before

vowels and silent fh (before vowels)

□

mhàthair [my] mother

□

m’athair [my]

father

□

m’fhalt my hair

□

note that, when

speaking about one’s own mother or

father, mo is always used, unlike English

where one may say “Mother said this” or

“Father did that”

□

often combined with

preps – see under approp. prep

moch a early gu moch early adv (often

used without gu)

□

bhitheadh adhradh-

teaghlaich air a chuairteachadh moch is

anmoch family worship was (used to be)

conducted morning and evening (lit. early

and late)

□

na riochdan moch sgrìobhte

the early written forms

□

o mhoch gu dubh

from dawn to dusk

moch-eirigh nf early rising

□

rinn mi

moch-eirigh I rose early

mòd, mòid nm court, mod

□

am Mòd the

Mod, the annual festival of Gaelic music

and culture

mòd-ceartais nm tribunal

modail, -ean nm model

□

modail sgèile

scale model

modal, -ail, -an nm module

□

tha cùrsa

Gàidhlig ri fhaighinn ann an còig

modalan a Gaelic course is available in

ﬁve modules

modam, -aim, -an nm modem

moderàtor, -oir, -oir nm moderator (eccl.)

435 moderàtor

mò comp form of mòr more / most

great(ly) larger / largest, bigger /

biggest etc. – often motha (q.v.)

as mò / nas mò (in direct comparison) –

preferably as motha / nas motha (see

motha)

cha mhò / ni mò adv and conj neither,

nor – followed by a relative construc-

tion

□

cha tig Iain, cha mhò / ni mò (a)

thig Seumas Ian won’t come, neither

will James

□

cha mhò tha guth air an

obair mhòir a tha ga dèanamh… nor

is there word of the great work that’s

being done …

na bu mhò na…… any more than…

□

cha robh facal air an telebhisean mu a

dheidhinn na bu mhò na bha anns na

pàipearan-naidheachd there was noth-

ing about it on [the] television any

more than there was in the newspapers

nas mò and na bu mhò often mean ‘not

… either …’ / ‘nor …’

□

chan eil sin

ceart nas mò that’s not right either

□

cha d’fhuair e norradh-cadail an oid-

hche sin na bu mhò he didn’t get a

wink of sleep that night either / nor did

he get etc.

□

cha do leugh mi iadsan na

bu mhò I didn’t read them either

□

chan e dotair a bha ann na bu mhò

he wasn’t a doctor either / nor was he

a doctor

nas mò and na bu mhò are often used

with the meaning ‘more’ as in: tha aire

an t-sluaigh a’ tionndadh nas mò agus

nas mò a dh’ionnsaigh … the people’s

attention is turning more and more

towards …

Note also: cha mhò orm iad na coin

I care as little about them as dogs

modh, -a, -an(nan) nm/f 1. breeding,

civility, courtesy, ethic (modhannan

pl ⫽ ethics), manners 2. approach (to

an issue), fashion, form, guise, man-

ner, method, mode, style, way

□

thaobh na modha dìrich seo… as

regards this direct approach…

□

air a’

mhodh seo in this manner / fashion

□

chosg i a fallaing air mhodh duine she

wore her cloak in the fashion of a man

□

bha e na shuathadair air a’ mhodh

Suaineach he was a masseur in the

Swedish style

□

air mhodh eile alias,

otherwise 3. approach (to an issue),

procedure, recipe, shift 4. mood

modhail, -e a civil, genteel, mannerly,

polite, punctilious, respectful, wellbred

□

cha bhitheadh e ach modhail dhuinn a

dhol ann it would only be civil of us to go

[there]

□

bha e modhail gu leòr riutha he

was civil enough to them

modhalachd nf courtesy, genteelness,

politeness

modhalan-buidhe nm yellow-rattle,

cockscomb (plant), pennygrass

modhanach, -aiche a ethical

mogall, -aill, -aill / -an nm mesh, interstice,

space of a net

□

feumaidh na mogaill anns

an lion de mheudachd a leigeas na h-èisg

as lugha troimhe the spaces in the net need

enough [of ] size that will let the smallest

ﬁsh through

□

le mogall meadhanach mìn

with a fairly ﬁne mesh

mogallach a meshed (like a net), reticular

□

uèir mhogallach netting wire

□

bha e a’

tarrangachadh uèir mhogallaich ris na

puist he was nailing netting wire to the

posts

mogan, -ain, -an nm 1. leg of trousers

2. stocking 3. (gas) mantle

mogh nm helot

moglachadh, -aidh nm & vn of moglaich

husking etc., network

moglaich, -achadh v 1. husk 2. become

enmeshed

Mohamadanach, -aich, -aich nm

Mohammedan

Mohamadanach a Mohammedan

mòid / mòide ⫽ mò ⫹ de the bigger of

□

mhòid an t-amadan mi nan diùltainn e I’d

be a bigger fool if I refused it (lit. it is big-

ger of it the fool if etc.)

moigean, -ein, -an nm dumpy little fellow

moileciuil, -ean nm molecule

moileciuileach a molecular

mòilisgin nm moleskin

mòine, mòine / mòna / mònadh / mònach

nf peat (the substance)

mòin-fheur nm gen mòin-fheòir coarse

meadow grass

mòinteach, -ich, ichean nf moss, peat-

moss, moor, moorland

□

chladhaich iad

iomadh rud inntinneach às a’ mhòintich

they have excavated many interesting

items from the peat-moss

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latha air

a’ mhòintich a day on the moor

mòinteach-liath nf bog-moss, sphagnum

□

… agus fo ar casan brat-ùrlar den

mhòintich liath… and under our feet

a carpet of [the] bog-moss

mòintich a peaty

□

’s e talamh mòintich eu-

domhain a tha anns a’chuid as motha den

àite it is peaty, shallow soil that is in most

of the place i.e. most of the place has etc.

moirﬁn nf morphia / morphine

moirtis nm mortise

□

glas moirtis mortise

lock

moit, -e nf pride

□

bha de mhoit air gun

deach aige air seo a dhèanamh is nach

b’urrainn dhà fuireach airson pàipear

Diluain fhaicinn he was so proud that he

had managed to do this that he couldn’t

wait [for] to see Monday’s paper

□

cha

leig e leas uibhir de mhoit a bhith air

he needn’t be so proud

□

bha moit orra

airson gun do choisinn iad an cupa they

were proud because they had won the cup

□

tha moit aca anns an eachdraidh aca

they have a pride in their history

moiteil, -e a proud

□

bi moiteil à be proud

□

bha e moiteil às fhèin he was proud of

himself

□

a bheil thu moiteil asad fhèin?

are you proud of yourself?

moitif, -ean nm motif (in tales)

mol, -adh v celebrate (⫽ praise), commend,

praise, recommend, suggest

□

tha e ri a

mholadh it masc is commendable

□

tha mi

ga mholadh dhuibh I recommend it to you

□

tha iad a’ moladh gum biodh fèis bhli-

adhnail air a cumail they recommend that

an annual festival [would] be held

□

mho-

lainn dhut dol dhachaigh I would suggest

to you to go home / recommend you to go

home

□

tha e ri a mholadh airson na rinn

e he is to be praised for what he did (i.e.

deserves praise)

□

tha an gnìomh seo ri a

mholadh this act is commendable

□

note

also the idiom: cha mholadh e latha dhut

he wouldn’t pass the time of day with you

(lit. wouldn’t praise the day to you)

□

mhol

modhail 436

(gram.)

□

am modh àithneach /

òrdaigheach the imperative mood

□

am modh taisbeanach the indicative

mood

□

am modh neo-chriochnach

inﬁnitive mood

□

am modh

eisimeileach the subjunctive mood

air mhodh ’s gu conj in such a manner

that / so that

modh-gabhail nm/f approach

□

modh-

gabhail nas co-fhulangaiche agus nas

taiceile a more sympathetic and sup-

portive approach m.-labhairt nm/f

style (of speech) m.-riaghlaidh nm/f

polity m.-sgrìobhaidh nm/f style (of

writing)

e a’mhadainn dhi he said good morning to

her

□

mhol i an latha dha she said good

day to him

mol, moil / mola, -an nm (also mol, muile,

-an nf as in clachan-muile pebbles)

beach, shingle (of a beach)

□

thug e sgrìob

sìos a dh’ionnsaigh a’ mhoil he took

a stroll down towards the shingle beach

molach, -aiche a furry, hairy, hirsute,

rough, shaggy

□

bha a theanga car

molach nuair a dhùisg e his tongue was

rather furry when he woke

□

cha mhòr

nach do dh’fhalaich an fheusag mholach

a ghnùis the shaggy beard almost hid his

face

moladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of mol

praising etc., commendation, compliment,

encomium, eulogy, panegyric, praise, rec-

ommendation, suggestion

□

dèan moladh

air compliment

□

bha sreath mholaidhean

there was a series of suggestions

□

bha

moladh mòr aige air an obair a rinn iad

he had great praise for the work that they

had done

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moladh dhut airson gach nì

a bheir tlachd don t-sùil praise be to You

for everything which brings pleasure to

the eye

molag, -aige, -an nf pebble

molasas, -ais nm molasses

moll, muill nm chaff

□

mar mholl air a

fhuadachadh leis a’ ghaoith like chaff

driven by the wind

□

ruagadh an t-arm

dearg mar am moll ro na Gaidheil the red-

coats were driven like [the] chaff before

the Highlanders

molldair, -ean nm mould (shape / former)

molltair, -ean nm

□

see molldair

molt, muilt, muilt nm wedder / wether

(a castrated ram)

□

chleachd e craiceann

muilt a chaidh a mharbhadh he used the

skin of a wether which had been killed

moltach, -aiche a commendable, compli-

mentary, laudatory

□

seo an aon as

moltaiche dhiubh this one is the most

commendable of them

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bha e glè

mholtach air an obair he was very com-

plimentary of their work

mòmaid, -e, -ean nf moment (of time)

mòna gen sing of mòine peat, of peat (also

mònach / mònadh)

mònach gen sing of mòine peat, of peat

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shuidh iad ri teine brèagha mònach they

sat down at a lovely peat ﬁre

mònad, -aid, -an nm monad

monadail a hilly, mountainous

mònadh gen sing of mòine peat, of peat

(also mòna / mònach)

monadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm moor, hill

□

anns a’mhonadh on (lit. in)` the moor / on

the hill

monaiseach, -iche a negligent, inattentive

monarc, -airc, -an nm monarch

monarcachd, -an nf monarchy

monasg, -aisg nm pulp (general), dross,

refuse

monmhor, -oir, -an nm murmur

□

dèan

monmhor murmur

□

bhruidhinn e ann am

monmhor fann he spoke in a weak murmur

monolog, -oig, -an nm monologue

mop, -a, -aichean nm mop (for cleaning)

437 mop

mòr nm 1. (with def art) the great,

the mighty, the renowned etc.

□

thàinig

am beag is am mòr both great

and small came 2. large amount

□

bha

beag no mòr ann bho bhunan eadar-

dhealaichte there were large or small

amounts in it from different sources

□

cha robh duine againn nach do

dh’fhairich a bheag no a mhòr de

chianalas there wasn’t one of us who

didn’t feel some homesickness (lit. its

big or its little of )

mòr, motha / mò a ample, big, bulky,

grand, great, high, large, lofty, spa-

cious, strapping, tall

□

cù mòr a big

dog

□

clach mhòr a large stone

□

doras mòr the main entrance, the front

door

□

an Taigh Mòr the Big House

(the Laird’s house on an estate)

□

na h-

urracha mòra the head people, powers

that be, top people, big brass etc.

□

t-sràid mhòr the main street / high

street

□

gu mòr greatly, largely etc.

□

…

air a shuidheachadh gu mòr sa

Gaidhealtachd… based largely in

the Highlands

□

bha iad ag iarraidh

cuideachadh an aghaidh nan

nàimhdean a bha gan claoidh cho mòr

they wanted help against the enemies

who were harassing them so greatly

The comp form is motha / mò

□

bidh

aig daoine astar nas motha a dhol gu

seirbhisean people will have to go

a greater distance to services

□

’s e am

bogsa sin as motha (a) tharraing

m’aire-sa it was that box which most

attracted my attention

□

’s e Beurla as

motha (a) tha ga cleachdadh fhathast

it’s English that’s still used most /

mostly used still

□

note also the

following idiom: ’s e a’ chaibideil mu

dheireadh as motha brìgh the last

chapter has most substance

□

is motha

an tairbhe sealltainn romhainn na

sealltainn às ar dèidh it is more advan-

tageous to look forward than to look

back (lit. it is greater the advantage

to look before us than to look behind

us) – see separate entry under mò /

motha for further examples

mòr often means long / many, particu-

larly when used with expressions of

time

□

liubhair e òraid mhòr he deliv-

ered a long speech (lit. large / great)

□

bha e na mhinistear an seo bli-

adhnachan mòra he was a minister

here for many years

□

tro bhli-

adhnachan mòra de rannsachadh

through many years of research

□

bha

e air falbh ùine mhòr he was gone for

a long time

□

fad làithean mòra for

days on end

□

ged a thàinig iad nam

mìltean mòra though they came in

their many thousands

tha—mòr agam I think much of—,

I think a lot of—, I regard — highly

□

cha robh e idir cho mòr aca they did

not think so much of him

□

bha iad glè

mhòr aig a chèile they were very

friendly / on very friendly terms / they

were great friends

cha mhòr is used in a number of

expressions:

1. cha mhòr may simply be the neg

of is mòr

□

cha mhòr an àireamh

the number is not large / it isn’t

a large number

2. cha mhòr a ⫽ few, little

□

cha

mhòr an rud a bheir buaidh air

inntinn duine aig àm mar seo little

will have an effect on a person’s

mind at a time like this

□

cha mhòr

aig nach eil eòlas air an fhaochaig

few are not familiar with the whelk

3. cha mhòr gu ⫽ hardly, scarcely

(when accompanied by a verb)

□

cha mhòr gun do mhothaich e i he

hardly noticed her

□

cha mhòr gun

cuala iad mi they hardly heard me

□

cha mhòr gum bitheadh e ochd

bliadhna a dh’aois he would

scarcely be eight years old

□

cha

mhòr gun ruigeadh e air an sgeilp

he could hardly reach the shelf

4. cha mhòr nach ⫽ almost (when

accompanied by a verb)

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cha

mhòr nach do bhris e an uinneag

he almost broke the window

□

cha

mhòr nach do chaill e a bheatha he

almost lost his life

□

cha mhòr nach

fhaic e cho math san dorchadas is

a chì e ri solas latha he sees almost

as well in the darkness as he sees in

the daylight

□

cha mhòr nach

d’fhuair e e he nearly got it

5. cha mhòr ⫽ almost (before any

part of speech, including a vn – but

not a verb – see cha mhòr gu and

cha mhòr nach above)

□

tha mi

air a bhith gan dèanamh cha mhòr

bho ’s cuimhne leam I’ve been

making them almost as long as

I can remember (lit. almost since

there is rememberance with me)

□

bha e dìomhain o chionn cha mhòr

dà bhliadhna he was unemployed

for almost two years

□

cha mhòr

a h-uile mionaid den latha almost

every minute of the day

□

bha

a chridhe cha mhòr a’ sgàineadh

his heart was almost bursting

□

…

mar a bha e cha mhòr cinnteach

a dhèanadh iad… as he was

almost certain [that] they would

(do)

□

dh’èirich e na sheasamh ’s

a cheann cha mhòr a’ bualadh

nan cabar he stood up, his head

almost hitting the beams

□

note

that de or its derivatives are used

with nouns and pers prons: cha

mhòr a dh’fheudail a gheibhte ann

co-dhiù hardly any booty was to be

found there anyway

□

cha mhòr

dhiubh idir a tha a’ caitheamh an

saoghail uile air an eilean scarcely

any of them spend their whole lives

on the island

mòr sometimes precedes the vn for

emphasis

□

… ach bha e air a mhòr

mhealladh … but he was greatly

mistaken

is mòr a—(bu mhòr a – in the past

tense) – an emphatic way of saying

‘greatly’

□

is mòr a b’fheàrr leam …

I would greatly prefer …

□

bu mhòr

a b’fheàrr leam … I greatly preferred …

bi mòr à / às be proud of

□

bha e mòr às

fhèin he was proud of himself / he was

vain

□

bha i mòr asta she was proud of

them

□

bha sinn car mòr asainn fhèin

we were rather proud of ourselves

mop 438

is mòr leam (⫹ vn) / tha e mòr agam /

orm (⫹ vn) I am reluctant (to do some-

thing)

□

bu mhòr leis a dhol na

b’fhaide he was reluctant to go further

(also: bha e mòr air a dhol na b’fhaide

he was reluctant to go further)

□

biodh e mòr leat nan dèanainn sin?

would you mind if I did that?

mòr-, in addition to being used as a pref

with the meaning ‘large-’, ‘big-’ or

‘great’, may be preﬁxed to a noun sim-

ply for emphasis e.g. chan eil e a’

dèanamh mòr-sheirbhis dha fhèin he is

not doing himself a great service etc.

As it would not be practical to show

every possible usage, only ‘true’

compds are shown here.

mòr-aire nf caution m.-aoibhneas nm

rapture m.-bheàrn nf chasm m.-

bhùth nf supermarket m.-chabhag nf

great hurry / haste

□

thàinig e na

mhòr-chabhaig he came posthaste m.-

chall nm calamity m.-chinneas nm

luxuriance m.-chliù nm lustre m.-

chnàmhach a big-boned m.-choille

nf forest m.-chòrdte a popular

□

bha an fhidhleireachd mhòr-chòrdte

sa Ghaidhealtachd ﬁddling was very

popular in the Highlands

□

bha e mòr-

chòrdte aig an t-sluagh he was very

popular with the people m.-chrosg

(ròidean) nf (road) interchange m.-

chruinneachadh nm assembly m.-

chuairteach a circuitous,

comprehensive

□

foghlam mòr-

chuairteach comprehensive education

m.-chudthrom nm priority

□

cuir

mòr-chudthrom air attach a priority to

m.-chuid, a’ mhòr-chuid nf majority –

the forms mòrchuid, a’ mhòrchuid

(q.v.) are now recommended m.-

chuiseach a (see mòrchuiseach) m.-

chumhachdach a high-powered

m.-dhàil nf (see mòrdhail) m.-dhìol

nm wholesale m.-dhuilleag nf folio

m.-fhèitheach a big-muscled m.-

fhliodh nm great masterwort m.-ghil

nf gorge (geog.) m.-inbhe nf eminence

m.-inntinneach a magnanimous m.-

iongnadh nm amazement, surprise

m.-lasadh nm conﬂagration m.-

phiàno nm grand piano, concert piano

m.-rathad nm motorway m.-reic nm

wholesale m.-roinn nf continent m.-

roinneach a continental m.-sgèile a

large scale m.-shaoghal nm macrocosm

mòrachd nf grandeur, greatness, highness,

lordliness, majesty

mòrail, -e a great, magniﬁcent

morair, -ean nm lord (titled person), peer

(of realm)

moraireachd nf lordship, peerage

moralta a moral

□

an cor spioradail

agus moralta their spiritual and moral

state

moraltachd nf morality

moran, -ain nm meadow saxifrage

mòran, -ain nm a great deal, lot (much),

many, much (adj and adv), a number –

foll. by gen case or de ⫹ dat

□

mòran

dhaoine a great many people

□

chan eil

mòran dhaoine ann there aren’t many peo-

ple (there)

□

mòran de na daoine many of

the people

□

also used as a pron ⫽ many

(people) am beachd mòrain in the opinion

of many

□

bhitheadh iad seo nam bean-

nachd do mhòran these would be a bless-

ing to many

□

tha e saoilsinn mòran dhith

he admires her

□

tha seo mòran nas fhi-

achaile this is much more valuable

□

nach

eil e mòran nas f ìor mu thimcheall gu spi-

oradail? isn’t it much more true about him

spiritually?

□

bha mòran de seo air a chur

an cèill le … much of this was expressed

□

… bu chòir sùil a bhith againn ri

mòran a bharrachd de phrògraman we

should expect a lot more programmes

□

tha e mòran nas duilghe mathanas a thoirt

do ar nàimhdean it is much more difﬁcult

to forgive our enemies

□

cha robh e a’gab-

hail mòran pàirt anns a’ chòmhradh

he wasn’t taking much part in the con-

versation

□

note also the idiom: tha

fhiosam nach eil mòran aice mu a dheid-

hinn I know [that] she doesn’t care much

439 mòran

m.-shiubhal nm procession

□

choim-

head sinn air a’ mhòr-shiubhal stàiteil

we watched the stately procession m.-

shluagh nm multitude, proletariat,

public, throng (always deﬁnite) m.-

shluaghach a 1. proletarian 2. crowded,

highly populated m.-shràid nf prome-

nade m.-thìr nf continent m.-thìreach

a continental m.-thogalach nf (housing)

complex m.-thomhas nm outsize

m.-thubaist nf disaster m.-uaislean n

pl nobility

for him (lit. that there isn’t much at her

about him)

mòrchuid, a’ mhòrchuid nf the majority,

the mass (⫽ majority), most

□

anns a’

mhòrchuid / sa mhòrchuid mainly,

mostly

□

bha Gàidhlig aig a’ mhòrchuid

dhiubh the majority of them spoke Gaelic

(lit. there was Gaelic at the majority of

them)

mòrchuis nf conceit

mòrchuiseach, -iche a conceited, high,

lofty, pompous

□

… leis a’ ghaol

mhòrchuiseach ud air fhèin…with that

conceited love of himself

mòrdhail, -ean nm assembly

mòrdhalach, -aiche a magniﬁcent

□

chan

eil sealladh a tha nas mòrdhalaich na…

there is no sight [that is] more magniﬁcent

than …

mòrdhalachd nf magniﬁcence

□

chan eil

togalach a tha a’ toirt bàrr air [ann] am

mòrdhalachd there isn’t a building which

excels it in magniﬁcence

morgadh, -aidh nm gangrene

□

fo mhor-

gadh gangrenous

□

bha an lot air dol

fo mhorgadh the wound had become

gangrenous

morgaidse, -ean nm mortgage

□

gabh mor-

gaidse air mortgage v, take out a mortgage

□

also thoir a-mach morgaidse

□

bheir

iad a-mach morgaidsean mòra airson an

ceannach they take out huge mortgages in

order to buy them

morghan, -ain nm gravel

morghath, -a, -an nm harpoon

mort, moirt, moirt nm & vn of mort

murdering etc., assassination, homicide,

murder, manslaughter

□

mort bràthar

fratricide

□

mort màthar matricide

□

dèan mort air murder

□

bha e soilleir

gur e mort a chaidh a dhèanamh air it

was clear that he had been murdered

(lit. that it was murder that had been

committed on him)

mort, mort v assassinate, murder, massacre

mortach a murderous

mortachail a murderous

□

chaidh ionn-

saigh mhortachail a dhèanamh orra

a murderous attack was made upon

them

mortair, -ean nm assassin, killer, murderer

mòrthir, -e nf mainland

□

air taobh siar na

mòrthir on the west coast of the mainland

□

chaidh iad air imrich gus a’ mhòrthir

they moved to the mainland

□

but note

also: air na mòrthirean on the mainland

(see also tìr-mòr)

mòrthireach, -ich, -ich nm mainlander

mòrthireach a mainland

mosach, -aiche a ﬁlthy, foul, inhospitable,

lousy, mean, nasty, niggardly

□

cho

mosach ris na glasan as inhospitable as

the locks (a saying which implies that

where people have to lock their doors

there is a lack of trust)

mosaiche nf inhospitality

mosg, -oisg, -an nm mosque

mosgail, mosgladh v arouse, awake, bestir,

wake(n)

□

nuair a thuig e gun do mhosgail

i … when he realised she had awakened …

mosganach a mouldy

Moslamach, -aich, -aich nm Moslem

Moslamach a Moslem

motair, -ean nm motor

motair a motor

motair-rothair nm motor-cycle m.-slighe

nf motorway

□

chòrd ar turas air a’ mho-

tair-shlighe ruinn glè mhath our journey

on the motorway pleased us very well

□

also mòr-rathad nm

motairiche, -ean nm motorist

mòrchuid 440

motha comp form of mòr more / most

great(ly) larger / largest, bigger /

biggest etc. – see also mò

nas motha bigger, more (na bu in

the past tense)

□

am bi Seònaid

nas motha na Seumas? will Janet

be bigger than James? bha am

bara aigesan na bu mhò na am fear

againne his barrow was bigger

than ours

as motha biggest, most, major, utmost

(generally, but sometimes, depending

on context, ‘bigger, more’) – na bu

mhò in the past tense

□

is i Sine as

motha (den triùir) Jean is the biggest

(of the three)

□

innis dhomh dè bu

mhò (a) rinn grèim air d’aire tell

me what most grabbed your attention

□

’s e Teàrlach as motha na Somhairle

Charles is bigger than Sorley

□

tha Peadar mòr, ach is e Gilleasbaig

as motha Peter is big, but Gillespie

is bigger note also: ’s e òrain ghaoil

as motha a tha ann it’s love songs

that are in it (the book) for the most

part / it’s mainly love songs that are

in it

mothachadh, -aidh nm & vn of mothaich

feeling etc., consciousness, sensation, sen-

sibility, sense (medium of experiencing)

□

cuir bho mhothachadh daze v

□

le moth-

achadh consciously

□

nar mothachadh

den domhan in our consciousness of the

universe

□

… duine anns a bheil tùr is

mothachadh… a man in whom there is

sense and sensibility

mothachail, -e a aware, conscious,

perceptive, sensible, sensitive, sensory,

sentient, susceptible

□

cho-dhùin mòran

dhaoine gu mothachail gun robh e…

many people concluded perceptively that

it was …

mothachas, -ais nm sensibility

mothaich, -achadh v (⫹ do of ) be aware,

experience, feel, notice, perceive

□

thòisich e a’ mothachadh do na bha a’ dol

mun cuairt air he began to be aware of

what was going on around him

mòthan, -ain, -an nm bog-violet

mothar, -air nm loud noise such as a

cry, roar, peal, bellow, wail

□

thuirt e le

mothar gàire … he said, with a peal / roar

of laughter, …

□

chuala sinn mothar an

tàirneanaich we heard the roar of the

thunder

mothtan, -ain nm ﬂuff

moth-ùrach nm early orchis / orchid

mu is used with the interr part as fol-

lows: ’s e Alba an leòghann mu a bheil

e a’ sgrìobhadh the lion about which

he is writing is Scotland

□

mun do

sgrìobh e … about whom / which he

wrote … (where mun ⫽ mu ⫹ an)

□

anns na comhraidhean mun cuala sinn

o chionn ghoirid in the talks about

which we have heard recently

□

tha

an litir mu rud a thachair dha the

letter concerns something that

happened to him – the negative form

is: … mu nach aithne dhuinn nì air

bith … about which we know nothing

at all

mu ⫹ def art (mu ⫽ an) gives mun

‘about the’

□

leugh mi mun chaileig

òig I read about the young girl

The prep prons are formed as follows:

umam about me umad about you sing

uime about him / it masc uimpe about

her / it fem umainn about us umaibh

about you pl & polite umpa about

them

The emph forms are: umamsa, umadsa,

uime-san, uimpese, umainne,

umaibhse, umpasan

Some uses of the emph forms: gun

an còrr uime without any more about

it seadh, de uimpe? yes, what about

her / it?

The prep mu is sometimes combined

with the poss adjs thus: mum ⫽

mu mo about my mud ⫽ mu do

about your sing mun / mum⫽ mu

an / mu am about their – mu a, mu

ar and mu ur tend not to be short-

ened

□

tha cearcall dubh mu d’

amhaich! there’s a black circle round

your neck!

mu choinneimh / mu chuairt /

mu dheidhinn / mu dheireadh / mu

seach / mu thimcheall / mu

thuaiream / mu thuairmse – see

coinneamh / cuairt / deidhinn /

deireadh / seach / timcheall / tuaiream

/ tuairmse respectively

441 muc-bhiorach

mu prep ⫹ len about, concerned with,

concerning, of, approximately

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bha

an t-iomradh mu dhol fodha na luinge

the report concerned the sinking of the

ship

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mu mhìos air ais about a month

ago

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mu shia uairean about six o’

clock

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dh’fhòn i mu chòig she phoned

about ﬁve

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sgrìobh e mu dhaoine is

thachartasan a latha fhèin he wrote

about the people and events of his own

day (note that thachartasan is lenited

as if mu preceded it)

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taing dhut air-

son leigeil leam na ceistean sin a chur

ort mu do beachdan thank you for

allowing me to ask you those questions

about your opinions

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tha e ag ràdh

gun toir e mu cheithir uairean a thìde

he says that it will take about three

hours [of time]

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dè cho fada ’s a bhios

iad? how long will they be?

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bidh mu

uair a thìde (they’ll be) about an hour

[of time]

muasgan-caol nm prawn, scampi

muc, muice, -an nf pig, sow

muc-bhiorach nf bottle-nosed dolphin m.-

chreige nf lump-sucker (ﬁsh) m.-fhaileag

nf rose-hip, hip m.-fheòil (see muicfheoil)