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

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m.-locha nf perch (freshwater ﬁsh) m.-

mhara nf whale

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is i muc-mhara a shàb-

hail Iònah [it is] a whale [which] saved

Jonah

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shluigeadh e le muic-mhara he

was swallowed by a whale

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bha e beò am

broinn na muice-mara he was alive in the

belly of the whale

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rinn na dùthchannan

uile aonta gun sguireadh iad a shealg nam

mucan-mara the countries all agreed that

they would stop hunting the whales m.-

ruadh nf ballan-wrasse m.-shneachda nf

monster snowball

mucag, -aige, -an nf rose-hip, hip

mucair, -ean nm hog-herd, swine-herd

mùch, -adh v choke, extinguish, quell,

quash, repress, smother, stiﬂe, strangle,

suffocate, suppress, throttle

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mùch le gas

gas v

□

mhùch iad an teine they extin-

guished the ﬁre

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a’ mùchadh an t-solais

extinguishing the light

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bha a làmh a’

mùchadh nam briathran his hand was

stiﬂing the words

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mùchar thu you will

be suffocated

mùchadh, -aidh nm & vn of mùch extin-

guishing etc., repression, suffocation,

stufﬁness, suppression

mùchach a suffocating, choking, stiﬂing,

stuffy

mùchadair, -ean nm extinguisher

mud prep poss adj of mu (q.v.) about your

mùg, mùig nf sniff

muga, -aichean nm/f mug

mùgach, -aiche a churlish, dim,

gloomy, grim, morose, muggy, murky,

sulky

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’s e duine mùgach a bh’ann

he was a morose man

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bha solas mùgach

à aon uinneig there was a dim light

from one window

mùgalachd nf sullenness

mùgan

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see mùig nf

mugha, dol am mugha miscarriage

(general, not medical)

□

rach am mugha

miscarry (general)

muicfheoil nf bacon, pork

muidhe, -ean / -eachan nm churn

mùig, -ean / mùgan nm frown, grimace,

scowl, sulkiness

□

thàinig mùig oirre

a frown came to her face

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cuir mùig

ort frown, scowl

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chuir mi mùig orm

ris I frowned at him

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seall fo na mùgan

glower

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sheall e orm fo na mùgan he

frowned at me

muigh

□

see a-muigh

mùigh, -eadh v 1. fail 2. threaten (same as

maoidh)

muilceann, -inn nm spignel (plant)

muilcheann, -an nm

□

same as muinchill

muilchinneach a same as muinchilleach

Muileach a. of, belonging to or pertaining

to Mull

Muileach, -ich, -ich nm native of

Mull

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is e Muilich a th’annta they’re

from Mull

muileag, -eige, -an nf cranberry

muileann, -inn, -an nm/f mill

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alt gen sing

& nom pl are muilne & muilnean

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chaidh

sinn don mhuileann we went to the mill

masc

The examples of compd nouns given below

are all given as masc, but could, of course

be fem in some areas e.g. muileann-

pronnaidh nm or muileann-phronnaidh

nf pulp mill

muileann-bleith nm grinding-mill

m.-bualaidh nm threshing-machine

m.-bracha nm maltings m.-ﬂùir nm ﬂour-

mill m.-gaoithe nm windmill m.-pàipeir

m paper-mill muilleann-pronnaidh nm

pulp-mill m.-sàbhaidh nm sawmill m.-

shnìomh nm spinning-mill m.-stàilinn

nm steelworks m.-uisge nm watermill

muileid, -ean nm/f mule

muile-mhàg, m.-mhàige, muileacha-màg

nf frog, toad

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chunnaic mi trì muileacha-

màg air an rathad I saw three toads on the

road

muill

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gen sing of moll chaff, chaff

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leabaidh mhuill a chaff bed

muillean, -ein, -an nm wisp, truss of straw

or threshed corn

muillear, -eir, -an nm miller

muilt

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of molt

wedder

muiltfheoil nf mutton (also feòil caorach)

muime, -eachan nf foster-mother, step-

mother

muimeach a novercal, concerning /

suitable for a stepmother

muimeachas, -ais nm stepmothering

muin, air muin prep ⫹ gen on the back

of, mounted on, on

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cuir / leum air

muin eich mount

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air muin eich on

horseback

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air muin rothair on a bicycle

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mort air muin muirt murder upon

murder

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tha àm na Nollaige gu bhith air

ar muin a-rithist Christmas time is almost

upon us again

mùin, mùin v pass water, urinate

muincheann

□

same as muinchill

muinchill, -ean nm sleeve

□

muinchill

lèine shirt-sleeve

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muinchill mo lèine

my shirt-sleeve

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’s iad a’ trusadh am

mucag 442

muinchillean [and they] rolling up

their sleeves

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bha a mhuinchillean

slaoidte ris his sleeves were trailing /

dangling

muinchill-gaoithe nm windsock

muinchilleach a sleeved, having sleeves,

with sleeves

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peiteag mhuilchinneach

a sleeved waistcoat

muineal, -eil, -an nm neck (of a person

only)

muinealach a necked, long-necked

muing, -e, -ean nf mane

muinge nf necklace

□

bha i a’ cosg muinge

dhaoimean she was wearing a diamond

necklace

muinghinn, -e nf conﬁdence (in), faith

(trust), reliance

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cuir muinghinn ann rely

on, trust

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nach eil muinghinn agad asam?

don’t you trust me? / don’t you have con-

ﬁdence in me?

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dh’èirich seo à dìth

muinghinn asta fhèin this arose from lack

of conﬁdence in themselves

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is urrainn

dhomh seo a ràdh le muinghinn I can say

this with conﬁdence

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chan eil ar muingh-

inn ann am foghlam air sìoladh as

buileach our conﬁdence in education

hasn’t completely drained away

muinghineach, -iche a conﬁdent

muinntir, -e, -ean nf folk, kindred, people,

train (company etc.)

□

Muinntir Messrs

coll

□

cha do chòrd seo ri muinntir an àite

this didn’t please the people of the place /

the inhabitants / the locals

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muinntir

(dealbh-chluich) cast (play)

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muinntir

Dhòmhnaill Alasdair Donald Alastair’s

household / family

muinntireas, -eis nm service (employment)

□

ghabh i muinntireas she took service

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bha i air mhuinntireas anns a’bhaile mhòr

she was in service in the city

muir, mara, marannan (though usually

given in dictionaries as nm in nom, nf

in other cases, muir is very commonly

fem in all cases) sea

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am Muir Dubh

the Black Sea

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cladaichean na Mara

Duibhe the shores of the Black Sea

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Am Muir Meadhan-thìreach The

Mediterranean

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an tinneas mara / cur

na mara seasickness

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fhuair sinn cothrom

a dhol gu muir an opportunity came to us

to put to sea

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air muir at sea

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tha e a’

fuireach ann an taigh beag an cois na

mara he lives in a little house by the sea

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tha e sìos ris a’mhuir it is down beside the

sea / by the sea

muir-bhuachaill nm great northern diver

m.-droigheann nm agrimony m.-eòlas

nm hydrography m.-gheadh nm bean

goose

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nead a’ mhuir-gheòidh the nest

of the bean goose m.-làn nm/f high-

water, high-tide m.-thàcar nm sea

spoil m.-thìreach nm amphibian

m.-thìreach a amphibious m.-tiachd

nm (see muirteachd) m.-thoradh nm

product of the sea m.-tràigh nf low tide,

low-water

mùirn nf love, fondness

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facal mùirn

endearment

mùirneach, -eiche a 1. beloved, dearly-

beloved

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… a chionn ’s gun robh i

mùirneach leotha… because she was

beloved of them / because they loved her

dearly 2. loving, fond

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mùirneach mu

mhnaoi uxorious

mùirneag, -eige, -an nf darling

□

a Chatrìona mo mhùirneag Catherine,

my darling

muirsgean, -ein, -an nm razor shell (lit.

sea-knife)

muirteachd, -an nm / f jellyﬁsh

muisean, -ein, -an nm cowslip

mul, muil, -an nm axis

□

tha an talamh ag

iom-chuairteachadh air a mhul fhèin the

earth revolves on its own axis

mulachag, -aige, -an nf a whole cheese,

a kebbock

mulad, -aid nm grief, sadness, sorrow

□

cha tig math gun mhulad good does not

come without sadness

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cha dèanar math

gun mhulad nothing is achieved without

hard work

muladach, -aiche a deplorable, dolorous,

lamentable, lowspirited, melancholy,

piteous, pitiful, sad, sorrowful, woeful

□

… nuair a thachair an call muladach

seo … when this sad loss occurred

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bha e muladach trom-inntinneach he was

melancholy and depressed

mulcaire, -ean nm fulmar (also

fulmair)

mulan, -ain, -an nm (small) stack (of

peats etc.)

mullach, -aich, -aich / -aichean nm

crest, crown, height, lid, peak, ridge,

roof, summit, top, upland

□

mullach

cas steep pitch roof

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mullach leacag

tile roof

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mullach leacag-phana pantile

roof

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mullach leth-chas medium

pitch roof

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mullach preasach corrugated

roof

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mullach sglèat slate roof

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mullach

staoin shallow pitch roof

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mullach

tughaidh a roof of thatch / a thatched

roof

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cuir mullach air roof v

□

mullach

an t-seòmair etc. ceiling

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air mullach

443 mullach

an taighe on the roof of the house

□

a’

dol tarsainn air a’ mhullach going over

the top (trench warfare)

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bha mullaich

dhearga air na taighean the houses had

red roofs

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mullach na beinne the moun-

tain top

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shìn iad ri dìreadh chun a’mhul-

laich they began to climb to the summit

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thug sinn na mullaich oirnn we took to the

[mountain] tops

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shlaod mi am bogsa gu

mullach na staidhre I dragged the box to

the top of the stairs

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ghlan i an taigh

o mhullach gu bonn she cleaned the house

from top to bottom

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dh’èigh e bho mhul-

lach na staidhre he shouted from the top

of the stairs

mum prep poss adj of mu (q.v.) about my /

about their

mum conj

□

see mun conj

mùn, mùin nm urine

mun / mum conj (⫽ mu(s) ⫹ am / an

interr part) before

□

ghabh e cuairt

ghoirid mun do ghlas e an doras he took

a short walk before he locked the door

□

ghabhadh e cuairt ghoirid mum

bitheadh e a’ glasadh an dorais he used

to take a short walk before he locked

the door

mun ⫽ mu ⫹ an (interr part) about

which / about whom (see mu)

mun ⫽ mu ⫹ an (def art) about the

(see mu)

mun prep poss adj of mu (q.v.) about their

mun cuairt

□

see cuairt

muncaidh, -aidhean nm monkey

mur conj if not, unless

□

this conj takes the

form mur before vowels, mur an before

do and otherwise mur / mura

□

mur eil

thu sgìth if you aren’t tired / unless you’re

tired

□

mur an do thill e dhachaidh unless

he went back home

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bhitheadh i bòid-

heach mur b’e a trusgan she would have

been pretty if it hadn’t been for her outﬁt

□

siud mise mur b’e gràs Dhè there but for

the grace of God go I (lit. there am I if it

were not the grace of God)

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mur robh mi

air a’ ghlas atharrachadh bhiodh i air na

bha san taigh a thoirt air falbh if I had not

changed the locks, she would have

removed the contents of the house

□

often

mura – mura b’e gun robh mi caran

faiceallach… if it hadn’t been that I was

somewhat careful …

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… mura b’e sin …

but for that

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… mura b’e Màiri… … if it

hadn’t been for Mary… / if it weren’t for

Mary …

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… mura b’e mar a chuidich

esan sinn … if it hadn’t been for how he

helped us …

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an h- is often found

between mura and a following vowel

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mura h-eil / mura h-e etc.

□

mura

h-urrainn dhuibh a dhol gu … if you can-

not go to …

mura conj

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see mur above

mùr, -ùir, ùir / ùirean mn wall of a ram-

part, bulwark

mùrach, -aich, -aichean nf sand dune

murag, -aige, -an nf 1. anything cast up by

the sea 2. murex, purple ﬁsh

muran, -ain nm marram, marram grass

mura-bhith nf exception

□

gun

mhura-bhith sam bith without any

exception

murt / murtair / murtach(ail)

□

see mort

etc. o murt! seo i tighinn! oh help! she’s

coming! / here she comes!

mus conj (mus ⫹ an) before, in case,

lest

□

works in the same way as

mun / mum conj except that the an

does not show

□

bhruidhinn mi ris mus

do dh’fhalbh e I spoke to him before

he left

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dh’innis e an sgeulachd

dhomh mus do chaochail e he told me

the story before he died

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sin mar a

bha mus tàinig e that’s how it had been

before he came

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dh’fheumadh iad mul-

lach a chur air an taigh mus tigeadh an

geamhradh they had to put a roof on the

house before [the] winter came (lit. would

come)

□

cuir sìos an sgian sin mus geàrr

thu thu fhèin put that knife down before /

lest / in case you cut yourself

□

mus

cuimhne leamsa before the time that I can

remember

musgadair, -ean nm musketeer

musgaid, -ean nf musket

mùsgan, -ain, -ain / -an 1. hose ﬁsh

2. mussel 3. large razor ﬁsh

Muslamach, -aich, -aich nm Moslem

□

Muslamaich Shunnach the Sunni(te)

Moslems

Muslamach a Moslem

mustais nf moustache

□

“Chì sinn,”

ars esan ’s e a’ sliobadh a mhustais

“We’ll see,” he said, stroking his

moustache

mustard, -aird nm mustard

mùtaire, -ean nm smuggler

mutan, -ain, -an nm muff

mùth, -adh alter, change

mùthadh, -aidh nm & vn of mùth chang-

ing etc., alteration, change, corruption

(decay), mutation, permutation

□

gun

mhùthadh unchanged

mum 444

N, n

’n 1. a contracted form of the def art

an ‘the’ (after a vowel)

□

dè ‘n sgoil? an

sgoil againne which school? ours

□

cia ’n

taobh? whither?

□

co leis a tha ’n taigh

sin? whose house is that?

□

bha sinn coma

dè ’n aois a bha e we didn’t care what age

he was 2. in older writings may be a con-

tracted form of an (q.v.) in all its various

meanings

plays better than I do

□

tha i nas òige

na e she is younger than he

na rel pron what, that which, all that

□

fhuair mi na bha mi ag iarraidh I got

what I wanted

□

chaill e na bha aige he

lost all that he had

□

dè na tha sin?

how much is that? (i.e. the cost)

□

sgrìobh sìos na bhitheadh tu ag

iarraidh a ràdh write down what you

would like to say

□

dèan cùnntas air

na tha thu a’ faicinn write down an

account of what you see

□

tha sinn a’

feuchainn ri sealltainn na dh’fhaodar

a dhèanamh tro bhith a’leasachadh na

cànain we are trying to demonstrate

what may be done through developing

the language

□

thoir dhomh na tha

agad give me what you have

□

na bhit-

headh air (a) fhàgail an latha roimhe

bhitheadh e air a bhruich an ath

mhadainn what was left the day before

would be cooked the next morning

□

… agus b’e an obair a bha romham

na bha seo a rèiteach… and it was

going to be my job to sort out all this

(lit. … and it was the job before me

to etc.)

□

note also: na tha ann

contents

□

cùm na tha anns a’ bhogsa

keep what is in the box / keep the

contents of the box

na followed by de and a

noun ⫽ amount, number, all this / all

that etc.

□

ciamar a fhuair thu na tha

an sin de dh’airgead? how did you get

all that money / that much money? (lit.

what there is there of money)

□

’s e an

rud as inntinniche mun obair seo na

tha a’ nochdadh de dh’ùidh anns a’

chànan the most interesting thing

about this work is the amount of inter-

est shown in the language (lit. what

there is showing of interest in the lan-

guage)

□

dè am feum a tha air na tha

sin de leabhraichean? what’s the use

of all those books?

□

an dèidh na bha

siud de bhliadhnachan after all those

years

□

bha e a’ smaoineachadh nach

bitheadh rum ann airson na bha seo

idir he thought there wouldn’t be room

for all this (amount)

□

chan eil seo

ach glè bheag an coimeas ris na thatar

na (formerly written ’na) prep poss

adj of ann ⫹ a (see ann) 1. in his –

lenites following word where possible

□

na mhàileid in his bag 2. in her –

without len

□

na màileid in her bag

□

fem form has h- before vowels: bha

toll na h-aparan there was a hole in her

apron

na a form of def art ‘the’ used 1. with

the pl of the noun

□

na radain the

rats

□

na coin the dogs

□

is followed

by h- before a vowel: na h-eòin the

birds

□

anns na h-achaidhean in the

ﬁelds 2. with the gen sing of a def fem

noun

□

earball na piseige the kitten’s

tail

□

is followed by h- before a vowel:

a’ glanadh na h-uinneig(e) cleaning

the window

na adv not

□

used only in the imperative

mood

□

na ith e do not eat it

□

na cuir

an sin e do not put it there

na conj or (see no)

na particle performing the function of

an do in the past tense

□

na rinn thu

seo? did you do this?

□

bha dèile

bheag ann air na choisich e a-null

there was a small plank [on] which he

walked over

□

tha iad far na dh’fhàg

thu iad they’re where you left them

na conj than

□

used in comparison thus:

is e Seumas as àirde na Màiri James is

taller than Mary (emphasis – lit. it is

James that is taller than Mary)

□

or:

tha Seumas nas àirde na Màiri James

is taller than Mary (matter-of-fact

statement)

□

bha e is dòcha na bu

shoilleire na ged a bha an latha air a

bhith na bu bhrèagha it was, perhaps,

brighter than if the day had been ﬁner

□

cluichidh e nas fheàrr na mise he

a’ togail de dh’uain this is only a very

little compared to the number of lambs

raised

□

’s e an t-adhbhar air seo na

tha de òganaich a’smocadh the reason

for this is the number of young people

smoking

na preceded by de and a noun ⫽ enough

□

cha d’fhuair mi de mhisneachd na

thogadh mo cheann a shealltainn

I didn’t ﬁnd enough courage to lift up

my head to look (lit. of courage what

would raise my head to look)

□

dh’òl

iad le chèile de deoch làidir na chuir

an daorach orra they both drank

enough liquor to make them drunk

□

cha robh de allsadh air a’ ghaoith na

chuireamaid bàta air bhog there was

not enough easing of the wind that we

could launch a boat

□

cha robh aice de

dh’airgead na phàigheadh a faradh

dhachaigh she hadn’t enough money

to pay her fare home

□

sometimes de

and the noun are omitted:… as an

tigeadh (de dh’airgead) na cheannaic-

headh an taigh … from which would

come enough (money) to buy the

house

□

sometimes the de … na order

is reversed: bu bheag leis na daoine

seo na dhòirteadh iad de fhuil these

people cared little how much blood

they spilled (lit. it was little with

these people what they might spill of

blood)

na may be preceded by a prep

□

tha e

ag iarraidh beagan cheistean a chur

mu na thachair he wants to ask (lit.

put) a few questions about what

happened

□

… nan robh thu air a

dhol tro na chaidh sinne…if you had

gone through what we had [gone

through]

□

bha iad a’ feuchainn ris na

b’urrainn dhaibh a dhèanamh de

dh’obair they were trying to do as

much work as they could

□

bu chòir

dhuinn a bhith a’ smaoineachadh

air na chosg e an t-sìth a ghleidheadh

we ought to be thinking about what

it cost to preserve the peace

□

bha e

air a pheanasachadh airson na rinn

e he was punished for what he did

□

bheireadh seo a’ chòir do na bhios

airson a’ chànain a chleachdadh sin

a dhèanamh this would give, to

those who wished it, the right to use

the language

nàbaidh, -aidhean nm neighbour

□

bha e

na nàbaidh do Iain he was a neighbour of

John’s (lit. to John)

□

choinnich nàbaidh

do Sheumas ri Tòmas a neighbour of

James met Thomas

nàbaidheachd, -an nf neighbourhood

nàbaidheil a neighbourly

nàbhaidh, -ean nm navvy

nach 1. neg interr part is not? isn’t?

□

nach

eil e trom? isn’t it heavy?

□

nach ann ann

a tha an latha math? isn’t it a ﬁne day? (lit.

isn’t it a fact that the day is good?)

□

there

is often an element of surprise

□

nach tu

(a) tha trom orra? my, aren’t you hard on

them? (lit. aren’t you heavy on them?)

□

nach do reic thu e? didn’t you sell it?

□

nach bi iad air ais a-nise? won’t they be

back now?

□

nach bitheadh iad ro throm?

wouldn’t they be too heavy?

□

used to

introduce a polite request: nach fuirich

sibh an seo a-nochd? won’t you stay here

tonight? / why don’t you stay here tonight?

□

nach seall thus’ air an dithis a tha siud!

just look at those two!

□

also used for

emphasis

□

dè chuir a’ chlach mhòr sin

anns an àite sin? nach do chuir an eighe

what set that great stone there? the ice did.

2. conj that … not (the neg form of gu /

gum / gun)

□

thuirt e nach itheadh e sin

he said that he would not eat that

□

chan

urrainn nach robh i ann am pian le

a gàirdean she must have been in pain

with her arm

□

thuirt e gun robh seo air

a sgrìobhadh airson daoine foghlaimte ’s

nach ann airson daoine neo-fhoghlaimte

he said that this was written for educated

people and not for uneducated people

3. rel pron which… not, who…not, that not

(neg form of rel pron a / na)

□

cha choim-

head mi air uair sam bith nach smaoinich

mi orra I never look at it but I think of

them (lit. I do not look at it any time that

I do not think of them)

□

…agus na daoine

nach ceadaich an obair dhaibh sin

a dhèanamh … and the people whose

work will not permit them to do that

□

bha

iad a’ cur sìos air na daoine nach robh

an giùlan air a mheas cubhaidh they

disparaged people whose conduct was not

considered becoming

□

an aon fhear nach

do losgadh a thaigh / nach deachaidh

a thaigh a losgadh the one man whose

house was not burned

nad (formerly written ’nad) prep poss adj

of ann ⫹ do (see ann) in your

□

lenites

following word where possible

□

nad

phòcaid in your pocket

’n 446

nàdar, -air, nàdairean nm constitution,

humour, instinct, nature, property, temper

□

tha droch nàdar ann he has a bad tem-

per

□

chaill e a nàdar he lost his temper

□

ann an nàdar de Bheurla in some sort of

English

nàdar-fheallsanach nm physicist n.-

fheallsanachd nf physics

nàdarra a

□

same as nàdarrach

nàdarrach, -aiche a inborn, inbred, inher-

ent, instinctive, natural

□

gu nàdarrach

naturally

□

a bha na chridhe gu nàdarrach

which was in his heart naturally

□

tha e

nàdarrach gu bheil a leithid seo a’tachairt

it’s natural that this sort of thing happens

□

a bheil iad nàdarrach don dùthaich seo?

are they natural to this country?

□

agus,

rud a bha nàdarrach gu leòr, … and, natu-

rally enough,…(lit. and, something which

was natural enough)

□

bha sin nàdarrach

dhaibh that was natural to them

□

bha

e nàdarrach dhi (a) bhith frithealadh na

h-eaglais it was natural for her to be

attending the church

□

mar is nàdarrach

tha eadar-dhealachadh mòr eatorra as

is natural / naturally there is a great

difference between them

naidheachd, -an nf anecdote, news, story,

tidings, yarn

□

note that in the sing this

word means an item of news

□

news on the

radio / television, which is made up of

a number of news items, is in the pl

□

bha

mi ag èisteachd ris na naidheachdan air an

telebhisean I was listening to the news on

the television

□

dè do naidheachd? what’s

new? (lit. what’s your news?)

□

…mar gum

b’e naidheachd mhòr a bha sin…as if that

were great news

□

thòisich mi air mo naid-

heachd a thoirt dhaibh I began to give

them my news

□

an robh dad a naidheachd

aice? did she have any news?

□

chòrd e

rium naidheachd fhaighinn air Calum I

enjoyed getting tidings of Calum

□

innis

dhaibh gu bheil mi à gabhail an naid-

heachd tell them that I’m asking for them.

naidheachd-ghoileam nm journalese

naidheachdas, -ais nm journalism

nàidhlean, -ein nm nylon

nàimhdeas, -eis nm enmity, hostility

nàimhdeil, -e a adverse, hostile, inimical

naidhtreat nitrate

□

sodium naidhtreat

sodium nitrate

nàir a disgraceful

□

tha seo nàir this is dis-

graceful

nàire nf bashfulness, ignominy, shame

□

cuir nàire air embarrass

□

bha seo a’

cur nàire oirnn this was embarrassing us

□

tha nàire orm gu bheil … I am ashamed

that …

□

mo nàire! for shame!

□

air bheag

nàire shameless

nàisean, -ein, -an nm nation

nàiseanta a national

□

bratach nàiseanta na

h-Alba the national ﬂag of Scotland

□

urras

nàiseanta national insurance

□

an t-Urras

Nàiseanta the National Trust

□

Seirbhis

Nàiseanta na Slàinte National Health Service

□

gu nàiseanta is gu h-eadar-nàiseanta

nationally and internationally

nàiseantach, -aich, -aich nm nationalist

nàiseantach, -aiche a nationalist

nàiseantachd nf nationalism

naisg, -adh v bind

naisgear, -eir, -an nm conjunction (gram.)

naisgeil a conjunctive

naitrodean / naitrigean, -ein nm nitrogen

nall

□

see a-nall

nam (formerly written ’nam) 1. prep poss

adj of ann ⫹ mo (see ann) in my – lenites

following word where possible

□

nam

phòcaid in my pocket 2. prep poss adj of

ann ⫹ am (see ann) in their – used before

nouns beginning with b, f, p, or m – does

not lenite

□

nam bogsaichean in their

boxes

□

nam pacaidean in their packets

□

nam fàbhar in their favour

□

nam muil-

nean in their mills

nam / nan conj if

□

nam is used before

verbs beginning with b, f, m or p, while

nan is used in all other cases

□

nam / nan

are used only with the imperf / cond tense

i.e. when a supposition is being made

□

nam bithinn beartach cheannaichinn an

taigh sin if I were rich I would buy that

house

□

nam b’e an-diugh an-dè if today

were yesterday

□

nan cuidicheadh tu rium

bhithinn deiseil a dh’aithghearr if you

helped (lit. were to help) me I would

soon be ﬁnished

□

note the idiom: bhiodh

e uabhasach math nan coinnicheamaid

a-rithist air an t-seachdain seo ’s gun

criochnaicheamaid an t-iomradh it would

be awfully good if we were to meet again

this week to ﬁnish the report (see also ma

conj ‘if’ for similar constructions and for

a comparison of usage)

nam gen pl form of the def art before nouns

beginning with b, f, m, or p ‘of the’

□

nam

bailtean of the towns

□

nam prìosanach of

the prisoners

□

nam faoileagan of the seag-

ulls

□

nam marsantan of the merchants

nàmhaid, nàimhdean nm antagonist,

enemy, foe, opponent

□

bha e na fhìor

nàmhaid do Chalum he was a real enemy

of Calum (lit. to Calum)

□

cha deach aig

447 nàmhaid

a nàimhdean air a ghlacadh his enemies

didn’t succeed in catching him

□

… an

aghaidh nan nàimhdean a bha ga

chlaoidh against the enemies who were

oppressing him

nan (formerly written ’nan) prep poss

adj of ann ⫹ an (see ann) in their – no

lenition

□

nan gàrradh in their garden

nan conj if (see nam / nan conj above)

nan gen pl form of the def art before nouns

not beginning with b, f, m or p of the

□

nan cat of the cats

□

nan gillean of the lads

□

nan daoine of the people

□

nan

àrd-sgoiltean of the secondary schools

naochad s and a ninety in new style of

counting

□

ged a bha e na naochadan

though he was in his nineties

□

anns na

naochadan in the nineties (see App. 11)

naodh s and a nine (see naoi)

naodhamh a ninth (see naoidheamh)

naoi s and a nine

□

air taobh-duilleig a

naoi on page nine

□

a naoi deug nineteeen

□

naoi ﬁr dheug nineteen men

□

naoi

craobhan deug nineteen trees

naoi-ﬁllte a ninefold

naoidh

□

see naoi

naoidheamh a ninth

□

is esan an naoid-

heamh fear he’s the ninth one

□

anns an

naoidheamh àite ninthly

□

aig toiseach na

naoidheamh linn deug at the beginning of

the nineteenth century

naoidhean, -ein, -an nm babe, infant

□

mar naoidheanan air an ùr-bhreith like

newly-born infants

naoinear s nine people

□

foll. by noun in

gen pl or de ⫹ dat or the relevant prep

poss’s of de or aig

□

naoinear bhalach

nine boys

□

naoinear chaileag nine girls

□

ochdnar no naoinear de chaileagan eight

or nine girls

□

naoinear dhinn nine of us

naomh, naoimh, naoimh nm saint

□

cuir

an àireamh nan naomh canonize

□

cur an

àireamh nan naomh canonization

□

Abhainn Naoimh Labhrainn St. Lawrence

River

naomh, naoimhe a blessed, holy, sacred

□

a Dhè ro naomh, tha sinn a’ toirt taing

dhut airson… most holy God, we give

thanks to you for …

naomhachd nf holiness

naomhachadh, -aidh nm and vn of

naomhaich sanctifying etc., sanctiﬁcation

naomhaich, -achadh v canonize, hallow,

sanctify, saint

□

chaidh na martairean sin

a naomhachadh an uiridh those martyrs

were canonized last year

naosg, naoisg, naoisg nm snipe

nar (formerly written ’nar) prep poss adj

of ann ⫹ ar in our (see ann)

□

does not

lenite

□

nar latha-ne in our day

□

nar

taighean in our houses

□

nar fàbhar in our

favour

□

takes n- after it before a word

beginning with a vowel: nar n-èisteachd

within our hearing / within earshot of us

nar adv may not, let not

□

nar leigeadh Dia

(a leithid)! may God forbid (such a thing)!

nàr a disgraceful, ignominious, shameful

□

’s e gnothach nàr a bh’ann it was a dis-

grace (lit. a disgraceful business)

□

canaidh iad gur nàr agus mì-chiatach mar

a … they say that it is disgraceful and

dreadful how …

nàrach, -aiche a bashful, coy, modest

nàraich, -achadh v abash, disgrace, make

ashamed, shame

□

bha i air a nàrachadh

she was abashed

□

bha mi dìreach air mo

nàrachadh I was positively ashamed

nàraichte pp ashamed, abashed, embarrassed

nas rel conj (na ⫹ is) what is, all that is –

used in comparisons thus: tha Seumas nas

àirde na Màiri James is taller than Mary

(matter-of-fact statement – lit. James is

what is taller than Mary)

□

ainmich nas

urrainn dhut de rudan a tha anns an dealbh

name what things you can in the picture (lit.

name what it is an ability to you of things

in etc.)

□

nas mò more adv (see mò)

Nàsach a Nazi

□

pàrtaidh Nàsach Nazi

party

nasgadh, -aidh nm and vn of naisg binding

etc.

□

nasgadh an leabhair the binding of

the book

nathair, nathrach, nathraichean nf adder,

serpent, snake

nathair-nimhe nf scorpion, viper / any

poisonous serpent

nathair-sgiathach nf dragon

neacadair, -ean nm nectarine

neach nm indec anyone, being, body (per-

son), individual (also neach air leth), one,

person

□

neach fo làn-aois minor

□

neach

ainmichte nominee

□

neach sam bith any-

body, anyone

□

(with prec. neg⫽ none)

□

neach ﬁùghail personage

□

neach iom-

raiteach a personality

□

neach saor-

thoileach volunteer

□

bha e mar neach

a bha air a bhuadhan a chall he was like

one who had lost his faculties

□

neach

a bheireadh sùil a-staigh air an fheasgar

ud theireadh e … anyone who looked in

that evening [he] would say …

neach- this pref performs the same function

as fear- / bean (q.v.) and may increasingly

take over their role in the future just as

nan 448

‘person’ is taking over ‘man’ etc.

□

any

examples of compounds not found below

may be found under fear- / bean

□

all the

following are masc

neach-casaid protester n.-cleachdaidh

user n.-cluiche player n.-coiteachaidh

lobbyist n.-dèanaimh producer (maker) n.-

dèiligidh client n.-dìon(a) defender n.-

glanaidh cleaner n.-ionaid agent

(representative, delegate) n.-ionnsaigh

attacker n.-naidheachd reporter, journalist

n.-saidheans scientist n.-teasairginn life-

guard n.-tomhais surveyor n.-turais tourist

neacheigin nm and indef pron somebody

□

eigin is now always attached to its

noun without a hyphen except where two

vowels meet, as in tè-eigin

neactar, -air nm nectar

nead, nid, nid nm nest

□

a bheil eun anns

an nead? is there a bird in the nest?

□

tha

na h-eòin òga air na nid fhàgail the young

birds have left the nests

□

nead mhèirleach

a nest of thieves

neadaich, -achadh v nuzzle, nest, nestle

□

bidh iad a’ neadachadh an seo a h-uile

bliadhna they nest here every year

nèamh, nèimh / nèimhe, -an nm heaven

□

chruthaich Dia nèamh agus talamh God

created heaven and earth

□

Cruithear

nèimh agus talmhainn the Creator of

heaven and earth

□

anns na nèamhan in

the heavens

□

ar n-athair a tha air nèamh

our father who are in heaven

□

dhòirt na

nèamhan a-nuas tuiltean uisge the heav-

ens poured down torrents of rain

□

Dhia air nèamh biodh urram àrd to God

in heaven let there be high reverence

nèamhach, -aich, -aich nm heavenly being

nèamhaidh a celestial, ethereal, heavenly

□

ar n-athair nèamhaidh our heavenly father

□

… a bha mar aisling nèamhaidh …

which was like a heavenly dream

neamhnaid, -e, -ean nf gem, pearl

□

bha

iad air dath nan neamhnaidean fallsa they

were the colour of artiﬁcial pearls

neapaigear, -eir, -an nm handkerchief

□

neapaigear(-pòcaid) handkerchief

neapaigear-pòcaid nm pocket-handkerchief

neapaigin, -ean nm napkin

nearbh, -a, -an nf nerve

nearbh-phian nm neuralgia

nearbhach, -aiche a nervous

□

rinn i faite-

gàire gu nearbhach she smiled nervously

nearòis, -ean nf neurosis

nearòiseach, -iche a neurotic

□

bha e

tiamhaidh is nearòiseach he was melan-

choly and neurotic

neart, nèirt nm energy, force, might,

strength

□

neart dhaoine manpower

□

neart gaoithe wind force

□

neart toile

will-power

□

bha e ann an treun a nèirt

he was in the fullness of his strength, at the

acme of his strength

□

a’ dol bho neart gu

neart going from strength to strength

neart-uisge nm water-power

neartachadh, -aidh nm and vn of neartaich

strengthening etc., consolidation

neartaich, -achadh v charge (ﬁll with

energy) consolidate, build up, strengthen,

become / make strong, underline

□

neartaich le spionnadh charge with energy

neartmhor a emphatic, forcible, lusty

neas, nise / neasa, neasan nf ferret, weasel

neasadair, -ean nm ferreter

neasgaid, -e, -ean nf abscess, boil, ulcer

□

neasgaidean fala haemorrhoids

neasgaid-càireis nf gum-boil

neasgaideach, -iche a ulcerous

Nèibhi(dh) nm navy

□

bha e anns an

Nèibhi he was in the Navy

nèidir nm nadir

neimh / neimheil

□

see nimh / nimheil

neip, -ean nm

□

same as snèap

449 neip

neo, air neo conj or, or else

□

an robh e

anns an taigh air neo an robh e anns

an t-sabhal? was he in the house or

was he in the barn?

□

bithidh e anns an

t-sabhal air neo bithidh e anns an

achadh he’ll be in the barn or else in

the ﬁeld

neo- neg pref non-, un- etc.

Not all possible neo- compounds have

been included here as it was felt that

many of these (particularly the neolo-

gisms) could 1) be expressed more

idiomatically, or 2) be divined by tak-

ing the opposite meaning of the main

element.

neo-àbhaisteach a unusual n.-àghmhor

a unhappy, inglorious, unjoyful

□

air an aon dòigh neo-àghmhor in

the same inglorious way n.-aillseach

a benign (non-cancerous) n.-aimsireil

a inopportune n.-ainmichte pp anony-

mous, unnamed, unspeciﬁed n.-aire nf

absence of mind, inattention, indiffer-

ence n.-aireach a absent-minded,

heedless, inadvertent, inconsiderate,

negligent, perfunctory

□

tha i cho neo-

aireach mu a gineal she is so heedless

of (lit. about) her offspring n.-aireachail

adj unsympathetic n.-aireil a inatten-

tive, indifferent, listless, mindless,

unmindful n.-airidh a (⫹ air) unde-

serving, unworthy (of) n.-aisigeach

a intransitive n.-aithnichte pp unknown

n.-aithreachail a impenitent n.-

aithreachas nm impenitence n.-

aoibhneach a joyless n.-aoidheil

a gruff, inhospitable n.-aontachd nf

incongruity, nonconformity n.-

armaichte a unarmed n.-ar-thaing

adv 1. of course, indeed, naturally

□

neo-ar-thaing chan eil sin a’ cial-

lachadh nach bu chòir dhuinn

feuchainn of course that doesn’t mean

that we oughtn’t to try

□

neo-ar-thaing

gun robh deiseachan-snàmh ann ach …

indeed there were swimsuits [there]

but …

□

note also: neo-ar-thaing nach

robh moit ormsa nuair a … of course

I was pleased when …/it’s hardly sur-

prising that … etc./I certainly was…

etc.

□

neo-ar-thaing mur coisinn i of

course she’ll win/doubtless she’ll win

□

neo-ar-thaing nach robh com-

panaich gu leòr aige no fear but that

he had plenty of companions/of course

etc./no doubt but that etc. 2. no thanks

to, in spite of, despite

□

bha aca an

cuid ainfhiachan a phàigheadh neo-

ar-thaing an cruadal dhaibh they had

to pay off their debts despite the hard-

ship to them

□

neo-ar-thaing dhut no

thanks to you/in spite of you 3. neo-

ar-thaing cho every bit as, quite as

□

neo-ar-thaing cho trom every bit as

heavy, quite as heavy 4. air neo-ar-

thaing na cùise independent

□

bha e

a-nis air an neo-ar-thaing he was now

independent of them n.-ar-thaingeil

a 1. thankless

□

cha do smaonich mi

a-riamh gum bitheadh iad cho neo-

ar-thaingeil I never thought they

would be so thankless 2. independent

□

bha iad na bu neo-ar-thaingeil

a thaobh fearainn they were more

independent with regard to land n.

-ar-thaingeileachd nf independence

n.-bhàidheil a uncongenial, ungenial

n.-bhàsmhor a deathless immortal,

imperishable, undying

□

na facail neo-

bhàsmhor ud those immortal words

□

dèan neo-bhàsmhor immortalize n.-

bhàsmhorachd nf immortality n.-

bheusach a immoral

□

dèanadas

neo-bheusach immoral conduct

n.-bhith nf inexistence, nullity,

nonentity n.-bhlasta a insipid, distaste-

ful, tasteless, unappetizing, unpalatable

n.-bhlastachd nf insipidity, tasteless-

ness n.-bhrìgheach a invalid n.-

bhrìgheachd nf invalidity n.-bhrìgheil

a insipid, vapid n.-bhrìoghor a insub-

stantial, insigniﬁcant, juiceless

□

chan

eil sin a’ ciallachadh gur e gnothach

neo-bhrìoghor a tha ann that doesn’t

mean that it is an insigniﬁcant matter

n.-bhuadhaichte pp unconquered n.-

bhuaireasach a dispassionate, inoffen-

sive n.-bhuairte pp undisturbed,

untroubled n.-bhuan a temporary n.-

bhuidheannach a non-sectarian

□

bho

thùs gus an latha an-diugh tha an

Comunn air a bhith neo-bhuidheannach

from the beginning to the present day

the Society has been non-sectarian n.-

bhunailteach a unstable, unsteady n.-

bhunailteachd nf instability

□

tha

neo-bhunailteachd ann am poileataics

na dùthcha there is an instability in the

politics of the country n.-chàirdeil a

off-hand, unfriendly n.-

chaochlaideach a immutable, invari-

able, unalterable, unchanging

n.-chaochlaideachd nf immutability

n.-charthannach a uncharitable n.-

cheadaichte pp unlicensed n.-cheal-

gach a candid, guileless, sincere

□

gràdh neo-chealgach [the] sincere love

n.-chealgachd nf candour n.-

cheanalta a indelicate n.-cheanaltas

nm indelicacy n.-cheangailte pp free-

lance, non-committal n.-cheann-

saichte pp unvanquished n.-cheart a

unfair n.-cheòlmhor a unmusical n.-

chinnteach a dubious, inconclusive,

indecisive, indeﬁnite, uncertain, unde-

cided n.-chinnteachd nf inconclusive-

ness, indecision, uncertainty n.-chiont

nm innocence (same as n.-chiontachd)

n.-chiontach a blameless, faultless,

innocent, guiltless

□

“Dè tha

ceàrr?” lean e air gu

neo-chiontach “What’s wrong?” he

went on innocently n.-chiontachd nf

innocence, pureness

□

… ’s mi a’

smaoineachadh ‘nam neochiontachd

gun robh e… [and I] thinking in my

innocence that it was… n.-chiontas

nm innocence

□

same as n.-chiontachd

□

làithean ar neo-chiontais the days

of our innocence n.-chìosnaichte

neip 450

pp unbeaten, unconquered, unsubdued

□

dh’fhalbhadh e neo-chìosnaichte is

neo-bhuadhaichte he would depart

unconquered and unsubdued n.-chìrte

pp uncombed n.-chleachdte pp unac-

customed, unexperienced, unpractised,

unused, disused

□

togalach neo-

chleachdte a disused building n.-

chlèir nf the laity n.-chlèireach nm

layman n.-chlèireachail a lay n.-

chogaiseach a unprincipled n.-choib-

hneas nm unkindness n.-choibhneil a

unkind n.-choileanta a incomplete,

imperfect n.-choireach a blameless,

faultless, innocent, irreproachable,

pure, unoffending n.-chomas nm

disablity, inability, incapacity n.-

chomasach a incapable, incompetent,

unable

□

tha e neo-chomasach

dha a dhèanamh he is unable to do

it n.-chomasachd nf incapability

n.-chòmhnard a uneven n.-chòmh-

nardachd nf unevenness n.-chòrdail

a contradictory, discordant n.-

chorporra a bodiless, immaterial,

incorporeal, spiritual n.-chothromach

a assymetrical, uneven n.-chreideach

a unbelieving n.-chrìochnach a

boundless, unbounded, endless, inﬁ-

nite, interminable, non-ﬁnite, unlim-

ited

□

beairteas neo-chrìochnach

an t-saoghail the boundless riches

of the world n.-chrìochnachd nf

endlessness, inﬁnity, limitlessness

□

neo-chrìochnachd tìme agus fànais

the inﬁnity of time and space

n.-chrìochnaichte pp unﬁnished n.-

chrìonna a indiscreet n.-chrìonnachd

nf imprudence, indiscretion

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cha robh

e ciontach ach de neo-chrìonnachd

he was guilty only of imprudence n.-

chronail a harmless n.-chruinnichte

pp uncollected n.-chuideamachd nf

weightlessness n.-chuimseach a very

great, vast, immoderate n.-chulturach

a uncultured n.-chumanta a uncom-

mon n.-chùmhnantach a uncondi-

tional

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strìochdadh neo-chùmhnantach

unconditional surrender n.-chùram

nm irresponsibility, n.-chùramach a

cursory, heedless, imprudent, irre-

sponsible, mindless, reckless, regard-

less, unconcerned n.-chuspaireach

a intransitive n.-dhaingnichte pp

unconﬁrmed n.-dhiadhaidh a atheis-

tical n.-dhiadhaidheachd atheism

n.-dhiadhaire atheist n.-dhìleas a dis-

loyal, unfaithful, untrue n.-dhìlseachd

nf/n.-dhìlse nf disloyalty, inﬁdelity n.-

dhìonach a incontinent (physically)

n.-dhìonachd nf incontinence

(physical) n.-dhìreach a indirect

n.-dhligheach a unrightful n.-

dhruim-altachan nm invertebrate n.-

eagalach a fearless, unafraid

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is e

saighdear treun neo-eagalach a bha

ann he was a brave, fearless soldier

n.-ealanta a inartistic, inexpert n.-

èifeachd nf inefﬁcacy, inefﬁciency n.-

èifeachdach a effectless, ineffective,

inefﬁcacious, inefﬁcient

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thug e slao-

dadh neo-èifeachdach air an drathair

he gave the drawer an ineffective tug

n.-eisimeil/n.-eisimeileach a inde-

pendent

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an Comhairle Telebhisein

Neo-eisimeileach (CTN) Independent

Television Council (ITC)

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tha iad a’

nochdadh spiorad neo-eisimeleach

they show an independent spirit

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tha

na daoine a’ fàs nas neo-eisimeiliche

the people are becoming more

independent

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dh’iarr iad beachd

neo-eisimeileach air they requested

an independent opinion on it n.-

eisimeileachd nf independence n.-

eòlach a inexperienced, unversed

n.-fhàbharrach a unfavourable

n.-fhaicsinneach a indiscernible,

undiscernible, unseen, invisible n.-

fhàillinneach a unfailing n.-fhallain

a unhealthy

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biadh neo-fhallain

unhealthy food n.-fhasanta a unfash-

ionable n.-fhàs-bheairteach a inor-

ganic n.-fhearail a unmanly

n.-fhèinchuiseach a disinterested

n.-fhèineil a unselﬁsh n.-fheumail

a 1. unnecessary 2. useless n.-

fheumalachd nf inutility, uselessness

n.-fhialachd nf inhospitality n.-

fhialaidh a illiberal, inhospitable,

ungenerous n.-fhialaidheachd nf

illiberality n.-fhileanta a ineloquent,

unpoetical n.-fhinealta a coarse (of

manners etc.)

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bha e a’ coimhead

neo-fhinealta he looked coarse n.-

fhinideach a inﬁnitive modh

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(am)

modh neo-fhinideach (the) inﬁnitive

mood n.-fhiosrach a unconscious,

unenlightened, ignorant (not knowing)

n.-fhiosrachd nf ignorance (state of

being unaware) n.-fhiùghalachd

nf worthlessness n.-fhoghlaimte pp

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