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

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uneducated, unlearned

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thuirt e gun

robh seo air a sgrìobhadh air son

dhaoine foghlaimte ’s nach ann air son

dhaoine neo-fhoghlaimte he said that

this was written for educated people

and not for uneducated people

n.-fhoghlamaichte pp uneducated,

unlearned n.-fhoighidinn nf impa-

tience n.-fhoighidneach a impatient

n.-fhoilleil a guileless n.-fhoillsichte

pp unpublished, unrevealed n.-fhoirfe

a imperfect

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aimsir neo-fhoirfe

imperfect tense

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tha an saoghal seo

neo-fhoirfe this world is imperfect n.-

fhoirmealachd nf informality n.-

fhoirmeil a informal

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prògraman

foghlaim neo-fhoirmeil informal edu-

cational programmes n.-fhois(t)neach

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same as n.-fhoiseil n.-fhoiseil a

restless

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bha a shùilean neo-fhoiseil

his eyes were restless

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rinn e gluasad

neo-fhoisneil he made a restless move-

ment n.-fhonnmhor a dissonant, tune-

less, unharmonious n.-fhosgaire nm

introvert n.-fhosgarra a introvert n.-

fhreagarrach a discordant, dispropor-

tionate, inapplicable, incompatible,

unbeﬁtting, unsuitable

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dh’fhas iad

na bu neo-fhreagarraiche they became

more unsuitable n.-fhreagarrachd nf

discordance, incompatibility n.-

fhreastalach a improvident n.-gheal-

tach a undaunted n.-gheanmnaidh

a unchaste n.-ghlaine nf impurity

neòghlan a unclean

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dh’fhairich mi

làthaireachd neòghlan I sensed an

unclean presence n.-ghlic a unwise n.-

ghluaiste pp unmoved, undisturbed,

unrufﬂed n.-ghluasadach a immov-

able, motionless, stagnant, undis-

turbed, unmoved, unrufﬂed, unshaken

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“Tha,” fhreagair i neo-ghluasadach

“Yes,” she replied, unrufﬂed n.

-ghluasadachd nf immobility n.-

ghnàthach a extraordinary, unaccus-

tomed, uncommon, unconventional,

unorthodox n.-ghnàthachd nf odd-

ness n.-ghnàthaichte a unaccustomed,

unpractised, unusual n.-ghnèitheach a

neuter n.-ghnìomhachas nm inactivity

n.-ghoireasachd nf inconvenience n.-

ghoirtichte pp unleavened

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breaca-

gan neo-ghoirtichte unleavened cakes

n.-ghrinn a rough, inelegant, coarse,

rude (all of quality)

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bha iad air an

dealbh gu neo-ghrinn de fhiodh they

were roughly sculpted from wood

n.-inntinneach a insipid, uninteresting

n.-iomallach a interminable,

unbounded n.-iomchaidh a improper,

inexpedient, unﬁt, unsuitable

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dèan

neo-iomchaidh disqualify n.-

iomchaidheachd nf disqualiﬁcation

n.-iomlan a imperfect, incomplete n.-

iomlanachd nf imperfection n.-

ionmhainn a unbeloved, unpopular

n.-ionnan a disparate, unequal n.-ion-

nanachd nf disparity, disproportion,

inequality n.-ionnsaichte pp unskilled,

untaught, untrained, untutored

n.-laghail a illegal, lawless

n.-làthaireachd nf absence bhòt

neo-làthaireachd an absent vote

n.-leanailteach a incoherent n.-

leanailteachd nf incoherence n.-leas-

aichte pp underdeveloped, inchoate,

unimproved, unreformed n.-lìomhte

pp unpolished n.-litireach a illiterate

n.-litireachd nf illiteracy n.-lochdach

a harmless, innocuous, inoffensive

n.-lochdas nm innocuousness n.-lois-

geach a incombustible n.-luachmhor

a base, worthless n.-lùbachd nf inﬂex-

ibility n.-luchdaichte pp unladen

n.-mhathach a unforgiving

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air

sgàth an nàdar neo-mhathach because

of their unforgiving nature n.-

mhearachdach a accurate, unerring

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… air dhòigh is gun dearbh e gu

neo-mhearachdach iad … so that he

will prove them unerringly n.-mheasail

a disreputable n.-mheasarra a

immoderate, incontinent (of life-style)

n.-mheasarrachd nf debauch, inconti-

nence (of life-style) n.-mheasgte pp

unmixed n.-mhothachail a insensible,

senseless n.-mhuinghinneach

a unreliable n.-ni nm (see neoni) n.-

nitheach a (see neonitheach) n.-ono-

rach a insincere n.-onorachd nf

insincerity n.-phàirteach a neutral

(general) n.-phàirteachd nf neutrality

n.-phàirteil a neutral n.-phàrlamaid-

each a unparliamentary n.-phearsanta

a impersonal n.-phoiblidh a private

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pàipearan neo-phoiblidh private papers

n.-phoileataiceach a non-political

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tha an Comann neo-phoileataiceach

the Society is non-political n.-

phrìomhach a off-peak

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tomhas de

stuth air son uairean neo-phrìomhach

some off-peak (viewing) material (lit.

neip 452

a measure of material for off-peak

hours) n.-rèite nf discord, disagree-

ment, irreconciliation n.-rèiteach

a irreconciliable n.-rèitichte pp irrec-

onciled n.-riatanach a inessential,

unnecessary n.-sgairteil a spiritless

n.-sgàthach a daring, dauntless, fear-

less, undaunted

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cha robh iad cho

neo-sgàthach ris na saighdearan

againne they weren’t as fearless as our

soldiers n.-sgeadaichte pp unadorned

n.-shaillte pp unsalted n.-shalaichte

pp unsoiled n.-shaoghalta a

unworldly n.-shealbhach/n.-

shealbhar/n.-shealbharra a ill-starred,

unlucky, unprosperous

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aramach neo-

shealbharra a’ Phrionnsa the Prince’s

ill-starred rising n.-sheasmhach a

inconsistent, perishable, unﬁrm, unsta-

ble, unsteady

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bha e neo-sheasmhach

ann an dòigh a bha annasach dha he

was unsteady in a way which was

unusual for him n.-sheòlta a artless n.-

shìobhalta a uncivil, uncivilized

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chan fheum thu bhith cho neo-

shìobhalta you needn’t be so uncivil

n.-shoilleir a faint, indistinct n.-

shoilleireachd nf indistinctness

n.-shònraichte pp indeﬁnite

n.-shuidhichte pp indetermined,

unsettled

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bha sin ‘ga fhàgail neo-

shuidhichte that was leaving him

unsettled

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slat-tomhais neo-

shuidhichte arbitrary standard

n.-shuilbhir a cheerless, dismal

n.-shuim nf detachment (mental),

indifference

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bha mi mothachail air

neo-shuim anns na faclan aige I was

conscious of indifference in his words

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cha ghabh e seachnadh gun lean

neo-shuim air a’ chùis it cannot be

avoided that indifference about the

matter will continue/it is inevitable

that etc.

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cuir an neo-shuim disregard,

explode (of a theory etc.), ignore,

sneer at

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chuir e an fhiosachd sin

an neo-shuim he disregarded that

prophecy n.-shuimeil a indifferent,

remiss, unobservant

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bha rudeigin

fuar neo-shuimeil anns an dòigh

bruidhne aige there was something

cold and indifferent in his way of

speaking

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“Chan eil e gu diofar,” ars

ise gu neo-shuimeil “It doesn’t matter,”

she said indifferently n.-shùnndach

a dispirited, dejected, melancholy

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neo-shùnndach mope v n.-smaoineach

a inconsiderate n.-smaointeachail

a thoughtless n.-smiorail a faint,

spiritless n.-smocaidh a non-smoking

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fear neo-smocaidh non-smoker

n.-stòldachd nf levity, lack of

composure, restlessness n.-stràiceil

a unassuming n.-thabhachdach

a invalid n.-thairbheach a

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see

n.-tharbhach n.-thaitneach a dis-

agreeable n.-thalamhaidh a unearthly

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chuala e fuaim neo-thalamhaidh

he heard an unearthly sound n.-

tharbhach a bootless, ineffectual,

proﬁtless unfruitful, unproﬁtable n.-

tharraingeach a non-magnetic n.-

theagmhach a indubitable

n.-theanntachd nf laxity n.-

thèarainte pp insecure

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bha an t-àm

ri teachd neo-thearainte the future was

insecure n.-thèarainteachd nf

insecurity n.-thearrte pp untarred

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rathaidean neo-thearrte untarred

roads n.-thimcheall-gheàrrte pp

uncircumcised n.-thoileach a disin-

clined, unwilling n.-thoillteanach

a undeserving n.-thomhaiste pp

unmeasured n.-thorach a fruitless,

infertile/unfertile (of land), unproduc-

tive,

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air cho neo-thorach ’s am bith

an talamh … however infertile the

ground is … n.-thorrach a infertile (of

females) n.-thràthach/n.-thràthail

a out of season, off-season, unseason-

able, untimely n.-thruacanta a cruel,

pitiless, relentless, ruthless, severe,

unpitying n.-thruacantachd nf

cruelty n.-thruacantas nm severity

n.-thuigseach a insensible, undiscern-

ing n.-thùrail a injudicious n.-

uidheamaichte pp unqualiﬁed,

unequipped n.-ullamh a unprepared

453 neòinean-mòr

neodar, -air nm neuter (gram.)

neodrach a neuter (gram.)

neodron, -oin, -an nm neutron

neòghlan, -aine a dirty, ﬁlthy, impure,

unclean

neòghloine nf uncleanliness

neòil

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of neul

neòinean, -ein, -an nm daisy, gowan

neòinean-cladaich nm sea-pink, thrift

neòinean-grèine nm sunﬂower

neòinean-mòr nm ox-eye

neon nm neon

neònach, -aiche a capricious, curious,

droll, eccentric, ﬁshy, odd, peculiar,

quaint, queer, singular, strange, striking,

surprising, weird, whimsical, wondrous

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seo leabhar cho neònach ’s a nochd o

chionn fhada this is as odd a book as has

appeared for a long time (lit. this is a book

as odd that has etc.)

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ged is neònach ri

aithris e…[although it is] strange to relate /

tell …

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… rud a bha neònach aig an àm

sin den bhliadhna … something which

was strange at that time of year

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nach

neònach sin? how strange that is!, isn’t

that strange / peculiar etc?

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’s neònach

leam mur … I think it strange that … / I am

surprised that…

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is neònach nach ann a

chionn’s gun robh uiread de luchd turais

ga thadhal no doubt because there were so

many tourists visiting it

neònachas, -ais nm 1. curiosity (oddness),

drollness, eccentricity, oddity, queerness

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tha seo a’nochdadh neònachas an sgrìob-

hadair this shows the eccentricity of the

writer 2. caprice, whim 3. surprise, phe-

nomenon, wonder

neoni nm cipher, naught, nothing, nil, zero

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neoni iomlan absolute zero

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thig e gu

neoni it shall come to naught

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bithidh e

mar neoni it shall be as naught

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dh’èirich

a h-uile nì a neoni aig toiseach tìme every-

thing rose from nothing at the beginning

of time

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bidh gach oidheirp air a cur gu

neoni every attempt will be nulliﬁed

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bha

iad a bruidhinn mu neoni they were talk-

ing about nothing

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’s e an àireamh againn

a seachd a naoi, a neoni, a neoni our

number is 7900

neonitheach, -aiche a immaterial, incon-

siderable, insigniﬁcant

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chan fhaca mi

riamh craobhan cho meata neonitheach

riutha sin I’ve never seen trees so puny

and insigniﬁcant as those

neonitheachd nf nothingness

neul, neòil, neòil / -an nm 1. cloud

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gun

neul unclouded 2. faint, trance

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chaidh i

an neul she fainted

neulach, -aiche a cloudy, nebulous

neulachadh, -aidh nm & vn of neulaich

clouding etc.

neulachd nf mistiness

neulaich, -achadh v obscure, cloud

nì, nithean nm item, point (in argument),

thing

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nì gun fheum trash

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nì sam bith

(with neg) nothing

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nì ach… nothing but

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… nì feumail requisite

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cha robh nì ri

fhaicinn there wasn’t a thing to be seen

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thugadh e thuice gach nì a thoilicheadh i

he would bring [to] her everything that

would please her

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a Chruthaidheir nan

uile nithean [oh] Creator of all things (this

is the vocative or address form)

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cha robh

dreasaichean brèagha aice no seudan no

nì she didn’t have pretty dresses or jewels

or anything

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chan eil nì (a) dh’fheum

dhomhsa a bhith … there’s no need for me

to be … (lit. there’s not a thing of need

etc.)

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tha a cheart nì fìor mu an deid-

hinnsa the very same [thing] is true about

them

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cha robh i airson còmhradh nì nas

motha na bha esan she didn’t want to talk

any more than he did

nì fut tense, indep of irreg v dèan (q.v.)

ni, as in ni mò (see mò)

Nic – an abbr form of nighean used in sur-

names instead of Mac when the person is

female e.g. Mòrag NicDhòmhnaill Morag

MacDonald

nid

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gen sing and nom & dat pl of nead

nest

nigh, nighe v scour, scrub, wash

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nigh e a

làmhan he washed his hands

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bha iad a’

nighe nan soithichean they were washing

the dishes

nighe nm and vn of nigh washing etc., wash

nigheadair, -ean nm washer (person /

machine)

nigheadair-shoithichean nm dish-washer

nighean, nighinn(e), -an nf daughter, girl,

lass

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gen with the art is na h-ighne

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dat

is nighinn

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gen pl is nighean

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nighean

peathar / bràthar niece (lit. daughter of

a sister / brother)

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is ise nighean mo

bhràthar / mo pheathar she is my niece

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bha triùir nighean aig an tuathanach the

farmer had three daughters

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bha e a’

bruidhinn ris an nighinn bu shine he was

talking to the eldest daughter

nighean-cèile nf step-daughter n.-sgoile nf

schoolgirl

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bha iad a’gàireachdainn mar

dithis nighean-sgoile they were laughing

like two schoolgirls n.-sheòmair nf

chambermaid

nìghneag, -eige, -an nf

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see nìonag

nimh, -e nm/f bitterness, poison, venom

nimh-fhiacail nf fang

nimhe nf virulence

nimheil a baneful, bitter (of speech /

mental attitude), poisonous, venomous

nimhneach, -iche a virulent

niocotain nm nicotine

nìonag, -aige, -an nf little girl

nìos

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see a-nìos

nios, nise nf weasel (same as neas nf)

neon 454

niosgaid nf

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see neasgaid

Nirribheach, -ich, -ich nm Norwegian

Nirribheach a Norwegian

Nirribhis nf Norwegian (lang.)

nis

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see a-nis

nis and nise

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dat sing & gen sing respec-

tively of nios ferret, weasel

nitear alt fut tense pass of irreg v dèan (q.v.)

nithealachd nf concreteness

nithear fut tense pass of irreg v dèan (q.v.)

nitheil a concrete (opp. of abstract)

nitreat nm nitrate

niùclach a nuclear

niùclas, -ais, -an nm nucleus

niùclasach a nucleic

niumòinia nf pneumonia

no conj or (‘nor’ with neg verb), otherwise

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cha robh dreasaichean brèagha aice no

seudan no nì she didn’t have pretty dresses

or jewels or anything

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chan eil mise a’dol

ann; chan eil no mise. I’m not going

[there]; nor am I.

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cha chuala mi riamh

a leithid; cha chuala no mise. I’ve never

heard its like / the like of it; nor (have) I

□

cha b’urrainn don phoileas an aimhreit

a cheannsachadh; cha b’urrainn no don

arm. the police couldn’t quell the riot; nor

could the army.

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used with the phrase

a dh’aon chuid in the following way: rinn

iad bàta nach rachadh a dh’aon chuid

fodha no air a druim they built a boat

which would neither sink nor overturn

(see cuid for further examples)

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note also

the idiom: chan fhaca tu taibhse no

taibhse you didn’t see any ghost

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cha do

sgrìobh mi litir no litir I didn’t write any

letter

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an fhìrinn ann no as feumaidh sinn

leantainn oirnn [whether it is] the truth or

not we must carry on

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… co-dhiù tha

Gàidhlig aca no nach eil… whether they

speak Gaelic or not (lit. whether Gaelic is

at them or is not)

nobhail, -ean nf novel

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nobhail bheag

novelette

nobhailiche, -ean nm novelist

nochd, -adh v 1. discover, expose, mani-

fest, present, produce, reveal, show,

unsheathe, unveil

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nochd iad gun robh

iad faoin they showed that they were fool-

ish

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bha i a’ nochdadh coirbteachd she

was showing hostility

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nochd don t-sùil

visualize 2. appear, show up

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cha robh

càch fada gun nochdadh the rest weren’t

long in showing up

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tha e air ùr

nochdadh it has newly appeared

nochdadh, -aidh nm and vn of nochd

showing etc., discovery, exposure

nochdadh-seala nm time-exposure

nochdaidh, -e a visible, apparent

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’s ann

anns na h-Ealain a thig am fàs as

nochdaidh it’s in the Arts that the most

apparent growth will occur

nochdte pp noticeable, evident, exposed,

undisguised

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cha robh e cho nochdte an

sin he was not so noticeable there

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tha

seo gu math nochdte na chuid obrach this

is quite evident in his work

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tha buaidh

nas nochdte aig a’Bheurla air a’Ghàidhlig

English has a more noticable effect on

Gaelic

nòdachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm and vn of

nòdaich grafting, graft

nòdaich, -achadh v graft

nodha a modern (cf. ùr-nodha)

nodhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of nodhaich

modernising etc.

nodhaich, -achadh v modernise

noigean, -ein, -an nm noggin

nòin nm noontide

nòin-chluich nf matinée

nòisean, -ein, -an nm 1. notion, idea

□

bha

nòiseanan mearachdach a’ dol mun cuairt

mistaken notions were going about

2. notion (fancy / whim)

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bha nòisean

aice dheth she had a notion for it

Nollaig, -e nf Christmas, Yule

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aig àm

na Nollaige at Christmas time Latha

Nollaig Christmas Day

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Oidhche Nollaig

Christmas Eve

Normanach, -aich, -aich nm Norman

Normanach a Norman

norra nm wink (of sleep)

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cha d’fhuair e

norra cadail he didn’t get a wink of sleep

(also norradh)

norradaich nf dozing

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often used as if it

were a vn

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ann an ùine ghoirid bha e ri

norradaich in a short time he was dozing

(see ri)

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cha robh mi ach a’ norradaich

co-dhiù I was only dozing anyway

norradh

□

see norra

norrag, -aige nf forty winks

nòs, nòis, -an nm custom, habit, tradition,

usage

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tha sinn a’ cumail suas nan seann

nòs we are keeping up the old customs

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bha na nòsan Gallda a’ tighinn a-steach

[the] Lowland customs were coming in

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òran anns an t-seann nòs traditional song

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mar bu nòs as was customary

nòsarachd, -an nf idiosyncrasy

nòsach, -aiche a

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same as nòsail

nòsail a fashionable, modish

not, notaichean nm 1. note (written)

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sgrìobh e not goirid he wrote a short note

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cha b’urrainn dhomh na notaichean aige

455 not

a leughadh I couldn’t read his notes 2.

pound, (pound) note

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dè na tha sin? dà

not / trì notaichean / ﬁchead not etc. how

much is that? two pounds / three pounds /

twenty pounds etc. (see App. 11 for numerals)

nota, -aichean nm 1. pound (money), quid

2. note (music / writing)

nota-altaidh nm grace-note (piping)

n.-maise nm grace-note

nòta, -aichean nf note (written) nòta bheag

a little note

nòta-choise nf footnote

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tha feum air

nòtaichean-coise anns an leabhar seo

there is a need for footnotes in this book

nòtair, -ean nm notary

nuadh, -aidhe a novel, new (usually now in

the sense of ‘modern’, ‘up-to-date’ etc.)

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measgachadh de nithean nuadha agus

sean a mixture of modern and old items

nuadh- pref neo-, newly-, new

nuadh-aimsireach a up-to-date n.-

aimsireil a up-to-date n.-bhàrdachd nf

modern poetry n.-chreagach a neolithic

n.-fhacal nm neologism n.-fhasanta a

modern, up to date

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taighean nuadh-

fhasanta agus taighean sean-fhasanta

modern houses and old-fashioned

houses n.-ghinte pp newly-begotten n.-

innleachd nf invention n.-lorg nf discov-

ery n.-phòsta pp newly-married

nuadhachadh, -aidh nm and vn of

nuadhaich renewing etc., renovation

nuadhachd nf newness

nuadhaich, -achadh v renew, renovate

nuagach, -aiche a surly

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thug e sùil

nuagach oirre he gave her a surly look

nuair conj when, while, as (a shortened

form of an uair – see uair)

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bidh iad

aig an taigh nuair nach bi iad ag

obair anns na h-achaidhean they are at

home when they aren’t working in the

ﬁelds (lit. they will be… when they will

not be…)

□

nuair sin ⫽ an uair sin then

adv (see uair)

nuallan, -ain nm any loud, howling

sound

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nuallan na pìoba the skirl of the

pipes

nuallanaich nf continuous howling sound

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thòisich e air nuallanaich he began

howling

nuallach, -aich nm germander speedwell

nuans, -an nf nuance

nuimhir, -e, -ean nf number

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tha

nuimhirean nan oileanach a’dol am meud

the numbers of students are increasing

null

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see a-null

nur (formerly written ’nur) prep poss

adj of ann ⫹ ur (see ann) in your pl &

polite – does not lenite

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nur giùlan in

your deportment

nota 456

O, o

o is also used with verbal nouns: am bac

sin sinn o bhith a’faighinn sonas? will

that prevent us from ﬁnding

happiness?

o combines the def art to become on

before all nouns, irrespective of the

initial letter

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mìle on chladach a mile

off the shore

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on taigh out (not at

home)

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on àm sin thenceforth

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mas

e mac Dhè, thigeadh e a-nuas on

chrann if he is the son of God, let him

come down from the cross

o combines with the interr part to

give om from which, from whom

□

chan eil e gu diofar cò an àird om bi

a’ ghaoth a’ sèideadh it makes no dif-

ference from which direction the wind

is blowing

o chionn since, ago (see cionn)

□

dh’fhàg iad tìr nam beò o chionn

O! interj Oh!

o prep

□

same as bho – from, of, off

The prep prons are formed as follows:

uam from me uat from you uaithe

from him / it masc uaipe from her / it

fem uainn from us uaibh from you pl

& polite uapa from them

The emph forms of these are: uamsa,

uatsa, uaithe-san, uaipese, uainne,

uaibhse, uapasan

Some examples: Saul o Tharsus Saul of

Tarsus (lit. from)

□

o àite gu àite from

place to place

□

o àm gu àm from time

to time

□

o thaobh gu taobh from side

to side

□

nuair a thigeadh a’ ghaoth o

àirde eadar an ear-thuath ’s an ear-

dheas … when the wind came (i.e.

used to come) from an airt between

north-east and south-east …

□

o sin

thence

òb, -a, -an nm bay, creek

ob, -adh v refuse, renounce

□

na ith ’s na ob

cuid an leinibh bhig don’t eat and don’t

refuse the small child’s share

□

chan ob am

bodach ruadh dubhan the codling doesn’t /

will not refuse a hook

obadh, -aidh nm and vn of ob refusing

etc., refusal

□

briathran obaidh words of

refusal

Obair an old word meaning ‘conﬂuence’

and frequently seen in place names Obair

Dheadhain Aberdeen Obair Bhrothaig

Arbroath (see App. 12 Sects. 3.0 and 4.0)

obair, obrach / oibre, obraichean / oib-

richean nf (also used as a vn of oibrich

work) activity, business, employment, job,

labour, operation, profession, process,

production, service, task, work

□

obair

shònraichte assignment, undertaking

□

obair neo-inntinneach chore

□

tha e ag

obair air a cheann fhèin he is in business /

working for himself

□

uairean obrach

business / working hours

□

thoir obair do

employ

□

dè am pàigheadh a tha iad a’

tairgse airson na h-obrach seo? what pay

are they offering for this job?

□

bha iad a’

seinn aig an obair they were singing at

their work

□

gun obair unemployed, out of

work

□

bha iad uile a-nise gun obair they

were all now out of work

□

tha an obair

air ath-leasachadh an talla an ìre mhath

ullamh the work of renovating the hall is

almost ﬁnished

□

seisean obrach a work-

shop (as part of an educ. course)

□

bha e

air a bhith ag obair dhuinn fad seachd bli-

adhna he had been working for us for

seven years

□

bha na h-uairean obrach

fada the working hours / hours of work

were long

□

cha robh cabhaig sam bith air

tilleadh a dh’obair he was in no hurry to

return to work

obair-aodaich nf textiles o.-chliath nf

trellis o.-clòdha nf printing o.-clòtha nf

textiles o.-dachaigh nf homework

□

do rinn e a chuid obair-dachaigh? did he

do his homework? o.-grèise nf embroi-

dery, needlework

□

cuir obair-grèise air

embroider

□

bha iad ealanta ann an obair-

greise they were skilled in embroidery

o.-làimhe nf handwork, handiwork o.-lann

nf laboratory (also obairlann) o.-làraich

nf ﬁeldwork o.-leathrach nf leather-work

□

bha e ri obair-leathrach he was engaged

in / doing leather-work o.-leudachaidh nf

extension work o.-mheatailtean nf metal-

lurgy o.-raoin nf ﬁeld-work o.-siubhail nf

ﬁeldwork o.-taighe nf housework

obairlann, -ainne, -an nf laboratory

obann a sudden

□

gu h-obann suddenly

□

bhuail eagal obann mi a sudden fear struck

□

dh’fhosgail an doras gu h-obann the

door suddenly opened

□

air eagal bàis

obainn for fear of sudden death

□

thàinig e

a-steach air gu h-obann gun robh…he

realized suddenly that…was …

obh! obh! interj dear me!

òboidh, -ean nf oboe

obrach a working (also gen sing of obair)

□

bha na h-uairean obrach fada the work-

ing hours / hours of work were long

□

buidheann obrach a working party

□

tha e

air a thaisbeanadh mar phàipear obrach it

has been presented as a working paper

obraich, -achadh v

□

see oibrich

obraiche, -ean nm

□

see oibriche

obraiche-raoin nm ﬁeld-worker

obraiche-siubhail nm ﬁeldworker

obsaigeach, -iche a objective

ocàidich, -eachadh v improvise

òcair nf ochre

Och! int. Ah! Oh! alas!

ochanaich, -e nf sighing, sobbing

ochd a & s eight

□

tha ochd cathraichean

ann there are eight chairs

□

co mheud tha

agad? tha a h-ochd how many do you

have? eight

□

ochd deug eighteen

□

ochd

cathraichean deug eighteen chairs

□

mheud tha agad? tha a h-ochd deug how

many do you have? eighteen

ochd-bhliadhnach a octennial o.-chasach,

-aich, -aich nm octopus o.-dhuilleagach a

octavo o.-ràmhach a having eight oars,

eight-oared

□

bàta ochd-ràmhach an eight-

oared boat o.-shiollach a octosyllabic

457 ochd-bhliadhnach

mòran bhliadhnachan they departed

the land of the living many years ago

□

anns an ùine o dh’fhàg e tha an

eaglais air a bhith bàn in the time

since he left the church has been

without a minister (see bàn)

o shean of old

□

na Gaidheil o shean

the Gaels of old

□

… air an robh Zeus

mar ainm aig na Greugaich o shean…

who was called Zeus by the Greeks

of old

o may also be found combined with is

in the abbr form os

□

os cuimhne leam

as long as I can remember

□

the past

tense would be: o bu chuimhne leis as

long as he could remember

o.-shliosach a octagonal o.-shliosach

nm octagon

ochdad nm octave

ochdad s & a eighty in new style of counting

ochdamh a eighth

□

an t-ochdamh fear the

eighth man / one

□

anns an ochdamh linn

deug in the eighteenth century

□

anns an

ochdamh àite eighthly

ochdnar num n eight (persons)

□

foll. by

noun in gen pl or de ⫹ dat or the relevant

prep poss’s of de or aig

□

ochdnar bhalach

eight boys (lit. ‘an eightsome of boys’)

□

ochdnar fhear eight men

□

ochdnar

chloinne eight children

□

note that though

cloinne is in the gen sing, clann, ‘chil-

dren’ being a coll noun, it is lenited as if

were gen pl – this is common with coll

nouns

□

seachdnar no ochdnar de na h-

òganaich seven or eight of the youngsters

ochtad s eighty

□

also ochdad

òcrach, -aich, -aichean nm

□

same as

òtrach

ocsaid, -ean nm oxide

ocsaidean, -ein nm oxygen

Octòber nm October

odhar, odhaire / uidhre a dun, dun-

coloured (of skin / hide)

□

chan eil ann

ach bo odhar mhaol agus bo mhaol odhar

it’s six of one and half a dozen of the rest

(lit. there’s not in it but a dun, polled cow

and a polled, dun cow)

odharan, -ain, -ain nm cow parsnip

Odusseia nm Odyssey

òg, òige a young, youthful

□

balach òg a

young boy

□

nas òige younger tha Calum

nas òige na Seumas Calum is younger

than James

□

as òige youngest, junior

□

i Sìne as òige Jean is youngest

□

sgrìobh e

leabhar mu na làithean òga aige he wrote

a book about his young days

òg-aois nf minority

Ògmhios, an t-Ògmhios nm June

□

anns

an Ògmhios in June

ògail, -e a adolescent, youthful

□

le dìorras

ògail with adolescent enthusiasm

ògan, -ain, -an nm 1. sapling, seedling,

shoot 2. same as òganach 3. a young lamb

(Barra)

òganach, -aich, -aich nm stripling, young-

ster, young man, youth (person)

òganta a juvenile

ogha, -aichean nm grandchild, grandson

□

bha sinn anns na h-oghaichean we were

cousins

□

is e ogha do Dhòmhnall Bàn a

bha ann an Seumas James was a grandson

of Donald Bàn (lit. it was a grandson to

Fair-haired Donald that was in James)

□

bha ogha òg dha a’ fuireach còmhla ris

a young grandson of his (lit. to him) was

staying with him

ogham, -aim nm ogam / ogham

ogsaid / ogsaidean etc.

□

see ocsaid /

ocsaidean etc.

oibreachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm and vn

of oibrich working etc., agency, manoeu-

vre

□

tre oibreachadh ⫹ gen through the

agency (of)

oibrich, -eachadh / obair v act, exercise,

labour, manipulate, operate, wield, work

□

ciamar a tha e a’ dol a dh’oibreachadh?

how is it going to work?

□

oibrich ann an

co-bhainn (ri)…work in co-operation

with…

□

chan eil na h-uiread dheth ga

oibreachadh is a chleachd not so much of it

is worked as [there] used to be

□

chaidh

oibreachadh gu cruaidh air a shon it was

worked hard for

□

bha e air a bhith ag obair

na shaor he had been working as a joiner

□

tha iad ag obair air feamainn, turasachd,

giomaich agus iasgach they are working at

seaweed, tourism, lobsters and ﬁshing

oibriche, -ean nm labourer, worker, workman

oich! interj ouch!

oide, -ean nm foster-father, stepfather

□

bha i a’ smaoineachadh air a h-oide she

was thinking about her stepfather

oide-ionnsaich / oide-sgoile

□

same as

oid-ionnsaich

oideachail, -e a didactic, educational,

instructive

□

tha e inntinneach agus

oideachail a bhith… it is interesting and

instructive to be …

oideachas, -ais nm education

oideas, -eis nm training, tutelage

oideis a training

□

latha oideis training day

ochdad 458

oidhche, -eannan nf night

□

b’e

(a-) nochd an oidhche a bha iad a’tigh-

inn

dhachaigh tonight was the night

that they were coming home

□

b’i an

oidhche a bha ann it was night(time)

oidhche is used in a variety of phrases

which are rather difﬁcult to categorise,

but may be loosely grouped thus:

1. phrases involving an adj

□

aon

oidhche ’s mi a-staigh leam fhèin…

one night, while I was in [the

house] by myself

□

gach oidhche

nightly

□

oidhche mhath leat /

leibh goodnight [to you]

□

a h-uile

oidhche-haoine every Friday night

□

note also a) an ath oidhch’

tomorrow night b) an treas oidhch’

the night after tomorrow night

2. phrases involving another noun

□

Oidhche Shamhna Halloween

□

Oidhche na Bliadhna Ùire New

Year’s Eve

□

fad na h-oidhche all

night

□

bha iad a’ coiseachd fad na

h-oidhche they were walking all

night

□

cuid oidhche a night’s lodg-

ings

□

aodach oidhche nightdress

□

faire na h-oidhche nightwatch

□

Oidhche-shathurna Saturday night

□

…aon Oidhche-shathairne … one

Saturday night

□

Oidhche-luain

Monday night

□

air Oidhche-mhàirt

on Tuesday night

□

beathaichean na

h-oidhche nocturnal animals

3. phrases involving a prep

□

air feadh

na h-oidhche during the night

□

ann

am meadhan na h-oidhche in the

middle of the night

□

(ann) am

marbh na h-oidhche in the dead of

night

□

bha sinn ag obair a là ’s

a dh’oidhche we were working day

and night

□

air an oidhche at night

□

bha e anmoch air an oidhche it

was late at night

□

air oidhche fhli-

uch on a wet night

□

bhitheadh e gan

leughadh air na h-oidhcheannan

fada geamhraidh he used to read

them on the long, winter nights

□

air oidhche-shatharna on Saturday

night

□

aig ochd uairean a dh’oid-

hche at eight o’clock at night

□

aig

an àm ud den oidhche at that time

of [the] night

□

tha iad ag ràdh gun

do dh’ionnsaich e an ealain a

dh’aon oidhche they say that he

learned the art in one night

□

air

oidhche fhuair gheamhraidh on a

cold winter’s night

ri may be used when the state of the

weather / night is referred to

□

cha bu

toigh leam a bhith anns an àite sin ri

oidhche dhorcha I wouldn’t like to be

in that place on a dark night

□

bha mi

a’ coiseachd dhachaigh ri oidhche

chiùin reòta I was walking home on a

calm, frosty night

But note the following usage: oid-

hcheannan shuidhinn air beulaibh mo

thaighe [at] nights I would sit in front

of my house

459 òigh

oidhearp / oidheirp

□

see oidhirp

oidhirp, -ean nf attempt, endeavour, initia-

tive, undertaking

□

dèan / thoir oidhirp

make an attempt, attempt, endeavour

□

cuir an suarachas an oidhirpean do not

make light of their endeavours

□

a dh’ain-

deoin gach oidhirp a rinneadh despite

every attempt that was made

□

rinn e oid-

hirp air bruidhinn ris a’ chaileig he

attempted to speak to the girl

□

cha tug iad

oidhirp cheart air na treubhan a chur fo

smachd they didn’t make a proper attempt

to subdue the tribes

□

oidhirpean a

chaidh a dhèanamh past initiatives

□

tha

a’ bhuidheann seo a’ co-òrdanachadh

gach oidhirp this group co-ordinates each

undertaking

oidhirpeach, -iche a pushing

oidhirpeachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

oidhirpich trying etc.

oidhirpich, -eachadh v try, attempt,

endeavour

□

bha cuid dhiubh ag oid-

hirpeachadh air adhradh-teaghlaich a

chuairteachadh some of them were

attempting to conduct family worship

oid-ionnsaich, -ean nm tutor

oiﬁg, -e, -ean nf

□

same as oiﬁs

□

cuir às

oiﬁg depose

□

oiﬁg dhìomhain sinecure

oiﬁgeach, -ich, -ich nm ofﬁcer, ofﬁcial

□

often speciﬁed e.g. oiﬁgich airm army

ofﬁcers

□

oiﬁgeach rianachd is leas-

achaidh an administrative and development

ofﬁcer

oiﬁgeach, -iche a ofﬁcial

oiﬁgeach-stàit nm civil servant

oiﬁgeachd nf ofﬁcialdom

□

bha i ga cleach-

dadh le oiﬁgeachd it was being used by

ofﬁcialdom

oiﬁgear, -eir, -an nm

□

same as oiﬁgeach nm

oiﬁgeil, -e a ofﬁcial

oiﬁgeileachd, -an nf bureaucracy

□

shàraich an oiﬁgeileachd sinn the bureau-

cracy oppressed us

oiﬁs, -e, -ean nf ofﬁce

□

oiﬁs a’ phuist the

post-ofﬁce

□

oiﬁs ﬁosrachaidh informa-

tion bureau

oiﬁs-phuist nf post ofﬁce

òige nf youth abstr

□

ann an làithean

m’òige in the days of my youth

□

ann an

eilean m’òige on the island of my youth

(i.e. on the island where I spent my youth)

□

chaill i a pàrantan na h-òige she lost her

parents in her youth

òigear, -eir, -an nm adolescent, lad, youth

(person)

òigh, -e, -ean nf maid, maiden, virgin

□

bha

dealbh na h-òighe Moire air a’ bhalla

there was a picture of the Virgin Mary on

the wall

òigh-cheòl, òigh-chiùil nm virginal

(musical instr.)

òigheil, -e a maidenlike, maidenly,

virgin, virginal

□

gineamhain òigheil

parthenogenisis

oighre, oighreachan nm heir, inheritor

□

gun oighre heirless

□

tha sinn uile nar n-

oighreachan air saidhbhreas nan linntean

we are all heirs to the riches of the past

□

oighre dligheach air Oisean Ossian’s

rightful heir

□

chan eil an còrr oighre ann

there are no other heirs

oighreachd, -an nf estate, heritage, inheri-

tance

□

faigh mar oighreachd inherit

□

oighreachd shinnsireil patrimony

□

bha

iad a’ coiseachd tron oighreachd they

were walking through the estate

oighreag, -eige, -an nf cloudberry

òigridh nf young, youth coll

□

Foghlam

Òigridh agus Coimhearsnachd Youth and

Community Education

□

’s ann tron

Sgeime Oideachaidh Òigridh a thàinig e

thuca he came to them through the Youth

Training Scheme

òil a drinking

□

a chompanaich òil his

drinking companions

oil nf offence, vexation

□

found now only in

the construction ge b’oil le though it were

an offence / vexation to i.e. despite, in

spite of, in the face of

□

is mòr am beud,

ge b ’oil leis gach oidhirp is dùil a bha

againn, gu bheil … it’s a great pity, in spite

of all our efforts and intentions, that …

□

feumaidh iad a bhith tuigsinn gu bheil

cùisean ag atharrachadh ge b ’oil leotha

they must realise that things are changing

despite them

□

ge b ’oil leis gach dùil

a bha agam in spite of all my expectations

oilbheum, -eim, -an nm offence

□

dèan /

thoir oilbheum do offend

□

… gun oilb-

heum a thoirt do neach sam bith… with-

out giving offence to anybody

□

gabh

oilbheum take offence

□

cha ruig iad a

leas oilbheum a ghabhail they needn’t

take offence

□

tha e a’ smaoineachadh

nach gabhadh duine oilbheum leis a’

chleachdadh mar a tha e he thinks

that nobody will take offence from /

be offended by the current practice

□

bheireadh e a cheart uiread de

oilbheum ’s a bheireadh e nan abradh

e breugairean riutha it would give just as

much offence as it would if he were to call

them liars

oilbheumach, -aiche a offensive

oilean, -ein nm breeding, lore, nurture,

training

□

droch oilean bad breeding

□

bràth cha dealaich oilean riut never will

breeding desert you

□

thig dànadas gu

droch oilean boldness will result in bad

behaviour

oileanach, -aich, -aich nm student

oileanachadh, -aidh nm and vn of

oileanaich nurturing etc., ediﬁcation

oileanachd nf doctrine, teaching

oileanaich, -eachadh v nurture

oilisgin, -ean nm .oilskin

oilleach, -iche a oily

oilthigh, -ean nm university

□

Oilthigh Obair Dheadhain Aberdeen

University

oilthigheach, -ich, -ich nm academic

oilthigheach, -iche a academic

oillt, -e nf dread, shock, terror

oillt-chrith nf horror

oilltealachd nf terrorism

□

tha iad a’ cur

air adhart oilltealachd air feadh an t-

saoghail they are promoting terrorism

throughout the world

oillteil a frightful, ghastly, grisly, hideous,

horrible, monstrous

oilltich, -eachadh v 1. dread, be horriﬁed,

regard with horror 2. horrify, terrify, ter-

rorise

□

bha iad ag oillteachadh a’ bhaile

they were terrorising the town

□

bha i air

a h-oillteachadh roimhe she was terriﬁed

of him

òinseach, -ich, -ichean nf goose (silly

female), fool (female)

□

òinseach! fool!

(females only)

□

thalla òinseach go on

with you, you silly female

oir conj for, because

□

dh’èirich e tràth oir

bha aige ri dhol don bhaile he rose early

for he had to go to town

oir, -e, -ean nm 1. border, brim, brink, edge,

fringe, lip, margin, rim, verge

□

oir

dhìreach straight edge

□

oirean dìreach

straight edges

□

às oir a shùla from the

corner of his eye

□

bha e na shuidhe ri oir

an rathaid he was sitting at the edge of the

road

□

ruith e thar oir na creige he ran

over the edge of the cliff

□

air oir a’

phàipeir on the margin of the paper

□

thog

e air gu oir na linne he proceeded to the

edge of the pool

□

air oir edgewise adv

□

dèan oir edge v

□

oir a’chabhsair the kerb

2. ledge

oir-òrach a gilt-edged

oir, -e, -ean nf spindle-tree

òir a gold, golden

□

uinge òir a gold

ingot

òir-eisimpleir nm paragon

òigh-cheòl 460

oirbh prep pron of air (q.v.) on you pl

òirdheirc, -e a distinguished, exquisite,

magniﬁcent, splendid, sublime, superb

□

taigh mòr òirdheirc a large, magniﬁcent

house

òirdheirceas, -eis nm distinction, excellence,

sublimity

oirﬁdeach, -ich, -ich nm entertainer, minstrel

oirﬁdeas, -eis nm entertainment

oirﬁdeachadh, -aidh nm & vn of oirﬁdich

entertaining etc.

oirﬁdich, -eachadh v entertain (with

music etc.)

òirleach, -ich, -ich nf inch

□

bha e ochd òir-

lich dheug a dh’àirde it was eighteen

inches high

□

tha e mu chòig troighean is

seachd òirlich air fhad it’s about ﬁve feet

seven inches long

oirnn prep pron of air (q.v.) on us

oirthir, -e nf coast, littoral

□

timcheall na

h-oirthire around the coast

oisean, -ein, -an nm corner, nook

□

ann an

oisean in a corner

oiseanach, -aiche a angular, having an

angular shape

□

botal oiseanach an

angular bottle

Oiseanach a Ossianic

òisg, -e, -ean nf

□

see othaisg

oisinn, oisne, oisnean nf corner

□

same as

oisean

oisir, oisridh same as eisir

oistric, -ean nf ostrich (see struth)

oiteag, -eige, -an nf breeze, gust, puff,

whiff

□

oiteag aotrom light breeze

□

oiteag bheothail fresh breeze

□

oiteag

làidir strong breeze

□

oiteag leth-bheothail

moderate breeze

□

oiteag shocair gentle

breeze

oitir, -e, -ean nf sandbar, shoal (a shallow,

a submerged sand-bank etc.)

òl, òl v booze, drink, imbibe, lap, quaff, sup

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dh’òl e am bainne he drank the milk

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cha robh gu leòr ann ri ithe is ri òl there

wasn’t enough to eat and [to] drink

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bheil thu ag iarraidh rud sam bith ri òl?

do you want anything to drink?

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… mar

gum biodh e air cus òl … as if he had

drunk too much

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òlaidh sinn deoch-

slàinte we’ll drink a toast

ola, -aichean nf oil

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ola amh crude

oil

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ola pailme palm oil

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ola cloimhe

lanolin

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ola craicinn sebum

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cuir ola air

oil v

ola-chroinn-ola nf olive oil o.-dhathan n

pl oil-colours o.-fhrois-lin nf linseed oil

o.-ghlèidhteach a oil-bearing o.-ghuail nf

parafﬁn oil o.-leighis nf balsam oil

o.-nan-trosg nf cod liver oil o.-raon

nm oil-ﬁeld

olagarcachd, -an nf oligarchy

olachadh, -aidh nm and vn of olaich

oiling etc.

olaich, -achadh v oil

olann, -ainn nf wool

olainn a woollen, of wool

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ri fuachd

Callainn ’s math clò olainn against the

cold of New Year’s Day woollen cloth is

good (proverb)

olc, uilc nm evil, ill, iniquity

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tha e làn uilc

he is full of evil

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bha e na ruithear air olc

it was a forerunner of evil

olc, miosa a bad, evil, ill, infamous, wicked

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gu h-olc amiss adv

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is olc an rud a rinn

iad it’s an evil thing they did (lit. it’s evil

the thing that etc.)

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is olc an airidh it’s

a pity

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nach b’olc an airidh nach

do shoirbhich leis! isn’t it a pity that he

didn’t succeed!

Oll., an t-Oll. abbr- see ollamh following

ollamh, -aimh, -an nm doctor (other

than medicine)

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an t-Oll. Urr.

Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill (i.e. an

t-Ollamh Urramach etc.) the Rev

Dr. Donald MacDonald

Ollamh-taghte nm Professor-elect

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Ollamh-taghte na Ceiltis Professor-elect

of Celtic

ollamhachd, -an nf doctorship

ollanachadh nm & vn of ollanaich prepar-

ing a body for burial

ollanaich, -achadh v prepare a body for

burial

ol-ungaidh nf ointment

om prep o ⫹ interr part ⫽ from which

(see o)

òmair a umber

òmar, -air nm amber

on conj

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same as bhon

onair nf honesty, honour

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air m’onair

upon my honour, honestly!

onarach, -aiche a above-board, honest,

honourable, sincere, upright

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tha e cho

onarach ris na seachd glasan he is as hon-

ourable as [the] seven locks

onarachadh, -aidh nm and vn of onaraich

honouring

onaraich, -achadh v honour

onfhadh, -aidh nm raging, fury (of the sea)

opairèisean, -ein nm operation (med.)

òpar, -air nm mud on the bottom of cloth-

ing, bedraggling

opara, -athan nf opera

oparach a operatic

opium nm opium

461 opium