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

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port- (2) port-a-beul nm mouth-music

p.-cruinn nm jig

Portagaileach, -ich, -ich nm Portuguese

Portagaileach a Portuguese

Portagaileis nf Portuguese (lang.)

portair, -ean nm porter (both luggage

handler & drink)

pòs, -adh v 1. marry, wed

□

phòs iad they

married

□

cuin a phòsas iad? when will

they marry?

□

phòs am ministear iad the

minister married them 2. induct (eccl.)

□

chaidh an t-Urr. Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill

a phòsadh ri coitheanal Gheàrrloch the

Rev Donald MacDonald was inducted to

the congregation of Gairloch

pòsachail a matrimonial

pòsadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of pòs

marrying etc., 1. espousal, marriage, nup-

tials, wedding

□

a bhuineas do phòsadh

nuptial

□

aig aois pòsaidh marriageable,

nubile

□

gun phòsadh unmarried, unwed

□

bha e gun phòsadh aig an àm he was

unmarried at the time 2. induction (eccl.)

□

an do fhritheil thu seirbhis a’ phòsaidh?

did you attend the induction service?

pòsaidh a marriage, wedding

□

cha do

fhritheil e an t-seirbhis phòsaidh he didn’t

attend the wedding service

post, puist, puist nm 1. (fence) post, stake,

stock 2. (sing only) delivery (of mail),

mail delivery, post

□

cuir sa phost mail,

post

□

òrdugh tron phost mail-order

□

oiﬁs

a’ phuist [the] post ofﬁce 3. (sing only)

postage, as in: tha e ri fhaotainn post an

asgaidh bho… it can obtained post free

from … 4. see post(a)

post- (1.) post-bàire nm goal-post p.-

làmpa nm lamp-post p.-seòlaidh nm sign-

post p.-teadharachaidh nm hitching post

post- (2.) post-adhair nm airmail

post(a), -aichean nm postman (in sing it is

usually def or in apposition)

□

tha am

post(a) a’ tighinn suas an rathad the

postman is coming up the road

□

chunnaic

mi Calum post an-dè I saw Calum the

postman yesterday

pòsta pp bridal, conjugal, married, wedded

□

tha i pòsta she is married

□

bha e pòsta aig

Seònaid he was married to Janet

□

tha iad

pòsta le chèile they are both married

□

cha

robh aon den dithis pòsta neither was mar-

ried (lit. was not married one of the pair)

postachd nf postage

□

le postachd an

asgaidh [with] postage free

postair, -ean nm poster

postar, -air, -an nm poster

□

also postair nm

potaidh nm putty

pòtais nm potash

potaisidheam, -aim nm potassium

prab, praib nm rheum in the eye

prab-shuileach a blear-eyed

prabach, -aiche a blear-eyed

□

na sùilean

dearga prabach aige his red, bleary eyes

prabadh, -aidh nm smattering

□

cha robh

aige ach prabadh de chainnt na dùthcha

he had only a smattering of the language

of the country

praban, -ain, -an nm shebeen, pub

□

thug

mi sgrìob don phraban airson pinnt no dhà

I took a walk to the pub for a pint or two

pràbardaich / pràbarsaich nf smattering,

slight knowledge

□

bha pràbadaich de

Ghàidhlig aige he had a smattering of

Gaelic

pragmatach, -aiche a pragmatic

pràbar, -air nm rabble

pracadair, -ean nm collector of tithes

practigeach, -iche a practical (ion-fheuma

is better)

praidhig, -eadh v fry

praidh-pan nm frying-pan

pràis, -e, -ean nf brass

□

tàth le pràis

braze

prais, -e, -ean nf pot

□

prais mhòr iarainn

a big iron pot

□

prais thrì-chasach a three-

legged pot

pràiseach a brazen (made of brass)

praiseach, -ich nf

□

old word for cabbage,

kale (i.e. brassica)

praiseach-bhaidhe nf sea-kale p.-a’bhalla

nf wall kale

praisiche, -ean nm brazier

□

bha praisiche

le coire air am meadhan an làir there was

a brazier with a kettle on it in the middle

of the ﬂoor

pram, -a, -aichean nm perambulator, pram

pràmh, -àimh nm dejection, melancholy

□

fo phràmh dejected

prangas, -ais, -an nm

□

see brangas

praoisgeil nf giggling

□

dèan praoisgeil

giggle v (also braoisgeil)

prasach, -aich, -aichean nf crib, manger,

stall

□

bha an leanabh na laighe ann am

prasaich the child was lying in a manger

prasgan, -ain, -an nm gang, group, mob,

pack

□

prasgan chon a pack of dogs

□

thàinig e le prasgan chompanach he came

with a group of companions

preantas, -ais, -an nm apprentice

preas, -adh v 1. crease, rumple, wrinkle

□

bha [a] aodann air a phreasadh le grèin is

gaothan mara his face was creased by sun

and sea winds 2. braid

preas, -a, -an nm wrinkle

port 472

preas, pris, pris / -an nm 1. bush, shrub,

thicket 2. cupboard, press

preas-aodaich nm wardrobe

□

dh’fhosgail

i doras a’ phris-aodaich she opened the

door of the wardrobe p.-làidir nm safe,

strong-box

□

dh’fhosgail e am preas-làidir

he opened the safe p.-leabhraichean nm

bookcase

preasa, pris, -an nm

□

see preas (2)

preasach, -aiche a bushy, corrugated,

wrinkled le a mhaoil phreasaich with his

wrinkled forehead bha a maoil gun a bhith

preasach her brow was unwrinkled

preasadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

preas wrinkling etc., corrugation, wrinkle

preasag, -aige, -an nf crease bha preasag air

a dreasa there was a wrinkle on her dress

preasarnach, -aich nm underwood, brushwood

prèasant, -aint, -an nm gift, present

preaslach, -aich nm undergrowth chaidh

am preaslach a spìonadh às the under-

growth was torn out

prèiridh, -ean nm prairie

prèisig, -eadh v preach a’searmonachadh is

a’ prèisigeadh sermonizing and preaching

prèisigeadh, -idh nm & vn of prèisig

preaching chan e gu bheil mòran

prèisigidh anns an leabhar it isn’t that

there is a lot of preaching in the book

prìne, -eachan / prìnichean nm pin

□

prìne banaltraim safety pin (speciﬁcally

a nappy-pin)

prìneachan, -ain, -an nm pincushion

priob, -adh v blink, ﬂicker, twinkle, wink

□

cha do phriob mo shùil my eye didn’t

blink phriob e oirre he winked at her…

□

’s i a’ priobadh air an tè òig …[and she]

winking at the young woman

□

but note:

phriob e ri a mhnaoi he winked to his wife

□

bha e a’ priobadh ruinn he was winking

to us

□

bha e a’ priobadh a shùilean taos-

gach he was blinking his brimming eyes

prioba

□

see priobadh

priobadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

priob winking etc., twinkle, twinkling,

twitch, wink

□

bha e aon priobadh sùla

bhon bhàs he was one wink of the eye away

from death

□

ann am priobadh na sùla in

the wink of an eye (lit. in a wink of the eye)

priòbhadair, -ean nm privateer

prìobhaideach a private (not public)

□

roinn phrìobaideach the private sector

□

companaidhean prìobhaideach private

companies

priog, -adh v weed (by hoeing)

priogadh, -aidh nm & vn of priog weeding

(by hoeing)

473 priogadh

prìomh a capital, cardinal, chief, ﬁrst,

foremost, grand, head, main, original,

premier, prime, primary, principal,

pristine, staple, top

□

lenites the foll.

word where possible, and is affected

by the def art

□

often used in comp

nouns (see following entries under

prìomh-)

□

chaidh e don phrìomh oiﬁs

he went to the main ofﬁce

□

prìomh

dhoras main door / entrance

□

dh’fhos-

gail iad am prìomh dhoras they

opened the main door

□

Prìomh Shràid

High Street

□

a’ phrìomh shràid the

high street

□

a’ phrìomh dheich the

top ten

□

dè na trì prìomh chinn-

còmhraidh? what are the three main

topics of conversation?

□

prìomh àm

coimhid peak viewing time

□

bha na

prògraman air an nochdadh aig

prìomh àm coimhid the programmes

were shown at peak viewing time

□

also: aig prìomh àmannan amhairc at

peak viewing times

□

’s e sin prìomh

mhisean a’ chomainn that is the prime

mission of the society

□

na prìomh

dhòighean the principal / main etc.

ways

□

prìomh fheum priority

□

tha

iad a’comharrachadh cuid de phrìomh

fheumannan leasachaidh they are iden-

tifying some priorities for develop-

ment (lit. marking some primary needs

of development)

□

’s e Shakespeare

prìomh dhràmaire Shasainn

Shakespeare is the foremost dramatist

of England

□

prìomh fhear-àiteachaidh

aborigine

□

prìomh luchd-àiteachaidh

aborigines

□

prìomh structair a key

structure

□

bithidh seo na phrìomh

eileamaid ann a bhith a’ tighinn gu

co-dhùnadh this will be a prime factor

in coming to a decision

prìomh-actair nm (dramatic) star p.-

àireamh nf prime number p.-àros nm

headquarters p.-athair nm patriarch

p.-bhaile nm main town, capital p.-

bhàrr nm maincrop p.-chlàs nm

principal clause p.-choille nf jungle

□

ann am prìomh-choilltean Afraca in

the jungles of Africa p.-chrann nm

mainmast p.-chùis, -ean nf priority,

matter of priority p.-chùrsa ﬁrst

course nm p.-dhiuc nm arch-duke

p.-ghineadas nm primogeniture

□

còir prìomh-ghineadais the right of

primogeniture p.-long nf ﬂagship p.-

mhìrean n pl principal parts (of verb)

prìomhadail a primitive

prìomhaid, -ean nm primate (biol.)

prìomhaire, -ean nm premier, prime minister

prionnsa, prionnsan / prionnsachan nm

prince

prionnsabal, -ail, -an nm principle

□

tha

iad air aontachadh ann am prionnsabal

gum bi—… they have agreed in principle

that—will be …

□

tha mòran de na pri-

onnsabail cuideachail anns a’ chùis seo

many of the principles are helpful in this

matter

□

air prionnsabal on principle

prionnsachd, -an nf princedom

prionnsail a princelike, princely

prionnsalachd nf princeliness

priosam, -aim, -an nm prism

□

priosam

còig-chearnach pentagonal prism

□

priosam le bonn ceàrnagach square based

prism

□

priosam le bonn còig-cheàrnach

pentagon based prism

□

priosam le bonn

sia-cheàrnach hexagon based prism

□

priosam le bonn triantanach triangle

based prism

□

priosam triantanach

triangular prism

prìosan, -ain, -ain / -an nm cell, jail / gaol,

prison

□

cuir am prìosan imprison, incar-

cerate

□

cur sa phrìosan imprisonment

□

bha e anns a’ phrìosan he was in prison,

incarcerated

prìosanach, -aich, -aich nm prisoner

□

bha

iad nam prìosanaich aig an Dòmhnallach

they were [the] MacDonald’s prisoners

□

bha sinn nar prìosanaich aige we were his

prisoners

□

bha ise na prìosanach aig an

taigh seo she was a prisoner of this house

□

prìosanach dìte convict

□

dhèanadh an

clag-smàlaidh prìosanaich de dhaoine

air an oidhche the curfew used to make

prisoners of people at night

prioseantair, -ean nm precentor

prìs, -e, -ean nf charge, price

□

gun phrìs

priceless

□

dèan còmhstri mu phrìs haggle

□

tha na prìsean ro àrd the prices are too

high

□

dè (a’) phrìs a tha seo what [the]

price that this is?

□

dè prìs an leabhair seo

what’s the price of this book?

□

dh’fhao-

dadh tu fear math a cheannach air a’phrìs

sin you could buy a good one for that price

□

thòisich prìs a’ chruinneachd ri tuiteam

the price of wheat began to fall

pris

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of preas

bush etc.

prìseil, -e a precious, valuable

□

an fhead-

hainn aig a bheil a’ Ghàidhlig prìseil

those who hold Gaelic dear

probhadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm experiment

probhail, -e a experimental

□

is toigh leis a

bhith probhail he likes to be experimental

□

saidheans probhail experimental science

pròbhaist, -ean nm provost

prò-bheus nm double bass

procadair, -ean nm procurator

prògram, -aim, -an nm programme

□

tha

iad a’cur a-mach f ìor dhroch phrògraman

they are putting out really bad programmes

prògram, -adh v programme

prògramadh, -aidh nm & vn of prògram

programming

□

ceud uair a thìde de phrò-

gramadh Gaidhlig a hundred hours of

Gaelic programming

proifeasair, -ean nm professor

□

Proifeasair Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill

Professor Donald MacDonald

pròis, -e nf pride

□

cha leigeadh a’phròis leis

guth a ràdh pride wouldn’t let him say a word

pròiseact, -eict, -an nm/f project

□

a’ stèid-

heachadh phròiseactan gu nàiseanta agus

gu h-ionadail setting up projects nation-

ally and locally Pròiseact nan Ealan

Gaelic Arts Development Agency

pròisect / proisect, -ean nm

□

see pròiseact

pròiseil a proud

□

bha iad ro phròiseil às

they were very proud of him

proitseach, -ich, -ich nm stripling

□

thàinig

proitseach balaich chun an doras a stripling

of a boy came to the door

pronn, -adh v batter, crush, grind, hash,

mash, maul, pound

□

phronnadh i e ann an

cuaich mhòir she would (used to) mash it

in a large bowl

pronn, pruinne a frangible, mashed,

scrambled

□

buntàta pronn mashed pota-

toes

□

uighean pronn scrambled eggs

pronnach, -aich nf pulp (general)

pronnach-ﬁodha nf wood pulp

pronnadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

pronn crushing etc., bruise, contusion

prìomhadail 474

p.-phearsa nm main character p.-

phiob nf main pipe p.-phort nm main

port p.-phuing nf main point p.-raon

nm fairway (golf ) p.-rathad nm trunk

road p.-shagart nm primate p.-

shamhla(dh) nm archetype priomh-

shamhlach a archetypal p.-sheantans

nf principal sentence p.-sheòl nm

mainsail p.-sholas nm head-lamp p.-

stèidh nm principle p.-thaghadh nm

priority

□

dh’fheumadh prìomh-

thaghaidhean a bhith againn we must

have priorities

pronnag, -aige, -an nf crumb

pronnan, -ain nm hash

pronnasg, -aisg nm brimstone, sulphur

pronnasgach a sulphuric

pronnasgail a sulphurous

propeilear, -eir, -an nm propeller

prosbaig, -e, -ean nf binoculars, ﬁeld-

glasses, telescope

Pròstanach, -aich, -aich nm Protestant

Pròstanach a Protestant

pròtain, -ean nm protein

prothaid, -e, -ean nf lucre, proﬁt

protràctair, -ean nm protractor

prugan, -ain, -an nm projection (some-

thing sticking out)

Pruisianach, -aich, -aich nm Prussian

Pruisianach a Prussian

pucaid, -e, -ean nf bucket (same as bucaid)

puball, -aill, -aill / -an nm marquee

puimcean, -ein, -an nm pumpkin

prùn, -ùin, -aichean nm prune

pùc, -adh v push, cram, ram, stuff

□

phùc e

iad a-steach don mhàileid aige he crammed

them into his briefcase

pùdar, -air, -an nm powder

□

bha cus

pùdair air a h-aodann there was too much

powder on her face

pùdar-aodainn nm face-powder p.-fuine

nm baking powder p.-nighe nm washing

powder p.-uighean nm egg-powder

puill

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of poll mire

puing

□

gen sing of pong note, point

puing, -e, -ean nf degree (of temperature /

of the compass), dot, point (in argument,

of law etc.)

□

puing àirde (geog.) spot

height

□

puing cothromachaidh balance

point

□

puing dealt dew point

□

puing stad

full stop, period (punctuation)

□

bha puing

gu deas aige a bharrachd air na bu chòir

dha a bhith he had a degree to the south

more than he ought to have

□

bha e còig

puingean chun na làimh cheart bho a

toiseach it was ﬁve degrees off her star-

board bow (lit. ﬁve points to the right hand

from her bow)

□

bha e leth-phuing air an

làimh chlì de a toiseach it was a half

degree off the port bow (lit. a half point to

the left hand off her bow)

puing-aire nf observation p.-ìre nf degree

(measurement)

puingeachadh, -aidh nm & vn of puingich

punctuating, punctuation

puingich, -eachadh nm punctuate

puinsean, -ein, -an nm

□

see puinnsean

puinnse nm punch (drink)

□

bha bobhla làn

puinnse air a’ bhòrd there was a bowl full

of punch on the table

puinnsean, -ein, -an nm poison, venom

□

puinnsean bhiastan pesticide

□

puinnsean

fungais fungicide

□

puinnsean luibhean

herbicide, weedkiller

□

puinnsean

meanbh-fhrìdean / puinnsean fhrìdean

insecticide bha an cupa làn puinnsein the

cup was full of poison

puinnseanach, -aiche a baneful, poison-

ous, venomous

□

lusan puinnseanach

poisonous plants

puinnseanaich, -achadh v poison

□

an ann

a’ feuchainn ri mo phuinnseanachadh a

tha thu? are you trying to poison me?

puinnseanta a same as puinnseanach

puirt

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of port

port / tune

puist 1. a postal

□

an t-seirbhis phuist the

postal service 2. gen sing and nom & dat

pl of post post etc.

pulaidh, -ean nm bully

pumpa, -aichean nm pump pumpa petroil

petrol-pump

punnd, puinnd, puinnd nm pound

(weight)

pùnnd, pùinnd, pùinnd nm 1. pùnnd

(Sasannach) pound (money) 2. (cattle)

pound

□

cuir ann am pùnnd pound v

pùnnd, -adh v impound,

pùnndadh, -aidh nm & vn of pùnnd

impounding

pupaid, -ean nm puppet

purgaid, -ean nf emetic, laxative, purgative

purgaideach a laxative, purgative

Puritanach, -aich, -aich nm Puritan

Puritanach a Puritan

purpaidh a purple

purpar a purple

purpar, -air nm purple

purr, -adh v butt

put, -a, -an nm clutch (of a car)

put, -adh v jog, nudge, push, put (the shot),

shove, enter (calculator, computer i.e.

push the ‘enter’ key)

□

bha iad ri putadh

cloiche they were [engaged in] putting

a stone

puta, -an nm buoy

putadh, -aidh nm & vn of put pushing etc.,

nudge, push, shove

□

thug e putadh beag

dhomh he gave me a little push

putair, -ean nm thruster (on a rocket)

putaire, -ean nm dibble

putan, -ain, -an nm button, key (calculator)

□

dùin na putanan button (up)

putanachadh, -aidh nm & vn of putanaich

buttoning

putanaich, -achadh v button

puthag, -aige, -an nf porpoise

475 puthag

R, r

rabaid, -ean nf rabbit

rabhadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm alarm,

caution, caveat, warning

□

thoir rabhadh

(do) caution, warn give a warning to, warn

□

bha iad a’ toirt rabhaidh don a h-uile

duine they were warning everybody

□

faigh rabhadh bho get / receive a warning

from

□

a dh’aindeoin nan rabhaidhean

a fhuair e despite the warnings that he

received

□

fhuair e rabhadh gun a dhol

ro fhada bhon chàr he was warned not

to go too far from the car

□

tha mi a’ toirt

an rabhaidh mu dheireadh dhuibh I’m

giving you your (lit. the) last warning

□

mar rabhadh do chàch as a warning

to others

ràbhairteach, -iche a far-fetched

ràbhanach, -aiche a rhapsodical

ràbhanach, -aich, -aich nm rhapsodist

ràbhanachd nf rhapsody

rabhd, -a, -an nm idle / nonsensical talk,

ranting, spiel

rabhdaireachd nf doggerel

ràc, -adh v rake

□

bha an grinneal air

a ràcadh gu rèidh the gravel was raked

smooth

ràc, -àic, -an nm drake (also ràcaire and

ràcan)

ràcadal, -ail nm horse-radish

ràcadh, -aidh nm & vn of ràc raking

racaid, -e, -ean nf 1. blow

□

thoir racaid air

beat

□

thuirt iad gun tug e racaid air na

balaich they said that he gave the boys a

beating 2. racket (sport)

ràcail, -e nf quacking of ducks / geese, any

discordant noise

ràcaire, -ean nm 1. rake (person) 2. drake

(also ràc / ràcan)

ràcan, -ain, -an nm 1. rake (tool) 2. drake

(also ràc / ràcaire)

ACTIVE VOICE:

Past tense

1. Indep.: chaidh mi I went

2. Dep.: an deachaidh tu? did you

go? cha deachaidh mi I didn’t go

nach deachaidh e? didn’t he go?

□

note that the shorter forms of these

are now more common: an deach

thu? nach deach e? etc.

Future tense

1. Indep.: thèid mi I shall go

2. Dep.: an tèid thu? will you go?

cha tèid mi I shan’t go nach tèid i

will she not go?

Relative future:

ma thèid sinn if we go

Imperfect / conditional tense

1. Indep.: (reg.) rachainn I would go

rachadh tu you would go

2. Dep. (reg.): an rachainn? would I

go? an rachadh tu would you go?

cha rachainn I wouldn’t go cha

rachadh e he wouldn’t go nach

rachainn wouldn’t I go? nach

rachadh tu? wouldn’t you go?

The forms deigheadh & deighinn (also

with the spelling deidheadh & deid-

hinn) are used for rachadh & rachainn

in some areas as are reigheadh and

reighinn / reaghadh, the dep form

being do reaghadh etc.

Some basic examples:

Verbal noun

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tha mi a’ dol dhachaigh

I’m going home

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dh’iarr i orm a dhol

don bhùth she asked me to go to the

shop

Future tense

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thèid mi air ais don talla;

an tèid thu còmhla rium? cha tèid. I’ll

go back to the hall; will you go with

me? no / I won’t

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nach tèid iad don

chèilidh? thèid. won’t they go to the

ceilidh? yes.

rach, dol irreg v go, proceed

This verb is irregular in the vn as well

as being irregular in all parts of

the Indicative mood. The Imperfect /

Conditional tense and Imperative

moods are regular. As with all verbs

where the Future tense is irregular, the

Relative future is the same as the

Future tense.

Past tense

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chaidh iad don àrd-sgoil

anns an ath bhaile they went to the

high-school in the next town

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deach(aidh) iad don eaglais? cha

deach(aidh) did they go to [the]

church? no

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nach deach(aidh) iad

dhachaigh? chaidh did they not go

home? yes

Imperfect / Conditional tense

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rachainn còmhla riut nam b’urrainn

dhomh I’d go with you if I could

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rachadh tu air ais a-rithist? cha

rachadh. would you go back again?

no.

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nach rachadh iad air bòrd?

rachadh. wouldn’t they go aboard?

yes.

As with all verbs of movement, when

intent is implied, the following pattern

is observed: chaidh i a dhannsa

còmhla ris she went to dance with him

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chaidh e a dhùnadh an dorais he

went to shut the door

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chaidh i

a dh’fhosgladh na h-uinneig she went

to open the window

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note that, in the

last two examples, the object of the

verb follows the verbal noun and is in

the genitive case

Idioms:

rach a-steach enter, go in

rach agad air⫹ inf manage (to do) /

succeed (in doing)

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chaidh agam

air a’ chraobh a dhìreadh I managed

to climb the tree

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cha deach aig

a nàimhdean air a ghlacadh his ene-

mies didn’t succeed in catching him

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chan eil dol aige air na puingean seo

a dhearbhadh he doesn’t succeed in

proving these points

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tha mi toilichte

gun deach agad air tighinn I’m glad

you managed to come

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cho tric ’s

a thèid agaibh air as often as you can

manage

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also rach leat – see below

rach an aghaidh denounce, disagree

with, discriminate against, disobey

rach leat succeed

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chun na h-ìre sin

chaidh leis to that extent he / it has suc-

ceeded (lit. [it] has gone with him / it)

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ma thèid leinn if we are successful

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chaidh leatha she succeeded

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also

rach (gu math) le ﬂourish

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chaidh gu

math leotha they ﬂourished

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note that

in all of these rach is used imperson-

ally (i.e. without a pers pron)

rach math do go well for

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an toiseach

chaidh dhomh gu math at ﬁrst it went

well for me

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cha deach dhaibh na

b’fheàrr an sin it didn’t go [any] better

for them there / they didn’t fare any

better etc.

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note also the opposite: tha

cùisean air a dhol nas miosa dhaibh

bhon uairsin matters have become

worse for them since then

rach seachad air ignore

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… ach uaire-

annan tha e duilich a dhol seachad

orra but sometimes it’s difﬁcult to

ignore them

rach⫹ prep pron of ann (i.e. nam, nad

etc.) translates as ‘become, turn into’

etc.

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bha ùir a’cheuma gu luath a’dol

na h-eabar the soil of the path was

quickly turning into mud

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’s dòcha

nach rachadh e na dhotair idir perhaps

he wouldn’t become a doctor at all

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mun deach e na mhinistear before he

became a minister

rach ri (rudeigin) gu math make

a good job of

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feuch dè cho math’s

a thèid thu ris see how good a job you

can make of it

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note also: is math

a chaidh thu ris, a Mhàiri you made

a good job of it, Mary

rach is frequently used with a vn to

form the Passive Voice

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chaidh an

ròpa a ghearradh the rope was cut

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thèid an doras fhosgladh aig sia

uairean the door will be opened at six

o’ clock

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thuirt e gun deach an càr

aige a ghoid he said that his car had

been stolen

Sometimes the vn itself appears to be

the subject

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thèid innse dhuinn a-

nochd we’ll be told tonight

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chaidh

tòiseachadh air an t-siostam ùr an t-

seachdain seo chaidh the new system

was begun last week

When the action refers to the subject of

the sentence a poss adj is used

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chaidh mo bhreabadh leis an each

I was kicked by the horse (lit. went my

kicking by the horse)

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thèid an cur sa

phost a-màireach they will be posted

tomorrow

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rachadh a mhilleadh it

would be destroyed

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thuirt e gun rob-

has a’dol ga mhort he said that he was

going to be murdered (for robhas see

under bi)

Further idioms

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it should be noted that

the following represents only a small

fraction of the possible usages of rach,

and that further examples may be

found by looking up the main words

accompanying the verb e.g. for rach

477 ràcan

am miosad see miosad etc.

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bha mi

anns a’ bhaile Disathairne seo (a)

chaidh I was in [the] town last

Saturday (lit. this Saturday that has

gone)

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Dimàirt seo chaidh last

Tuesday

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a bheil iad a’tuigsinn dè tha

(a’) dol? do they realise what’s going

on?

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is ann ri cuideachd athar

a chaidh Raghnall Ronald favoured

his father’s people (i.e. looked like his

father’s side of the family.)

rach used with an adverb

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rach air

adhart / air thoiseach advance

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rach

air ais go back, back, go backwards,

recede, regress, reverse

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chaidh e air

ais he went back

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rach sìos charge (in

battle)

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rach air chall become lost

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chaidh iad air chall they became lost

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rach a-mach air quarrel with, fall

out with

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chaidh e a-mach air luchd

an airm he quarrelled with the army

people

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rach mun cuairt revolve

rach used with a prep which has the

force of an adverb

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chan eil dol às

bhuaipe there is no getting away from

it (fem. obj. e.g. a’ cheist the question)

rach used with a prep

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rach còmhla ri

accompany

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rach fon uisge dive, sub-

merge

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chaidh an long-fo-mhuir fon

uisge the submarine dived / submerged

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bha e math air dol fon uisge he was

good at diving

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an tèid an ad seo leis

a’chòta? will this hat go with the coat?

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rach na theine catch / take ﬁre, go on

ﬁre

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chaidh an sabhal na theine the

barn went on ﬁre

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chaidh e ris an

deoch he took to drink

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rach air

lorg⫹ gen case / poss adj go looking

for, track, trail

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chaidh iad air lorg

nam ﬁadh they tracked the deer

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chaidh iad air an lorg they trailed

them / went looking for them

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rach à

sealladh / às an t-sealladh disappear,

vanish

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rach an comhairle confer

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…

nuair a chaidh buill a’ chomainn gu

sabaid nam measg fhèin…when the

members of the society began to ﬁght

among themselves

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a’ dol mu thàmh

going to bed, retiring for the night

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but note also: tha e air a dhol gu tàmh

he has gone to rest (euph. ⫽ died)

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dè

an rathad tha dol do Phortrìgh? (or

Phort Ruighe) which road leads to

Portree?

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rach a chèilidh air visit,

call in on

rachd nf indec

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see reachd nf

radan, -ain, -ain nm rat

ràdh, -an nm & vn of irreg v abair

saying, adage, proverb, remark,

saying, statement, tag (lit.)

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sin ri

ràdh viz., that is to say

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is ràdh f ìor seo

this is a true saying

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ràdhan Laidinn

Latin tags

radha nm

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same as ràdh above

radharc (same as fradharc)

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radharc

lèirsinn eyesight

rafail, -ean nf rafﬂe

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bidh iad a’ trusadh

airgid le rafail mhòir they will be raising

money by means of a big rafﬂe

rag, raige a inﬂexible, pigheaded, rigid,

stark, stiff, stubborn, tense, wrongheaded

rag, ragadh v become stiff / benumbed

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tha mi air mo ragadh I’m benumbed with

the cold

rag-

rag-bharaileach a doctrinaire, opinionated

r.-bheachd nm ﬁxation r.-fhoghlam nm

pedantry r.-fhoghlamach a pedantic

r.-fhoghlamaiche nm pedant

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… mar

a bhitheas na rag-fhoghlamaichean ag

ràdh … as the pedants say r.-mhuinealach

a stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked (its

lit. meaning – rag stiff, muineal neck)

r.-mhuinealas nm stubbornness,

obstinacy

ragachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ragaich

numbing etc., tension

ragadh nm & vn of rag becoming stiff /

benumbed

ragaich, -achadh v numb, stiffen, become

stiff

ragaireachd nf stubbornness

raidhﬁl, -ean nf riﬂe

raige nf obstinacy, rigidity, stiffness,

stubbornness

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thug an raige seo air rud

gu math gòrach a dhèanamh this obsti-

nacy caused him to do a rather silly thing

2. stiffness

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chuir raige nan glùn cnead

air a bhilean stiffness of the knees brought

a groan to his lips

raigeann, -inn nm obstinacy

raineach, -ich nf bracken, fern

raineach-an-fhàile nf sweet mountain fern

r.-chruaidh, an r.-chruaidh nf hard fern

r.-mhara nf sea fern (a seaweed) r.-mhòr,

an r.-mhòr nf common brake fern r. -

Muire nf lady fern r.-rìoghail nf royal fern

r.-uaine nf green fern

ràinig past tense of irreg v ruig

rains, -ean nf ranch

ràite, -ean nf phrase

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ràitean cumanta

common phrases

ràcan 478

ràitinn vn

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same as ràdh

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see abair

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bhathar a’ràitinn gun robh e … it was said

that it was …

rainse, -eachan nm range (cattle ranch)

rainseachadh, -aidh nm ranching

rainseachadh-chaorach nm sheep

ranching

ràiteachas, -ais nm boasting

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dèan

ràiteachas boast v

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cha dèan an gràdh

ràiteachas love does not boast

ràithe, -e, -ean / ràitheachan nf season

(quarter of year)

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gach ràithe / uair san

ràithe quarterly

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bha iad a’ dol chun an

eilein fad ràith an t-samhraidh they were

going to the island for the whole summer

season (lit. the length of the summer

season)

ràitheachan, -ain, -ain nm magazine,

periodical, quarterly (magazine)

ràitheil a quarterly

ràmh, ràimh, ràimh / -an nm oar

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bha

sinn fad an fheasgair air na ràimh we

were all evening on the oars

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note the

idiom: tha sinn uile air an aon ràmh we

are all in agreement / in unison (ﬁg.) / of

the same view / seeing eye to eye

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tha iad

ag obrachadh air an aon ràmh ri

dùthchannan eile they are working in uni-

son with other countries

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bha iad ag

obrachadh air an aon ràmh airson math

na dùthcha they were working together for

the good of the country

ràmh-dhroigheann nm prickly buckthorn

ràmhaiche, -ean nm rower

ràn, ràin, ràin nm roar, bellow

rànaich nf & alt vn of ràn

ràn, rànail / rànaich v bellow, roar, cry out

rànail nf & alt vn of ràn bellowing, howl-

ing (often used in the sense of crying /

weeping loudly)

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bha i a’ rànail she was

howling

rang, -aing, -an nm (military) column / ﬁle

rangachadh, -aidh nm & vn of rangaich

grading

rangadair, -ean nm grader

rangaich, -achadh v grade

rann, rainn, -an nm 1. quatrain, rhyme,

stanza, verse

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rann dà-shreathach cou-

plet

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dèan rann rhyme

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anns an dara

rann in the second verse

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ann an gluasad

nan rann in the movement of the verses

2. part (same as roinn)

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às na ceithir ranna

ruadha from all four corners of the world

rannaigheachd nf metre (of poetry), versi-

ﬁcation

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tha an rannaigheachd gu tric

annasach the metre is often unusual

rannaigheachd a metrical

rannghall, -aill nm doggerel

rannsachadh, -aidh nm & vn of rannsaich

searching etc., examination, exploration,

inquest, inquiry, investigation, research,

search, study

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seo an rannsachadh as

motha aige gu ruige seo this is his great-

est research so far

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dèan rannsachadh

air examine

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bidh iad a’ dèanamh

rannsachadh air they will be examining it

Rannsachadh Follaiseach nm Public

Enquiry

rannsachail a exploratory, searching

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chuir e a-mach làmh rannsachail he put

out an exploratory hand

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faodaidh frea-

gairt a bhith sìmplidh agus aig an dearbh

àm rannsachail a reply may be simple and

at the very same time searching

rannsaich, -achadh v examine, explore,

look (⫽ search), peruse, probe, ransack,

reconnoitre, research, rummage, search,

seek, sound (metaph.), study

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rannsaich

Alasdair MacCoinnich a’ cheàrn seo de

Chanada Alexander McKenzie explored

this region of Canada

rannsaiche, -ean nm investigator

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rannsaiche dìomhair private investigator /

private detective

ranntachd nf prosody, versiﬁcation

Ranntannan n pl Deeds of Conveyance

ranntrach, -aiche a extensive

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tuathanachas ranntrach gràin extensive

grain farming

raodan nm

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see reudan

raodanas nm

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see reudanas

raoic nf bellow, roar

raoic, -eadh v bellow, roar

raoir, a-raoir last night

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see a-raoir

479 raoir

raon, raoin, -tean nm 1. ﬁeld 2. as

an extension of this raon is often used

to denote scope, area (of an activity

such as discussion), domain (linguis-

tic), ﬁeld (of activity, work etc.), plane

abstr, range (including maths.), realm,

role, run, sphere, zone etc.

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raon

bualaidh range (of ﬁre)

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ann an raon

bualaidh within range

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cha robh iad

ann an raon buailidh nan gunnachan

againn they weren’t (with)in range of

our guns

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raon seòlaidh fairway

(naut.)

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… a thaobh a raon obrach…

concerning its terms of reference / role

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chaidh raon obrach na comhairle

ath-mhìneachadh the committee’s role

has been redeﬁned

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bha e a’ siubhal

raointean a mhic-meanma he was tra-

versing the realms of his imagination

The following are geographical terms:

raointean fàs-bheatha vegetation

zones

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raointean nàdarra(ch) natural

regions

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raon bheanntan mountain

range

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raon feòir grassland

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raon

gnìomhachais (ùir) (new) industrial

area

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raon seann ghnìomhachais old

industrial area

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raon ùr gnìomhachais

new industrial estate

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raon mag-

naiteach magnetic ﬁeld

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raon

teothachd temperature range

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