Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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ròs, ròis, -an nm rose
□
bha e a’ sgathadh
nan ròsan he was pruning the roses
ròs-an-t-solais nm round-leaved sundew
r.-chraobh nf rhododendron r.-muire nm
rosemary r.-nan-con nm dog rose
ròsaid, -e nf
□
see ròiseid
ròsarnach, -aich, -aichean nm rosarium,
rosery, rose-garden
rosg, ruisg / roisg, ruisg / -an nm 1. eye-
lash 2. prose, exposition (of prose)
rosg-rann nm sentence (gram.)
□
ann an
rosg-rann no dhà in a sentence or two
rosgail a prosaic
ròst, -adh v roast
ròsta, -aichean nf roast
ròsta pp roast(ed)
□
buntàta ròsta roast
potatoes mairtfheoil ròsta roast beef
ròstadh, -aidh nm & vn of ròst roasting
rotal, -ail nm wake (of a ship)
□
ann an
rotal na luinge in the ship’s wake –
uncommon
roth, -a, -an nm radius, wheel
□
cìoch rotha
nave
□
an roth deiridh the back wheel
roth-gaoithe nm whirligig r.-ghineadair
nm turbo-generator r.-tomhais nm trundle
wheel r.-uidheam nf turbine r.-uisge nm
waterwheel r.-ullaig nm winding wheel
rothach a 1. having wheels, wheeled
2. rotary
rothaich, -achadh v twine, twist, roll, wrap
rothair, -ean nm bicycle
rothaireachd nf cycling
rù nm rue
rù-Ailpeach nm Alpine rue r.-bhallaidh nm
rue fern r.-bheag nm lesser meadow rue
rù-ra s confusion, jumbled state (has, of
course, no connection with the above com-
pounds)
□
dè an rù-ra a tha seo? what’s
this mess?
□
abair rù-ra! what a jumble!
ruadh, ruaidhe a ginger, red (both of hair)
reddish, red-haired, deep yellow, russet
Dòmhnall Ruadh red-haired Donald
□
pài-
pear ruadh brown paper (often pàipear
glas for brown paper!)
□
sgillinn ruadh
name for a penny – uncommon now
except in phrases such as: chan eil sgillinn
ruadh agam I don’t have a penny (cf. Scots
‘I don’t have a red roost’)
□
airgead ruadh
coppers
□
tha iad gan reic air airgead
ruadh they are being sold for pennies /
coppers
□
an tuil Ruadh the Deluge / the
Flood
□
às na ceithir ranna ruadha from
all four corners of the world
□
often used
in place names – see App. 12 Sect. 4.0 (see
also madadh-ruadh and coileach-ruadh)
ruadh-bhàrr nm rhubarb
ruadhadh, -aidh nm
□
see rudhadh
ruadhag, -aige, -an nf roe deer
ruadhan, -ain nm overcooked food
□
tha
am buntàta na ruadhan the potatoes are
overcooked
ruag v
□
same as ruaig
ruagadh vn of ruaig chasing etc.
ruagail vn usually having the meaning
‘running around’, ‘frisking’
ruagaire, -ean nm raider
ruaidhe nf redness
□
an ruaidhe erysipelas
ruaig, ruagadh v chase, drive away, raid,
rout, pursue
□
chaidh an ruagadh a-mach
cho luath ’s a nochd iad a-staigh they were
chased out as soon as they appeared inside
□
bha iad a’ ruagadh a-chèile they were
chasing each other
ruaig, -e, -ean nf flight, pursuit, raid,
repulse, rout
□
thoir ruaig air / gu 1. raid
v 2. pay a visit to, take a stroll to etc.
□
ghabh iad an ruaig they took to flight
□
cuir ruaig air—put—to flight
□
chuir iad
ruaig air an nàimhdean they routed their
enemies
□
Ruaig na Moighe the Rout of
Moy
ruaigte pp driven
ruaimleach, -iche a turbid
ruamhair, ruamhar v delve, dig
□
bha e a’
ruamhar le a làimh anns a’ghainmhich he
was digging with his hand in the sand
ruanaidh nf sheep sorrel
ruapais nf rigmarole
□
gun ruapais sam
bith without any rigmarole
ruathar, -air, -an nm attack, flight (of
imagination etc.), incursion, irruption,
onslaught, plunge, raid, swoop
□
rinn an
Luftwaffe ruatharan air Glaschu the
Luftwaffe made raids on Glasgow
□
an
ruathar mòr air Bruach Chluaidh the
great raid on Clydebank
□
thig le ruathar
swoop v
ruathar-adhair nm air-raid
□
chaidh
am baile a sgrios anns na ruathairean-
adhair the town was destroyed in the
air-raids
rùbaidh, -e, -ean nf ruby
rubair nm rubber (the material)
rubha nm cape (land), headland, point (of
land), promontory
□
common in place
names (see App. 12 Sect. 4.0)
rùbrab, -aib nm rhubarb
rùcail nf rumble, rumbling
□
bha rùcail
anns gach broinn there was a rumbling in
every stomach
□
dèan rùcail rumble
rùchd, rùchdail v retch
rud, ruid, -an nm thing
□
rud gun fheum a
useless article, a dud
□
rud sam bith any-
thing, (with neg) nothing
□
rud air leth
ròs 492
phenomenon
□
rud beag a little / some-
what adv
□
bha e rud beag lapach a’ frea-
gairt cheistean he was somewhat faltering
answering questions
□
a bheil sin gòrach?
rud beag is that foolish? a little
□
tha sin
rud beag ro fhaisg air an fhìrinn that’s
a little too close to the truth
□
bha saorsa
aca, rud nach robh aigesan they had free-
dom, something he didn’t have
□
rud beag
truagh pittance
□
an rud a … what rel pron
□
… an rud a chì am beag ’s e a nì am
beag what the child sees the child does
(proverb)
□
… mar gum biodh am muir làn
bidhe – rud a tha … as if the sea were
full of food – which it is.
□
bidh iad a’
dèanamh car den aon rud they’ll be doing
something the same (lit. a turn of the same
thing)
□
… ach sin dìreach an dearbh rud
a thachair… but that’s just the very thing
that happened
□
rud a tha nas cudro-
maiche, chòrd e ris a’ chloinn what is
more important, it pleased the children
□
rud eile dheth … another thing …, further-
more adv
□
a dh’aon rud … for one
thing …
rùda, -achan nm ram
rudail a concrete (not abstract)
rùdan, -ain, -ain / -an nm knuckle
□
gnog
e a rùdain air a’ bhòrd he rapped his
knuckles on the table
rudanach, -aiche a 1. odd, peculiar 2. par-
ticular, peculiar
rudanaich, -achadh v dress, adorn,
arrange (uncommon)
□
rudanaicheadh i
iallan mo bhoneidean she would arrange
the ribbons of my bonnets
rudeigin 1. indef pron something
□
bha e
cho doirbh, no cho furasta, no cho…
rudeigin it was so difficult, or so easy, or
so … something
□
chan eil teagamh nach
eil rudeigin a’ tachairt there’s no doubt
that something or other is happening
□
bha rudeigin aig an nàdar bras aige ri
dhèanamh ris something in his hasty
nature had something to do with it it 2. adv
quite, rather, somewhat, a touch
□
bha i
a’ faireachdainn rudeigin sgìth she was
feeling rather tired
rùdh nm
□
see rù
rùdh, -adh v stack peat (in small heaps)
□
chaidh iad a-mach gu a rùdhadh they
went out to stack it i.e. peat
rudhadh, -aidh nm reddening, blushing,
blush, ruddiness
□
rudhadh (gruaidhe
etc.) blush, flush
□
thàinig rudhadh na
gruaidh she blushed / coloured
□
thàinig
rudhadh na h-aodann she flushed etc.
□
thàinig ruadhadh gruaidhe oirre a blush
came upon her i.e. she blushed
□
bha
rudhadh air a gruaidh there was a blush
on her cheek (also ruadhadh)
rùdhan, ain, -an nm small stack of peats
rùdhrach / rùdhrachadh v
□
see rùraich
rùdhraich, rùdhrach / -achadh v
□
see
rùraich
rug
□
past tense active of irreg v beir
ruga, -aichean nm rug
rugadh
□
past tense passive of irreg v beir
rugbaidh nm rugby
□
bha iad a’ cluich air
rugbaidh they were playing rugby
rùgh, -adh v see rùdh
rùghan, -ain, -an nm small stack
ruibh prep pron of ri (q.v.) to you pl & pol.
ruideag, -eige, -an nf kittiwake
ruideal, -eil, -an nm riddle, sieve
ruidealachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ruide-
alaich riddling
ruidealaich, -achadh v riddle (use a riddle)
ruideas
□
see ruideis
ruideis nf frisking, sporting, gambolling
□
sometimes used as a vn
□
bha iad a’ruideis
am measg nan sguab they were frisking
among the sheaves
□
dèan ruideas gambol
ruidhil v
□
see ridhil v
ruidhle nm reel (dance)
□
also ridhil and
ridhle
ruidhle-ochdnar nm eightsome reel
493 ruidhle-ochdnar
ruig, ruigsinn / ruighinn / ruigheachd
irreg v arrive (at), attain, extend, reach
this verb is irregular only in the Past
tense, Active and Passive
ACTIVE VOICE:
Past tense: ràinig mi I reached an do
ràinig thu? did you reach? cha
do ràinig e he did not reach nach
do ràinig i? didn’t she reach?
PASSIVE VOICE:
Past tense: ràinigeadh … …was
reached an do rainigeadh …? was …
reached? cha do ràinigeadh … … was
not reached nach do ràinigeadh…
wasn’t … reached?
□
as a matter of
fact, the passive form of the past tense
is very rarely used
Some basic examples: ràinig e an taigh-
òsta he arrived at the hotel
□
cuin
a ràinig thu an sgoil? when did you
arrive at [the] school?
□
ruigidh sinn
an Roimh a-màireach we shall arrive
at Rome tomorrow
□
nuair a ruigeas
sinn an Roimh fuirichidh sinn ann an
taigh-òsta mòr when we reach Rome
we shall stay in a large hotel
□
tha thu
car fadalach a’ ruigheachd a’ cho-
dhùnaidh sin you’re rather late in
reaching that conclusion
□
ma bha
ospadal far an ruigte e if there was
a hospital within reach (lit. where it
might be reached
□
note that ruigte is
a shortened, and now more common,
form of the Passive Voice of the imperf /
cond tense ruigteadh)
□
bha e air an
ceud a ruigsinn he had completed his
century
□
ruigear an targaid againn a
dh’aithghearr our target will be attained
soon
□
air cho fad ’s gum bi dual ruigear
a cheann however long a strand is, its
end will be reached (proverb)
□
an do
ràinigeadh an targaid? was the target
attained?
□
a tha / a bha etc. a’
ruigheachd a’ chridhe heartfelt
Idioms:
ruig air afford, fathom
□
cha ruiginn
air sin I couldn’t afford that
□
cha
ruiginn air inneal mar sin I couldn’t
afford a machine like that
cha ruig thu leas ⫹ vn you need not (do
something)
□
cha ruig thu leas dragh
a chur ort fhèin you need not trouble
yourself
□
cha ruig mi leas ach beagan
a ràdh mu dheidhinn seo I need only
say a little about this (lit. I do not need
to say but little etc.)
□
for further
examples see leas
ruigsinn nf & vn of ruig reaching etc.,
attainment
ruigsinneach, -iche a accessible
ruigsinneachd nf accessibility
rùilear, -eir, -an nm ruler (measuring
instrument)
□
rùilear ciadameatair
centimetre ruler
ruinn prep pron of ri (q.v.) to us
ruisean, -ein, -an nm lunch
Ruiseanach, -aich, -aich nm Russian
Ruiseanach a Russian
Ruiseanais nf Russian (lang.)
ruisg
□
gen sing and nom & dat pl of rosg
eyelash
rùisg, rùsgadh v 1. bark (shin), bereave,
chafe, clip, denude, divest, expose, fleece,
peel, shear, skin, strip, undress, unmask,
unsheathe
□
rùisg i am buntàta she peeled
the potatoes
□
bha na h-iallan a’ rùsgadh
a ghuailnean the straps were chafing
his shoulders 2. remove turf to reach
underlying peat
rùisgte pp bare(d), exposed, naked, nude,
stripped, undressed
□
le a chlaidheamh
rùisgte with his sword bared
□
bha e air
a chasan rùisgte he was in (lit. on) his bare
feet
Ruisis nf Russian (lang.)
ruiteach, -iche a florid, rosy, rosy-cheeked,
ruddy
□
bha i bàn àrd ruiteach she was
fair, tall and rosy-cheeked
ruiteachan, -ain, -ain / -an nm ruby
ruitearach, -aiche a gluttonous
ruitearachd nf gluttony, orgy
ruige 494
ruige, gu ruige prep ⫹ acc to, up to, as far
as, until
□
gu ruige Èirinn as far as Ireland
□
bho cheann-feadhna gu ruige sgalag
from chief to servant
□
gu ruige seo until
now / up to now, to date
□
shaoileadh
duine bho na chaidh a ràdh gu ruige seo
gu … one would think from what has been
said so far that …
□
uaithe sin gu ruige seo
from then till now
ruighe, -ean nm/f forearm
ruigheachd nf & vn of ruig reaching etc.,
reach
ruighinn a
□
see righinn
ruighinn nf & vn of ruig reaching etc.
ruith, ruith v chase, dash, desert (army
etc.), flee, flow, run (trans & intrans),
rush, scamper
□
ruith air falbh elope
□
ruith ron ghaoith scud
□
tha sinn ag
iarraidh saorsa ar dùthaich fhèin
a ruith we want freedom to run our
own country
□
… ann a bhith a’ ruith
a’ Mhòid … in running the Mod
□
bha
an cù glè dhèidheil air a bhith ruith
chlach the dog was very fond of chas-
ing stones
□
tha eaconomaidh na
dùthcha air ruith sìos the country’s
economy has run down
ruith air run over
□
chaidh aca air ruith
air an taigh uile they managed to run
over the whole house
□
chan urrainn
dhuinn an seo ach ruith air pàirt de na
cuspairean we can only run over part
of the subjects here
ruitheach, -iche a flowing
□
Gàidhlig
ghlan ruitheach pure flowing Gaelic
ruitheam an alt form of ruithim
ruithim, -ean nm rhythm
rùm, rùim, -an(nan) / -aichean nm
□
the
recommended spelling of this is without
the accent as below
rum, ruim, -an(nan) / -aichean nm accom-
modation, room, scope, space
□
fo rum
below (deck) adv
□
bha iad uile fo rum
they were all below
□
chan eil rum an seo
ach do thè no dhà there’s only room here
for one or two (i.e. ceist nf question)
rum-sgeadachaidh nm dressing-room r.-
teagaisg nm classroom
□
cha robh duine
sam bith anns an rum-theagaisg there was
nobody in the classroom
ruma nm rum
Rumach, -aich, -aich nm native of Rum
Rumach a of, belonging to or pertaining to
Rum
rumail, -e a roomy
□
is e àros rumail
cofhurtail a bha sin that was a roomy,
comfortable dwelling
rumpall, -aill, -an nm rump
rùn, rùin, -tean nm aim, desire, design,
intention, love, motive, purpose, resolu-
tion, secret, sentiment, will
□
rùn suid-
hichte resolve
□
dè an rùn a th’agad?
what have you in mind?
□
a dh’aon
rùn designedly, intentional
□
fo rùn
confidential
□
’s e sin a bha na rùn that
was his intention
□
b’e a rùn dhol do
Oilthigh Obair Dheadhain it was his
desire / intention to go to Aberdeen
University
□
mo rùin, mo rùin my love, my
love
rùn-dìomhair nm (pl⫽ rùin-dìomhair /
rùintean-dìomhair) mystery, secret
□
a’ sireadh rùin-dìomhair na beatha seek-
ing the secrets of life r.-phàirteach nm
initiate
□
thàinig na rùn-phàirtich a-staigh
the initiates entered r.-suidhichte pp
(⫹ air ⫹ vn) bent upon (doing something)
□
bha iad rùn-shuidhichte air an t-seann
eaglais ath-thogail they were bent upon
rebuilding the old church
rùnach a runic
rùnachadh vn of rùnaich intending etc.
rùnaich, -achadh v design, intend, mean,
resolve, will, wish
rùnaire, -ean nm secretary
□
Rùnaire na
Rìoghachd Home Secretary
□
Rùnaire
(na) Stàite Secretary of State, Rùnaire
Cèin-thìrean Foreign Secretary
rùnaireachd, -an nf secretariat
rùrach, -aich nm and alt vn of rùraich
groping etc.
rùrachadh, -aidh nm and alt vn of rùraich
groping etc.
rùraich, -ach / -achadh v grope, poke,
search (with the hands), search, explore
□
rùraich e gu faiceallach le a làimh he
groped carefully with his hand
□
bha iad
a’ rùrach air feadh a’ bhàta they were
exploring all over the boat
rus, -uis nm rice
rùsal, rùsladh v 1. search by turning over
or burrowing 2. swirl (cause to swirl)
□
bha a’ gaoth a’ rùsladh a froca the wind
was swirling her frock
rùsg, rùisg nm bark (of a tree) crust,
fleece skin, paring, peel, rind
□
bha iad
a’ stialladh an rùisg they were taking off
the bark in strips
□
rùsg caorach a sheep’s
fleece
rùsgach, -aiche a fleecy
rùsgadair, -ean nm peeler
rùsgadh, -aidh nm & vn of rùisg clipping,
shearing
ruthadh, -aidh nm
□
see rudhadh
495 ruthadh
ruith leis a’ ghaoith run before the
wind
□
bha sinn a’ruith leis a’ghaoith
we were running before the wind
Note also: cha b’e ruith ach leum I / we
etc. jumped at the chance
ruith nf dash, flow, flux, rhythm, run,
running, sequence
□
ruith fala haem-
orrhage
□
ruith na fala bloodstream
□
ruith nan àireamhan number sequence
□
ruith bheanntan mountain range
□
a
dh’aona ruith at once, immediately
ghabh i ris a’ bheatha sin a dh’aona
ruith she took to that life at once
□
thoir ruith air browse, scan (books,
papers etc.)
□
tha ruith mhealltach air
a’ bhàrdachd seo there is an alluring
flow to this poetry
□
thug iad ruith
mhath air na bùthan they went on a
shopping spree
ruith-chùnntas nm current account r.-
dhàn nm sequence r.-fhual, an r.-
fhual nf diabetes r.-fhualach nm
diabetic r.-fhualach a diabetic r.-fhala
nm piles (med.), haemorrhoids r.-
sgiùrsadh nm running the gauntlet
□
bha aca ri ruith-sgiùrsadh a dhèanamh
they had to run the gauntlet
□
thug iad
air ruith-sgiùrsadh a dhèanamh they
made him run the gauntlet
S, s
’s abbr form of is (⫽ agus) and
□
duine ’s
bean man and wife
□
’s am fear eile and
the other one / man (see agus for further
examples)
’s abbr form of is (assertive verb)
□
’s e ⫽ is
e it is
□
’s math gu bheil … it’s good
that … is …
□
’s ann an abbr form of is
ann – see ann and / or assertive verb is.
-s’ abbr form of seo attached to a noun
□
gu
dè bha ga thoirt an taobh-s’ / taobh-sa?
whatever brought him this way? – see
also sa (2.)
-sa 1. abbr form of seo attached to a noun –
see -s’ above 2. emph part used to make
the poss adjs emphatic in the 1st and 2nd
pers sing, being affixed to the noun or its
adj
□
mo thaigh-sa my house
□
mo shea-
caid ghorm-sa my blue jacket. The hyphen
is not used with prons and prep prons:
dhomhsa to me emph
□
tusa you emph
(see App. 6 Pronouns Sect. 1.2 – also
under simple forms of prons and preps)
sa 1. abbr form of anns a in which
□
anns
an t-saoghal sa bheil sinn beò in the world
in which we live 2. abbr of seo (a) in such
phrases as: an t-seachdain sa chaidh last
week (lit. this week that has gone)
□
an
t-seachdain sa tighinn this coming week
□
am fear sa this one
sa (formerly written sa’) abbr form of anns
a’ in the (followed by lenited noun)
□
sa
bhàta in the boat
□
also means ‘the’ / ‘per’
as in: bha iad a’ faighinn trì tastain sa
bharaille they were getting three shillings
the barrel
□
sa cheud per cent sa mhadainn
in the morning, a.m.
Sàbaid, -e, -ean, an t-Sàbaid / Là na
Sàbaid nf The Sabbath / Sunday / The
Sabbath day
□
air an t-Sàbaid on
the Sabbath
□
a Shàbaid on Sundays adv
□
bha e a’ searmonachadh a Shàbaid is
a sheachdain he was preaching on Sundays
and weekdays
□
madainn / oidhche na
Sàbaid (on) Sunday morning / night
□
feasgar na Sàbaid (on) Sunday evening /
afternoon
□
also madainn Latha na Sàbaid
on Sunday morning
Sàbaid a Sunday
□
bha sgoil Shàbaid air
a cumail a Sunday school was held
sabaid, -e, -ean nf broil, fight, fray
□
dèan
sabaid box, fight, row, scrap
□
sabaid dhòrn
a fist fight
□
sometimes used as a vn
□
co ris a bha e a’ sabaid? with whom was
he fighting?
sabaid-mhiannach a jingoistic
□
bàrdachd
shabaid-mhiannach jingoistic poetry
Sàbaideach a Sabbatical, of or pertaining
to the Sabbath
sabaidich, -eachadh v fight
sabaidiche, -ean nm fighter
□
bha e a-nise
na dheagh shabaidiche he was now a fine
fighter
Sàbainn(d)
□
see Sàbaid
sàbh, sàibh, sàibh / -an nm saw
sàbh, -adh v saw
sàbh, -àibh, -an nm ointment, salve (usu-
ally now specified as shown below) s.-shùl
nm eye-salve s.-leigheis nm salve
sàbhaig, -eadh v saw
sàbhail, sàbhaladh v save, spare, rescue
□
sàbhailidh seo mòran trioblaid do luchd-
siubhail this will spare travellers much
trouble (lit. spare much trouble to etc.)
□
shàbhail mi airgead gu leòr fhad ’s a bha
mi anns a’ bhaile ud I saved plenty of
money while I was in that town
□
air
a shàbhaladh saved
sàbhailte pp safe
sabhal, -ail, -an / saibhlean nm barn
□
anns an t-sabhal in the barn
sàbhaladh, -aidh nm & vn of sàbhail sav-
ing etc., redemption, saving(s)
□
bhiodh
sàbhaladh mòr ann nan tigeadh iad le
chèile there would be a great saving if they
were to unite
sabhs, saibhse, -an nm sauce
sabhsair, -ean nm sausage
sabotàis nf sabotage
sac, saic, saic / -an nm 1. sack
□
sac
litrichean mailbag 2. asthma
sac-aodach nm sackcloth
□
chuir e sac-
aodach agus luaithre air he put on
sackcloth and ashes
sàcramaid, -e, -ean nf sacrament
□
an
t-Sàcramaid the Sacrament
□
bha an
t-Sàcramaid air a riarachadh the
Sacrament was dispensed
sacsafòn, -òin, -an nm saxopbone
sad, -aid nm 1. dust shaken or beaten out of
anything
□
cuir sad de knock the dust off,
give a dusting 2. thud, thum
sad, -adh / sadail v sling, throw
□
shad e
dòrlach de chonnadh air an teine he threw
a handful of firewood on the fire
□
shad
iad e an cùl na làraidh they threw it into
the back of the lorry
sadadh, -aidh nm & vn of sad slinging etc.
sadail
□
same as sadadh
sàga, -aichean nm saga
sagart, -airt, -an nm priest
□
prìomh
shagart primate (eccl.)
sagart-faoisid nm confessor
sagartachd nf priesthood
sagartail a priestly
sàgo nm sago
Sagsainneach, -ich, -ich nm Saxon
Sagsainneach a Saxon
saibeirneatic, an saibeirneatic nm
cybernetics
sàibhear, -eir, -an nm culvert, sewer,
watercourse (under road)
saibhir, -e a
□
see saidhbhir
saideal, -eil, -an nm satellite (all senses)
□
chuir iad saideal eile ann an cuairt an-dè
they put another satellite in orbit yesterday
□
Ruisia agus a cuid saidealan Russia and
her satellites
□
saidealan brathaidh spy
satellites
saidhbhir, -e a affluent, opulent, rich,
wealthy
□
dèan saidhbhir enrich
□
chan eil
teagamh nach robh e saidhbhir there’s no
doubt he was wealthy
□
tha an t-eilean seo
saidhbhir ann an òrain this island is rich
in songs
saidhbhreas, -eis nm affluence, riches, wealth
saidheans, -an nm science
□
na
Saidheansan Sòisealta the Social Sciences
□
co-aontachadh an fheallsanachd is an
t-saidheains a combination of [the]
philosophy and [the] science
saidheansail, -e a scientific
saidheantair, -ean nm scientist
saidhleafòn, -òin nm xylophone
saidhlo, -othan nm silo
saidse, -ean nf hatch
□
bha e na sheasamh
air an fhàradh le a cheann tron shaidse he
was standing on the ladder with his head
through the hatch
saigh, -e, -ean nf bitch (largely Lewis)
saighdear, -eir, -an nm soldier
□
saighdear
cumanta private
□
tha e na shaighdear
he’s a soldier
□
na saighdearan dearga the
redcoats
saighdear-coise nm infantryman
□
saighdearan-coise infantry s.-paraisiut
nm paratrooper
□
rèiseamaid nan
saighdearan-paraisiut the parachute regi-
ment s.-saorsa nm freedom fighter s.-
tochlaidh nm pioneer (mil. only)
saighdearachd nf soldiering
□
tha mise ro
shean airson saighdearachd tuilleadh I’m
too old for soldiering any more
□
an dèidh
dha an t-saighdearachd a leigeil seachad
after he had given up soldiering
saighead, saighde, saighdean nf arrow,
shaft (⫽ arrow)
□
chaidh saighead na
chridhe an arrow went into his heart
sàil, -e / sàlach, sàil(t)ean nf heel, boot
(of a car)
□
thàinig an cù gu mo shàil
the dog came to (my) heel
□
leis a’ chù
aig a shàilean with the dog at his heels
□
teann air sàilean a chèile close on
each other’s heels
□
thàinig Calum
a-steach, is Dòmhnall air a shàil Calum
entered, with Donald at his heels
□
cuir
sàilean air heel v
sail, -e, sailthean nf beam (of wood etc.),
beam (of a house), joist
sàil nm
□
same as sàl
sail-chuach, -aiche, -an nf violet (also
dail-chuach)
sailead, -eid, -an nm salad
sàilean, -ein, -an nm inlet
sailiùn, -iùin, -an nm saloon
□
chaill e
a chuid airgid anns na sailiùnan he lost
his money in the saloons
saill, -eadh v cure, pickle, salt
□
tha e air
a shailleadh is air a phiobrachadh it is
salted and peppered
saill, -e nf fat, grease
□
saill muice-mara
blubber
□
saill neo-shùighte polyunsatu-
rated fats
□
saill shùigheach saturated fat
saill-shùighte nf saturated fats
sàilleabh, air shàilleabh prep⫹ gen
because of, on account of
□
air shàilleabh
gearainean nan oileanach … because of
the students’ complaints … (also tàilleabh,
air tàilleabh)
sailleadh, -idh nm & vn of saill salting etc.
saillear, -eir, -an nm salt-cellar
saillte pp salt, salty
□
bùrn saillte salt water
□
dh’fhairich e an cathadh-mara saillte
air a bhilean he felt the salt spume on
his lips
saillteachd nf saltness
saimbhir nm samphire
saimeant, -eaint nm cement, concrete
□
de
shaimeant cement adj
□
làr de shaimeant
a cement floor
□
saimeant le iarann
ferro-concrete
sainnseal, -eil, -an nm handsel
sainnsearachd nf whispering
□
a’
sainnsearachd rium bhon dorchadas
whispering to me from the darkness
sàiste nm garden sage
□
also slàn-lus
sàl, -àil nm brine, salt water, sea
□
air sàl at
sea
□
a’chiad là a bha sinn air sàl the first
day (we were) at sea
497 sàl
sal, sail nm dross, filth, impurity, speck,
spot, stain, blemish
□
gun sal gun smal
fhàgail na dhèidh without leaving stain or
blemish behind [it masc]
salach, -aiche a dingy, dirty, filthy, foul,
mucky, soiled, sordid, squalid, unwashed
salach alt vn of salaich dirtying etc.
□
na bi
a’ salach do bhrògan don’t be dirtying
your boots
salachar nm
□
see salchar
salachadh, -aidh nm & vn of salaich
dirtying etc., pollution
salaich, -achadh / salach v besmear, defile,
dirty, foul, make dirty, pollute, soil, stain,
sully, spot (stain)
salainneachadh, -aidh nm salinisation
salann, -ainn nm salt
salann-na-groide nm alkali
salchar, -air nm dirt, filth, grime, muck,
rubbish, smut
□
bha e anns a’ghàrradh a’
glanadh an t-salchair he was in the garden
cleaning the rubbish
salm, sailm, sailm nm psalm
□
sailm is
laoidhean psalms and paraphrases
□
bha e
a’ leughadh nan salm he was reading the
psalms
salmadair, -ean nm psalm-book / psalter
□
an Salmadair the Book of Psalms
□
thug an sealladh àlainn seo an cuimhne
Dhàibhidh faclan an t-Salmadair this
beautiful view reminded David of the
words of the Book of Psalms
salmadaireachd nf psalmody
salmaire, -ean nm psalmist
saltair, saltairt / saltradh v tread, trample
□
bha e a’ gabhail cùram nach saltradh e
air na flùraichean he was taking care not
to trample on the flowers (lit. that he
would not trample etc.)
□
… air a bheilear
a’ saltairt a h-uile latha … which are
being trampled upon every day
saltairt nf & vn of saltair treading etc.
sam bith
□
lit. means ‘in existence’, ‘in the
world’hence⫽ any
□
rud sam bith anything
□
fear sam bith anyone
□
duine sam bith
anyone
□
àite sam bith anywhere
□
though
accompanying a noun in most cases, this
need not always be the case
□
thuirt e nach
tugadh e fada sam bith he said that it would
not take any time at all
□
’s e duine beag
a bh’ann, gun a bhith ro thaiceil sam bith
he was a small man, not at all strong
samh, -aimh, -an nm gust, odour, smell,
stink
□
dh’fhairich e samh peanta ùir he
smelt new paint (lit. he experienced
the smell etc.)
□
dh’fhairich sinn samh
losgaidh we smelt burning
samh, -aimh nm common sorrel
samhach, -aich, -aichean nf haft, handle,
shaft (of tool)
sàmhach, -aiche a quiescent, quiet, peace-
ful, restful, silent, still
□
bi sàmhach!
silence!
□
bha an taigh na bu shàmhaiche
na b’àbhaist dha the house was quieter
than usual
sàmhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sàmhaich
hushing etc.
sàmhaich, -achadh v hush, quieten
samhail, samhla, samhailean nm
equal, icon, like, likeness, match, model,
resemblance, template
□
cha chuala mi
a shamhail I never heard its like
□
chan
fhaca mi samhail a’ bhaile sin air luime
I’ve never seen the equal of that town for
bleakness
samhailt, -e, -ean nf parallel
Samhain(n), Samhna nf 1. Hallowtide,
All Souls Day
□
Oidhche Shamhna
Hallowe’en 2. an t-Samhain(n) November
(Samhain is recommended)
samhanach, -aich, -aich nm savage
sàmhchair, -e nf peacefulness, quiet, quiet-
ness, silence, stillness, tranquility,
sàmhchaireach, -iche a tranquil
□
anns
a’ mhionaid shàmhchairich ud mun do
thòisich an t-seirbheis in that tranquil
moment before the service began
samhla, -aichean nm allegory, example,
figure, sample, semblance, sign, simile,
symbol
□
mar shamhla as a sample /
example
□
bheir mi corra fhacal dhut
mar shamhla I’ll give you a few words as
a sample
□
bheir mi dhut samhla I’ll give
you an example
samhla-mapa nm map symbol
samhlachail e a allegorical, figurative,
symbolic, symbolical
□
bhathas a’ dol
a dhèanamh ìobairt shamhlachail dhiom!
a symbolic sacrifice was going to be
made of me!
□
gnìomh samhlachail
a symbolic act
samhlachas, -ais nm analogy, correspon-
dence, symbolism
samhladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm
□
see
samhla
samhlaich, -achadh v compare, figure,
liken, symbolize
□
cha robh fhios aige co
ris a shamhlaicheadh e am meas he didn’t
know to what to compare the fruit
□
… air
a shamhlachadh ri fear-ruith ann an rèis
likened to a runner in a race
□
an ann ga
do shamhlachadh fhèin riumsa a tha thu?
are you comparing yourself to me?
□
tha
beannachdan Dhè air an samhlachadh ri
sal 498
tobar de dh’uisge beò God’s blessings are
likened to a well of living water
samhlaithris nf allegory
Samhna gen sing of Samhain(n) (q.v.)
samhrachail, -e a summer-like, summery
samhradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm summer
□
chì sinn san t-samhradh seo we shall see
[in] this summer (i.e. what will transpire)
□
anns an t-samhradh / as t-samhradh in
the summer / in summer
□
but note also: a
shamhradh is a gheamhradh [in] summer
and [in] winter
□
choisich iad còig mile
don sgoil a shamhradh is a gheamhradh
they walked five miles to school summer
and winter
□
ann am mìosan an t-
samhraidh
□
in the summer months
samhraidh a summer
□
’s e oidhche
bhòidheach shamhraidh a bh’ann it was
a beautiful summer’s night
□
air
madainn chiùin shamhraidh on a peaceful
summer’s morning
sampall, -aill, -an nm sample (rock sample
etc.), specimen
-san emph part used with prons and prep
prons The hyphen is not normally used
except when there would be a double s:
leis-san with him
□
ris-san to him – but
dhàsan to him
□
esan he / him emph see
App. 6 Sect. 1.2 – also under simple forms
of pronouns and prepositions
san
□
an abbreviated form of anns an in the
□
san oidhche in the night
□
san fheasgar
in the afternoon / evening, p.m
□
also
means ‘each / per’ as in: mu thrì croinn
san oidhche about three cran per night
(a cran is a measure of herring – 37.5
gallons)
sanaidh, -ean nm sanatorium
sanas, -ais, -an nm advertisement, cue
(on stage), hint, notice, sign, signal, tip
(advice), warning
□
thoir / cuir sanas
advertise
□
thoir sanas hint
□
sanasan
rathaid road signs
□
dh’fheuch iad sanas
a chuir dha ionnsaigh they tried to
warn him
sanas-leabhran nm brochure s.-reic
nm advertisement
□
bha e a’ leughadh
an t-sanais-reic he was reading the
advertisement
sanasachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sanasaich
advertising
sanasaich, -achadh v advertise
sanasaireachd nf advertising
□
bha e ag
obair ann an sanasaireachd he was work-
ing in advertising
sannt, sainnt nm avarice, cupidity, desire,
greed, greediness, lust, rapacity
□
cha
robh sannt aige air bruidhinn rithe he had
no desire to speak to her
□
cha robh sannt
aige air èirigh he had no desire to get up
□
cha robh sannt san dòigh san do choim-
head e oirre there was no lust in the way
in which he looked at her
□
bha e air
chrith le sannt he was shaking with greed
□
bha sannt agam air I could have seen
him far enough / he irritated me
sanntach, -aiche a avaricious, covetous,
greedy, mercenary
sanntachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sanntaich
coveting
sanntaich, -achadh v covet
saobhaidh, -ean nf den, burrow, lair
saobh- pref indicating something false or
erroneous
saobh-chiall nf fallacy
□
lorgar tùs na
saoibh-chèill seo ann an… the origin of
this fallacy will be found in … s.-chràb-
hach a superstitious s.-chràbhadh nm
superstition s.-chreideach nm heretic s.-
chreidmheach a heretical s.-chreidmheach
nm heretic s.-nòs nm bad habit s.-smaoin
nm whim s.-shruth nm eddy (i.e. a ‘false’
current)
saod, saoid nm humour, state, trim, condi-
tion
□
cuir air saod put in good condition,
bring about, accomplish
□
also cuir saod
air put in a good humour
□
a chuireadh
saod air neach sam bith which would
cheer up anybody
saodachadh, -aidh nm & vn of saodaich
drive (of cattle)
□
an dèidh an t-
saodachaidh fhada tarsaing air an eilean
after the long drive across the island
saodaich, -achadh v drive cattle
□
shao-
daich e an crodh a dh’ionnsaigh an
achaidh he drove the cattle towards the field
saoghal, -ail, -ail / -an nm 1. world
□
cha
robh fhios aca dè air an t-saoghal a
dhèanadh iad they didn’t know what in the
world to do
□
dè ’n saoghal a th’agad?
saoghal math / saoghal bochd. how’s the
world treating you? well / badly.
□
ciamar
air an t-saoghal …? how in the world …?
2. life, span (lifetime)
□
fhuair e saoghal
fada / goirid he had a long / short life
□
also: bha saoghal fada aige he lived a long
life
□
cha do dh’fhàs e iomraiteach na
shaoghal fhèin he did not become famous
in his own lifetime
□
note also: uair dha
robh saoghal / uair den t-saoghal once
upon a time
saoghal-mhiannach a materialist s.-
mhiannachd nf materialism s.-mhiannair,
-ean nm materialist
499 saoghal-mhiannach
saoghalta a mundane, secular, worldly,
worldly-wise
□
bha ise na bu shaoghalta
na bha esan she was more worldly-wise
than he [was]
saoi nm
□
see saoidh
saoibhir / saoibhreas etc.
□
see saidhbhir /
saidhbhreas etc.
saoidh, -ean nm sage (person), savant
saoidhean, -ein, -an nm saithe, coal fish
bogsaichean mar seo? don’t you think
now that a stop should be put to keep-
ing animals in boxes like this?
□
càite,
saoil thu, an deach e an uairsin?
where, do you think, did he go then?
shaoil leam, shaoil leis etc. I thought,
he thought etc.
□
shaoil leis he
thought
□
shaoileam gun cuala mi
fuaim air taobh a-muigh uinneag mo
ruim I thought I heard a noise outside
my room window
saoghalta 500
saoil, saoilsinn / saoiltinn v conceive,
deem, imagine, suppose, think
□
saoilidh mi gu bheil e glè inntinneach
I think it’s very interesting
□
saoilidh
mi gum biodh e buannachdail nam
biodh … I think it would be beneficial
if—were …
□
dè a shaoil thu den
dhealbh-chluich? what did you think
of the play?
□
innis dè a shaoil thu den
sgeulachd say (lit. tell) what you
thought of the story
□
saoil mòran dhe
admire
□
bha i a’ saoilsinn mòran
dheth she admired him
□
shaoileadh tu
air Dàibhidh gur h-esan am maraiche
as fheàrr air an t-saoghal you would
think by (looking at / listening to)
David that he was the best seaman in
the world
□
shaoilinn gun còrdadh iad
ris a h-uile duine I should imagine
they would please everybody
□
cha
shaoilinn gum biodh mòran sam bith
den t-seòrsa seo I shouldn’t think there
would be many of this type
□
is dòcha
gu saoilear nach eil annas mòr ri lorg
anns a’chuspair sin it will probably be
thought that there is nothing very
interesting to be found in that subject
(lit. no great novelty)
saoil is frequently used, unlenited, and
usually without a pers pron, in the fol-
lowing manner: saoil dè thachair do
Sheumas? I wonder what happened to
James?
□
…ach saoil an atharraich e ..?
but do you suppose he’ll change?
□
saoil a bheil e deiseil fhathast? do you
think he’s ready yet?
□
note that, in this
use, the form remains the same,
whether sing or pl, informal or polite
□
note also that an dùil is also used in
this way
A pronoun may be used, however,
when the question is more emphatic or
directed
□
saoil sibh a-nis nach
bu chòir bacadh a chur air a bhith
a’ cumail bheathaichean ann am
saoile nm imprint, mark (a by-form of
seula)
□
cuir saoile air leave a mark on
□
chuirinn saoile air! I would leave
a mark on him! (by hitting)
saoiliste a dial form of saoilteadh (it)
would be thought i.e. one would think,
suppose, imagine
□
’s ann a shaoiliste le
coimhead orra gun robh iad… one would
think to look at them that they were …
saoilsinn nf & vn of saoil thinking etc.
saoiread, -eid nm cheapness
□
tha measan
a’dol an saoiread fruit are getting cheaper
saoirsinneachd nf joinery, woodwork
saoirsneachd
□
see saoirsinneachd
saoithrich
□
see saothraich
saor, saoir, saoir nm carpenter, joiner,
wright
□
bha e ag obair na shaor he
was working as a joiner
saor-chairtean nm cartwright s.-
chuibhlean nm wheelwright s.-luinge
nm shipwright, ship’s carpenter
(but note also saor dubh shipwright
saor geal carpenter) s.-mhuilnean nm
millwright
saor, -adh v (⫹ bho / o) absolve, deliver,
emancipate, enfranchise, exculpate,
exempt, exonerate, extricate, frank (let-
ters), free, justify, liberate, ransom,
redeem, rescue, rid, save (all with ‘from /
of’ where approp.)
saor, saoire a 1. (with bho / o ⫽ ‘from’
where approp.) clear, frank, free (of
liberty / of cost – but also see
asgaidh), independent, lax, quit, scot-
free
□
duine saor a free man, a free-
man
□
tha gach aon aca saor gu dol
dhachaigh each one of them is free to
go home
□
bha an loch saor o dheigh
the loch was free of ice
□
cha robh e
saor o shaobh-chràbhadh he wasn’t
free of superstition
□
latha saor
a holiday
□
na làithean saora the holi-
days – see also saor-là below
□
an
Eaglais Shaor (Chlèireil) The Free
(Presbyterian) Church
□
saor o mhàl
rent-free
□
saor o except for
□
cha
robh duine ann saor o dhithis no triùir
de chloinn there was nobody there
except for two or three children
□
cead
dol saor exemption
□
saor tron phost
post-free 2. cheap, inexpensive
□
tha
na briosgaidean seo glè shaor these
biscuits are very cheap
□
bhiodh iad
saor an cumail ’s am biathadh they
would be cheap to keep and to feed (lit.
their keeping and their feeding)
saor-bhuidheann nf voluntary body s.-
chlachair nm freemason s.-dhuais nf
honorarium s.-dhuilleagach a loose-
leaf s.-inntinneach nm free-thinker s.-
inntinneach a free-thinking s.-là nm
a holiday
□
s.-làithean pl holidays,
vacation
□
’s e saor-làithean a bha
aca they were on holiday
□
also: bha
e thall thairis air saor-làithean he was
abroad on holiday
□
a bheil fhios agad
cuin a bhios na saor-làithean ann? do
you know when the holidays are? (lit.
will be in it)
□
nuair a bha thu air do
shaor-làithean when you were on hol-
iday
□
tha dùil againn saor-làithean
a ghabhail a dh’aithghearr we hope to
take holidays soon s.-mhalairt nf free-
trade s.-rannaigheachd nf free verse,
vers libre s.-reic nm sale (at reduced
prices) s.-sgrìobhadh nm free compo-
sition s.-thabhartas nm largesse s.-thoil
nf free-will s.-thoileach nm volunteer
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saor-thoilich rìoghail royalist volun-
teers s.-thoileach a spontaneous, vol-
untary
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bha na dleasan sin air fad
nan obraichean saor-thoileach these
duties were completely voluntary tasks
saorsa nf emancipation, franchise, free-
dom, immunity, independence, latitude,
liberty, redemption
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saorsa còmhraidh
familiarity
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saorsa nam meadhanan free-
dom of the press
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saorsa o pheanas
impunity
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tha iad a-nis air saorsa fhao-
tainn they have now found freedom
saorsail, -e a free
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cho saorsail ri eun air
an sgèith as free as a bird on the wing
saorsainn nf
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same as saorsa
saorsainneil, -e a
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same as saorsnail
saorsnail, -e a happy in mind, at ease
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le
osna shaorsnail with a happy sigh
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tha
sinn an comhnaidh nas saorsnaile nuair
a … we are always happier when…
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cha
robh iad idir saorsnail a bhith gam fagail
leotha fhèin they weren’t at all happy to be
left by themselves
saorte pp freed, liberated, saved etc.
saothair, saothrach / saoithreach,
saothraichean nf industry, labour, pains
(trouble etc.) throe, toil, travail, trouble,
work, works (incl. literary)
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le mòr
shaothair elaborately
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cho-dhùin e nach
b’fhiach e a shaothair dha(or: an
t-saothair dha) he decided that it wasn’t
worth his while / trouble
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an dèidh mòran
saothrach after much labour
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b’fhiach e
barrachd saothair a ghabhail ann a bhith
gan tuigse it would be worth more to take
pains in [being] understanding them
saothair-bhreith / s.-chloinne nf labour (of
childbirth)
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chaochail i ann an saothair-
bhreith she died in labour
saothrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of
saothraich manufacturing etc., culture,
manufacture
saothrachail, -e a laborious, painstaking,
strenuous, toilsome
saothraich, -achadh v fend for oneself,
labour, manufacture, plod, ply, toil
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chaidh an saothrachadh an seo they were
manufactured here
saothraichte pp 1. manufactured 2. elaborate
saplais nf suds, soapy water left over after
washing (appears to be connected with
next word)
saplaisg, -ean nf sop
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bha i a’ giùlan mias
shaplaisgean she was carrying a basin of
sops
sapraisgean n pl soapy water left over after
washing (Lewis)
Sàr, Sàir, Sàir nm Czar
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teaghlach an
t-Sàir the family of the Czar
sàr a (precedes & lenites noun, but is never
used predicatively) excellent, perfect,
ideal, supreme, ultra-
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a’ cur a-mach nan
501 sàr
saoradh, -aidh nm & vn of saor freeing
etc., absolution, enfranchisement, exonera-
tion, liberation, rescue, riddance, salvation
saoraich, -achadh v reclaim (land)
saoraidh a freeing, liberating
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gràdh sao-
raidh Dhè the freeing love of God
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am
Fear-saoraidh the Saviour
saoraich, -achadh v 1. cheapen 2. free
(uncommon in both meanings) 3 reclaim
(land – geog.)