Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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sàr dhàintean producing their excellent
poems
□
sàr latha airson nam breac a per-
fect day for [the] trout
□
chuir mi sàr eòlas
air nuair a bha mi … I came to know him
very well when I was …
□
chailleadh
iomadh sàr obair many an excellent work
was lost
sàr- pref – indicates excellence, very good
quality etc.
sàr-bheachd nf ideal s.-bheachdas nm
idealism s.-cheum nm major step
□
tha iad
air sàr-cheum a ghabhail they have taken
a major step s.-cheumach a superlative
(gram.) s.-ghin nm genius (person) s.-
ghineachas nm genius (quality) s.-mhath
a excellent
□
tha iad air an dèanamh
gu sàr-mhath they are excellently made s.-
phrofeiseantach nm absolute professional
sàrachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
sàraich afflicting etc., affliction, bother,
distress, harassment, infliction, oppres-
sion, outrage
□
cha robh dòigh aige stad
a chur air an t-sàrachadh he had no way
of putting a stop to the harassment
sàrachail, -e a onerous, outrageous, weari-
some, wearying
□
bha sinn sgìth an dèidh
ar turais shàrachail we were tired after our
wearisome journey
sàraich, -achadh v afflict, bait, bother, dis-
tress, domineer, fatigue, harass, impor-
tune, inflict, oppress, overtire, travail, tire,
vex, wear, weary
□
bha an turas ga mo
shàrachadh the journey was wearying me
sàraichte pp bored, oppressed, wearied
sarcan, -ain nm sarking (wood under tiles
or slates)
sàrdain, -ean nm sardine
sàrfhras, sàrfhroise nf superseeds
the Lord’s Work in which I am engaged
□
… a bharrachd air a bhith an sàs ann
an obair a’ mhisein…as well as being
engaged in the work of the mission
□
bha
e an sàs ann am mòran ghnothaichean
ionadail he was engaged in many
local matters
□
note also: bha iad an
sàs innte gun sgur they pestered her
continually
cuir an sàs (a) tangle (cause to tangle /
put in a tangle), entangle, entrap,
implicate, involve, noose, stick
□
chuir
e dithis eile an sàs anns an innleachd
a bh’ann he entangled / involved two
others in the plot (b) arrest
□
chuir
oifigich an airm an sàs e the army offi-
cers arrested him (c) apply (some-
thing), implement, put into operation,
commit (money, effort, support etc.)
□
air a chur an sàs in commission
□
cur an sàs application, inception,
implementation
rach an sàs tangle (go in a tangle)
□
rach an sàs ann become involved in,
enter into, tangle with, tackle, take on
□
bha e ag innleachadh mar a bha e a’
dol a dhol an sàs ann he was planning
how he was going to tackle it
□
…
nuair a thèid sibhse an sàs ann …
when you tangle with him
□
bidh cuid
a’ dol an sàs san Laidinn some will be
taking on Latin
sàr 502
sàs, an sàs adv aground, engaged, stuck,
fixed, tangled, in a tangle
□
bha am
ball an sàs anns a’ chraoibh the ball
was stuck in the tree
□
… bha mi an sàs
anns an obair seo fad iomadh bli-
adhna I was engaged in this work for
many years
□
tha deichnear an sàs
làn-aimsireach there are ten people
engaged full-time
□
… far a bheil na
fèithean-lùthaidh an sàs … where the
sinews are fixed
□
tha làn sgioba de
sgrìobhadairean an sàs an tionndadh
a-mach nam prògraman there’s a full
team of writers engaged in turning out
the programmes
□
’s e adhbhar an
Tighearna anns a bheil mi an sàs it’s
sàsachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sàsaich
satisfying etc., approval, satisfaction
sàsaich, -achadh v cloy, glut, placate, sat-
isfy
□
… airson an tart a shàsachadh…to
satisfy their thirst
sàsaichte pp content, contented, satisfied,
sated
Sasannach, -aich, -aich nm Englishman,
Sassenach
Sasannach a English
□
thàinig tè mhòr
Shasannach a-steach a large English
woman came in
sàsar, -air, -an nm saucer (nf in some areas)
sàth, sàith nm fill, satiety, surfeit
□
… far
an do dh’ith iad aran gu an sàth …where
they ate their fill of bread
sàth, -adh v butt, gore, plunge, push, stab,
stick, thrust
□
sàth ann transfix
□
sàth /
sàth spìc ann spike v
□
sàth a-steach dig
in trans, infix, intrude
□
sàth a-mach pro-
trude
□
shàth iad a-mach i they pushed her
(the boat) out
□
shàth e air falbh i le chois
he pushed it / her (the boat) away with his
foot
□
shàth e a-mach a smig he thrust /
stuck out his chin
□
shàth e a’ bhiodag tro
a chridhe he stabbed the dirk through his
heart
sàthadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of sàth
pushing etc., push, stab, thrust
□
sàthadh
an dèidh sàthaidh leis a’ bhiodaig thrust
after thrust with the dagger
□
le sàthaid-
hean sgoinneil with energetic / vigorous
thrusts
sathadh-suas nm press-up(s)
sàthachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sàthaich
sating etc.
sàthaich, -achadh v sate
Sathairne nf Saturday
-se emph part used to make the poss adjs
emphatic in the 3rd pers sing fem and the
2nd pers pl, being affixed to the noun or its
adj
□
a taigh-se her house
□
ur taigh-se
your house The hyphen is not used with
prons and prep prons: mise me emph
□
ise
she / her emph (see App. 6 Sect. 1.2 – also
under simple forms of prons and preps)
seabhag, -aige, -an nf. hawk, falcon
seabhag-ghorm nf peregrine falcon
s.-Lochlannach nf Icelandic falcon
s.-mhòr-na-seilge nf ger-falcon
seac, -an nm jack (for car etc.)
seac, -adh v dry, shrink, warp, wither
□
bha
a’ mhointeach a’ seacadh the peat-moss
was withering
seacach, -aiche a contractile
seacadh, -aidh nm & vn of seac withering
etc.
seacaid, -e, -ean nf dust-jacket, jacket
□
seacaid dinneireach dinner-jacket
□
tron
latha bhiodh iad a’toirt dhiubh an seacaid
during the day they would take off their
jackets (note use of sing)
seacaid-teasargainn / -teasairginn nm
life-jacket
walk like this
□
… seach e fhèin a
mhilleadh … rather than spoil himself
□
tha e coltach nach robh mòran air
taobh seach taobh it appears there
wasn’t much on one side rather than
another
□
cha b’e aon seach aon it was
neither one nor the other
□
cha robh mi
a’ creidsinn fear seach fear aca I did-
n’t believe either of them
□
cha tèid
fear seach fear againn neither of us
will go
□
note also: bidh clann gan
goirteachadh fhèin uair seach an uair
children will hurt themselves from
time to time / occasionally
□
ann an
dòigh seach dòigh in one way or
another 2. past
□
seach tìde overdue
seach gu conj as, because, since, seeing
that
□
seach gur ann airson cloinne a
tha na prògraman seo … since these
programmes are for children …
□
seach nach do chum iad na trann-
saichean glan… because they didn’t
keep the passages clean
mu seach adv 1. alternately, in turn,
turn about
□
gach aon mu seach each
one alternately
□
duine mu seach man
about, alternately, in turn
□
fear mu
seach man, male animal, masculine
object about, alternately, in turn
□
the
fem equivalent of this last is tè mu
seach woman, female animal, femi-
nine object in turn, alternately
□
bhruidhinn e riutha fear mu seach he
spoke to them in turn
□
a’dol mu seach
staggering 2. by, past
□
cuir mu seach
‘put by’, ‘put past’ i.e. save
□
chuir e
mu seach beagan thastan gach seach-
dain he saved a few shillings every
week
seach-chanàl nm diversion channel s.-
ionaltradh nm overgrazing (geog.) s.-
laghail a extra-judicial s.-rathad nm
by-pass s.-thìm nf overtime
503 seacaid-teasargainn
seach prep⫹ acc 1. in preference to,
rather than, compared to
□
tha an t-eun
seo neònach na dhòighean seach
iomadh eun eile this bird is peculiar in
its ways compared with many other
birds
□
bhon taobh seo seach taobh
nam fear-lagha from this viewpoint
rather than from the viewpoint of (the)
lawyers
□
bu toigh leam marcachd air
each seach coiseachd mar seo I would
like to ride upon a horse rather than
seachad adv by, over, past
□
bha a’
bhracaist seachad aig lethuair an
dèidh seachd breakfast was over at half
past seven
□
tha an là seachad the day
is done
rach seachad elapse, pass, go past
□
chaidh iad seachad they went by
□
thèid seo seachad this shall pass
□
cha
deach e seachad do chuid it didn’t pass
for some
□
… a chaidh seachad
former …
□
anns na bliadhnachan
a chaidh seachad in [the] former years
□
note also: anns an dol seachad in the
passing
□
faodar a ràdh anns an dol
seachad… it may be said in the
passing …
□
and also: gabh seachad
pass (walk past)
□
chunnaic e am post
a gabhail seachad he saw the postman
going past / passing
seachad air prep ⫹ dat beyond (of
time), past
□
rach seachad air pass,
overtake
□
chaidh e seachad air an
làraidh he passed / overtook the lorry
□
but note: tha mi air a dhol seachad
air mo sheanchas I’ve wandered from
the story
□
cha chuirinn seachad oirre
e I wouldn’t put it past her
□
nuair a
bha am biadh gann chuireadh iad
seachad orra fhèin e when food was
scarce they would go short themselves
(in order that the children would
have more – lit. they would put it past
themselves)
thoir seachad communicate, consign,
deliver, hand over, peddle, provide
□
…
gus ùrachadh a thoirt seachad (in
order) to provide refreshment
□
thoir
seachad binn pass sentence, give
judgement
□
thug iad seachad am binn
they delivered their judgement
cuir seachad spend (time)
□
chuir e
seachad an oidhche anns na coilltean
he spent the night in the woods
□
note
cur-seachad (q.v)
May be used in a stressed position thus:
seachad gun deach sinn past we went
it / as if it were inevitable 2. spare
□
ràinig
sinn le deich mionaidean ri seachnadh we
arrived with ten minutes to spare
□
a bheil
iasg agad ri sheachnadh? do you have
a fish to spare?
□
gu leòr agus ri seach-
nadh enough and to spare
seacharan nm
□
same as seachran
seacharain a
□
same as seachrain
seachd a (a seachd when not accompanied
by a noun) seven
□
seachd craobhan seven
trees
□
seachd bàtaichean seven boats
□
co mheud craobh a tha anns a’ ghàradh?
tha a seachd how many trees are there in
the garden? seven
□
bhuail an cleoc
a seachd the clock struck seven
□
seachd—deug seventeen—
□
seachd puist
dheug seventeen posts
seachd-deug nm seventeen (when not
accompanied by a noun)
□
co mheud
fhear? a seachd-deug. how many men?
seventeen (see seachd)
seachd adv – seems to have some connec-
tion with seach / seachad with the under-
lying meaning of ‘over-’,’ultra-’ and is
used to intensify statements
□
bha mi
seachd sgìth dheth etc. he / it was a men-
ace (i.e. I was past the stage of just being
tired of him / it)
□
tha mi seachd seann
sgìth de do cheistean I am sick and tired of
your questions
□
gu seachd àraidh most
especially, most particularly
□
bha iad
seachd searbh dheth they were well and
truly disgusted with him / it masc
seachdad s and a seventy in new style of
counting
□
anns na seachdadan in the
seventies
seachadas 504
seachadas, -ais nm tradition(s)
□
seachadas dhaoine people’s traditions
seachain, seachnadh v (previously spelt
seachainn) 1. avoid, dodge, elude, eschew,
evade, miss (deliberately) shirk, shun
□
na
seachain e! don’t miss it! (of television
programme etc.)
□
na sir is na seachainn
an cath do not seek and do not avoid the
fight (proverb)
□
sheachain e mo shùil he
avoided my eye
□
tha e a’ seachnadh ceist
dhuilich he’s avoiding a difficult problem
□
cha ghabhadh e seachnadh gun lean
connspaid air a’ chùis it was inevitable
that controversy ensued (lit. it couldn’t be
avoided etc.)
□
… mar nach robh seach-
nadh air … as if there were no avoiding
seachdain, -e, -ean nf week
□
fad
seachdain for a week
□
gach seach-
dain weekly
□
bha e toilichte faighinn
air falbh bhon sgoil airson beagan
sheachdainean he was pleased to get
away from [the] school for a few
weeks
□
an t-seachdain seo chaidh last
week (lit. this week that has gone)
□
an
t-seachdain sa tighinn this coming
week
□
seachdain Dimàirt seo chaidh
last Tuesday week
□
cùrsa dà sheach-
dain a two week course
□
thèid
coinneamh a chumail seachdain bhon
diugh a meeting will be held a week
from today / this day week
□
chaidh
coinneamh a chumail seachdain gus
a-nochd a meeting was held this night
last week (lit. a week until tonight)
□
bha e trì seachdainean ann an
Steòrnabhagh he was three weeks in
Stornoway
air is often used for ‘in’ when referring
to the week: aon là san t-seachdain
one day in the week
□
a bheil e a’
cluich air an t-seachdain seo? is he
playing this week?
□
but note also: dà
oidhche san t-seachdain fad naoi
seachdain two nights a week for nine
weeks
□
gheibheadh e dà not san
t-seachdain he used to get two pounds
a week (lit. in the week)
□
uair san
t-seachdain once a week
□
an latha as
miosa san t-seachdain the worst day in
the week / of the week
an t-seachdain seo tighinn and an
t-seachdain seo chaidh are used for
‘this coming week’ and ‘last week’
respectively: na seachd seachdainean
sa tighinn the next seven weeks (note:
sa is short for seo – lit. these seven
weeks coming)
□
an t-seachdain seo
tighinn this coming week (see preced-
ing)
□
seachdain Diardaoin seo tighinn
a week come Thursday / Thursday week
□
an t-seachdain seo chaidh last week
a sheachdain adv on weekdays
□
bha e
a’ searmonachadh a Shàbaid is a
sheachdain he was preaching on
Sundays and weekdays
seachdain a weekday, of the week
□
bha e a’ frithealadh seirbheisean
Sàbaid is seachdain he was attending
Sunday and weekday services
□
là
seachdain weekday
seachdnar s seven (people)
□
foll. by noun
in gen pl or de ⫹ dat or the relevant prep
poss form of de or aig
□
thàinig seachdnar
dhaoine a-staigh seven people entered
□
seachdnar mhac seven sons
□
bha seachd-
nar a theaghlach ann there were seven
of a family (a is an abbr form of de of )
□
seachdnar no ochdnar de na h-òganaich
seven or eight of the youngsters
□
fhuair
na poilis greim air seachdnar dhiubh the
police caught seven of them
□
anns a’
ghinealach agam bha seachdnar againn
ann in my generation there were seven of us
seachlaimh a remaining, in store, ‘bydand’
(standfast – the motto of the Gordon
Highlanders)
seachnadh, -aidh nm & vn of seachain(n)
avoiding etc., evasion
seachrain a stray
□
ainmhidh seachrain
a stray (animal)
seachran, air seachran adv astray (also,
commonly, air an t-seachran)
□
cuir air
seachran cause to stray, misappropriate
□
bha an cunnart ann gun cuireadh e fead-
hainn eile air (an t-)seachran còmhla ris
fhèin there was the danger that he would
cause others to stray along with him(self)
□
rach air (an t-)seachran err, stray, wan-
der
□
chaidh iad air (an t-)seachran they
strayed, wandered, went astray etc.
□
bha e
tur air (an t-)seachran he was completely
astray
seachran-inntinn nm derangement
seachranach, -aiche a devious, discursive,
erring, rambling, straying, wandering
□
bha ise cho seachranach ris-san she
was as erring as he
□
na h-aistidhean
seachranach seo these rambling essays
seachranaiche, -ean nm wanderer
seachtrach a extramural
seacte pp dried, sere, shrivelled, shrunken
sead nf jade
seada, -aichean nm/f outhouse, shed
□
air
beulaibh an t-seada in front of the shed
seadag, -aige, -an nf grapefruit
seadh interj ay, yes, yes it is, yes indeed
etc., so
□
seadh! indeed!
□
seadh? indeed?,
really?
□
seadh dìreach yes indeed
□
seadh fhèin just so, that’s right
□
is used to
mean ‘yes’ only in acknowledgement of
someone calling your name or of a piece
of information e.g. a Sheumais! Seadh?
James! Yes? Seadh, is dè tuilleadh? Yes,
and what else?
seadh, -a, -an nm
□
see seagh
seadh-fhear nm yes-man
seagair, -ean nm kittiwake
505 seagair
seachdaineach a weekly
□
seirbheisean
seachdaineach weekly services
□
deireadh seachdaineach week-end
seachdaineil a
□
same as seachdaineach
seachdamh a seventh
□
an seachdamh fear
the seventh man
□
an seachdamh latha (an
7 mh latha) the seventh day (the 7th day)
□
an seachdamh—deug the seventeenth—
□
timcheall air an t-seachdamh linn deug
about the seventeenth century
seachdamh-deug a and s seventeenth
(17 mh), the seventeenth part
seachdanach a
□
same as seachdaineach
seachd-bhliadhnach a septennial s.-
cheàrnach nm heptagon s.-fillte a seven-
fold s.-shliosach nm heptagon s.-shliosach
a heptagonal
seagal, -ail nm rye
□
bha seagal a’fàs anns na
h-achaidhean rye was growing in the fields
seagh, -a, -an nm import, meaning, point
(in argument), sense, tenor
□
ann a seagh
to some degree, in a sense
□
anns an
t-seagh gum bu chòir do daoine a bhith …
in the sense that people ought to be…
□
[ann] an iomadh seagh in many senses
□
anns an t-seagh gu bheil e…in the sense
that it is …
□
tha sinn fada air dheireadh
orra anns an t-seagh seo we are far behind
them in this sense
□
… anns an t-seagh air
an robh sinn eòlach…in the sense with
which we were familiar
□
ag ràdh rudan
gun mòran seagha saying things without
much import
seaghach, -aiche a 1. practical, sagacious,
sensible, shrewd, prudent
□
tha iad gu
math seaghach they are quite shrewd
2. weighty, important
□
rudan beaga nach
robh a’ coimhead seaghach little things
which didn’t seem important
seaghail, -e a
□
same as seaghach
seàirdeant, -an nm sergeant
seal, -a, -an nm time, period
□
mun t-seal
sin de a bheatha about that period of his
life
□
rè seal temporary (comparatively
uncommon)
seàla, -aichean nf shawl
□
bha seàla thar-
tain oirre she was wearing a tartan shawl
sealach a momentary, temporary, transitory
□
tha beatha an duine cho sealach man’s
life is so transitory
sealadach a caretaker, provisional, transi-
tory
□
Riaghaltas sealadach a caretaker
Government
□
bha an suidheachadh
cugallach sealadach the situation was
uncertain and transitory
sealaidheachd nf relay
sealastair
□
see seileastair
sealbh, seilbh nm (note that seilbh is fre-
quently used as the nom form) 1. incum-
bency, ownership possession, property,
repertoire
□
gabh sealbh air appropriate,
possess, take possession of, occupy
□
nuair a ghabh iad sealbh air an eilean…
when they occupied the island …
□
glac
sealbh air assume, take possession of
□
a
dh’fhaotainn sealbh air a’ chroit …to
obtain ownership of the croft
□
cuir an
sealbh induct, install, invest
□
tha dùil aca
gun cuirear tuilleadh airgid an sealbh
anns a’ chompanaidh they expect that
more money will be invested in the com-
pany
□
cur an sealbh installation
□
cuir à
sealbh dispossess, evict
□
cur à sealbh
dispossession, eviction
□
bi an sealbh air
be in possession of, possess
□
tha e soilleir
gu leòr gun robh e an sealbh air tàlannan
os cionn a’ chumantais it’s evident that he
possessed extraordinary talents
□
… air
a bheil sinn an sealbh … which we possess
2. good luck / fortune, providence
□
cha
robh barrachd seilbh orra they hadn’t any
more luck (than somebody else previ-
ously)
□
’s dòcha gum bi sealbh nas fheàrr
ort an ath turas perhaps you’ll have better
luck next time
□
aig an t-Sealbh tha brath
Goodness knows (lit. at the Providence is
there knowledge)
□
gu sealladh sealbh ort
goodness! gracious! etc.
sealbh-ghlacadh nm occupation e.g. of a
country
□
an dèidh an t-Sealbh-ghlacaidh
after the Occupation
sealbhach, -aiche a fortunate, lucky
□
gu
sealbhach fortunately, luckily
sealbhachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sealb-
haich owning etc., induction, possession
sealbhadair, -ean nm owner, possessor,
proprietor
sealbhag, -aige nf sorrel
sealbhag-nam-fiadh nf mountain sorrel
s.-nan-caorach nf sheep sorrel
sealbhadair, -ean nm incumbent, inheritor,
possessor, proprietor
sealbhaich, -achadh v 1. own, possess
2. inherit
sealg, sealg v hunt
sealg, seilge nf & vn of sealg chasing etc.,
chase, hunt, hunting
sealgair, -ean nm hunter, predator, sports-
man
□
sealgair na muice whaler an Sealgair
Mòr the constellation Orion
□
sealgair
luch a mouser
sealgair-seanchais nm gossi
sealgaireachd nf hunting
seall, sealltainn v 1. eye, look, see
□
seall
thairis air overlook
□
seall gu cùramach
peruse
□
seall cò th’againn! look who’s
here!
□
sheall mi mun cuairt I looked
around
□
sheall e suas he looked up
□
sheall e a-mach air an uinneig he looked
out of the window
□
sheall i a-steach air
an uinneig she looked in through the win-
dow
□
seall Seumas! look at James!
□
seall
a bheil briosgaidean teòclaid aca see if
they have chocolate biscuits
seall is sometimes used with air / ri
□
sheall e orm he looked at me / he eyed me
□
sheall e ris a’ chleoc he looked at the
clock
□
seallar ris a’ cho-cheangal a tha
eadar na dhà the connection between
the two will be looked at
□
seallar ri sin
that will be looked at
seagal 506
Note also: tha mi (a’) dol a shealltainn air
mo mhàthair I’m going to look [in] on my
mother
□
am fear nach seall roimhe, seal-
laidh e às a dhèidh the man who doesn’t
look forward will look backward (proverb)
□
sealladh a h-uile duine air a shon fhèin
let every man look out for himself
□
sheall
i dìreach na shùilean she looked straight
into his eyes
□
note also: gu sealladh Dia
orm / ort etc.! goodness gracious! (lit. may
God look upon me / you etc.) 2. demon-
strate, evince, point, prove, register, show
(⫹ do to)
□
seall dhomh do làmhan show
me your hands
□
bha e a’ sealltainn
dhaibh eachdraidh Alba he was showing
them the history of Scotland
□
cha bhi e
fada a’ sealltainn dhi he won’t be long in
showing her
□
thuirt iad gun sealladh iad
an seòrsa Mòid bu chòir a bhith ann they
said that they would demonstrate the kind
of Mod that there ought to be
□
sheall e
gun robh e ceart he demonstrated that he
was right
sealladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm aspect,
look, outlook, perspective, point of view,
prospect, scene, scene (dram.), scenery,
show, sight, spectacle, standpoint, survey,
view, vista, vision
□
an dà shealladh sec-
ond sight
□
sealladh uaire time display
□
sealladh figearail digital display
□
seal-
ladh ioma-thaobhach commutative aspect
□
gun sealladh sightless
□
sealladh o
mhullach beinne a view from a mountain
top
□
dhìrich mi chun a’bhùird-luinge air-
son ciad shealladh an eilein I climbed up
on deck for a first sight of the island
□
tha
seallaidhean bòidheach ann there are
beautiful views / there is beautiful scenery
□
bho shealladh an latha an-diugh from
the present perspective
sealladh is used with various verbs
□
gabh
sealladh view
□
gabh sealladh bradach
peep v (sealladh bradach lit. means
a stolen view i.e. a peep)
□
caill sealladh
air mislay
□
faigh sealladh de get a view /
look of
□
fhuair sinn a’ chiad shealladh
den obair ùir seo an dè we got the first
view of this new work yesterday
□
… air-
son sealladh nas fharsainge fhaotainn air
mar a tha daoine a’ tighinn beò to get
a more comprehensive view of how people
live
□
thug e sealladh bagarrach oirre he
gave her a threatening look
sealladh may also be accompanied by var-
ious preps
□
bha iad a’ tighinn san t-seal-
ladh they were coming into sight / view
□
thàinig sinn an sealladh na mara we came
within sight of the sea
□
às an t-sealladh
out of sight
□
rach à sealladh / rach às an
t- sealladh disappear, vanish
□
chaidh e às
mo shealladh he went out of my sight / he
disappeared from my view
sealladh-aghaidh nm aspect
sealltainn nm & vn of seall looking,
watching etc.
□
sealltainn air ais
retrospect
Sealtainneach, -ich, -ich nm Shetlander,
Shetland pony
Sealtainneach a Shetland, of, belonging to
or pertaining to Shetland
Seumasach, -aich, -aich nm Jacobite
seamrag, -aige, -an nf clover, shamrock
seamrag-bhàn nf white clover s.-bhuidhe
nf yellow clover s.-chapall nf red clover s.-
Muire nf wood loosestrife s.-nam-buadh
nf four-leaved clover
507 seamrag-bhàn
sean, sine a aged, old, elderly, former,
stale
□
bha iad sean they were old
□
tha e ro shean a-nise he is too old now
□
tha e ro shean dhut he’s too old for
you
□
tha cuid dhiubh cho sean ris an
t-siathamh linn some of them are as
old as the sixth century
□
tha mise ro
shean airson saighdearachd tuilleadh
I’m too old for soldiering any more
□
fàs sean grow old, age
□
tha e a’ fàs
sean he is growing old
sean, when not being used as part of the
predicate (i.e. he is old, she was old
etc.), precedes the noun, in which case
it is usually spelt and pronounced
seann (though this is not obligatory)
and lenites all consonants where possi-
ble except-d, t, s
□
seann duine an old
man
□
seann seòladair an old sailor
□
seann taigh an old house
□
seann
bhàta an old boat
□
air a’ bhalla bha
dealbh seann bhoireannaich on the
wall was the picture of an old woman
□
seann àirneis lumber
□
Seann
Tiomnadh Old Testament
When sean precedes the noun it is
lenited or preceded by t- as appropri-
ate, as if it were the beginning of the
noun
□
an t-sean chànain the old lan-
guage
□
a’ fosgladh sheann lotan
opening old wounds
□
bha e ag ath-
sgrìobhadh nan seann leabhraichean
he was transcribing the old books
□
ann am bùth sheann leabhraichean in
an antique bookshop
seana – a form of sean common in speech,
and sometimes appearing in the written
form
seana-ghille nm bachelor s.-mhaighdeann
spinster (old maid)
seanadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm senate, synod
seanadhair, -ean nm senator
seanailear, -eir, -ean nm general
seanair, seanar, seanairean nm grand-
father, elder (of a community)
seanchaidh, -ean nm historian, narrator,
story-teller, tradition bearer
seanchas, -ais nm talk, conversation, story-
telling, lore, tradition
□
may be used as if
it were a vn: bha mi a’seanchas rithe I was
talking to her / conversing with her
□
tha
mi a’dol seachad air mo sheanchas – also
tha mi a’ dol thar mo sheanchais – I’m
getting ahead of myself (in my story)
□
air
chùl an t-seanchais behind the times
seanfhacal, -ail, -ail / seanfhaclan nm
proverb
seang, seinge a lank, slender, slim, wiry
□
sheall e air an nighinn sheing he looked at
the slender girl
seangaich, -achadh v slim
seangalachd nf slenderness
seangan, -ain, -ain / -an nm ant
seangarra a old looking, having an old
appearance, withered with age
seanmhair, seanmhar, seanmhairean nf
grandmother
seann a
□
see sean
seann- pref indicating ‘old’
seann-aois nf old age
□
sgrìobh e an
leabhar seo na sheann-aois he wrote this
book in his old age s.-eòlas nm lore s.-
fhasanta a dowdy, old-fashioned, quaint
□
seann-fhasanta agus nuadh-fhasanta
old-fashioned and modern
□
fàs seann-
fhasanta date, become old-fashioned
s.-nòsach a old-fashioned s.-phàrant nm
grandparent s.-rud nm antique s.-saighdear
nm veteran s.-saoghal, an t-s.-saoghal nm
antiquity s.-saoghlach a antique
seannsail, -e a lucky, fortunate
□
… ach cha
robh e cho seannsail an uair seo…but he
wasn’t so lucky this time
seannsair, -ean nm chanter (bagpipes)
seanndachd nf antiquity, oldness
seansal, -ail, -an nm chancel
seant, -an nm cent
seantaidh a senile, primitive, obsolete
seantans, -an nm sentence (grammar)
□
seantans cuspaireach topic sentence
□
seantans fillte compound sentence
sèap, -adh v slink, sneak away
□
bhitheadh
e a’ sèapadh air falbh bho dhaoine he
would slink away from people
Seapanach a Japanese
Seapanach, -aich, -aich nm Jap
seaponaca nf japonica
seaptaic a septic
searadair, -ean nm
□
see searbhadair
searbh, sèirbhe a acid, bitter, disgusted,
dissonant, poignant, sarcastic, sour, tart
□
dèan searbh embitter, sour
□
feumaidh
sinn an cupa searbh seo òl we must drink
this bitter cup
□
dh’fhàs e car searbh den
chòmhradh seo he became somewhat dis-
gusted with this conversation
□
tha iad
searbh de dhòighean obrach nan daoine
seo they are disgusted with these people’s
methods of working
searbh-ghlòr nm cacophony s.-ubhal nm
crab apple
searbhachd, -an nf acidity, bitterness
searbhadair, -ean nm towel – also sear-
adair
searbhadas, -ais nm bitterness
searbhag, -aige, -an nf acid
□
searbhag
amino amino acid
□
searbhag
seana 508
sean often takes the form seana in com-
mon speech, and appears thus occa-
sionally in the written form
□
seana
mhaighdeann spinster (old maid) – see
seana
sean, o shean adv of old
□
na Gaidheil
o shean the Highlanders of old
□
bha e
daonnan a’ caoidh nan làithean
glòrmhor a bha ann o shean he was
always lamenting the glorious days
of old
nas / as sine elder, senior
□
is e am fear
as sine (den dithis) he is the elder
□
is e
am fear as sine (den triùir etc.) he is the
oldest (of the three etc.)
□
sheall i ri
a mac bu shine she looked at her elder
/ eldest son
□
tha mi cho sean ri mo
ludaig agus bliadhna nas sine na m’fhi-
aclan I’m as old as my little finger and
a year older than my teeth
□
is e Mgr.
MacDhòmhnaill (a bu shine) a bha…it
was Mr. Macdonald (senior) who was..
sean-ràite a trite s.-seanair nm great
grandfather
□
ann an taigh mo shean-
sheanar in my great grandfather’s house
s.-seanmhair nf great grandmother
□
ann an taigh mo shean-sheanmhar in
my great grandfather’s house
rioboniùclasach ribonucleic acid
□
searb-
hag cairt tannic acid
□
searbhag loisgeach
vitriol
□
searbhag bhainneach lactic acid
searbhag-dhealbhadh nm etching s.-mhilis
nf woody-nightshade, bitter-sweet
searbhaich, -achadh v make bitter, embitter
searbhanta, -an nf domestic, servant
searbhas, -ais nm sarcasm
searbhasach, -aiche a cynical
searg, -adh v decay, droop, fade, pine,
shrivel, wane, waste away, wither
□
searg
às languish
□
shearg an dealbh the picture
faded
seargach a deciduous
seargadh, -aidh nm & vn of searg wither-
ing etc., blight, decay, emaciation
seargair, -ean nm puny person, runt – the
‘sharger’ of Scots
seargte pp sere, shrivelled, withered
□
na
duilleagan seargte the withered leaves
searmon, -oin, -oin / -an nm – also sear-
mon, -oin, -an / -ean nf homily, sermon
□
thòisich an searmon the sermon began
masc
□
cha do rinn an t-searmon càil
dhomh the sermon didn’t do anything for
me fem
□
troimh mheadhan an t-searmoin
through the medium of the sermon masc
□
tha meas aig na Gaidheil fhathast air na
searmoinean aige the Gaels still esteem
his sermons
□
…a’ dèanamh shearmoinean
poiliticeach… making political sermons
□
a’ dol chun nan searmonan going to the
sermons
□
na seann shearmoin chiùine the
old, calm sermons
searmonachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sear-
monaich preaching etc.
searmonaich, -achadh v preach, sermonize
□
a’searmonachadh an t-soisgeil preaching
the gospel
searmonaiche, -ean nm preacher
seàrr, -adh v lounge
searr, -adh v stretch
□
bha a h-uile duine a’
searradh (a) amhaich everybody was
craning their necks (lit. ‘his neck’)
seàrradh, -aidh nm & vn of seàrr lounging
etc.
searrag, -aige, -an nf bottle, flask
□
searrag
ghlainne decanter, vial
searrach, -aich, -aich nm colt, foal
seasaidh iad uile leis a’ chuid as
fheàrr de sgrìobhadairean na Beurla
they will stand with the majority of
English writers (i.e. writers in the
English language) 2. back, defend,
stand in good stead, stand up for, sup-
port
□
sheasadh iad esan an àm
a’chruadail they would support him in
time of hardship
□
’s e an cultar sin
a sheas na Gaidheil gu math anns
gach ceàrn den t-saoghal it’s that cul-
ture which has stood the Gaels in good
stead in every region of the world (lit.
has supported)
□
note also: carson
nach do sheas sibh air mo thaobh?
why didn’t you support me? / stand up
for me? (lit. stand on my side)
□
airson
còirichean nan Gaidheal a sheasamh
to stand up for the rights of the Gaels
3. last
□
thuirt iad rium nach seasadh
e they said to me that it wouldn’t last
□
dè cho fad ’s a sheasas seo an dèidh
dha bhith air a fhosgladh? seasaidh e
tri làithean how long will this last after
it has been opened? it will last [for]
three days
□
dè cho fad’s a sheasas an
t-searmon? how long does the sermon
last?
When the state of standing is being
described the vn is preceded by the
prep pron. formed from ann instead of
a’
□
bha e na sheasamh an sin he was
standing there (lit. he was in his stand-
ing etc.)
□
bha iad nan seasamh aig an
doras they were standing at the door
□
bha mi nam sheasamh air a’ chathair
I was standing on the chair
□
also:
dh’èirich e na sheasamh he stood up
□
leum e na sheasamh he leapt to his feet
□
chuir iad an crann na sheasamh they
stepped the mast
□
but: cha b’urrainn
dhomh seasamh air aon chois I couldn’t
stand on one foot
seas ri(s) / an aghaidh (or without prep
at all) confront, endure, stand up to,
put up with, weather, withstand
□
sheas e àite fhèin na aghaidh he stood
up to him
□
sheas iad gu treun ris
na h-ionnsaighean they withstood
the assaults heroically
□
cha robh e
comasach dhaibh seasamh an aghaidh
na doinninn na b’fhaide it was impos-
sible for them to withstand the storm
any longer
□
bha e cinnteach gun
seasadh na caoraich bhrucach gèil-
tean an taoibh tuath he was sure that
509 searrach
seas, seasamh v 1. stand
□
sheas iad
a’ bruidhinn mionaid they stood
talking a minute
□
cha do rinn e càil
ach seasamh an sin he did nothing
but stand there / he just stood there
□
seasamh, -aimh nm & vn of seas standing
attitude, position (legal or moral attitude),
stand
□
dè an seasamh a tha aig na
croitearan? what standing do the crofters
have?
□
tha iad nan dà sheasamh chàird-
each they are two related attitudes / posi-
tions
□
cha mhòr nach do chaill iad
seasamh an cas they almost lost their
footing
seasan / seusan / sèasan, -ain, -an nm sea-
son (weather etc.)
□
anns an t-seasan a tha
romhainn in the season [that is] before
us
□
airson an t-seusain ùir for the new
season
Seaseudair, -ean nm Seceder
seasg a barren, sterile, dry (not giving milk)
seasg, seisge a barren
seasgachadh, -aidh nm & vn of seasgaich
sterilizing etc., sterilization
seasgachd nf barrenness, sterility
seasgad s and a sixty in new style of count-
ing
□
anns na seasgadan in the sixties
seasgaich, -achadh v sterilize (render
incapable of procreation)
seasgair, -e a comfortable, cosy, secure, snug
seasgan, -ain nm reed-grass
seasgar, -aire a
□
see seasgair
seasmhach, -aiche a consistent, constant,
reliable, resolute, settled, stable, standing,
steady
□
na h-Òrduighean Seasmhach
the standing Orders
□
tha uachdar na
talmhainn nas seasmhaiche an seo the
surface of the earth is more stable here
□
bha iad nan luchd-cuideachaidh seasmhach
they were reliable helpers
seasmhachd nf consistency, constancy,
firmness, footing, stabilty, steadiness
□
chaill an gille a sheasmhachd the boy lost
his footing
seat, -adh v set (a table)
seat, -aichean nm set
□
airson an seòr-
sachadh ann an seataichean for sorting
[them] into sets
seatadh, -aidh nm & vn of seat setting (at
table / in maths)
□
seatadh air muin a
chèile vertical setting (school maths)
seathar, -air, seathraichean nm (ordinary)
chair (also sèithear)
seathar-cuibhle nm wheelchair
seatlaig, -eadh v settle
□
sheatlaig an
teaghlach aig … the family settled at …
seic, -e, -ichean nf cheque s.-thurais nf
traveller’s cheque
□
a bheil seicichean-
turais agaibh? do you have [any] traveller’s
cheques?
seice, -ean nf
□
see seiche
Seiceach, -ich, -ich nm Czech
Seiceach a Czech
seiche, -ean / -eannan nf hide, pelt, skin (of
animals)
□
also seice
sèid, -eadh v blow, distend, fan (stir up),
sound (blow), swell, spout (of whale)
□
shèid e a’ phìob he blew the pipe
□
bha a’
ghaoth a’ sèideadh gu làidir the wind was
blowing strongly
□
sèid suas bloat, inflate,
puff
seid, -e, -ean nf pallet
□
bha e na laighe air
seid he was lying on a pallet (cf. leid)
sèideadh, -idh nm & vn of sèid blowing
etc., inflation
seideir nf cider
sèidrich nf hissing, snorting, blowing etc.
noise
seilbh nf
□
see sealbh – and note that in all
examples given, sealbh could be replaced
by seilbh
seilbheach a possessive
seilbheachadh, -aidh nm & vn of seilbhich
having etc.
seilbheachail a possessive
□
tuiseal seilb-
heach genitive / possessive case
seilbhich, -eachadh v have, possess
□
gach
nì a bha iad a’ seilbheachadh everything
they had
seilcheag, -eige, -an nf slug, snail
seile nm saliva, spittle
□
chuala mi e a’ slu-
gadh a sheile I heard him swallow(ing) his
saliva
seileach, -ich, -ichean nm willow
seileachadh, -aidh nm & vn of seilich
salivating etc., salivation
sèileafon, -oin, -an nm xylophone
seilear, -eir, -an nm vault, cellar
seileastair, -ean nm flag, iris, sedge, yellow
iris (also, commonly, sealastair)
seilg and seilge
□
dat sing & gen sing
respectively of sealg hunting
seilge a hunting
□
òrain sheilge hunting
songs
□
taigh seilge hunting lodge
seilich, -eachadh v salivate
seilisteir nm
□
see seileastair
seilleach, -ich, -ean nm willow
seilleach-geal nm sallow
seilleachan, -ain, -ain nm mountain
willow
seasamh 510
the black-faced sheep would withstand
the gales of the north
seas a-mach 1. jut, project, stick out
2. seas a-mach! stand up and fight!
seas às leth stand for
seilleachan-Frangach nm rosebay (tree)
seillean, -ein, -an nm bee
□
laigh an sgaoth
sheillean air preas the swarm of bees
landed on a bush
□
sgeap sheillean
a beehive
seillean-mòr nm bumble bee
sèimh, -e a calm, gentle, mild, pacific,
placid, tranquil
□
an Cuan Sèimh the
Pacific (Ocean)
□
eileannan a’ Chuain
Shèimh the Pacific Islands
sèimhe nf gentleness, mildness, tranquillity
sèimheachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sèimhich
leniting, lenition, calming
sèimhich, -eachadh v lenite, calm
sèimhichte pp lenited, calmed
sèine, -eachan nf chain
□
sèine bheanntan
mountain chain
seinn, seinn v sing
□
thòisich e air seinn he
began to sing
□
cò tha a’ seinn? who is
singing?
□
seinnibh còmhla ri chèile sing
together (command)
seinn nf & vn of seinn singing
□
seinn aon-
ghuthach unison
□
an togalach às an robh
an t-seinn a’ tighinn the building from
which the singing was coming
seinneadair, -ean nm singer
seipean, -ein nm same as seipinn nf
seipinn, -ean nf chappin, quart
□
muga
seipinn a quart mug
seiplis nf
□
see saplais
seirbhe nf tartness
seirbhe-ciùil nf dissonance
seirbheis, -e, -ean nf service, office
□
Seirbheis na Stàite / an t-Seirbheis
Shìobhalta The Civil Service
□
Seirbheis
Nàiseanta na Slàinte National Health
Service
□
dèan seirbheis serve v
□
seirb-
heis thiodhlacaidh a burial service
□
seirbheisean àrd-ìre / meadhan-ìre / bun-
ìre high order / middle order / low order
services (geog.)
□
rinn e seirbheis air
feadh an t-saoghail he served throughout
the world
seirbheis-siubhail nf (geog. – usually in the
pl)
□
seirbheisean-siubhail mobile services
seirbheiseach, -ich, -ich nm servant,
servitor
seirbheiseil a menial
seirbheisich, -eachadh v serve, attend to
□
a’ bhuidheann a bha a’ seirbheiseachadh
mo chànain the group which was attend-
ing to my language
seirbhis nf see seirbheis
seirbhiseach, -ich, -ich nm
□
see
seirbheiseach
seirc, -e nf affection, charity, love
□
dh’fhan
i beò ann an seirc a luchd-leanmhainn she
still lived in the affection of her followers
(lit. she remained alive)
seirceil, -e a benevolent, kind
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bha e seir-
ceil na nàdar he was kind in [his] nature
seireneach, -ich, -ich nf siren (of legend)
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thòisich na seirenich air seinn the sirens
began to sing
seiridh, -ean nm sherry
seirm, -e nf melody, tone, tune
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air seirm
in tune, tuned
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cuir air seirm attune, tune
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a bheil thu a’ dol a leanntainn air an t-
seirm sin fhathast? are you still going to
continue in that tune still?
seirm, seirm v ring, sound
seirmeach, -iche a melodious, musical (in
sound), tuneful
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Gàidhlig sheirmeach
bhlasta melodious, eloquent Gaelic
sèis
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see sèiseach
seise, -ean nm equal, match, peer (⫽ equal)
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thachair a sheise ris mu dheireadh he
met his match at last (see thachair)
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cha
robh a seise air bhòidhchead there wasn’t
her equal for beauty
sèiseach, -ich, -ichean nm bench, couch
seisean, -ein, -an nm session
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san t-
seisean seo tighinn in the (lit. this) coming
session / next session
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clèireach an
t-seisein the session clerk
seisean-obrach work session
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an dèidh
seisean-obrach soirbheachail after
a successful work session
seisear s
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same as sianar
seisg nf sedge, bog-reed
seisg-madaidh nf upright bur-reed s.-rìgh
nf branched bur-reed
seisreach, -ich, -ichean nf team (of work-
ing animals)
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seisreach dhamh a team of
oxen
sèist, -ean nm/f. siege
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cuir sèist ri(s) /
dèan sèist air besiege, lay under siege,
storm
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chuir iad sèist ris a’ bhaile they
besieged the town
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fo shèist under siege
sèist, -ean nm chorus
sèithear, -eir, sèithrichean nm chair (also
seathar)
sèithear-chuibhlichean nm wheelchair
s.-putaidh nm pushchair
sèitrich nf
□
see sèidrich
Semiticeach a Semitic
□
eachdraidh nan
slògh Seimiticeach the history of the
Semitic peoples
511 Semiticeach
seo dem pron this
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the accompanying
noun is normally in the def form: am
fear seo this one
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an nì seo this pron