Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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ugh-chruth nm oval u.-lann nf ovary
ughag, -aige, -an nf ovary
ughagan, -ain nm custard
ùghdar, -air, -an nm author, composer (of
literature)
ùghdarail a authentic
ùghdarraichte pp authorized, licensed
ùghdarras, -ais, -an nm authority, com-
mand, commission, control abstr, sanction
□
Ùghdarras nan Deuchainnean an Alba
Scottish Qualifications Authority
□
thoir
mar ùghdarras quote
□
thoir ùghdarras do
authorise, delegate, empower
□
gun ùgh-
darras unauthorised
□
ùghdarrasan ion-
adail local authorities
□
dè ’n t-ùghdarras
air a bheil sibh a’dèanamh seo? on whose
authority are you doing this?
□
bha iad fo
ùghdarras an airm they are under the
army’s control
ùghdarrasail a authoritative
uibhir nf indec
□
same as uimhir
uibhreachd, cuir uibhreachd (air) find
something odd / unusual (about), notice a
change in someone
□
chan eil duine ann a
chuireas uibhreachd am bi mi ann no às
there’s nobody who’ll notice whether I’m
there or not
□
cha robh mi a’cur uibhreachd
air seach duine eile I wasn’t noticing any-
thing odd about him compared to any
other man
□
chuir mi uibhreachd mhòr air
I noticed a big change in him
□
cha
chuireadh e uibhreachd orm it wouldn’t
surprise me
ùidh, -e, -ean nf interest, inclination
□
gun
ùidh uninterested
□
ghabh mi ùidh air leth
anns a’ chuspair seo I took a particular
interest in this subject
□
thog mi ùidh ann
an … I developed an interest in…
□
thog
iad ùidh dhaoine thall’s a-bhos they
roused people’s interest everywhere
□
bha
e a’ bruidhinn air na cuspairean anns an
robh ùidh aige he was talking about the
subjects which interested him
□
na daoine
aig a bheil ùidh anns na h-aon rudan …
the people who have the same interests
□
tha seo a’ cuideachadh le ùidh dhaoine
a dhùisgeadh sa Ghàidhlig this helps to
arouse people’s interest in [the] Gaelic
□
bha ùidh mhòr aig Seumas annta James
had a great interest in them / J. was greatly
interested etc.
□
dè a’ bhàrdachd bu
mhotha a ghlac d’ùidh? what poetry most
caught your interest?
□
bha iad a’nochdadh
ùidhe ann an cultur nan dùthchannan eile
they were showing interest in the other
countries’ culture
□
bha barrachd ùidh
aige ann an leabhraichean na bha aige
ann an obair fearainn he had more inter-
est in books than he had in farm work (lit.
land work)
□
… do dhaoine aig a bheil
ùidhean sònraichte…to people who have
special interests
□
tha measgachadh de
rudan ri fhaotainn anns am bi ùidh agaibh
’s dòcha, there is an assortment of items
available in which you may have an interest
uidh, -e nf degree, step, journey, terminus
□
uncommon now except occasionally in the
phrase uidh ar n-uidh by degrees, step by
step, little by little, gradually
□
rinn iad a’
chùis uidh ar n-uidh air an nàimhdean
they gradually gained the upper hand over
their enemies / gradually gained predomi-
nance over etc.
□
also forms part of cmpd
noun ceann-uidhe (q.v.) destination (lit.
end-of-journey)
ùidheachail, -e a same as ùidheil
uidheam, -eim, -an nm/f apparatus, engine,
equipment, gadget, gear, harness, instru-
ment, mechanism, resources (equipment
in schools etc.) set (piece of equipment),
tackle
□
uidheam cladhach excavator
□
cuir an uidheam fit v
□
uidheam sàbhail-
teachd safety gear
□
uidheam teasachaidh
heater
□
uidheam togail lifting gear / lift-
ing tackle
□
uidheam telebhisein televi-
sion set
□
uidheam caithris surveillance
equipment
□
chuir iad a-mach aithris air
uidheam Gàidhlig ann an sgoiltean they
put out a report on Gaelic resources in
schools
□
is e uidheam air a dealbh glè
innleachdach a tha innte it’s a particularly
ingeniously designed piece of equipment
uidheam-dìon nf defence mechanism u.-
innealach nf machine-tool u.-innleadair
nm mechanical engineer u.-ithe nf cutlery
u.-meudachaidh nf enlarger (photog.) u.-
sgaoilidh nf distributor (of an engine), trans-
mitter u.-smachd nf control(s) (concrete)
uidheamachadh, -aidh nm & vn of uid-
heamaich preparing etc., preparation,
qualification
uidheamaich, -achadh v equip, prepare,
rig, trim
□
bha iad ag uidheamachadh air-
son an allabain they were preparing for
their wanderings
uidheamaichte pp prepared, equipped,
qualified
□
cha robh iad uidheamaichte
airson an tachartais seo they were not pre-
pared for this event
□
seo obair airson
a bheil sinn air leth uidheamaichte this is
a task for which we are particularly
prepared / equipped
□
’se th’ann nach eil
daoine uidheamaichte ann the fact is that
there aren’t qualified people (available)
ugh-chruth 612
ùidheil, -e a interesting
□
tha dealbhannan
ùidheil ann there are interesting pictures
in it
□
làn de dh’fhiosrachadh ùidheil full
of interesting information
uidhir nf
□
see uimhir
uige nf gauze
uigheagan nm
□
see ughagan
uil- pref
□
see under uile- below
uilc gen sing of olc evil
came
□
dh’fheuch e a h-uile dòigh air
faighinn às he tried every way to
escape
□
ach a h-uile uair thàinig e
aghaidh ri aghaidh ri … but every
time he came face to face with … often
h is inserted between uile and a vowel
□
a h-uile h-oidhirp every attempt
□
anns a h-uile h-oisean in every corner
What appears to be a def art comes
between a h-uile and a preceding prep
□
le dealbhan den a h-uile seòrsa with
pictures of every kind
□
daoine den
a h-uile cumadh agus dath people of
every shape and colour
□
tha rudeigin
ann dhan a h-uile aois there is some-
thing in it for every age (level)
na h-uile indef pron all, everyone
□
thàinig na h-uile all / everyone came
□
bha na h-uile anns an eaglais every-
one was in church
□
na h-uile a bha
a-staigh all who were within
□
bidh na
dorsan fosgailte do na h-uile aig a h-
uile àm the doors will be open to all at
all times
□
tha an sgadan os cionn nan
uile the herring is above all
□
tha an
Slànaighear saor do na h-uile the
Saviour is free to all
□
bu toigh leam
beannachdan na Bliadhna Ùire a
ghuidhe do na h-uile I would like to
wish New Year greetings to everybody
gach sometimes precedes uile for
emphasis
□
chaidh gach uile seòrsa nì
annasach innse dhomh le mo sheanair
all sorts of extraordinary things were
told to me by my grandfather
□
bha
ainm air gach uile fheart bhig dhen
tìr each and every land feature had
a name
uile adv quite, completely, wholly
□
feu-
maidh sinn dèanamh uile chinnteach
gum bi an t-seirbhis seo cho coilionta
’s a ghabhas we must make quite cer-
tain that this service is as complete as
possible
□
uile gu lèir altogether, com-
pletely, entirely, in all, wholly adv
□
tha ceud sgoilear aca uile gu lèir
they have a hundred pupils altogether
□
bha iad uile gu lèir an eisimeil na
chuireadh an t-eilean dheth de bhàrr
they were entirely dependent on what
crop the island produced (lit. what the
island put from it of a crop)
uil(e)- pref ‘all-’, ‘omni-’, ‘pan-’
□
may
prefix any suitable adjective or noun,
and only a comparatively small selec-
tion is given here
613 uilc
uile a & indef pron all, entire, every,
total
□
bha iad uile sgìth they were all
tired
□
anns a bheil àite againn uile a
chum math nan uile in which we all
have a place (i.e. part / role) for the
good of all
□
’s e sin uile e that’s it all /
that’s the lot
□
an e sin uile e? sin uile
e is that [it] all? that’s [it] all
□
bha seo
a’ falach a h-aghaidh uile ach na
sùilean this was hiding her whole face
except for the eyes
□
bha giamh annta
uile they all had a defect / there was
a defect in all of them
□
bha gaol aige
orra uile he loved them all
□
is fheàir-
rde a’ bhliadhna uile reothadh anns
a’ Ghearran the whole year is better
of frost in February / the whole year
profits from etc.
□
ach is e an ath
thogalach as motha dhiubh uile but the
next building is the biggest of them all
□
causes lenition when preceding
a noun (but see following section)
□
nì
sinn ar n-uile dhìcheall we’ll do our
utmost
□
le ur n-uile chridhe with all
your heart
□
gràdhaichidh tu an
Tighearna do Dhia le d’ uile chridhe,
agus le d’ uile neart, agus le d’ uile
inntinn you will love the Lord your
God with all your heart, and with all
your strength, and with all your mind
a h-uile a & indef pron every
□
gener-
ally does not cause lenition
□
a h-uile
latha every day
□
tha a h-uile fear ag
obair gu trang everyone is working
busily
□
a h-uile duine riamh everyone
without exception
□
cha tàinig a h-uile
iomradh am follais fhathast every
report hasn’t been published yet / not
every report etc.
□
bha eathar a’ tigh-
inn a-nall a h-uile earrach a boat came
over every spring
□
bha a h-uile dùil
againn an aithris fhoillseachadh an t-
seachdain seo we had every expecta-
tion of publishing the report this week
□
thàinig a h-uile duine all / everyone
uil-eaglaiseil a ecumenical u.-fhiosrach
a all-knowing, omniscient u.-ìoc nm
panacea
□
an t-uil-ìoc mistletoe
uile-bheist, -ean nm monster u.-
bhuadhach a all-triumphant, all-
victorious U.-Cheilteach a Pan-Celtic
u.-choitcheann a universal u.-
choitcheannas nm universality
□
a bheil thu a’ tuigsinn a’ choitchean-
nais a tha air an cùl? do you under-
stand the universality behind them?
u.-chuairteach a cylindrical u.-
chumhachd nm omnipotence u.-
chumhachdach a all-powerful, almighty,
omnipotent u.-chumhachdach, an t-
U.-chumhachdach nm the Almighty
u.-itheach a omnivorous
□
beathach
uile-itheach an omnivorous animal u.-
làthaireach a omnipresent, ubiquitous
□
na freiceadan uile-làthaireach the
omnipresent guards u.-làthaireachd
nf omnipresence u.-lèirsinneach a all-
seeing u.-mhargadh nm hypermarket
u.-shluigeach a omnivorous
uime prep pron of mu (q.v.) about him / it
masc
□
uime sin 1. consequently,
then, therefore adv (see App. 6
Pronouns Sect. 7.0) 2. wherefore rel
pron
uimhir nf (also uibhir) 1. number, quantity,
amount
□
seo an uimhir as motha de
a dhàintean a gheibhear ann an aon
leabhar this is the largest amount of his
poems which will be found in one book
2. so much, so many
□
bha uimhir de
shoirbheachadh leis a’ chiad cho-
chruinneachadh agus nach robh dàil ann
a bhith a’ foillseachadh an dara fir there
was so much success with the first collec-
tion that there was no delay in publishing
the second one
□
dhèanadh e uimhir den
obair agus dhèanainn-sa a’ chuid eile he
would do so much of the work and I would
do the rest
□
cha robh uimhir de chraob-
han an seo there weren’t so many trees
here
□
nan robh fios agam cha robh mi air
uimhir a ràdh rithe if I had known
I wouldn’t have said so much to her
□
dè
b’urrainn dhasan a dhèanamh an aghaidh
uimhir? what could he do against so
many?
□
cha deach aige air uibhir agus a’
chlach a ghluasad! he couldn’t so much as
budge the stone! 3. as much, as many
□
uimhir eile double noun, as much again
□
thoir / dèan uimhir eile double v
□
a dhà
uimhir double (the amount)
□
cha robh
uimhir an làthair aig a’ choinneimh seo is
a bha dùil there weren’t as many present at
this meeting as was expected
□
fhuair mi
uimhir ’s a b’urrainn dhomh a ghiùlan
I got as much / as many as I could carry
□
tha fhios agad a-nise air uimhir ’s a tha
agamsa mun chùis you now know as much
as I do about the affair
□
tha a cheart
uimhir de luach anns an fhear seo ’s a tha
anns an fhear eile there’s just as much
value in this one as there is in the other one
□
cha robh fios aig duine eile air uimhir
ris nobody else had as much knowledge of
it as he (lit. nobody else had knowledge of
it as much as he)
□
sheall iad a cheart
uimhir de choibhneas they showed just as
much kindness
□
sin uimhir ’s a chunnaic
mi riamh that’s as many as I’ve ever seen
□
but note also: bha e a’ smaoineachadh
air a’ mhìle uimhir a dh’fhaodadh a bhith
aige he was thinking of the thousand times
as much that he might have had
□
cha robh
faisg uimhir a dhaoine anns an t-seòmar
seo there weren’t nearly as many people in
this room
uileann 614
uileann, uilinn / uilne, uilnean nf elbow
□
dh’èirich e air a uilinn he raised himself
up on his elbow (lit. rose on his elbow)
□
…
bho na h-uilnean gu bàrr nam meuran …
from the elbows to the tip of the fingers
□
chuir e (a) uilnean air a’ chunntair he
put his elbows on the counter
□
alt na h-
uilne elbow-joint
□
cuir uileann ann an
duine give someone the cold shoulder
□
chuir e uileann annam he gave me the
cold shoulder
uilebheist, -ean nm monster
uilinn dat sing or alt nom form of uileann
uilinn, -e, -ean nf angle
□
thomhais e uilinn
a’ thilgidh he calculated the angle of
trajectory
ùill, -eadh v oil
ùilleachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ùillich
lubrication
ùilleadh, -idh nm & vn of ùill oiling, oil
ùilleag, -eige nf oily surface on water
□
ùilleag ola oil slick
uilleann, -inn nf honeysuckle
ùillich, -eachadh v lubricate, oil
ùillidheachd nf oiliness
uilnich, -eachadh v elbow
uilt gen sing of alt joint etc.
uillt gen sing and nom & dat pl of allt
stream etc.
Note also: bha na h-uimhir aca ann there
were so many of them, a fair number of
them
□
an sin nochd a h-uimhir de
dhaoine then there appeared a large num-
ber of people / ever so many people
□
nuair a chluinneas sinn na h-uimhir mu…
when we hear so much about…
uimh(i)reachd
□
see uibhreachd
uimhreachail a numerical
uimpe prep pron of mu (q.v.) about her /
it fem
ùine, ùineachan nf age, duration, period,
time
□
ùine ann am mionaidean duration
in minutes (school maths)
□
ùineachan
draibhidh drive times
□
gabh ùine linger
□
(ann) an ùine gheàrr / ann an ùine ghoirid
adv in a short time, soon
□
anns an ùine
ghoirid a tha mi air a bhith an sàs ann
an … in the short time that I have been
engaged in …
□
agus am beagan ùine…
and in a short time / in a while …
□
tha
ùine gu leòr ann there is plenty of time
□
cuir seachad (an) ùine while away the
time
□
bha e ag iarraidh na b’fhaide de
dh’ùine bhith aige còmhla riutha he
wanted to have more time with them
□
cha
robh cus ùine aige co-dhiù he didn’t have
too much time anyway
□
tha an ùine a’
ruith oirnn time is running out on us
□
dè
an ùine a bha e anns a’ phoileas? how
long was he in the police?
□
for greater
detail about this and other words meaning
‘time’ see App. 10. Sect. 1.0
ùine-mhara nf sea-time
□
chuireadh seo gu
mòr ris an ùine-mhara aca this would add
greatly to their sea-time
ùineach a periodical
uinge, uingichean nf ingot
□
chuir iad
clachan an àite nan uingichean a bha
anns a’ bhogsa they replaced the ingots in
the box with stones (lit. put stones in place
of etc.)
ùinich, -e nf bustle, stir
□
is an sin a chun-
naic sinn an ùinich ’s an othail [it’s] then
we saw a bustle and a stir
uinneag, -eige, -an nf window
□
leòsan na
h-uinneige window-pane
□
sòl na h-
uinneige window-sill
□
uinneag àrd-
dorais fanlight
□
uinneag bàta port-hole
□
uinneag bhannach casement window
□
uinneag cearcaill bay window
□
uinneag
chrochte sash window
□
uinneag còmh-
laidh swivel window
□
uinneag dà-
ghlainne / uinneag dà-ghlainneach double
glazed window
□
uinneag mullaich
dormer window
□
sheall mi a-mach air
uinneig a’ bhàta I looked out through the
port-hole
□
bha i na seasamh aig an uin-
neig she was standing at the window
uinneag-toisich nf windscreen (of vehicle)
uinnean, -ein, -an nm onion
uinnleag, -eige nf a dig with the elbow
uinnlean
□
see uileann
uinnlich, -eachadh v elbow
□
also
uilnich
uinnseann, -ein nm ash tree, ash wood
□
tha a’chas air a dèanamh de dh’uinnseann
the handle is made of ash
ùir, -e / ùireach (sometimes ùrach) nf earth,
mould, soil
□
lìon e a’ bheàrn le clachan
beaga, morghan agus ùir he filled the gap
with small stones, gravel and earth
□
shi-
olaidh an t-uisge air feadh na h-ùireach
the water drained away through the earth
□
leag e gu ciùin don ùir i he lowered her
gently into the earth
□
ùir mhònach peat
dross
□
an àite na h-ùir mònach instead
of / in place of the peat dross
uircean, -ein, -an nm young pig, piglet
uircean-gini nm guinea-pig
□
is sinne
na h-uirceannan-gini we are the
guinea-pigs
ùird gen sing and nom & dat pl of òrd
hammer
615 ùird
uiread nm indec much, many, as much,
as many, so much, so many, quantity,
modicum, number
□
bha uiread ri
a dhèanamh is gun do chuir e eagal
orm there was so much to do that it
scared me
□
uiread eile as many again,
as much again
uiread agus as much as
□
cha do rinn e
uiread dheth ’s a dh’fhaodadh e he
didn’t make as much of it as he might
[have done]
□
cha do rinn e uiread
agus sgrìobhadh thuice he didn’t so
much as write to her
□
cha dh’fhàgadh
uiread is a h-aon dhiubh not so much
as one of them was left
□
bha e gun
uiread agus lèine ri a chraiceann he
was without as much as a shirt to his
skin
□
gun uiread agus fianaisean a
ghairm … without so much as calling
witnesses
□
carson uiread sin? why
that much? / why so many as that?
□
note that, as with cho (q.v.), ri is omit-
ted before seo / sin
But note that, when ‘as much as’ is used
in comparison ri is used
□
cha d’fhuair
iad uiread ruinn they didn’t get as
much / many as we [did]
uiread may be followed by de⫹ dat or
by the gen:
1. uiread⫹ de ⫹ dat
□
tha e iongantach
gun do rinn e uiread de obair ion-
mholta anns an ùine sin it is amazing
that he performed so much praisewor-
thy work in that time
□
… a bha a’
cur uiread de dhragh air…which
was bothering him so much / giving
him so much bother 2. uiread ⫹
gen case
□
bha uiread fiodha ’s
a dhèanadh aon sgeilp there was
as much wood as would make one
shelf
□
chan eil uiread iarraidh air
a-nis there isn’t as much demand for
it now
uiread may also be used with a poss adj
and ceart, leth or a number followed
by a noun in the genitive case or
a noun preceded by de as follows:…
agus a cheart uiread bhoireannach /
de bhoireannaich… and just as many
women
□
tha iad a’ dèanamh a leth
uiread de mhearachdan a-nise they are
making half as many mistakes now
□
bithidh iad a’cur a-mach a leth uiread
eile de phrògraman Gàidhlig they’ll
be producing half again as many
Gaelic programmes
□
tha (a) dhà
uiread de bhuill aig a’ chlub seo ’s
a tha aig an fhear eile this club has
twice as many members as the other
one has
□
tha cudthrom na talmhainn
a cheithir fichead uiread ri truimead
na gealaich the weight of the earth is
eighty times the heaviness of the moon
□
bha a thrì uiread de thidsearan a’
tighinn a-mach às na colaistean air na
bha ann de dh’àiteachan dhaibh there
were three times as many teachers
coming out of the colleges as there
were places for them
na h-uiread may be found with the
same meanings
□
chan eil na h-uiread
dheth ga oibreachadh ’s a chleachd
there isn’t as much of it worked as
there used to be (i.e. the land)
□
tha iad
air ar cur anns na h-uiread de dhuil-
gheadas they have put us in so much
difficulty
□
tha iad a’ dèanamh na
h-uiread de mholaidhean they make
a number of recommendations
□
…
còmhla ris na h-uiread de chomataid-
hean eile … along with a number of
other committees
uireas nf indec all (poss. derived from
uile ’s)
□
bainne no uisge uireas tha sinn
ag òl milk or water is all we drink
uireasach, -aiche a inadequate
uireasachd nf inadequacy
uireasbhach, -aiche a defective, wanting
uireasbhaidh nf defect, lack, poverty, pri-
vation, want
□
cò a b’urrainn dol na b’ìsle
ann am bochdainn agus uireasbhaidh na
mise? who could descend further into
poverty and want than I?
□
bha iomadh
uireasbhaidh air na togalaichean the
buildings had many defects
uireasbhaidheach, -ich a defective, maimed
uirgheall, -ill nm elocution, expression (elo-
quence), utterance (bold and emphatic)
uiridh, an uiridh adv last year (see
an-uiridh under an-)
uirigh, -e, -ean nf couch, pallet
□
bha e na
laighe air uirigh he was lying on a couch
uirsgeil nm a spreading (of dung, hay etc.)
□
beartaichidh uirsgeil mòintich fonn
a tha bochd a spreading of peat will enrich
soil which is poor
uirsgeul, uirsgeòil, -an nm fable, fiction,
myth (in the sense of a story without sub-
stance)
□
fhuair iad a-mach nach robh ann
ach uirsgeul they discovered that it was
just a myth
uirsgeulach, -aiche a fabulous, fictitious
□
caractaran uirsgeulach fictitious
characters
ùis, -e nf use
□
tha mi a’dèanamh ùis dheth
I am making use of it
□
airson ùis fhèin a-
mhàin for his own use only – uncommon
uiseag, -eige, -an nf lark, skylark
uiseag-chabach nf tufted lark
ùiseil, -e a serviceable, useful
□
… ged
a bha e ùiseil a bhith a’ coimhead air…
though it was useful to be looking at it
□
’s
e leabhar beag gu math ùiseil a tha seo
this is quite a useful little book
uisge, uisgean / uisgeachan nm 1. water
□
crath uisge air dabble, sprinkle with water
□
dh’òl e an t-uisge he drank the water
□
an toir thu dhomh glainne uisge? will you
give me a glass of water?
□
dhòirt i an t-
uisge don tuba she poured the water into
the tub
□
rach fon uisge dive, submerge
□
chaidh e fon uisge he dived
□
chaidh am
bàt’-aiginn fon uisge the submarine
dived / submerged
□
uisge na stiùireach
wake of a vessel (also uisge-stiùireach)
□
bha e a’ beachdachadh air uisge na
stiùireach aca he was observing their
wake (to judge their speed etc.)
□
thraogh
na h-uisgeachan the waters subsided
□
ùird 616
… gan treòrachadh ri taobh uisgeachan
ciùine … leading them by still waters
2. rain
□
uisge searbhagach acid rain
□
tha
an t-uisge ann it’s raining (always with the
def art in this idiom)
□
thàinig an t-uisge
na thuil the rain came [down] in torrents
□
thuit an t-uisge gu trom the rain fell heav-
ily
□
an rud a thig leis a’ ghaoith, falb-
haidh e leis an uisge what comes with the
wind will go with the rain (proverb)
□
anns an uisge ’s anns a’ghaoith in the rain
and the wind
□
bidh iad a’fuireach gus an
tèid an t-uisge às they wait until the rain
goes off
□
uisge nan seachd sian (see sian)
rainstorm
□
bha uisge nan seachd sian
ann it was raining cats and dogs / there
was a rainstorm 3. wave (rare in this mean-
ing)
□
dh’èirich uisge mòr a great wave
arose
□
chaidh an sgioba a shlugadh anns
na h-uisgeachan the crew was swallowed
up in the waves / the waters
uisge-adhair nm rainwater u.-beatha nm
whisky
□
dhòirt e an t-uisge-beatha anns
a’ ghlainne he poured the whisky into the
glass
□
bha fàileadh an uisge-bheatha air
(a) anail there was the smell of whisky on
his breath
□
thug e glainne uisge-bheatha
an urra dhuinn he gave a glass of whisky
to each of us u.-bheatha a whisky
□
thog
e am botal uisge-bheatha he raised the
whisky bottle u.-beatha-braiche nm malt
whisky u.-dhathan n pl water-colours
u.-dhìonach a waterproof u.-dhruim
nm watershed uisg-fhuaraichte pp water-
cooled u.-stiùireach nm wake (of a
vessel)
uisgeachadh, -aidh nm & vn of uisgich
irrigating etc., irrigation
uisgich, -eachadh v irrigate, sprinkle,
water
uisgidh a watery, waterish
□
grian uisgidh
a’ gheamhraidh the watery winter sun
ùisnich, -eachadh v use, employ
□
dh’ùis-
nicheadh àireamh sgoiltean na sglèatan a
number of schools used to use the slates
Uibhisteach, -ich, -ich nm Uist person
Uibhisteach a of, belonging to or pertaining
to Uist
ulag, -aige, -an nf pulley
ulaidh, -e, -ean nf 1. hoard, treasure
2. darling
ulfhart, -airt nm howl
□
dèan ulfhart howl v
ullachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
ullaich preparing etc., preparation,
provision
□
gun ullachadh extemporary,
impromptu, unrehearsed
□
labhair gun
ullachadh extemporise
□
rinneadh an
t-ullachadh àbhaisteach airson an tòrraidh
the usual preparation was made for the
funeral
□
tha iad air ullachadh a
dhèanamh airson a’ gheamhraidh they
have made provision for winter
□
bha
ullachadh mòr air a dhèanamh latha ron
àm great preparations were made a day
before the time
□
bu chòir pailteas
ullachaidh a dhèanamh airson…plenty
of preparation should be made for …
□
chì
thu am piseach a tha air tighinn air na h-
ullachaidhean a tha gan dèanamh you’ll
see the success with which the prepara-
tions that are being made have met (lit. the
success which has come upon etc.)
□
tha
an t-ullachadh seo air a chur sìos anns an
Leabhar Làimhe the following provision
is set out in the Handbook
ullachadh-sgeòil nm setting the scene
ullaich, -achadh v get ready, prepare, pro-
vide, qualify
□
ullaich graf plot a graph
□
bha aice ris an dìnnear ullachadh she had
to prepare the dinner
□
bha na mnathan
air biadh ullachadh do na ceudan the
women had prepared food for [the] hun-
dreds
□
… nuair a bha sinn ag ullachadh
airson ar n-eallach a leigeil sìos … when
we were preparing to let down our burden
□
tha cùrsa Gàidhlig ga ullachadh an-
dràsta a Gaelic course is being prepared
right now
□
bha cuirm mhòr ga h-
ullachadh a great feast was being prepared
ullachail a preparatory
ullamh, -aimhe a 1. done, mature, ready,
prepared, finished
□
ullamh airson na
poite ready for the pot
□
bha e ullamh
dheth he was done with it
□
nuair a bha e
ullamh den cheasnachadh when he was
finished with the questioning nuair a bha
e ullamh a sgrìobhadh an leabhair when
he was finished writing the book (here
a ⫽ de) 2. handy, ready, prone to
□
tha
sinn ro ullamh air a bhith a’ cur sìos air
càch we are too ready to be reviling others
ullamhachd nf readiness
ulpag, -aige, -an nf boulder
ultach, -aich, -aichean nm armful, bundle
□
thàinig i a-staigh le ultach mòna she
came in with an armful of peat
□
ultach
connaidh an armful / bundle of firewood
Ultach, -aich, -aich nm Ulsterman
Ultach a of, belonging to or pertaining to Ulster
umad / umam / umaibh / umainn prep
prons of mu (q.v.)
ùmaidh, -ean nm blockhead, clot, dolt,
dunce, fool, idiot
ùmaidh, -e a stupid, doltish, dull (of mind)
617 ùmaidh
ùmaidheachd nf doltishness, stupidity,
blockheadedness
umha nm indec bronze
□
due to ambiguity
it is now rarely used in the meaning ‘brass’
or ‘copper’, pràis being used for ‘brass’
and copar for ‘copper’, but the following
example should be noted: umha a nì fuaim
sounding brass
umhail, -e nf heed, attention, notice
□
cha
do ghabh mi mòran umhail dheth I did not
pay him much attention / I didn’t take
much notice of him / I didn’t pay him
much heed
□
also cuir umhail air pay
attention to, heed, notice
□
chuireadh e an
umhail bu mhotha oirre he would give her
the greatest attention
□
chuir mi an umhail
dha e I brought it to his attention (pointing
out a fault)
□
chuir mi umhail air I saw
a change in him
□
tha fhios agam gun do
chuir e umhail orm I know [that] he
noticed me / saw a change in me
umhail, -e a dutiful, humble, meek, obedient,
reverent, subject, submissive
□
gu h-umhail
rinn i mar a chaidh iarraidh oirre meekly /
submissively etc. she did as she was asked
(lit. as was asked on her)
□
feumaidh tu
bhith umhail dha anns gach nì you must be
obedient to him in everything
□
bha a mac
umhail dhi her son was obedient to her
umhal, -aile a
□
see umhail
ùmhlachd nf allegiance, bow (in obeisance /
salutation), deference, homage, humility,
meekness, reverence, submission, tribute
□
thoir ùmlachd do obey, pay homage to,
give obeisance to, give allegiance to
□
cha
tug e ùmhlachd don àithne seo he did not
obey this command
□
thug na cinn-
cinnidh ùmhlachd don rìgh the chieftains
made obeisance to the king / bowed to the
king
□
nì iad ùmhlachd dhomh they will
bow to me / pay homage to me etc.
ùmhlaich, -achadh v 1. humble, subdue,
conquer 2. submit, obey⫹ do to
□
chan
ùmhlaich sinn gu bràth don fheadhainn
a tha a’ toirt ionnsaigh oirnn we shall
never submit to those who are attacking us
umpa prep pron of mu (q.v.) about them
ung, -adh v anoint
ungadh, -aidh nm & vn of ung anointing,
salve, ointment, unction
Ungaireach, -ich, -ich nm Hungarian
Ungaireach a Hungarian
Ungrainis nf Hungarian (lang.)
ùnnlagh nm indec fine
□
cuir / leag
ùnnlagh air fine (v)
□
chuir iad ùnnlagh
air they fined him
ùnnsa, -achan nm ounce
ùpraid, -e, -ean nf commotion, confusion,
din, fuss, tumult, uproar
□
bha mi toilichte
a bhith air falbh bho ùpraid a’ bhaile
mhòir I was glad to be away from the din
of the city
ùpraidiche, -ean nm hooligan
ur poss adj your pl & pol
□
ur taigh your
house
□
ur sùilean your eyes
□
becomes
ur n- before a vowel
□
le ur n-uile chridhe
with all your heart
ùmaidheachd 618
ùr, ùire a fresh (food etc.), modern,
new, recent
□
ùr o hot from
□
ùr on
chlò hot from the press
□
A’Bhliadhna
Ùr The New Year
□
còta ùr a new coat
□
bainne ùr fresh milk
□
ìm ùr fresh
butter
□
càraichean ùra new cars
□
anns a’ bhliadhna ùir in the new
year
□
… anns am bi sgrùdadh air
a dhèanamh air leabhar ùr air chorei-
gin … in which a review will be made
of some new book or other
□
bha an
Dara Cogadh Mòr ùr nan inntinn the
Second World War was fresh in their
minds
□
bha seo ùr dha this was new
to him
□
cho ùr ’s a ghabhas as new as
can be / brand new / spanking new
□
gu h-ùr newly
ùr may accompany vn’s as follows: mar
duine air ùr dhalladh like a newly
blinded man
□
bonnach air ùr fhuine
a newly baked bannock
□
dà bhradan
air an ùr thoirt às an uisge two salmon
newly taken from the water
□
bha iad
air ùr tighinn bho dheas they had
newly come from the south
□
nuair
a bha e air ùr phòsadh when he was
newly married
as ùr adv (once) again, anew, afresh
□
dhearbh iad fhèin nan gaisgich as ùr
they proved themselves heroes once
again
□
dè tha (a’) dol? chan eil càil
as ùr what’s doing? nothing new (lit.
what’s going [on]?)
ùr-chleasaiche nm conjurer, juggler
ù.-chreideach nm novice ù.-fhàs nm
bloom, prime ù.-ghnàthachadh
nm innovation
□
bha seo na ùr-
ghnàthachadh glè mhòr this was
a great innovation ù.-ghnàthadair nm
innovator ù.-ghnàthaich v innovate
ù.-labhrach a rhetorical ù.-labhradh
nm / ùr-labhairt nf rhetoric ù.-nodha
a modern, split-new, brand-new
urabhallach nf blue buttons, blue bonnets,
devil’s bit scabious (flower)
ùrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ùraich renew-
ing etc., renewal, refreshment
□
is ùrachadh
atharrachadh a change is refreshing
ùrach-bhallach nf spotted orchis
ùrachd nf freshness, novelty
ùraich, -achadh v freshen, modernise,
purify, refresh, renew, renovate, revive
□
dh’ùraich seo an dòchas this renewed
their hope
□
… nuair a thig na ceadan
gu bhith air an ùrachadh…when the
licences come to be renewed
uraidh, an uraidh adv last year see
an-uiridh under an-
ùrail a
□
same as ùrar
ùralachd nf freshness
urànium nm uranium
ùrar a fresh (usually of vegetation)
□
bha
am feur a’ fàs ùrar uaine the grass was
growing fresh and green
urchair, urchrach, urchraichean nf cast
(of a weapon), missile, projectile, report
(from a gun), shot
□
urchair gunna gun-
shot
□
cuir urchair ann load (of a gun)
□
dìreach urchair chloiche bhon taigh only
a stone’s throw from the house
urchall, -aill, -an nm inhibition
urchasg, -aisg, -an nm antidote
ùrlar, -air, -an nm floor, ground (in piping),
motif (music), theme (music)
□
cuir ùrlar
ann floor v
□
clàr ùrlair floor-board
□
leag
ùrlar pave
□
na laighe air an ùrlar lying
on the floor
□
air a’ cheathramh ùrlar on
the fourth floor
ùrnaigh, -e, -ean nf devotion (relig.),
prayer
□
ùrnaigh choitcheann liturgy
□
tha
m’ùrnaigh ri Dia gun…I pray to God that…
(lit. my prayer to God is that…)
□
chu-
madh coinneamhan ùrnaigh prayer meet-
ings were held
□
dèan ùrnaigh pray
□
rinn
i ùrnaigh ri Dia she prayed to God
□
note
also: chuir e suas ùrnaigh a bha freagar-
rach airson latha cho mòr he offered up a
prayer which was fitting for so great a day
(lit. put up a prayer)
□
in common with
many other nouns, ùrnaigh may be used
as a vn
□
bu chòir dhuinn uile a bhith ag
ùrnaigh airson sluagh na dùthcha sin we
all ought to be praying for the people of
that country
urra, urracha / urraidhean nf 1. character,
individual, one, person, personage
□
mar
urra ann an leabhar like a character in a
book
□
urra mòr important person
( pl ⫽ urracha mòra)
□
na h-urracha mòra
the elite, the hierarchy, the top people,
V.I.P.’s, top brass, the powers-that-be, ‘big
bugs’, the ‘high heid yins’ etc.
□
bha an
seòmar-searraidh làn de urracha mòra the
lounge was full of V.I.P.’s
□
urraidhean na
fine the clan elite 2. an urra ri (a) depend-
ent upon, up to
□
tha e an urra ruinn a-
nise it is up to us now
□
tha e an urra riut
fhèin it’s up to you
□
tha seo an urra ri cho
luath ’s a thèid aca air a dhèanamh this
depends on how quickly they manage to
do it (b) in charge of, responsible for
□
bha
mi an urra ri Oifis a’ Phuist I was in
charge of the Post Office
□
bha e an urra
ri taigh-solais he was in charge of a light-
house (c) entrusted to bha Oifis a’ Phuist
an urra rium the Post Office was in my
charge / I was in charge of the Post Office
□
3. an urra adv each
□
thug e glainne
uisge-bheatha an urra dhuinn he gave
a glass of whisky to each of us / he gave us
each a glass of whisky
urra, gun urra
□
see urrainn
619 urra
urrainn nf 1. ability
□
used with the
assertive verb as follows: is urrainn
dhomh I can, I am able (often short-
ened to ’s urrainn, and always when
saying ‘yes’)
Basic examples: ’s urrainn dhomh
grèim a chumail air an fhàradh dhut
I can hold the ladder for you
□
an
urrainn dhut a’ chlach seo a thogail?
’s urrainn / chan urrainn can you / are
you able to lift this stone? yes / no
□
cha b’urrainn dha an sgeilp a ruigsinn
he couldn’t reach the shelf
□
cha b’ur-
rainn dha (a’) dol às àicheadh nach
robh i bòidheach he couldn’t deny that
she was pretty (see àicheadh)
urrainn used in dependent construc-
tions
□
bha e ag ràdh gum b’urrainn
dha sin a dhèanamh he was saying that
he could do that
□
chan eil sinn ann an
suidheachadh far an urrainn dhuinn
leigeil le seo tachairt we are not in
a position where we can let this happen
□
and also, of course, in the neg forms
of these constructions
□
chaidh innse
dhi nach b’urrainn dhi leanabh a bhith
aice she was told that she couldn’t
have a child
□
chan urrainn e bhith
nach ann le fhios a bha seo a’ dol air
adhart it cannot be that it was with his
knowledge that this was going on
urrainn is often found in relative con-
structions
□
bha e a’ feuchainn ri
daoine fhaighinn a b’urrainn dhaibh
an obair a ghabhail os làimh he was
trying to find people who could under-
take the work
□
bha iad a’ feuchainn
ris na b’urrainn dhaibh a dhèanamh
de obair they were trying to do what
work they could (lit. to do what they
could of work)
□
a bheil daoine agad
as urrainn dhaibh seo a dhèanamh? do
you have people who could do this?
□
cò ’s urrainn a ràdh? who can say?
□
lean e air na b’urrainn dha de dhragh
is de chall a chur air an nàmhaid he
continued to inflict upon the enemy as
much trouble and damage as he could
(lit. continued what he could of trouble
and loss to put upon the enemy)
□
…
na daoine sin nach b’urrainn dhomh a
ràdh ri an làthaireachd ach tàmailt…
those people whose presence I can
only call an insult (lit. those people
that I cannot say to their presence but
an insult)
□
dè b’urrainn dhasan a
dhèanamh an aghaidh uimhir? what
could he do against so many?
□
fhuair
mi uimhir ’s a b’urrainn dhomh a
ghiùlan I got as much / as many as I
could carry
□
cò a b’urrainn dha dol
na b’ìsle ann am bochdainn agus
uireasbhaidh na mise? who could
descend further into poverty and want
than I?
In common with other verbs / verbal
constructions, the prep is omitted
when the construction is impersonal
□
… ach chan urrainn nach eil ceangal
eadar e fhèin agus…… but there must
be a connection between himself and
…
□
cha b’urrainn a bhith aig a’chùis
ach an aon chrìoch the matter could
have only one ending
□
bha fhios aice
nach b’urrainn gun robh an t-sabaid
furasta she knew that the fighting
couldn’t have been easy
As urrainn is not a verb, it cannot have
a future passive form – yet one exists!
□
chan urrainnear a’ bhliadhna sin a
leigeil seachad gun a comharrachadh
that year cannot be allowed to pass
without marking it
Note also: cha b’urrainn dhut gun
mothachadh dha you couldn’t help but
notice it / you couldn’t help noticing it
(lit. you couldn’t without noticing it)
□
cha b’urrainn dhomh gun gàire
a dhèanamh I couldn’t help laughing /
I had to laugh
□
cha b’urrainn dha gun
a bhith a’ ruith is a’ leum he couldn’t
help running and jumping
urrainn a able
□
an urrainn iad sin a
dhèanamh? can they do that?
□
is
urrainn mi a’ chraobh sin a dhìreadh
I can climb that tree
□
not so common
as is urrainn dhomh etc. (see above)
2. (a) author
□
gun urrainn anonymous
□
sgeul gun urrainn an anonymous
story
□
thuirt e nach robh annainn ach
rothan fiaclach gun urrainn ann an
inneal he said that we were nothing
but anonymous cogs in a machine
(b) authority
□
air an urrainn fhèin on
their own authority, on their own ini-
tiative, off their own bat
□
cò urrainn
nas fheàrr na esan? who is a better
authority than he?
□
note that urrainn
is often shortened to urra
urra 620
urrais a insurance
□
airgead urrais insur-
ance
□
… an deidh a chur fo airgead
urrais airson a luach … after insuring it
for its value / after being insured for its
value masc obj
□
Buidheann an Airgid
Urrais Insurance Company
urram, -aim nm deference, dignity, honour,
regard, respect, reverence
□
cuir urram air
honour v
□
thoir urram do regard, respect
v
□
thoir àrd urram do revere
□
urram don
t-Sàbaid respect for the Sabbath
□
’s e M.A
le urram a’ chiad chlas (ann) am Beurla a
thug e a-mach he gained a first-class M.A.
honours degree in English
□
b’e urram
mòr a bh’ann dhomhsa a bhith … it was a
great honour for me to be …
□
is urram
dhomhsa gun do dh’iarradh ormsa …I am
greatly honoured that I was asked … (lit. it
is a great honour to me that etc.)
□
feu-
maidh sinn làn urram a thoirt dhaibh we
must give them full honour
urramach, -aiche a of account, dignified,
honorary, honourable, respectable, rev-
erend, venerable
□
is ann o dhaoine urra-
mach a thàinig e he came of (lit. from)
respectable people
□
bithidh an
t-Urramach Dòmhnall Dòmhnallach a’
bruidhinn aig a’ choinneimh the Reverend
Donald MacDonald will be speaking at
the meeting
□
an t-Athair Urramach
Dòmhnall Dòmhnallach the Reverend
Father Donald MacDonald
urramachadh, -aidh nm & vn of urra-
maich dignifying etc.
urramaich, -achadh v dignify, venerate
urramaichte pp dignified
urras, -ais, -an nm assurance, bail, bond,
insurance, bail, guarantee, indemnity,
security, sponsor, surety, trust
□
airgead
urrais insurance
□
urras nàiseanta
national insurance
□
thoir urras air bail v
□
fuasgladh air urras bail noun
□
theirig
an urras air bank on, indemnify
□
faigh /
thoir urras air insure
□
rach an urras
guarantee, warrant
□
thèid mi an urras
nach bi sibh a dhìth cobhair I’ll guarantee /
warrant [that] you won’t lack assistance
□
cha robh sin na urras air càil that was no
guarantee of anything
□
rach an urras air
sponsor v
□
bha daoine a’ dol an urras
oirnn airson gach mìle a choisich sinn
people were sponsoring us for every mile
we walked
□
urras carthannach a charita-
ble trust
□
Urras Bùth-obrach film Dhùn
Èideann Edinburgh film Workshop Trust
urrasachd nf sponsorship
□
fhuair sinn
urrasachd an ceangal ris a’ Mhòid
Nàiseanta we received sponsorship in
connection with the National Mod
urrasachadh, -aidh nm & vn of urrasaich
warranting
urrasachd nf trusteeship
urrasaich, -achadh v warrant
urrasaiche, -ean nm underwriter
urrasair, -ean nm insurer, sponsor, trustee
□
airgead o shanasan agus urrasairean
agus eile money from advertisements and
sponsors etcetera
ursainn, -ean nf doorpost, jamb
□
bha pleit
beag pràise ri taobh na h-ursainn there
was a small, brass plate beside the door-
post
ùruisg, -ean nm water spirit, brownie
usaideach, -iche a complaining, querulous
usgar, -air, -an nm jewel (also usgar,
usgrach, usgraichean nf )
usgar-bràghad nm necklace
uspag, aige, -an nf 1. breeze, gust, puff 2.
start, sudden movement
ùtraid, -e.-ean nf access road i.e. ‘outroad’–
also ùdrathad
□
chunnaic e cuideigin air
an ùtraid he saw someone on the access
road
ùth, -a, -an(nan) nm udder
□
bha an ùthan
làn their udders were full
ùthan, -ain nm cyst
621 ùthan
There are, traditionally, no letters v, w, x, y
and z in Gaelic, and this causes difficulties
with the adoption of English or other for-
eign words into Gaelic. In the days when
only a few Gaels spoke English, imported
words were fairly readily absorbed, partic-
ularly if they began with a v sound e.g. it
was assumed by Gaelic speakers that a
word such as ‘vicar’ was simply biocair
lenited. Similarly with bearbhain ver-
vain, biocant viscount, biotailt victuals,
the words bolcàno volcano, bolcànach
volcanic, (and later, bolcanaich vulcan-
ize). The word ‘velvet’, however, became
meileabhaid.
Later borrowings appear to be occupying a
halfway house with such spellings as
Bheiniseach Venetian, bheirmilean ver-
milion, and bhòidse voyage.
The loan words listed below, however, gen-
erally retain the v, though some do have
alternative spellings.
The only examples of words beginning with
w being naturalised which spring readily
to mind are Bhaltair for Walter, and the
borrowed words burmaid wormwood, and
buaic wick.
The letter x is occasionally naturalised as in
sèileafon for ‘xylophone’ and likewise z
often becomes s as in sionc zinc, sip zip
and sutha zoo.
The sound of the letter y as in ‘yacht’ is var-
iously reproduced as ia, ie, io or iu. This
includes the letter j sounded as y e.g.
Ianuari nm January Iava, an Iava nf Java
iubaili nf jubilee Iugo-slàbhach a
Jugoslav Iehòbha nm Jehovah Ierusalem
nm Jerusalem iòga nf yoga etc.
V, W, X, Y and Z