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

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àrach the cuckoo lets other birds rear her

young

àlaich, -achadh v breed, brood, multiply

àlainn, -e / àille / àilne a beautiful, lovely

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ghabh e beachd air cho àlainn glan ’s a

bha na sràidean he noted how beautiful

and clean (or how beautifully clean) the

streets were

□

feumaidh gur e seo an seal-

ladh as àille air an t-saoghal this must be

the most beautiful sight / scene in the

world

Albàinianach, -aich, -aich nm Albanian

Albàinianach a Albanian

Albainn dat case of Alba

Albais nf Scots (lang.)

Albann gen case of Alba

Albannach, -aich, -aich nm Caledonian,

Scot, Scotsman

Albannach a Caledonian, Scottish

albhon, -oin, -an nm elevon

alcalaidh nm alkali

alcol, -oil, nm alcohol

alcolachd nf alcoholism

algach a algal

allaban, -ain nm wandering(s)

□

an dèidh

a h-allabain after her wanderings

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air

allaban wandering adv

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bha e fad dà

bhliadhna air allaban air feadh na Roinn-

Eòrpa he was [the length of] two years

wandering throughout Europe

allabanach, -aiche a wandering

alladh, -aidh nm fame, renown

allaidh, -e a savage, wild

allail, -e a famed, prominent

all(a)mhara a exotic

all(a)mharach, -aiche a same as

all(a)mhara

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a’ cath an aghaidh ﬁath-

bheathaichean almharrach ﬁghting

against exotic wild beasts

allamharach, -aich, -aich nm foreigner,

stranger

allsadh, -aidh nm easing, slackening

□

cha

robh allsadh air a’ ghaoith there was no

slackening of the wind / the wind did not

ease off

□

gun allsadh ceaseless

□

cha

robh ann ach gleadhar gun allsadh there

was / it was nothing but a ceaseless uproar

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also abhsadh

allt, uillt, uillt nm burn, brook, streamlet

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na h-uillt bheaga the tiny streams

allta a wild, savage

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làn de bheathaichean

allta full of savage beasts

alltan, -ain, -an nm brook, burn, stream,

streamlet (dim. of allt)

almain nm aluminium

almanac, -an nm almanac

almon, -oin, -an nm almond

alp, ailp, ailp nm alp

alùbhium, -iuim nm alluvium

alt, uilt, -an nm 1. joint

□

tinneas nan alt

arthritis, gout

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alt na h-uilne elbow-joint

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alt na glùine knee-joint

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alt cuach is

ubhal ball and socket joint

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alt lùdagach

hinge joint

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cuir às an alt / à alt disjoint,

dislocate, splay

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cur às an alt / à alt dis-

location 2. art, knack

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bha e glè ealamh

ann a bhith a’ togail alt na h-obrach he

was very quick in picking up the knack of

the work 3. article (gram.)

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an t-alt

comharrachaidh the deﬁnite article 4. arti-

cle (prose)

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anns an alt seo in this article

5. manner, method, way

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air an alt

cheudna in the same way

altach a jointed

altachadh, -aidh nm & vn of altaich joint-

ing etc., articulation, grace (before meals

etc.)

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chrom sinn ar ceann ris an

altachadh we bent our heads for the grace

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gabh / dèan altachadh say grace

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bha

e a’ gabhail an altachaidh he was saying

grace

altaich, -achadh v join, joint

altair, altarach, altraichean nf altar

altrachas, -ais nm altruism

altraim, altram (less commonly altra-

madh) v nurse, foster, cherish, nourish

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chaill e gach dùil a dh’altraim e a-riamh

he lost every hope he ever cherished

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mur

eil a’ bhàrdachd ag altram sonais…

unless poetry fosters happiness …

altram, -aim nm & vn of altraim nursing

etc.

□

… a’ cur feum air bàidh agus altram

… needing affection and nursing

altramachadh, -aidh nm & vn of altra-

maich nursing

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… a bhitheas fad am

beatha feumach air altramachadh…who

will require nursing all their lives

altramadh, -aidh nm

□

same as, but less

common than, altram

altramaich, -achadh v

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same as, but less

common than, altraim

altramas, -ais nm nursing

□

cùm altrumas

ri attend to, look after, tend

altruim & altrum see altraim & altram

am a form of the def art ‘the’ used with nom

masc nouns beginning with the letters b, f,

m and p

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am balach the boy

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am peann

the pen

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am maighstir the master

□

fear the man

am prep a form of the an in ann an used

with nouns beginning with b, f, m and p

e.g. ann am bogsa in a box

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ann am faing

in a sheep-pen

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ann am maraig in a pud-

ding

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ann am poca in a bag

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the ann is

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frequently omitted, particularly in com-

monly used phrases

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am meadhan a’

bhaile in the centre of the town

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mearachd in error

am poss adj their – a form of an ‘their’ used

before nouns beginning with b, f, m and p

e.g. am bothan their hut

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am pàiste their

child

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am màthair their mother

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ﬁodh their timber

am interr part preceding verbs beginning

with the letters b, f, m and p

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am faca tu

e? did you see it?

□

am bi iad a’ tighinn

dhachaidh? will they be coming home?

□

am marbh thu e? will you kill it?

□

but

note that am bheil is now more usually

a bheil?

□

a bheil thu sgìth? are you tired?

□

also used between a prep and a verb,

with the force of the English rel prons who /

which

□

seo an taigh anns am bi sinn a’

fuireach this is the house in which we will

be living

□

further examples of this usage

may be found under the relevant prep

àm, ama, amannan nm time, occasion

□

for a full description of the use of this

word and other words for ‘time’ see

App. 10 Sects. 1.0 & 2.0

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àm na h-

inbhidheachd puberty

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tha an t-àm air

tighinn airson seirbhisean mar seo a

thoirt gu ceann the time has come to bring

services like this to an end

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tha àm gu

curachd agus àm gu buain there is a time

to sow and a time to reap

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àm cur an t-sìl

seedtime

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aig àm trioblaid in time of

trouble (lit. at a time etc.)

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aig àm dol an

clò at the time of going to press

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tha e

soilleir gun deach an t-eilean tro amannan

anns an robh mòran cruaidh-chàs it is

clear that the island went through periods

in which there was much hardship

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’s e

àm dorcha den bhliadhna a tha seo this is

a dark time of the year

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aig àm Càisge at

Eastertime

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aig àm sam bith at any time,

ever

□

(bh)o àm gu àm from time to time,

intermittent(ly)

□

freagarrach airson an

ama seo den bhliadhna suitable for this

time of (the) year

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an t-àm ri teachd the

future, the hereafter

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san àm ri teachd in

the hereafter / in the future (also san àm a

tha tighinn in the future)

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sa cheart àm

instantaneous(ly), just in time, in the nick

of time

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san àm (seo) now

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an t-àm a

dh’fhalbh the past

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on àm sin thenceforth

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bho àm Choinnich MhicAilpein anns an

naoidheamh linn from the time of

Kenneth MacAlpine in the ninth century

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ri àm a’ gheamhraidh during the winter-

time

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an t-àm a tha làthair the present

□

a dh’aon àm simultaneous

□

[ann] an

deagh àm timely

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àm air bith whenever

□

bidh iad a’ bruidhinn air cuspairean an

ama they will be speaking about current

affairs

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àm ruighinn arrival time

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àm

fàgail departure time

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bha e a’ tighinn

faisg air an àm a dh’fheumadh e fàgail it

was getting near the time he had to leave

amadan, -ain, -ain nm clown, fool, hum-

bug, idiot, loony, mug (fool)

□

dearg

amadan maniac, madman

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nì thu

amadain dhinn you’ll make fools of us

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coltach ri gàire nan amadan like the

laughter of [the] madmen

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amadain!

fool!

□

thalla, amadain go on with you,

you fool

amadan-mòintich nm dotterel

amaideach, -iche a absurd, fond, foolish,

inept, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous

amaideachd nf folly

amaideas, -eis nm absurdity, foolishness,

humbug, nonsense

□

a bheil e na amaid-

eas a bhith …? is it foolishness to be …?

□

gun amaideas without [any] nonsense

amail, amaladh v entangle

amais, amas v (with prep air ⫹ dat) aim,

chance (upon), light on, putt (golf)

□

chan

ann air luchd na Gàidhlig a tha na sgrìob-

haichean ag amas it isn’t at Gaelic speak-

ers that the writers are aiming

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tha an dà

nobhail air an amas air an aon mhargaidh

’s a tha … the two novels are aimed at the

same market as…

□

… agus dh’amais gur

e m’athair a fhuair e and it chanced that it

was my father who got it

amaladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

amail entangling etc. 1. hitch, impediment,

setback, obstruction

□

a dh’aindeoin gach

amalaidh despite every obstruction

□

… le

sin agus gach amaladh eile… with that

and every other setback 2. dovetail(ing)

amaladh-cainnte nm tongue-twister

amall, -aill nm swingle-tree

amallach, -aiche a complicated

□

tha seo

uabhasach amallach this is dreadfully

complicated

amar, -air, -an nm basin, channel, font,

tank (for liquid), trough

□

amar na

h-aibhne the bed of the river

□

tha an

abhainn a’ ruith ann an amar domhainn

the river runs in a deep bed

amar-pref indicating basin-shaped items /

features

amar-baistidh nm (baptismal) font a.-

brùthaidh nm wine press a.-fuine nm

kneading-trough a.-ionnlaid nm bath

a.-muillinn nm mill-dam a.-mùin nm

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chamber pot a.-snàimh nm swimming

pool a.-uisge nm aqueduct

amas, -ais, -an nm & vn of amais aiming

etc., aim, assonance, chance

□

le amasan

ath-nuadhaichte with revised aims

□

tha

dà amas fa-near dhuinne we have two

aims in view

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seo prìomh amas a’chùrsa

this is the main aim of the course

□

dh’fhaoidte nach robh ann ach amas gun

robh e a’ bruidhinn ri Seumas aig an àm

àraidh sin perhaps it was only chance that

he was speaking to James at that particu-

lar time

□

deasaichear seòlaidhean is

amasan guidelines and aims will be

formulated

□

a’ cur amasan ro… setting

targets for …

ambaileans, -an nf indec in sing ambulance

Ameireaganach, -aich, -aich nm American

Ameireaganach a American

amen interj amen

ametist, -ean nf amethyst

amh, aimhe a crude, raw, uncooked

□

…

gus an robh (a) fheòil amh until his ﬂesh

was raw

□

…làn de dh’fhìorachas amh…

full of raw realism

amhach, -aich, -aichean nf neck, throat

(also has nom amhaich and gen amhach)

□

bha iad uile a’ dèanamh amhach fhada

gus am prìosanach fhaicinn they were all

craning their necks to see the prisoner

□

bheil thu a’feuchainn ris an dul a chur air

m’amhaich? are you trying to put the

noose around (lit. on) my neck?

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bha iad

daonnan (ann) an amhaichean a chèile

they were always at each other’s throats

□

bha stoc buidhe mu a h-amhaich there was

a yellow scarf about her neck

amhachd nf rawness

amhaidh, -e a surly

amhail adv like, just like, as, even as

□

accompanied by mar (except before sin)

□

obsolete now except in Bible contexts

□

amhail mar Nimrod an sealgair even as

Nimrod the hunter

□

amhail mar seo just

like this amhail sin just like that

àmhainn, -e, -ean nf oven

□

… agus chuir i

nan àmhainn e ga fhuineadh… and she

put it into the oven to bake

□

bruich ann

an àmhainn bake

amhairc, amharc v look, observe, see,

spectate

□

bha e ag amharc orm gu dìl he

was looking at me closely / keenly

□

dh’amhairc e suas oirre he looked up at

her

□

nuair a dh’amhairceadh i air leis an

dà shùil mhòir ghuirm aice … when she

looked (i.e. used to look) at him with her two

large, blue eyes …

□

tha iad eu-coltach gu

leòr ri amharc orra they are dissimilar

enough to look at [them]

amharas, -ais nm difﬁdence, doubt, qualm,

question, suspicion

□

cuir an amharas

suspect

□

tha amharas agam I suspect

□

amharas under suspicion, suspected

□

bha

e fo amharas gun do rinn e eucoir he was

suspected of having commited a crime

□

gun amharas unequivocal, unsuspecting /

without a qualm etc.

□

ghiùlain e e fhèin

mar nach robh amharas aige air neach he

conducted himself / behaved as if didn’t

suspect anybody

□

airson nach biodh

amharas aice orm … so that she wouldn’t

suspect me / be suspicious of me …

amharasach, -aiche a difﬁdent, doubtful,

suspicious

□

bha na sùilean aige amha-

rasach his eyes were suspicious

amharc, -airc, -an nm & vn of amhairc

looking etc., view, aim, gun-sight

□

’s e

Lunnainn an ceann-uidhe a bh’aca nan

amharc London was the destination they

were aiming for / they had in view / their

intended destination

□

dè tha san amharc

agaibh a thaobh an eilein? what are your

aims with regard to the island?

amharc-lann nf observatory

amhasg, -aisg, -aisg nm boor, mercenary

(soldier)

amhasgachd nf boorishness

amhasgail, -e a boorish

àmhghar, -air, -an / -airean nm afﬂiction,

anguish, distress, tribulation

□

fo amhghar

in anguish

□

chan fhaic sinn a bheag

romhainn ach àmhghar we see little

before us but tribulation (lit. we do not see

its little before us but tribulation)

àmhgharach, -aiche a afﬂicted, anguished,

distressed

□

a’ dèanamh crònan

àmhgharach making a distressed murmur-

ing / murmuring in a distressed manner

amhlaidh, guma h-amhlaidh (bhitheas)

so may it be, amen

amhlaig, -eadh v

□

see adhlaic

amhlair, -ean nm idiot

amhran

□

same as òran

amhranaiche

□

same as òranaiche

amladh

□

see amaladh

amas 34

an interr part preceding verbs not

beginning with the letters b, f, m, and

□

an robh e aig an taigh? was he at

home?

□

an do rinn thusa seo? did you

do this?

□

an toir thu dhomh an

salainn? will you give me the salt?

□

also used between a prep and a verb,

with the force of the English rel prons

whom / which

□

seo an taigh anns an

robh sinn a’ fuireach this is the house

in which we were living

□

sin am bata

leis an do bhuail e mi that’s the stick

with which he struck me

□

sin an duine

ris an robh sinn a’ bruidhinn that’s the

man to whom we were talking

□

fur-

ther examples of this usage may be

found under the relevant prep

an abbr form of ann an – see ann

□

also

forms part of many compd preps and

advs e.g. an aghaidh

□

for such

compounds see the main word, in this

case aghaidh

an poss adj their

□

chuir iad na pocan-

nan air an druim they placed the sacks

on their backs

□

when made emphatic,

the emph. part. -san is attached to the

accompanying noun

□

an taigh-san

their house

□

becomes am before b, f,

m, p

□

see am poss adj

an def art the

□

this form is used before:

1. the nom sing of masc nouns begin-

ning with c, g, or sa, se, si, so, su, sl,

sn, and sr e.g. an cat the cat

□

gàradh the garden

□

an saighdear the

soldier

□

an searrach the foal

□

sionnach the fox

□

an solas the light

□

an sloc the pit

□

an sneachd the snow

□

an sruth the stream 2. all cases of

sing masc nouns beginning with d, l, r,

sg, sm, sp, st and t e.g. an duine the

man

□

ceann an duine the man’s head

□

ris an duine to the man

□

an làr the

ﬂoor

□

uachdar an làir the surface of

the ﬂoor

□

air an làr on the ﬂoor

□

ròn the seal

□

ceann an ròin the seal’s

head

□

air an ròn on the seal

□

an sgarbh the cormorant

□

sgiath an

sgairbh the cormorant’s wing

□

air an

sgarbh on the cormorant

□

an smodan

the drizzle

□

air sgàth an smodain

on account of the drizzle

□

leis an

smodan because of the drizzle

□

spàl the spool

□

meud an spàil the

size of the spool

□

air an spàl on the

spool

□

an stòl the stool

□

àirde an

stùil the height of the stool

□

air an

stòl on the stool

□

an toll the hole

□

meud an tuill the size of the hole

□

anns an toll in the hole 3. the nom and

dat cases of sing fem nouns beginning

with d, l, r, sg, sm, sp, st and a vowel

e.g. an dearc the berry

□

anns an dearc

in the berry

□

an làmh the hand

□

leis

an làimh with the hand

□

an rong the

rung

□

air an roing on the rung

□

sgeir the rock

□

air an sgeir on the

rock

□

an smeòrach the thrush

□

air an

smeòraich on the thrush

□

an spòg the

paw

□

leis an spòig by the paw

□

stiùir the rudder

□

air an stiùir at the

helm (lit on the rudder)

□

an abhainn

the river

□

anns an abhainn in the river

□

an eaglais the church

□

anns an

eaglais in the church

□

an iolair the

eagle

□

leis an iolair by the eagle

□

an uamh the cave

□

anns an uaimh in

the cave

an t- is the form of the def art used

before: 1. sing masc nouns in the nom

case beginning with a vowel e.g. an

t-ainm the name

□

an t-eilean the island

□

an t-iasg the ﬁsh

□

an t-òr the gold

□

an t-uisge the water 2. masc nouns in

the gen and dat sing. when the nouns

begin with sa, se, si, su, sl, sn and sr

e.g. ad an t-saighdeir the soldier’s hat

□

air an t-saighdear on the soldier

□

earball an t-sionnaich the fox’s tail

□

leis an t-sionnach by the fox

□

casan

an t-suidheachain the legs of the pew

□

air an t-suidheachan on the pew

□

doimhne an t-sluic the depth of the pit

□

fad an t-snàtha the length of the

thread

□

leis an t-snàth with the thread

□

leud an t-sruth the width of the

stream

□

anns an t-sruth in the stream

3. nom and dat sing of fem nouns

beginning with sa, se, si, so, su, sl, sn

and sr e.g. an t-sàil the heel

□

air an

t-sàil on the heel

□

an t-searrag the

ﬂask

□

anns an t-searraig in the ﬂask

□

an t-sìth the peace

□

anns an t-sìth in

the peace

□

an t-sòbhrach the primrose

□

air an t-sòbhraich on the primrose

□

an t-sùil the eye

□

anns an t-sùil in the

eye

□

an t-slige the shell

□

anns an

t-slige in the shell

□

an t-snàthad the

needle

□

leis an t-snàthaid with the

needle

□

an t-sràid the street

□

anns an

t-sràid in the street

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an- ﬁrst element of many adverbs

(usually representing the def art)

an-dè adv yesterday

□

nam b’e an-dè

an-diugh if yesterday were today

□

an-dè anns a’mhadainn / na mhadainn

an dè yesterday morning

□

feasgar an

dè yesterday afternoon / evening

an-diugh adv today, nowadays

□

là an-diugh nowadays

□

clann an là

an-diugh! children nowadays! / the

children of today!

□

a bheil a’ bhuth

fosgailte? chan eil an-diugh is the

shop open? not today

□

na mhadainn

an diugh this morning

an-dràsta adv now, just now, at the /

this moment, meantime, at present

□

càite (a) bheil e ag obair an-dràsta?

where is he working just now?

□

an-dràsta is a-rithist now and again,

occasionally, spasmodic, sporadic

□

an-dràsta fhèin right now

an-earar adv the day after tomorrow

an-raoir

□

see a-raoir

an-uiridh adv last year

□

thàinig e

a-nall thairis an-uiridh he came back

from overseas last year

□

tha a’ chuid

mhòr dhe na bha againn san amharc

an uiridh air a dhèanamh a-nise the

majority of what we had in view last

year has now been done

a.-cleas nm wicked deed

□

feadh ’s a bha an ana-cleas oillteil

seo ga chur an gnìomh while this

wicked deed was being performed

a.-cothrom nm

□

see anacothram

a.-mhòr a huge, immense, enor-

mous a.-miann nm lust

□

ana-

miannan na feòla the lusts of the

ﬂesh a.-miannach a libidinous,

lustful

2. neg. pref un-, in- etc.

(a) an- lenites only f and lenitable

compounds of s

an-abaich a abortive, immature,

premature, raw, unripe

□

breith an-

abaich abortion

□

asaid an-abaich

miscarriage

□

bha asaid an-abaich

aice she miscarried / had a miscar-

riage a.-abaichead nm greenness,

immaturity, unripeness a.-altaichte

pp disjointed a.-earbsa nf distrust,

mistrust a.-earbsach a distrustful

a.-eirmseachd nf malapropism

a.-fhaireachdair nm anaesthetic

a.-fhios nm ignorance

□

ann an

an-fhios dhut unknown to you

a.-iochd nf cruelty, hardness (of

heart), inclemency, rigour

□

thugadh an-iochd an fhuachd

dhachaigh ormsa anns an dòigh

seo the cruelty of the cold was

brought home to me in this way

a.-iochdmhor a cruel, inclement,

merciless, pitiless a.-iochdmho-

rachd nf cruelty a.-shocair nf

discomfort a.-tràthach a unsea-

sonable, untimely

□

ro a bhàs an-

tràthach prior to his untimely

death a.-tròcaireach a merciless,

pitiless, unmerciful a.-uair, -e nf

storm

□

cha robh mòran a b’ur-

rainn dhuinn a dhèanamh ri a lei-

thid de dh’an-uair there was not

much that we could do in such a

storm a.-uasal, a.-uaisle a ignoble

(b) ana- generally does not lenite

ana-ceartas nm injustice a.-

cleachdadh nm desuetude a.-

cothrom nm (see anacothram)

a.-creideach nm inﬁdel, unbe-

liever a.-creideamh nm inﬁdelity,

unbelief a.-crìost, -a nm antichrist

a.-crìostachd nf paganism a.-

crìostaidh nm heathen, pagan

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an- / ana- 1. intensifying pref indicating

‘super’ etc. 2. neg pref ‘un-’, ‘in-’ etc.

1. intensifying pref ‘super’ etc.

(a) an-

an-cheairdeach, -iche a waggish

□

fear an-cheairdeach wag

a.-luchdaich v overburden, over-

load a.-mhòr a huge, immense,

enormous

□

also ana-mhòr

(b) ana-

ana-bhiorach, -aich, -aich nm cen-

tipede a.-bhlasta a delicious

a.-bhuille nf syncopation a.-cainnt

nf abuse (verbal)

□

dèan ana-

cainnt abuse (verbally) a.-caiteach

a extravagant a.-caitheamh nm dis-

sipation, extravagance, prodigality,

waste

□

dèan ana-caitheamh be

lavish

□

dèan ana-caitheamh air

be lavish with, mis-spend, squan-

der

□

rinn e ana-caitheamh air (a)

airgead he squandered his money

a.-caithteach

□

(see a.-caiteach)

anabarr, -a nm

□

see anabharr

anabarrach, -aiche a ⫹ adv exceedingly,

excessive(ly), extraordinar(il)y, extreme(ly),

exceptional(ly), prodigious(ly), stupen-

dous(ly), over-

□

anabarrach daor steep

(in price), extremely expensive etc.

□

anabarrach pailt superabundant

□

bha iad

anabarrach aingidh they were exceed-

ingly wicked

□

bha e anabarrach duilich

he was extremely sorry

□

bha i anabar-

rach diùid she was exceedingly shy

□

bha

i cho anabarrach bòidheach she was so

exceptionally beautiful

□

anabarrach

f ìreanta excessively righteous / over-

righteous etc.

anabharr(a), -a nm excess, redundancy,

superﬂuity

□

cha robh anabharr bòid-

hchid aice she did not have an excess of

beauty

anabharrach a redundant

anacothram, -aim, -an adversity, disad-

vantage, unfairness

□

bha anacothram air

a spiorad a bhriseadh adversity had bro-

ken his spirit

□

chan fhuiling sgoilearan

anacothram sam bith pupils will suffer no

disadvantage

anagram, -aim, -an nm anagram

anail, analach, anailean nf breath, pause,

respite, rest, wind (i.e.breath)

□

leig anail

1. breathe out, exhale 2. rest, take a

breather (see below)

□

tarraing anail

breathe in, inhale

□

gabh a-steach leis an

anail inhale (something)

□

goirid san

anail breathless

□

“An donas,” ars esan fo

a anail “The devil,” he said under his

breath

□

chan fhaigheadh i air a h-anail a

tharraing she couldn’t manage to breathe

□

bha mi a-nis is m’anail nam uchd I was

now breathless (lit. I was now and my

breath in my chest)

□

nuair a bha i a’ dol

suas a’bhruthach bha a h-anail na h-uchd

as she went up the brae she was breathless

□

a’sèideadh le a anail theth blowing with

his hot breath

□

an dèidh na h-analach

seo

□

after this rest / respite

□

anail a’

Ghaidheil am mullach the Gael’s rest – the

summit (proverb)

□

leig d’ anail take

a breather / break (command)

□

bha iad a’

leigeil an anail they were taking a break /

breather / a rest

□

chaidh e air m’anail

I had a frog in my throat

anailich

□

see analaich

anailis, -ean nf analysis

□

anailis shaid-

hantach scientiﬁc analysis

anainn, -e.-ean nf eaves

anaireobach a anaerobic

□

analachadh

anaireobach anaerobic respiration

analach gen sing of anail

analachadh, -aidh nm & vn of analaich

aspirating etc., aspiration, breathing, res-

piration

□

analachadh anaireobach anaer-

obic respiration

analaich, -achadh v aspirate, expire

(breathe out)

□

… cho nàdarrach ri bhith

ag analachadh … as natural as breathing

anam, -a, anman nm soul, mind

□

gun

anam inanimate, soulless

□

cha robh anam

beò ri fhaicinn there was not a living soul

to be seen

anamanta a psychic

anann, -ainn, -an nm pineapple

anarag, -aige, -an nf anorak

anart, -airt, -an nm linen, felt, shroud

(naut. / metaph. for death-shroud i.e. anart

bàis)

□

stiall de anart geal a strip of white

linen

anart-bùird nm tablecloth a.-grinn nm

muslin

anastachd nf stormy weather, storminess

anatomach a, anatomical

anbharra nm redundancy, superﬂuity

anbharra a redundant

anfhann, -ainne a feeble, frail, inﬁrm

anfhannachd nf debility, feebleness,

frailty, inﬁrmity, langour, weakness

□

bha

i mothachail air a h-anfhannachd fhèin

she was aware of her own weakness

Anglach, -aich, -aich nm Angle

Anglach a Anglian

anmainn nf anger

□

bha e air e fhèin a

chall gu tur leis an anmainn he had com-

pletely lost [control of] himself with [the]

anger

□

also ainmein

anmhainn(eachd)

□

see anfhann(achd)

anmoch, -oiche a late

□

gu h-anmoch late

adv

□

bha e anmoch air an rathad he was

late on the road

□

bha e anmoch air an

oidhche it was late at night

□

b’àbhaist

dha a bhith na b’anmoiche na seo he was

accustomed to being later than this

□

tràth

37 anmoch

a.-crìostail a unchristian a.-

cuimse nf immensity a.-cuimseach

a exhorbitant, inordinate, immod-

erate

□

bha am màl ana-cuimseach

the rent was exorbitant a.-cuim-

seachd nf immoderation a.-

measarra a excessive, immoderate,

intemperate a.-measarrachd nf

extravagance, immoderation, inso-

briety, intemperance

sa mhadainn is anmoch air an fheasgar

early in the morning and late in the

evening

□

aig a’ char as anmoiche at the

latest

□

nas anmoiche san t-seachdain

later in the week

□

gu ruige an t-siathamh

linn no na b’anmoiche up to the sixth

century or later

□

bhitheadh adhradh-

teaghlaich air a chuairteachadh moch is

anmoch family worship was (used to be)

conducted morning and evening (lit. early

and late)

anmoch, -oich nm evening

□

nuair

a thigeadh an t-anmoch when evening

came

□

tràth den anmoch early in the

evening (lit. of )

which she and John used to labour

□

note how the phrase ‘in whose’ is

translated: sin an duine a bha sinn a’

fuireach anns an taigh aige that’s the

man in whose house we were staying

(lit. that’s the man who we were stay-

ing in his house)

□

note also: na tha

ann … the contents of …

□

thaom e na

bha anns a’ bhogsa he tipped out the

contents of the box

The prep prons are formed as follows:

annam in me annad in you sing ann

in him / it masc innte in her / it fem

annainn in us annaibh in you pl &

polite annta in them

The emph forms of these are:

annamsa, annadsa, annsan, inntese,

annainne, annaibhse, anntasan

respectively

Some examples of the prep prons are:

tha inntinn mhath ann he has a good

head on him (lit. a good mind in him)

□

aig aon àm bha sluagh annta uile at

one time there were people on them all

(i.e. the islands)

These prep prons are often used to indi-

cate a class or occupation:

1. with the verb bi

□

dè tha gu bhith

annad nuair a dh’fhàsas tu suas?

what are you going to be when you

grow up?

□

cha robh annta ach

brùidean na machrach they were

but beasts of the ﬁeld

2. with the verb bi, but in a relative

clause introduced by the assertive

verb

□

’s e banaltram a bha innte

she was a nurse (lit. it’s a nurse that

was in her)

□

an e saor a tha ann?

is he a joiner?

□

is e duine tapaidh

a th’ann he’s a clever man

□

’s e

cànainean Ceilteach a tha annta

le chèile they are both Celtic lan-

guages

□

see also prep poss adjs

below

The prep pron ann, though meaning ‘in

it / him’ is often untranslatable, though

usually indicating a state of existence

□

’s e sin a th’ann that’s what it consists

□

’s e a th’ann nach robh ach triùir

dhaoine air am fàgail the fact is that

there were only three people left

□

tha

an t-uisge ann it’s raining

□

a bheil

càise ann? is there [any] cheese?

□

’s e

a bha ann gun robh e sàbhailte the fact

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ann prep in, into

□

accompanied by an

(am before nouns beginning with b, f,

m, p) when the noun following it is

indef

□

ann an toll in a hole

□

ann am

baile in a town

□

ann an uaimh in

a cave

□

ann an eilean Eige on (lit. in)

the island of Eigg

□

ann an Glaschu

in Glasgow

□

shrac e a’ bhileag na

pìosan he tore the leaﬂet into pieces

(for na see below)

When followed by a def noun the form

is anns

□

tha e anns an taigh-òsta he

is in the hotel

□

bha piseag anns

a’ bhogsa there was a kitten in the box

□

tha sinn a’ fuireach anns an

t-sialaidh we are staying in the chalet

□

gun a dhol ro dhomhainn anns a’

cheist … without going too deeply into

the question …

□

thuit e anns an

abhainn he fell into the river

□

cuir

uisge anns a’ ghlainne put water into

the glass

□

cuir (misneachd) ann infuse

(with courage)

□

bha sinn pàighte

anns an uair airson a dhèanamh we

were paid by the hour for doing it

□

note: anns an eilean sin on (lit. in) that

island

□

similarly

□

anns a’ mhonadh

on the moor, on the hills

□

anns a’

bheinn on the hills

anns is also used before an interr part

with the meaning ‘in which / wherein’

□

anns na bailtean anns an do rugadh

iad … in the townships in which they

were born

□

bha an leabaidh anns an

do chaidil mi glè chruaidh the bed in

which I slept was very hard

□

the rel

pron na may also be used

□

h-achaidhean anns na chleachd ise

agus Iain a bhith ag obair the ﬁelds in

was that he was safe

□

… a bha ann

(roimhe) former …

□

… Rìgh na

Grèige a bha ann (roimhe) the former

King of Greece

□

tha cèilidh ann

a-nochd there’s a ceilidh on tonight

□

bha e cho soirbheachail agus gu

bheil e a-nis ann a h-uile bliadhna it

was so successful that it is now on

every year

ann combines with poss adjs to form

prep poss adjs as follows: nam in my

nad in your sing na in his (lenites fol-

lowing consonant) na in her (does not

lenite, but followed by h- before vow-

els) nar in our (followed by n- before

vowels) ’nur in your pl & polite nan

in their (nam before b, f, m and p)

□

bha e mar gun cuireadh duine sgian na

chridhe it was as if someone were to /

had put a knife in his heart

□

dh’fhairich i pian geur na cois she felt

a sharp pain in her foot

□

ghlac i an

t-ubhal na h-uchd she caught the apple

in her lap

□

seall dhomh na tha nad

phòcaidean show me the contents of

your pockets (lit. what is in your pock-

ets)

□

thuirt e gun robh e nar comain

he said that he was obliged to us (lit. in

our obligation)

□

tha mi fada ’nur

comain I am greatly obliged to you

□

bha a’ ghaoth nar n-aghaidh the wind

was against us

□

bha iad uile nan cab-

haig they were all in a hurry (lit. in

their hurry)

These prep poss adjs are frequently

employed to postulate a state or posi-

tion, or to state a person’s occupation

□

bha e na shaighdear he was a soldier

□

bha e ag obair na shaor he was

working as a joiner

□

nach robh i na

banaltram? wasn’t she a nurse?

□

bha

mi nam sheòladair aig an àm sin I was

a sailor at that time

□

… nuair a bha e

na dhuine òg … when he was a young

man

□

cha robh fhios aca co ris a bha

e coltach a bhith nad bhoireannach

they didn’t know what it was like (for

you) to be a woman

□

bha e ag obair

na thidsear he was working as a

teacher

□

bha i air a fàgail an sin na

h-òinsich she was left there like a fool

□

tha cuimhne agam nam phàiste bhith…

I remember as a child being …

□

bha e soirbh dhuinn nar cloinn a chrei-

dsinn … it was easy for us as children

to believe …

□

note also: ann(ta) fhèin

as such

□

chan eil e dona ann fhèin it

isn’t bad as such / in itself

□

chan eil

iad dona annta fhèin they aren’t bad as

such / in themselves

A small number of vn’s are preceded by

these prep poss adjs instead of a’

□

bha mi nam shuidhe I was sitting

□

bha

e na chadal he was sleeping

□

bha i na

seasamh aig an doras she was stand-

ing at the door

□

bha na duilleagan

nan laighe air an làr the leaves were

lying on the ground

□

bha a’ chlann

nan ruith anns a’ phàirc the children

were running in the park

□

this usage

is not obligatory in the last example

□

see ruith

ann is often used with bhith before a vn

with the meaning ‘in being (doing

something)’

□

bha iad gnìomhach ann

a bhith a’ cuideachadh an adhbhair

aige they were active in helping his

cause

□

bha e glè ealamh ann a bhith

a’ togail alt na h-obrach he was very

quick in picking up the knack of the

work

□

agus ann a bhith a’toirt sùil air

a’ cheist seo…and, in looking at this

problem,…

ann is frequently used with the assertive

verb is to make a phrase emphatic

□

ann air oidhche fhuar gheamhraidh a

thàinig e don bhaile it was on a cold

winter’s night that he came to the

township

□

’s ann à Dùn Èideann a tha

e he’s from Edinburgh

□

feumaidh gur

ann mun àm sin a thogadh an dealbh it

must be about that time that the picture

was taken

□

feumaidh iad a bhith ag

obair do dhaoine ’s chan ann nan

aghaidh they have to work for people

and not against them

□

mas ann mar

sin a bhitheas if that’s how its going

to be (lit. if it’s like that that it will be)

□

… agus ’s ann acasan a bhitheadh …

and they would have (where ‘have’ ⫽

possess)

□

note also: co-dhiù, comas

sgrìobhaidh ann no às anyway, writing

ability or not …

□

see is (assertive

verb) for more detail

ann- a small number of compound

words have this preﬁx

ann-leag v inlay a.-leagadh nm &

vn inlay

□

le ann-leagadh de òr is

de airgead with an inlay of gold and

silver a.-stealladh nm injection

a.-steallaich v inject

39 anmoch

annas, -ais, -an nm novelty, oddity,

rarity, surprise

□

bha e na annas mòr don

mhòr-shluagh it was a novelty to the mul-

titude

□

chan eil e na annas an-diugh

a bhith faicinn … it is no rarity nowadays

to see …

□

cha robh e na annas dha a

bhith … it was not unusual for him to be …

□

chuir seo annas mòr orra this surprised

them greatly

□

annas na làimhe the / a

masterpiece

□

annas mo làimhe my mas-

terpiece

□

annas do làimhe your master-

piece etc.

□

tha feadhainn ann nach fhacas

annas an làimhe cho tric there are some

whose masterpieces have not been seen so

frequently (lit. there are some that has not

been seen the wonder of their hand so

often)

annasach, -aiche a new-fangled, novel,

rare, strange, uncommon, unusual

□

car-

son a bha an tachartas seo cho annasach?

why was this event so unusual?

□

h-annasach, ma thèid leis, their iad

gu bheil e uaibhreach strangely, if he

succeeds, they (will) say that he is proud

annlag, -aige, -an nf storm-petrel

□

see

luaireag

annlan, -ain nm 1. accompaniment (to a

meal), condiment, dressing, ‘kitchen’ in

Scots

□

is math an t-annlan an t-acras

hunger is a good sauce

□

annlan sailead

salad dressing

□

tha meas agus miadh mòr

aig sluagh an t-saoghail air an sgadan

mar bhiadh agus mar annlan the people of

the world have great respect and approba-

tion for the herring as a meal and as an

accompaniment 2. the main constituent of

the meal, such as meat, ﬁsh, eggs etc.

3. idiom

□

dèan annlan air sin eke that

out, don’t take / spend too much of it

together

□

canadh gach fear a thoil ach ’s

e an sgadan annlan a’ bhuntàta let each

man say what he likes, but herring is the

accompaniment to potatoes

annradh

□

see ànradh

annsa comp of toigh more / most dear,

more / most beloved favourite

□

b’e an

cuspair a b’annsa leis ball-coise his

favourite subject was football

annsachd nf darling, favourite

□

… agus b’i

annsachd a h-athar… and she was her

father’s favourite

anns prep

□

a form of the prep ann an

□

see

ann

ànradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm storm, tem-

pest, distress, trouble

□

… agus is an sin a

thòisich an t-ànradh …and it was there

that the trouble began

ànradhach.-aiche a stormy, troubled,

distressed

□

fhuair iad turas ànradhach

they got a stormy passage

□

bha

an t-àm seo den bhliadhna gu tric ànrad-

hach this time of the year was frequently

stormy

anshocair, -e nf discomfort, uneasiness

anshocrach, -aiche a uneasy, restless,

uncomfortable

□

bha i a’ tionndadh gu

h-anshocrach o thaobh gu taobh she was

moving restlessly from side to side

antaidh, -ean nf auntie

antalop, -an nm indec in sing antelope

antibiotaig, -ean nf antibiotic

anticorp, -cuirp nm antibody

anti-oilltealachd nf anti-terrorism

antrasait nm anthracite

ao- neg pref ⫽ un- etc.

□