Colin Mark. The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Гэльско-английский словарь
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House
□
tha sùil againn tilleadh chun a’
chuspair seo we expect to return to this
subject
□
sgrìobh e litir chun a’Bh.B.C. he
wrote a letter to the B.B.C.
□
na co-
dhùnaidhean chun an tàinig an Coimisean
the conclusions to which the Commission
came / which the Commission reached
□
chun nan glùinean ann an eabar up to the
knees in mud
□
chun na crìche sin thith-
erto
□
chun a sin thither
□
the prep prons
are as for gu
chunna a form of chunnaic (see faic), fol-
lowed by tu in the 2nd person, which helps
to differentiate between subj and obj
e.g. cò chunna tu? whom did you see? –
but cò chunnaic thu? who saw you?
□
dè
chunna tu? what did you see?
chunnaic past tense of faic (q.v.), see
cia interr pron who? what? how? which?
□
rarely used now except in combination
e.g. cia mheud? how many? (also co
mheud?)
□
cia às whence
□
cia ‘n taobh?
whither?
□
cia uaithe whence
□
also cia
air bith pron whichever
□
cia ta ⫽ ged tha
ciabh, -a, -an nf lock, tress
ciabhag, -aige, -an nf 1. curl, ringlet, small
lock 2. whisker
ciad a first, immediate, initial, primary,
principal (precedes noun and lenites all
consonants which can be lenited except d,
t, s)
□
traditionally, an ciad before a masc
noun and a’ chiad before a fem one, but
now the latter is used before all nouns
□
a’ chiad fhear the first man
□
a’ chiad àm
the first time
□
a’ chiad duine / rud the
first (person / thing)
□
a’ chiad rud anns
a’ mhadainn mhoich the first thing in the
early morning
□
air a’ chiad Sàbaid den
Dùbhlachd on the first Sunday of
December
□
air a’ chiad seachdain den
Ghiblean in the first week of April
□
’s e a’chiad nì a bheir sinn an aire dha gu
bheil … the first thing we notice is that…
is …
□
airson a’ chiad uair for the first
time
□
but: sgoilearan na ciad ’s na dàrna
bliadhna first and second year pupils
□
airson nan ciad còig bliadhna for the first
five years
□
mo chiad chuimhne my first
memory
□
ciad thoradh first-fruits
□
ciad
litir initial (letter)
□
ciad thaghadh leet
□
a’ chiad ionad deicheach the 1st decimal
place
□
a’ chiad chruth the original form
ciad-fhiaclan pl milkteeth c.-fhuasgladh
nm first-aid c.-ghin nm first-born
ciada-chiùb nm centicube
ciadad nm
□
same as ceudad
ciadadach a
□
same as ceudadach
ciadain nf
□
originally a’ chiad aoin
meaning ‘first fast’, the 2nd element of
Diciadain Wednesday (day of the 1st fast)
and oidhche-chiadain Wednesday night
ciadameatair, -ean nm centimetre
□
ciadameatair trìobailte centimetre cubed
ciadameatair a centimetre
□
ruilear
ciadameatair centimetre ruler
□
ciùb ciadameatair centimetre cube
□
teip ciadameatair centimetre tape
chunna 132
ciall, cèille nf connotation, gumption,
implication (what is implied), import,
meaning, mind, purport, reason
(thought process), sanity, significance,
sense, (artistic) taste, understanding
Some examples: a rèir ciall eile an
fhacail according to the other sense /
meaning of the word
□
gun chiall
senseless, lacking sense
□
chan e dìth
na cèille a-mhàin a tha ga chumail air
ais it isn’t only lack of [the] sense
that’s holding him back
□
biodh ciall
agad have some sense (lit. let there be
sense at you)
□
cha b’ urrainn dha
mòran cèille fhaighinn aiste he couldn’t
get much sense out of her
às a chiall masc / às a ciall fem etc.
crazy, insane (note that the correct dat
cèill is never used in this idiom)
□
tha
e às a chiall he is out of his mind
□
thuirt iad gu robh e às a chiall they
said that he was out of his senses /
mind
□
an ann às do chiall a tha thu?
are you daft? etc.
□
cha mhòr nach
deach i às a ciall she almost went out
of her mind
□
cuir às a chiall craze,
drive crazy / insane / out of one’s mind
etc.
□
an ann a’ feuchainn ri mo chur
às mo chiall a tha thu? are you trying
to drive me crazy?
is ciall dhomh I mean
□
thuirt e nach
robh e a’ tuigsinn dè bu chiall dhi he
said that he didn’t understand what she
meant
□
cha bu chiall dhomh le sin gur
h-e duine spìocach a bh’ann I didn’t
mean by that that he was a miserly man
□
dè as ciall dha? what does it mean?
(lit. what that is sense to it?)
□
’s
e deuchainn a bu chiall dhan fhacal
seo this word meant a trial
cuir an cèill announce, broach
(subject), declare, enunciate, express,
notify, predicate, profess, relate, repre-
sent, state show (by actions or words),
imply, suggest
□
chuireadh seo an
cèill gu h-àraidh anns na dà rann
mu dheireadh this was particularly
expressed in the last two verses
□
chuir
iad an cèill co-fharpais they announced
a competition
□
mar a tha an tiotal a’
cur an cèill as the title implies / sug-
gests
□
na beachdan a tha iad a’cur an
cèill the opinions they are expressing
□
na suidhichidhean anns a bheil a’chà-
nain air a cur an cèill the contexts in
which the language is expressed
□
chaidh seo a chur an cèill ann an
gnìomharan tròcaireach this was
expressed in merciful acts
□
chuireadh
an cèill e aig an àm sin … it was
declared on that occasion …
□
gun
chomas iad fhèin a chur an cèill gu
poileataiceach without the ability to
express themselves politically
□
cia-
mar a tha iad a’ cur an cèill gu bheil
seo a’ còrdadh riutha? how do they
show that this pleases them?
□
cleachd
na faclan seo ann an dòigh a chuireas
an cèill gu bheil fhios agad dè tha
iad a’ ciallachadh use these words in
a way which shows that you know
what they mean
cur an cèill expression, declaration,
enunciation, notification, profession
□
’s e cur an cèill a tha anns an ealain
art is an expression / declaration (lit.
it’s an expression that’s in the art)
□
cur
an cèill baralach an expression of
opinion
Note also: a chiall! dè th’agad an seo?
goodness! what do you have here?
dhutsa? what do they mean to you? / what
import do they have for you?
□
bha againn
ri gabhail ri na bha e a’ciallachadh a dhol
air adhart we had to accept the implica-
tions of going ahead
□
dè tha am facal sin
a’ ciallachadh? what does that word
mean?
ciamar interr pron how?
□
followed by
a relative construction
□
ciamar a tha thu?
how do you do? / how are you?
□
ciamar
as e barantas bàis a tha seo don chànain?
how is this a death warrant for the
language?
□
… ach chan fhaigh sinn
treòrachadh a thaobh ciamar a bhios seo
air a dhèanamh … but we do not receive
guidance regarding how this wll be done
□
agus seo agad ciamar… and here’s how /
and this is how …
cian nm a long time
□
usually now used in
a few standard expressions
□
o chian
immemorial, of yore
□
o chionn cian nan
cian long, long ago
□
o chian nan cian from
time immemorial
□
is fhada is cian o nach
fhaca mi e it’s ages since I last saw him
cian, cèine a far, far-off, distant, remote
cian-imrich nf transmigration
cianail, -e a melancholy, mournful,
pathetic, sad, sorrowful
□
nuair a bu chi-
anaile a càradh when her condition was
most melancholy
□
chuala sinn mèilich
chianail nan caorach we heard the melan-
choly bleating of the sheep
□
often used
with accompanying adj with the meaning
‘exceedingly’ / ‘terribly’
□
bha an t-sìde
cianail fuar the weather was exceedingly
cold
□
sometimes has the meaning ‘terri-
ble’ when used on its own
□
bha am
fuachd cianail the cold was terrible
□
and,
somewhat paradoxically: tha mi cianail
toilichte! I’m terribly pleased!
cianalach, -aiche a homesick
cianalas, -ais nm homesickness, longing,
nostalgia
□
gabh cianalas yearn
□
tha an
cianalas air he is homesick
□
ghabh
e cianalas airson an eilein he became
homesick for the island
cianda
□
see ceudna
ciar, cèire a dark (in colour), dark grey,
dim, dun, dusky, sable, swarthy, tawny
□
bha a chraiceann ciar his skin was
swarthy
□
bha e air a dhèanamh de
chlachan ciara it was made of dark stones
ciaradh, -aidh nm dusk, twilight
□
ann
an ciaradh an fheasgair in the evening
twilight
Ciaraigheach adj Kerry bha iad an dlùth
dhàimh ris a’ chrodh Chiarraigheach they
133 Ciaraigheach
ciallach, -aiche a prudent, discreet, sane,
sensible
□
duine car ciallach a rather
prudent man
□
… agus tha sin ciallach
cuideachd… and that’s sensible too
□
dh’fhaodadh gum bitheadh e na bu chial-
laiche sùil a dhùnadh riutha perhaps it
would be more sensible to shut ones eyes
to them (lit. to shut an eye)
ciallachail a semantic
ciallaich, -achadh v have import, imply,
import, intend, mean, signify
□
tha e air a
chiallachadh airson daoine aig nach eil
mòran Gàidhlig it is intended for people
who do not speak much Gaelic
□
dè tha
thu a’ ciallachadh le sin? what do you
mean by that?
□
dè tha iad a’ ciallachadh
were closely connected to the Kerry
cattle
cias, ceòis, -an nm 1. border, skirt, fringe
2. buttock, hip
ciatach, -aiche a agreeable, dainty, decent,
pleasant, pleasing, becoming, seemly,
goodly
□
aodann ciatach a pleasant face
□
chan eil fhios agam cuin a thòisich an
cleachdadh ciatach seo I don’t know when
this agreeable custom started
□
bu chiat-
ach dha sin a dhèanamh it would be
decent for him to do that
cìch and cìche dat sing & gen sing respec-
tively of cìoch breast
cidhe, -eachan nm jetty, quay, pier
cidhis, -e, -ean nf mask
cidhis-ghas nf gas-mask pl cidhisean-gas
cidhisear, -eir, -an nm masquerader
cidhisearachd nf masquerade
cidsin, -ean nm kitchen
□
cidsin-dubh
scullery
□
bha i ag obair anns a’ chidsin
she was working in the kitchen
cidsineach a culinary
cìl nf (also cil) ruddle – a red ochre used for
marking sheep -Scots ‘keel’
cìl, -eadh v (also cil, -eadh) to mark with
ruddle, to ‘keel’
□
see above
cìleach a piebald bha bò chìleach anns
a’ bhàthaich there was a piebald cow in
the byre
cileadair, -ean nm trustee
cìleadh, -idh nm & vn of cìl ‘keeling’
□
see
above
cile-gram, -an nm
□
see cileagram
cileabhat, -an nm kilowatt
cileagram, -an nm kilogram
cileliotair, -ean nm kilolitre
cilemeatair, -ean nm kilometre
cill, -e, cilltean / cillean nf churchyard, cell
(church)
□
cill chailleacha-dubha nunnery
□
often found in place names
□
Cill
Mheàrnag Kilmarnock
□
see App. 12
Sect. 4.0 for others
cilo, -othan nm kilo
cineal, -eil, -an nm 1. clan, race 2. off-
spring, progeny 3. sex, sort, species
□
an
cineal boireann the female sex
cinn, cinntinn v become, grow, spring,
thrive, turn
□
cinnidh craobh ùr às an t-
siol seo a new tree will grow / spring from
this seed
□
an neach nach cinn na chadal,
cha chinn e na dhùisg he who will not
prosper in his sleep will not prosper when
awake
cinn-chruidh pl head of cattle
□
miltean
de chinn-chruidh thousands of head of
cattle
cinneach, -ich, -ich nm gentile, heathen
□
’s e cinneach neònach a th’ann he’s an odd
customer
□
sometimes the same as cin-
neadh, but less common in this meaning
□
bha cinnich mhòrail eile (ann) an
eachdraidh there have been other great
races in history
cinneadachd nf racism
cinneadail a clannish, racial
cinneadas, -ais nm clanship
cinneadh, -idh, -idhean nm clan, kin, kin-
dred, nation, race, surname
□
cinneadh
treudach pastoral tribe
cinneadh-chlaoidhteach a racialist c.-
daonna nm
□
see cinne-daonna
cinnealtas, -ais nm clannishness
□
claonadh cinnealtais racial discrimina-
tion, racism
□
frionas cinnealtais racial
tension
cinneas, -eis nm growth, increase, produce,
production
□
cinneas na cloinne the pro-
duction of [the] children
□
tha e coltach
gur ann nas lugha a bhitheas cinneasan
anns na bliadhnachan a tha romhainn it
seems that increases will be less in the
years ahead [of us]
□
thoir gu cinneas
produce
□
… a thug iad gu cinneas …
which they produced
cinne-daonda nm
□
see cinne-daonna
cinne-daonna, an cinne-daonna nm
humankind, mankind
□
nàdar a’ chinne-
daonna humanity, human nature
cinnidheach a ethnic
cinnt, -e nf certainty
□
le cinnt with
certainty
□
faigh cinnt air check
□
chan urrainn dhomh a ràdh le cinnt I can’t
say for certain / with certainty
□
chan
eil cinnt idir gu bheil … it is not at all
certain that … / it is far from certain
that …
□
note that ann is not required in
this phr.
cias 134
cinnteach, -iche a accurate (e.g. in aim-
ing), authentic, certain, confident,
decisive, indisputable, positive, sure,
undoubted, veritable
Examples: ’s fheàrr a bhith cin-
nteach na bhith caillteach better safe
than sorry (lit. better to be certain than
be losing)
□
tha an comas agad a cheart
cho cinnteach ’s a tha e agam you have
the ability just as surely as I have it
□
faodaidh tu bhith cinnteach gu(n)…
you can depend on it that…
□
gu cin-
nteach undoubtedly, verily
□
cinnteach
gu leòr, bha e anns an t-sabhal sure
enough, he was in the barn
dèan cinnteach ensure, make sure / cer-
tain, secure
□
feumaidh iad de airgead
na nì cinnteach gun lean iad leis an
obair seo they need enough money to
ensure that they continue with this
work
□
ciamar a nithear cinnteach gun
tachair seo? how will it be ensured
that this
will happen?
□
dèan cinnteach
do assure
is cinnteach gu … surely …
□
is cin-
nteach gun aithnich thu e you must
know him / surely you know him
bi cinnteach à be confident / sure / cer-
tain of
□
’s ann a chionn nach eil sinn
cinnteach gu leòr asainn fhèin a bhios
sinn … it’s because we’re not confident
enough of ourselves that we are…
□
cha robh e cho cinnteach às fhèin is a
b’ àbhaist dha he wasn’t as sure of
himself as usual
□
tha iad cinnteach
asta fhèin they are sure of themselves /
confident of themselves
□
faodaidh
iad a bhith cinnteach à fàilte a bhios
blàth they may be sure of a warm
welcome (lit. a welcome which will be
warm)
ciod e an aois a tha thu? how old are you?
□
ciod is fheàrr? ciod is miosa? what is
best? what is worst?
□
ciod air bith an
seòrsa chon as fheàrr …. whatever the
best kind of dogs is …
ciodhosg, -an nf kiosk
□
bha na balaich
cruinn mun chiodhosg the lads were
gathered round the kiosk
ciodhsg nf
□
same as ciodhosg
ciogailteach, -ich a
□
same as diogailteach
ciomach, -aich, -aich nm captive, convict
ciomachas, -ais nm captivity, bondage
cion nm indec lack
□
cion ùidhe apathy
□
nochd e cion foighidinn he showed lack of
patience
□
tha cion an uisge agus
a’bhidhe ann there is a lack of [the] water
and [the] food
cion-fala nm anaemia c.-fàth nm occasion,
cause, reason
□
seo cion-fàth an ràdha this
is the reason for the saying c.-cnàmh nm
indigestion c.-meirbhidh nm indigestion
cionacraich, -achadh v caress, cuddle
135 cionacraich
cinnteachadh nm & vn of cinntich
taking aim
cinnteachas, -ais nm determinism
cinnteachd nf authenticity, positiveness
cinntich, -eachadh v take aim
cinntinn nm & vn of cinn growing etc.,
increase
cìobair, -ean nm shepherd
cìoch, cìche, -an nf breast
□
cìoch (cuibhle,
rotha) nave
□
thoir cìoch do suckle
□
cuir bhàrr na cìche wean
□
air a’ chìch
breast-fed
cìoch-shlugain nf uvula
□
bha a chìoch-
shlugain ga chràdh his uvula was
paining him
cìochach a mammary, papillary
ciochòiteach a quixotic
cìochran, -ain, -an nm suckling
cìocrach, -aiche a ravenous
cìocras, -ais nm great hunger, ravenousness,
voracity
□
thàinig cìocras orm I became
ravenous (lit. ravenousness came upon me)
ciod interr pron & rel pron what? what,
which
□
same as gu dè / dè (the last being
now most common)
□
ciod às? whereof?
□
ciod air bith what(so)ever, whichever
□
cionn is found in four constructions:
1. os cionn prep ⫹ gen (old dat case
of ceann) above
□
os cionn na
mara above the sea, above sea level
□
os mo chionn overhead i.e. over
my head
□
os ar cionn overhead
i.e. over our heads etc.
□
beagan os
cionn a cut above
2. a chionn gu / gum / gun / gur…/
a chionn ’s gu etc. conj because,
since, seeing that, whereas that
□
a chionn gun robh e sgìth thug e
a leabaidh air because he was tired
he went to bed (lit. he took his bed
on him)
□
cha b’ann idir a chionn
gun robh e…it wasn’t at all because
he was…
□
the neg construction is a
chionn nach …because…not etc.
□
a chionn nach robh airgead aige cha
b’ urrainn dha dol a-mach because
he didn’t have [any] money, he
couldn’t go out
3. (bh)o chionn adv since, ago
□
bho
chionn dà cheud bliadhna air a’
mhios seo two hundred years ago
this month
□
seo an taisbeanadh
as fheàrr a chunnaic mi o chionn
greis mhath this is the best exhibi-
tion I’ve seen for a good while
□
o
chionn fhada long ago, a long time
ago, for a long time
□
o chionn
cionnas conj how
□
chan eil fhios againn
fhathast cionnas a tha eòin air an
treòrachadh we don’t know yet how birds
are guided
□
bha deagh fhios aige cionnas
a thòisicheadh e he knew fine / very well
how he would begin
□
cionnas a dh’aith-
nichinn thu? how would I recognise you?
□
fhuair mi air ais, ach chan eil fhios
agam cionnas I got back, but I don’t
know how
ciont, -a nm blame, default, guilt, sin, trans-
gression, trespass
□
duine gun chiont
a blameless man / a man without guilt
□
chan eil iad saor o chiont they aren’t free
from blame
□
tha roinn mhath den chiont
a’ laighe air Breatann a good part of the
blame lies on Britain
cionta nm alt nom form and gen sing
of ciont
ciontach, -aich, -aich nm culprit, defaulter,
delinquent, offender sinner
□
dèan Thusa,
a Thighearna, trocair oirnn, ciontaich
thruagha mar tha sinn ann have mercy,
Lord, upon us, miserable sinners
ciontach, -aiche a blameable, culpable,
guilty
□
fhuaradh ciontach e he was found
guilty
□
thug seo orm a bhith faireach-
dainn caran ciontach this made me feel
rather guilty
□
bha e ciontach de mhèirle
agus de mhurt he was guilty of theft and
murder
ciontachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ciontaich
incriminating etc.
ciontachd nf delinquency
ciontaich, -achadh v incriminate, sin,
transgress
□
ciontaich an aghaidh sin
against, transgress
□
chiontaich sinn an
aghaidh do laghannan naomha we have
sinned against your holy laws
ciopair, -ean nm kipper
□
bha iad
a’ pacaigeadh nan ciopairean ann am
bogsaichean they were packing the
kippers in boxes
ciopaireachd nf kippering
□
obair
chiopaireachd kippering work / the work
of kippering
cìor nf jet (lignite)
ciora
□
see caora
ciorasail nm simper
□
dèan ciorasail
simper
ciorram.-aim, -an nm fault, flaw, defect
□
gun chiorram uninjured, without flaw /
defect etc.
□
bha a shaoghal gun chiorram
his world was without flaw
□
… nam
bitheadh ciorram na obair-làimhe…if
there should be a defect in his handiwork
ciorramach, -aiche a defective
ciorramachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ciorra-
maich mutilating, mutilation
ciorramaich, -achadh v mutilate
ciosan, -ain, -an nm a large wicker basket
without handles
cìosnaich, -achadh v conquer, quell, sub-
due, put down, tame
□
thug e an t-òrdugh
an aimhreit a chìosnachadh he gave the
order to quell the disturbance
□
… a chum
nàdar a chìosnachadh … in order to tame
nature
cìosnaichte pp subdued
ciotach a left-handed
cip
□
gen sing of ceap block
cipean, -ein, -an nm tether-stake
□
cuir air
cipean tether
cìr, -eadh v card (wool), comb, tease
□
bha
a falt air a chìreadh air ais her hair was
combed back
cìr, -e, -ean nf comb, cud
□
bha i a’ cnàmh
a cìre gu ciùin she was calmly chewing the
cud (lit. her cud)
cìr-eich nf currycomb c.-mheala nf
honeycomb c.-mhìn nf fine tooth-comb
cirb and cirbe dat sing & gen sing
respectively of cearb fault
circ and circe dat sing & gen sing
respectively of cearc hen
cire, -ean nf
□
same as caora
cìrean, -ein, -an nm cockscomb, crest
□
tuinn le cìreanan geala waves with white
crests
cìrean-choilich nm red campion
cìreanach a crested
cìs, -e, -ean nf excise, tax, tribute, fine
□
chaidh cìs £150 a chur air he was fined
£150
□
cìs air teachd-a-steach income tax
□
cìs coimhearsnachd poll-tax
□
cìs luach-
leasaichte value-added-tax
□
leag cìs tax v
□
buailteach do chìs excisable
□
cuir fo
chìs subdue
cionnas 136
ghoirid a short time ago, lately,
recently, recent
□
gu o chionn
ghoirid until recently
□
o chionn
mòran bhliadhnachan many years
ago
□
o chionn iomadh linn many
centuries ago
□
o chionn seachdain
a week ago
4. air cionn prep waiting for (not
common)
□
air mo chionn waiting
for me
□
air a chionn waiting for
him
□
bha biadh deiseil air a cionn
there was food ready waiting for her
cìs-bhuailteach a taxable c.-cheannach
nm hire-purchase c.-fhear nm taxman
c.-leagadh nm taxation c.-mhaor nm
exciseman, publican (biblical)
ciste, -eachan / -cistichean nf box, chest,
coffer, coffin, kist, trunk (box)
□
ciste an
ionmhais treasury
ciste-acainneach nf toolbox c.-laighe nf
coffin c.-tasgaidh nf safe
cith, -ean nm snowdrift
citoplasm nm indec cytoplasm
citosin nm indec cytosine
ciùb, -a, -aichean nm cube
□
ciùb
ciadameatair centimetre cube
ciùbach a cubic
ciùbaichte cubed
ciùbaid, e nf cuboid
ciudha, -aichean nf queue (line of persons
etc. / bun, a hairstyle)
ciùil
□
gen sing of ceòl music
ciùin, -e a calm, gentle, mild, pacific,
peaceful, placid, restful, sedate, serene,
soft (of the voice), still, tame, tranquil
□
air madainn chiùin shamhraidh on
a peaceful summer’s morning
ciùine nf calmness, gentleness, mildness
ciùineachadh, -aidh nm & vn of ciùinich
calming etc.
ciùineachd nf placidity, stillness
ciùineadair, -ean nm silencer, tranquillizer
ciùineas, -eis nm quiet, quietness, serenity,
softness, tranquillity
ciùinich, -eachadh v allay, appease, calm,
moderate, mollify, pacify, propitiate, qui-
eten, soften, soothe, still, subside
□
ach
cha robh seo ga chiùineachadh idir but
this did not appease him at all
□
dh’fheuch
e ri e fhèin a chiùineachadh he tried to
calm himself
ciùird
□
var of ceàird
ciùraig, -eadh v cure (fish, meat etc.)
ciùraigeadh, -idh nm & vn of ciùraig
curing (fish, meat etc.)
ciùrair, -ean nm curer
ciùrr, -adh v harm, hurt, injure, maim,
maul
ciùrradh, -aidh nm & vn of ciùrr hurting
etc., hurt, injury
ciurramach, -aich, -aich nm disabled
person
□
Bliadhna Eadar-nàiseanta nan
Ciurramach the International Year of the
Disabled
ciutha
□
see ciudha
ciutharan, -ain nm drizzle
ciutharanaich nf drizzle
ciuthran, -ain nm drizzle
□
bha ciuthran
ann there was drizzle / it was drizzling
ciuthranaich nf
□
same as ciuthran
clabach, -aiche a wide-mouthed
□
bha dà
bhròg chlabach air he was wearing two
wide-mouthed shoes
claban, -ain, -an nm brain-pan, top of the
head
□
fhuair e sgailc air a’chlaban he
received a blow on the top of the head
claban, -ain, -ainean nm mill-clapper
□
claban an sgòrnain epiglottis
clàbar, -air nm mire, mud, slime, slough
□
thuit e don chlàbar he fell into the mud
clàbaraiche, -ean nm scavenger
clabhstair, -ean nm cloister
□
also clabhsair
137 clabhstair
clach, -adh v stone
□
… nuair a bha iad
air thuar am boireannach a ghlacadh
ann an adhaltranas a chlachadh …
when they were about to stone the
woman (who had been) caught in
adultery
clach, cloiche, -an nf stone, testicle,
testis
□
bha iad nan suidhe timcheall
air cloich an teintein they were sitting
round the hearthstone
□
clach air cud-
throm a stone in weight
□
clach na sùla
eyeball, pupil (of eye)
□
clach cuimhne
memorial
□
clach chruth-chaochlach
metamorphic rock
□
Clach-Chrùnaidh
na h-Alba Stone of Destiny
□
also
Clach Sgàin Stone of Scone and Clach
na Cineamhainn Stone of Destiny
□
tilg clachan air stone
□
mar chloich às
an adhar like a bolt from the blue
(lit a stone from the sky)
□
mar chloich
a’ruith le gleann, feasgar fann foghair
like a stone running down a glen,
a languid autumn evening
clach-bhalg nm rattle, scrotum
c.-bhogha nm catapult c.-bhriseach
nf saxifrage c.-cheirsleach nf con-
glomerate c.-chinn nf headstone c.-
chluiche curling stone c.-chuimhne
nf memorial (stone) c.-dhearbhaidh
nf touchstone c.-ghainmhich nf
sandstone c.-gheurachaidh nf hone,
grindstone, whetstone c.-ghlasaidh
nf keystone
□
chuir e, mar gum biodh,
clach-ghlasaidh air an argamaid he
put, as it were, a keystone on the argu-
ment c.-ghuail nf shale c.-ghràin
nf granite c.-iarainn nf iron ore c.-iùil
nf loadstone, magnet c.-lìomhaidh nf
whetstone c.-mhara nf aquamarine
c.-mheallain nf hailstone
□
but also
coll hail
□
clachan-meallain pl hail,
hailstones c.-mhìle nf milestone
□
clachach, -aiche a stony
□
bha iad a’
coiseachd air frith-rathad clachach they
were walking on a stony footpath
□
sùilean clachach stony eyes
clachadh, -aidh nm & vn of clach
stoning
clachair, -ean nm mason, stonemason
clachaireach a masonic
clachaireachd nf masonry
clachan, -ain, -an nm clachan, hamlet,
small village
clacharan, -ain nm 1. stepping stones
(across a river) 2. stonechat (also cloic-
hearan) 3. wheatear (Lewis – see also
brù-gheal)
cladach, -aich, -aichean nm beach, littoral,
seabeach, shore
□
air a’ chladach on the
shore
□
mu chladaichean Alba around the
shores of Scotland
□
mu mhìle gu leth (a-
mach) on chladach about a mile and a half
offshore
cladaich a in-shore
cladh, -a, -an nm burial ground, church-
yard, cemetery, graveyard
□
chaidh mi
chun a’ chladha I went to the cemetery
cladh, -a nm spawn
cladh, cladh v spawn
□
tha na h-easgannan
a’ dol don chuan a chladh the eels go to
the sea to spawn
cladhach, -aich nm & alt vn of cladhaich
digging etc., excavation
cladhachadh, -aidh nm & alt vn of clad-
haich digging etc., excavation
cladhaich, -ach / -achadh v dig, delve,
bore, burrow, dig, excavate, mine, quarry,
scoop, trench
□
cladhaich fo undermine
□
tha an abhainn a’ cladhach fon bhruaich
the river is undermining the bank
□
bha na
leacan air an cladhach fodhpa leis a’
ghaoith the slabs had been undermined by
the wind
cladhaire, -ean nm coward
cladhaireachd nf cowardice
cladhan, -ain, -an nm (water) channel
cladhan-uisge nm canal
clag, cluig, cluig nm bell
□
’s e a bhuail
an clag aig na seirbhisean it was he who
rang the bell at the services
□
sheirm an
clag the bell rang
□
chuala e fuaim a’
chluig he heard the sound of the bell
□
chuala sinn fuaim nan clag we heard the
sound of the bells
□
clag an dorais the
door bell
clag-smàlaidh nm curfew c.-uaireadair
nm alarm clock
claidh v
□
see cladh
claidheamh, -eimh, -an / claidhnean nm
sword
□
le aon sgathadh d’ a chlaidheimh
with one chop of his sword
□
claidheamh
caol rapier
□
claidheamh crom sabre,
scimitar
□
claidheamh cutach cutlass
□
claidheamh leathann broadsword
□
claidheamh mòr claymore
□
bha an rum
làn de chlaidhnean is de ghunnachan the
room was full of swords and guns
□
dh’aonaich e an dùthaich le neart a’
chlaidhimh he united the country by the
power of the sword
□
danns a’ chlaid-
heimh sword-dance
claidheamhair, -ean nm swordsman
□
cha robh a choimeas ann mar chlaid-
heamhair his equal as a swordsman did
not exist
claigeann, -inn, claignean nm pate, skull
□
bhris e a chlaigeann he fractured his
skull
□
tha e ro chruaidh sa chlaigeann
airson sin he’s too hard in the skull for
that
□
note the idiom: dh’èigh i àrd a
claiginn she shouted [at the] top of her
voice
□
bha iad ag eubhach àrd an claig-
inn they were shouting [at the] tops of
their voices
□
note: èigh and eubhach are
from two different verbs (for the use of the
sing, see notes under beatha, ceann
and làmh)
claimh -e nf mange
clàimhean, -ein, -an nm doorbolt, latch
□
tha an t-àm ann an clàimhean a chur air
an doras it’s high time to bolt the door
clàireat nm claret
clàirneid, -ean nf clarinet
clais, -e, -ean nf channel, ditch, drain, fur-
row, groove, rut, trench
□
clais telebhisein
clachach 138
tha sinn a’ coimhead air an latha
sin mar chloich-mhìle ann an
eachdraidh a’ chinne-daonna we look
upon that day as a milestone in the
history of mankind
□
chumadh seirb-
his a’ comharrachadh na cloich-mhìle
seo a service marking this milestone
was held c.-mhuilinn nf millstone
c.-mhullaich nf coping c.-na-
cinneamhainn nf The Stone of
Destiny c.-neart nf putting-stone c.-
nianraidh nf hone c.-oisne nf corner
stone c.-ola nf shale c.-stèidh nf foun-
dation-stone
□
chaidh a’ chlach-stèidh
a leagail the foundation stone was laid
c.-ùrlair nf paving stone
television channel
□
fhuair iad an clais
telebhisein fhèin they got their own televi-
sion channel
□
tha bàrdachd an latha
an-diugh ann an clais the poetry of today
is in a rut
clais-fhionnarachaidh nf ventilator
c.-mhòr nf gorge (geog.) c.-uisge nf canal
claiseach a grooved, ribbed (stockings
etc.), striated
□
stocainnean claiseach
ribbed stockings
claisearachd nf ditching
□
bha iad ri
claisearachd they were (engaged in) dig-
ging ditches / they were ditching
claisneach a auditory, audio
□
cèiseag
chlaisneach an audio tape
claisneachd nf hearing
□
cùm cluas ri clais-
neachd keep an ear open, listen intently
□
ma tha a chluas ri claisneachd agus a
shùilean fosgailte if he keeps his ears and
eyes open
□
bha e a’ cumail a chluais ri
claisneachd airson fathann sam bith a bha
dol he kept an ear open for any rumour
[that was] going
□
chaill e a chlaisneachd
he lost his (sense of) hearing
□
nam chlais-
neachd in my hearing
claistinn nf listening
□
may be used
as an equivalent to English ‘audio-’
e.g. clò-sgrìobhaiche claistinn audio-typist
clambar, -air nm wrangling
□
cha bu toigh
leis clambar he didn’t like wrangling
clamhan, -ain, -an nm buzzard, kite (bird)
clamhan-lòin nm marsh-harrier c.-riab-
hach nm honey buzzard c.-ruadh nm
kestrel c.-nan-cearc nm hen harrier
(Lewis)
clamhrach, -aiche a mangy
□
clann bheaga bhochda poor, little
children
□
note the lenition of the adj
appropriate to a sing fem noun, but an
ending appropriate to a pl noun!
□
freagarrach do chloinn òga suitable
for young children
Similarly, when used with the
numerical nouns dithis, triùir etc. and
other nouns which require a gen pl
after them, clann is frequently lenited
as if it were in the gen pl rather than
the gen sing
□
bha triùir chloinne aca
they had three children
□
dithis
chloinne a couple of children
□
bha
dròbh mòr chloinne mun cuairt there
was a great drove of children about
□
chan eil mòran chloinne a’ frithealadh
na sgoile seo there aren’t many chil-
dren attending this school
□
àireamh
chloinne a number of children
□
but
unlenited forms are also found:
àireamhan cloinne numbers of chil-
dren
Note also the following usage: a h-
aon duine cloinne her only child
□
tha
mu dhà cheud duine cloinne anns a’
chlub there are about two hundred
children in the club
□
gheibh gach
duine cloinne còig leasain an asgaidh
each child will receive five lessons free
□
clann nan daoine mankind 2. Clan
(when foll. by the name of the clan –
the name being lenited where possible,
with the exception of those beginning
with D – Clann Mhuirich Macphersons
(of Badenoch) Clann Dòmhnaill Clan
Donald
clann-nighean nf girls, lasses
□
clann-
nighean an sgadain the herring girls
□
appears to be indec
□
tha an dòighean
fhèin aig a’ chlann-nighean mhòr the
big girls have their own ways
□
as with
clann it is frequently accompanied by
an adj in the pl form
□
clann-nighean
bheaga little girls
clann-sgoile nf schoolchildren
□
an
sealladh chlann-sgoile in the view of
schoolchildren
139 claoidh
clann, cloinne coll nf 1. children, prog-
eny
□
a bheil clann agaibh? do you
have children?
□
bha a’ chlann nan
ruith air ais is air adhart the children
were running to and fro
□
chan eil iad
cho fileanta anns a’Ghàidhlig ’s a bha
clann den aon aois o chionn beagan
bhliadhnachan they aren’t as fluent in
[the] Gaelic as children of the same
age were a few years ago
□
bha a’
mhòr-chuid dhiubh nan cloinn the
majority of them were children
□
nuair
a bha sinn nar cloinn when we were
children / in our childhood
□
am
measg na cloinne as òige among the
youngest children
Though sing, clann is frequently
accompanied by an adj in the pl form
claoidh, claoidh v distress, excruciate,
exhaust, fatigue, harass, infest, oppress,
pinch, rack, weary
□
bha e gu tur air
a chlaoidh he was completely exhausted
□
bha i air a claoidh she was exhausted
□
bha iad ag iarraidh cuideachadh an
aghaidh nan nàimhdean a bha gan
claoidh cho mòr they wanted help against
the enemies who were harassing them so
greatly
claoidh(e) nf weariness, (physical) exhaus-
tion, oppression, travail
claoidheach, -iche a exhausting, fatiguing,
overcoming, wearying
claoidhte pp exhausted, jaded, wearied, weary
claoidhteach
□
same as claoidheach
claoin v
□
see claon v
claon, -adh v decline (gram.), deflect, devi-
ate, divert, heel, incline, lean, pervert,
slant, slope, swerve, tilt, veer, verge, warp
□
bha an luidhear a’ claonadh an dara
taobh the chimney was leaning to one side
claon, -aoine a askew, awry, perverse,
squint, subjunctive, twisted, wry
□
is e nì
grannda claon a tha ann it’s an ugly per-
verse thing
□
aodainn chlaona sloping
faces (math.)
claon-bhàidh nf bias, partiality, prejudice
□
cha robh ann an seo ach claon-bhàidh this
was nothing but prejudice
□
measgachadh
de thocaidhean is de chlaon-bhàidhean
a mixture of emotions and prejudices
c.-bharaileach a heterodox c.-bharailich
v prejudice c.-bhreith nf bias, partiality,
prejudice
□
tha claon-bhreithean ann
cuideachd there are prejudices too c.-chlò
nm negative (photog.) c.-iomradh nm
misrepresentation
□
thoir claon-iomradh
misrepresent c.-ruathar nm zoom
c.-thilgeil nf misfire
claonadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of
claon inclining etc., bias, cast (of the eye),
decadence, deflection, degeneracy, devia-
tion, digression, discrimination, diversion,
perversion, predilection, proclivity, slant,
squint, streak (leaning / inclination), trend
□
claonadh cinnealtais racial discrimina-
tion
□
bha claonadh co-ionnanachail ann
he had an egalitarian streak
□
air claonadh
decadent comhluadair a tha air claonadh
a decadent society
□
claonadh gnèitheil
sexist bias
claonair, -ean nm pervert
claonte pp susceptible
clap, an clap silteach nm gonorrhoea
clàr, -àir, -àir / -an nm board, agenda (more
precisely clàr-gnothaich), chart (music –
as in ‘the charts’), contents (of a book –
more precisely clàr-innse), disc / disk
(incl. intervertebral disk), flap (of plane’s
wing), panel, plank, record (disk), register,
schedule, sheet (of ice etc.), sign-board
(more precisely clàr-bùtha), stave (of
a barrel / music), syllabus, table (also
a statistical table etc.), tablet (block), tract
(of country), spoke (more precisely clàr-
chuibhle)
□
clàr bidh buffet
□
clàr fìona
wine-list
□
clàr gnìomhair verbal conjuga-
tion
□
clàr nan uireadan times table
□
clàr
nan 2 / 3 uiread times tables 2 / 3
□
clàr
seirbheis rota
□
clàr sgiorrte slipped disc
□
clàr taisbeanaidh display
□
clàr tonn-
gheàrrta wave-cut platform
□
bha clàr
fiodha air an uinneig there was a sheet of
wood on the window
□
chuir e clàr air an
inneal-chlàr he put a record on the record
player
□
rinn iad clàir bho na h-aon sein-
neadairean they made recordings from the
same singers
□
cuir na chlàraibh stave
(stave in)
□
clàraibh is an old dat pl which
still exists in a few set phrases
clàr-aghaidh nm frontispiece c.-ainm nm
list c.-ainme nm nameplate, title-page
c.-ainmeir nm declension (gram.) c.-
amais nm index
□
gheibh thu e anns
a’chlàr-amais you will find it in the index
□
clàr-amais chairt card index c.-aodainn
nf forehead, face
□
clàr-aodainn bholgach
a bulging forehead c.-bìdhe nm menu
c.-bùtha nm sign-board c.-cuibhle nm
spoke c.-cunntais nm abacus
□
ag
àireamh air clàr-cunntais computing on
an abacus c.-eagair nm syllabus c.-
fhiacail nm incisor c.-fuine nm baking
board c.-gnothaich nm agenda c.-innse
nm contents (of a book) c.-malairt nm
counter c.-mìneachaidh nm gloss
c.-obrach nm syllabus c.-oideachais nm
curriculum
□
air feadh chlàr-oideachais
sgoile throughout school curricula
c.-phrìs nm tariff c.-sgòraidh nm scoring
chart c.-tarraing nm drawing-board
c.-teagaisg nm curriculum
□
seo an àrainn
clàr-teagaisg as freagarraiche airson leu-
dachadh this is the curricular area most
suitable for development c.-tionndaidh
nm turn-table c.-tollaidh nm drilling plat-
form c.-tomhais nm scale c.-uachdair nm
deck c.-uairean nm timetable
clàrach a tabular
clàrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of clàraich
registering etc., enrolment, entry (in ledger
etc.), record
clàradair, -ean nm recorder (recording
machine)
clàradh, -aidh nm registration, recording
□
aig àm clàraidh at the time of registration
□
clàradh cèiseig cassette recording
□
clàradh measaidh assessment recording
□
clàradh teip tape recording
claoidh(e) 140
clàradh-mapa nm map projection
clàraich, -achadh v index (a book etc.),
record, register, schedule, tabulate
□
…
agus nuair a thèid an clàrachadh……
and when they are tabulated …
clàraichte pp recorded, registered, sched-
uled, tabulated
□
tha an t-ionad a-nis na
làrach àrsaidh chlàraichte the place is
now a scheduled archaeological site
clàrsach, -aich, -aichean nm clarsach,
Highland harp
clàrsair, -ean nm harper
clas, -aichean nm (indec in sing) class
□
an
clas malairteach the merchant class
□
tha
iad a’cur chlasaichean air bhonn they are
setting up classes
□
bha e aig ceann a’
chlas he was at the top of the class
□
bhruidhinn e ri buill eile a’chlas he spoke
to the other members of the class
□
bha
iad nan suidhe ri taobh a chèile anns a’
chlas they were sitting beside each other in
the class
□
bha iad air an aon chlas they
were in the same class (school)
□
… an
coimeas ri càch air a’ chlas…compared
to others in the class
□
chithinn e a h-uile
oidhche clas I used to see him every class
night
clas-obrach nm working class
clàs, -a, an nm clause
□
clàs cumhach condi-
tional clause
□
clàs fillte compound clause
clasaiceach a
□
see clasaigeach
clasaigeach a classic, classical
□
foghlam
clasaigeach a classical education
cleachd, -adh v be accustomed, exercise,
habituate, practise, use
□
cha robh cùisean
cho math ’s a chleachd iad a bhith things
weren’t as good as they used to be
□
tha e
mòran nas motha na chleachd e [a] bhith
it’s much bigger than it used to be
□
chan
eil a h-uiread dheth ga oibreachadh is a
chleachd not so much of it is being worked
as there used to be (lit. there isn’t as
much of it at its working and that was
used)
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chleachd e a thìm ann a bhith
ga dheasachadh fhèin he used his time
in [being] preparing himself
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bha
e cleachdte a bhith a’ cur seachad na
h-oidhche an sin he was accustomed to
[be] spending the night there
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… ris an
robh mi air mo chleachdadh … to which
I was accustomed
cleachdach, -aiche a customary, usual,
habitual
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dè an seòrsa adhraidh a bha
cleachdach nam measg? what kind of
worship was customary among them?
cleachdadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn
of cleachd using etc., habit, custom,
experience, fashion, institution, practice,
training, usage, use
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cleachdadh cainnte
language practice
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a’ leantainn a’
chleachdaidh àbhaisteach following the
usual practice
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carson a thòisich sibh
air a’ chleachdadh seo an toiseach?
why did you start this custom to begin
with?
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bha e mar chleachdadh agam
sgrìob a ghabhail mun cuairt air a’phàirc
it was [as a] habit of mine to take a walk
round the park
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cha bu chòir dhuinn
seann chleachdaidhean a leigeil seachad
we ought not to give up old customs
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is
e an cleachdadh a nì teòma practice
makes perfect (lit. skilled)
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a chur an
cleachdadh to put into practice
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bha e
a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn cleachdadh na
Gàidhlig ann an Albainn Nuaidh he
was talking about the usage of Gaelic in
Nova Scotia
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chaidh an togalach seo à
cleachdadh this building fell into disuse
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dèan cleachdadh de drop / fall into the
habit of
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nuair a bhios daoine air cleach-
dadh a dhèanamh de bhith a’ fuireach
air falbh on eaglais…when people
have fallen into the habit of [being]
staying away from church…
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cùm an
gnàth chleachdadh perpetuate
□
ann am
pàtranan cleachdaidh na Gàidhlig in
Gaelic usage patterns
cleachdadh-cànain nm (linguistic) usage
cleachdadh-fearainn nm land-use
cleachdail a
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see cleachdach a
cleachdte pp accustomed, used
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dh’fhàs
sinn cleachdte ris an fhuaim we became
accustomed to the noise
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tha sinn a’ fàs
cleachdte ri … we are becoming accus-
tomed to …
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bha sinn cleachdte ri bhith
a’ faicinn iasgairean an sin we were used
to seeing fishermen there
cleamhna / cleamhnan
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see cliamhainn
cleamhnas, -ais nm affinity, kindred, rela-
tionship (usually by marriage)
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tha
cleamhnas aige ri … he is related by mar-
riage to …
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bha cleamhnas eadar na
daoine aice agus na Camshronaich there
was a relationship by marriage between
her people and the Camerons
cleas, -a, -an nm act, device, dodge, feat,
finesse, freak, lark, play, prank, shift,
sleight, stunt, subterfuge, toy, trick
□
cuir
air falbh na cleasan agad put away your
toys
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chluich e cleas orm he played a trick
on me
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cleasan pl also ⫽ activities,
sports
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latha nan cleasan sports day
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choisich sinn gu faiche nan cleasan we
walked to the sports field
141 cleas