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

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coma dè seòrsa bidhe a bhios mu a

choinneamh he doesn’t care what kind

of food is in front of him / available [to

him]

□

riaghaltasan coma indifferent /

uninterested governments

coma may also be used with the

assertive verb and le

□

is coma (leam)

it makes no odds (to me)

□

bu choma

leis ciamar a dh’ainmichte an t-àite he

didn’t care what the place was called

□

bu choma leis an uairsin ged a bhiodh

… he wouldn’t care then even if…

□

ach coma leatsa but never mind

□

often foll. by de or a prep pron of de:

coma leatsa den chòta! never mind the

coat!

□

ach coma dhethsan an ceartu-

air but never mind it just now

□

coma / coma leat don’t worry / bother

coma is sometimes intensiﬁed with

co-dhiù or co-aca thus: bha mi coma

co-dhiù / co-aca I was completely

indifferent / I couldn’t care less

coma-co-dhiù a devil-may-care

□

’s e duine mòr coma-co-dhiù a bh’

ann he was a big, devil-may-care

fellow

each other

□

cuir fo chomain oblige,

put under an obligation

comaineach, -iche a obligatory

□

tha

[rudeigin] comaineach anns an suid-

heachadh seo [something] is obligatory in

this situation

comanachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

comanaich – taking communion etc.,

communion (relig.)

comanaich, -achadh v take communion,

partake of the Lord’s Supper

comanaiche, -ean nm communicant

(relig.)

comann, -ainn-ainn / -an nm association,

communion, company, corporation, guild,

society

□

eòlas comainn sociology

□

Comann Dìon Latha an Tighearna Lord’s

Day Observance Society

□

Comann

Rìoghail Dìon nan Eun / Comann Rìoghail

Gleidheadh nan Eun Royal Society for the

Protection of Birds

□

ann an inneasan nan

Comannan in the Societies’ reports

□

fhuair iad duaisean bho ghrunn de

chomainn they have received awards from

a number of societies note that the spelling

comunn is retained in some instances

□

Comunn Gaidhealach the Highland

Society

comannach, -aiche a social

comanndair, -ean nm commander

□

preceded by def art even when part of

a title

□

mhìnich an Comanndair Seagha

an suidheachadh Commander Shaw

explained the situation

comar, -air, -an nm conﬂuence

comadaidh 162

comadaidh, -ean nm comedy

comaid, -ean nf comet

comain, -e, -ean nf obligation, debt

□

used

in two main ways:

1. bi an comain be indebted (⫹ gen of

person or thing to whom one is

indebted)

□

bithidh mi gu bràth an

comain Dhomhnaill Dhomhnallaich I

shall always be indebted to Donald

Macdonald

□

tha sinn an comain an

ùghdair we are indebted to the author

□

but when the person to whom one is

indebted is a pers pron, then a prep

pron of ann an is used instead

□

tha mi

nad chomain I am obliged to you

□

bhithinn nad chomain I would be

obliged to you

□

note also: bhithinn

fada nad chomain nan cuireadh tu

dhomh … I would be greatly obliged to

you if you would send [to] me ….

2. bi fo chomain do be under an obliga-

tion to / be obliged to

□

tha an sgrìob-

hadair seo fo mhòr chomain do leithid

MhicC. this writer is under a great

obligation to the likes of MacC.

□

an comain a chèile be obligated to

comas, -ais, -an nm ability, capability,

capacity (⫽ ability, power etc.), com-

petence, faculty, possibility, potential,

power, proﬁciency, reach, repertoire,

repertory, scope, talent

□

comas

inntinn mental ability

□

comas tàlaidh

attraction (the ability to attract)

□

comas pàighidh solvency

□

comas lab-

hairt oral proﬁciency

□

comas co-iom-

laideach commutative property

(math.)

□

thoir comas do empower

□

rèir an comasan fhèin according to / in

proportion to their own abilities

□

a’

nochdadh a chomais air sgeulachdan

innse displaying his ability to tell sto-

ries

□

thar mo chomais beyond my

power

□

cho math ’s a tha nam chomas

as well as I can

□

tha sinn ag iarraidh

comas labhairt nan oileanach a chur

am feabhas we want to improve the

students’ conversational ability / oral

proﬁciency

□

a’ feuchainn ri

sgoilearan a thoirt gu ìre comais a tha

… trying to bring pupils to an ability

level that is …

□

gus na h-oileanaich a

thoirt a dh’ionnsaigh an làn chomais

air a’Ghàidhlig a thuigsinn so that the

students can realize to the full their

ability to understand Gaelic

□

note

also: chan eil comas aig duine air dath

[a] fhuilt a man can’t help the colour

of his hair

air chomas adv able

□

an fheadhainn

nach eil air chomas an eaglais a

fhrithealadh those who are not able /

unable to attend [the] church

cuir rudeigin an comas ⫹ gen give

someone the ability to do something

(lit. put something in the ability of )

□

tha sinn a’ feuchainn ri còmhradh a

chur an comas an oileanaich we are

trying to enable the student to converse

(lit. trying conversation to put in the

ability of the student)

comas-saoraidh nm catalytic (function)

comh-luadar nm

□

see coluadair

còmh-stri, còmh-strithean nf

□

see

còmhstri

comhachag, -aige, -an nf owl

□

chuala

mi eubh na comhachaig I heard the call of

the owl

comhachag-adharcach nf long-eared owl

c.-bhàn nf snowy owl c.-chluasach nf

short-eared owl c.-dhonn nf tawny owl

163 comhachag-adharcach

comasach, -aiche a able, capable, compe-

tent, efﬁcient, gifted, possible, potent, pro-

ﬁcient

□

… ch comasach ’s gu bheil e…but

capable though he is…

□

cha robh e

comasach dhaibh ﬁos a leigeil thugainn

tràth gu leòr they weren’t able to let us

know early enough

□

chan eil e comasach

dhomh dol gu an cuideachadh it’s not pos-

sible for me to go to help them

□

chan eil

e comasach do neach sam bith a bhith

riaraichte le nithean mar a tha iad nobody

can (possibly) be satisﬁed with things as

they are

□

comasach air pàigheadh sol-

vent

□

dèan comasach enable

□

nì an t-

airgead seo e comasach dhuinn tuilleadh

dhaoine a chuideachadh this money will

enable us to help more people

comasachd nf possibility, potentiality,

range

comastair, -ean nm commisar(y)

comataidh, -ean nf committee

□

Comataidh

Telebhisein Gàidhlig (C.T.G.) the Gaelic

Television Committee

combaist, -ean nf compass (directional)

comh- / coimh- words with this preﬁx,

if not found below, may be found under

co- / coi- (with or without the hyphen)

comhair nf indec used only in the fol-

lowing combinations, indica-ting ten-

dency, direction, before (position)

comhair, an comhair⫹ gen (or in

comb. with prep adjs) in the direction

of / —wards

□

chaidh e an comhair a

chinn he took a header / he went head-

long

□

thuit e an comhair a chinn he

fell headﬁrst / headlong

□

thuit i an

comhair a cinn she fell headﬁrst

□

bha

e a’ gluasad an comhair a thaoibh it

was moving sideways

□

bidh a’

chrùbag a’ coiseachd an comhair a

taoibh the crab walks (lit. will be walk-

ing) sideways

□

thuit e an comhair a

chùil he fell backwards

□

thug i ceum

an comhair a cùil she stepped back /

took a step backwards

□

bha na feach-

dan againn a’ dol an comhair an cùil

our forces were retreating

fa chomhair ⫹ gen (or in comb. with

prep adjs)

□

sometimes written fo

chomhair / mu chomhair 1. opposite

(to), before

□

aig crìoch an dàrna

latha bha sinn fa chomhair eilein bhig

at the end of the second day we were

opposite a small island

□

fa chomhair

ar sùilean before our eyes

□

bha seo a’

tachairt fa chomhair an sùilean this

was happening before their eyes

□

tha

sin a’ ciallachadh mòran saothrach

gus am brath a chur fa chomhair

dhaoine that means much effort get-

ting the message across (to people)

As with most comp preps, a prep adj

is used where English has a pers pron:

fa mo chomhair before me fa do

chomhair before you fa chomhair

before him fa comhair before her far

comhair before us fa ur comhair

before you (pl ⫹ polite) fan comhair

before them

□

bha e na shìneadh

marbh fa comhair he was stretched

dead before her

□

mar gum fosgladh

ifrinn fan comhair as if hell were to

open before them

As an extension of this usage we have

the idea of bringing before the mind

i.e. bringing to the attention of etc.

□

thàinig e fa mo chomhair it occurred to

me …

□

cuspair nach bi tric a’ tighinn

fa chomhair inntinn muinntir a’bhaile

seo … a subject which does not often

come before the minds of (i.e. occur

to) the people of this town

□

e saoghal neònach a tha e a’ toirt far

comhair it’s a strange world that he

brings before us

□

tha seirbhisean mar

seo a’ toirt far comhair nach do sguir

cogadh fhathast services like this

bring home to us that warfare has not

yet ceased

□

cha robh nì a bha a’ dol

air adhart nach robh fan comhair

there was nothing going on that they

weren’t aware of

□

fa chomhair rèis

an leabhair seo in view of the scope

of this book 2. in anticipation of,

in preparation for, to meet the needs

□

ag ullachadh fa chomhair

a’ gheamhraidh preparing for winter

□

an obair a tha ri a dèanamh fa

chomhair a’ gheamhraidh the work

which has to be done [in preparation]

for the winter

□

na h-ullachaidhean

a tha gan dèanamh fa chomhair feu-

mannan luchd-ionnsachaidh the provi-

sions that are being made to meet the

needs of learners

comhairleach, -ich, ich nm adviser,

councillor, monitor

comhairleachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

comhairlich advising etc.

□

pàipear

comhairleachaidh an advisory paper

comhairlich, -eachadh v (⫹ do) advise,

counsel, suggest

□

chomhairlich e

dhaibh uisge-beatha a sheachnadh he

advised them to avoid whisky

□

chomhair-

licheadh dhi tilleadh dhachaigh she was

advised to return home (verb used imper-

sonally – lit. it was advised to her etc.)

□

comhairlich an aghaidh counsel against,

dissuade from

comhairliche, -ean nm councillor

comhardadh, -aidh nm rhyme

□

comhardadh meadhain internal rhyme

comharra, -an nm

□

same as comharradh

□

tha na cuimsean seo nan comharran air

adhartas ann an ionnsachadh these tar-

gets represent a progression in learning

comharrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

comharraich marking etc., deﬁnition,

indication, notation

□

comharrachadh

deicheach decimal notation

comharrachaidh a deﬁnite (gram.)

□

t-alt comharrachaidh the deﬁnite article

comhairleach 164

fhuireach an sin he advised me not to

stay there

□

thug iad comhairle air gun

an oidhche a chur seachad an sin they

advised him not to spend the night

there (see gun prep)

iarr comhairle air ask advice of /

from

□

dh’iarr iad comhairle airsan

ach cha do dh’iarr iad ormsa i / cha do

dh’iarr ormsa they consulted him but

they didn’t consult me / (by itself) / but

not me

thoir seachad comhairle consult (of

a doctor)

□

cuine bhios an dotair

a’toirt seachad comhairle a-màireach?

when is the doctor consulting

tomorrow?

cuir comhairle ri(s) consult

□

dh’iar-

radh air an runaire a chomhairle

a chur ri daoine the secretary was

asked to consult people

□

chuir

an seanalair comhairle ri a chuid

shaighdearan the general consulted

his troops

theirig an comhairle (le) confer (with),

consult

comhairle-riaghlaidh nf junta

comhairle nf advice, committee, con-

sultation, council

□

comhairle a’

bhaile town-council

□

Comhairle nan

Sgoiltean Àraich (CNSÀ) Playgroup

Committee

□

Comhairle Shrath

Chluaidh Strathclyde Council

comhairle is used with a number of

verbs:

gabh comhairle be advised, consult,

take the advice of

□

nan gabhadh iad

mo chomhairle-sa thilleadh iad if they

took my advice they would go back

□

ghabh mi a chomhairle mun ghnothaich

I consulted him about the matter

□

comhairle bheachdaichte considered

advice

thoir comhairle do / air give advice

□

thug e comhairle dhomh gun

comharradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm char-

acter, feature, hallmark, impression,

index, indication, impression, mark,

omen, portent, seal (of document),

sign, signal, stamp (ﬁg.), symptom,

token, vestige

Some examples: cha do dh’fhàg iad ach

beagan chomharraidhean air an

tuineachadh an sin they left only few

signs of their settlement there

□

dè an

comharradh a fhuair thu airson

Beurla? what mark did you get for

English?

□

’s e comharradh geall-

tanach a tha ann it’s a promising sign /

omen

□

’s e f ìor chomharradh a tha

anns an leabhar seo air mar a tha

cùisean air fàs nas miosa this book is

a good indication of how matters have

worsened

□

bu mhath leam barrachd

comharraidh fhaicinn gu bheil iad

treibhdhireach I would like to see

more indication that they are sincere

□

’s e droch chomharradh a tha ann an

sin that’s a bad sign (it’s a bad sign

that’s in that)

□

mar chomharradh nach

toireadh iad gèill as a sign that they

would not surrender

□

rinn e comhar-

radh dhomh an doras fhosgladh he sig-

nalled to me to open the door

□

bha

gnìomharraiche an rèidio a’ faighinn

comharradh àraid the radio operator

was receiving a strange signal

□

cuir

comharradh air ear-mark

comharradh in association with other

nouns: comharradh [cluaise] ear-

mark

□

comharradh cùnntaidh tally

mark

□

comharradh maslaidh stigma

□

comharradh malairt trade-mark

□

comharradh (-crìche) landmark (to

mark a boundary)

□

comharraidhean

comanachaidh communion tokens

□

comharraidhean na h-aimsire [the]

weather signs

□

comharradh duil-

gheadais distress signal

□

chuir iad a-

mach comharradh duilgheadais they

put out a distress signal

□

comharraid-

hean rathaid road markings

□

tha na

comharraidhean rathaid seo a’

nochdadh àite far nach bu chòir a dhol

seachad air carbad eile these road

markings show where other vehicles

should not be overtaken (lit. where it

ought not to go past upon other vehi-

cles)

□

comharradh cheithir / shia

ﬁgearan four / six ﬁgure reference

□

comharradh inbhe status symbol

bi na chomharradh (air) be indicative

(of), be a sign of, signal

□

bha an

doras fosgailte na chomharradh air

fàilte the open door was a sign of wel-

come

□

tha seo na chomharradh air

atharrachadh mòr ann an structar a’

ghnìomhachais this signals / is indica-

tive of a great change in the structure

of the industry

comharradh-beinge nm benchmark

□

… a bha na chomharradh-beinge

san t-seòrsa ud de fhilm… which was

a benchmark in that type of ﬁlm

comharradh-ceiste nm question mark

comharradh-clèithe nm grid reference

comharradh-crìche nm boundary mark

comharradh-labhairt – used in the pl

comharraidhean-labhairt quotation

marks

comharradh-tìre nm landmark (guide

for seamen / conspicuous object in

a district)

comharradh-postachd nm postmark

comharradh-uisge nm watermark

165 comharraichte

comharraich, -achadh v characterize,

dial (on a phone), distinguish, identify,

impress, imprint, indicate, mark, observe,

note, point, point out, sign, signify, spec-

ify, trace

□

comharraich àireamh dial

a number

□

comharraich le reul star (mark

with a star)

□

bha an t-seirbhis a’comhar-

rachadh Fèill Anndrais the service was

marking St. Andrew’s Day

□

tha an aithisg

a’ comharrachadh cuid de phrìomh

fheumannan leasachaidh the report identi-

ﬁes some priorities of development (lit.

some of the principal needs of develop-

ment)

□

tha na ﬁgearan a’comharrachadh

nan sreathan the ﬁgures indicate the lines

□

chomharraich e an àireamh he dialled

the number

□

chumadh seirbhis a’

comharrachadh na cloich-mhìle seo a serv-

ice marking this milestone was held

□

tha

sinn an dòchas gun tèid an tachartas seo

a chomharrachadh ann an dòigh iom-

chaidh we hope that this event will be

marked in a ﬁtting manner

□

chaidh

a chomharrachadh gun robh e coltach gur

e … it was pointed out that it was likely

that …

□

a’ comharrachadh àite position

ﬁxing

comharraichte pp characterized, deﬁnite,

marked, noted, notable

□

bha an eaglais

comharraichte le…the church was

characterized by…

□

tha an Gaidheal

comharraichte airson a mhisnich the Gael

is notable / noted for his courage

□

cha

robh an tachartas seo comharraichte ann

fhèin this event wasn’t notable in itself

comhart, -airt, -an nm bark (of a dog)

□

dèan comhart bark, yap

comhartaich nf barking

□

dèan comhar-

taich bark (of a dog)

□

chuala mi comhar-

taich nan con I heard the barking of the

dogs

□

thòisich an cù air comhartaich the

dog started to bark / started barking

còmhdach, -aich, -aichean nm case,

cladding, cover, covering, facing, integu-

ment, wrapper

□

còmhdaichean pl wrap-

pings

□

còmhdach-dealain insulator

□

còmhdach sgòthan cloud cover

còmhdach-siùcair nm icing

còmhdach-teas nm tea-cosy

□

chuir e an

còmhdach-teas air a’ phoit-tì he placed

the tea-cosy on the teapot

còmhdachadh, -aidh nm & vn of còmh-

daich covering etc., coverage, upholstery

còmhdaich, -achadh v cap, cloak, clothe,

cover, deck, envelop, mufﬂe, shroud,

veil

□

còmhdaich le uisge ﬂood v

□

còmhdaich le glainne glaze

còmhdaichte pp covered

□

còmhdaichte le

fraoch covered with heather

còmhdhail, -alach, -aichean nf 1. assem-

bly, conference, congress, convention

□

chaidh iad gu Còmhdhail Ùghdarrasan

Ionadail na h-Alba they went to the Con-

vention of Scottish Local Authorities

□

còmhdhail to meet adv

□

thàinig an duine

am chòmhdhail the man came to meet me

(note that nam has been shortened to am)

2. transport

a-mach we must sit down together and

work out a policy

còmhla ri(s) prep along with, in com-

pany with, with (of people or things)

□

rach / theirig còmhla ri accompany

□

thèid mi còmhla ris a’ mhinistear I’ll

accompany the minister

□

thèid sinn

còmhla riut we’ll go with you

□

sein-

nibh còmhla ri chèile sing together

(command pl)

□

mhiannaich e leabhar

a sgrìobhadh a sheasadh còmhla ris a’

chiad fhear he wanted to write a book

which would stand along with the

ﬁrst one

comhart 166

comhlachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

còmhlaich, ﬁle (papers etc.)

còmhlaich, achadh v 1. accost, intercept,

meet

□

chòmhlaich e ri triùir no ceathrar

de bhalaich he met three or four boys

2. ﬁle (papers etc.)

còmhlan, -ain, -an nm band, body (of men

etc.), circle, company, group, staff (e.g. of

ofﬁce staff)

□

còmhlan ciùil (musical)

band

□

còmhlan deasbaid discussion

group

□

còmhlain deasbaid discussion

groups (note: no len)

còmhlan-togalaich nm building society

còmhlanaich, -achadh v group

□

tha na

cuspairean air an còmhlanachadh the

subjects are grouped

comhlion, -adh v accomplish (or coilion)

comhlionta pp. accomplished

comhliontach a complementary

□

coltach ris na seirbhisean eile ach colion-

tach leotha unlike the other services but

complementary to them

còmhnachail a helpful

còmhnadh, -aidh nm aid, assistance, help,

subsidy, succour, supply

□

le còmhnadh

bràthair mo mhàthar with the assistance

of my [paternal] uncle

□

gun chòmhnadh

helpless

□

may be used as a vn: bha muin-

ntir a’ bhaile a’ còmhnadh a-chèile leis

a’ mhòine the people of the township

helped each other at the peat (gathering)

còmhnaich, còmhnaidh v dwell live,

reside

□

bha duine còir a’còmhnaidh ann

an gleann iomallach there was a worthy

man living in a remote glen

□

bha iad a’

còmhnaidh an toiseach ann an Sgalpaigh

they were residing, to begin with, in Scalpay

còmhnaidh nf & vn of còmhnaich residing

etc., abode, dwelling, habitation, residence,

còmhla, -aichean nf door, door valve,

shutter (sometimes speciﬁed – còmhla

uinneige a window shutter

□

còmhla

chamara a camera shutter)

còmhla adv together, simultaneously

□

tha e a’ toirt còmhla gach neach aig

a bheil ùidh ann an eachdraidh an

eilein he is bringing together everyone

who has an interest in [the] history of

the island

□

thàinig an dà nobhail

seo a-mach còmhla these two novels

came out simultaneously

□

bha iad a’

fuireach còmhla they were staying

together

□

feumaidh sinn suidhe sìos

còmhla agus poileasaidh obrachadh

sojourn

□

àite còmhnaidh abode, dwelling

place

□

gabh còmhnaidh (ann) abide,

dwell, occupy, reside, have one’s residence

□

… far an robh iad a’ gabhail còmhnaidh

… where they resided

□

ghabh e còmh-

naidh maille ri … he resided with …

còmhnaidh, an còmhnaidh adv always,

continually, habitually

□

bha iad an còmh-

naidh a’ gearan orra they were always

complaining about them

□

chan eil a’

ghrian an còmhnaidh a’ deàrrsadh the

sun isn’t always shining / continually

shining

còmhnaidh(e) a residential

□

cùrsaichean

còmhnaidh residential courses

comhnaidheach a residential

còmhnard, -airde a even, ﬂat, horizontal,

level, plain, smooth

□

dèan còmhnard

level, make level, smooth

còmhnard, -aird, -an nm ﬂat, horizontal,

level, lowland, plain, platform

□

còmhnar-

dan mòra Chanada the prairies (lit. great

plains) of Canada

□

fo chòmhnard na

mara below sea level

□

os cionn còmhnard

na mara above sea level

□

còmhnardan

may also ⫽ lowlands (geog.)

còmhradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm chat, con-

versation, discourse, discussion, talk, talk-

ing

□

còmhradh (eadar dithis) dialogue

□

tro chòmhradh oral

□

dèan còmhradh chat,

converse, talk

□

dèan còmhradh (air)

discuss

□

còmhradh slaodach drawl

□

còmhradh amaideach drivel

□

còmhradh

dìreach direct speech

□

còmhradh

stiùirichte guided discussion

□

dèan

còmhradh ri parley with

□

bha mi ag

èisteachd ris a’chòmhradh I was listening

to the conversation

□

tro chòmhradh

oral(ly)

□

like many nouns, may be used

as a vn

□

a’ còmhradh conversing

□

a’

còmhradh ri chèile communicating

còmhrag, -aige, -an nf campaign, combat,

conﬂict, ﬁght, fray, strife

□

miann

còmhraig aggression

còmhrag-dithis nf duel

□

cha robh duine

ann a sheasadh ris (ann) an còmhraig-

dithis there was nobody (there) who would

face (lit. stand against) him in a duel

□

bha

iad an sàs an còmhraig-dithis they were

engaged in a duel

còmhraideach a longwinded, talkative,

conversational

□

“’S e latha math a th’

ann,” thuirt e gu còmhraideach “It’s a ﬁne

day,” he said conversationally

còmhraig, comhrag v ﬁght

còmhraiteach

□

see còmhraideach

còmhsri / còmh-stri etc.

□

see còmhstri

còmhstri, ithe, -ithean nf brawl, quarrel,

rivalry, strife, striving, struggle

□

dèan

còmhstri brawl v

□

dèan còmhstri mu

phrìs haggle

□

gun chòmhstri uncontes-

ted

□

dèine na còmhstri the vehemence of

the strife

□

aig deireadh gach còmhstri a

bha aige ris fhèin at the end of every

struggle he had with / against himself

comhfhurtachadh / comhfhurtachd /

cofhurtaich

□

see cofhurtachadh /

cofhurtaich / cofhurtachd / cofhurtaich

com-pàirt nf

□

see compàirt

compàirt nf accompaniment (musical),

participation

□

dèan compàirt do accom-

pany (in music)

□

piano-chompàirt piano

accompaniment

□

gun chompàirt unac-

companied

□

sheinn iad gun chompàirt

ciùil sam bith they sang without any musi-

cal accompaniment

□

ghabh iad compàirt

ann an gnothaichean a’ chomainn they

participated in the affairs of the society

□

cha do ghabh e compàirt anns a’ choin-

neimh he didn’t take [any] part in the

meeting

□

tha iad gu bhith a’ gabhail

compàirt anns a’ cho-fharpais they are

going to be taking part in the competition

compàirteachadh, -aidh nm & vn of com-

pàirtich accompanying etc., communica-

tion, distribution

compàirteachas, -ais nm copartnership

compàirtich, -eachadh v accompany (in

music), communicate, distribute, hand

out, impart, partake, participate, take part

□

airson compàirteachadh ann an

adhradh (in order) to take part in worship

□

compàirtich—ri share—with

com-pàirtiche nm

□

see compàirtiche

compàirtiche, -ean nm 1. accompanist

2. partaker

companach, -aich, -aich nm associate,

chum, colleague, companion, comrade,

fellow, friend, mate, pal, partner

□

thòisich

e air companach a dhèanamh dhith he

began to make a friend of her

companaidh , -e, -ean nf company , ﬁrm

□

companaidh bhusaichean bus operator

□

companaidhean cùmhnaint contract com-

panies

□

companaidh siubhail travel agency

companas, -ais nm companionship,

fellowship, partnership

companta a sociable

comraich, -e, -ean nf protection, sanctuary

□

fo chomraich caraid under the protection

of a friend

comunn an older spelling of comann (q.v.)

retained in some instances

□

an Comunn

Gaidhealach the Highland Society

167 comunn

còn, -òin, -an nm cone

conablach, -aich, -aich nm anything man-

gled e.g. corpse

conablaich, -achadh v mangle

conacag

□

see conachag

cònach a 1. conical 2. coniferous

conachag, -aige, -an nf 1. conch 2. horn

conail a canine

conair, -e, -ean nf a set of beads, particu-

larly conair Mhoire a rosary

conaire, a’ chonaire nf rosary

□

see conair

conadail a stray

□

caora chonadail a stray

sheep

□

… ach fear conadail an siud ’s an

seo … except for a stray one here and there

conadal, -ail, -ail nm stray sheep, stranger –

and hence ‘odd one out’, exception

conaltrach a 1. conversational

□

tha na

h-oileanaich a’ faighinn na dòigh conal-

traiche the students get the conversational

method 2. social (personality)

conaltradh, -aidh nm communication, dis-

course

□

…gus tuigse iomlan fhaighinn air

a’ chonaltradh anns an fharsaingeachd to

understand the communication overall

□

pàipear conaltraidh consultation document

conasg, -aisg nm furze, gorse, whin (bush)

□

bha an leathad air a chòmhdachadh

gu lèir le conasg the hillside was entirely

covered by / with gorse

conastapal, -ail, -ail nm constable, township

constable

□

also conastabal

conbhalladh, -aidh, -aidhean nm battle-

ment, buttress

concrait nm concrete

□

concrait ulla-

mheasgaichte ready-mixed concrete

concrait a of concrete

□

sgonnan concrait

concrete slabs

connadh, -aidh nm ﬁrewood, ﬁring, fuel

□

connadh làmhaich ammunition

□

cuir

connadh ri / ann fuel, stoke

□

is e connadh

luachmhor a tha anns a’ mhòine peat is

a valuable fuel (lit. it’s a valuable fuel

that’s in the peat)

connadh-fosail nm fossil fuel

connlach, -aich nf fodder, litter, straw

□

shìn

mi sa chonnlaich I stretched out in the straw

connlaich a of straw, straw

□

sioman

connlaich a straw rope

□

ribheid chonnlaich

a straw reed (i.e. in a musical instrument)

connrag, -aige, -an nf consonant

□

tha trì

connragan deug anns an aibidil Ghàidhlig

there are thirteen consonants in the Gaelic

alphabet

connsachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn

of connsaich quarrelling etc., argument,

debate, disputation, dispute, quarrel,

squabble, wrangle

□

an connsachadh

a bha aige ri a bhràthair the quarrel he

had with his brother

connsachail, -e a controversial, disputa-

tious

□

tha an colbh connsachail seo a’

nochdadh a h-uile seachdain this contro-

versial column appears every week

connsaich, -achadh v debate, dispute,

quarrel, wrangle

connspaid, -e, -ean nf contention, contro-

versy, debate, dispute (incl. industrial),

polemics

□

tha beagan connspaid air

nochdadh anns na pàipearan-naidheachd

o chionn greis a little controversy has

appeared in the newspapers recently

connspaideach, -iche a contentious, liti-

gious, quarrelsome

□

ann an dòigh chonn-

spaidich in a contentious manner

connspaidiche, -ean nm adversary, con-

testant, disputant

connspeach, -an nf hornet, wasp

connspoidiche, -ean nm see connspaidiche

conntraigh nf neap-tide

conphocan, -ain, -ain nm buckie (shellﬁsh)

consal, -ail, -ail nm consul

consalach a consular

contèanair, -ean nm container

cop, coip nm foam, froth, lather

□

cuir cop

dhe foam

□

dèan cop lather

□

bha a bheul

fo chop his mouth was foaming

cop, -adh v capsize, tip out, pour (Scots

‘cowp’’)

□

chop i an còrr dhen uisge dhan

mhèis she poured the rest of the water into

the basin

copach, -aiche a foamy, frothy

copag, -aige, -an nf dock (plant)

copag-thuaitheal nf burdock

copaidh, -ean nm/f copy

copaig, -eadh v copy

copaigeadh, -idh nm & vn of copaig

copying

copail nm copula

copair a copper

copan, -ain, -an nm cup (also cupa &

cupan)

□

copan na glùine knee-cap

(better failmean)

copan-an-driuchd nm lady’s mantle

(plant) c.-uighe nm egg-cup

copanach, -aiche a frothy, foamy

copar, -air nm copper

copraich nf ﬁzz

còn 168

cor, coir nm case, circumstance, condi-

tion, pass, plight, predicament, state,

vicissitude

□

thug iad iomradh air cor

na dùthcha they gave an account of the

còrd, i.e. ‘please well’, ‘please greatly’

respectively

□

bhiodh e air còrdadh rium

fhèin, agus ri daoine eile cuideachd, nam

biodh cothrom ann a bhith a’ bruidhinn ri

daoine eile it would have pleased me, and

other people too, if there had been an

opportunity to talk to other people

□

chòrd

na balaich ri chèile the boys agreed (i.e.

found each other agreeable)

□

còrdaidh

mòran dheth ri luchd-tadhail much of it

will please visitors

□

cha do chòrd a’

chomhairle seo ris this advice didn’t com-

mend itself to him

□

bha na h-aon rudan

a’còrdadh riutha they had congenial tastes

/ they liked the same things

□

deiseil gu

bhith còrdadh ri ur nàbaidh prepared to be

on good terms with your neighbour

□

cha

do chòrd e rithe nach do fhreagair e i it

didn’t please her that he didn’t answer her

còrdadh, -aidh nm & vn of còrd pleasing

etc., accommodation abstr, agreement,

settlement, treaty

□

thàinig iad uile gu

còrdadh mu na cùmhnantan they all came

to an agreement / an accommodation

about the conditions

□

tha sinn a’ tighinn

gu còrdadh an ìre mhath we are coming to

an agreement to a good extent

còrdaidh, -e a agreeable (getting on

together)

□

chan urrainn dhomh a ràdh dè

cho còrdaidh ’s a bha iad I cannot say how

agreeable they were / how well they got on

together

còrdail a congenial

còrdail nf cordage

coreigin, air choreigin indef pron some—

or other

□

air a lìonadh le stuth air chor-

eigin ﬁlled with some material or other

□

latha air choreigin some day or other

corgaidh, -ean nm corgi

Corintianach, -ich, -ich nm Corinthian

□

anns a’ chiad litir chun nan Corintianach

in the ﬁrst letter to the Corinthians

Corintianach a Corinthian

còrn, cùirn, cùirn nm 1. horn (mus. &

drinking), tumbler 2. corn (on foot)

còrn-òil nm drinking horn

Còrnach a Cornish

còrnachadh, -aidh nm & vn of còrnaich

coiling

còrnaich, -achadh v coil

còrnair, -ean nm corner

□

also adj: ’s e

bùth chòrnair a bha aige he had a corner

shop

□

there are at least two good Gaelic

words for corner – I don’t see the need for

this one

coron, -oin, -oin / -an nm crown, diadem,

tiara

□

coron (easbaig) mitre

169 coron

condition of the country

□

dè do chor?

cor math how are you keeping? ﬁne

□

nach ann ort a tha an cor a-nochd?

aren’t you in good trim / form tonight?

□

cor beòshlaint standard of living

air chor sam bith on any condition /

on any account

□

cha chleachdar a’

Ghàidhlig air chor sam bith mar

mheadhan teagaisg on no account

will Gaelic be used as a medium of

instruction

air chor ’s gu … conj on condition that /

so that / with the result that …

□

…

air chor is nar là fhèin tha na glean-

ntan fàsail with the result that / so that

nowadays the glens are desolate

□

…

air chor ’s nach eil e furasta car a chur

dhith … so that it isn’t easy to overturn

her (i.e. the boat)

air a h-uile cor by all means, at all costs

□

dh’ fheumadh e an geata a ruigsinn

air a h-uile cor he had to reach the gate

at all costs

cor-inntinn nm state of mind

□

dè tha

seo a’ nochdadh dhuinn mu chor-

inntinn an ùghdair? what does this

reveal to us about the author’s state of

mind?

corail nm coral

còras-grèine nm solar system

corc, cuirce, -an nf knife

corca

□

see coirce

còrcach, -aich nf hemp

corcach a of, belonging to a fairy or water

bull with particular reference to the ears of

calves, small ears being a sign of evil

□

cha robh cluasan corcach aig an laogh

co-dhiù the calf didn’t have the small ears

of the fairy bull at any rate

còrcaich a hempen

còrcair a purple

corcais nf cork

□

cuir corcais ann cork v

corcan-coille nm bullﬁnch

còrd, cùird, cùird nm cord

□

còrd an

droma spinal cord

còrd, -adh v agree with, please, suit, be on

good terms with

□

chòrd seo riutha this

pleased them / was agreeable to them

□

chòrd an turas ruinn we enjoyed the trip

□

cha do chòrd e ris it didn’t commend itself

to him

□

thuirt i gun còrdadh sin glè

mhath rithe she said that she would like

that very much

□

note that both gu math

and gu mòr may also be used to qualify

coronach a coronary

corp, cuirp, cuirp nm body, corpse

□

corp

(eaglais) nave

□

bheir an damhan-allaidh

sìoda às a chorp fhèin the spider produces

silk from his own body

corp-ghabhail nm / f incarnation c.-làidir

a able-bodied c.-spìosraichte nm mummy

(Egyptian)

corpag, -aige, -an nf corpuscle

corpailear, -eir, -an nm corporal

corporra a bodily, carnal, corporal,

corporate, corporeal, physical (bodily),

somatic

□

gu corporra bodily adv

□

a’ dol an sàs ann an rudeigin gu corporra

getting physically involved with some-

thing

□

ballrachd chorporra corporate

membership

dè an còrr a dh’iarradh e? what more

would he ask?

□

cha do dh’èist mi ris

a’ chòrr I didn’t listen to the rest

□

a bheil e ag innse na fìrinne mun

chòrr? is he telling the truth about the

rest?

□

… nach biodh ann air a’ chòrr

dòigh … which would not otherwise

exist / would not exist in any other way

□

cha robh an còrr air ach sin that’s all

there was to it (lit. there was not the

rest on it but that)

□

cha robh an còrr

air ach aontachadh an toirt leam there

was nothing else for it but to agree to

take them with me

an còrr is often foll. by de⫹ a noun or

a prep pron formed from de

□

… far an

do chuir e seachad an còrr de

a bheatha dhuilich… where he spent

the rest / remainder of his sad life

□

…

airson a’chòrr den gheamhradh…for

the rest of the winter

□

a bheil an còrr

agad dheth? do you have the rest of it?

□

bha iad gu bhith còmhla fad a’chòrr

de am beatha they were going to be

together all the rest of their lives (for

the use of the sing, see notes under

beatha, ceann and làmh)

□

but a noun

in the gen case may also be used

□

cha

do dh’iarr e an còrr ﬁathachaidh he

didn’t need a second invitation (lit.

didn’t ask for more inviting)

□

note

also: m’athair is an còrr againn my

father and the rest of us

còrr accompanied by some form of

agus means ‘more than, upwards of,

over’

□

tha e còrr is ochd bliadhna

deug a dh’aois he is over 18

□

tha

còrr is leth-cheud punnd aige he has

more than ﬁfty pounds

□

bho chionn

còrr is ceud bliadhna more than

a hundred years ago

□

à còrr is naoi

mìle out of more than nine thousand

□

bha e tinn còrr agus bliadhna he was

ill more than a year

□

còrr is aon uair

more than once

□

airson a’ chiad uair

ann an còrr is deich bliadhna for the

ﬁrst time in more than ten years

□

tha

còrr is an dàrna leth dhiubh nan

laoidhean more than half of them are

hymns

□

còrr math agus mìle neach

a good bit more than a thousand

people

a chòrr adv extra, left over, spare, sur-

plus

□

theasaich e an stiudha a bha a

chòrr bho’n-dè he heated the stew that

was left over from yesterday

□

chan eil

coronach 170

còrr nm indec balance (ﬁn.), excess,

extra, more (than), rest, remainder,

surplus

còrr is only infrequently used without

the def art

□

… gach còrr a bhitheadh

air fhàgail… every surplus that was

left

□

bha ochdnar no còrr de theagh-

lach anns gach taigh there were eight

or more of a family in each house

còrr is frequently used with the def art

with the meaning ‘the rest, the remain-

der, more’ – though this may often

have to be translated into idiomatic

English as ‘any more’ (sometimes ‘no

more’ after a neg verb), ‘anything else’

□

gun an còrr uime without (any) more

ado

□

chan eil an còrr ri a ràdh there’s

no more to be said (lit. to say)

□

chan

eil mi a’ dol a ràdh a’ chòrr I’m not

going to say any more (lit. the rest)

□

na cluinneam an còrr don’t let me hear

anymore / the rest

□

cha robh an còrr

anns an rum aig an àm there were no

more [people] in the room at the time

□

aon là, gun an còrr againn ri

dhèanamh … one day, (we) having

nothing else to do

□

a bheil thu a’

smaoineachadh nach eil an còrr aig

Iain ri dhèanamh ach …? do you think

John has nothing more to do

but …?

□

cha robh an còrr roghainn

againn we had no other choice

□

bhuannaich e an doras agus cha robh

an còrr ann he reached the door and no

□

dè ’n còrr a b’ urrainn dhomh

a dhèanamh? what more could I do?

□

ach beagan a chòrr air ceithir millean

sa bhuidseat gu lèir there is just a lit-

tle over three million in the budget

altogether

□

bheireadh iad dha iasg

sam bith a bhitheadh a chòrr aca they

would give [to] him any surplus ﬁsh /

any odd ﬁsh they had

robh sgàile ach air corra chaillich

only a few old women wore a veil

□

bha corra chaora ag ionaltradh ri

taobh an rathaid there were a few

sheep grazing at the side of the road

□

tha dealbhan air leth math air corra

dhuilleig there are particularly good

pictures on a few pages

□

bha corra

bhàta a’ dlùthachadh air a’ chala

a few boats were approaching the

harbour

corra- most of the following com-

pounds are based on an old word

meaning ‘point’ -hence cranes and

similar birds (from the beak, presum-

ably)

□

this also applies to compounds

beginning with corr- (see above).

Some are more obscure in origin.

corra-biod nm tiptoe

□

air a chorra-

biod on [his] tiptoes

□

air a corra-biod

on [her] tiptoes

□

dh’èirich iad uile air

an corra-biod they all rose on [their]

tiptoes

□

ged a sheasainn air mo

chorra-biod cha ruiginn e though

I were to stand on [my] tiptoes,

I wouldn’t reach it c.-bhàn nf stork (also

còrr bhàn) c.-chagailte nf salamander

c.-chòsag nf 1. millipede 2. slater,

woodlouse c.-ghrian nf bittern

□

bha

corran-ghrian ri am faicinn an sin

bitterns were to be seen there

c.-ghritheach nf heron

□

chunnaic sin

corran-gritheach an-dè we saw herons

yesterday c.-mheagan, -ain, -an

nm bilberry, whortleberry, blaeberry

□

bha sinn a’ lorg chorra-mheagan

we were looking for blaeberries

c.-mhonaidh nf crane (bird)

c.-sgreachag nf screech owl

171 corran

corr-chopag nf water plantain c.-litir nf

capital (letter) c.-mhial nf gnat, mosquito

corra a (precedes and lenites noun

which is in the sing and in the appro-

priate case) few, occasional

□

airson

corra bhliadhna fhathast for a few

years yet

□

bha corra fhear an siud ’s

an seo there were a few men here and

there

□

but note that corra fhear /

corra thè / corra dhuine may trans-

late simply as ‘a few’

□

bha corra

fhear / tè nach b’ urrainn dhuinn

ruigsinn orra there were a few that we

couldn’t reach (masc / fem objects

alternatively)

□

tha corra dhuine ann

fhathast as urrainn sin a dhèanamh

there are still a few (people) who can

do that

□

a’ cur a-mach corra phrò-

gram Gàidhlig putting out an occa-

sional Gaelic programme

□

cha robh

aige ach fìor chorra fhacal Beurla he

had only a very few English words

□

corra àite singilte ri fhaotainn with an

occasional single place available

□

bheir mi corra fhacal dhut mar shamh-

ladh I’ll give you a few words as an

example

□

thogadh corra cheist a few

questions were raised

□

’s ann corra

uair a bhiodh trioblaid ann there

would seldom be trouble (lit. it is few

times that there would be trouble

in it)

□

chaidh mi ann corra uair I went

there a few times

□

corra chruth is

corra smaoin a few shapes and

thoughts

□

… is corra dhuine eile …

and a few other people

□

tha fadachd

air corra dhuine gus an tig àm na

Bliadhna Ùir a-rithist a few people are

longing for New Year to come again

(lit. there is longing upon a few people

until New Year will come again)

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cha

corrach, -aiche a rough (of surface), unbal-

anced, uneven, unsteady

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bha e na

shuidhe air being chorraich he was sitting

on an unsteady bench

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bha an làr salach

corrach the ﬂoor was dirty and uneven

corrachas, -ais nm tread (of tyre)

corrach-shod, a’chorrach-shod nf marsh

marigold

corraich, -e nf indignation, ire, rage,

umbrage, wrath

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fo chorraich mhòir in

great wrath

corrag, -aige, -an nf ﬁnger

corran, -ain, -ain nm 1. crescent 2.

sickle