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

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corran-gainmhich nm sandspit c.-gealaich

nm crescent

còrrlach, -aich nm odds

còrsa, -achan nm coast

còrsair, ean nm 1. cruiser 2. corsair

Corsacanach, -aich, -aich nm Corsican

Corsacanach a Corsican

còs, -òis, -an nm crevice, den, hollow

còsach, -aiche a cavernous, hollow, porous,

snug

còsachd nf porosity

còsag, -aige, -an nf 1. cave, cavern 2. air

sac, alveolus còsagan alveoli (air sacs in

lungs)

cosail, -e a

□

see cosmhail

cosamhlachd nf likeness, parable

cosanta a industrious, diligent

□

boirean-

nach cosanta an industrious woman

cosg, cosg v 1. cost

□

chosgadh sin cus that

would / would have cost too much

□

chos-

gadh sin an deagh sgillinn that would /

would have cost a pretty penny

□

dè tha e

a’cosg litir a chur gu Astràilia? how much

does it cost to send a letter to Australia?

□

chosg seo mòran tàmailt agus amhghar

dha this cost him much shame and

anguish

□

dè chosgadh e dhomh a dhol a

Obair Dheadhain? what would it cost

me to go to Aberdeen? 2. expend, spend,

waste

□

cosg (airgead) disburse

□

chosg e

na bha aige de dh’ airgead he spent what

money he had (lit. what was at him of

money)

□

cosg ùine air spend time on

□

bha e a’ cosg ùine mhòr air a leasain he

was spending a lot of time on his home-

work

□

cosg ùine ri spend time at / devote

time to

□

dè an ùine a bhitheas tu a’ cosg

ri do sgrìobhadh? what time do you

devote to your writing?

□

note also: cosg

air pay for

□

’s e Urras NicCaoig a chosg

air it was the McCaig Trust which paid for

□

thug esan seachad an t-airgead a

chosg air he donated the money which

paid for it 3. wear

□

cha robh e a’ cosg

lèine he wasn’t wearing a shirt

cosg, -oisg nm & vn of cosg spending etc.,

cost, waste

□

cosg tìde waste of time

□

cosg ùine gun fheum a useless waste of

time

□

is iomadh duine a fhuair sin a-

mach air a chosg many a man has found

that out to his cost

□

… air chosg na

feadhnach a tha ag obair… at the expense

of those who are working

cosgail a costly, expensive

cosgais, -e, -ean nf charge, cost, expense

(same as cosg)

□

tha uallach air mòran mu

na cosgaisean many are worried about

the costs / expenses

□

cosgais puist postal

rate

□

cosgais uile-gu-leir total cost

□

cosgais a bharrachd surcharge

coslanach, -aiche a spongy

□

tha an stuth

coslanach na ghnè the material is spongy

in nature

coslas, -ais nm appearance(s), likeness

□

same as coltas but less common

□

fhuair e a-mach gu bheil coslas foilleil

he discovered that appearances are decep-

tive

□

is ionmhainn leis gach neach

a choslas lit. is beloved with each person

his likeness i.e. birds of a feather ﬂock

together

cosmach a cosmic

□

air sgèile cosmach on

a cosmic scale

cosmhail, -e a like, similar (foll. by ri)

□

tha e glè chosmhail an dreach ri…it is

very similar in appearance to …

□

dèan

cosmhail ri assimilate

cosmhalachd nf likeness, parable,

resemblance, verisimilitude

□

tha aon

chosamhlachd eile ann there is one more

resemblance

cosnadh, -aidh nm & vn of coisinn earning

etc., earnings, employment

□

bha e ag

obair aig Oiﬁs a’ Phuist airson beagan

cosnaidh fhaighinn he was working at the

Post Ofﬁce to get a little earnings

□

gheibh

iad cosnadh air leth feumail cuideachd

they will also get particularly useful

earnings

□

obraichean ùra a bheireadh

cosnadh don t-sluagh new jobs which

would give employment to the people

□

tha e a-nis an ceann a chosnaidh / tha e a-

nis g a chosnadh he is now in employment

(see also ceann)

cosnaiche, -ean nm employee, wage-earner

cost

□

same as coisg, cosg

costa, -achan nm coast

□

chun a’Chost’ an

Ear to the East Coast air a’ Chost’ an Iar

on the West Coast

costag, -aige, -an nf chervil

costas, -ais nm

□

see cosg / cosgais

cot, -a, -aichean nf cot

còta, -aichean nm coat

□

chuir i uimpe

a còta she put on her coat (lit. put about

her her coat)

còta-bàn nm petticoat c.-froise nm raincoat

c.-geàrr nm jerkin c.-mòr nm greatcoat,

overcoat

cotan, -ain nm cotton

□

ann an raointean

a’ chotain in the cotton ﬁelds

cothaich, -achadh v obtain

□

tha e

a-nise nas fhasa dhaibh biadh a

chothachadh it is now easier for them to

obtain food

corran-gainmhich 172

cothan, -ain nm 1. pulp (of teeth) 2. froth,

foam

cotharach, -aich nf forget-me-not

cothlaim, cothlamadh v mix

□

air a choth-

lamadh ri ceòl ionadail mixed with local

music

cothlamadh, -aidh nm & vn of cothlaim

mixture

e an cothrom a dhol ann na mhaigh-

stir-sgoile when he got the chance to

go there as a schoolmaster

□

fhuair

sinn cothrom a dhol air tìr we got

a chance to go ashore

□

note also: bha

e a’ feitheamh ri cothrom fhaighinn

orra he was waiting to ﬁnd some

advantage over them

□

chan ann tric

a gheibh mi an cothrom a dhol

a-mach it’s not often I get the chance

to go out

gabh an cothrom⫹ vn take the oppor-

tunity

□

ghabh mi an cothrom I took

the opportunity 2. balance abstr, equi-

librium, poise

□

chan eil cothrom ann

eadar na dhà there’s no balance

between the two 3. balance, scale

(weighing) 4. impartiality, justice

□

but note the idiom: cothrom na Fèinne

fair play

□

tha mi a’ smaoineachadh

nach fhaigh a’ Ghàidhlig cothrom na

Fèinne I think that Gaelic won’t get

fair play

□

cha tug e cothrom na

Fèinne dhaibh he didn’t give them

fair play / he wasn’t fair to them

5. power

□

bha cothrom nan cas gu

math na b’fheàrr agamsa na bha aige-

san I had rather better leg power than

he had

□

nan robh cothrom nan

cas agam … if I had the use of my

legs…

□

… agus, gu dearbh, bha

cothrom labhairt aige! … and, indeed,

he could talk / speechify!

cothrom is also used in the following

idiom – chan eil cothrom air there’s

nothing else for it, it can’t be helped

□

tha fhios agam nach eil cothrom agad

air I know you can’t help it

□

… mar

nach biodh cothrom sam bith air

na thachair… as if what happened

couldn’t be helped [in any way]

□

chan

eil cus cothroim aige he’s not very ﬁt

fo chothrom prep⫹ gen available to

□

fo an cothrom available to them

□

fo a

chothrom available to him

□

thuirt mi

rithe gun robh an càr agam fo a

cothrom I said to her that my car was

at her disposal

cothrom a even (of spacing), level,

uniform (⫽ level etc.)

□

bha e cothrom

ri sòbhla na h-uinneig he was level

with the window sill

□

àireamh

chothrom even number

□

bha dà

thaobh a’ chunntais cothrom the

account balanced

173 cothlamadh

cothrom, -oim / -uim, -an nm 1. chance,

opportunity

□

cothrom gluasaid

elbow-room

□

cothrom air (rudeigin)

access to (something)

□

chunnaic e a

chothrom he saw his chance

□

cothroman a tha fuaighte ri … the pos-

sibilities that are inherent in …

□

’s

fhada o bha mi a’feitheamh ri cothrom

den t-seòrsa seo I’ve been waiting

a long time for a chance like this

□

shaoil e gum b’ e seo an deagh

chothrom air beagan Gàidhlig

a chleachdadh he thought this was

a (lit. ‘the’) grand chance to use a lit-

tle Gaelic

□

chunnaic e seo na

chothrom air facal Dhè a shear-

monachadh he saw this as an opportu-

nity to preach the word of God

tha cothrom agam (air rudeigin

a dhèanamh) I have an opportunity

(to do something)

□

cha robh cothrom

agam I didn’t have an opportunity

□

cha robh cothrom aca air cluich they

had no opportunity to play

□

sin agad

a-nise cothrom dhut there’s a chance

for you now

□

but note also: … agus

bidh cothroman ann gu bhith (⫹ vn)…

and there will be opportunities to be

(doing something)

thoir cothrom do … give … an oppor-

tunity

□

an toir thu dhomh cothrom

an-diugh? will you give me a chance

today?

□

thug seo cothrom do na h-

oileanaich air am beachd a thoirt

seachad this gave [to] the students an

opportunity to give their opinions

□

note that air is often omitted

faigh cothrom ⫹ vn get a chance /

opportunity (to do something)

□

h-uile cothrom a gheibheadh e every

chance / opportunity that he got (lit.

would get)

□

am faigh mi cothrom

coinneachadh ris? will I have the

chance of meeting him? / will I get the

chance to meet him?

□

nuair a fhuair

cothromach, -aiche a comfortable, easily

accomplished, equitable, even (of distribu-

tion / spread etc.) fair, impartial, reason-

able, regular, sound

□

bidh saidhbhreas an

t-saoghail air a roinn gu cothromach the

wealth of the world will be shared out

fairly

□

tha a’ chiad nì cothromach agus

an dara ni cinnteach the ﬁrst thing is

easily accomplished and the second thing

certain

□

ann an ùine chothromaich in

a reasonable [space of] time

□

an taobh

a-staigh de dh’ ùine chothromaich within

a reasonable time

□

gu cothromach com-

fortably

□

shaoil e gun robh a’ cheist

cothromach he thought that the question

was fair

□

nam bitheadh a’ gaoth cothro-

mach if the wind were fair / favourable

□

an dèidh sin tha mòran de na beachdan

cothromach nevertheless, many of the

opinions are sound

□

tha e a’ dèanamh

mìneachadh orra nach giùlain iad gu

cothromach he is putting an interpretation

on them that they cannot comfortably

carry

cothromachadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn

of cothromaich considering etc., balance,

balance sheet

□

cothromachadh malairt

balance of payments

□

tha seo air a

ghiùlan sa chothromachadh this is carried

in the balance sheet

cothromachaidh a balancing

□

luthan

cothromachaidh balancing forces

□

puing cothromachaidh balancing point

□

loidhne cothromachaidh line of symmetry

cothromachd nf fairness

□

ann an

cothromachd, feumar aideachadh gu…in

fairness, it must be admitted that…

cothromaich, -achadh v assess, balance,

consider, weigh

□

… gus an Ionnsaigh Dà-

chànanach a chothromachadh…to assess

the Bilingual Project

cothromaichte pp balanced, symmetrical,

weighed

□

dealbhan cothromaichte

symmetrical designs

cràbhach, -aiche a devout, religious, sanc-

timonious

□

bha cuid air an dùsgadh le

dèine cràbhaich some were aroused by

religious zeal

cràbhadh, -aidh nm devotion (relig.),

piety, religion

cràbhaidh, -e a pious

crabhat, -ait -an nm cravat

cracaireachd nf chatting

cràdh, -cràidh nm & vn of cràidh tor-

menting etc., ache, anguish, pain, pang,

smart, torment, torture

□

cràdh cinn

headache

□

cràdh droma backache

□

tha

cràdh ann it aches

□

cuir an cràdh torture

□

dh’aidich e le cràdh gun robh…he

confessed, with anguish, that…was …

cràdh-gheadh, cràdh-gheòidh, cràdh-

gheòidh nf sheldrake

cràic, -e nf head (of hair)

□

bha cràic de

dh’fhalt mi-sgiobalta air he had a head of

untidy hair

craiceann, -inn, craicnean nm skin

(human or animal)

□

craiceann fèidh deer-

skin

□

craiceann a’ chinn scalp

□

thoir an

craiceann de skin v

□

bha a chraiceann

ciar his skin was swarthy

□

ﬂiuch chun

a’ chraicinn wet to the skin

craiceann-sgrìobhaidh nm parchment,

vellum c.-uachdrach nm cuticle

craicinn a skin, of skin

□

bha cuarain

craicinn air he was wearing sandals of

skin

□

aillse craicinn skin cancer

cràidh, cràdhadh / cràdh v excruciate,

grieve, pain, torture, torment

□

bha

a chìoch-shlugain ga chràdhadh his uvula

was paining him

craidhleag, -eige, -an nf large basket,

creel

□

ghiulain iad an fheamainn ann an

craidhleagan they carried the seaweed in

creels

cràidhte pp tormented

cràidhteach, -iche a grievous, painful, sore

□

fon bhuille chràidhteach seo under this

grievous blow

□

tha beatha ghoirid

chràidhteach aig mòran many have a short,

painful life

craileag, -eige, -an nf

□

see craidhleag

cràin, -e, -tean nf sow

crainnteachd nf drought

crait

□

same as croit

cràiteach, -iche a

□

same as cràidhteach

craiteachan, -ain nm a sprinkling

crampag, -aig, -an nf noose

□

bha iad air

an glacadh le crampaig they were caught

by a noose

crangaid, -e, -ean nf winch

cothromach 174

crann, cruinn, cruinn nm (you may

also ﬁnd croinn instead of cruinn)

1. plough 2. mast

□

crann toisich fore-

mast

□

bha fear de na cruinn briste

one of the masts was broken

□

crann

rèidio / telebhisein radio / television

mast 3. bar, bolt

□

cuir crann air bolt

□

chuir i an crann air an doras she

bolted the door

□

thoir an crann de

unbolt

□

thug e an crann dhen doras he

unbolted the door 4. cran (measure for

fresh herring)

□

mu thrì croinn san

oidhche about three cran per night

5. tree – usually now only in compounds

such as crann-fìge ﬁg tree 6. crane

(for lifting)

□

may be made speciﬁc as

in crann-togail 7. pole (of the earth)

na croinn the poles

□

aig gach crann at

each pole

□

this is uncommon now,

and pòl and pòlan are now used

instead 8. lot

□

cuir croinn cast / draw

[lots], toss (of a coin)

□

tilgeadh

chrann ballot

□

chuir iad croinn is

thuit an crann air they drew lots and

the lot fell on him

□

thatar a’ cur

croinn air na caran-oibre lots are cast

for the jobs 9. beam (apparatus), shaft

(mech.) 10. saltire 11. crann

(-ceusaidh) cross of cruciﬁxion

□

croch ri crann crucify

crann, -adh v bar, bolt

crann-aisil nm axis c.-arain, an

c.-arain the constellation known as

Charles’ Wain, Great Bear or Plough

c.-ceusaidh nm cruciﬁx c.-fhaoileag

nf little gull c.-fìona nm vine c.-

fuinne nm rolling pin c.-iomain nm

drive shaft c.-lach nf teal c.-làmh nm

handlebar c.-ola(idh) nm 1. oil-rig 2.

olive (tree)

□

meas a’chruinn-ola olive

(fruit)

□

ola chruinn-ola olive oil

□

air

mullach Sliabh nan Crann-ola on the

summit of the Mount of Olives

c.-sgaoilidh nm transmitter c.-sgoide

nm boom (of a sail) c.-sneachda nm

snow-plough c.-spreòid nm bowsprit

c.-tabhaill nm sling c.-tàra nm ﬁery

cross

□

chaidh an crann-tàra a chur

mun cuairt air na glinn the ﬁery cross

was sent around the glens c.-tarsainn

nm bar, cross bar c.-teile nm linden

c.-togail nm crane, derrick

craobh, craoibhe, -an nf tree

□

stoc

craoibhe tree trunk

□

air stoc craoibhe

on a tree trunk

□

air stoc na craoibhe

on the tree trunk

□

am measg chraobh

among trees am measg chraobhan

àrda among tall trees – some fem

nouns with pl in -an have a gen pl the

same as the nom, but when the noun is

accompanied by an adj the gen pl is

the same as the nom pl lenited

□

simi-

larly: a’ cur chraobh planting trees

□

a’ cur nan craobh planting the trees

a’ cur nan craobhan òga planting

the young trees

□

craobh ghinealaich

family tree

□

tairngidh mi craobh

ghinealaich dhut gu deich glùintean

air ais I will draw a family tree for you

to ten generations back (see tarraing)

□

craobh sheargach deciduous tree

craobh-chònach nf conifer c.-durcain

nf conifer c.-geanmchno nf chestnut

tree c.-geanmchno-fhiadhaich nf

horse chestnut c.-mhaol-dhearc nf

mulberry tree c.-phailm nf palm (tree)

c.-sgaoil, -eadh v broadcast, dissemi-

nate, promulgate, propagate

□

note

that craol, -adh is now preferred

for radio / television broadcasting

c.-sgaoileadh nm & vn broadcasting

etc., dissemination, promolgation, prop-

agation, publication, vulgarization

□

note that craoladh is now preferred

for radio / television broadcasting

c.-sgeachag nf hawthorn

□

also

sgitheach nm c.-shice nf sycamore

c.-shiris nf cherry tree

175 craoladair

crannachadh, -aidh nm & vn of crannaich

searing

crannachan, -ain, -an nm churn

crannag, -aige, -an nf 1. churn 2. pulpit

3. crannog

crannaich, -achadh v sear

crannchur, -uir nm circumstances, destiny,

fate, lot, lottery

□

faodaidh e cuideachadh

airgid iarraidh a rèir a chrannchuir he

may seek ﬁnancial aid according to his

circumstances

crannchur-gill nm rafﬂe

craobhaidh a shaky

□

’s ann air casan

craobhaidh a ruith e it was on shaky feet

that he ran

craobhach, -aiche a 1. patterned

□

dreasa

chraobhach a patterned dress 2. ﬂowing

(like a branching stream)

□

fuil chraob-

hach ﬂowing blood

craol, -adh v broadcast

□

craolar iad air

madainnean Disathairne they will be

broadcast on Saturday mornings

□

craolar

iad aig prìomh uair they will be broadcast

in peak time

craol-lìon nm broadcasting network

craolach, -aich, -aich nm broadcaster

craoladair, -ean nm broadcaster

□

bha fèill

mhòr air mar chraoladair he was in great

demand as a broadcaster

craoladh, -aidh nm & vn of craol broad-

casting, transmission (on radio etc.)

□

dè

an dòigh as urrainn dhuibh barrachd feum

a dhèanamh de chraoladh? how can you

make better use of broadcasting?

□

tha

e ag obair ann an raon a’ chraolaidh he

works in the broadcasting ﬁeld

craolte pp broadcast

□

craolte anns an

Fhaoilleach broadcast in January

craos, -aois, -an nm gluttony, gorge, large

open mouth

□

lìon craos gorge v

□

lìon

e a chraos he gorged himself

craosach, -aiche a gluttonous, rapacious,

voracious

craosaire, -ean nm glutton

crapadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm crick

crà-rionnach nm red mackerel, tunny ﬁsh

crasg, -an nf crutch

crasgach, -aiche a 1. corpulent, bulky

□

bha e a’ fàs crasgach he was growing cor-

pulent 2. uncombed, unkempt

□

bha falt

dubh crasgach air he had dark, uncombed

hair 3. cruciform

crath, -adh v brandish, ﬂap, jog, jolt, sprin-

kle, shake, wag, wave

□

crath dhe shufﬂe

off

□

chrath i a ceann gu teagmhach she

shook her head doubtfully

□

“Chan e,”

thuirt e ’s e a’ crathadh a chinn “No,” he

said [and he] shaking his head

□

chrath

i ris she waved to him

crathadair uisge nm sprinkler

crathadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of

crath -shaking etc., jolt, shake, shrug,

shake-up

□

crathadh guaille shrug

□

thug

mi crathadh orm fhèin I gave myself

a shake

□

thug e crathadh beag air an aid

he gave the hat a little shake

crathadh-làimhe nm handshake

□

chridheil an crathadh-làimhe a fhuair e

hearty was the handshake [that] he got

□

cha tug am fear seo crathadh-làimhe dhi

this man didn’t shake her hand (lit. didn’t

give a shaking of hand to her)

crè nf (ind.) clay (also crèadh)

creacar, -air, -an nm vestry (very rare)

□

coinneamhan creacair vestry meetings

(meetings of church elders in the

vestry)

creach, creiche nf 1. booty, loot, pillage,

plunder, prey, quarry (in hunting), spoil

□

air toir tuilleadh creiche in search of

more prey 2. raid

□

note also: mo chreach!

good heavens!

□

also: o mo chreach-sa

thàinig!

creach, creach v despoil, plunder, prey,

ravage, rob, ruin, sack

creachach, -aiche a predatory

creachadair, -ean nm robber, vandal

□

bha

na coilltean làn chreachadairean the

forests were full of robbers

creachann, -ainn, -an nm scallop

□

slige chreachainn scallop shell

□

tha na

bàtaichean an sàs ann an togail

chreachann the boats are engaged in lift-

ing scallops

crèadh, -a nf clay (also crè and criadh)

crèadh-chlach nf boulder clay

c.-chlachair nm bricklayer c.-deilbhidh

nf modelling clay

crèadhadair, -ean nm potter

□

ri cuibhle a’

chrèadhadair at the potter’s wheel

□

also

criadhadair

crèadhadaireachd nf pottery (the art /

trade)

□

also criadhadaireachd

creag, creige, -an nf cliff, crag, precipice,

rock

□

Creag Ealasaid Ailsa Craig

□

Creagan Salasburaidh Salisbury Crags

□

le creig down a cliff / over a cliff

□

dòcha gun tuiteadh e le creig he would

probably fall over a cliff

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thuit e leis a’

chreig he fell down the cliff

□

creag

chruth-atharraichte metamorphic rock

□

creag theinntidh igneous rock

□

creag

uachdrach surface rock

□

for these latter

examples see also under clach

creag-eòlaiche nm geologist c.-shalann

nm nitre, saltpetre c.-ùillidh nm petroleum

c.-uisge nf aquifer (geol.)

creagach, -aiche a craggy, rocky, rugged

□

… gu eilean creagach Bheiriseigh …to

the rocky island of Berisay

creagach, -aich nm rock ﬁshing

□

chunnaic

mi e air a’ chreagach le maorach I saw

him rock ﬁshing with shellﬁsh

□

see

creagachd nf

creagachd nf rock ﬁshing

□

bha a’ chrea-

gachd seachad airson na bliadhna rock

ﬁshing was past for the year

□

a h-uile

latha bha e aig a’chreagachd every day he

was [at the] rock ﬁshing

creagag-uisge nf 1. perch (freshwater ﬁsh)

2. wrasse

creamh, -a nm garlic

creamh-gàrraidh nm leek, chives c.-na-

muice-ﬁadhaich nm asparagus, hart’s

tongue c.-nan-creag nm rocambole, sand

leek

crean, -adh v (⫹ air) rue, suffer for

□

dh’ith iad na dearcan agus chrean iad air

they ate the berries and they suffered for

□

bu sinne a chrean gu h-àraidh air it

was we who suffered especially for it

□

creanaidh tu air a seo you shall rue this

creat, -a, -aichean nm crate

craoladh 176

creathail nf

□

see creathall

creathall, creathlach / creithle, creath-

laichean / creithlean nf cradle

□

bha i a’

tulgadh na creathlach she was rocking the

cradle

creathall, -aill, creathlaichean nf lamprey

creathlag, -aige, -an nf horse-ﬂy

creatlach, -aich, -aich nm skeleton

□

creatlach pleana fuselage

crèibeilt, -ean nm garter

creic

□

see reic

creid, creidsinn v believe, credit

□

a’ crei-

dsinn ann an a bhith a’ dèanamh …

believing in doing…

□

a bheil thu a’

creidsinn ann an taibhsichean? do you

believe in ghosts?

□

tha mi ga làn chrei-

dsinn I fully believe it

□

a’ creidsinn gu

daingeann ann am… ﬁrmly believing

in …

□

an do chreid thu iad? did you

believe them?

□

na creid do not believe /

disbelieve

□

a bheil e marbh? cha chreid

mi gu bheil is he dead? I don’t think so /

I think not

□

chan eil mi a’creidsinn annta

I don’t believe in them

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note:cha chreid

mi nach eil I think so (lit. I don’t think that

it / he isn’t)

□

cha chreid mi nach bi

reothadh ann a-nochd I think there will be

frost tonight

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’s gann gun gabh e crei-

dsinn it can scarcely be believed

□

’s gann

gun creideadh tu … you would scarcely

believe …

□

thoir a chreidsinn air cause

someone to believe / have someone

believe

□

an e sin a bheireadh tu [a] chrei-

dsinn orm? is that what you would have

me believe? / are you kidding me?

creideamh, -eimh, -eimh / -an nm belief,

creed, faith, persuasion, religion

□

an crei-

deamh Criostaidh Christianity the

Christian faith

□

an creideamh Caitligeach

Catholicism

□

creideamh (nan) Iùdhach

Judaism

□

creideamhan eu-cèillidh

irrational beliefs

creideas, -eis nm credence, credibility,

credit, faith, trust

□

thoir creideas do

believe, trust

□

fhuair e creideas airson na

rinn e he received credit for what he had

done

□

an creideas airgid a tha aca their

ﬁnancial credit

□

tha creideas agam

ann … I believe in / I have trust in… etc.

□

an fheadhainn aig nach robh creideas

anns a phoileasaidh seo those who had no

faith in this policy

creideasach, -aiche a credible, creditable

creidmheach, -ich, -ich nm believer

creidse, thoir a chreidse air

□

see thoir

a chreidsinn air under creid v

creidseachd nf creditableness

creig and creige dat sing & gen sing

respectively of creag (q.v.)

creim, -eadh v

□

same as criom

creimeach, -ich, -ich nm rodent

crèin, -eadh

□

same as crean

crèis, -e nf grease

crèiseach, -iche a greasy

□

chìr e [a] fhalt

crèiseach dubh he combed his black,

greasy hair

crèiseachadh, -aidh nm & vn of crèisich

greasing

crèisich, -eachadh v grease

creithleag, -eige, -an nf cleg, gadﬂy

creithleag-nan-each nf horseﬂy

creuchd, -a, -an nf sore, wound

creuchd, -adh v wound

creuchdadh, -aidh nm & vn of creuchd

wounding

creud, -a, -an nf belief, creed

□

co-cheangal ris na creudan aca fhèin in

connection with their own beliefs

creutair, -ean nm being, body (person),

creature

□

creutairean snàigeach creeping /

crawling creatures

criadh, -a nf clay

□

also crèadh

criadh-leac nf tile

criadha a clay, of clay

□

bha e a’ toirt toit

às a’ phìob bhig chriadha aige he was

pufﬁng smoke out of his little clay pipe

(lit. putting smoke out)

□

is ann tùrsach a

tha a’ cholann chriadha sad is the body of

clay

criadhadair, -ean nm

□

see crèadhadair

criadhadaireachd nf

□

see crèad-

hadaireachd

criathair, criathradh v sift

criathar, -air, -an / criathran nm sieve,

riddle

□

bha an criathrar airson an-sìol

fhasgnadh the sieve was for winnowing

the seed

criathar-garbh nm riddle (agric.)

criathrachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

criathraich sifting

criathradair, -ean nm sifter

criathraich, -achadh v sift

criathradh, -aidh nm & vn of criathair

sifting

□

le beagan criathraidh with

a little sifting

crìch and crìche

□

dat sing & gen sing

respectively of crìoch end

177 crìch

cridhe, -eachan nm 1. heart, core

□

buille

cridhe heartbeat

□

cridhe toileach

a willing heart

□

gaol a chridhe his

heart’s love

□

a’ ruigheachd a’ chridhe

heartfelt

□

b’ e cridhe a’ / na … he was

the incarnation of …

□

thuirt iad gur e

a chridhe a bha air they said that it

was his heart [that was troubling

him]

□

… agus fosgail ar cridheachan

agus ar sùilean…and open our hearts

and minds

□

… ann an cridheachan

agus ann an inntinnean an t-sluaigh…

in the hearts and minds of the people

□

bha preas smeur an cridhe an droigh-

inn there was a blackberry bush in

the heart of the thorn 2. courage

□

cùm a chridhe ri (cuideigin) encourage

(someone), keep up the courage of

(someone)

□

tha seo a’ cumail an

cridhe riutha this encourages them

□

… nas fheàrr airson cridhe a chu-

mail ri duine … better for keeping up

a man’s courage (lit. heart)

Further idioms:

chan eil a chridhe agad you do not

dare / don’t dare!

□

cha robh a chridhe

aige an leigeil a-mach nan aonar

he didn’t dare let them out on their

own

□

chaidh iad an cur nan rabhadh

nach robh a chridhe aca amadan

a dhèanamh dheth they were warned

not to dare [to] make a fool of him

cuir a cochall do chridhe frighten out of

your wits

□

chuir e i a cochall a cridhe

he frightened her out of her senses (lit.

put her out of the husk of her heart)

cridhe a cardiac, heart

□

tinneas cridhe

heart disease / cardiac illness

precinct, result, term, upshot

crìochan pl may ⫽ conﬁnes, limita-

tion, precinct

□

crìochan eadar-

nàiseanta international boundaries

□

chun na crìche sin thitherto / for that

purpose

□

crìoch a’ bhaile town

boundary

□

crìoch an sgeòil the end

of the story, dénouement

□

gun

chrìch / gun chrìoch inﬁnite. It will

be seen from this and other examples

that the dative form crìch is not

always used

□

bha e a’ tighinn gu

crìch / gu crìoch it was coming to

an end

crìoch used with various verbs: rach

thar crìch / chrìochan trespass,

encroach

□

thoir gu crìoch / crìch

ﬁnalise, evolve

□

cuir crìoch air end

v, do away with

□

cuir crìoch(an) air

delimit, set a boundary on / bound

□

cuir crìoch ri limit v

□

suidhich

crìochan limit v

Further examples: rinn iad sabaid

chun na crìche they fought to the

end

□

fada thar crìochan an

eilein far beyond the conﬁnes of

the island

□

air na crìochan eadar

A agus B on the borders between

A and B

□

na dùthchannan a tha

a’ cumail crìche rithe

□

the

countries which border it (lit. ‘her’

as most countries are fem)

□

air

an taobh a-muigh nan crìochan

beaga againn fhèin outwith our own

little boundaries

□

gàradh na crìche

the boundary wall (also gàradh-

crìche)

□

cha b’ urrainn a bhith aig

a’ chùis ach an aon chrìoch the

matter could have only [the] one

ending

□

… ach an taobh a-staigh

nan crìochan sin… … but within

these limits …

crìoch-astair nf speed limit

□

dè

a’ chrìoch-astair air rathaidean

dùbailte? what’s the speed limit on

dual carriageways?

□

chuir iad

romhpa crìoch-astair a chur an

grèim they decided to put a speed

limit into operation

□

tha am

poileas a’ toirt ionnsaigh air

an fheadhainn a tha a’dol thairis air

a’ chrìoch-astair the police are

mounting a campaign against those

who exceed the speed limit c.-sgeòil

nf epilogue

cridhealas 178

cridhealas, -ais nm cheerfulness, gaiety,

glee, heartiness, hilarity, jollity, merriness

□

’s e cridhealas a sùilean bu mhò a ghlac

m’aire it was the cheerfulness of her eyes

which most attracted my attention

cridheil, -e a cheerful, hearty, jolly, jocund

□

gu cridheil gaily

□

gheibh iad fàilte

chridheil they will get a hearty welcome

□

bheir sinn taing chridheil dhaibh we will

thank them heartily (lit. we will give hearty

thanks to them)

□

chuir i fàilte chridheil

air she gave him a hearty welcome

crìm-raineach nf sweet mountain fern

crìoch, crìche, -an nf border, boundary,

close, closure, edge, end, ﬁnale, ﬁnish,

frontier, goal, limit, limitation, period,

crìochach a ﬁnite

crìochaiche, -ean nm ﬁnalist

crìochnach a ﬁnite

□

gnìomhair crìochnach

ﬁnite verb

crìochnachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

crìochnaich ending etc., consummation,

termination

crìochnachaidh a closing, ﬁnishing, end-

ing

□

bha am ministear air an laoidh

chrìochnachaidh a thoirt a-mach the min-

ister had given out the closing hymn

crìochnaich, -achadh v close, consum-

mate, end, expire, ﬁnish, terminate

□

a’

crìochnachadh le beagan mun linn againn

fhèin ﬁnishing with a little about our own

century

crìochnaichte pp extinct

criodaich

□

same as cnèadaich / cniadaich

criom, -adh v

□

same as creim browse,

crop, gnaw, nibble

□

bha searrach

a’ criomadh an fheòir air beulaibh an

taighe a colt was cropping the grass in

front of the house

□

a’ criomadh air

cnàmh picking at a bone

□

bha am biad-

hadh air a chriomadh aig na h-èisg the

bait had been nibbled by the ﬁsh

criomag, -aige, -an nf bit, small piece,

crumb, morsel, scrap

□

rach na chrioma-

gan crumble

crìon, crìne a 1. puny, tiny bha e crìon na

phearsa he was puny in build 2. wizened,

faded

□

brat-ùrlair crìon a faded carpet

crìon, -adh v decay, decline, diminish, dwin-

dle, fade, moulder, shrivel, wane, wither

crìon-lobhadh nm dry-rot

crìonad, -aid nm littleness

crìonadh, -aidh nm & vn of crìon decaying

etc., decay (of plants etc.), decline, fading,

withering

crionag-bhuidhe nf gold crested wren

c.-ghiuthais nf willow-wren

crìonaich, -achadh v quake

crìonna a 1. niggardly, parsimonious 2. dis-

creet, prudent, wise

□

duine a bha riamh

crìonna a man who was always prudent

crìonnachd nf discretion, prudence,

wisdom

□

le crìonnachd is tuigse with

discretion and taste

crìontachd nf frugality

crioplach, -aich nm cripple

crios, -a , -an nm belt, girdle (belt), sash,

zone

□

crios aimsir weather zone

□

crios

Arbhair Corn Belt

□

crios iomairt enter-

prise zone

crios-claidheimh nm sword belt

c.-Chuchulainn nm meadowsweet, queen

of the meadow c.-fasgaidh nm shelter belt

(geog.) c.-giùlain nm conveyor belt

c.-guailne nm shoulder belt c.-pheilear

nm bandolier C.-meadhain, An C.-

meadhain nm the Line, the Equator

c.-sàbhailteachd nm safety-belt c.-

sàbhalaidh nm lifebelt c.-suidheachain

nm seat-belt

□

tha e mì-laghail a bhith a’

draibheadh car gun chrios-suidheachain

it’s illegal to be driving a car without a

seat-belt c.-teasairginn nm life-belt

c.-trusaidh nm truss c.-uaine nm green belt

crioslaich, -achadh v gird, gird the loins

□

chrioslaich e e fhèin he girded himself /

girded his loins

□

tha Sgrìob Chloinn

Uisnigh a’ crioslachadh na cruinne-cè the

Milky Way girds the universe

Crìostaidh, -ean nm Christian

Crìostail a Christian

criostail a of crystal

□

boinneagan criostail

crystal droplets

criostal, -ail, -ail / -an nm crystal

Crìostalachd nf Christianity

□

a’

Chrìostalachd Christendom

criothnachadh, -aidh nm & vn of crioth-

naich quaking etc., convulsion, shock,

shudder, trembling, tremor

criothnaich, -achadh v quake, shock,

shudder, tremble

crith, crith v quiver, quake, quaver, shake,

shiver, vibrate

179 critheanach

crith, -e nf & vn of crith shaking etc.,

quake, quaver, ripple, shake, shivering,

trembling, tremor, vibration

□

le crith

na làimh with a shake in his hand /

with shaking hand

air chrith adv shaking

□

bi air chrith

shiver, tremble

□

cuir air chrith vibrate

□

chaidh e air chrith he began to

shake (lit. went upon shaking)

□

bha

a làmhan air chrith his hands were

shaking

□

bha iad air chrith le fuachd

is fannachd they were shaking with

cold and weakness

crith-leum nm start (of fear etc.)

□

thug

mi crith-leum asam I gave a start /

I started c.-thalmhainn nf earthquake

c.-theas nm heat haze c.-thinneas nm

palsy

critheanach, -aiche a shaky, trembling,

tremulous

□

thoir ceum critheanach totter

□

bha an guth aice critheanach her voice

was tremulous

□

“Chan eil fhios agam,”

ars ise gu critheanach “I don’t know,” she

said shakily

□

… critheanach ’s gun robh

mo làmh … shaky as my hand was

critheann, -inn nm aspen, poplar (tree or

wood)

□

Critheann Làraich Crianlarich

crithinn a of aspen / poplar wood

□

bha i ag ithe a spàinne chrithinn she was

eating from a spoon of aspen / poplar

wood

crò, cròdhadh v gather into a fold,

enclose (of animals)

□

chan fheum iad an

cròdhadh anns a’ gheamhradh they don’t

need to be enclosed in the winter

crò, cròtha, cròithean nm 1. enclosure,

fold (for cattle etc.), pen

□

cuir an crò fold,

pen v 2. eye (of a needle)

□

cha b’urrainn

dhi an snàth a chur tro chrò na snàthaide

she couldn’t put the thread through the eye

of the needle

crò-

□

note that, of the following, only

crò-chaorach and crò-làmpa contain the

element crò fold, pen

□

crò-chorcar is

from Latin crocus and crò-dhearg and

crò-leabaidh are from crò, an old word

meaning ‘blood’

crò-chaorach nm sheepfold c.-chorcar nm

saffron crocus c.-dhearg nm crimson

□

also adj c.-làmpa nm lamp-holder

c.-leabaidh nf bier, litter (bed)

□

bha iad

a’ giùlan seòrsa de chrò-leabaidh they

were carrying a sort of bier

Croàtais nf Croatian (lang.)

crobh-priachain / crobh-preachain nf

crane’s-bill, wild geranium

cròcach a horned

cròcan, -ain, -an nm hook, crook, hooked

implement for lifting potatoes (Barra)

cròch, -òich nm saffron

cròch a saffron

croch, -adh v hang, suspend

□

chroch iad

an duine they hanged the man

□

croch

(gun chùirt) lynch

□

croch cudeigin /

rudeigin ri(s) hang someone / something

□

chroch e an dealbh ris a’ bhalla he

hung the picture on the wall

□

croch ri

crann crucify

□

croch air depend upon

□

chroch iad air they depended on it / him

(not common – see an crochadh below)

□

The vn is used with an rather than a’

□

crochadh air dependent on

□

tha sin an

crochadh air dè nì iad that depends on

what they (will) do

□

tha sin an crochadh

air ciamar a dh’amhairceas tu air that

depends on how you look at it

□

bha iad

uile an crochadh orm they were all

depending on me

□

tha sin an crochadh

ortsa that depends on you

□

bha dealbh

mhòr an crochadh air a’ bhalla a large

picture was hanging on the wall

□

note

also: chuir e an coire na chrochadh air an

t-slabhraidh he hung the kettle on the

chain

crochadair, -ean nm hangman

crochadan, -ain, -ain nm pendant, pendu-

lum

□

chan eil siùdadh a’chrochadain cho

luath the swinging of the pendulum isn’t

so fast

crochadh, -aidh nm & vn of croch hanging

etc., suspension

crochag, -aige, -an nf ear pendant

crochaichte pp a common alternative to

crochte in Lewis

crochaidh a suspension

□

drochaid

chrochaidh suspension bridge

crochaire, -ean nm villain, wretch

crochte pp hung, suspended

□

dè tha

crochte eadar na similearan? what is

suspended between the chimneys?

crodh, cruidh coll nm cattle

□

fèill a’

chruidh cattle-show

□

tha an crodh math

don fhearann cattle is good for the land

□

cha robh malairt eile aca ach a’ ceannach

is a’reic a’chruidh they had no other trade

but buying and selling [the] cattle

□

bha

iad a’ gleidheadh chruidh dhuibh agus

chaorach they were keeping black cattle

and sheep

□

feumaidh a’ Ghaidhealtachd

a dhol air ais gu togail chruidh the

Highlands must go back to raising cattle

□

note the lenition of chruidh in the two

preceding examples as if it were in the gen

pl, a common practice with collective

nouns – cf clann

□

chunnaic e crodh gan

reic is gan ceannach he saw cattle being

bought and sold

□

note that, although

crodh is sing the accompanying prep

prons are pl (lit. at their selling and buying)

crodh-bainne nm dairy cattle

crodha, croidhe a brave, valorous

□

thàinig

na curaidhean a bu chroidhe the bravest

champions came

crodhan, -ain, -an nm cloven hoof

□

chan

eil crodhanan orm! I don’t have cloven

hoofs! (lit. there aren’t cloven hoofs on

me)

cròg, cròig, -an nm hand

croga, -achan nm jar (e.g. jam-jar)

□

croga

silidh jam-jar

crògaireachd nf feeling with the ﬁngers,

groping, pawing

□

bha mi a’crògaireachd

mun cuairt I was groping around

□

dèan

crògaireachd grope etc.

crogall, -aill, -an nm crocodile

crogan, -ain, -ain / -an nm crock, jar

critheann 180

cròglach, -aich nm handful

□

thilg e

cròglach de chonnadh air an teine he

threw a handful of ﬁrewood on the ﬁre

cròic, -e, -ean nf antlers

croich, -e, -ean nf gallows, gibbet

□

thuirt

e gun dèante croich air a shon den

chraoibh bu deise he said that a gallows

would be made for him from the nearest /

handiest tree

□

am bu chòir a’ chroich a

chur à bith? ought the gallows be abol-

ished / done away with?

cròileagan, -ain, -ain nm originally a small

group, but now used particularly for: play-

school, playgroup, pre-school nursery

cròilean, -ein, -an nm cluster, small group

cròileanach a clustered, grouped

crois, -e, -ean nf 1. cross, cruciﬁx, rood

□

a’ Chrois Dhearg the Red Cross

□

bha

oiﬁgearan bhon Chrois Dheirg an sin there

were ofﬁcials from the Red Cross there

□

dèan comharradh na croise cross oneself

crois an rathaid cross-roads

□

Cogadh

na Croise Crusade

□

Crois na Cille

Chapelcross 2. trouble, mishap, misfortune

□

tha mi ag innse dhut gum faigh i i fhèin

ann an crois I’m telling you that she’ll ﬁnd /

get herself in trouble

□

’s e a’ chrois gu

bheil iad … the trouble is that they are…

crois, -eadh v cross

□

chrois e a chasan he

crossed his legs

□

also cros, -adh

crois-bhogha nf crossbow c.-iarna nf

hank-reel c.-sheunaidh nf cruciﬁx

croisidh a crochet

□

obair chroisidh

crochet work, crocheting

croit, -e, -ean nf 1. croft

□

tha e ag obair air

a’chroit he is working on the croft

□

chuir

e a-mach tuilleadh fearainn airson

chroitean he set out more land for crofts

2. hump

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bha croit mhòr air he had a

large hump

croitear, -eir, -an nm crofter

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is e croitear

a th’ann he’s a crofter

croitearachd nf crofting

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Achd na

Croitearachd The Crofting Act

cròithean nom and dat pl of crò nm

croitse, -ean nf crutch

crom, -adh v bend, bow, crouch, curve,

descend, droop, inﬂect, lean, nod, stoop

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chrom e a thogail an leabhair he stooped

to lift the book

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ghlac mi e is e a’ cro-

madh air mo chiste I caught him [and he]

bending over my trunk

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chrom e an àradh

he descended the ladder

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bha e a’ cro-

madh nan staidhrichean he was descend-

ing the stairs

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chrom e far an rothair he

got off the bicycle / he dismounted from

the bicycle

crom, cruime a bent, crooked, hooked,

round

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far an robh Seumas crom a’togail

bhàirneach where James was bent gathering

limpets

crom-chasach a bandy-legged, having

a curved stem pìob chrom-chasach a pipe

with a curved stem c.-fhearsaid nf crank-

shaft c.-lus nm poppy c.-nan-duilleag nm

woodcock

cromadh, -aidh nm & vn of crom

1. descending, declension, decline, descent,

flexion, stoop

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cromadh cinn a nod

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bha

an cromadh deuchainneach the descent

was testing

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bha mo dhìol agam an cro-

madh a dhèanamh it took me all my time

to make the descent 2. a measure, usually

of cloth – especially tweed – length of the

middle ﬁnger

cromag, -aige, -an nf any kind of hook e.g.

clasp, comma, (shepherd’s) crook, hook

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cromagan turrach inverted commas

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cromagan crogaill crocodile clips

croman, -ain nm 1. hip bone 2. a pick-like

farming implement – usually for lifting

potatoes

cromataid nm chromatid

Crombhalach a Cromwellian

Crombhalach, -aich, -aich nm Cromwellian

cròmium nm chromium

cromosom, -oim, -oim nm chromosome

cròn a lurid (of a dirty brown colour)

cron, -oin nm fault, harm

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faigh cron do

blame v, impugn

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dèan cron air / do harm

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dè an cron a tha an telebhisean a’

dèanamh don Ghàidhlig? what harm is tel-

evision doing to Gaelic?

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cha do rinn seo

dad a chron air a chliù this did his reputa-

tion not the slightest harm / did not do his

reputation the slightest harm

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cha chreid

mi gu bheil e a’dèanamh dad a chron orra

I don’t believe it does them any harm

cronachadh, -aidh nm & vn of cronaich

reproaching etc., correction, (adverse)

criticism, denunciation, reproach, reproof

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… is e a’ toirt sùil cronachaidh oirre …

[and he] looking at her reproachfully /

giving her a reproachful look (lit. bringing

an eye of reproach on her)

cronachail a censorious, reproachful

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chrath i a ceann gu cronachail she shook

her head reproachfully

cronaich, -achadh v chide, censor, cen-

sure, correct, lecture (admonish), rebuke,

reproach, reprove, scold

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chaidh

a chronachadh airson na riaghailtean

a bhriseadh he was rebuked for breaking

the rules

181 cronaich