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

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stòr, -òir, -òir nm high peak, tooth

(uncommon)

stòr-fhiacail nm fang s.-fhiaclach a fanged

stòras, -ais, -an nm resource, reserves,

store

□

stòras nàdarrach natural resources

□

a’ buileachadh stòrasan allocating

resources

□

stòras mèinnireach (mineral)

reserves

□

tha iad a’ leasachadh stòrasan

dualchasach nan Gaidheal they are devel-

oping the cultural resources of the Gaels

stòthach, -aiche a stoic

stràc, -aic, -an nm accent, diacritic, stress

mark, sign, stroke

□

stràc geur acute

accent

□

stràc trom grave accent

□

stràc

an droma backstroke (swimming)

strac / stracadh v

□

see srac / sracadh

stràic, -ean nm a ‘stroke’ of the strap /

tawse

□

co meud stràic a fhuair thu? how

many of the belt did you get?

stràic, -e nf conceit, pride, haughtiness

□

minic a thig stràic gu tubaist pride often

comes before a fall

stràiceil, -e a conceited, haughty, proud

□

bha e an dà chuid mòr agus stràiceil he

was both great and haughty

□

imich gu

stràiceil strut v

straighlich nf clatter, bustle, rattle

strata(i)speur, -a nm stratosphere

streap, streap / streapadh v ascend, clam-

ber, climb, mount, scale, scramble

□

tha e

a’ streap ris an leth-cheud he is getting on

for ﬁfty

□

a’ streap nam beann climbing

(the) mountains / mountain climbing

streap nm & vn of streap climbing etc.

streapadair, -ean nm climber

streapadh, -aidh nm

□

see streap nm

streapaiche, -ean nm climber

□

strea-

paiche (beinne) mountaineer

strì, strì v – 1. (⫹ an aghaidh / ri(s) or their

cmpds as required when followed by

a noun / pronoun) compete, struggle,

strive (against / with)

□

bha iad a’ strì an

aghaidh cultair tòrr nas cumhachdaiche

agus nas treise they were competing

against a far more powerful and stronger

culture

□

also strì ri chèile compete

□

tha

iad a’ strì ri chèile they are competing

2. (⫹ ri when followed by a vn)

□

bha e a’

strì ri a ghuth a chumail ciùin he was

striving to keep his voice calm

strì nf indec & vn of strì struggling etc.,

ambition, conﬂict, contention, contest,

controversy, emulation, feud, resistance,

strife, striving, struggle

□

gun strì without

a struggle

□

dèan strì (⫹ ri(s) as required)

contend (with), emulate, strive (against /

with), struggle (against / with), vie (with)

□

’s ann uaithe sin a tha cuid den t-strì ag

èirigh it’s from that that some of the

controversy arises / stems

strianag, -aige, -an nf stripe

strianaich, -achadh v hatch (of a drawing)

strìl, -eadh v roll

strìoch, -a, -an nf hyphen, streak

strìochach, -aiche a streaky, stripey

strìochag, -aige, -an nf dash (punct.), tick

(like so:

✓), small stroke, as on the letter t

strìochd, -adh v capitulate, cringe, knuckle

(down to etc.), kneel (metaph.), submit,

succumb, surrender, throw up the sponge,

yield

□

… agus mar sin strìochd iad…and

therefore they surrendered

□

…a thug orra

strìochdadh dhuinn… which compelled

them to surrender to us

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dh’fheumadh

iad strìochdadh dhaibh gu lèir they had to

surrender completely to them

strìochdach, -aiche a compliant

strìochdadh, -aidh nm & vn of strìochd

surrendering etc., capitulation, compliance,

surrender, submission

□

strìochdadh neo-

chumhnantach non-conditional surrender

strìochdaidh a of / concerning surrender,

surrender

□

chuir iad an ainm ris na

pàipearan strìochdaidh they signed the

surrender documents

strìopach, -aich, -aichean nf courtesan,

harlot, prostitute, strumpet

striopachail a whorish

strìopachas, -ais nm fornication, harlotry,

prostitution, whoredom

□

dèan strìopachas

fornicate

strìopair, -ean nm whoremonger, pimp

strìtheach, -iche a competitive

striutan

□

same as sriutan

stròc, -òic, -an nm stroke (med.)

stròic, -eadh v

□

same as srac

stròic, -e-ean nf tatter

stròdhail a

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also struidheil

□

am mac

stròdhail the prodigal son

stròdhalachd nf

□

also struidhealachd

loose living, prodigality

strùb

□

see srùb

structair, -ean nm structure

□

structair

(cealla) cell structure

structar

□

see structair

struidh, -eadh v squander, waste

□

bha e a’

struidheadh a theachd-an-tìr air he was

squandering his income on it

struidhealachd nf waste, squandering,

extravagance, prodigality

strùidhear, -eir, -an nm prodigal, proﬂi-

gate, spendthrift, waster

struidheil, -e a extravagant, lavish, prodi-

gal, squandering, wasteful

□

am Mac

stòr 552

Struidheil The Prodigal Son

□

bha e ro

struidheil he was too extravagant

strùp, ùip, -an nm

□

same as srùb

struth, -a, -an nm/f ostrich

stuadh, -aidh, -aidh / -an(nan) nf 1. arch,

gable 2. large wave, billow, breaker

stuadhach, -aiche a wavy

stuagh

□

see stuadh

stuaim nf abstemiousness, decorum,

moderation, sobriety

stuama a abstemious, demure, moderate,

modest, reserved, sober, temperate

□

dèan

stuama sober v trans

□

fàs stuama sober v

intrans

□

chaith e a bheatha gu stuama he

spent his life moderately

□

chuir e crìoch

air an t-suipeir stuama he ﬁnished the

modest supper

stuamachd nf abstinence, gravity (of man-

ner), sobriety, temperance

stùc, -ùic, -an / -annan nf horn (mountain),

peak

stùcan, -ain, -an nm stook

stud, -a, -an nf stud (for shirt)

stuib

□

gen sing of stob stub etc.

stuic

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of stoc

stock etc.

stùic

□

see stùirc

stuig, -eadh v goad, incite, prick, prompt,

urge

□

stuig coin ann set dogs upon

□

a’ stuigeadh nan con ann setting the dogs

on him

stuip

□

gen sing of stòp stoup

stùirc nf huff, angry scowl

□

tha stùirc oirre

she’s in a huff

stùirceach, -iche a surly, morose,

displeased-looking

stùr, stùir nm dust

□

glan stùr dhe dust

(clean dust from)

□

crath stùr air dust (put

a dusting on)

stuth, stuith, -an nm calibre (of character

etc.), content, material, matter, stuff, sub-

stance, tissue

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stuth amh raw materials

□

stuth cealla cell tissue

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stuth ceimigeach

chemical substance / a chemical

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stuthan

dathaidh dyes

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stuth-giùlain (teas) (heat)

conductor

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stuth-iomain propellant

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stuth-ionaid substitute

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stuth-mathachaidh

fertiliser

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stuth-nighe shoithichean washing-

up liquid

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stuth òil booze

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stuth sgaoilte

loose material

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stuth-siabaidh drifting

material (geog.)

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stuth tàthte solid

□

stuth

toirmisgte contraband

□

stuthan sgrìob-

haidh stationery

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tha stuth math anns an

leabhar sin there is good matter in that

book

□

le stuth air choreigin with some stuff

or other

□

buaidh na h-inntinn thairis air an

stuth the effect of mind over matter

stuth-dhath nm pigment s.-giùlain nm con-

ductor (of heat, electricity etc.)

□

chan eil

ann ach stuth-giùlain it is only a conductor

s.-glanaidh nm detergent s.-ionaid nm sub-

stitute s.-itheanaich nm foodstuff

□

thàinig

f ìor ghainne de stuthan-itheanaich there

came [about] a real scarcity of foodstuffs

s.-leanmhainn nm adhesive s.-leughaidh

nm reading matter

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stuth-leughaidh na fead-

hainn òga the reading matter of the young

(people)

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a’cur a-mach stuthan-leughaidh

producing reading materials s.-mathachaidh

nm fertiliser s.-nearbhaichean nm nerve

tissue s.-sgaoilidh nm solute s.-siabaidh

nm drifting material (geog.) s.-taice

nm support material

□

na stuthan-taice the

support materials s.-togaile nm building

materials

stùthach, -aiche a stumpy

stuthach, -aiche a material

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beairteas an

t-saoghail stuthaich the wealth of the

material world

stuthaig, -e nf starch

stuthaig, -eadh v starch

stuthaigeadh, -idh nm & vn of stuthaig

starching, starch

stuthail, -e a having substance, pithy

□

feu-

maidh na puingean a bhith gu math

stuthail mun gabh iad ùidh dhiubh the

points must be quite pithy before they take

heed of them

suaib-chuthaich nf a touch of madness

□

tric a bha suaib-chuthaich air leanabh

bodaich there has often been a touch of

madness in an old man’s child

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bha

suaib-chuthaich na shùilean there was

a touch of madness in his eyes

suaicheanta a notorious, notable, outstand-

ing, remarkable

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dealbhan suaicheanta

outstanding pictures

□

sgoilear suaicheanta

a notable scholar

suaicheantach a armorial

suaicheantas, -ais, -an nm badge, decora-

tion, emblem, ensign, favour (token),

hallmark, insignia, notoriety symbol (of),

any distinguishing mark

□

suaicheantas

rìoghail regalia

□

cuir suaicheantas

air decorate (with medal etc.)

□

bha

suaicheantas beag airgid air taobh deas

a bhroillich there was a small silver badge

on the right side of his chest

□

bi na

s(h)uaicheantas air be a symbol of

□

tha e

air a bhith na shuaicheantas air a’ chom-

panaidh airson ceud bliadhna it has been

a symbol of the company for a hundred

years / it has been synonmous with / a hall-

mark of the company for etc.

553 suaicheantas

suaichnean, -ein, -an nm mascot

suaimhneach, -iche a content, peaceful,

calm, tranquil

□

chaidil mi gu suaimh-

neach an oidhche sin I slept peacefully

that night

□

mheal iad iomadh latha sona

suaimhneach they enjoyed many a happy,

content day

suaimhneachadh, -aidh nm & vn of

suaimhnich placating etc.

suaimhneas, -eis nm calmness, composure,

contentment, leisure, quietness, repose

□

… aig an robh an suaimhneas a

bheireadh cothrom dha seo a dhèanamh …

who had the leisure which gave him the

opportunity to do this

suaimhnich, -eachadh v placate

□

bhit-

headh na diathan air an suaimhneachadh

le iobairtean iomchaidh the gods would be

placated by ﬁtting sacriﬁces

suain, -e nf sound, deep sleep, slumber

□

cha robh e fada gus an robh mi nam shuain

it wasn’t long until I was fast asleep

suain, -eadh v entwine, swaddle, wrap

round, wind, wreathe

□

shuain e am bann

mun cuairt a shliasaid he wrapped the

bandage round his thigh

suaineach, -iche a sleepy, drowsy

Suaineach a Swedish

Suaineach, -ich, -ich nm Swede

suainealach, -aiche a hypnotic, narcotic

suainealaiche, -ean nm hypnotist

suainealas, -ais nm hypnotism

Suainis nf Swedish (lang.)

suainte pp wound, wreathed, entwined,

wrapped round

□

bha bann dathte suainte

mu a cheann there was a coloured band

wrapped round his head

□

bha e suainte na

chuimhneachain he was wreathed in his

memories

suaip, -e nf resemblance, semblance,

‘sweep’

□

tha suaip aige ri a cho-ogha he

has a resemblance to his cousin, he has a

‘sweep’ of his cousin

suaip nf swap

□

dèan suaip make a swap

□

bha e soilleir gun deach suaip a dhèanamh

it was obvious a swap had been made

suaip, -eadh v barter, exchange, swop

suairce a affable, benign, courteous, good-

natured, kind, urbane

□

is ann a bha e

suairce na nàdar he was affable in nature

suairceas, -eis nm courteousness, genteel-

ness, gentleness

suaithneas, -eis nm badge, emblem – less

common than suaicheantas except in the

expression: an Suaithneas Bàn the White

Cockade

suala nm indec swell (a state of the sea when

there is a succession of long, unbroken

waves in one direction)

□

tha droch shuala

oirre there a bad swell (on it – the sea)

suaichnean 554

suarach, -aiche a 1. base, contemptible,

despicable, despised, ignoble, incon-

siderable, indifferent, insigniﬁcant,

light (of import), mean, negligible,

paltry, petty, shabby, shoddy, sordid,

tawdry, trashy, triﬂing, trivial, vile, of

little worth

□

chan eil mi a’ creidsinn

gun dèanadh e rud cho suarach seo

I don’t believe that he would do such

a base thing

□

tha cuimhne againn uile

air rudan suarach a rinneadh anns an

àm a chaidh we all remember despica-

ble things that were done in the past

2. to no avail

□

… ach bu shuarach

an t-saothair … but the labour was to

no avail 3. insigniﬁcant

□

is suarach

cho math ’s a tha e it masc is not very

good / not all that good

bi suarach mu be incurious / indiffer-

ent about

□

tha mi suarach mun chùis

I am indifferent about the matter

is suarach (cuideigin / rudeigin) leam

I despise (someone / something)

□

shuarach leis na boireannaich a bha a’

gabhail ceò he despised women who

smoked

cuir (cuideigin / rudeigin) suarach

despise (someone / something)

□

bha

iad a’ cur suarach nan Gaidheal air-

son nach robh iad adhartach gu leòr

they despised the Highlanders because

they weren’t progressive enough

□

tha

mi ga chur suarach I despise him

suarachadh, -aidh nm & vn of suaraich

debasing etc., debasement

□

suarachadh a

brìgh nàiseanta the debasement of her

national essence

suarachas, -ais nm contempt, indifference,

insigniﬁcance, littleness (of spirit etc.),

lowness, meanness, pittance

□

cuir (rudei-

gin) an suarachas make light of (some-

thing), treat (something) lightly, despise

□

… a’ cur a h-uile nì an dara taobh mar

gum bitheadh an suarachas…setting

everything aside as if [it were] in contempt

□

b’e sin dileab ar n-athraichean a chur

an suarachas that would be to make light

of our ancestors’ legacy

□

na cuir an

oidhirpean an suarachas don’t make light

of their endeavours

suaraich, -achadh v debase

suas adv up (motion to), upward(s)

□

a’ dol

suas is sìos going up and down

□

suas ri up

to (a number / a person)

□

tha suas ri deich

mìle a dh’astar eatorra there are up to ten

miles [of distance] between them

□

but:

rach suas gu go up to, increase to

□

chaidh

an àireamh de bhuidhnean suas gu (a)

deich the number of teams increased to ten

□

suas gu àm dinneireach up to dinnertime

□

suas gu lethcheud to a maximum of ﬁfty

□

chunnaic mi iad a’dol suas a’ bhruthach

I saw them going up the slope

□

suas an

staidhre upstairs (motion)

□

bha e ag èal-

adh suas an staidhre he was creeping up

the stairs

□

bha iad a’spleuchdadh suas air

they were staring up at him

□

o seo suas

from this time forth / henceforth / hence-

forward

□

thuirt e gun d’fhuair e comhar-

radh bho shuas he said that he had received

a sign from above

□

cuir suas lift – but

note: air a chur suas ‘turned out’ (dressed)

□

a’ cur suas air (cuideigin) praising

(somebody)

□

thoir suas deliver (give

up)

□

cùm suas uphold

□

note also the

idioms: bha iad le chèile suas (ann) am

bliadhnachan they were both getting on

[in years]

□

bhon bhliadhna 1066 suas

from the year 1066 onwards

□

for further

examples of the use of suas as an adverb

of movement (see App. 4 Sect. 10.0)

suath, -adh v 1. dab, rub, wipe

□

shuath e

am fallas bho aodann he wiped the sweat

from his face

□

bha e a’ suathadh a

bhrògan air a’ bhrat he was wiping his

shoes on the mat

□

… is e a’ suathadh a

làmhan gu toilichte… [and he] rubbing

his hands delightedly

□

a’ suathadh

(fhèithean) massaging (muscles) 2. (⫹ ann

/ ri) contact, graze, impinge, lap, touch,

wipe

□

but also suath air touch upon

□

chan ionnsaich duine cànain sam bith gun

a bhith suathadh ris na daoine a

bhruidhneas i a person will not learn any

language without making contact with the

people who speak it

□

tha na tachartasan

seo a’ suathadh anns a’ bheatha againn

fhèin these events touch our own lives

□

tha e ag ràdh nach do shuath e innte he

says that he didn’t touch her

□

… mar

gun suathadh tu ann an bioran-griosaich

dearg-lasrach … as if you were to touch a

red-hot poker

□

bha an cat a’ suathadh

ann an casan na h-ighne the cat was rub-

bing against the girl’s leg

□

chan eil e ach

a’suathadh air a’chuspair he just touches

upon the subject (lit. he is not but

touching etc.)

suathadair, -ean nm masseur

□

bha e na

shuathadair he was a masseur

suathadh, -aidh nm & vn of suath rubbing

etc., brush (light contact / (ﬁg.) light skir-

mish) contact, dab, friction, massage, rub,

touch

□

suathadh peant lick of paint

□

suathadh bodhaig massage

suathair, -ean nm wiper

□

suathairean na

h-uinneige the window wipers

suathan, -ain, -an nm rubber (eraser)

sùbailte a ductile, elastic, ﬂexible, pliable,

supple

□

dèan sùbailte limber up

□

duine

tana sùbailte a thin, supple man

□

tha an

siostam gu math sùbailte the system is

very ﬂexible

sùbailteachd nf elasticity, ﬂexibility,

suppleness

subh, -uibh, -an nm berry

subh-craoibh nm raspberry s.-làir nm

strawberry

subhach, -aiche a merry, cheerful, joyful,

happy

□

bi subhach celebrate

subhachas, -ais nm celebration, cheer-

fulness, festivity, happiness, joyfulness,

joy, merriment, rejoicing

□

dèan sub-

hachas celebrate

□

tha àm ann airson

subhachais there is a time for rejoicing

□

ann an subhachas na h-òige in the joy

of youth

□

an subhachas is an dubhachas

cuideachd in happiness and in sadness

too

□

tha an leabhar seo a’ nochdadh

mar shubhachas air… this book appears

as a celebration of …

subhailc, -e, -ean nf virtue (moral goodness)

subhailceach, -iche a virtuous

subsadaidh, -ean nm subsidy

subsaig, -e, -ean nf subject

subsaigeach, -iche a subjective

sùgach, -aiche a funny, gay, hale

sùgair, sùgradh v make merry, sport, ﬂirt

□

bha e a’ sùgradh ris na boireannaich he

was ﬂirting with the women

sùgan, -ain, -an nm rope of twisted straw or

heather

sùgh, -adh v absorb, lap, suck

□

sùgh às

soak away

sùgh, sùigh / -a nm essence, juice, sap

□

sùgh (feòla) gravy

□

sùgh lìomhaidh

lacquer

□

sùgh teile lime-juice

□

sùgh

cuirp lymph

□

sùgh meirbheach gastric

juices

sùghach, -aiche a absorbent

sùghadh, -aidh nm & vn of sùgh draining

etc., backwash, reﬂux, suction

□

sùghadh

(a-steach) absorption

□

sùghadh fuaim

sound absorption

□

thug sùghadh na mara

air ais mi the reﬂux of the sea brought me

back

□

sùghadh a-steach absorption

□

bha

555 sùghadh

an aois a’toirt sùghadh air age was drain-

ing him / was sucking him dry

sùghalachd nf juiciness

sùghmhor, -oire a juicy, sappy, succulent

□

biadh sùghmhor blasta succulent, delicious

food

sùghor

□

same as sùghmhor

sùgrach, -aiche a playful

sùgradh, -aidh nm & vn of sùgair ﬂirting

etc., dalliance, fun, joke, mirth, play,

sporting

□

dèan sùgradh toy

□

chan e

sùgradh e a dhol am bad duine mar seo it’s

no joke to tackle a man like this

□

chan eil

an cuan na shùgradh idir the sea’s no joke

suibseig nf subject (gramm)

□

also subsaig

suibseigeach a subjective

□

also subsaigeach

suic

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of soc

snout

suidh, suidhe v sit

□

suidh sìos ris an teine

sit down by (lit. against) the ﬁre

□

suidh an

àirde! sit up!

□

shuidh e sìos he sat down

□

bha e a’ dol a shuidhe sìos gu obair

nuair a … he was going to sit down to

work when…

□

note that the vn is pre-

ceded by the appropriate forms of the prep

prons of ann when ‘sitting’ denotes a state

of being already seated

□

bha e na shuidhe

aig an doras he was sitting at the door (lit.

he was in his sitting etc.)

□

bha mi nam

shuidhe anns an oisinn I was sitting in the

corner

□

bha iad nan suidhe ris an loch

they were sitting by the loch

□

note also:

dh’èirich e na shuidhe he sat up (lit. he

rose in his sitting) – but when sitting

denotes an action the normal form of the

vn is used: “Cha tèid mi ann,” ars esan, is

e a’ suidhe sìos a-rithist “I shan’t go,” he

said, [and he] sitting down again

suidhe nf & vn of suidh sitting, a sitting

□

dèan suidhe sit, sit down, take a seat

□

dèan thu suidhe? will you (please) take

a seat?

suidheach, -iche a sedentary

suidheachadh, -aidh nm & vn of suidhich

appointment, arrangement, context, dispo-

sition, establishment, footing, imposition

(typog.), insertion, installation, location,

ordination, position, posture, sett / setting

(in weaving), setting, settlement, site, situ-

ation

□

suidheachadh obrach working

conditions (i.e. physical conditions)

□

suidheachadh fàis growing conditions

□

dè do bheachd air an t-suidheachadh seo?

what’s your opinion of this situation?

□

…

ann an a leithid de shuidheachadh…in

such a situation

□

…leis an t-suidheachadh

anns an d’fhuair e e fhèin because of the

situation in which he found himself

□

feu-

mar an suidheachadh a stèidheachadh it

is necessary to establish the context

□

suidheachaidhean anns a bheil a’chànain

air a cur an cèill the contexts in which the

language is expressed

□

cha robh e ann an

suidheachadh sin a dhèanamh he wasn’t

in a position to do that

suidheachan, -ain, -ain nm pew, seat

□

bha

an suidheachan a’ faireachdainn cruaidh

fodha the pew felt hard under him

suidhich, -eachadh v appoint, base, dis-

pose, establish, ﬁx, found, ground, implant,

impose (typog.), insert, lodge, park, pitch,

place, plant, put, set, settle, situate

□

air a

shuidheachadh situated, stationed (masc

object)

□

suidhich mèinnean mine (lay

mines)

□

suidhich (fhèin) pose (art.)

□

do shuidhich thu air latha airson na

bainnse? did you settle upon a day for the

wedding?

□

shuidhich e a shearmon air

faclan Mhata he based his sermon on the

words of Matthew “Uell, matà,” ars esan,

’s e ga shuidheachadh fhèin air creig…

“Well then,” he said, settling himself on

a rock …

suidhichte pp agreed, determinate, estab-

lished, grave, permanent, serious, set, set-

tled, situated, staid, standing, standard

suidht, -e, -ichean nf suite (furniture)

suids, -eadh v switch

suids-chlàr nm switchboard

suidse, -ichean nf switch

suidseadh, -idh nm switching

suigeart, -eirt nm cheerfulness

suigeartach, -aiche a blythe, cheerful,

glad, joyful, light-hearted

□

is sinne a bha

suigeartach we were light-hearted

□

bha e

a’ feadaireachd gu suigeartach he was

whistling cheerfully

sùigh v

□

same as sùgh v

suighear, -eir, -an nm sucker

sùighteach, -iche a absorbent

sùghalachd 556

sùil, sùla, sùilean nf

□

gen pl shùl /

shùilean

1. eye

□

fo chomhair ar sùl before our

eyes

□

sùil airson sùla agus ﬁacaill

airson ﬁacla an eye for an eye and

a tooth for a tooth

□

clach na sùla

eyeball

□

gun sùilean eyeless

□

sùil

fheargach glare

□

the gen pl may trans-

late as an adj

□

shùilean ocular

□

bha

an duine a’ beachdachadh air le

sùilean làn mire the man was watching

him with eyes full of mirth

□

thàinig

na deòir na sùilean [the] tears came

[in]to her eyes

□

tha againn ri sùil

a dhùnadh riutha an-dràsta ’s a-rithist

we have to close an eye to them now

and again

□

dh’amhairceadh i air leis

an dà shùil mhòir ghuirm she would

look at him with [the] two large blue

eyes

□

le sùilean ciùine gorma with

calm, blue eyes

□

le sùil ri pàigheadh

with an eye to payment / in expectation

of payment (see 3.)

2. look, glance

□

sùil air ais retrospect

□

thoir sùil (air)

look (at), glance (at), eye

□

bha e a’

toirt sùil thar a ghuailne an còmh-

naidh he was continually looking over

his shoulder

□

thoireamaid sùil air …

let us (take a) look at…

□

cha toireadh

tu an dàrna sùil air am measg chàich

you wouldn’t give him a second glance

among others

□

chan eil tìd’ againn

sùil mhionaideach a thoirt air sin we

don’t have time to take a detailed look

at that

□

cùm sùil (air) keep a watch

(on), watch, supervise

□

cumail sùil

air watching

□

bidh sùil agam oirbhse!

I’ll be watching you!

□

cha bhiodh sùil

aig duine oirnn-se ach aig Alasdair

nobody would be looking at us but

Alasdair

□

is fhiach iad sùil a thoirt

orra they are worth taking a look at

□

sùil dhan tug iad … when they

looked… 3. expectation

□

tha sùil

agam ri … I expect …

□

gheibh thu

mealladh-dùil ma tha sùil agad ris a

leithid you’ll be disappointed if you

expect any such thing / such a thing

□

bha e na b’fheàrr na bha sùil aige ris

it was better than he had expected

□

gun sùil ris unforeseen

□

cuir air

shùilean / cuir air shùilibh suggest

□

tha e a’ cur air shùilean dhuinn…he

suggests to us … 4. fancy, notion

□

tha

sùil agam ann an / tha mo shùil ann an

I have a fancy for (a person)

□

òganach

aig an robh sùil ann am Màiri mo phi-

uthar… a youth who had a fancy for

my sister Mary

sùil-cait nf cat’s-eye s.-chritheach / s.-

chruthaich nf quagmire s.-fhianais,

-ean nf eyewitness

□

rinneadh sinn

nar sùil-fhianaisean air a mhòrachd

we were made (eye)witnesses of His

Majesty

suilbhir, -e a cheerful, jovial, pleasant,

sprightly

□

cha robh e suilbhir ris an duine

he wasn’t pleasant to the man

□

tha aodann

cruinn suilbhir aige he has a round, cheerful

face

suilbhireachd nf cheerfulness, joviality,

sprightliness

sùileach, -iche a 1. eyed, eying 2. sharp-

sighted

sùileachadh, -aidh nm & vn of sùilich

expecting etc., anticipation

sùileachan, -ain nm eye-opener, lesson,

moral (of a story etc.)

□

tha e na

shùileachan dhuinn a bhith a’ cluinntinn

mu obair Dhè ann an àiteachan eile it’s an

eye-opener for us to be hearing about

God’s work in other places

□

seo leabhar

a bhios na fhìor shùileachan this is a book

which will be a real eye-opener

□

is e seo

sùileachan na naidheachd this is the

lesson / moral of the tale

sùileag, -eige, -an nf 1. eyelet 2. earmark on

sheep

suilﬁd nf sulphide

□

suilﬁd haidrodean

hydrogen sulphide

sùilibh – an old dat pl form of sùil used in

the expression – cur air shùilibh suggestion

sùilich, -eachadh v expect, anticipate, look

for (anticipate) ⫹ (bh)o / air from

□

cò

shùilicheadh a leithid de rud bhuaithe?

who would expect such a thing from

him?

□

dè a dh’fhaodas sinn a bhith

a’ sùileachadh bhuaithe? what may we

expect from it?

□

… mar a shùilicheadh

sinn bhuaithe … as we might expect (from

him)

□

bha e aineolach air na bha iad

a’ sùileachadh air he was ignorant of

what they expected of him

□

tha iad ga

sùileachadh orm they expect it of me

□

cha bu chòir dhuinn a bhith a’sùileachadh

atharrachaidhean mòra poileasaidh

bhuapa we ought not to expect great

policy changes from them

sùim

□

see suim below

suim, -e, -eannan nf (quite often sùim)

1. amount, sum, total

□

suim airgid a sum of

money

□

suim bhliadhnail annuity

□

suim

airgid remittance

□

suim nan sgòran total

score

□

dè ’n t-suim de airgead a bhitheas

againn? what amount of money will we

have (available)?

□

dh’fhàg e an dàrna

leth den t-suim sin aig … he left half that

sum to … (see dàrna & fàg) 2. interest,

attention, regard, esteem, respect

□

gabh

suim de / ann / do care, regard

□

cha robh

suim sam bith aige anns a’ ghnothaich he

had no interest in the matter

□

gun suim

557 suim

unheeded

□

… gun suim sam bith aige

anns na bha sinn a’ dèanamh … [he] hav-

ing no interest in what we were doing

□

cha do ghabh e suim dha he didn’t take

any interest in it / didn’t pay it any regard

etc.

□

bha suim aice do Dhia agus do a

Fhìrinn she had respect for God and his

Word (lit. Truth)

suimeadh, -idh, -idhean nm addition, addi-

tion (sum)

suimeil, -e a respectful, attentive, regardful

suinn

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of sonn

champion

suip

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of sop wisp

suipear nf

□

see suipeir

suipearach a supper

□

nuair a dh’èirich

iad bhon bhòrd shuipearach when they

rose from the supper table

suipeir, -e / suipearach, suipearan nf sup-

per

□

Suipeir an Tighearna Eucharist,

Lord’s Supper

□

gabh suipeir sup

suirbhireachd nf survey

□

Suirbhireachd

Chànan na h-Alba Scottish Language

Survey

□

Suirbhireachd Chànain na

Gàidhlig Survey of the Gaelic Language

suirghe nf courtship, love-making,

romance (love romance), suit (⫽ wooing),

wooing

□

dèan suirghe (air) court, woo

□

bha e a’ dèanamh suirghe air nighean

Chaluim he was courting Calum’s daugh-

ter

□

sometimes used as a vn: bha e a’

suirghe air nighinn anns an ath shràid he

was wooing a lass in the next street

suirgheach, -ch, -ich nm

□

see suirghiche

suirghiche, -ean nm suitor, wooer

□

dithis

shuirghichean a pair of lovers

suirichean-suirich nm burdock

suiridhe / suiridhiche

□

see suirghe /

suirghiche

suiridheach

□

see suirghe / suirghiche

sùirn

□

gen sing and nom & dat pl of sòrn

ﬂue

sùist, -e, -ean nf ﬂail

□

bha an t-arbhar air

a bhualadh le sùist the corn was beaten by

a ﬂail

suiteas, -eis, -eis nm sweet (confection) –

also coll sweets

□

a bheil suiteas agad? do

you have [any] sweets?

sùith(e) nm soot

□

cho dubh ris an t-sùithe

as black as [the] soot

sùitheach, -iche a sooty

sùl – gen pl of sùil

□

sometimes translates

as an adj ⫽ ocular

sùlag

□

see sùileag

sùlair(e), -ean nm gannet, solan goose

sult, suilt nm fat, fatness, plumpness

Sultain(n), an t-Sultain(n) nf September

sultmhor, -oire a fat, corpulent, ﬂeshy,

lusty, plump

□

bha snodha-gàire air an

aghaidh shultmhoir aige there was a smile

on his plump face

sultmhorachd nf fatness, corpulence,

plumpness

sumag, -aige, -an nf saddle cloth

sùmainn, -e, -ean nf billow, swell (of sea)

Sumèirianach a Sumerian

□

clàr crèadha

Sumèirianach a Sumerian clay tablet

Sumèirianach, -aich, -aich nm Sumerian

sunais nf loveage

Sunnach a Sunni, Sunnite

□

na Turcaich

Shunnach the Sunni Turks

□

Muslamaich Shunnach the Sunni Muslims

sunnd nm indec alacrity, cheer, cheerfulness,

good humour, heartiness, joy

□

bu mhor an

sunnd is iad a’tilleadh great was their cheer

as they returned

□

cuir sunnd air (cuideigin)

cheer up (someone)

□

cha do chuir seo

mòran sunnd air Calum this didn’t cheer

Calum up much

□

bidh seo gar cumail ann

an sunnd this will keep us in good humour

□

bha e ann an deagh shunnd he was in

a good mood / in ﬁne fettle

□

droch shunnd

bad humour

□

cha robh e ann an sunnd air-

son obair he wasn’t in the mood for work-

ing / he couldn’t be bothered working

sunndach, -aiche a brisk, gay, hearty, light-

hearted, lively

sunndachd nf briskness, liveliness

Suòmach, -aich, -aich nm Finn

Suòmach a Finnish

Suòmais nf Finnish (lang.)

sùrd, sùird nm alacrity, cheerfulness, live-

liness, vigour

□

bha e air a dhèanamh le

sùrd is snas it was executed with vigour

and polish

sùrdag, -aige, -an nf bound, caper, jump,

leap, skip

□

dèan / geàrr sùrdag(an) caper,

leap, bound, prance, skip

sùrdagach, -aiche a prancing, rampant

sùrdail, -e a active, cheerful

□

bha guth

sùrdail aige he had a cheerful voice

□

… a

chumadh a inntinn sùrdail which would

keep his mind cheerful

surrag, -aige, -an nf 1. vent

□

ann an sur-

ragan nan teine-bheann in the vents of the

volcanoes 2. deep pool

susbaint, -e nf content, import, substance

susbainteach, -iche a substantial

□

obair

shusbainteach a substantial work

suth, -an nm embryo

sutha, suthaichean nf zoo

suthainn a eternal, everlasting

□

na faclan

suthainn sin those eternal words

□

suthainn sìor for ever and ever

suimeadh 558

T, t

t’ a form of 2nd pers sing poss adj do thy,

your

□

formerly used before vowel

sounds

□

t’aodann your face

□

t’fhalt your

hair – not now recommended – use d’ instead

□

see an t- under an def art the

ta / tà, ged ta (with or without an accent on

ta – see tha, ged tha – also ge-ta / ge-tà)

tabh, taibh nm ocean, sea (poetical)

tàbh, tàibh nm spoon net, hand net for

ﬁshing

tàbhachd nf effect, effectiveness, efﬁ-

ciency, validity

□

bha neart agus tàbhachd

na chainnt there was strength and efﬁ-

ciency in his speech (the way he spoke)

tàbhachdach, -aiche a effective, efﬁcient,

effectual, substantial, valid

□

b’e seo a’

chuid a bu tàbhachdaiche de a chuid

saothrach this was the most effective por-

tion of his work

tabhail nf sense, understanding, wits

□

chaidh e dhe / bhàrr a thabhail he went

out of his wits

tabhainn

□

see tathainn

tabhair, tabhairt

□

alt form of irreg v thoir

(q.v.)

tàbhairn, -ean nm tavern

tabhairt nf & vn of tabhair

tabhairteach a 1. bounteous, generous, lib-

eral 2. dative (gram.)

tabhartaiche, -ean nm donor

tabhann nm & alt vn for tathainn

□

see

tathann nm

tabhannaich nf barking

□

sometimes used

as a vn

□

bha na coin a’ tabhannaich the

dogs were barking

tabhartas, -ais, -an nm benefaction, contri-

bution, donation, gift, grant, offering,

presentation, remittance

□

thoir tabhartas

donate

□

… airson tabhartasan airgid

dìreach a thoirt do… … to give direct

grant aid to …

tac nf 1. space, time

□

see App. 10 Sect. 2(6)

2. lease, tack (farm) 3 tack (sailing)

□

dh’aithnich mi dè ‘n tac a bha e (a’) dol a

ghabhail I saw (realised) what tack he was

going to take

□

hence ‘approach’ to a

problem

□

bha an tac seo mar phàirt de

dh’innleachd làidir this approach was part

of a strong strategy

□

also taca for this last

meaning 4. vicinity, neighbourhood

□

bha

e air tac an teine fhàgail he had left the

ﬁreside

□

bhiodh iad gu tric nan suidhe an

tac an teine they would often be sitting at

the ﬁreside – cf. taic Sect 2

taca, tacanan nf tack (naut.)

□

dèan taca

tack

taca 1. same as taic

□

gun taca helpless

2. comparison as in the phrase an taca

ri(s) compared with, in comparison with

□

an taca ris mar a bha compared to what

there used to be / it used to be etc.

tacaid, -e, -ean nf drawing-pin, hob-nail,

stud, tack (nail), Scots ‘tacket’

tacaideach, -iche a hob-nailed, tacked, full

of tacks, ‘tacketty’

□

brògan tacaideach

hob-nailed boots

tacaideachadh, -aidh nm & vn of tacaidich

tacking

tacaidich, -eachadh v tack

tàcar-mara

□

see tàcar-mara

tacan, -ain nm a little while

□

… co-dhiù

car tacain … at least for a little while

□

also tacan adv awhile

tacarach, -aiche a prosperous

tàcar-mara nm seaspoil

tachair, tachairt v 1. happen, occur

□

cuin

a thachair seo? when did this happen?

□

… a thachair a bhith a’ dol seachad…

who happened to be passing

□

tachair

a-rithist recur

□

tachraidh seo a-rithist is

a-rithist this will happen again and

again

□

… mar as tric a thachras…as

often happens

tachair is also often used impersonally i.e.

in the 3rd person sing with the neuter pron

‘it’ as the subject in English, but without a

pronoun in Gaelic

□

thachair gun robh e

anns a’ bhaile aig an àm sin [it] happened

that he was in the town at that time / he

happened to be etc.

□

even when the sub-

ject is a noun, the impers form may be

retained and the subject becomes an indi-

rect object

□

thachair don mhinistear a

bhith a’ tadhal oirnn the minister hap-

pened to be visiting us (lit. it happened to

the minister to be etc.)

When the subject is a pers pron in English

it takes the form of a prep pron in Gaelic

□

thachair dhomh a bhith nam sheasamh

aig an doras I happened to be standing at

the door

□

thachair dhaibh a bhith a’ dol

seachad they happened to be passing

□

…

agus sin mar a thachair … and that’s what

happened / that’s how it turned out

□

…agus

seo mar a thachair dha… and that’s what

happened to him / that’s how it turned out

for him 2. encounter, meet, happen upon,

chance upon (⫹ ri(s) or air)

□

when used

with ri(s) the subject and indirect object in

the Gaelic version are frequently the

reverse of the English

□

nuair a bha mi a’

dol dhachaigh thachair bodach beag rium

as I was going home, I met a little old

man

□

… nan tachradh e orra san tilleadh

… if he met them [in the] returning

□

thachair mi air duine neònach an-diugh

I met a strange man today

tachais, tachas v scratch (an itch)

□

thachais e a cheann he scratched his head

tàcharan, -ain, -an nm changeling (also

tàcharan-sìthe)

tàcharan-sìthe nm changeling

tachartas, ais, -an nm adventure, episode,

event, happening, incident, occurrence

□

bha e a’lorg tachartais he was looking for

adventure

tachas, -ais nm & vn of tachais itching,

itch, itchiness

□

bha tachas uabhasach

nam dhruim there was a dreadful itchiness

in my back

tachas-tioram, an tachas-tioram nm scurvy

tachasach, -aiche a itchy

tachd, -adh v choke, clog, smother, stran-

gle, suffocate, throttle

□

bha faileadh na

toite ga thachdadh the smell of the smoke

was choking him

□

thachd e i he strangled

her

□

theab e tachdadh he almost choked

tachdte pp choked, strangled, suffocated,

throttled

□

“Chan eil mi ga chreidsinn!”

thuirt e ann an guth tachdte “I don’t

believe it!” he said in a strangled voice

tachrais, tachras v wind (yarn etc.)

□

thòisich sinn air an snàth a thachras na

bhuill we began to wind the yarn into balls

tacsa nm indec support

□

an tacsa ri near,

close to, beside – cf. an taic ri

tacsaidh, -ean nm taxi

tacsail, -e a

□

same as taiceil a

tadhail, tadhal v frequent, haunt, look in

(on), visit (⫹ air or sometimes ann an etc.

for places)

□

thadhail mi air bùth air a’

Ghaidhealtachd I visited a shop in the

Highlands

□

… nuair a thig iad a thadhal

oirnn … when they come to visit us

□

tha

bràthair mo mhàthair a’ tadhal orm am

bliadhna my (maternal) uncle is visiting

us this year

□

bha e a’ tadhal anns an

taigh-òsta he was visiting the inn

□

tha

mòran ann air am feum mi tadhal there are

many whom I must visit

□

sometimes no

prep is used: an do thadhail sibhse riamh

dùthaich Israel? did you ever visit the

country of Israel?

□

the fut tense and

imperf / cond tense are usually shortened

to tadhlaidh and tadhlainn / tadhladh

respectively

□

cha robh grùnnd-iasgaich

nach tadhladh iad there wasn’t a ﬁshing

ground they didn’t frequent

□

… nuair

a thadhladh e ann an taigh m’athar …

when he used to visit my father’s house

tadhal, -ail, -an nm & vn of tadhail

frequenting etc., goal (in a game), visit,

visitation

□

rinn iad a’ chùis trì tadhalan

gu aon they won three goals to one

□

chaill iad còig tadhalan gu dhà they lost

ﬁve goals to two

□

a’cur ceithir tadhail air

na Sgitheanaich scoring four goals against

the Skyemen

tadhlair, -ean nm tangent

tafainn, tafann

□

see tathainn, tathann

tagair, tagairt / tagradh v advocate, assert,

claim, demand, dispute, maintain (of argu-

ment), plead, prosecute, sue

□

tagair

ﬁachan dun

□

… na ﬁachan a bha an

t-uachdaran a’ tagradh orra the debts the

landlord was claiming from (lit. on) them

tagairt nf & vn of tagair claiming etc.,

claim

□

tagairt lagha litigation

tagh, -adh v choose, elect, opt, pick,

select

□

tagh à / às excerpt (v)

□

air a

thaghadh elected

□

…a chaidh a thaghadh

favoured

□

thagh e iad (chan ann air am

meud ach) air am misneachd he chose

them (not for their size but) for their

courage

□

…nuair a chaidh a thaghadh gu

seinn … when he was chosen to sing

□

bha

e air suidheachain a thaghadh don dithis

aca he had picked out seats for the two of them

tagha nm best, choice (also rogha – often

used together)

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rogha is tagha fearainn

the best and choice of land

taghach a elective

taghadair, -ean nm elector

taghadaireachd nf electioneering

taghadh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of tagh

choosing etc., anthology, choice, election,

pick, sample (⫽ selection), selection

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taghadh nàdarra natural selection

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taghadh pearsanta a personal selection

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taghadh (Pàrlamaid) election

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Taghadh the Elect, the Chosen

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carson

a dhèanadh tu an taghadh sin? why would

you make that choice?

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ann a bhith a’

dèanamh an taghaidh…in making the

choice …

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bidh taghadh air a dhèanamh

de na sgrìobhadairean as fheàrr the best

writers will be chosen (lit. a choice will be

made of the writers that are best)

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bha

tachais 560

deagh thaghadh de phrògraman againn

we had a good selection of programmes

taghaidh a electoral

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guth taghaidh

suffrage

taghan, -ain, -an nm marten, polecat

taghta / taghte pp choice, chosen, elected,

ﬁne, select, selected, good enough

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tha e

taghta! it’s good enough! it will do!

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“Taghta,” ars esan “Good enough,” he said

tagrach, -aiche a assertive

tagradh, -aidh, -aidhean nm & vn of tagair

advocacy, assertion, claim, demand, peti-

tion, plea, pleading, proposal, prosecut-

ion

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tagradh gun chòir misclaim

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tagradh atharraichte a modiﬁed proposal

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tha tagradh a’ dol air adhart aig toiseach

gach bliadhna a claim goes forward at the

beginning of each year

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dh’fhaighnich

iad dheth an dèanadh iad tagradh às an

leth ris an uachdaran they asked him if he

would make a plea on their behalf to the

landlord

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cha robh de chridhe aige (a)

dhol an aghaidh tagraidhean na cloinne

he hadn’t the heart to go against the

children’s pleas

tagraiche, -ean nm agent (legal), candidate

tagraidh a pleading, of pleading

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thàinig

pong tagraidh a-steach na ghuth a note of

pleading / a pleading note came into his

voice

taibheartach, -aich, -aich nm benefactor

taibhse, -ean nm/f apparition, ghost,

spectre

taibhseach, -iche adj ghostlike, spectral

taibhsear, -eir, -an nm visionary

taibhsearachd, an taibhsearachd nf [the]

second sight

taibhseil a ghostly

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chunnaic e cruth neu-

lach taibhseil he saw a pale, ghostly ﬁgure

taic, -e nf asset, bolster, buttress, patronage,

prop, support

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taic airgid funding

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taic airgid bho…with funding from …

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taic fhiaclan brace (dental)

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cùm taic

ri(s) patronize, support, give support to

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thuirt iad nach cumadh iad taic ri duine a

bha cho meallta sin they said that they

wouldn’t support a man who was as

deceitful as that

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cò bhitheas a’ cumail

taice riutha? who will be supporting

them?

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also thoir taic do

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a’toirt taic do

a chèile supporting each other

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… na

càirdean a chuir an taic ruinn… the

friends who supported us (lit. put their

support to us)

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leig do thaic air / ri

depend upon, lean upon

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faodaidh sinn

ar taic a leigeil airsan cho cinnteach agus

a leigeas sinn ar cudthrom air an talamh

thioram we may depend upon him as

surely as we will entrust our weight to

the dry land

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leig do thaic ri(s) lean

against

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leig e a thaic ris a’ bhalla he

leaned against the wall

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seas ri taic loll

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bha e a’ coiseachd an taic a’bhata he was

walking supported by the stick (i.e. he was

using a walking stick) 2. contact

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taic ⫹ gen in contact with, close to, near

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bha am fearann an taic a’ chladaich air a

ghabhail a cheana the land close to the

shore was already taken

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thàinig mi an

taic na Gàidhlig gu math tràth I came into

contact with Gaelic quite early

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also an

taic ri in contact with, close to, beside

3. comparison

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an taic ri(s) compared

with, in comparison with (also taca)

taic, -eadh v support, bolster

taic-fhiaclan nf brace (dental)

t.-fhreumhan pl prop roots

taiceach, -iche a supportative

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modh-

gabhail nas co-fhulangaiche agus taiciche

a more sympathetic and supportative

approach

taicealachd nf ﬁrmness, solidity

taiceil, -e a1. auxiliary

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gnìomhair taiceil

auxiliary verb 2. ﬁrm, solid, substantial

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bha an taigh na sheasamh gu taiceil air a’

bhruaich the house was standing solidly

on the slope

tàidh, -ean nm this is the recommended

spelling though taidh is also very com-

mon) tie

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cha robh tàidh air he had no tie

on / he wasn’t wearing a tie

tàidh-bogha nm bow-tie

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bha tàidh-bogha

mòr uaine air he was wearing a large,

green bow-tie

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also bogh’-taidh

taidh-cùn, -ùin, -an nm tycoon – no

connection with the above, of course!

taidhle, -ean nm tile

taidhp, -eadh v type (on a keyboard)

taidhpeadh, -idh nm & vn of tàidhp typing

taidhr, -ean nf tyre

taig, -e nf attachment (emotional)

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ghabh

am pàiste taig air the child formed an

attachment to him

taifeid, -ean nm bowstring

taigeis, -e, -ean nf haggis

561 taigeis

taigh, -e, -ean nm apartment, house

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Taigh Iain Ghrota John O’ Groat’s

House

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Taigh nan Cumantan House

of Commons

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Taigh nam Morairean

House of Lords

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taigh chailleacha-

dubha nunnery

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taigh tìoraidh (feòir)