Scottish Gaelic reference
Scottish Gaelic days, months and colours
These lists use lesson and dictionary sources. Each shows all seven days and all twelve months; colour lists under ten entries are marked selected. Each word includes its source.
Days of the week
Diluain
Monday
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-day-monday; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Dimàirt
Tuesday
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-day-tuesday; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Diciadain
Wednesday
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-day-wednesday; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Diardaoin
Thursday
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-day-thursday; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Dihaoine
Friday
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-day-friday; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Disathairne
Saturday
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-day-saturday; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Didòmhnaich
Sunday
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-day-sunday; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Months
Am Faoilleach
January
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-january; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An Gearran
February
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-february; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Am Màrt
March
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-march; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An Giblean
April
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-april; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An Cèitean
May
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-may; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An t-Ògmhios
June
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-june; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An t-Iuchar
July
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-july; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An Lùnastal
August
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-august; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An t-Sultain
September
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-september; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An Dàmhair
October
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-october; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An t-Samhain
November
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-november; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
An Dùbhlachd
December
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/calendar-words.json#gd-calendar-month-december; https://learngaelic.scot/fichead-facal/ff-laithean.jsp; LearnGaelic, Twenty Words: Dates
Colours
buidhe
yellow
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-buidhe
bàn
white
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-bn
dearg
red
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-dearg
donn
brown
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-donn
dubh
black
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-dubh
glas
grey, green
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-glas
gorm
blue
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-gorm
orains
orange
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-orains
pinc
pink
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-pinc
purpaidh
purple
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-purpaidh
uaine
green
Source: data/content/scots-gaelic/vocabulary.json#gd-uaine
Some entries adapt Wiktionary data supplied by Kaikki.org under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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