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Scottish Gaelic words

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'

's

particle

contraction of is

A

a-bhàn

adverb

down

a-bhos

adverb

hereabouts, over here

a-chaoidh

adverb

forever

a-cheana

adverb

already

a-chianaibh

adverb

recently

a-mach

adverb

out, outwards (implies motion)

a-màireach

adverb

tomorrow

a-mhàin

adverb

only

a-muigh

adverb

out (implies location)

a-nall

adverb

hither, over here (implies movement)

a-nìos

adverb

up and towards the speaker

a-nis

adverb

now

a-nochd

adverb

tonight

a-nuas

adverb

down and towards the speaker

a-null

adverb

across, over

a-nunn

adverb

there

a-raoir

adverb

last night

a-rèist

adverb

then

a-riamh

adverb

ever

a-rithist

adverb

again

a-staigh

adverb

in, inside (implies location)

a-steach

adverb

in, inside, inwards (implies movement)

abab

interjection

fie!

abachd

noun

abbey

abaich

adjective

mature, ripe

abaiche

adjective

comparative degree of abaich

abaichead

noun

ripeness

abaid

noun

abbey

abair

verb

say

abairt

noun

comment

abhag

noun

terrier

abhainn

feminine

river, stream

abstol

noun

apostle

acadamaidh

noun

academy

acair

masculine

anchor

acaire

noun

acre

acarsaid

noun

port

acasan

pronoun

third-person plural emphatic of aig

acfhainn

noun

apparatus

ach

conjunction

but

achadh

proper-noun

field

achd

noun

act

achlais

noun

armpit

achmhasan

noun

reproach

acrach

adjective

hungry

acranaim

noun

acronym

acras

noun

hunger

actair

noun

actor

ad

feminine

hat

adag

noun

haddock

adha

noun

liver

adhaltraiche

noun

adulterer

adhaltranach

adjective

adulterous

adhaltranas

noun

adultery

adhar

noun

air

adharc

feminine

horn (growth on an animal's head)

adharcach

adjective

horned

adharcan

noun

lapwing

adhart

noun

pillow

adhartach

adjective

advanced, progressive, enterprising

adhartas

noun

progress

adhbhar

masculine

cause, reason

adhbharach

adverb

causal

adhbrann

noun

ankle

adhlac

verb

bury

adhlaic

verb

bury, inter

adhnaidh

noun

ignition

adhradh

noun

adoration

af

interjection

arf

ag

particle

verbal particle before a verbal noun, forming the continuous (tha mi ag ithe = I am eating)

agadsa

pronoun

second-person singular emphatic of aig

agaibhse

pronoun

second-person plural emphatic of aig

againne

pronoun

first-person plural emphatic of aig

agallamh

noun

conferring

agamsa

pronoun

first-person singular emphatic of aig

agh

noun

heifer

aghaidh

noun

face

aghaidh-choimheach

noun

mask

aghann

noun

pan

agus

conjunction

and

aibidil

noun

alphabet

aibidileach

adjective

alphabetical

aice

pronoun

third-person singular feminine of aig: at her

aicese

pronoun

third-person singular feminine emphatic of aig

aicheamhail

noun

vengeance

aicinn

noun

accent

aig

preposition

at, by, near, closeby

aige

pronoun

third-person singular masculine of aig at him

aigeal

noun

sea bed

aigeann

noun

abyss

aigesan

pronoun

third-person singular masculine emphatic of aig

aigheannach

noun

corn thistle

aighear

noun

delight

aighearach

adjective

exulting, joyous, gay, happy, glad, mirthful, festive, light-hearted, lively

aigne

noun

mind

ailbhean

noun

elephant

aillse

noun

cancer

ailm

noun

elm

ailmean

noun

nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of ailm

ailt

noun

viola

ailteir

noun

architect

ailtire

noun

architect

ailtireachd

noun

architecture

aimhleas

noun

harm

aimhreit

noun

disturbance

aimrid

adjective

sterile

aimsir

noun

time

ain-diadhach

noun

atheist

ain-diadhachd

noun

atheism

ain-diadhaidh

adjective

impious

ain-dlighe

noun

injustice

ain-dligheach

adjective

illegal

ain-eirmseachd

noun

malapropism

ain-riaghailt

noun

anarchy

ain-sheasgair

adjective

destitute

ain-srianta

adjective

unbridled

ain-teas

noun

inflammation

ainbheach

noun

drone bee

ainbheart

noun

misdeed

aincheist

noun

danger

ainchinealtach

adjective

racist

ainchinealtas

noun

racism

aindeas

adjective

awkward

aineol

noun

foreigner

aineolach

adjective

ignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning

aineolas

noun

ignorance

ainfhiach

noun

debts

ainfhios

noun

ignorance

ainfhiosach

adjective

ignorant

ainfhiosrach

adjective

ignorant

aingeal

masculine

angel

aingealach

adjective

angelic

aingealachd

noun

numbness

aingealag

noun

angelica

ainghean

noun

avarice

aingheanach

adjective

avaricious

aingidheachd

noun

atrocity

ainglidh

adjective

angelic

ainglidheach

adjective

angelic

ainleag

noun

swallow

ainleag-dhubh

noun

swift

ainleag-mhonaidh

noun

alpine swift synonym

ainlean

verb

persecute

ainm

masculine

name

ainm-chlàr

noun

catalogue

ainmear

noun

noun

ainmeil

adjective

famous, distinguished, illustrious, renowned

ainmh-eòlach

adjective

zoological

ainmh-eòlaiche

noun

zoologist

ainmh-eòlas

noun

zoology

ainmhidh

noun

animal

ainmich

verb

name

ainneamh

adjective

rare, scarce, curious

ainneamhag

noun

phoenix

ainneart

noun

violence

ainneartach

adjective

violent

ainneartaich

verb

oppress

ainnir

noun

maiden

ainstil

noun

disorder

aintighearna

noun

despot

aintighearnail

adjective

despotic

aintighearnas

noun

despotism

aipeandaig

noun

appendix

air

preposition

on, upon

airc

noun

destitution

aire

noun

mind

airgead

noun

money

airgead-beò

noun

mercury

airidh

adjective

worth

airsan

pronoun

third-person singular masculine emphatic of air: on him

airson

preposition

for

aiseag

masculine

ferry

aisling

noun

dream

aisneiseach

adjective

predicative

À

à

determiner

his / her

à

preposition

from

àbhachd

noun

humour

àbhachdach

adjective

humorous

àbhaist

noun

custom

àbhaisteach

adjective

ordinary

àibheiseach

adjective

vast

àicheadh-chreidimh

noun

apostasy

àigh

noun

happiness

àile

noun

air

àilean

noun

green

àill

noun

desire

àille

noun

beauty

àilleachd

noun

beauty

àilleadh

noun

beauty

àilleag

noun

jewel

àilleagan

noun

little jewel

àird

proper-noun

height

àirde

noun

height

àirde-mara

noun

sea level

àireach

noun

cattleman

àireamhach

adjective

numerical

àireamhair

noun

calculator

àirigh

noun

shieling

àirneis

noun

furniture

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