Scottish Gaelic reference
Scottish Gaelic words
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a-bhàn
adverbdown
a-bhos
adverbhereabouts, over here
a-chaoidh
adverbforever
a-cheana
adverbalready
a-chianaibh
adverbrecently
a-mach
adverbout, outwards (implies motion)
a-màireach
adverbtomorrow
a-mhàin
adverbonly
a-muigh
adverbout (implies location)
a-nall
adverbhither, over here (implies movement)
a-nìos
adverbup and towards the speaker
a-nis
adverbnow
a-nochd
adverbtonight
a-nuas
adverbdown and towards the speaker
a-null
adverbacross, over
a-nunn
adverbthere
a-raoir
adverblast night
a-rèist
adverbthen
a-riamh
adverbever
a-rithist
adverbagain
a-staigh
adverbin, inside (implies location)
a-steach
adverbin, inside, inwards (implies movement)
abab
interjectionfie!
abachd
nounabbey
abaich
adjectivemature, ripe
abaiche
adjectivecomparative degree of abaich
abaichead
nounripeness
abaid
nounabbey
abair
verbsay
abairt
nouncomment
abhag
nounterrier
abhainn
feminineriver, stream
abstol
nounapostle
acadamaidh
nounacademy
acair
masculineanchor
acaire
nounacre
acarsaid
nounport
acasan
pronounthird-person plural emphatic of aig
acfhainn
nounapparatus
ach
conjunctionbut
achadh
proper-nounfield
achd
nounact
achlais
nounarmpit
achmhasan
nounreproach
acrach
adjectivehungry
acranaim
nounacronym
acras
nounhunger
actair
nounactor
ad
femininehat
adag
nounhaddock
adha
nounliver
adhaltraiche
nounadulterer
adhaltranach
adjectiveadulterous
adhaltranas
nounadultery
adhar
nounair
adharc
femininehorn (growth on an animal's head)
adharcach
adjectivehorned
adharcan
nounlapwing
adhart
nounpillow
adhartach
adjectiveadvanced, progressive, enterprising
adhartas
nounprogress
adhbhar
masculinecause, reason
adhbharach
adverbcausal
adhbrann
nounankle
adhlac
verbbury
adhlaic
verbbury, inter
adhnaidh
nounignition
adhradh
nounadoration
af
interjectionarf
ag
particleverbal particle before a verbal noun, forming the continuous (tha mi ag ithe = I am eating)
agadsa
pronounsecond-person singular emphatic of aig
agaibhse
pronounsecond-person plural emphatic of aig
againne
pronounfirst-person plural emphatic of aig
agallamh
nounconferring
agamsa
pronounfirst-person singular emphatic of aig
agh
nounheifer
aghaidh
nounface
aghaidh-choimheach
nounmask
aghann
nounpan
agus
conjunctionand
aibidil
nounalphabet
aibidileach
adjectivealphabetical
aice
pronounthird-person singular feminine of aig: at her
aicese
pronounthird-person singular feminine emphatic of aig
aicheamhail
nounvengeance
aicinn
nounaccent
aig
prepositionat, by, near, closeby
aige
pronounthird-person singular masculine of aig at him
aigeal
nounsea bed
aigeann
nounabyss
aigesan
pronounthird-person singular masculine emphatic of aig
aigheannach
nouncorn thistle
aighear
noundelight
aighearach
adjectiveexulting, joyous, gay, happy, glad, mirthful, festive, light-hearted, lively
aigne
nounmind
ailbhean
nounelephant
aillse
nouncancer
ailm
nounelm
ailmean
nounnominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of ailm
ailt
nounviola
ailteir
nounarchitect
ailtire
nounarchitect
ailtireachd
nounarchitecture
aimhleas
nounharm
aimhreit
noundisturbance
aimrid
adjectivesterile
aimsir
nountime
ain-diadhach
nounatheist
ain-diadhachd
nounatheism
ain-diadhaidh
adjectiveimpious
ain-dlighe
nouninjustice
ain-dligheach
adjectiveillegal
ain-eirmseachd
nounmalapropism
ain-riaghailt
nounanarchy
ain-sheasgair
adjectivedestitute
ain-srianta
adjectiveunbridled
ain-teas
nouninflammation
ainbheach
noundrone bee
ainbheart
nounmisdeed
aincheist
noundanger
ainchinealtach
adjectiveracist
ainchinealtas
nounracism
aindeas
adjectiveawkward
aineol
nounforeigner
aineolach
adjectiveignorant, unintelligent, rude, unlearned, undiscerning
aineolas
nounignorance
ainfhiach
noundebts
ainfhios
nounignorance
ainfhiosach
adjectiveignorant
ainfhiosrach
adjectiveignorant
aingeal
masculineangel
aingealach
adjectiveangelic
aingealachd
nounnumbness
aingealag
nounangelica
ainghean
nounavarice
aingheanach
adjectiveavaricious
aingidheachd
nounatrocity
ainglidh
adjectiveangelic
ainglidheach
adjectiveangelic
ainleag
nounswallow
ainleag-dhubh
nounswift
ainleag-mhonaidh
nounalpine swift synonym
ainlean
verbpersecute
ainm
masculinename
ainm-chlàr
nouncatalogue
ainmear
nounnoun
ainmeil
adjectivefamous, distinguished, illustrious, renowned
ainmh-eòlach
adjectivezoological
ainmh-eòlaiche
nounzoologist
ainmh-eòlas
nounzoology
ainmhidh
nounanimal
ainmich
verbname
ainneamh
adjectiverare, scarce, curious
ainneamhag
nounphoenix
ainneart
nounviolence
ainneartach
adjectiveviolent
ainneartaich
verboppress
ainnir
nounmaiden
ainstil
noundisorder
aintighearna
noundespot
aintighearnail
adjectivedespotic
aintighearnas
noundespotism
aipeandaig
nounappendix
air
prepositionon, upon
airc
noundestitution
aire
nounmind
airgead
nounmoney
airgead-beò
nounmercury
airidh
adjectiveworth
airsan
pronounthird-person singular masculine emphatic of air: on him
airson
prepositionfor
aiseag
masculineferry
aisling
noundream
aisneiseach
adjectivepredicative
À
à
determinerhis / her
à
prepositionfrom
àbhachd
nounhumour
àbhachdach
adjectivehumorous
àbhaist
nouncustom
àbhaisteach
adjectiveordinary
àibheiseach
adjectivevast
àicheadh-chreidimh
nounapostasy
àigh
nounhappiness
àile
nounair
àilean
noungreen
àill
noundesire
àille
nounbeauty
àilleachd
nounbeauty
àilleadh
nounbeauty
àilleag
nounjewel
àilleagan
nounlittle jewel
àird
proper-nounheight
àirde
nounheight
àirde-mara
nounsea level
àireach
nouncattleman
àireamhach
adjectivenumerical
àireamhair
nouncalculator
àirigh
nounshieling
àirneis
nounfurniture