Scottish Gaelic word

fada

long

adjective

fada means “long” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a adjective.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	fada
Sèimheachadh	fhada

Tha an sgeul seo fada nas inntinniche na am fear ud.

This story is far more interesting than that one.

Tha a falt fada.

Her hair is long.

Tha falt fada oirre.

She has long hair.

Tha falt fada oirre.

She has got long hair.

A bheil fada bho thòisich thu san obair an sin?

Have you been working there for long?

Descriptions

abaich

mature, ripe

ainmeil

famous, distinguished, illustrious, renowned

amh

raw, uncooked

annasach

strange, rare, unusual

aotrom

light

baoth

foolish, silly, simple, stupid, fatuous, inept

beag

small, little, short, diminutive

beò

alive

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