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D

domhan-fhad

noun

longitude

domhan-leud

noun

latitude

domhanta

adjective

global

don

proper-noun

contraction of do + an

dona

adjective

bad

donn

adjective

brown

dòrainn

noun

torment

dòrainneach

adjective

dreary

doras

masculine

door

dorast

noun

Barra

dorcha

adjective

dark

dorchadas

masculine

darkness

dorchaich

verb

darken

dorgh

noun

handline

dòrn

masculine

fist

dòrnag

noun

glove

dorra

adjective

comparative degree of duilich

dorsair

noun

doorkeeper

dòrtadh

masculine

shower (of rain); affusion, effusion; deluge

dorus

noun

alternative spelling of doras

dos

noun

bush

dotair

masculine

doctor

dotair-teaghlaich

noun

general practitioner

dòth

verb

singe

drabasda

adjective

obscene

drabasdachd

noun

bawdiness

drabhas

noun

filthiness of speech

dràc

noun

drake

dragh

masculine

annoyance, trouble, bother

draghail

adjective

troublesome

draibh

verb

to drive

draibhear

noun

driver

dràma

feminine

drama

drannd

noun

hum

drannd-eun

noun

hummingbird

dranndan

noun

growl

dranndanach

adjective

irritable

dranndanaiche

adjective

comparative degree of dranndanach

draoidh

noun

druid

draoidheachd

noun

bewitchment

draosda

adjective

lewd

draosdachd

noun

lewdness

drathais

noun

drawers

drathars

noun

drawers

dreach

verb

draft, version

dreag

noun

meteor

dream

masculine

kindred, tribe, company

dreasa

noun

dress

dreathan

noun

wren

dreimire

noun

ladder

dreòlan

noun

wren

dreuchd

noun

job

driamlach

noun

fishing line

dril

noun

a drop of dew

dripeil

adjective

busy

dris

feminine

bramble bush, blackberry bush

driùchd

masculine

dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.)

droch

adjective

bad

droch-bheart

noun

vice

droch-bheul

noun

insolence

droch-bheusach

adjective

immoral

droch-fhacal

noun

curse

droch-ghiùlan

noun

misconduct

droch-mhisneachd

noun

despondency

drochaid

feminine

bridge

droigheann

noun

blackthorn

droighneach

adjective

thorny

dromadair

noun

dromedary

dròn

noun

drone

drongair

noun

drunkard

druid

noun

starling

druidh

noun

charmer

drùidh

verb

penetrate

drùidhteach

adjective

moving

drùidhteachd

noun

pathos

druim

masculine

back

drùin

verb

Islay

drùis

noun

lechery

drùis-mhiannach

adjective

erotic

drùiseach

adjective

licentious

drùisealachd

noun

lecherousness

drùiseantachd

noun

pornography

drùiseil

adjective

horny

drùisire

noun

lecher

druma

feminine

drum (musical instrument; hollow, cylindrical object; barrel etc. for liquid)

duail

noun

vocative/genitive singular of dual

duais

feminine

reward, prize

dual

masculine

hereditary

dualach

adjective

hereditary

dualchainnt

noun

dialect

dualchainnteach

adjective

dialectal

dualchas

masculine

culture

dualchasach

adjective

traditional

duan

masculine

poem

dùbailte

adjective

double

dubh

adjective

black

dubh

noun

black

dubh-cheist

noun

enigma

dubh-fhacal

noun

enigma

dubhach

adjective

sad

dubhachas

noun

Depression

dubhag

noun

kidney

dubhan

noun

hook

dubhan-iasgaich

noun

fishhook

dubhar

noun

darkness

dùbhlan

masculine

challenge

duda

interjection

huh? pardon?

dùdach

feminine

siren, hooter

duf

noun

duff

dùil

feminine

hope, expectation, expectancy, prospect

duileasg

masculine

dulse

duilghe

adjective

comparative degree of duilich

duilgheadas

masculine

difficulty, problem, snag

duilich

adjective

arduous, difficult, complicated

duille

noun

leaf

duille-dorais

noun

leaf

duilleach

adjective

synonym of duilleagach

duilleachan

noun

leaflet

duilleag

feminine

page, sheet; leaf

duilleag-dhoras

noun

valve

duilleagach

adjective

leafy

dùin

verb

shut, close

duine

masculine

man (gender-specific)

duineigin

pronoun

somebody

duineil

adjective

manly

dùinte

adjective

closed, shut; reserved, withdrawn, introvert, taciturn

duirc

noun

pine cone

duirche

adjective

comparative degree of dorcha

dùisg

verb

wake, rouse, rise, awaken

dul

noun

loop

dul-iuchrach

noun

keyring

dùmhail

adjective

dense

dùn

masculine

heap, mould

dùnadh

masculine

closure; cadence (in music)

dùr

adjective

obstinate

dùrd

noun

mutter

dùrdail

noun

coo

dùsal

noun

doze

dusan

masculine

dozen

dùsgadh

masculine

awakening, waking

duslach

masculine

dust

dust

noun

dust

dustach

adjective

dusty

dustaig

verb

dust

dustair

noun

duster

dùth

adjective

natural, hereditary

dùthaich

feminine

country, countryside, land

dùthchail

adjective

rural

dùthchas

noun

place of birth

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