Scottish Gaelic words — page 17

catching, grasping

glaine

comparative degree of glan

glainne

glass

glainne-amhairc

A telescope

glaisean

sedge warbler

glaisean-daraich

greenfinch

glan

clean

glanadh

cleaning, cleansing

glaodh

call, shout

glas

grey, green

glas-ghuib

gag

Glaschu

proper-noun

Glasgow

glasraich

greens

glasraichear

vegetarian

glè

adverb

very

gleadhraich

noise, clamour, din

gleann

glen, valley

gleansach

glossy

glèidh

tend

gleoc

clock

gleus

order, manner, condition

glic

wise, prudent, sage, sound

glice

comparative degree of glic

gliocas

wisdom, prudence

gliogadaich

clinking

gliong

clang

glòir

glory

glòr

speech

glotasach

glottal

gluais

move

gluasad

moving

glugan

faint noise of a fluid confined in a vessel

glumag

pool

glùn

knee, joint

gnàg

ribbit

gnàth

custom, habit, convention

gnàth-eòlas

experience

gnàth-theagasg

dogma

gnàthach

common, normal, usual, average

gnàthas-cainnt

idiom

gnàthasach

idiomatic

gnàths

custom, habit, convention

gnè

type, sort

gnèitheach

generic

gnìomh

act, action, deed

gnìomhach

active, busy, industrious

gnìomhachas

industry

gnìomhachd

activity, occupation

gnìomhair

verb

gnìomhaireach

verbal

gnog

knock

gnogag

tap

gnothach

affair, business, concern, matter

gnùis

face (facial expression)

gob

bill, beak, nib, tip

gob-cearr

avocet

gob-sheisg

beaksedge

gobach

interfering

gobaire

busybody

gobha

smith, blacksmith

gobha-uisge

dipper

gobhachan

dipper

gobhal

fork

gobhar

goat

gobhlach

forked

gobhlan-gainmhich

sand martin

gobhlan-gaoithe

swallow

gobhlan-taighe

house martin

goibhneachd

smithwork

goid

steal

goil

boil

goileam

chatter

goilf

golf

goireas

resource

goireasach

convenient

goirid

short

goirmean-searradh

viola

goirt

sore

goirte

comparative degree of goirt

goistidh

godfather

gon

hurt

gonadh

wounding

gòrach

stupid

gòraiche

comparative degree of gòrach

gorm

blue

gorma

comparative degree of gorm

gort

famine

grad

sudden, immediate, instant

gràdh

love

gràdhach

dear, beloved

gràdhaich

love

gràdhaiche

comparative degree of gràdhach

graf

graph

gràidh

vocative/genitive singular of gràdh

gràin

hate, hatred, disgust

gràine

grain

gràineag

hedgehog

gràineil

disgusting, detested, vile

gràinnde

comparative degree of grànnda

gràinne

alternative spelling of gràine

gràisg

mob, crowd, rabble

gràisgealachd

vulgarity

gràisgeil

vulgar

gram

gram (unit of mass)

gràmar

grammar

gràn

grain (collective)

grànda

ugly

gràpa

graip

greann

bristling hair

greannach

hairy, bristly

greas

to hurry

Grèig

Greece

greigheach

gregarious

greim

bit

grèim

grip, grasp, clutch, cling, grapple

greimire

fork

greis

while, moment, short time

greiseag

wee while

greòd

crowd

greollan

cricket

greusaiche

shoemaker

grian

sun

grian-chrios

zodiac

grian-stad

solstice

grianach

sunny

grianan

sunny spot

grib

hindrance

grìbhean

griffin

grinn

sweet, delightful, beautiful, charming, elegant.

grìos

grill

grìosaich

grill

grod

rotten

grosair

grocer

grosaireachd

groceries

gruag

wig

gruagach

maiden, girl, young woman

gruagaire

hairdresser

gruaidh

cheek

gruaim

churlishness, dudgeon, frown, gloom, grimace, scowl, sternness

gruamach

sulky, sour, peevish, surly, moody

grunn

several

grunnaich

wade

grunnan

handful

grunnd

bottom

gruth

crowdie

grùthan

liver

preposition

adverb-forming particle before an adjective (gu math = well)

guailleachan

shawl

gual

coal

gualaisg

carbohydrate

gualan

carbon

gualann

shoulder

guga

Young of the northern gannet

guidh

wish

guidhe

praying, beseeching, wishing

guil

weep

guilbneach

curlew

guilbneach-beag

whimbrel

guileag

noise made by a swan

guir

hatch

guirme

comparative degree of gorm

guirmean

woad

gul

weeping, crying

gum

conjunction

that

gunna

gun, musket

gur

hatching, brooding

gus

preposition

to, up to, as far as

guth

voice

guthach

voiced

guthlag

larynx

H

halò

hello

hama

ham

hamstair

hamster

hamstairean

nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of hamstair

heactair

hectare

heat

anything

hiatas

hiatus

hò-rò

hooray!

hocaidh

hockey

hocaidh-deighe

ice hockey

hoigh

alternative spelling of hòigh

hòigh

hey

hòro-gheallaidh

celebration

hù-bhitheil

stramash

I

iad

pronoun

they

iadh

surround

iadh-shlat

honeysuckle

iadsan

pronoun

they

iall

strap

ialtag

bat

iar

west

iar-bhan-ogha

great-granddaughter

iar-cheann-suidhe

vice president

iar-leasachan

suffix

iar-mhìr

suffix

iar-ogha

great-grandchild

iarann

iron

iarla

earl

iarmailt

air

iarr