Scottish Gaelic words — page 19

common ling

langadar

tangle

langasaid

sofa

lann

blade, knife, sword, weapon, any bladed instrument

lanntair

lantern

laoch

hero, champion, warrior

laogh

calf, fawn, kid (young of a cow or deer)

laoidh

a hymn

làr

The ground, earth

làrach

site

làrach-lìn

website

làraidh

lorry

làrna-mhàireach

adverb

the next morning

làrna-nearar

adverb

the morning of the day after next

lasadan

match

lasair

flame, flash

lasair-choille

goldfinch

lastaig

elastic

latha

day

latha-fèille

holiday

làthair

presence, existence, company, sight

làthaireachd

presence

latheigin

adverb

someday

preposition

with

leabaidh

bed

leabhair-cheist

vocative/genitive singular of leabhar-cheist

leabhar

book, volume

leabhar-cheist

catechism

leabhar-d

e-book

leabhar-fiosrachaidh

reference book

leabhar-iùil

guide, guide book

leabhar-làimhe

handbook

leabhar-latha

diary, journal

leabhar-pòcaid

pocketbook

leabharlann

library

leabharlannaiche

librarian

leac

slab (of stone)

leac-sgrìobhadh

lithography

leacach

flat

leacag

tile

leadaidh

lady

leagh

melt

leam-leat

fickle

leamh

importunate

leamhan

elm

leamsa

with me

lean

lèana

wet meadow

leanaban

babe

leanabh

baby

leanailteach

adhesive

leanailtiche

comparative degree of leanailteach

leanmhainneach

assiduous

leann

beer

leannan

lover, sweetheart

leannanachd

courtship

leantainn

following, continuing

learag

larch

learga

loon

leas

benefit, advantage

leas-abhainn

tributary

leas-ainm

nickname

leas-athair

stepfather

leas-bhràthair

stepbrother

leas-mhac

stepson

leas-mhàthair

stepmother

leas-nighean

stepdaughter

leas-phiuthar

stepsister

leasachadh

improving, developing

leasachair

amender

leasachan

affix

leasaich

develop

leasan

lesson

leasbach

lesbian

leatas

lettuce

leatha

third-person singular feminine of le: with her

leathad

hillside, hillslope

leathann

broad, wide

leatrom

pregnancy

leatromach

burdensome

leatromachd

pregnancy

leatsa

with you

leibhse

with you

leig

allow, let, permit

leigeil

letting, allowing, releasing

lèigh

doctor

lèigheadaireachd

pharmacy

leigheas

cure, remedy, medicine

leigheas-inntinn

psychiatry

leighiche

healer

leighis

heal, cure, remedy

lèine

shirt, chemise

leinne

with us

lèir

clear, plain, evident, obvious

lèir-shealbhachd

monopoly

lèirmheas

review, critique (of a book etc)

lèirmheasaiche

reviewer

lèirsinn

sight, eyesight, vision

lèirsinneach

visual

leis

preposition

with

leis-san

with him

leisg

lazy, indolent, slothful

leisgeadair

lazy person

leisgean

synonym of leisgeadair

leisgeul

excuse, apology

lèithe

comparative degree of liath

leithid

match, equal, like, peer, equivalent

leithne

comparative degree of leathann

leitir

hillside

Leòdhas

proper-noun

Lewis

leòmag

snowflake

leòmann

moth

leòmhann

lion

leòn

bruise

leòr

sufficiency, fill, adequateness

leòsan

pane

leòsan-adhair

skylight

leotha

third-person plural feminine of le: with them

leothasan

with them

leth

half

leth-aon

twin

leth-bhliadhna

half-year

leth-bhràthair

half brother

leth-bhreith

discrimination, partiality

leth-char

somewhat

leth-cheud

fifty

leth-chòilean

semicolon

leth-chruinne

hemisphere

leth-chrùn

half-crown

leth-eilean

peninsula

leth-phinnt

half-pint

leth-phiuthar

half sister

lethbhreac

copy

lethoireach

absolute

leud

breadth, width

leugh

to read

leughadair

reader

leughadair-d

e-reader

leughadh

reading

leum

jumping, leaping

leumadair

jumper

leumadair-mara

dolphin

lì

proper-noun

A gloss

liath

grey, grey-coloured

liath-chearc

heath hen

liath-ghorm

lilac

liath-phurpur

mauve

liath-reothadh

hoarfrost

libearalach

liberal

lìbhrig

deliver

lìbhrigeadh

delivering

lide

syllable

ligh

lick

lighiche

doctor, surgeon, physician

lighiche-inntinn

psychiatrist

linn

era, age, period

linne

firth

lioft

lift

liogh

blade

liomaid

lemon

lìomh

polish

lìon

net, web

lìonadh

flow (of tide)

lioncs

lynx

lionn

liquid, fluid

lionn-ubhal

apple cider

lionna

liquid

lionntachd

liquidity

lìonra

network

lios

garden

liosta

list (of items)

liotair

litre

lite

porridge

litearra

literate

litearrachd

literacy

litir

letter (epistle; character)

litir-leannanachd

love letter

litreachadh

spelling

litreachas

literature

litrich

spell

liùghag

doll

lò

synonym of latha

lobh

rot

loch

lake, loch

lochan

pond

Lochlann

proper-noun

Scandinavia

Lochlannach

Scandinavian

lòchran

torch

lòdrach

luggage

lofa

loaf

loidhne

line

loidhne-àirde

contour

lòineag

snowflake

loingear

sailor

loinid

churn

lòinidh

rheumatism

loinn

grace, elegance, propriety

loisg

burn, scorch, char, sear, cremate

loisgeach

incendiary

loisgean