Scottish Gaelic words — page 2

composition

aistese

third-person singular feminine emphatic of à: from her

aiteamh

feminine

thaw

aiteann

juniper

aithghearr

shortcut

aithisg

report

aithne

knowledge

aithreachas

repentance

aithris

report, relate, recite, allege, repeat

aitreabh

building, complex, dwelling

aitreabh-leighis

sick bay

Alba

proper-noun

Scotland

Albannach

Scot, Scotsman

alcol

alcohol

alcolach

alcoholic

alcolaiche

comparative degree of alcolach

allaban

wandering

allaidh

wild, fierce

allail

glorious, illustrious, noble, famed, prominent, renowned, excellent

allaile

comparative degree of allail

allas

sweat

allmharach

exotic

allt

proper-noun

steep-sided stream

almain

aluminium

alp

protuberance

alt

joint

alt-aiseig

linkspan

altair

altar

altrach

fosterer

alùbhiach

alluvial

particle

Form of an used before the consonants b-

am-bliadhna

this year

am-feast

ever

amadan

fool

amaideach

absurd, foolish, ludicrous, silly, stupid, ridiculous

amaideachd

folly

amaideas

absurdity

amail

evil

amar

basin

amar-ionnlaid

bathtub

Ameireaganach

American

amh

raw, uncooked

amhach

neck

amhairc

look, observe, behold, see

amharas

doubt

amharasach

suspicious, distrustful, doubting

amharc

looking, watching, gazing

amharc-lann

observatory

amhasg

barbarian

amhran

song

determiner

the

an seo

here

an seo

here

an sin

there

an-àirde

an-aoibhinn

mournful

an-aoibhneas

woe

an-asgaidh

gratis

an-còmhnaidh

always

an-dè

yesterday

an-diugh

today

an-dràsta

just now

an-earar

day after tomorrow

an-eararais

two days after tomorrow

an-fhoiseil

restless

an-mhòr

huge

an-uiridh

last year

ana-caitheamh

prodigality

ana-ceartas

injustice

ana-cothrom

disadvantage

ana-miann

lust

anabarrach

exceeding, excessive

anail

breath

anainn

eaves

analachadh

aspiration

anam

soul, spirit

anarag

anorak

anart

linen

anart-bàis

shroud

anart-bùird

tablecloth

anmhann

feeble

anmoch

evening

ann

there, present

annadsa

second-person singular emphatic of an: in you

annaibhse

second-person plural emphatic of an: in you

annainne

first-person plural emphatic of an: in us

annamsa

first-person singular emphatic of an: in me

annas-làimhe

masterpiece

annasach

strange, rare, unusual

annasaiche

comparative degree of annasach

annsan

third-person singular masculine emphatic of an: in him

anntasan

third-person plural emphatic of an: in them

antaidh

aunt

aodach

clothes

aodach-leapa

bedclothes

aodann

face

aodann-coimheach

mask

aogas

countenance

aoghaire

herdsman

aoibhinn

joyful, blissful

aoibhneas

gladness

aoigh

guest

aoigheachd

hospitality

aoigheil

hospitable

aoine

fast

aoir

satire

aois

age

aon

one

aon-adharcach

A unicorn

aon-ghuthach

unanimous

aon-mhargadh

monopoly

aonadh

union

aonaich

unite

aonaichte

united

aonan

one

aonar

one person; alone

aonaran

hermit

aonaranach

lonely

aonaranachd

loneliness

aonrachd

aloneness

aonta

lease

aontachd

agreement

aontaich

agree, assent

aontamhach

celibate

aontamhachd

celibacy

aosta

old, aged, elderly

aotrom

light

aotroman

urinary bladder

aotruime

comparative degree of aotrom

apag

small ape

apracot

apricot

our

Arabach

Arab

aran

bread

aran-coirce

oatmeal

arbhar

corn

arc

sow

argumaid

argument

arm

army

armailt

army

arsa

said

arspag

great black-backed gull

artaigil

an article

preposition

superlative particle 'most', before an adjective (as motha = biggest)

asadsa

second-person singular emphatic of à: from you

asaibhse

second-person plural emphatic of à: from you

asainne

first-person plural emphatic of à: from us

asal-stiallach

zebra

asamsa

first-person singular emphatic of à: from me

asgaidh

gift

asgaill

armpit

asgair

apostrophe

asna

rib

astar

distance

astasan

third-person plural emphatic of à: from them

swelling, tumour

at-bràghad

peritonsillar abscess

ataireachd

swell of the sea

À

àite

place

àite-coise

pedestrian crossing

àiteachas

agriculture

àiteigin

some place

àithn

command, order, bid

àitich

cultivate

àl

brood

àlainn

beautiful, fair, lovely.

àlainneachd

beauty

àlas

aloe

àmhainn

oven

àr

determiner

our

àrachas

insurance

àradh

ladder

àraich

breed, train

àraid

special

àraidh

special

àrainn

area

àrainn-choisichean

pedestrian precinct

àrainneachd

environment

àras

dwelling

àrc

cork

àrd

high

àrd-doras

lintel

àrd-eaglais

cathedral

àrd-mhàthair

matriarch

àrd-ollamh

professor

àrd-rìgh

emperor

àrd-sgoil

secondary school

àrd-thìr

highland

àrd-thìreach

highland

àrd-ùrlar

stage

àrdan

arrogance

àrdanach

haughty

àros

alternative spelling of àras

àrsaidh

ancient, archaic

àrsaidheachd

archaeology

àrsair

archaeologist

às

preposition

Form of à used before the definite article.

às-aithris

quotation

às-imrich

emigration

às-san