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Scottish Gaelic words — page 26

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R

roimhearach

adjective

prepositional

roimhesan

pronoun

before him

roimhpe

pronoun

third-person singular feminine of ro: before her

roimhpese

pronoun

before her

roinn

verb

group, sect, section, class

roinneadh

noun

division

rolaig

verb

to roll

romansach

adjective

romantic

romhad

pronoun

second-person informal singular of ro: before you

romhadsa

pronoun

before you

romhaibh

pronoun

second-person plural or formal singular of ro: before you

romhaibhse

pronoun

before you

romhainne

pronoun

before us

romhamsa

pronoun

first-person singular emphatic of ro: before me

romhpasan

pronoun

before them

ròn

noun

seal

ronn

noun

mucus

ròpa

noun

rope

ros

proper-noun

linseed

rosg

noun

eyelash

rosg-rann

noun

sentence

ròst

verb

roast

roth

noun

wheel

rothair

noun

bicycle

rothar

noun

cycle

rù-rà

adjective

untidy

ruadh

adjective

red, auburn

rùbaidh

noun

ruby

rubha

proper-noun

headland

rud

noun

thing

rudail

adjective

concrete

rùdan

noun

knuckle

rudeigin

noun

something

rùdh

verb

to stack peats in small stacks

rùdhan

noun

small peat stack

ruibh

pronoun

alternative spelling of ribh

ruibhse

pronoun

alternative spelling of ribhse

ruidhil

verb

reel

ruidhle

noun

reel

ruig

verb

reach

ruigeadh

verb

past subjunctive passive of ruig

ruigeam

verb

first-person singular imperative of ruig

ruigeamaid

verb

first-person plural past subjunctive of ruig

ruigear

verb

future subjunctive passive of ruig

ruigeas

verb

future subjunctive active of ruig

ruigidh

verb

will reach, will arrive (future tense of 'ruig')

ruiginn

verb

first-person singular past subjunctive of ruig

ruinn

pronoun

with us (prepositional pronoun of ri, 1st person plural)

ruinne

pronoun

with us (emphatic prepositional pronoun of ri, 1st person plural)

Ruiseanach

adjective

Russian

rùisg

verb

bare

rùisgte

adjective

naked

ruith

verb

run

ruith-chunntas

noun

current account

ruith-fhuail

noun

diabetes

ruitheam

noun

rhythm

rùm

masculine

room

rùn

noun

secret

rùnach

adjective

runic

rùnag

noun

term of endearment for a female

rùnaire

masculine

secretary

rùraich

verb

search for

rus

noun

rice

rùsg

noun

external covering

rùta

noun

ram

S

sa

preposition

in the

sabaid

noun

fight

Sàbaid

feminine

Sabbath

sàbh

verb

saw

sàbhail

verb

save, rescue

sàbhailte

adjective

safe, secure

sàbhailteachd

feminine

safety, security

sabhal

noun

barn

sàbhaladh

masculine

saving

sabhs

masculine

sauce (liquid condiment)

sacraidh

noun

luggage

sàga

noun

saga

sagart

masculine

chaplain, priest

saidhbhir

adjective

wealthy

saidhean

adjective

cyan

saidheans

masculine

science

saighdear

masculine

soldier

saighdearach

adjective

soldier-like

saighead

feminine

arrow

sàil

feminine

heel

sailead

masculine

salad

saill

noun

fat

sailleadh

masculine

salting, curing

saillte

adjective

salted, seasoned, pickled; salty, briny

sàiste

noun

sage

sàl

masculine

salt water, brine

salach

adjective

dirty, foul

salainn

noun

vocative/genitive singular of salann

salann

masculine

salt

salm

noun

psalm

saltair

verb

psalter

samh

masculine

sorrel (plant)

sàmhach

adjective

silent, quiet

Samhain

feminine

November

sàmhchair

feminine

peacefulness, tranquility

samhla

noun

resemblance

samhlachail

adjective

symbolic

samhnag

noun

bonfire or torch used at Halloween

samhnair

noun

trick-or-treater

samhradh

masculine

summer

samhraidh

noun

vocative/genitive singular of samhradh

sampall

noun

sample

san

determiner

in the

sanas

masculine

announcement, notice

sanas-reic

noun

advertisement

sanasan

masculine

announcement, notice

sannt

noun

avarice

sanntach

adjective

covetous

saobh

verb

foolish, misguided, erroneous

saobh-chràbhach

adjective

superstitious

saobh-chràbhadh

noun

superstition

saobh-chreidmheach

adjective

heretic

saoghal

masculine

world, universe, earth

saoghalta

adjective

worldly

saoil

verb

suppose, think (=believe), imagine

saoilsinn

feminine

thinking, supposing

saoire

adjective

comparative degree of saor

saor

verb

free

saor-dhuine

noun

freeman

saor-làithean

noun

holidays

saor-latha

noun

holiday

saor-thoil

noun

free will

saor-thoileach

adjective

volunteer

saoradh

masculine

freeing, liberating; saving

saoranach

masculine

citizen

saoranachd

feminine

citizenship

saorsa

feminine

freedom, liberty

saothair

feminine

labour, pains, toil, work

sàr

adjective

excellent, matchless

sàrachadh

masculine

strain, tension, vexation; oppression, harassment

sàraich

verb

oppress

sàs

masculine

seize, grasp

sàsaich

verb

please

Sasainn

proper-noun

England

Sasannach

noun

Englishman

sàsar

noun

saucer

sàth

noun

fill

seabhag

feminine

hawk, falcon

seabhag-ghorm

noun

peregrine falcon

seacaid

feminine

jacket

seach

preposition

rather than

seach-thìm

noun

overtime

seachadas

noun

tradition

seachain

verb

to avoid

seachd

adjective

seven

seachd-fillte

adjective

sevenfold

seachd-shliosach

noun

heptagon

seachdad

masculine

seventy

seachdain

feminine

week

seachdamh

adjective

seventh

seachdnar

feminine

seven

seachnadh

masculine

avoiding, shunning

seachnair

noun

avoider

seada

feminine

shed, outhouse

seadh

interjection

yes (in answer to questions)

seadhan

noun

rogation

seagal

masculine

rye

seagh

masculine

meaning, point, sense, purport, import

seaghach

adjective

sensible

seagsaidh

adjective

sexy

seàirdeant

noun

sergeant

sealach

adjective

temporary, momentary

sealbh

masculine

luck, fortune

sealbhach

adjective

fortunate

sealbhachadh

masculine

possessing, inheriting

sealbhaich

verb

acquire

sealg

verb

hunt, chase

sealgair

masculine

hunter

seall

verb

look

sealladh

masculine

vision, eyesight

sealltainn

feminine

looking, showing

Sealtainn

proper-noun

Shetland, Shetland Islands

seamrag

noun

shamrock

sean

adjective

old

seana-ghille

noun

bachelor

seana-mhaighdeann

noun

spinster, old maid

seanair

masculine

grandfather

seanais

noun

vocative/genitive singular of seanas

seanchaidh

masculine

storyteller

seanchais

noun

vocative/genitive singular of seanchas

seanchas

masculine

lore

seanfhacal

noun

proverb

seang

adjective

slender

seangan

noun

ant

seanmhair

feminine

grandmother

seann-fhasanta

adjective

old-fashioned

seann-nòs

noun

old custom

seann-nòsach

adjective

traditional

seann-nòsaiche

adjective

comparative degree of seann-nòsach

seann-phàrant

noun

grandparent

seant

noun

cent

seantans

masculine

sentence

sear

proper-noun

eastern

searbh

adjective

sharp, keen

searbhadair

masculine

towel

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