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R
roimhearach
adjectiveprepositional
roimhesan
pronounbefore him
roimhpe
pronounthird-person singular feminine of ro: before her
roimhpese
pronounbefore her
roinn
verbgroup, sect, section, class
roinneadh
noundivision
rolaig
verbto roll
romansach
adjectiveromantic
romhad
pronounsecond-person informal singular of ro: before you
romhadsa
pronounbefore you
romhaibh
pronounsecond-person plural or formal singular of ro: before you
romhaibhse
pronounbefore you
romhainne
pronounbefore us
romhamsa
pronounfirst-person singular emphatic of ro: before me
romhpasan
pronounbefore them
ròn
nounseal
ronn
nounmucus
ròpa
nounrope
ros
proper-nounlinseed
rosg
nouneyelash
rosg-rann
nounsentence
ròst
verbroast
roth
nounwheel
rothair
nounbicycle
rothar
nouncycle
rù-rà
adjectiveuntidy
ruadh
adjectivered, auburn
rùbaidh
nounruby
rubha
proper-nounheadland
rud
nounthing
rudail
adjectiveconcrete
rùdan
nounknuckle
rudeigin
nounsomething
rùdh
verbto stack peats in small stacks
rùdhan
nounsmall peat stack
ruibh
pronounalternative spelling of ribh
ruibhse
pronounalternative spelling of ribhse
ruidhil
verbreel
ruidhle
nounreel
ruig
verbreach
ruigeadh
verbpast subjunctive passive of ruig
ruigeam
verbfirst-person singular imperative of ruig
ruigeamaid
verbfirst-person plural past subjunctive of ruig
ruigear
verbfuture subjunctive passive of ruig
ruigeas
verbfuture subjunctive active of ruig
ruigidh
verbwill reach, will arrive (future tense of 'ruig')
ruiginn
verbfirst-person singular past subjunctive of ruig
ruinn
pronounwith us (prepositional pronoun of ri, 1st person plural)
ruinne
pronounwith us (emphatic prepositional pronoun of ri, 1st person plural)
Ruiseanach
adjectiveRussian
rùisg
verbbare
rùisgte
adjectivenaked
ruith
verbrun
ruith-chunntas
nouncurrent account
ruith-fhuail
noundiabetes
ruitheam
nounrhythm
rùm
masculineroom
rùn
nounsecret
rùnach
adjectiverunic
rùnag
nounterm of endearment for a female
rùnaire
masculinesecretary
rùraich
verbsearch for
rus
nounrice
rùsg
nounexternal covering
rùta
nounram
S
sa
prepositionin the
sabaid
nounfight
Sàbaid
feminineSabbath
sàbh
verbsaw
sàbhail
verbsave, rescue
sàbhailte
adjectivesafe, secure
sàbhailteachd
femininesafety, security
sabhal
nounbarn
sàbhaladh
masculinesaving
sabhs
masculinesauce (liquid condiment)
sacraidh
nounluggage
sàga
nounsaga
sagart
masculinechaplain, priest
saidhbhir
adjectivewealthy
saidhean
adjectivecyan
saidheans
masculinescience
saighdear
masculinesoldier
saighdearach
adjectivesoldier-like
saighead
femininearrow
sàil
feminineheel
sailead
masculinesalad
saill
nounfat
sailleadh
masculinesalting, curing
saillte
adjectivesalted, seasoned, pickled; salty, briny
sàiste
nounsage
sàl
masculinesalt water, brine
salach
adjectivedirty, foul
salainn
nounvocative/genitive singular of salann
salann
masculinesalt
salm
nounpsalm
saltair
verbpsalter
samh
masculinesorrel (plant)
sàmhach
adjectivesilent, quiet
Samhain
feminineNovember
sàmhchair
femininepeacefulness, tranquility
samhla
nounresemblance
samhlachail
adjectivesymbolic
samhnag
nounbonfire or torch used at Halloween
samhnair
nountrick-or-treater
samhradh
masculinesummer
samhraidh
nounvocative/genitive singular of samhradh
sampall
nounsample
san
determinerin the
sanas
masculineannouncement, notice
sanas-reic
nounadvertisement
sanasan
masculineannouncement, notice
sannt
nounavarice
sanntach
adjectivecovetous
saobh
verbfoolish, misguided, erroneous
saobh-chràbhach
adjectivesuperstitious
saobh-chràbhadh
nounsuperstition
saobh-chreidmheach
adjectiveheretic
saoghal
masculineworld, universe, earth
saoghalta
adjectiveworldly
saoil
verbsuppose, think (=believe), imagine
saoilsinn
femininethinking, supposing
saoire
adjectivecomparative degree of saor
saor
verbfree
saor-dhuine
nounfreeman
saor-làithean
nounholidays
saor-latha
nounholiday
saor-thoil
nounfree will
saor-thoileach
adjectivevolunteer
saoradh
masculinefreeing, liberating; saving
saoranach
masculinecitizen
saoranachd
femininecitizenship
saorsa
femininefreedom, liberty
saothair
femininelabour, pains, toil, work
sàr
adjectiveexcellent, matchless
sàrachadh
masculinestrain, tension, vexation; oppression, harassment
sàraich
verboppress
sàs
masculineseize, grasp
sàsaich
verbplease
Sasainn
proper-nounEngland
Sasannach
nounEnglishman
sàsar
nounsaucer
sàth
nounfill
seabhag
femininehawk, falcon
seabhag-ghorm
nounperegrine falcon
seacaid
femininejacket
seach
prepositionrather than
seach-thìm
nounovertime
seachadas
nountradition
seachain
verbto avoid
seachd
adjectiveseven
seachd-fillte
adjectivesevenfold
seachd-shliosach
nounheptagon
seachdad
masculineseventy
seachdain
feminineweek
seachdamh
adjectiveseventh
seachdnar
feminineseven
seachnadh
masculineavoiding, shunning
seachnair
nounavoider
seada
feminineshed, outhouse
seadh
interjectionyes (in answer to questions)
seadhan
nounrogation
seagal
masculinerye
seagh
masculinemeaning, point, sense, purport, import
seaghach
adjectivesensible
seagsaidh
adjectivesexy
seàirdeant
nounsergeant
sealach
adjectivetemporary, momentary
sealbh
masculineluck, fortune
sealbhach
adjectivefortunate
sealbhachadh
masculinepossessing, inheriting
sealbhaich
verbacquire
sealg
verbhunt, chase
sealgair
masculinehunter
seall
verblook
sealladh
masculinevision, eyesight
sealltainn
femininelooking, showing
Sealtainn
proper-nounShetland, Shetland Islands
seamrag
nounshamrock
sean
adjectiveold
seana-ghille
nounbachelor
seana-mhaighdeann
nounspinster, old maid
seanair
masculinegrandfather
seanais
nounvocative/genitive singular of seanas
seanchaidh
masculinestoryteller
seanchais
nounvocative/genitive singular of seanchas
seanchas
masculinelore
seanfhacal
nounproverb
seang
adjectiveslender
seangan
nounant
seanmhair
femininegrandmother
seann-fhasanta
adjectiveold-fashioned
seann-nòs
nounold custom
seann-nòsach
adjectivetraditional
seann-nòsaiche
adjectivecomparative degree of seann-nòsach
seann-phàrant
noungrandparent
seant
nouncent
seantans
masculinesentence
sear
proper-nouneastern
searbh
adjectivesharp, keen
searbhadair
masculinetowel