Scottish Gaelic words — page 27

acid

searbhanta

servant

searbhasach

cynical

searg

wither

seargach

deciduous

searmon

sermon, homily

searmonachadh

preaching

searmonaich

preach

searmonaiche

preacher

searrach

colt

seas

stand

seasamh

standing

seasg

sterile

seasgad

sixty

seasgair

at ease, in easy circumstances, quiet, comfortable

seasmhach

firm, stable, steady

Seic

proper-noun

Czech Republic

Seiceach

Czech

seiche

hide

seid

tympany

sèid

blowing

sèideadh

blowing

seilbh

property, possession

seilche

a lake-dwelling water monster

seilcheag

snail

seile

saliva

seileach

willow

seileastair

iris

seillean

bee, heath or field-bee (Superfamily Apoidea)

seillean-cuthaige

cuckoo bumblebee

seillean-dè

butterfly

seillean-dìomhain

drone or idle bee

seillean-dìomhair

drone bee

seillean-dubh

bumblebee

seillean-each

cabbage white

seillean-lunndach

drone bee

seillean-meala

honey bee

seillean-mil

honey bee

seillean-mòr

bumblebee

seillean-obrach

worker bee

seillean-ruadh

another name for seillean-mòr nan dearcan-fraoich: bilberry/mountain bumblebee

seillean-sgip

honey bee

sèimh

affable, mild, kind, comely

sèimhe

kindness, mildness

sèimhich

lenite

seinn

to sing

seinneadair

singer

seipinn

quart

seirbheis

service

seirbhiseach

servant

seirc

affection

seircean

burdock

seirceil

affectionate

seirm

ring

seis

sufficiency

seisean

session

seisear

six

seisg

sedge

sèist

siege

seo

this

seòl

sail

seòladair

sailor

seòladh

address; direction; instruction

seòladh-lìn

web address

seòlta

cunning, artful, crafty, wily, manipulative

seòmar

room, chamber, apartment

seòmar-aghaidh

antechamber

seòmar-altraim

nursery

seòmar-aoigheachd

dining room

seòmar-àraich

nursery

seòmar-beòil

front room

seòmar-cadail

bedroom

seòmar-cloinne

nursery

seòmar-còmhnaidh

living room

seòmar-cùil

back room

seòmar-culaidh

vestry

seòmar-dìnnearach

dining room

seòmar-èididh

dressing room

seòmar-feitheimh

waiting room

seòmar-ionnlaid

bathroom

seòmar-laighe

bedroom

seòmar-leapa

bedroom

seòmar-leughaidh

reading room

seòmar-luinge

cabin

seòmar-mullaich

attic

seòmar-òil

taproom

seòmar-rannsachaidh

study

seòmar-sgeadachaidh

dressing room

seòmar-stiùiridh

control room

seòmar-suidhe

sitting room

seòmar-taisbeanaidh

showroom

seòmar-teagaisg

classroom

seòmar-toisich

antechamber

seòmarach

pertaining to or having many rooms or chambers

seop

shop

seòrsa

sort, type, kind, category

seud

jewel

seudaire

jeweller

seula

seal (on a document etc)

seumarlan

factor

Seumasach

Jacobite

seun

a charm

seunta

magical

sgadan

herring

sgàile

shadow

sgàilean

umbrella; screen (TV etc); screen (dividing etc)

sgàin

burst

sgàineadh

split, crack

sgairp

scorpion

sgairteil

brisk, vivacious, lively, vigorous, spirited

sgaiteach

sharp

sgal

blast

sgall

scald

sgamhan

lung

sgaoil

spread, scatter, disperse

sgaoileadh

spreading, dispersing, releasing

sgaoilte

spread, stretched, extended, expanded; loose, dispersed, scattered; dismissed

sgaoth

shoal (of fish)

sgap

scatter

sgar

separate

sgaradh

separating, parting

sgaradh-pòsaidh

divorce

sgarbh

cormorant

sgarfa

scarf

sgath

particle

sgàth

particle

sgàth

shade or shadow

sgàthan

mirror, looking glass, reflector

sgeadachadh

dressing, adorning

sgeadaich

decorate

sgealbag

forefinger

sgeallan

mustard

sgeap

beehive

sgèile

scale

sgeileid

frying pan

sgeilp

shelf

sgèimh

beauty

sgèimheach

beautiful

sgeir

skerry

sgeith

to vomit

sgèith

to cut to fit (e.g. cloth)

sgeul

story, tale

sgeulachd

story, tale, romance

sgiamh

beauty, loveliness, elegance

sgian

knife

sgian-dubh

small knife worn in the stocking as part of Scottish Highland dress

sgiath

wing

sgiathach

winged, pertaining to or abounding in wings

sgileil

skilful

sgillinn

penny

sgimilear

scrounger

sgimilearachd

scrounging

sgioba

crew (of a boat)

sgiobair

skipper (captain)

sgiobalta

agile, active, quick

sgiobaltachd

agility

sgioblaich

to tidy

sgiort

skirt

sgìre

district

sgìth

tired

Sgitheanach

from or pertaining to the Isle of Skye, Scotland

sglàib

plaster

sgliùrach

A slattern

sgoil

school, seminary

sgoilear

pupil, scholar

sgoinn

care

sgoinneil

great, smashing, fantastic, brilliant

sgol

rinse

sgoltadh

splitting, cleaving

sgoltadh-inntinn

schizophrenia

sgona

scone

sgonn

block

sgòrnan

throat

sgoth

skiff

sgòth

cloud

sgoth-long

yacht

sgòthach

cloudy

sgragall

tinfoil

sgrath

outer skin or rind of anything

sgrathail

disgusting

sgreab

scab

sgreamh

disgust

sgreamhaich

disgust

sgreamhail

disgusting

sgreuch

scream, screech

sgreuchag

jay

sgreuchan-coille

jay

sgrìn

screen

sgrìob

scratch, scrape

sgrìob-cheangail

hyphen

sgrìoban

grater, scraper

sgrìobh

write, compose

sgrìobhadair

writer

sgrìobhaiche

writer

sgrìobhainn

script, document

sgrìobhte

written, recorded, registered, composed

sgrios

destruction, ruin

sgrios-cinnidh

genocide

sgriosach

pernicious

sgriosail