Scottish Gaelic words — page 4

wealth

beath-eachdraidh

biography

beatha

life

beathach

beast, brute, animal

beathalachd

energy

beilear

affirmative dependent present of thathar

being

bench, form

beinn

mountain, hill

beinn-theine

volcano

beir

give birth to; catch, seize, overtake

bèist-dà-leann

tapeworm

bèist-ghorm

common dolphin

beith

birch

beithe

birch

beithean

nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of beithe

beò

alive

beò-ghlacail

captivating

beòshlaint

livelihood, (a) living

beòthail

lively

beul

mouth; orifice

beul-aithris

folklore, oral tradition

beul-binn

nightingale

beulach

mealymouthed

beulaibh

front

beum

blow, stroke

beumte

stressed

beus

conduct, morals

beusach

continent

bha

was, were

bhana

van

bhidio

video

bhiodh

second/third-person independent conditional of bi

bhiomaid

first-person plural independent conditional of bi

bhith

infinitive of bi

bhithinn

first-person singular independent conditional of bi

bho

preposition

from

bhodca

vodka

bhòidse

voyage

bholcànach

volcanic

bholcàno

volcano

bhon

preposition

from

bhrèagha

vocative masculine singular of brèagha

bhuaibhse

from you

bhuainne

from us

bhuaipe

third-person singular feminine of bho: from her

bhuaipese

from her

bhuaithe

third-person singular masculine of bho: from him

bhuaithesan

from him

bhuamsa

from me

bhuapasan

from them

bhuatsa

from you

to be

biadh

food

biadhtachd

hospitality

biast-donn

otter

biast-dubh

otter

biastag

insect

bìdeag

fragment

bidh

will be (future tense of 'bi', to be)

bige

comparative degree of beag

bigein

rock pipit

bigein-baintighearna

twite

bile

lip (of mouth)

bileag

blade (of leaf), petal

billean

billion

billeanamh

numeral

billionth

binn

melodious, musical, tuneful, dulcet, sweet

binneag

chimney stack

binnean

melodious, musical, tuneful, dulcet, sweet

Bìoball

Bible

bìodach

minute

biona

bin

biona-sgudail

dustbin

biona-stùir

dustbin

bior-fighe

knitting needle

biorach

sharp, pointed

bioraiche

comparative degree/superlative degree of biorach

bioran

splinter

biorra-crùidein

kingfisher

bìoson

bison

bir

interjection

onomatopoeic alarm noise of a gannet when attacked at night

bìrlinn

galley (ship)

bìth-eòin

birdlime

bith-eòlas

biology

bitheam

first-person imperative singular of bi

bitheantas

Frequency

bitheas

affirmative relative future of bi

bithibh

second-person imperative plural of bi

bithidh

independent future emphatic of bi

bithinn

first-person singular dependent conditional of bi

blàire

comparative degree of blàr

blais

taste

blàithe

comparative degree of blàth

blàr

battle, uproar

blas

taste, flavour

blasta

delicious, savoury, tasty

blàth

blossom, bloom, flower

blàthaich

warm

blàths

warmth

bleadraig

blather

bleideag

snowflake

bleoghainn

milk

bleoghann

milking

bliadhna

year

bliadhna-leum

leap year

bliadhnail

annual, yearly

blialam

gobbledygook

bliochdan

artichoke

bloigh

bit, piece

bò

cow

bobag

A term of familiar address for a male of any age

boban

proper-noun

daddy

bobhla

bowl

boc

buck

bocan

small buck

bochd

poor (having little money)

bochdainn

poverty, disaster, bad luck, abjection

bocsa

alternative spelling of bogsa

bocsa-fòn

telephone box

bodach

old man

bodach-sneachda

snowman

bodha

underwater rock

bodhaig

body

bodhar

deaf, hard of hearing

bog

soft

bogach

bog

bògas

bug

bogha

arch, vault

bogha-frois

rainbow

bogha-saighde

bow

boglach

bog, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, swamp

bogsa

box

bogsa-ciùil

An accordion

bogsa-litrichean

letter box

bòid

vow, solemn promise

bòidhche

comparative degree of bòidheach

bòidhchead

beauty

bòidheach

beautiful

bòilich

bluster

boinne

drop

boireann

female

boireannach

woman

boireannta

effeminate

boireanntachd

effeminacy

boirinne

comparative degree of boireann

boiteag

worm

bòl

bowl

bòl-sheillean

bee bole

bolta

bolt

bonaid

bonnet

bonn

base, bottom, foot

bonnach

cake, bun, bannock, scone

bonnach-uighe

omelette

borb

barbaric, barbarous

bòrd

table

bòrd-beulaibh

starboard

bòrd-cùlaibh

port

bòrd-dubh

blackboard

bòrd-geal

whiteboard

bòrd-sgrìobhaidh

desk

bòrd-stiùiridh

board of directors

bòrdadh-sneachda

snowboarding

bòst

boast

bòstail

boastful

botal

bottle

bòtann

A long boot

bothan

cottage

brà

quern, handmill

brabhsaich

browse

brabhsair

browser

bracaist

breakfast

bradan

salmon

bradan-cearr

sturgeon

bradan-leathann

halibut

bradan-sligeach

mullet

bragadaich

crackling

bragail

boastful

bràigh

top, upper part

Braisil

proper-noun

Brazil

bràithreil

brotherly

bramasag

flatulence

branndaidh

brandy

braoileag

A whortleberry or bilberry

brat

cloak, cover, covering, mantle, veil, canopy

brat-ùrlair

carpet

bratach

flag, banner

brath

masc

knowledge, notice, notification, information

brath-foilleil

manipulative

brathadair

traitor

bràthair

brother

bràthair-athar

paternal uncle

bràthair-cèile

brother-in-law

bràthair-màthar

maternal uncle

breab

kick

breabadair

weaver

breac

speckled, spotted, piebald

breacag

bannock

breacan

tartan

breacan-beithe

chaffinch

brèagha