Scottish Gaelic words — page 9

nominative/dative plural of craobh

craol

broadcast

craoladair

broadcaster

craoladh

broadcast (program)

craos

mouth

craosach

gluttonous

crath

shake

crathadh

shaking

crè

clay

creach

booty

creachadh

plundering, ruining

creachann

scallop

crèadhadair

potter

creag

rock, crag

creagag-uisge

European perch

creamh

gentian

creamh-gàrraidh

leek

creathall

cradle

creid

believe, feel convinced, think

creideamh

religion, faith, belief, creed

creideas

trust, faith, credence, credibility, credit

creidmheach

believer

creidsinn

believing, supposing

creutair

creature, being, person

criadhadaireachd

pottery

cridhe

heart

cridheil

hearty

crìoch

end

crìochnaich

end

criogaid

cricket (sport)

criom

gnaw

criomadh

nibbling, picking

criomag

bit

crioman

bit

crìon

to wither, shrivel, decay

crìonadh

decay, withering

crìonna

wise

crios

belt, band

crios-sàbhailteachd

safety belt

crios-sàbhalaidh

lifebelt

Crìosd

Christ

Crìosdaidh

Christian

Crìosdaidheachd

Christianity

Crìosdail

Christian

crith

shake, shiver, tremble, quaver

crith-thalmhainn

earthquake

critheann

poplar

croch

to hang

crochadan

pendant

crodh

cattle

cròg

large hand

crogall

crocodile

crogan

jar

crogan-silidh

jam-jar

cròileagan

A ring of people

cròilean

little fold

crois

cross (in geometry and religion)

crois-bhogha

crossbow

crois-tara

fiery cross

croit

croft (enclosed piece of land)

croitear

crofter, one holding a croft of land

crolaidh

curling

crom

bent, curved, crooked, round

cromag

hook

cron

harm

cronaich

rebuke

cronaig

awful

crosda

alternative spelling of crosta

crosta

cross

crotach

humpbacked

crotal

lichen in general

cruach

pile, heap, stack

cruadal

difficulty, danger, fortitude, courage, severity, adversity, hardship, austerity

cruadhtan

concrete

cruaidh

hard

cruan

blood-red

cruas

difficulty, hardship, crisis, severity, durability, distress, rigour

crùb

duck, squat, crouch

crùbach

lame

crùbadh

crouching, stooping

crùbag

crab

crùban

crouching

crùban-coille

turtle

crudha

horseshoe

crudhaich

shoe

cruidh

cattle

cruime

comparative degree of crom

cruinn

round, circular, globular

cruinne

sphere, globe, orb

cruinne-cè

Earth

cruinneachadh

gathering, collecting, assembling

cruinneil

tidy

cruinnich

gather

cruit

croft

cruit-chòrda

harpsichord

cruithneachd

wheat

crùn

crown

crùnadh

crowning

cruth

shape, form

cruth-clò

font

cruth-tìre

landscape

cruthachail

creative

cruthaich

create, make, form

cù

dog, hound

cù-chaorach

sheepdog

cù-donn

otter

cù-eunaich

pointer

cuach

bowl

cuagach

hobbling

cuain

litter of puppies or piglets

cuairt

circle, orb, circumference

cuairtean

circle, orb, circumference

cuairtich

surround

cuan

sea, ocean, the deep

cuantach

seafaring

cuaran

sandal

cuarantain

quarantine

cuasar

quasar

cùbaid

pulpit

cùbhraidh

fragrant

cucair

cooker

cudrom

weight

cudromach

important, weighty

cugallach

adverb

unstable

cuibheall

wheel

cuibheas

average

cuibheasach

average, middling, moderate, passable, tolerable

cuibheasachd

average

cuibhle

wheel

cuibhle-ghèar

gear-wheel

cuibhle-stiùiridh

steering wheel

cuibhreach

chain, bond, fetter

cuibhreann

part, section

cuibhrich

chain

cuibhrig-cluasaig

pillowcase

cuid

part, portion, share, ingredient

cuideachadh

helping

cuideachail

helpful

cuideachd

company; also, too

cuideam

Lewis

cuideigin

somebody

cuidheall-shnìomha

spinning wheel

cuidhteas

rid of

cuidich

help, assist

cuidiche

helper

cuigeal

distaff

cùil

corner (usually internal)

cuilbheartach

cunning

cuileag

fly

cuilean

puppy

cùilean

puppy

cuileann

holly

cuileann-mara

sea holly

cuileann-tràgha

sea holly

cuilidh

retreat

cuime

adverb

of whom

cuimhne

memory, recollection

cuimhneachan

memorial, commemoration

cuimhnich

remember, recall, recollect

cuin

adverb

when

cuing

yoke

cuinnean

nostril

cuinnsear

dagger

cuip

whip

cuir

put

cuireadh

invitation

cuiridh

future independent of cuir

cuirm

feast, banquet

cuirm-chiùil

concert

cuirm-chnuic

picnic

cùirt

court (of law)

cùirtear

curtain

cùis

affair, matter, subject

cùis-lagha

lawsuit

cùiseach

businesslike

cùisear

subject

cuisle

a vein or artery

cuisle-chiùil

A flute

cuislean

flute

cùl

back

cùl-fhiosrachadh

background

cùlaibh

back

culaidh

costume

culaidh-choimheach

costume

cularan

cucumber

cullach

boar or other mature male unneutered animal

cultar

culture

cultarach

cultural

cultarail

cultural

cùm

keep

cumachd

shape

cumachdail

shapely

cumadair

shaper

cumadh

keeping, holding, maintaining

cumail

keeping, holding, maintaining

cuman

pail

cumanta

common

cumha

stipulation, clause, condition, term

cumhachd

power, might, force

cumhachdach