Am Faclair Beag

Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly

Dèan lorg airson
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 toraidhean air an aon duilleag
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Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
ainneamh /aNʲəv/ Listen
bua. coi. -nneimhe
1 rare, uncommon, unusual 2 few, scarce 3 infrequent, seldom
's ainneamh a…
it's not often that…
ainneamh math!
excellent!
caillidh tu caraid le thadhal ainneamh, caillidh tu caraid le thadhal tric
a friendship must be cultivated carefully (fig.)
geilt rionnaich is geilt ròin, geilt muice-mara móire ach bheir giomach beag nan casan cama rubha ainneamh far an sròin
slow and steady does it, slow and steady wins the race (fig.)
cha déid mi ann ach glé ainneamh
I only go there very seldom
's ainneamh cat-fiadhaich a th' air fhàgail /s aNʲəv kahd fiə.ɪç ə hɛrʲ aːgal/
there are few wildcats left
is ainneamh an duine-cloinne an-diugh a shreap craobh roimhe
there is scarcely a child today which has climbed a tree before, children who have climbed trees are rare today
is ainneamh a bhruidhinn e
he seldom spoke
's ann glé ainneamh a bhiodh sin
that would rarely be the case, it's very seldom that would be the case
an uair ainneamh a bha e stuama
on those few occasions he was sober
Toraidhean Dwelly
ainneamh
-eimhe, a Rare, scarce, curious. 2 Curiously formed 3** Valuable. Crios ainneamh, a curiou...an còrr
ainneamh
* adv Seldom. Is ainneamh a thig thu, you seldom come.
ainmig
adv (an + minig) Seldom, rarely, scarcely. Is ainmig a thig e, he seldom comes; b' ain...an còrr
cagar
-air, -airean, sm Whisper. 2 Secret. 3 Darling. 4**Buzzing sound, hum. Gheibhear bean-chagair...an còrr
gaol
-aoil, sm Love, fondness. 2 Beloved object or person. 3** Liking. 4** rarely Kindred. ...an còrr
leithid
-e, -ean, sf The like, equal, compeer, fellow. Is ainneamh a leithid, his match is seldom ...an còrr
ainneamhach
see ainneamh.
annamh
see ainneamh.

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