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cat /kahd/

fir. gin. ⁊ iol. cait

cat (genus felis)

càit? /kaːhdʲ/

cst.

where, whither?

cat-grìosaich
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. cait-ghrìosaich

1 cat that sleeps by the fire 2 person who likes to be warm 3 firebug, slightly pyromaniac child

ceann cait-mhara
sea urchin (echinoidea class)

cat-tràghad
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. cait-thràghad

sea urchin (echinoidea class)

cat-criadhaich
fir. gin. cait-chriadhaich

cob, cat and clay

cat-mara
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. cait-mhara

blue ling (molva dypterygia)

cat-dearg
fir. gin. cait-dheirg, iol. cait-dhearga

Portuguese/red blenny (parablennius ruber)

piseag-chait
boir. gin. -eige-cait, iol. -an-cait

kitten

am fear a bhios 'na thàmh cuiridh e na cait san teine /əm fɛr ə vis nə haːv kurʲɪ ɛ nə kɛhdʲ səNʲ tʲenə/

the Devil makes work for idle hands (fig.)

an duine nach bith càil aige ri dhèanamh, cuiridh e na cait dhan teine
the Devil makes work for idle hands (fig.)

isean cait
kitten

càit an saoghal suain a tha i?
where in the wide world is she?

càit an d'fhuair thu an sumanadh ud?
where did you get that fancy outfit?

cat-dubh
fir. gin. cait-dhuibh, iol. cait-dhubha

blenny, blennioid (blennioidei suborder)

feusag cait
a cat's whiskers

dh'fhàg e e 'na lethcheann coin is cait
he left it unfinished/half-done (fig.)

cat-fiadhaich /kahdˈfiə.ɪç/
fir. iol. cait-fh.

wildcat (felis silvestris)

ga bu bhrith càit an robh thu
wherever you were

càit ás a bheil thu?
where are you from?

am fear aig nach eil an còrr ri dhèanamh, cuiridh e na cait dhan teine /əm fɛr ɛgʲ nax el əŋ kɔːR rʲi ʝiənəv kurʲɪ ɛ nə kɛhdʲ ɣaNʲ tʲenə/
the Devil makes work for idle hands (fig.)

fiadhaich gaolach air cait
very keen on/fond of cats

an taic ri cait

compared to cats

càit a bheil e a' falach na sgeine?
where does he hide the knife?

càit a bheil e agad?
where do you have it?

Toraidhean Dwelly
cait gen sing of cat.
cait † sf Sort, kind.
caolan -ain, sm Small gut, tripe, entrail. Caolan-cait, cat-gut. The plural in Gairloch ...an còrr
cat cait, sm Cat. Faodaidh cat amharc air an rìgh, a cat may look at the king.
craiceann -inn [& -cne], -cnean, sm Skin. Craiceann caorach, a sheepskin; craiceann coin, ...an còrr
isean -ein, -an, (pl. in Suth'd isean with the sound of final syllable lengthened). sm...an còrr
neul gen neòil, pl. neòil, neulta & neulan, sm Cloud. 2 Hue, complexion. 3 Swoon...an còrr
barrag -aig, -an, sf Posset. 2 Scum, cream. 3 Sudden pain. 4 Grappling, wrestling, 5 Young girl. 6...an còrr
cat-luch cait-, sm Mousetrap.
crubha-cait (AH) sm The tips of the thumb and of all the fingers, set together in the form of a cat's paw...an còrr
leòmach -aiche, a. Conceited, vainglorious, affected, prudish, foppish, vain. 2 Hairy, shaggy, rough....an còrr
an prep In. In the West it still retains its double use like the Latin in. Càit a ...an còrr
cait-chinn (AF) s Cow.
crùban-cait (AF) sm Wild melitot (plant).

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

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