Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
dubhan /du.an/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain
1 unspecific term for a black or hidden object / animal / being / plant (esp. fishing hook; claw or kidney but also darkness; snare/trap; blackbird...) 2 hooker (in rugby) |
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dubh-creige
fir. gin. duibh-chreige, iol. -an-creige
ring ouzel (turdus torquatus) |
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cuir dubhan air na dathan
stick to a story! (even though it has been disproven; fig.) |
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ceàrr-dubhan /kʲaːR du.an/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain
chunky insect with black markings (esp. dung beetle, hornet, rhinoceros beetle and June bug/May beetle) |
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ceann-dubhan
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. cinn-dhubhan
unspecific name for a black-headed plant/animal (esp. common knapweed, black-headed gull, tadpole) |
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dubhan-slabhraidh
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain-shlabhraidh
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dubhan-comhdhalach
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain-chomhdhalaich
1 boathook 2 fishing gaff |
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dubhan-taca (dubhan an taca)
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain-thaca
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slat air dubhan
a yard hooked on tye |
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fosgail dubhan
take a fish of a hook, unhook a fish! |
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dubhan charbhanach
bream hook |
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dubhan dùinte
ringed hook (i.e. with a ringed eye) |
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cho àrd 's a sheòlas an ceàrr-dubhan, 's ann sa chac a thuiteas e
a braggart will get his come-uppance (fig.) |
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dubhan air a shiopaigeadh
a hook fastened to the snood (usually with a marlinespike hitch, to prevent entanglement) |
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dubhan-iasgaich
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain-iasgaich
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stalc dubhan
dress/hood a fishing hook! |
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sgeir-dhubh
boir. gin. -e-duibhe, iol. -ean-dubha
semi-submerged rock, skerry |
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cuir biadhadh air dubhan
bait a hook! |
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chan ob e an dubhan seo
he won't refuse this hook |
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dubhan ceann-chòsach
fir.
selfheal, allheal (prunella vulgaris) |
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biadh dubhan
bait a hook! |
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dubhan nan caorach
sheep's bit (scabious), blue daisy, iron flower (jasione montana) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
dubhan
-ain, sm Hook, fishing-hook. 2 Hooked claw, as of cats. 3* Clutch. 4** Snare. 5** Kidney. 6**...an còrr |
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bàta
-aichean, sm on land f on sea. Boat, pinnace, barge. Fear bàta, a boatman; bàta...an còrr |
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cairt
cartach [& cairte; cairteach in Lewis] pl. cairtean, sf Bark. 2 Cart...an còrr |
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dorgh
duirgh, sm Handline for fishing, as applied to the whole arrangement by means of which a piec...an còrr |
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saill
-e, sf Fatness. 2 Fat, blubber. 3* Suet, grease. 4 Pickle, brine. Saill nan dubhan, the fa...an còrr |
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slàn-lus
-luis, -an, sm Ribwort plantain (plantago lanceolata). 2** Any medicinal herb. 3§ Self...an còrr |
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tarraing
pr pt a' tarraing, va & n. Draw, pull. 2 Draw, attract, allure, lead. 3 Take the l...an còrr |
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ceàrd-fhiollan
see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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ceàrnabhan
† -ain, -an, sf Corner. 2 Hornet. 3(AC) see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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cearradan
(AC) see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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cearraman
see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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cearran
see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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ceàrr-daolag
see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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ceàrr-daolan
see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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ceàrr-dubhan
(AC) sm The sacred beetle. |
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ceàrr-fhiollan
see ceàrr-dubhan. |
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crann-dubhan
(AF) sm Black-headed gull. |
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dubhain
gen sing & npl of dubhan. |
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dubhan ceann-còsach
[dubhan, kidney + ceann, head + còsach, spongy.§] Self-heal —prunella vulgaris. ...an còrr |
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dubhan-deiridh
sm Runner of a cart — Lewis. |
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dubhan-guaille
Draught-hook of a cart — Lewis. |
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dubhan-iasgaich
** sm Fishing-hook. |
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dubhan nan caorach
§ -ain-, sm Sheep-bit — jasione montana. [Also called sheep-scabious].
...an còrr |
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dubhan-slabhraidh
(WC) sm Hook for hanging a pot over the fire. |
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dubhan-toisich
sm Draught-hook of a cart — Lewis. |
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