Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
faochag /fɯːxag/
boir. gin. -aige, iol. -an
1 whirl, eddy, curl 2 whirlpool 3 (hair) whorl (in humans (top of head) and animals (forehead) and by extension also centre of the head/skull in general) 4 thrum (in weaving) |
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faochag /fɯːxag/
boir. gin. -aige, iol. -an
unspecific term for whelks and periwinkles (most commonly a periwinkle (littorina littorea)) |
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faochag /fɯːxag/
boir. gin. -aige, iol. -an
periwinkle, vinca (genus vinca) |
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thoir faochagan ás an tràigh
collect whelks from the shore! |
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tha Calum a' dol a bhuain nam faochag
Calum is going to pick/collect/harvest periwinkles |
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faochag-smeòraich
boir. gin. -aige-smeòraich, iol. -an-smeòraich
flat top shell (gibbula umbilicalis) |
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faochag-gheal
boir. gin. -aige-gile, iol. -an-geala
dogwhelk, (Atlantic) dogwinkle (nucella lapillus) |
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faochag-mhór
boir. gin. -aige-móire, iol. -an-móra
whelk, buckie (genus buccinum) |
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faochag-dhubh
boir. gin. -aige-duibhe, iol. -an-dubha
(common) whelk/periwinkle (littorina littorea) |
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faochag-bhàn
boir. gin. -aige-bàine, iol. -an-bàna
dogwhelk, (Atlantic) dogwinkle (nucella lapillus) |
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faochag-bheag
boir. gin. -aige-bige, iol. -an-beaga
small (peri)winkle (melarhape neritoides) |
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faochag-airgid
boir. gin. -aig-airgid, iol. -an-airgid
grey top shell (gibbula cineraria) |
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faochag-linne
boir. gin. -aige-linne, iol. -an-linne
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tha peilear ann am faochag a chinn
he has a bullet at the dead centre of his head/skull |
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iomairt nam faochag
chuckie stones (game) |
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faochag-gharbh
boir. gin. -aige-gairbhe, iol. -an-garbha
rough (peri)winkle (littorina saxatilis) |
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faochag-choitcheann
boir. gin. -aige-coitchinne, iol. -an-coitcheann
(common) whelk/periwinkle (littorina littorea) |
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faochag-réidh
boir. gin. -aige-réidhe, iol. -an-réidhe
flat (peri)winkle (genus littorina) |
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iomairt-fhaochag /iməRʃdʲ ɯːxag/
boir. gin. -e-faochag
1 chuckie stone, knucklebone 2 chuckie stones, knucklebones (the game) |
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faochag-sgiobach
boir. gin. -aige-sgiobaiche, iol. -an-sgiobach
nautilus (nautilidae family) |
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faochag-chuairtein
boir. gin. -aige-cuairtein, iol. -an-cuairtein
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faochag-chlaiseach
boir. gin. -aige-claisiche, iol. -an-claiseach
chink shell (littorinoidea superfamily) |
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Port nam Faochag
ainm-àite
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faochag-chlaiseach bhannach
banded/Northern chink shell (lacuna vincta) |
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faochag-réidh choitcheann
common flat (peri)winkle (littorina obtusata) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
faochag
-aig, -an, sf dim. of faoch. Periwinkle (fish). 2 Whelk. 3 Any small shellfish. 4 Eye....an còrr |
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fach
** -aich, sm Hole of a lobster. 2 see faochag. |
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fachag
see faochag. |
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faoch
-aoiche, sf see faochag. 2** Field. 3(AC) Curve. |
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faochag-bhàn
sf Pale whelk. |
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faochag-chuairtein
sf Whirlpool. |
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faochag-dhubh
sf Black whelk. |
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faochag-mhór
sf Whelk. |
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faochag nan gille-fuinnbrinn
see faochag. |
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faochag-smeòraich
sf The smallest kind of whelk, usually found above high-water mark. |
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faochan
see faochag. |
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giorradan
-ain, -an, sm Compendium, abbreviation. 2** Kind of periwinkle, see faochag. |
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spiolgadh
-aidh, sm Unhusking, act of unhusking or shelling. A' spiolgadh, pr pt of spiolg. A' s...an còrr |
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