Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
great /grʲɛhd/
fir. neo-ath.
1 (soap) suds 2 soapy water |
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farspag /faRsbag/
boir. gin. -aige, iol. -an
great black-backed gull (larus marinus) |
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sinn-seachad-sinn-seanmhair
boir. gin. -mhar, iol. -ean
great-great-great-grandmother |
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sinn-sinn-seanair
fir. gin. -nar, iol. -ean
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An Crann(-arain) 
gin. a' Chrainn-arain
Ursa Major/Great Bear/The Plough |
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sinn-sinn-seanmhair
boir. gin. -ar, iol. -ean
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fionn-ogha
fir. iol. -ichean
1 great-great-grandchild 2 great-great-grandson |
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dubh-ogha
fir. iol. -ichean
1 great-great-great-great-grandchild 2 great-great-great-great-grandson |
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tàbh-mór
fir. gin. tàibh-mhóir, iol. -an-móra
great frame/hand/haaf-net (a rigid construction with a shaft on one side, tied to the waist for hauling in ground-baited saithe, very similar to an oversized noodle strainer) |
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Beàrnaraigh Leòdhais
ainm-àite
(Great) Bernera (Loch Roag; W Isls) |
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béist de dhuine mór fiadhaich
a great brute of a wild man |
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lìon-mór
fir. gin. lìn-mhóir, iol. lìn-mhóra
long-line, great-line (in fishing) |
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mór-fheum
fir. gin. -a
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ceann mór air duine glic is ceann circe air amadan
a great head on a wise man and a chicken's head on a fool |
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brathadair /bra.ədɪrʲ/
fir. iol. -ean
1 firewood 2 great blaze, blazing fire 3 incendiary |
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iargaineach /iərgɪNʲəx/
bua. coi. -niche
1 in great pain 2 moaning, groaning |
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iarganach /iərgənəx/
bua. coi. -aiche
1 in great pain 2 moaning, groaning |
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mór-chliù
fir. gin. -tha
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ballaire /baLɪrʲə/
fir. iol. -an
great (black) cormorant (phalacrocorax carbo) |
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colca /kɔLxgə/
fir. gin. -a, iol. -an
(common) eider duck (somateria mollissima; but originally the great auk (pinguinus impennis)) |
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dubh-sheileach
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -lich
(French) pussy willow, goat willow, great sallow (salix caprea) |
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anabharrach /anavaRəx/
bua. coi. -aiche
1 excessive(ly), over(ly) 2 redundant(ly), superfluous(ly) 3 exceptional(ly), extraordinary/extraordinarily, stupendous(ly) 4 great |
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mór-thlachd
fir. neo-ath.
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taigh-thàbhaidh
fir. iol. -ean-tàbhaidh
great frame/hand-net (a rigid construction with a shaft on one side, tied to the waist for hauling in ground-baited saithe, very similar to an oversized noodle strainer) |
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sàr-fhacal
fir. gin. -ail, iol. -fhaclan
1 great word 2 (oral) guarantee |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
great
sm Soap-sud — Badenoch. Scots, graith — warm water so wrought up with soap...an còrr |
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maol
-aoil, sm Brow of a rock. 2 Cape, promontory, mull. 3†† Forehead. 4** Bald Head...an còrr |
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crann
[-ainn &] -oinn sm Plough. 2 Bar, bolt. 3 Tree. 4 Beam. 5 Mast. 6 Shaft. 7 Lot. 8 Measure...an còrr |
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crann-arain
pl. croinn-, sm Plough. 1 Baker's bread shovel, thin piece of wood for turning bread o...an còrr |
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air
prep On, upon. 2 Of, concerning. 3 For, on account of. 4 By. 5 With. 6 Also signifying the sa...an còrr |
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tiugh
tighe, a Thick, not slender. 2 Of great thickness. 3 Thick, dense, set close together. 4 Freq...an còrr |
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gnìomhach
-aiche, a. Active, busy. 2 Diligent, industrious. 3 Actual. 4 Laborious. 5 Operative. 6†...an còrr |
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leag
pr pt a' leagail & a' leagadh, va & n. Throw down. 2 Demolish. 3 Lay, lay down...an còrr |
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eadar
prep. [Governs a substantive in the nominative. Combined with the personal pronouns thus:...an còrr |
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cuir
pr pt a' cur [& a' curadh, **] va Put, place. 2 Lay. 3 Send. 4 Invite. 5 Sow. 6 Ac...an còrr |
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ìomhaigh
-ean, sf Image, statue. 2 Likeness, similitude. 3 Countenance, expression of countenance. 4**...an còrr |
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an
def art fem The. [Used 1 Before a lingual in the nominative and dative singular. 2 Before a v...an còrr |
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cumhachdach
-aiche, a. Powerful, mighty, strong. 2 Having great authority or influence. Duine cumhachdach...an còrr |
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gorm
guirme, a. Blue, azure, blue of whatever shade. 2 Green, as grass, verdant. 3** Hot. 4 rar...an còrr |
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dair
(darach oak) the fourth letter of the Gaelic alphabet now in use. The letters d and ...an còrr |
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dà
a Two, In counting in Gaelic, for 1, 2, 3, &c, it is usual to say, a h-aon...an còrr |
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annsachd
sf ind Love, affection, attachment, 2 Person beloved. A thug rùn agus annsachd, that besto...an còrr |
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dabhach
-aich, pl. dabhcha & -aichean, sf Vat, mashing vat. 2 Large tub. 3 District of a c...an còrr |
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adhbhar
-air, -airean, sm Cause, reason. 2 Subject, matter. Adhbhar bròin, a cause of grief; c...an còrr |
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aois-dàna
** s pl Bards, poets. 2 Rehearsers of ancient poetry. 3 Genealogists. 4 Soothsayers. The aois...an còrr |
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aonach
-aich, -aichean, sm Hill, steep, height. 2 Heath, moor. 3 Desert place. 4* Meeting. 5‡‡ Fair,...an còrr |
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leig
pr pt a' leigeil & a' leigeadh, va & n. Permit, allow. 2 Slip, as dogs to the ...an còrr |
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àrd
àirde, n pl -a, a High, lofty, 2 Mighty, great, noble, eminent, excellent, supreme. 3 ...an còrr |
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dallan
-ain, sm Winnowing fan. 2 Blind person. **3 Short-sighted person. 4** Improvident person. 5**...an còrr |
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armailteach
-eiche, a Trained to arms. 2 Of, or belonging to, an army. 3 Having great armies. |
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