Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
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maorach /mɯːrəx/

fir. gin. -aich

1 shellfish (traditionally predominantly limpets) 2 bait

chan fhan muir ri uallach, cha dèan bean luath maorach
time and tide wait for no man but haste makes waste (fig.)

maorach-Moire
fir. gin. -aich-Moire

blue rayed limpet (patella pellucida)

maorach-geal
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -aich-ghil

pullet carpet shell (venerupis corrugata)

maorach-èalaidh
fir. gin. -aich-èalaidh

shellfish which has begun to move (and thus more easily harvested)

maorach-bàn
fir. gin. -aich-bhàin

white shellfish

tha e a' brùchdadh le maorach
it's bursting with shellfish

thig beò air maorach
survive on/live off shellfish!

mormhaich /mɔrɔ.ɪç/
boir. iol. -ean

sea plain (land liable to sea-flooding)

if you're going to do something, do it properly; do or do not, there is not try (fig.)

crom a' togail maorach
bent over picking up/gathering shellfish

tha aileirdsidh agam ri maorach
I have a shellfish allergy, I'm allergic to shellfish

b' ionnann cladach ach cha b' ionnann maorach /bjũnəN kLadəx a xa bjũnəN mɯːrəx/
I used to be welcome here before I fell on hard times (fig.)

thoir maorach ás an tràigh
take shellfish from the beach!

Toraidhean Dwelly
maorach -aich, sm Shellfish in general. 2‡‡ Mussel. 3(AF) Limpet. 4 Fishing-bait —...an còrr
maorach -aiche, a. Abounding in shellfish, mussels, limpets, &c.
dèan v. irreg. Do, make, act, work, perform. 2* Suppose, imagine, think. Conjugated thus - ...an còrr
iasg-sligeach -ich, sm Shell-fish, see maorach.
maoireach -eich, sm prov. for maorach.
maora see maorach
maorach-bàn (AF) sm Shellfish.
maorach-Muire (AF) sm Kind of limpet — Eriskay.
maorach-iasgaich sm Shellfish for fishing bait.

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