Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
sgiath /sgʲiə/
boir. gin. sgéithe, iol. -an
1 wing (also in architecture) 2 fin 3 shield |
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sgiath /sgʲiə/
gn. ag. -adh
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air (an) sgiath
on the wing (flying) |
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sgiath an t-suic
ploughshare |
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stoc-sgiath
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. stuic-sgiath
yarn/skein winder, yarn windle/swift |
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sgiath-fhaochaige
boir. gin. sgéithe-faochaige, iol. -an-faochaige
operculum (plate/lid of a mollusc) |
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sgiath-bheag
boir. gin. sgéithe-bige, iol. -an-beaga
swimming leg (of a crustacean) |
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sgiath-shùla
boir. gin. sgéithe-sùla, iol. -an-sùla
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Sgiath MhicShimidh ⁊ Thulaich Bhàrdainn
Lovat & Tullibardine Shield |
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sgiath air sùil
cataract (disease) |
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sgiath muice-mara
fin of a whale |
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teas-sgiath
boir. gin. -sgéithe, iol. -an
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cho dubh ri sgiath-fhaochaig
as black as the ace of spades (fig.) |
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Sgiath na Coimhearsnachd
Community Shield (in sports) |
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sgiath-aodainn
boir. gin. sgéith-aodainn, iol. -an-aodainn
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làmh-sgiath
boir. gin. -sgéithe, iol. -an
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sgiath-ime
boir. gin. sgéith-ime, iol. -an-ime
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sgiath-chòmhraige
boir. gin. sgéithe-còmhraige
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ceap-sgiath
fir. gin. cip-sgiath, iol. -an-sgiath
yarn/skein winder, yarn windle/swift |
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cho saor ri eun air an sgiath
as free as a bird (fig.) |
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eabar-sgiath
boir. gin. -sgéithe, iol. -an
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sgiath-shùileach
bua. coi. -liche
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ball-sgiath
boir. gin. -sgéithe, iol. -an
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beir an sgiath-chùil de Chalum 
catch Calum unaware/by surprise! |
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cho slìom ri sgiath an fhithich
as sleek as a seal (fig.) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
sgiath
-éith & -éithe, pl. -an, sf Wing, pinion. 2 Wing of a house or army. 3 Portion of ...an còrr |
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còrr
sm Odds, excess, surplus, overplus, remainder. 2 Snout, bill. 3 Horn. 4‡‡ End, corner, limit....an còrr |
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foghain
pr pt a' fóghnadh, va Suffice, be sufficient. 2 Avail. 3 Do for, kill. 4 Finish. Fóghn...an còrr |
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ballach
-aiche, a Spotted, speckled. 2 Striped. 3** Tartan. 4 Walled, mural. 5 Having lofty walls. 6 ...an còrr |
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donn
duinne, a Brown, brown-coloured. 2 Brown-haired. 3 Surly, bad-tempered. 4* Indifferent...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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eun
eòin, sm Bird, fowl. 2* Chicken. 3 Pout (fish). Eun-siubhail, a bird of passage, a straggl...an còrr |
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còir
irreg. s declined thus: —...an còrr |
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làmh-sgiath
-sgéithe, -an, sf Target, shield. |
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sgiathan
-ain, -an, sm dim of sgiath. Little wing. 2 Twig partition. 3 Portion. 4** Fan. see also sgia...an còrr |
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eire
sf Burden. 2 for eighreadh, see deigh. Is eire mo sgiath, my shield is a bur...an còrr |
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cuair-sgiath
-sgéith, sf Crooked target. |
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ailbhinn
sf Flint, stone. 2 Rock, flinty rock. 3 Projection. 4 Precipice. 5 Sheep. 6 Sea. 7 Air space....an còrr |
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caoimh-sgiath
-sgéith, -an, sf Shield. |
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ceòsan
-ain, sm Light down of feathers or flowers. 2** Burr. 3** Prickly head of burdock. Mar...an còrr |
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copanach
-aiche, a Bossy. 2 Dimpled. 3 Of, or pertaining to a cup or ladle. Sgiath chopanach, ...an còrr |
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bucaideach
a. Pimply, full of pimples, causing pimples. 2 Like a bucket. 3** Booming. Sgiath bhucaideach...an còrr |
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crom-sgiath
-sgéithe, -an, sf Sort of crooked shield. |
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cumadail
a Plastic. 2** Shapely, well-formed, or proportioned. 3** Equal (in parts). Do chalpannan cu...an còrr |
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deargan-sneachda
¶ sm Redwing {turdus iliacus}, see sgiath-deargan. 2 Snow bunting {plectrophen...an còrr |
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fionn-sgiath
-sgéith, sf White wing. 2 White shield. |
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gormadh
-aidh, sm Act of making blue or green. 2 State of becoming blue or green. 3 Growing green. 4...an còrr |
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gorm-bhallach
** a. Blue-spotted. 2 Blue-bossed. Cuchuilinn nan gorm-bhallach sgiath, Cuchuilinn of the ...an còrr |
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làimh-sgiath
-sgéithe, see làimh-sgiath |
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bailc
-e, -ean, sf Balk, ridge of earth between two furrows. 2 Landmark. 3 Strip of corn-land left ...an còrr |
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