Am Faclair Beag

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

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Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
sia /ʃia/ Listen
fir. iol. -than
six (used if followed by a noun)
a sia /ə ʃia/ Listen
six (used in counting if not followed by a noun)
sia-ràmhach
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -aich
six-oared galley
bonn a sia
iol. bonnachan sia
1 sixpence Scots 2 halfpenny
dàil sia mìosan
six months credit
cha robh e buileach bonn a sia
he wasn't the full shilling (fig.)
bris e buileach bonn a sia
break it completely!
sia-ràitheach /ʃiərəx/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -thich
1 six quarter old tup 2 eighteen month old calf
ceann a sia
clause six (in law)
cho glan ri sia sgillinn
as tidy as pin (said of a house, home etc) (fig.)
cho glan ris an t-sia sgillinn
as clean as a whistle (fig.)
cuir aon puing dhà ceithir ri sia puing aonan dhà
add one point two four to six point one two
Farpais nan Sia Dùthchannan
The Six Nations (in sports)
meudaich le factar sia
increase by the factor six!
sia-cheàrnach
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -aich
hexagon
sia-cheàrnachail
bua. coi. -e
hexagonal
priosam le bonn sia-cheàrnach
hexagon-based prism
bha iad ann sia cearcan agus ochd tunnagan
there were six hens and eight ducks
sia-shliosnach
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -aich
hexahedron
sia-rann an eilein
a sixth part of the island
alt a sia sa chunnradh seo
article six of this treaty
tha e fo chabar sia togalaichean
it is housed in six buildings
sia-bhileagach /ʃiə vilagəx/
bua.
hexapetalous, six-petalled, having six petals
oidhche nan sia siabagan
midwinter (fig.)
fhuair e casg sia mìosan
he got a six month suspension (in sports)
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Toraidhean Dwelly

a. see sia.
ball
buill, sm Member, limb. 2 Member of a society. 3 Male instrument of generation, {penis}. 4 An...an còrr
bàta
-aichean, sm on land f on sea. Boat, pinnace, barge. Fear bàta, a boatman; bàta...an còrr
bonn a sia
pl. buinn- & bonnacha-, sm Halfpenny sterling (lit. a piece of six, i.e....an còrr
ràmhach
-aich, sm Raft. 2 Boat propelled by oars. 3 Galley. 4 Set of oars. 5** Rowing. 6** Rowing-mat...an còrr
caora
sf irreg. Sheep. 2 (in derision) Sheepish person. Declined thus: — ...an còrr
ceann
cinn, sm Head. 2 Point. 3 Hilt. 4 Top. 5 End. 6 Chief, commander. 7 Headland, promontory. 8 E...an còrr
coisiche
-an, sm Walker, pedestrian. 2 Footman. 3** Traveller. 4†† Footsoldier. Sia mìle...an còrr
deich-ràmhach
Kind of boat, see p78. [A certain man when ordering a boat said, “sia-ràmhach a dhion ochd-ràmhach, ...an còrr
sgillinn
-e, -ean, sf English penny 2 12 Scots pence. 3 Shilling-land. Sgillinn meant a shil...an còrr

{sia} a. Six. Sé taighean, six houses.
iomairt-fhaochag
sf Whelk game, or chuckie stanes, a girl's game, played with small whelk shells. Alexander Mo...an còrr
sèa-ràmhach
see sia-ràmhach.
sia-chasach
a. Six-footed.
sia-cheàrnach
** a. Hexangular.
sia-cheàrnag
** -aig, sf Hexangle, hexangular figure.
sia-ràitheach
(CR) sm Gimmer, six-quarter-old sheep — W. of Ross-shire.
sia-ràmhach
* -aiche, a. Six-oared.
sia-ràmhach
* -aich, sm Six-oared galley, felucca.
sia-shlisneach
a. Hexagonal.
sia-shlisneach
** sm Hexagon, cube.
sia-shlisneag
-eig, -an, sf Hexagon, hexagonal ligure.
sia-thaobhach
sm Cube, hexagon.
sia-thaobhach
a. Hexagonal.
bonn a sé
buinn- & bonnacha-, see bonn a sia.
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