Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
toiseach /tɔʃəx/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ich
1 beginning 2 front 3 van, forefront 4 bow (of a ship) |
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Tòiseach /tɔːʃɪç/
sloinn. gin. ⁊ iol. -sich
a Macintosh, any member of Clan MacKintosh |
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an toiseach 
co-ghn.
(at) first, to begin with, in the beginning |
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toiseach-tòiseachaidh
fir. gin. -sich-thòiseachaidh
a beginning, the very first step |
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glacaidh am fitheach a dh'éireas an toiseach sùil a' bheathaich a tha sa pholl
the early bird catches the worm (fig.) |
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's gann gum mothaicheadh tu an toiseach
you hardly noticed it initially |
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is fheàrr deireadh cuirm na toiseach truid
the (latter) end of a feast is better than the beginning of a fight/fray, better late at a feast than early at a fight |
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crìoch ùine agus toiseach sìorraidheachd
the end of time and the beginning of eternity |
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toiseach-bàta
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -sich-bhàta
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toiseach na fèithe 's deireadh na coille
two things which are equally dangerous (fig.) |
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air toiseach
co-ghn.
1 ahead, in front of 2 before, foremost, first 3 fast (of a timepiece) |
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tha toiseach cuir-laoigh air a' bhó
the cow is showing early signs of calving |
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tha toiseach an uisge ann
it's beginning to rain |
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rinn an t-iar-cheumnach toiseach-tòiseachaidh air a thràchdas /rɤiNʲ əNʲ tʲiər çeːmnəx tɔʃəx tɔːʃəxɪ ɛrʲ ə hraːxgəs/
the postgraduate made a first attempt at his dissertation |
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's fheàrr tighinn an deireadh cuirm na an toiseach tuasaid
the (latter) end of a feast is better than the beginning of a fight/fray, better late at a feast than early at a fight |
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toiseach na h-uamha
the mouth/opening of the cave |
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toiseach tighinn agus deireadh falbh, sin mar a bha Calum
first to come and last to go, that's how Calum was |
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leis an neach as lugha an toiseach
with the shortest at the front |
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tha sinn air ais dhan toiseach
we're back at the beginning |
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's fhada bhuaidhe a thàinig Calum an rathad an toiseach
it was a long time ago Calum came this way first |
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an toiseach an t-saoghail o chionn nan cian
a long long time ago, long long ago |
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Math an Toiseach!
Maha an Toshach! ('good is the chieftain', Toshachs of Monzievaird slogan) |
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gach dìleas gu deireadh, gach roinn gu toiseach
bad news first, good news last (fig.) |
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toiseach leth-dhùbhraidh /tɔʃəx Lʲe ɣuːrɪ/
partial begin (P1, beginning of a partial eclipse) |
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toiseach làn-dùbhraidh
total begin (U1, beginning of a total eclipse) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
toiseach
-sich, -sichean, sm. Beginning, the beginning, origin, source. 2 Front, van. 3 Precedence, pr...an còrr |
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toiseach
-ich, -ichean, sm Chief of a clan or tribe. |
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anns
prep In, in the. Anns gach beul, in every mouth. [Used before the article an, a...an còrr |
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bàta
-aichean, sm on land f on sea. Boat, pinnace, barge. Fear bàta, a boatman; bàta...an còrr |
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cairt
cartach [& cairte; cairteach in Lewis] pl. cairtean, sf Bark. 2 Cart...an còrr |
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coinneamh
-imh, -an, sf Meeting. 2 Assembly, convention. 3 Interview. 4 Facing. 5 Opposing. 6 Assignati...an còrr |
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deireadh
-ridh, -ridhean, sm End, conclusion. 2 The end, rear, hindmost part of anything. 3 Stern of a...an còrr |
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feuch!
inter. See! behold! lo! Feuch ris! what do you think of him! = isn't he the brave m...an còrr |
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samhradh
-aidh, -aidhean, sm Summer. Seòmar samhraidh, a summer parlour; taigh-samhraidh, a ...an còrr |
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sùil
gen sing sùl & sùla, dat. sùil, voc. a shùil! npl sùilean, genpl ...an còrr |
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tèarnadh
-aidh, sm Escaping, act of escaping or evading. 2 Rescuing, saving. 3 Descent, descending, co...an còrr |
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tòisich
pr pt a' tòiseachadh, va & n Begin, commence, fall to, assay. Thòisich iad air cui...an còrr |
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tosach
sm Suth'd. for toiseach. 2(DMu) Used to express satisftaction on hearing of one's welfare. Ci...an còrr |
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ceann-toiseach luinge
sm Prow or fore part of a ship. |
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taoiseach
† -eich, sm Hero, chieftain, general, leader, commander, see toiseach. Bu lìonmhor tao...an còrr |
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