In the table below, the regions of dialectal/colloquial forms are marked but this is indicative i.e. they may not occur elsewhere too. For example, a form marked Lewis may also occur on Skye but may not have been recorded in the literature to date.
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IPA |
Meaning |
Colloquial/dialectal variants |
| agam |
/agəm/ |
at me |
a'm /am/ (♻️), a'am /a.əm/ (Ag/K), agham /agəm/ (P) |
| agam-sa |
/agəmsə/ |
at ME |
agamas /agəməs/ (L/P), a'mas /aməs/ (L), a'msa /amsə/, agham-sa /aɣəmsə/ (P), aghamas /aɣəməs/ (P) |
| agad |
/agəd/ |
at you |
a'd /ad/ (♻️), a'ad /a.əd/ (Ag/K), aighead /ajəd/ (L), aghad /aɣəd/ (B/R/S) |
| agad-sa |
/agədsə/ |
at YOU |
a'dsa /adsə/, aigheadsa /ajədsə/ (L), aghad-sa /aɣədsə/ (P) |
| aige |
/ɛgʲə/ |
at him |
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| aige-san |
/ɛgʲəsən/ |
at HIM |
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| aice |
/ɛçgʲə/ |
at her |
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| aice-se |
/ɛçgʲəʃə/ |
at HER |
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| againn |
/agɪNʲ/ |
at us |
a'ainn /a.ɪNʲ/ (S), a'inn /aNʲ/ (Ag/K), aghainn /aɣɪNʲ/ (P) |
| againne |
/agɪNʲə/ |
at US |
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| agaibh |
/agɪv/ ~ /agu/ |
at youse |
a'aibh /a.ɪv/ (K), a'bh /əv/ (K) |
| agaibh-se |
/agɪvʃə/ ~ /aguʃə/ |
at YOUSE |
agaibh-sa /agɪsə/ (R) |
| aca |
/axgə/ |
at them |
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| aca-san |
/axgəsən/ |
at THEM |
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᚛ Ag Argyll · B Barra · H Harris · IJ Islay/Jura · K Kintyre · L Lewis · M Mull · P Perthshire · R Ross · S Skye · SI Small Isles · Su Sutherland · TC Tiree/Coll · U Uist/Benbecula · ♻️ universally common ᚜
Gràmar - mar a dh’obraicheas am facal seo
Am facal seo gun an alt
| aig aiseag |
/ɛgʲ aʃəg/ |
at a ferry |
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| aig bòrd |
/ɛgʲ bɔːRd/ |
at a table |
broad b |
| aig bior |
/ɛgʲ bir/ |
at a pin |
slender b |
| aig bheach |
/ɛgʲ bjax/ |
at a bee |
slender b, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig chàrn |
/ɛgʲ kaːRn/ |
at a cairn |
broad c |
| aig chiste |
/ɛgʲ kʲiʃdʲə/ |
at a chest |
slender c |
| aig dhùn |
/ɛgʲ duːn/ |
at a fortress |
broad d |
| aig dheoch |
/ɛgʲ dʲɔx/ |
at a drink |
slender d |
| aig eaglais |
/ɛgʲ egLəʃ/ |
at a church |
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| aig fhuaran |
/ɛgʲ fuəran/ |
at a fountain |
broad f |
| aig fhiacall |
/ɛgʲ fiəxgəL/ |
at a tooth |
slender f |
| aig fheòrag |
/ɛgʲ fjɔːrag/ |
at a squirrel |
slender f, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig ghunna |
/ɛgʲ guNə/ |
at a gun |
broad g |
| aig ghiomach |
/ɛgʲ gʲiməx/ |
at a lobster |
slender g |
| aig hama |
/ɛgʲ hamə/ |
at a ham |
broad or slender h |
| aig ite |
/ɛgʲ içdʲə/ |
at a feather |
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| aig loch |
/ɛgʲ Lɔx/ |
at a loch |
broad l |
| aig leabaidh |
/ɛgʲ Lʲebɪ/ |
at a bed |
slender l |
| aig mharag |
/ɛgʲ marag/ |
at a pudding |
broad m |
| aig mheas |
/ɛgʲ mes/ |
at a fruit |
slender m |
| aig mheann |
/ɛgʲ mjãũN/ |
at a young goat |
slender m, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig naosg |
/ɛgʲ Nɯ̃ːsg/ |
at a snipe |
broad n |
| aig neas |
/ɛgʲ Nʲes/ |
at a weasel |
slender n |
| aig oifis |
/ɛgʲ ɔfiʃ/ |
at an office |
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| aig phasgan |
/ɛgʲ pasgan/ |
at a bundle |
broad p |
| aig phige |
/ɛgʲ pigʲə/ |
at a pitcher |
slender p |
| aig pheann |
/ɛgʲ pjãũN/ |
at a pen |
slender p, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig ràmh |
/ɛgʲ Rãːv/ |
at an oar |
broad r |
| aig rionnag |
/ɛgʲ RũNag/ |
at a star |
slender r |
| aig shàil |
/ɛgʲ saːl/ |
at a heel |
broad s |
| aig shimilear |
/ɛgʲ ʃimilər/ |
at a chimney |
slender s |
| aig shiùcar |
/ɛgʲ ʃuːxgər/ |
at sugar |
slender s, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig tharrag |
/ɛgʲ taRag/ |
at a nail |
broad t |
| aig theine |
/ɛgʲ tʲenə/ |
at a fire |
slender t |
| aig thiurr |
/ɛgʲ tʲuːR/ |
at a high water mark |
slender t, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig uinnean |
/ɛgʲ ɯNʲan/ |
at an onion |
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Am facal seo leis an alt
| aig an aiseag |
/ɛgʲ ə Naʃəg/ |
at the ferry |
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| aig a' bhòrd |
/ɛgʲ ə vɔːRd/ |
at the table |
broad b |
| aig a' bhior |
/ɛgʲ ə vir/ |
at the pin |
slender b |
| aig a' bheach |
/ɛgʲ ə vjax/ |
at the bee |
slender b, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig a' chàrn |
/ɛgʲ ə xaːRn/ |
at the cairn |
broad c |
| aig a' chiste |
/ɛgʲ ə çiʃdʲə/ |
at the chest |
slender c |
| aig an dùn |
/ɛgʲ əN duːn/ |
at the fortress |
broad d |
| aig an deoch |
/ɛgʲ əNʲ dʲɔx/ |
at the drink |
slender d |
| aig an eaglais |
/ɛgʲ ə NʲegLəʃ/ |
at the church |
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| aig an fhuaran |
/ɛgʲ ə Nuəran/ |
at the fountain |
broad f |
| aig an fhiacall |
/ɛgʲ ə NʲiəxgəL/ |
at the tooth |
slender f |
| aig an fheòrag |
/ɛgʲ ə Nʲɔːrag/ |
at the squirrel |
slender f, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig a' ghunna |
/ɛgʲ ə ɣuNə/ |
at the gun |
broad g |
| aig a' ghiomach |
/ɛgʲ ə ʝiməx/ |
at the lobster |
slender g |
| aig an hama |
/ɛgʲ ə hamə/ |
at the ham |
broad or slender h |
| aig an ite |
/ɛgʲ ə Nʲiçdʲə/ |
at the feather |
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| aig an loch |
/ɛgʲ ə Lɔx/ |
at the loch |
broad l |
| aig an leabaidh |
/ɛgʲ ə Lʲebɪ/ |
at the bed |
slender l |
| aig a' mharag |
/ɛgʲ ə varag/ |
at the pudding |
broad m |
| aig a' mheas |
/ɛgʲ ə ves/ |
at the fruit |
slender m |
| aig a' mheann |
/ɛgʲ ə vjãũN/ |
at the young goat |
slender m, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig an naosg |
/ɛgʲ ə Nɯ̃ːsg/ |
at the snipe |
broad n |
| aig an neas |
/ɛgʲ ə Nʲes/ |
at the weasel |
slender n |
| aig an oifis |
/ɛgʲ ə Nɔfiʃ/ |
at the office |
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| aig a' phasgan |
/ɛgʲ ə fasgan/ |
at the bundle |
broad p |
| aig a' phige |
/ɛgʲ ə figʲə/ |
at the pitcher |
slender p |
| aig a' pheann |
/ɛgʲ ə fjãũN/ |
at the pen |
slender p, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig an ràmh |
/ɛgʲ ə rãːv/ |
at the oar |
broad r |
| aig an rionnag |
/ɛgʲ ə rũNag/ |
at the star |
slender r |
| aig an t-sàil |
/ɛgʲ əN taːl/ |
at the heel |
broad s |
| aig an t-similear |
/ɛgʲ əNʲ tʲimilər/ |
at the chimney |
slender s |
| aig an t-siùcar |
/ɛgʲ əNʲ tʲuːxgər/ |
at the sugar |
slender s, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig an tarrag |
/ɛgʲ əN taRag/ |
at the nail |
broad t |
| aig an teine |
/ɛgʲ əNʲ tʲenə/ |
at the fire |
slender t |
| aig an tiurr |
/ɛgʲ əNʲ tʲuːR/ |
at the high water mark |
slender t, followed by a back vowel (aː ɔ(ː) o(ː) ɤ(ː) u(ː) ɯ(ː)) |
| aig an uinnean |
/ɛgʲ ə NɯNʲan/ |
at the onion |
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Am facal seo sna dual-chainntean
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| Arainn |
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| Barraigh |
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| Beinn na Faoghla |
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| Cataibh an Ear |
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| Cinn Tìre |
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| Diùra |
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| Earra Ghàidheal |
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| Ìle |
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| Leòdhas |
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| Muile |
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| Na Hearadh |
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| Peairt an Ear |
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| Tiriodh |
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| Uibhist a Deas |
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| Uibhist a Tuath |
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Eachdraidh an fhacail
Bhon t-Seann Ghàidhlig xx. E fhèin bhon Phroto-cheiltis *xx, bhon Innd-eòrpais *xx 'xx'. Tha an dearbh fhreumh aig na faclan a leanas:
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| Laideann |
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| Beurla |
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