Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
aois /ɯːʃ/ boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 age 2 old age 3 span of years |
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an aois mhosach gun dreach miserable old age without beauty (said - usually of oneself - when old age has not been kind to one's looks) |
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aos-dàna fir. gin. ⁊ iol. aois-dàna
1 member of the learned orders (traditionally, bards, genealogists etc) 2 the learned orders (traditionally, bards, genealogists etc) |
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seann-aois boir. gin. -e
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bha i an aois sin aig obair aig Goldman Sachs she worked at Goldman Sachs for so/that many years |
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meadhan-aois boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
1 middle age 2 ( pl.) Middle Ages |
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cha chreid an òige gun dig an aois youth will not believe that old age will come |
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co-aois /kɔ ɯːʃ/ fir. iol. -ean
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cha dig an aois leatha fhéin old age does not come on its own |
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thig gu aois 1 come of age! 2 mature! |
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balach deich bliadhna a dh'aois a boy ten years of age |
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ràinig e aois a' chaorain he's grown up now, he's no longer a child (fig., from the tradition of putting peat into the New Year's stocking of a nearly grown-up child) |
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mòr-aois boir. gin. -e
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aois-sgoile (aois na sgoile) boir. neo-ath.
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tha an aois a' laighe air Màiri /ha Nɯːʃ ə Lajə ɛrʲ maːrʲɪ/ Màiri is beginning to show signs of getting old, Màiri is showing her age |
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tha e aois mhór he is old |
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thig gu h-aois come of age! |
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mion-aois boir. gin. -e
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thig san aois òg a-rithist become young again! |
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aig d' aois at your age |
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falt na h-aois-leannanachd pubic hair |
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buain aois reach old age! |
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tha urram san aois age deserves respect |
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aois-leannanachd boir. neo-ath.
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mìl-aois boir. gin. -e, iol. -ean
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Toraidhean Dwelly
aois -e, sf Age. 2 Old age. 3 Antiquity. Dé an aois a tha thu? what is your age? is mairg a...an còrr |
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aois sf pl People, community of any particular kind, designated by its adjacent. Aois-ciùil, mu...an còrr |
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aois-dàna ** s pl Bards, poets. 2 Rehearsers of ancient poetry. 3 Genealogists. 4 Soothsayers. The aois...an còrr |
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àm ama, amannan, sm Time in general, past or present. 2 Season. 3 Convenience. 'S e seo an t-àm,...an còrr |
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faiceallach -iche, a Cautious, wary, watchful, observant. 2 Careful. 3** Attentive. 4** Evident, m...an còrr |
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craos -aois [& -ach], -an, sm Wide mouth. 2 Ludicrous term for the human mouth. 3 Mouth of a be...an còrr |
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dìlinn dat. of dìle. Gu dìlinn, ever; gu dìlinn cha dùisg thu, thou shalt never awake; ...an còrr |
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bàrd -àird, pl -àird [bàrda & bàrdan,] sm Bard, rhymer, poet. Sheinn am bàrd, the ba...an còrr |
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gloic -ean, sf Idiot. 2 Foolish or senseless woman. 3** Slattern. 4** Stupid quean. Tha thu 'nad sh...an còrr |
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greannach -aiche, a. Hairy, rough, bristly. 2 Rough, uncombed, having dry, bristling hair. 3 Crabbed, m...an còrr |
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leanabaidh -e, a. Childish, puerile, infantile. 2 Having many children. 3** Pusillanimous. 4 Boyish. 'Na...an còrr |
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leig pr pt a' leigeil & a' leigeadh, va & n. Permit, allow. 2 Slip, as dogs to the ...an còrr |
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ri prep. To, implying similarity or likeness. 2 To, denoting equality of one object with another...an còrr |
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uallach -aich, pl -an & -aichean, sm Burden, load. 2 Charge, assigned task, responsibility...an còrr |
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gleus -eòis & -a, sm & f Order, manner, condition, trim. 2 Mean, means. 3 Activity. 4 Actio...an còrr |
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an-aois -e, sf Non-age, minority. |
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aois-dànachd ** sf Employment of rehearsing ancient poetry. 2 Bardism. 3 Genealogical tradition. |
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draos -aois, sm Trash. 2 Filth. 3** Obscenity, ribaldry. |
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cia? pron. interr. Which? what? who? 2 How? 3** Where? Cia an uair? what hour? cia an duine...an còrr |
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comh-aois -ean, sm One's equal in age. |
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dorchaich pr pt a' dorchadh, va Darken, cloud, obscure, shade, sully. 2** Grow dark. Cuim' an do...an còrr |
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dream-chraos -aois, sf Distorted, snarling mouth. |
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aes † see aos, aois. |
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for-aois -aoise, sf The verge of old age. |
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foraos † -aois, sm Forest. |
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