Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
cearc /kʲɛRxg/ 
boir. gin. circe, iol. -an
1 hen, chicken 2 ( pl.) poultry 3 female crab or lobster |
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lus nan cearc
buckwheat (fagopyrum esculentum) |
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thig gnothach na bànrigh a thaigh nan cearc
the king('s errand) may come in the cadger's gait (fig.) |
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cailleach nan cearc
her indoors, the missus, wifie |
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cearc air spiris
a roosting hen |
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cearc-ghuir
boir. gin. circe-guir, iol. -an-guir
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cearc-uisge
boir. gin. circ-uisge, iol. -an-uisge
moorhen (genus gallinula) |
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cearc-thomain /kʲɛrxgˈhomɛNʲ/
boir. gin. circe-tomain, iol. -an-tomain
(female) grey/English partridge (perdix perdix) |
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cearc Inide
Shrove Tuesday chicken |
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galar nan cearc
pip (respiratory diseases in birds in general but esp. infectious coryza) |
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cearc-pheucaig
boir. gin. circe-peucaig, iol. -an-peucaig
peahen, peafowl (phasianidae family) |
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rùisg cearc
pluck a hen! |
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spìon cearc
pluck a chicken! |
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cearc-Fhrangach
boir. gin. circe-Frangaiche, iol. -an-Frangach
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cearc-ghur
boir. gin. circe-gur, iol. -an-gur
brood(ing) hen, broody hen |
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tha cearc an aon isein cho trang ri cearc an dusain
doing one is just as much work as doing a dozen (fig.) |
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cearc-fhraoich
boir. gin. circe-fraoiche, iol. -an-fraoich
female red grouse, moorhen (lagopus lagopus scotica) |
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banais nan cearc
hen night |
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nach ann air-san a thuit aradh nan cearc le cuid inneir is iteagan?
he had a real stroke of bad luck, what rotten luck he is having (fig.) |
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cearc-ghreannach
boir. gin. circe-greannaiche, iol. -an-greannach
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bha cearc sa chliabh
there was a female crab in the creel |
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mar chearc air greideal
excited, fidgety (fig.) |
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càirich gunna ri cearc
point/aim a gun at a chicken! |
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cearc-liath
boir. gin. circe-lèithe, iol. -an-liatha
female black grouse (tetrao tetrix) |
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a' chearc-mhór
boir. gin. circe-móire, iol. -an-móra
great northern diver/loon (gavia immer) |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
cearc
gen circe, dat. circ, pl. cearcan, sf Hen, {chicken}. Ceann circe, a ...an còrr |
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cearc-thomain
gen. circe-tomain, dat. circ-thomain, ¶ sf Partridge (perdix perdix)....an còrr |
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cearc-uisge
¶ sf Waterhen, moorhen (gallinula chloropus) 3(AF) Dabchick, {little grebe (tachyba...an còrr |
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clamhan nan cearc
(MMcD) sm Hen harrier {circus cyaneus}, — Lewis. |
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cearc-ghur
gen circe-guir, dat. circ-ghuir, pl. cearcan-guir, sf Brooding-, sitting...an còrr |
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cearc-Fhrangach
gen circe-Frangaich, dat. circ-Fhrangaich, pl. cearcan-Frangach, sf Turk...an còrr |
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cearc-fhraoich
gen circe-fraoich, dat. circ-fhraoich, pl. cearcan-fraoich, sf Moorhen, ...an còrr |
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cearc-lann
† -a, -an, sf Hen-house. 2** Poultry-yard. |
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cearc-Innseanach
** circe-Innseanaich, pl. cearcan-Innseanach, sf Indian hen. 2(AV) Guinea hen. |
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cliath
pr pt a' cliathadh, va Harrow. 2 Copulate, as fowls. 3 Run or darn a stocking. A' clia...an còrr |
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coille
pl. coilltean [& coilltichean] sf Wood, forest, grove. Caoidhrean na coille, th...an còrr |
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Frangach
a French. Coileach frangach, a turkey-cock; cearc-fhrangach, a turkey-hen; an ...an còrr |
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glug
-uig, -an, sm Noise of a fluid confined in a vessel when agitated, or escaping from a narrow ...an còrr |
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seabhag
-aig, -an, sf Peregrine falcon (falco peregrinus). Cearc-sheabhaig, a fowl paid of old...an còrr |
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pulaidh
(CR) -nean, sf Turkey (meleagris gallopavo). Coileach pulaidh, a turkey-cock; c...an còrr |
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sgrìoban
-ain, -an, sm Any kind of hoe, rake or scraper. 2 Wool-card. 3 Curry comb. 4 Hand fishing-lin...an còrr |
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cearc-chìreanach
(AF) Crested hen. |
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cearc-lobhta
** sm Hen-roost. |
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cearc-loch
† sm Hen-roost. |
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cearc-mhànrach
† sf Hen-coop. |
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cearc-òtraich
(AF) sf Common or barndoor hen. |
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cearc-pheucaig
‡‡ sf Peacock. |
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cearc-shealbhag
(AF) sf Hen or fowl paid of old to the falconer of the lord of the manor. |
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cearc-thomain dhearg-chasach
sf Red-legged partridge (alectoris rufa).
...an còrr |
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cearc-thopach
** gen circe-topaich, dat. circ-thopaich, sf Tufted hen. 2(DC) Coot.
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