Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
gainne /gaNʲə/
boir. neo-ath.
scarcity, shortage, dearth, meagreness, paucity |
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gàinne /gaːNʲə/
boir. iol. -an
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gann /gauN/ 
bua. coi. gainne
scarce, few, meagre, niggardly, scant(y), sparse |
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gabh uabhar a bhiadh-maidne le pailteas, a dhìnnear le gainne agus a shuipear le mì-chliù
eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper (fig.) |
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cuir ceann gainne ri deoch
be measly/stingy with pouring a drink! |
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tha gainne airgid aig Calum /ha gaNʲ ɛrʲɛgʲɪdʲ ɛgʲ kaLəm/
Calum is short of money |
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gaine /gaNʲə/
boir. iol. -an
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gaine éisg
fin of a fish |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
gainne
sf ind Want, scarcity, fewness. 2 Want, hunger. 3 Parsimony, mean saving. 4 Famine. |
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gainne
comp of gann. |
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gàinne
-an, sf Dart, arrow. 2 Shaft. 3 Reed. 4†† Arrowhead. 5** see gaine. |
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brù
irreg. sf Belly. 2 Womb. 3 Big belly, as a woman with child. 4 Bulge. Declined thus:—
...an còrr |
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gann
gainne [& goinne,] a. Scarce. 2 Little, small. 3 Rare, few. 4** Difficult. 5** rarely ...an còrr |
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meadhan
-ain, -an, sm Middle, centre, midst. 2 The waist. 3 Mean, means. 4 Medium. 5 Average. Dèan me...an còrr |
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blas
-ais, sm Taste. 2 Savour. 3 Flavour. 4 Relish. 5 Particle, the least part, 6 Experience. A bh...an còrr |
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gaine
sf see gainne. 2 see gàinne. 3 Fin. Gaine éisg, the fin of a fish. |
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gainntear
-ir, sm see gainne. |
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