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Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig

uiread /urʲəd/

fir. gin. -eid, iol. -an

1 number, quantity 2 (so/as) much/many 3 times (in mathematics)

ùiread /uːrʲəd/
fir. gin. -eid

degree of newness, novelty

uiread /urʲəd/
co-ghn. neo-ath.

up yonder, on high, above yonder

co uiread?
cst.

how many?

ùr /uːr/

bua. coi. ùire

1 new 2 fresh

look alive, move! (fig.)

dh'éirich cùisean na h-uiread a dh'othail gun ...
things got to such a pitch that…, things escalated so much that…

uiread 's a ghabhas /urəd sə ɣo.əs/
as many as possible

uiread is mìle leabhar aige
he had as much as a thousand books

ceithir uiread luach an leabhair
four times the value of the book

cuir a-mach a leth-uiread de shèithrichean /kurʲ əˈmax ə leh urʲəd ə hɛːrʲɪçən/
put out half as many chairs!

tha a cheart-uiread a dh'iongnadh orm-sa /ha ə çaRʃd urʲəd ə ʝĩə͂nəɣ ɔrɔmsə/
I'm just as surprised

tha uiread aig Calum ri dhèanamh eadar duileasg is maorach
Calum has so much on his plate/so many things to deal with (fig.)

Toraidhean Dwelly
uiread sm ind So much, as much, equal quantity. uiread is uiread, equal shares; uiread eile, ...an còrr
ùiread * -eid, sf see ùrad.
uiread adv see uthard.
cailleach -iche, pl. cailleachan, sf Woman, single woman, old woman. 2 Old wife. 3 Woman without...an còrr
dà a Two, In counting in Gaelic, for 1, 2, 3, &c, it is usual to say, a h-aon...an còrr
sgillinn -e, -ean, sf English penny 2 12 Scots pence. 3 Shilling-land. Sgillinn meant a shil...an còrr
fuilear s. Too much. Fuilear is used to express necessity, need or obligation and forms a verb...an còrr
oiread † -eid, see uiread.
urad see uthard & uiread.
urrad see uthard & uiread.

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