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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
ad[at̪]
noun
A covering for the head, typically made of felt or straw.

“ad a' bhile òir”

the gold-rimmed hat

Also means
  1. hat

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
adan
noun
This is the plural form of the word 'ad', meaning hat.

“Tha mòran adan anns a' bhùth.”

There are many hats in the shop.

Also means
  1. plural of ad (hat)
  2. hats

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
-adair[ətɛrʲ]
suffix
A suffix added to verbs or nouns to create a noun representing a person or thing that performs an action or is connected to a specific field.

“seinn ("sing") → seinne ("singing") + -adair → seinneadair ("singer")”

seinn ("sing") → seinne ("singing") + -adair → seinneadair ("singer")

Also means
  1. Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’
  2. Forming nouns from verbs with the sense of ‘person or thing which does’
  3. suffix for nouns

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
gad[ɣat̪]
prep
A prepositional pronoun used when addressing one person informally as the direct object of a verb.

“Bruidhinn nas labhaire, chan eil mi gad chluinntinn ceart.”

Speak louder, I don't hear you well.

Also means
  1. you (informal singular, direct object)
  2. you

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
fada[ˈfat̪ə]
adj
Describes something that has a great length in distance or time. It is a very common adjective used to talk about how far away something is or how long something lasts.

“Tha an rathad fada.”

The road is long.

Also means
  1. long
  2. far

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
mada
noun
This word is an alternate way to spell madadh.

“Chunnaic mi mada air an rathad.”

I saw a dog on the road.

Also means
  1. alternative form of madadh

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
mulad
noun
A state of feeling sad, dejected, or homesick.

“Bha mulad mòr air airson an dachaigh.”

He felt great homesickness for his home.

Also means
  1. grief, sadness, sorrow, homesickness, dejection
  2. grief

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
ruadh[rˠuəɣ]
adj
This adjective describes things that are red, auburn, or ginger in color. It is also used to describe someone who has red hair.

“'S e rìbhinn ruadh mhaiseach a th' innte.”

She's a fair red-haired maiden.

Also means
  1. red, auburn
  2. redheaded, red-haired, ginger
  3. red

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
Canada
name
The name of the large country located in North America.

“Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.”

Lake Louise is in Canada.

Also means
  1. Canada (a country in North America)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
rathad[ˈrˠa.at̪]
noun
A route or track for traveling between places. It can also refer to a method or way of doing something.

“Tha an rathad cunnartach, oir tha deigh ann.”

The road is dangerous because there’s ice on it.

Also means
  1. road
  2. way, track, path
  3. way, method

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
cruadal
noun
A condition of severe hardship, adversity, or the courage required to face such things.

“Sheas e an aghaidh gach cruadal.”

He stood against every hardship.

Also means
  1. difficulty
  2. danger
  3. fortitude
  4. courage
  5. severity
  6. adversity
  7. hardship
  8. austerity

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
thadhail
verb
The past tense of the verb 'tadhail', meaning to have paid a visit to someone or somewhere.

“Thadhail sinn air eaglais.”

We visited a church.

Also means
  1. past indicative of tadhail
  2. visited

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
tuireadh
noun
A song or poem expressing deep grief, especially for the dead.

“Seinnidh iad tuireadh aig an tiodhlacadh.”

They will sing a lament at the funeral.

Also means
  1. A lament
  2. dirge
  3. elegy
  4. death-song
  5. wail
  6. ululation
  7. bewailing
  8. lament

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
tuilleadh[ˈt̪ʰɯʎəɣ]
noun
Used to describe an additional amount of something or to ask for an encore.

“A bheil tuilleadh agad?”

Do you have more?

Also means
  1. more (additional amount or number), encore
  2. more

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
leughadair
noun
A person who reads books or other written materials.

“Tha e na leughadair math.”

He is a good reader.

Also means
  1. reader

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
blàthachadh na cruinne
noun
The gradual increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.

“Tha blàthachadh na cruinne na dhuilgheadas mòr.”

Global warming is a big problem.

Also means
  1. global warming

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
aideMeans ad
noun
This is the grammatical form of the word ad when it indicates possession or belongs to something else.

“Tha dath na aide dearg.”

The color of the hat is red.

Also means
  1. genitive singular of ad
  2. hat

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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