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36 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

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    55 published entries

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    48 published entries

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    42 published entries

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    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
cù[ˈkʰuː]
noun
A common domestic animal kept for companionship or work. It is also known as a hound.

“Tha an cù a' ruith anns a' ghàrradh.”

The dog is running in the garden.

Also means
  1. dog, hound
  2. dog

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

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Scottish Gaelic
cùramach[ˈkʰuːɾəməx]
adj
Someone who is careful or cautious. It can also describe a person who is thoughtful or thrifty.

“Tha e cùramach leis an airgead aige.”

He is careful with his money.

Also means
  1. careful, cautious, responsible
  2. attentive, heedful, mindful, thoughtful
  3. anxious
  4. economical, thrifty
  5. careful

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

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Scottish Gaelic
chù[ˈxuː]Means cù
noun
This is the lenited form of the noun cù, meaning dog.

“Tha an chù agad mór.”

Your dog is big.

Also means
  1. lenited form of cù
  2. dog

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

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Scottish Gaelic
con[ˈkʰɔn]Means cù
noun
This is the plural form of the word for dog used in certain grammatical constructions. It corresponds to the English word dogs when used after a preposition or in a possessive sense.

“Tha am meud nan con mòr.”

The size of the dogs is big.

Also means
  1. genitive plural of cù

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

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Scottish Gaelic
coin[ˈkʰɔɲ]Means cù
noun
This is the plural form of the word cù, which means dog.

“Tha dà choin mhòra aige.”

He has two big dogs.

Also means
  1. inflection of cù:
  2. dogs

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

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Scottish Gaelic
afAppears in an example
intj
A word used to represent the sound that a dog makes.

“Dh'fhoillsich an cù a thoileachas le 'af, af'.”

The dog showed his happiness with 'arf, arf'.

Also means
  1. arf, woof
  2. arf

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

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Scottish Gaelic
beò[b̥jɔː]Appears in an example
adj
Used to describe a person, animal, or plant that is living rather than dead.

“Tha an cù fhathast beò.”

The dog is still alive.

Also means
  1. alive
  2. live
  3. lively, vital, vivid

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

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Scottish Gaelic
cho[xɔ]Appears in an example
adv
A word used to compare things or to indicate the degree of a quality.

“Tha Màiri cho tinn ri cù.”

Mary's as sick as a dog.

Also means
  1. so
  2. as

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

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Scottish Gaelic
bigeAppears in an example
adj
This is the comparative form of the adjective 'beag', meaning smaller.

“Tha an cù seo nas bige na am fear eile.”

This dog is smaller than the other one.

Also means
  1. comparative degree of beag
  2. smaller

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

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Scottish Gaelic
donn[d̪̊ɔun̪ˠ]Appears in an example
adj
A colour like that of coffee, soil, or wood. It is also used to describe someone with brown hair.

“Tha an cù donn a' ruith san raoin.”

The brown dog is running in the field.

Also means
  1. brown
  2. brown-haired, brunette

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

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Scottish Gaelic
ciùrr[kʰʲuːrˠ]Appears in an example
verb
To cause physical pain, injury, or to torture someone.

“Na ciùrr an cù.”

Do not hurt the dog.

Also means
  1. hurt, maim, torture, harm, injure
  2. hurt

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

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Scottish Gaelic
dìleas[ˈtʲiːləs]Appears in an example
adj
Describes someone who is reliable, constant, or loyal. It is often used to describe someone who is devout in their commitments.

“Bha an cù gu math dìleas.”

The dog was very loyal.

Also means
  1. faithful
  2. constant
  3. loyal
  4. devout

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

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