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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic

bileAppears in an example

noun

The soft edge of the mouth, or the edge of a container or hat.

“Tha bile na cupa briste.”

The rim of the cup is broken.

Also means

lip (of mouth)
rim (of container)
brim (of hat)
lip

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

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Scottish Gaelic

briste[ˈpɾʲiʃtʲə]Appears in an example

verb

This is the past participle of the verb 'bris', which means to break. It describes something that has already been broken.

“Tha an cupa briste.”

The cup is broken.

Also means

past participle of bris
broken

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

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Scottish Gaelic

chupa

noun

This is the lenited form of the word for cup. It occurs after certain words that cause the starting consonant to change.

“Thug mi an chupa dhut.”

I gave the cup to you.

Also means

lenited form of cupa
cup

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

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Scottish Gaelic

cupa[ˈkʰuhpə]

noun

A small open container, typically made of ceramic or glass, used for drinking liquids like tea or coffee.

“Tha cupa tì agam.”

I have a cup of tea.

Also means

cup
vial

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

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Scottish Gaelic

cofaidh[ˈkʰɔfɪ]Appears in an example

noun

A hot or cold drink made from roasted coffee beans.

“Bu toil leam cupa cofaidh.”

I would like a cup of coffee.

Also means

coffee

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

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Scottish Gaelic

flatAppears in an example

noun

A common noun that can refer to a small dish used under a cup or a living residence.

“Chuir i an cupa air an flat.”

She put the cup on the saucer.

Also means

saucer
flat, apartment

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

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Scottish Gaelic

gabh[ɡ̊ɔ]Appears in an example

verb

A very common verb with many meanings, primarily used for taking, accepting, or performing an action like singing.

“Gabh cupa tì.”

Have/take a cup of tea.

Also means

to take, accept, receive, have
to contain, hold
to sing, say, give, deliver, perform
to get infected
to assume, pretend
to burn, kindle, ferment
to take

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

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Scottish Gaelic

is[əs̪]Appears in an example

conj

This is a simple connecting word used to join two items or ideas together. It is equivalent to the word 'and' in English.

“Tha cupa agus is sàsar agam.”

I have a cup and a saucer.

Also means

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

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Scottish Gaelic

làn[l̪ˠaːn]Appears in an example

adj

Containing as much or as many as possible.

“Tha an cupa làn uisge.”

The cup is full of water.

Also means

full, absolute, entire, big
full

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

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Scottish Gaelic

tì[t̪ʰiː]Appears in an example

noun

A popular hot drink made from the leaves of the tea plant.

“A bheil i ag iarraidh cupa tì?”

Does she want a cup of tea?

Also means

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

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