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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
gan[ɣa(n)]
prep
This is a preposition used to refer to 'them' when it is the direct object of a verb.

“A bheil sibh gan creidsinn?”

Do you believe them?

Also means
  1. them (direct object)
  2. them

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

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Scottish Gaelic
gann[kaun̪ˠ]
adj
Not existing in large quantities; hard to find or rare.

“Tha uisge gann an seo as t-samhradh.”

Water is scarce here in the summer.

Also means
  1. sparse, thin
  2. scarce, scant, rare
  3. sparse

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

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Scottish Gaelic
gagan
noun
A small group or bunch of things growing close together, often used for plants like heath.

“Chuir mi gagan de fhraoch anns a' bhotal.”

I put a cluster of heather in the bottle.

Also means
  1. cluster or bunch (as of heath)
  2. alternative form of gafann
  3. cluster

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

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Scottish Gaelic
Iasgan
name
A sign of the zodiac represented by fish.

“Tha an t-Iasgan na shoidhne uisge.”

Pisces is a water sign.

Also means
  1. Pisces

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

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Scottish Gaelic
fleogan
noun
A word with multiple meanings ranging from an untidy or flabby person to several types of flatfish.

“Tha an t-iasg sin na fhleogan.”

That fish is a flounder.

Also means
  1. untidy person
  2. flabby person
  3. any flatfish
  4. sole (fish)
  5. fluke
  6. flounder

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

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Scottish Gaelic
cuidich[ˈkʰutʲɪç]Appears in an example
verb
This is a verb used to ask for or offer assistance to someone. It is the common way to say help in Scottish Gaelic.

“Cò tha gan cuideachadh?”

Who is helping them?

Also means
  1. help
  2. assist

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

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