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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
seinn[ʃɤ̃ĩɲ]
verb
The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds. It can also refer to playing musical instruments like bagpipes.

“Is toil leam seinn.”

I like to sing.

Also means
  1. to sing
  2. to play (bagpipes)
  3. to play (other musical instruments)

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

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Scottish Gaelic
seinneadair[ˈʃeɲət̪ɪɾʲ]
noun
A person who sings, especially as a profession or a regular activity.

“Tha an seinneadair ainmeil a' seinn san talla.”

The famous singer is singing in the hall.

Also means
  1. singer

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

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Scottish Gaelic
bean-seinn
noun
A term used to describe a woman who sings professionally or habitually.

“Tha i na bean-seinn math.”

She is a good female singer.

Also means
  1. singeress
  2. songstress
  3. female singer

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

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Scottish Gaelic
fear-seinn
noun
A term used to describe a man who sings professionally or habitually.

“Bha an fear-seinn a' seinn òran.”

The male singer was singing a song.

Also means
  1. male singer

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

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Scottish Gaelic
neach-seinn
noun
A literal compound word meaning a singing person.

“Tha neach-seinn anns an eaglais.”

There is a singer in the church.

Also means
  1. singer

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

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Scottish Gaelic
mall[maul̪ˠ]Appears in an example
adj
Describing something that moves at a low speed or takes a long time. It can also describe someone who is lazy or weather that is calm.

“feasgar mall 's na h-eòin a' seinn”

a calm evening and the birds warbling

Also means
  1. slow
  2. tardy, late
  3. lazy
  4. weak
  5. calm, placid
  6. dull, senseless

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

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Scottish Gaelic
òigh[ɔːj]Appears in an example
noun
A young woman or girl.

“Bha an òigh òg a' seinn.”

The young maiden was singing.

Also means
  1. maiden, virgin, young woman
  2. maiden

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

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Scottish Gaelic
port[pʰɔrˠʃt̪]Appears in an example
noun
A musical melody or air, often referring to traditional folk tunes.

“Bha e a' seinn port brèagha.”

He was singing a beautiful tune.

Also means
  1. tune

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

Adapted
Scottish Gaelic
-adair[ətɛrʲ]Appears in an example
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
spideagAppears in an example
noun
A small bird famous for its lovely, sweet singing voice.

“A, seinn dhomh, a spideag grinn.”

O, sing for me, O sweet nightingale.

Also means
  1. nightingale

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

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