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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
teine[ˈtʲʰãnə]
noun
The state of combustion that produces heat, light, and flames. It can also refer to a large, destructive fire or to the plant known as furze.

“Cuir an teine air.”

Put the fire on.

Also means
  1. fire, flame
  2. conflagration
  3. furze
  4. Old Gaelic name of the letter t.
  5. fire

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

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Scottish Gaelic
oir[ɔɾʲ]Appears in an example
conj
A conjunction used to explain the reason for something, similar to 'because' or 'as'.

“Thog iad teine, oir bha an latha fuar.”

They made a fire since the day was cold.

Also means
  1. since, for, because
  2. since

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

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Scottish Gaelic
ris[ɾʲiʃ]Appears in an example
prep
This is a preposition used when you need to say 'to the' or 'at the' before a noun that has the definite article.

“Tha i ga blàthachadh fhèin ris an teine.”

She's warming herself up at the fire.

Also means
  1. the form of ri used before the definite article
  2. to the

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

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Scottish Gaelic
pana[ˈpʰanə]Appears in an example
noun
A metal container used for cooking food.

“Chuir mi am pana air an teine.”

I put the pan on the fire.

Also means
  1. pan

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

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Scottish Gaelic
slat[sˠl̪ˠaht]Appears in an example
noun
A thin piece of wood, often a rod or a twig.

“Chuir e slat anns an teine.”

He put a stick in the fire.

Also means
  1. stick, rod, twig, switch, wand
  2. yard (unit of length)
  3. penis
  4. stick

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

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Scottish Gaelic
toit[t̪ʰɔhtʲ]Appears in an example
noun
Visible particles of gas released by fire or heat, or vapor rising from a hot liquid.

“Bha toit a' tighinn bhon teine.”

There was smoke coming from the fire.

Also means
  1. steam
  2. smoke
  3. cloud (of smoke)

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

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Scottish Gaelic
mòine[ˈmɔːɲə]Appears in an example
noun
A dark, fibrous material formed by the partial decomposition of moss in bogs. It is often cut and dried for use as fuel.

“Tha an teine air a dhèanamh le mòine.”

The fire is made with peat.

Also means
  1. moss, morass, bog
  2. peat, turf
  3. peat

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

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Scottish Gaelic
cagailtAppears in an example
noun
The floor of a fireplace or the area surrounding it where a fire is kept.

“Tha an teine a' losgadh gu math anns a' chagailt.”

The fire is burning well in the hearth.

Also means
  1. hearth

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

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Scottish Gaelic
charbonAppears in an example
noun
This is the lenited form of the word for carbon. It occurs in specific grammatical situations.

“chuir i an charbon air an teine”

she put the carbon on the fire

Also means
  1. lenited form of carbon
  2. carbon

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

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