Glossary Rathlin~Scottish Gaelic

 A glossary of words shared between Scotland and Rathlin

Aa

mar a b'abhaist as usual

ta me ag aireamh I reckon (common in Kintyre)

ag aiteamh thawing

astar distance

amhairc look

Bb

bachlach boy (the pronunciation is often the same as in Arran, Scotland)

biodag dagger

boidheach pretty, bonny

boireann female (adj.)

braosc grin

bruach slope, brae

brathair brother

brothchan porridge

buitseach witch, cag, crow (in Kintyre = 'jackdaw')

Cc

caibeal chapel

caisceim step

capall mare

canamhain language

caolas strait, channel

car twist, while

carach crooked

ceabhar gentle breeze

ceardaman beetle

clachan stone heap

cladh cemetery

cnap(an) potato

coimhearsnach neighbor

coiteachadh arguing

comhlach le together with (in Scotland comhla ri)

cordadh le agreeing with (Sc. cordadh ri),

costamhail costly

craobh tree

cruiscean primitive lamp (Sc. "cruisie")

cuidhil spinning wheel

cuilean pup

cuireacan cap

cumannta common

Dd

daitheo water hemlock

air an daoraigh drunk

deidheamhail fond

diomach displeased, angry,

druidshut (a door)

duil expectation

Ee

each horse

eilean island

Eoin John

Ff

fail peat spade

fallus perspiration

faod may

mios na Faoilleach February

feach try

feidhm must

taobh an fhuaraidh the windward side

taobh an fhascaidh the leeward side

fideog whistle

foithne wart

ar folbh gone

Gg

gadhar lurcher (dog)

garradh garden

gleidh hold

gogan pail

goirid short

Ii

idir at all (rare) 

inean port

ionchainn brain

ionnsaigh learn

iteog feather

iteogaigh flying

iuchair key

Ll

laghach nice

leitheogan (hagan) tangle

luidhear vent, chimney

Mm

miola-chuileog gnat

mughairne ankle

Nn

neonach 'odd,'

Oo

oir ' edge,'

Ollaic 'Christmas ' (also Manx) ; ' the New Year,'

Pp

pioghaid magpie

piseog kitten

piur sister

priseamhail precious

puinnsean poison

Rr

rabhairt springtide

riabhog skylark

fa rireabh seriously

rudha point

Ss

scat skate (fish)

scith tired (rare)

scitheach, scitheog thorn bush

scrog bite

seile, seilean bee

slaightear rascal

sluig swallow

spog paw

stac stack (steep cliff)

stribh toil

stuth stuff

Tt

tamailte afflicted, sorry

tairneach, tainieanach thunder

thugainn 'come ' (imper.)

tog lift (short o)

toisigh begin (long o)

torradh funeral

go trie often

trinnsear platter

truscan suit of clothes,

tunnog duck

Uu

uinneog window

ur new.

urad quantity