A dictionary of the Gaelic language, in two parts, I. Gaelic and ...

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ENGLISH-GAELIC DICTIONARY.
A, the indefinite article a, or an, in English,
is marked generally in Gaelic merely by
the absence of the definite article ; as, I saw
ple, or participial noun, a' ag. He is
fi-coming ; tha e a' teachd ; He went
a-hunting; chaidh e a shealg. Denoting
the proportion of one thing to another,
am, an, art. 's a.' They had six arrows
n-man ; Bha sè sa'ghdean an neach aca
or, bha sè saighdean am fear aca ; That
much (i-year ; An uiread sin 's a' bhliadhna.
AARONICAL, adj. A bhuineadh do
Aaron.
ABACK, adv. O chùl, an coinneamh a
chCiii ; air ais, air t' ais.
ABACTOR, s. Gaduiche, creachadair; pi,
Luchd-creachaidh,
ABACUS, s. f. Clàr-cunntais ; clachmhullaicb.
ABAFT, adv. Dh'ionnsuidh an deiridh,
mu'n deireadh.
ABAISANCE, s. Umhlachd, beic.
ABALIENATE, v. a. Thoir thairis do
choir do neach eile ; fògair, ruag.
A BALI EN ATI ON, s. A' cur an sgeun,
a' fògradh, a' ruagadh.
ABANDON, V. n. Thoir thairis do, cuir
CÙ1 ri, fag, diobair, l^-ig dhiot ; treig; fo-
gair.
ABANDON, s. Neach a threig ni no neach
eile.
ABANDONED, part. Treigte, fàgta, air
a threigsinn, air fhàgail.
AbANDONER, s. Fear-treigsinn, ftarcùlchur.
;
ABD
ABARTICULATION, s. Deadh chean-
gal nan alt 's nan cnamh r' a cheile.
ABASE, V. a. ìslich, leag, cuir sios ; ir-
a man '
; chunnaic mi duine.' After substantive
verbs there are placed before the
ioslaich.
ABASEMENT, s. ìsleachadh, irioslach-
substantive following them, the preposition
'ann,' in its contracted forms, with the
ailh, leagail sios ; eas-urram, tàir.
ABASH, V. a. Nàraich, cuir gu h-amhlu-
possessive pronoun answering to the person
of the verb ; thus, < I was a father,' ' Bha
adh, athaich.
ABASHMENT, 5. ìsleachadh, beagach-
mi a' m' athair.' Placed before a particiadh, eas-urram, tàir ; aobhar nàire, mas-
ladh, tàmailt.
ABATE, V. a. and ii. Lughdaich, beagaich ;
islich, leig sios ; ciiiinich ; fas ciùin ;
traogh ; rach an lughad.
ABATEMENT, s. Lughdachadh, beagachadh,
isleachadh ; meachainn ; ciùiiieachadh
; traoghadh ; leigeil sios.
ABATER, s. Fear-lughdachaidh, aobharlughdachaidh.
ABBA, s. Athair, (focal Eabhruidheach.J
ABBACY, s. Fearann, sealbh, no sochaii.
ean a bhuineas a dh'aba.
ABBESS, s. Ban-aba, bean-riaghlHÌdl)
comuinn chailleacha-dubha.
ABBEY, s. Abaid, tigh-mhanach, cillmhanach,
tigh-cràbhaiJb.
ABBREVIATE, v. a. Lughdaich, giorr-
aic.h, cuir an lughad ; gearr air falbh,
brist.
ABBREVIATION, s. Giorrachadh, lughdachadh,
aithghiorrachadh.
ABBREVIATURE, s. Comhara giorrachaidh
; giorrachadh ; mion-chruth.
A, B, C, An aibidil ; ceud leabhar na
cloinne.
ABDICANT, adj. A threigeasa choir fein.
ABDICATE, V. a. Leig dhiot do choir,
thoir thairis do choir ; leig dhiot do
dhreuchd, thoir thairis no treig do dhreuchd.
ABDICATION, s. Toirt suas, fàgail,
trèigsinn, dìobairt còrach, dealachadh ri
dreuchd, ri oifig, no ri inbhe.
ABDITORY, s. lonad fului.h.