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Faclair Glossary and
Pronunciation Guide
a'dol - (a-DOLE) going agam - (AK-am) on me agad - (AK-at) on you
agus - (A-gus)
and Ailig - Alec Ailis -
Alice Alba - (ALL-pa)
Scotland Aodán -
Aidan Ardian -
(AR-djin) Artair - (AR-chir)
Arthur athair - (A-hir) father banacaraid - (BA-na-ka-rij)
female friend or
relation baobhan - (BO-vun)
witch beag - (bek)
small beannachd - (BYAN-akt)
blessing beatha - (BEY-ha)
life bhàin - (van) of that which
is white bheag - (vek) of that which
is small bheil - (vel) to be
(query) bolg - (bolk)
womb broch - (broke)
tower Cailean -
Colin càisg - (kashk)
Easter Caitrionagh - (ka-TRI-o-na) Catherine caraid - (KA-rij) male friend or
relation casgradh - (cascru)
massacre céilidh - (KAY-lee)
visit céilidhean - (KAY-lee-un)
gatherings ceòl - (kyol) music chan eil - (kahn eel) is
not chlaidheimh - (clay) of the
sword chaomh - (koov) sweet of
disposition ciamar - (KYA-mur) how
(query) Ciaran -
(KEE-run) Ciorram -
(KYO-rum) claidheamh - (clay)
sword Cluanie -
(KLOO-nee) Coinneach -
(KON-ik) Coll -
(kole) còmhnaidh - (KO-nu)
assistance creach - (krek)
plunder crosda -
(KROS-da) Cuchulain - (koo-HOO-lin) cuideachaidh - (KOO-ju-ka)
assistant Culain -
(KOO-lin) Daghda -
(DAHK-da) dearg - (cherk) red deiseil - (JEH-shil)
clockwise deug - (jake)
ten dhà - (ha)
two Dhilein - (HIL-in) Dylan
(address form) Dìleas - (JEE-lus)
loyal Dochart -
(DO-kart) Doirinn -
(JIR-in) Donnchadh - (DON-ka)
Duncan dubh - (doo)
black Dùghlas - (DOO-glus)
Douglas Eóin - (YO-win)
Ewan fàilte - (FEL-tcha)
welcome faodaigh - (FOO-di)
may Fearghas -
Fergus feileadh - (FIL-eh)
kilt fhein - (heyn)
yourself fhichead - (HI-kit)
twenty Fionn - (fin) fir-striópachais (feer-STREEP-a-kish) men who sleep around gaol - (gool)
love gealtach - (GEL-tchak) cowardly gealtaire - (GEL-tira) coward ghlun - (hloon) of the
knee glé - (glay)
very gleann -
glen Isabeall -
(EE-sha-bell) leat - (lot) on
you leibh - (lev) on you (formal
or plural) leugh - (loo)
read Lir - (leer) sea
god MacMhathain -
(mac-VON) madadh - (MAD-ah)
hound Maduinn - (MA-din)
morning m'annsachd - (MAHN-sahkt) my
most dearly beloved Marsaili -
(MAR-sa-lee) math - (mah) good mathan - (MAH-han)
bear Mhadaidh - (VAH-dih) of the
hound mhath - (vah)
well mhór - (vor)
big mór - (mór)
big Murchadh - (MUR-kah)
Murdo naoi - (nee) nine
neòghlan - (NYO-klan) impure,
unclean, vile,
immoral nighean - (NEE-hun)
girl obair - (O-pir)
work ochd - (okt)
eight Og - (oke)
young Ollathair - (ALL-a-hir)
father of all paisd - (PASH-ju)
infant póg - (poke)
kiss quaiche - (kwahk) cup ròmach - (RO-mak) shaggy ruadh - (roy)
red-haired Samhain -
(SOW-in) seachd - (shakt)
seven sealgair - (SHAL-ger)
hunter seo - (sho) here
is Seonag - (SHON-ik)
Joan Seóras - (SHOR-us)
George Seumas - (SHAY-mus)
James sgàthan - (SKAY-han)
mirror sgian - (skeen)
knife sibh - (shiv) you (formal or
plural) sidhe - (shee) faerie
Sinann -
Shannon Sìle -
Shiela Sìleas - (SHEE-las)
Julia slàinte - (SLAN-tcha)
health slàn -
(whole) spréidhe - (sprey) cattle sùil - (sool) eye tapadh leibh, leat - (TAP-a
liv, lot) thank you Teàrlach - (CHAR-la)
Charles tha - (ha)
is thig - (hik)
come thóin - (HO-in)
ass thu - (oo)
you tigh - (tie)
house tighinn - (TIE-in)
coming Tormod - (TOR-mitch) Norman uisge - (OOS-ke)
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