Faclair Gàidhlig - Beurla
Gaelic - English Dictionary

'n

for : an = the; an = their; an = in; an, the verbal part; follows vow.

n-

precedes n. beginning with vow. when following ar, our and bhur, ur, your : ar n-aran, our bread, for : arn aran : bhur n-àite, your place, for : bhurn àite; the n was originally part of the pron.

na

the, the nom. and dat.plur. case of the art. before n. beginning with con.

na

that which, those who, those which, what, whom, all that : na tha agad, all that you have : na thubhairt thu, what you said

na

not, let not, the neg.part. before v. beginning with con. : na tog, do not lift

na

of the, the genitive singular case of the art. before fem.n. beginning with con.

na

than : na's mò na sin, greater than that

na

contraction for : an do : far na dh' fhàg iad e, where they left it, for far an d' (do) fhàg iad e

na

for : no = or, q.v.

'na

in his, in her, contraction for : an a

na

in : na b' fhaide, was longer; na b' = past tense of na 's

nach

neg.part. preceding v. in the interrog. mood : nach till e, will he not return?

nach

the neg. correspondent of who, which : am fear nach till, he who shall not return

nach

the neg. correspondent of whom, which : an là air nach till e, the day on which he returns not

'nad

in thy, in your; for : an do

nàdur

nm. g.v. -uir; pl.+an, nature

nàdurra

a. natural

na h-

not, let not; the neg.part. before v. beginning with vow. : na h-iarr, do not ask

na h-

the, the nom. and dat.plur. case of the art. before n. beginning with vow. : na h-òrdagan, the thumbs

na h-

of the, the gen.sing. case of the art. before fem.n. beginning with vow. : bàrr na h-òrdaig, the point of the thumb

naidheachd

nf.pl.+an, news, tidings

nàimhdean

See nàmhaid

nàimhdeas

nm. g.v. -eis, enmity, hostility, malice

nàimhdeil

a. hostile, inimical

nàire

nf.ind. shame, ignominy; feeling of shame, bashfulness

nàirich

va. shame, affront, cause shame

naisg

va. nasgadh, bind, make fast

nall

in the phr. : a nall, to this side, towards us, from the other side

nam

art. of the; precedes n. in the gen.plur. beginning with p,b,f,m

'nam

in their; precedes n. beginning with p,b,f,m

na 'm

if; precedes v. in the conditional mood, beginning with p,b,f,m

nàmhaid

nm. pl. nàimhdean, enemy

'nan

in their; precedes n. beginning with vow. or con. other than p,b,f,m

nan

art. of the; precedes n. in the gen.plur. beginning with vow. or con. other than p,b,f,m

na 'n

if; precedes v. in the conditional mood, beginning with vow. or con. other than p,b,f,m

naodhamh

nm. ninth

naoi

num. nine

naoidheamh

See naodhamh

naoidhean

nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, infant, babe, suckling

naoimh

See naomh

naoinear

See naonar

naomh

nm. g.v. naoimh; pl. naoimh, holy man, saint

naomh

a. holy, saintly

naomhachd

nf.ind. holiness, sanctity

naonar

nm. g.v. -air, nine persons collectively

naosg

nm. g.+aich; v. naoisg; pl.+aich, snipe

nar

neg.part. of wishing : nar leigeadh Dia, God forbid

nàr

a. shameful, disgraceful : is nàr leam, I account it shameful

na 's

in phrases of comparison : na 's mò, greater

nasg

nm. g.v. naisg; pl.+an, band, tie band, collar

nasgaidh

in the phr. : a nasgaidh, for : an asgaidh, gratis, without price

nathair

nf. g. -rach; pl. -raichean, serpent, snake, adder

nathrach

See nathair

-ne

emph.postfix; follows n. preceded by : ar, our : ar n-athair-ne, our father

neach

nm. person, any person, individual : neach air bith, anyone at all

nead

nm. g.v. nid; pl. nid, nest

neadaich

va. nestle, build or make a nest, lie in a nest

nèamh

nm. g.v. nèimh; pl.+an, heaven, the sky

neapaicinn

nf. pl.+ean, napkin

neart

nm. g.v. neirt, strength, power, might

neartaich

va. strengthen, fortify

neartmhor

a. strong, powerful

neas

nf. g.+a; pl.+an, weazel

neasgaid

nf. pl.+ean, boil, ulcer

neimh

nm. g.+e; pl.+ean, poison

neo

or; in the phr. : air neo, otherwise, or else. See no

neo-

pref. implying the absence of the quality expressed by the word to which it is joined

neo-airidh

a. unworthy, undeserving. Better -airigh

neo-chiontach

a. innocent

neo-choltach

a. unlike, dissimilar, unlikely, improbable

neo-fhaicsinneach

a. invisible

neòil

See neul

neòinean

nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, daisy

neoini

nm.ind. nothing, nonentity

neònach

a. curious, surprising, droll, amusing, unusual, odd

neul

nm. g.v. neòil; pl. neòil and +tan, cloud, hue, swoon, stigma

neulach

a. cloudy, obscure, pale

nì

nm. pl. nithean, thing, circumstance, affair

ni

va.irr. will or shall do, or make

Niall

pnm. g.v. Nèill, Neil

nic

for : ni mhic, used like `mac' in patronymics, when a female is concerned : Iseabal Nic Ailpein, Isabella Mac Alpine

nid

See nead

nidean

nm. g.v. -ein; pl. -einean, little nest, nestie

nigh

va. wash, cleanse, purify

nighean

nf. g.d. -in and -inn; pl.+an, daughter

nimh

poison. See neimh

nior

not, never; used before the v. : nior chualas, I never heard : nior thog e, he never lifted

nìos

in the phr. : a nìos, from below, up

nis

in the phr. : a nis, now, at this time

ni's

for na's (the better form)

nithean

n.pl. See ni

no

or, nor, neither, otherwise, else, if not : fear no bean, a man or a woman : cha 'n e fear no bean a th' ann, it is neither man nor woman

nochd

va. show, reveal, disclose, display

nochd

in the phr. : an nochd, to-night (L.Sc. the nicht)

nochd

a. naked, bare, exposed

nodha

a. new. Also nuadh

Nollaig

nf. pl.+ean, Christmas

nòs

nm. g.v. nòis; pl.+an, custom, manner, habit

nuadh

a. new, fresh, recent

nuadhaich

va. renew, renovate

nuair

for : an uair, when, at the time

nuall

nm. g.+a; pl.+an, howl, roar, lowing of cattle

nuas

in the phr. : a nuas, down, downward, from above

null

in the phr. : a null. See nunn

nunn

in the phr. : a nunn, thither, to the other side, beyond, over to