Gaelic Lexicon
English Gaelic
Pronunciation Meaning
| plaid |
plaid |
plajer (not 'played') |
blanket |
| tartan |
breacan |
brechkan |
speckled, striped or multi-coloured |
| kilt |
feileadh beag |
fay-la beck |
little wrap |
| belted plaid |
feileadh more |
fay-la more |
big wrap |
| belted plaid |
Beacan an fheileadh |
brechkan an yay-lee |
striped wrap |
| brogue |
brog(an) |
broag (as in toad) |
shoes |
| sgian dubh |
sgian dubh |
skian du |
hidden/secret knife |
| belt |
crois |
creesh |
cross (literally) |
| coat |
cota |
coacht -
a |
coat/jacket |
| hose |
osain |
osh-ain |
socks, stockings |
| garters |
gartain |
gar-stain |
garters |
| kilt pin |
dealg |
jalck |
pin |
| red |
dearg |
jer-ug |
any true red |
| red |
ruadh |
roo-ug |
rust, ginger, orange |
| blue |
gorm |
gorum |
blue |
| green |
uaine |
oo-ine-ya |
green (sometimes grey) |
| black |
dubh |
du |
black (also hidden or secret) |
| white |
geal |
gyal |
white |
| yellow |
buidhe |
boo-ya |
yellow |
| brown |
donn |
dawn |
brown |
| gold |
or |
or |
gold |
| silver |
airgead |
air-a-gut |
silver (also money) |
| light |
liath |
lee-ah |
light (followed by the colour) Also grey |
| Gaelic |
Gaodhlig |
galeeg |
the Gaelic language |
| Scotland |
Alba |
al-a-pa |
Scotland |
| Scottish |
Albannach |
al-ap-an-ach |
Scottish |
| Highlands |
A'Ghaidhealtachd |
a gyl-tachk |
The Highlands |
| Lowlands |
A'Ghalltachd |
a gall-tachk |
The Lowlands |
| England |
Sasainn |
sas-ain |
the country |
| English |
sasannach |
sas-an-ach |
sassenach, the nationality |
| English |
beurla |
bear-la |
the English language |