- Blasta (blast-ah) - tasty
- Math (mah) - good
- Dona (donnah) - bad
- Còir (cord) - kind
- Blath (blah) - warm
- Snog (snok) - nice
- Ceart (cursht) - right, accurate +
- Ceàrr (care) - wrong
- Óg (ah-gk) young
- Sean (shayne) - old
- Glan (glan) - clean, pure +
- Slaodach (sloo-doch) - slow
- Luath (loo-ah) - fast
- Garbh (gah-rav) - rough, harsh, gross +
- Fliuch (flook) - wet, damp, moist +
- Gránda (grand-ah) - ugly
- Álainn (ah-lane) - lovely, elegant +
- Bog (bow-k) - flabby, soft +
- Coltach (coll-ach) - like, similar +
- Toilichte (Tolik-cha) - happy, pleased, satisfied
- Bréagha (bree-ya) - pretty, good-looking +
- Goirid (guritch) - short
- Fada (fatah) - long
- Inntinneach (in-chin-yach) - interesting
- Éibhinn (ee-vin) - funny
- Maol (moo-al) - bald, bare,
- Teth (hot)
- Fuar (foo-ah) - cold
- Goirt (gorsht) - sore
- Fallain (fal-an) - healthy; fit
- Tinn (cheen) - ill
- Salach (sal-ach) - dirty
- Glic (galee-ch) - clever, wise
- Cáirdeil - (carsht-jell) - friendly
- Pósta (post-ah) - married
- Bochd (bock-ed) - poor
- Air bhioran (id vir-an) - excited [Nb: literally 'on a stick']
- Dúinte (doon-cher) - closed
- Fosgailte (fos-gail-cha) - open
- Daor (dude) - expensive
- Eagalach (eeg-ah-loch) - scary
- Feumail (fee-mal) - useful
- Sgoinneil (sgun-neil) - brilliant
- Lag (lack) - weak
- Láidir (lar-ger) - strong
- Bóidheach (boy-ach) - beautiful
- an t-acras [orm/ort, etc] (an tack-ras) - hungry
- an t-eagal [orm/ort, etc] (an tea-gal) - scared
- Uabhasach (ooh-ah-va-sach) - terrible
- Fhearg (yeah-rack) - angry
- Pathadh (pah-g) - thirsty
- Greannach (gran-ach) - grumpy
- Deiseil (jay-shall) - ready, finished
- Fadalach (fata-lach) - late
- Sábhailte (sa-vill-cher) - safe
- Cunnartach (coon-as-tock) - dangerous
- Cugallach (hoo-gal-ach) - wobbly
- Cruaidh (croo-ay) - hard
- Aonaranach (awn-a-ran-ach) - lonely, alone
- Spaideil (spatch-al) - well-dressed; fancy
- Modhail (mow-el) - well behaved
- Miorbhaileach (meer-val-ach) - marvellous
- Mi-mhodhail (mi-vohw-el) - naughty
- Ainmeil (ayn-amal) - famous
- Farasta (fah-rah-sta) - easy, simple
- Doirbh (duh-rav) - difficult
- Teagamh (chick-iv) - doubtful [adj. teagmhach]
- Gleansach (glen-sach) - shiny
- Reoite/reòthte (row-cher) - frozen, frosty, icy
- Soilleir (soh-liad) - bright
- Deagh- (jur-) - nice, good
- Droch- (droh-kch) - bad [adj; causes lenition **precedes the noun!]
- Sgrathail (sgrah-hal) - awful
- Sgreamhail (skriv-al) - disgusting
- Spiosrach (spees-roch) - spicy
- Tràth (tr-ah) - early
- Coma (coh-ma) - unbothered, indifferent
- Trom (tr-oh-m) - heavy
- Aotram (er-trum) - light
- Sona (sonn-ah) - content, happy
- Marbh (mah-rav) - dead
- Leisg (leh-sg) - lazy
- Dìcheallach (gee-ca-loch) - hardworking
- Comasach (coma-soch) - capable
- Falamh (fal-iv) - empty
- Làn (larn) - full
- Fiadhaich (fee-ay-ch) - wild
- Foighidneach (fur-chin-ach) - patient
- fileanta (fee-lan-ta) - fluent
- Iongantach (ian-toch) - amazing
- Seòlta (sholta) - cunning
- Deònach (jaw-noch) - willing
- Taingeil (tang-al) - thankful
- Ceilteach (cail-choch) - Celtic [Nb: small 'c' = concealing, reserved]
- Càirdeach (car-doch) - related
- Sgileil (skill-al) skilful
- Farsaing (farshing) - wide
- Pròiseil (praw-sal) - proud
- Gealtach - cowardly
- Faiceallach (figh-care-loch) - careful
- Air leth (id lay) - exceptionally, exceptional
- Rùisgte (roosh-g-chair) - naked
- Cruthachail (croo-ah-kal) - creative
- Gasta (gasta) - splendid
- Cumanta (koo-man-ta) - common
- Reamhar (rav-id) - fat, plump
- Seunta (shee-unta) - enchanted
- Pronn (pr-own) - mashed; pounded
- Amh (aff) - raw [adj; as n. means 'idiot']
- Grod (grot) - rotten
- Bruich (broo-eech) - boiled
- Fìor (fear) - true +
- Loisgte (los-g-cha) - burnt
- Sgriosail (skri-sal) - dreadful
- Smocte (smok-cha) - smoked
- Cothromach (corrah-moch) - fair
- Coibhneil (coyn-eil) - kind
- Agallamh (ak-al-av) - interview
- Neònach (nee-aw-noch) - strange
- Gaisgeach (gash-goch) - hero
- Sònraichte (sorn-rich-eh) - special
- Annasach (anna-sack) - unusual, rare
- Díleas (gee-las) - loyal
- Deifrichte (jay-frik-cher) - different
- Beairteach (bee-ah-stoch) - rich
- Follaiseach (foll-ah-shok) - obvious, evident
- Gòrach (gore-roch) - foolish, silly
- Snasail (snah-sell) - elegant, smart +
- Dathach (dah-hach) - colourful
- Fasanta(fas-an-tah) - fashionable
- Robach (row-bach) - scruffy
- Òra (awe-d) - golden [Nb: Duolingo uses 'òr']
- Cofhurtail (corsht-ell) - comfortable
- Sgiobalta (skip-al-tah) - tidy
- Mi-sgiobalta (me skip-al-tah) - untidy
- Freagarrach (free-gah-roch) - suitable, adequate +
- Soirbheachail (sur-rav-a-kull) - successful
- Dorrabanach (dorrah-ban-ach) - cranky, griping
- Clì (clee) - left (direction)
- Deas (jay-s) - right (direction); south
- Iar (ee-ah) - west
- Ear (edd) - east
- Tuath (too-ah) - north
- Dìomhair (jee-ah-vud) - secret
- Àbhaisteach (ah-vis-stoch) - normal, usual, ordinary [Nb: mi-àbhaisteach = unusual]
- Ciad (kee-at) - first
- Dàrna (darn-ah) - second
- Treasamh (tree-siv) - third
- Ceathramh (Cair-riv) - fourth; quarter
- Còigeamh (coy-kiv) - fifth
- Siathamh (sia-hav) - sixth
- Seachdamh (shach-div) - seventh
- Ochdamh (och-div) - eighth
- Naoidheamh (nooy-eve) - ninth
- Deicheamh (jayk-iv) - tenth
- Cinnteach (kin-chok) - sure
- Mì-chinnteach (mi heen-chock) - unsure
- Dòchasach (dock-a-soch) - hopeful
- Iomagaineach (imma-gan-yach) - anxious
- Sunndach (soon-doch) - cheerful
My name's Gabe. This is simply a repository for my writing and an aid to learning Scottish Gaelic.
Monday, 9 March 2026
ADJECTIVES (Scottish Gaelic)
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ADJECTIVES (Scottish Gaelic)
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