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Faclair
Glossary and
Pronunciation Guide
to Gaelic words and names in:
Son of the
Sword
Outlaw Sword
Sword of King James
Sword of the White Rose
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)
water
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