ListOfCommonNouns_I

singular ||~ gender ||~ nominative plural ||~ genitive singular ||~ meaning ||~ keywords ||~ notes || // Chaidh an toit dha ionnsaigh. // (The smoke went towards him - RM); ||
 * ~ nominative
 * //** iall **// ||= F || // iallan // || // èille // || a leash, thong, strap ||  || 1. // iallan leathair // (leather thongs); ||
 * //** ialtag **// ||= F || // ialtagan // || // ialtaige // || a bat || animal -ag || 1. // Bha an ialtag anns na speuran. // (The bat was in the skies - Julie Fowlis); // Bha an uamh làn de dh'ialtagan. // (The cave was full of bats - CM); ||
 * //** an iar **// ||= ? ||  ||   || the west ||   || 1. // an samhradh fìor thioram a tha air a bhith air a' chosda an iar // (the very dry summer that the west coast has had); ||
 * //**iarann**// ||= M || //iarannan// || //iarainn// || iron || metal ||  ||
 * //**iarla**// ||= M || //iarlan//, //iarlaichean// , //iarlachan// || //iarla// || an earl, count || person || 1. cf. //diùc// (m) - a duke; //rìgh// (m) - a king; //ban-iarla// (f) - a countess; ||
 * //** iarmailt **// ||= F || - || // iarmailte // || sky, heavens, firmament ||  || 1. See also: // adhar // (m, sky, firmament, heaven); // speur // (m, sky); 2. // anns an iarmailt // (in the sky); ||
 * //**iarrtas**// ||= M || //iarrtasan// || //iarrtais// || a request, a demand; an application || -as || 1. Derived from: // iarr // (to request); 2.// Ghabh iad ris an iarrtas agam. //(They accepted my application.); 3. Gu math tric, bidh iarrtasan a' tighinn a-steach bhon na meadhanan. (Frequently, requests come in from the media.); ||
 * //**iasad**// ||= M || //iasadan// || //iasaid// || a loan ||  || 1. // air iasad // (on loan); // gabh/faigh ... air iasad bho ... // (to take/get sth on loan from sb, borrow sth from sb); // thoir/cuir ... air iasad do ... // (to give sth on loan to sb, lend sb sth); 2. // gabh/faigh/iarr iasad de ... bho ... // (to get a loan of sth from sb, borrow sth from sb); // thoir iasad de ... do ... // (to give a loan of sth to sb, to lend sb sth); 3. //thoir iasad do ...// (to give a loan to sb); ||
 * //**iasg**// ||= M || //èisg// || //èisg// || a fish || animal ||  ||
 * **//iasgach//** ||= M ||  ||   || fishing ||   || Is this just a verbal noun? ||
 * //** iasgair **// ||= M || // iasgairean // || // iasgair // || a fisherman || person || 1. // Is e iasgair a bha 'nam sheanair. // (My grandfather was a fisherman.); ||
 * **//ìm//** ||= M ||  ||   || butter || semisolid ||   ||
 * //** imleag **// ||= F || // imleagan // || // imleige // || a navel || bodypart ||  ||
 * //**impire**// ( //ìompaire// ) ||= M || //impirean//, //ìompairean// || //impire// , //ìompaire// || an emperor || person || 1. See also: //impireil// , //ìompaireil// (imperial); //impireileas// , //ìompaireileas// (m, imperialism); //impireachd// , //ìompaireachd// (f, an empire); 2. Sometimes an accent is used on the first syllable; 3. See also: //rìgh// (m, a king); //àrd-rìgh// (m, a high king, emperor); //mór-rìgh// (m, an emperor); //ban-impire// (f, an empress); ||
 * //**impireachd**// ( //ìompaireachd// ) ||= F || //impireachdan//, //ìompaireachdan// || //impireachd// , //ìompaireachd// || an empire || -achd || 1. Derived from: //impire// , //ìompaire// (m, emperor); 2. See also: //impireil// , //ìompaireil// (imperial); //impireileas// , //ìompaireileas// (m, imperialism); 3. See also: //rìoghachd// (f, a kingdom); 4. e.g. //an ìmpireachd Ghàidhealach// (the Gaelic empire); ||
 * //**impireileas**// ( //ìompaireileas// ) ||= M ||  || //impireileis//, //ìompaireileis// || imperialism || -as || 1. Derived from: //impireil// , //ìompaireil// (imperial); 2. See also: //impire// , //ìompaire// (m, an emperor); //impireachd// , //ìompaireachd// (f, an empire); 3. Sometimes an accent is used on the first syllable; ||
 * //** impis **// ||= ? || - || - ||  ||   || 1. // bi an impis + INF // (to be on the point of doing sth, about to do sth); // Bha e an impis falbh dhachaigh a-rithist. // (He was on the point of leaving for home again); ||
 * //**inbhe**// ||= F ||  ||   || prestige, status; maturity ||   || 1. //thoir inbhe thèarainte dhan Ghàidhlig// (to grant secure status to Gaelic); ||
 * //**inbheach**// ||= M || //inbhich// || //inbhich// || an adult ||  || 1. Derived from: //inbhe// (f) - status, maturity; ||
 * **//inbheachd//** ||= F ||  || //inbheachd// || maturity, rank, status || -achd || 1. Derived from: //inbheach// (m) - an adult; ||
 * //** inntinn **// ||= F || // inntinnean // || // inntinne // || a mind, intellect, frame of mind ||  || 1.// Is ann bho bhradan an eòlais a fhuair Fionn MacCumhail na comasan inntinn aige. // (It's from the salmon of knowledge that Finn MacCool got his mental powers - RM); ||
 * //**iolair**// ||= F || //iolairean// || //iolaire// || an eagle ||  || 1. //isean iolaire// (an eaglet - masc); ||
 * //**iomairt**// ||= F || //iomairtean// ||  || an initiative, enterprise, campaign || gerund || 1. Gerund of //iomair// (to play, use); ||
 * //** iomall **// ||= M || // iomallan // || // iomaill // || an edge, extreme, fringe, periphery, border ||  || 1. // iomall-bhaile // (m, a suburb); // aig Iomall Fèis Dhùn Èideann // (at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe); 2. See also: // iomallach // (remote); // iomallachd //(f, remoteness); 3. // làrach air iomall a' bhaile // (a site on the outskirts of the town); ||
 * //** iomallachd **// ||= F ||  || // iomallachd // || -achd ||   || 1. Derived from: // iomall // (an edge); // iomallach // (remote); ||
 * //**ìomhaigh**// ||= F || //ìomhaighean// || //ìomhaighe// || an effigy, a statue ||  || 1. // ìomhaigh de Dhòmhnall Mac an Deòir //(a statue of Donald Dewar); // Ann am baile Otta, tha ìomhaighean ann co-cheangailte ris a' bhatail. // (In the town of Otta, there are statues/images connected with the battle - RM); ||
 * **// ionad //** ||= M || // ionadan // || // ionaid // || a place, a centre ||  || 1. // Ionad Cùram-slàinte Loch Aillse // (Lochalsh Healthcare Centre); ||
 * //** iongnadh **// ||= M || // iongnaidhean // || // iongnaidh // || a surprise; wonder, amazement ||  || 1. // gabh iongnadh // (to be surprised); 2. // cuir iongnadh air ... // (to surprise sb); 3. // bi fo iongnadh // (to be surprised); ||
 * //**ionmhas**// ||=  || //ionmhasan// ||   || treasure, finance ||   || 1. // Tha i misneachail gum faighear an t-ionmhas a tha dhìth. // (She is hopeful that the required funding will be obtained - BBC); ||
 * //** ionnanachd **// ||= F ||  || // ionnanachd // || identity, monotony || -achd || 1. Derived from: // ionnan // (equal); // ionnanach // (identical); 2, Also: // co-ionnanachd // (f, equality, e.g. gender, racial); ||
 * //**ionnsaigh**// ||= F? || //ionnsaighean// || // ionnsaighe // || an attack, assault, invasion ||  || 1. //thoir ionnsaigh air ...// (to attack sb.); 2. //a dh'ionnsaigh + GEN// (towards ...);
 * //** ìorantas **// ||= M ||  || // ìorantais // || irony || -as || 1. Derived from: // ìoranta // (ironic); ||
 * //**ìre**// ||= F || //ìrean//, //ìreachan// || //ìre// || maturity; a level ||  || 1. //Ràinig Seònaid ìre.// (Jessie reached maturity, came of age); 2. //aig ìre na coimhearsnachd// (at community level); ||
 * //**isbean**// ||= M || //isbeanan// || //isbein// || a sausage ||  ||   ||
 * //**isean**// ||= M || //iseanan// || //isein// || a chick || bird || 1. //isean eala// (a cygnet); //isean iolaire// (an eaglet); //isean geòidh// (a gosling); ||
 * //** ìslean **// ||= ? ||  ||   || a commoner; commoners || person || 1. Derived from: // ìosal // (low); 2. // na h-ìslean // (commoners); 3. Antonym: // uasal // (m, a nobleman); // Bha e measail aig uaislean is ìslean. // (He was respected by noblemen and commoners); // a' dèanamh obair-ghrèis do na h-uaislean is na h-ìslean // (doing embroidery for gentlefolks and commoners); ||
 * //**ite**// ||= F || //itean// || // ite // || a feather; a fin (of a fish) ||  || 1. See also: // iteag // (f, a feather); // iteal // (m, a flight); ||
 * //**iteag**// ||= F || //iteagan// || //iteige// || a (little) feather || -ag || 1. Derived from: //ite// (f, a feather); ||
 * //** iteal **// ||= M ||  || // itil // || a flight ||   || 1. Derived from: // ite // (f, a feather); 2. See also: // itealag // (f, a kite); // itealaich // (to fly); // itealaiche // (m, a flyer); // itealan // (m, an airplane); ||
 * //** itealag **// ||= F || // itealagan // || // itealaige // || a kite || -ag || 1. Derived from: // iteal // (m, a flight); ||
 * //** itealaiche **// ||= M || // itealaichean // || // itealaiche // || a flyer || -iche person || 1. Derived from: // itealaich // (to fly); ||
 * //** itealan **// ||= M || // itealain // || // itealain // || an airplane || -an || 1. Derived from: // iteal // (m, a flight); 2. // itealan-mara // (m, a seaplane); ||
 * **//iuchair//** ||= F || //iuchraichean// ||  || a key || tool ||   ||

List of common nouns - A B C D E F G I L M N O P R S T U

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