ListOfCommonNouns_M

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 * ~ nominative
 * //**mac**// ||= M || //mic// || //mic// || a son || person relative || 1. cf. //nighean// (m) - a daughter; ||
 * //** (a-)mach **// ||=  ||   ||   || out (motion from here to outside) ||   || 1. // rach a-mach air ... // (to fall out with sb.); 2. // Chaidh iad a-mach air a chèile gu dubh. // (They fell out with each other very badly); 3. // cùm ... a-mach // 'to keep sb. out' (Anglicism?); // daingneach a chaidh a dhealbhadh airson daoine a chumail a-mach // 'a fortress which was designed to keep people out' ; ||
 * //**madadh**// ||= M || //madaidhean// || //madaidh// || a dog; (a kind of brown mussel) || animal || 1. cf. //cù// (m, a dog); 2. //madadh-allaidh// (m, a wolf); //madadh-ruadh// (m, a fox); // madadh-cuain // (m, a killer whale); ||
 * ** //madainn// ** ||= F || //madainnean//, //maidnean// || // maidne // || a morning ||  || 1. //an ath mhadainn// (the next morning); 2. // anns a' mhadainn an-diugh // (this morning); 3. // gach madainn // (every morning); 3. // grian na maidne // (the morning sun); ||
 * //**maighdeann**// ||= F || //maighdeannan// || //maighdein// || a maiden, a spinster || person || 1. Sometimes written: //maighdean// ; 2. cf. //fleasgach// (m) - a bachelor, a youth; //òigh// (f) - a maiden, a virgin; //rìbhinn// (f) - a maiden; ||
 * //**maighstir**// ||= M || //maighstirean// ||  || a master, a virtuoso, an expert? || person -ear || 1. Sometimes written: //maighstear// ; 2. //bana-mhaighstir// (f) - a mistress; //maighstir-sgoile// (m) - a schoolmaster; //maighstir-luinge// (m) - a shipmaster; ||
 * //**màileid**// ||= F || //màileidean// || //màileide// || a bag ||  ||   ||
 * **// a-màireach //** ||= NA ||  ||   || tomorrow || time || 1. // Am feum sinn èirigh tràth a-màireach? // (Do we have to get up early tomorrow?); ||
 * //** mamal **// ||= M || // mamail //, // mamailean // || // mamail // || a mammal || animal || 1. See also: // ùthach // (m, a mammal); ||
 * //**manach**// ||= M || //manaich// || //manaich// || a monk || person || 1. //Eaglais nam Manach Liath// (Greyfriars' Church); 2. // àrd-mhanach // (m, a prior, i.e. principal monk); ||
 * //** manadh **// ||= M || // manaidhean // || // manaidh // || an omen, sign ||  || 1. // 'S e droch mhanadh a bha ann. // (It was a bad omen - CM); ||
 * //**manaidsear**// ||= M || //manaidsearean// ||  || a manager || person -ear ||   ||
 * //** maoim **// ||= F? ||  || // maoime // || panic, terror; an outburst, eruption ||   || 1. // maoim-sneachda // (m, an avalanche); // maoim-talmhainn // (m, a landslide); ||
 * //**mapa**// ||= M || //mapaichean// ||  || a map ||   || 1. //air a' mhapa// (on the map); ||
 * //**maraiche**// ||= M ||  ||   || a seaman, a mariner || person -iche || "muir" (f) means "sea"; "mara" is the genitive singular ||
 * //**màthair**// ||= F || //màthraichean// || //màthar// || a mother || person relative || 1. cf. //athair// (m) - father; 2. // mo sheanair agus mo sheanmhair air taobh mo mhàthar // (my maternal grandparents); ||
 * **//meadhan//** ||= M || //meadhanan// ||  || a middle, medium, means ||   || 1. //meadhan conaltraidh// (a medium of communication); // ann an/aig teis-meadhan + GEN // (at the very centre of sth); ||
 * //** meann **// ||= M || // minn // || // minn // || a kid (young goat) || animal || 1. See also: // gobhar // (m/f, a goat); ||
 * //** mearachd **// ||= F || // mearachdan // || // mearachd // || an error, mistake ||  || 1. // dèan mearachd // (to make a mistake); ||
 * //**measg**// ||= ? ||  ||   || midst ||   || 1. //am measg +GEN// (amongst, amidst, in the midst of); //Thilg iad am measg nan con móra e.// (They threw him amongst the big dogs); //Am measg a' bhithe, bha ceathramh built.// (amongst the food was a haunch of mutton); ||
 * //** mèirleach **//, **// meàirleach //** ||= M || // mèirlich //, // meàirlich // || // mèirlich //, // meàirlich // || a robber || person, -ach ||  ||
 * //**meur**// ||= F || //meòir//, //meòirean// , //meuran// || //meòir// || a finger || body-part || 1. See also: //meurach// (digital); //meuraich// (to finger); meuran (m) - a thimble; 2. //meur-àireamh// - a digit (number); //meurchlàr// (m) - a keyboard; //meurlorg// (f) - a fingerprint; 3. See also: //làmh// (f) - a hand; //òrdag// (f) - a thumb, toe; //corrag// (f) - a finger; ||
 * //**meuran**// ||= M || //meuranan// || //meurain// || a thimble || -an || 1. Derived from: //meur// (f) - a finger; ||
 * //** mìle **// ||= M || // mìltean // || // mìle // || a thousand; a mile ||  || 1. // Tha còrr is mìle beathach gan reic. // (More than 1000 animals are being sold.); 2. // clach-mhìle // (f, a milestone); ||
 * //** millean **// ||= M || // milleanan // ||  || a million ||   || 1. // Tha am pròiseact seo a' dol a chosg fada fada a bharrachd, rudeigin coltach ri trì millean deug. // (This project is going to cost much, much more - something like 13 million - BBC); ||
 * //**ministear**// ||= M || //ministearan// || //ministeir// || a minister || person -ear ||  ||
 * **//ministrealachd//** ||= F ||  ||   || a ministry || -achd || 1. //rach a-staigh airson na ministrealachd// (to become a minister); 2. //Ministrealachd an Dìon// (the Ministry of Defence); ||
 * **//mionaid//** ||= F || //mionaidean// ||  || a minute ||   ||   ||
 * **//mìos//** ||= F || //mìosan// || // mìosa // || a month ||  || 1. // aig deireadh na mìos // (at the end of the month); ||
 * //** misneachd **// ||= F ||  || // misneachd // || confidence, courage, encouragement || -achd || 1. Derived from: // misnich // (to encourage); 2. Alternative form: // misneach // (m, confidence - genitive: // misnich //); 3. See also: // misneachail // (encouraging); ||
 * **//modh//** ||= M ||  ||   || good manners, politeness ||   ||   ||
 * //**mol**// ||= M || // molan // || // moil //, // mola // || a (shingle) beach ||  || 1. See also: // tràigh // (f) 'a beach', // cladach // 'a shore'; 2. // Bhiodh a' chlann a' cluich air a' mhol. // 'The children used to play on the beach.' - RM; // Bha cathair mhór leathair 'na laighe air a' mhol. // 'A large leather chair was lying on the beach.' - RM; ||
 * //**molt**// ||= M || //muilt// || //muilt// || a wedder (i.e. a castrated ram) || animal || 1. //ceathramh muilt// (a quarter/haunch of mutton); 2. cf. //caora// (f) - a ewe; //reithe// (m) - a ram; ||
 * //**monadh**// ||= M || //monaidhean// || //monaidh// || a moor, a hill ||  ||   ||
 * //**morair**// ||= M || //morairean// || //morair// || a lord (titled person), a peer (of the realm) || person -air || 1. // Bha na h-Albannaich fo smachd a' Mhorair Seòras Mac na Ceàrdaich. // (The Scots were under the command of Lord George Sinclair - RM); ||
 * //** móran **// ||= M ||  || // mórain // || a large amount ||   || 1. // Dè tha dol? Chan eil móran. //(What's up? Not much.); 2. // Sgrìobh e móran leabhraichean air eich, siubhal agus eachdraidh. // (He wrote a lot of books about horses, travel and history - RM); // Bha e 'na charaid pearsanta do mhòran ùghdaran is luchd-ealain ainmeil. // (He was a personal friend to many famous authors and artists - RM); 3. // ... ged nach bi i a' seinn móran a-nis //(though she doesn't sing much now); 4. // Fhuair na tuathanaich prìsean mòran na b’ fheàrr na bha cuid aca a’ sùileachadh. // (The farmers got much better prices than some of them were expecting); 5. // Tha e a' dol a chosg mòran a bharrachd na bha an dùil. // (It is going to cost much more than expected - BBC); ||
 * //**muc**// ||= F || //mucan// || //muice// || a pig, sow || animal || 1. cf. //cullach// (m) - a boar, hog; //torc// (m) - a boar; 2. // muc shneachda //(f, a monster snowball); // muc aitidh // (f, a large moist snowball rolled at thaw time); ||
 * //**muime**// ||= F || //muimeachan// || //muime// || a stepmother, foster mother || person || 1. cf. //oide// (m) - a stepfather, foster father; ||
 * //** muin **// ||= - ||  ||   || back ||   || 1. // air muin + GEN // (on the back of); // sgeulachdan mu mharcachd air muin ghobhar // (stories about riding on the backs of goats); ||
 * //** muinghinn **// ||= F ||  || // muinghinne // || confidence, faith, reliance ||   || 1. // cuir muinghinn ann aN ... // (to rely on, trust); 1. // Bha sinn dualtach a bhith cur ar muin­ighin ann an àireamhan. // (We were liable to be relying on numbers.); ||
 * //**muinntir**// ||= F ||  ||   || people ||   || 1. Collective? 2. //muinntir Innis Tìle// (the people of Iceland); 2. //muinntir an àite// (the locals); ||
 * **//muir//** ||= ? || //marannan// || //mara// || a sea ||  || 1. Either masculine or feminine in nom/dative. Always feminine in the genitive.; 2. See also: // cuan // (m, an ocean); ||
 * ** //mulachag// ** ||= F || //mulachagan// || //mulachaige// || a kebbock (i.e. a whole cheese) || -ag || 1. //mulachag càise// (a whole cheese); ||

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