ListOfCommonNouns_T

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 * //** tacan **// ||= M || - || // tacain // || a little while ||  || 1. // Thug e tacan na thàmh, a’ meòrachadh. // (He spent a little while, without moving, contemplating - RM); ||
 * //**tachartas**// ||= M || //tachartasan// || //tachartais// || an event, adventure, occurence ||  ||   ||
 * //**taic**// ||= F ||  || //taice// || support, assistance, backing ||   || 1. //taic airgid// - funding; 2. //thoir taic do ...// (to support ...); //Thug e taic don phrionnsa faighinn air falbh.// (He helped the prince to escape); 3. //seall taic do ...// (to show support to sb); 4. // Dh’iarr an sluagh taic bhon riaghaltas. //(The population sought assistance from the government - RM); 5. // Chan fhaigh am pròiseact taic phoilitigeach. // (The project will not get political backing - BBC); ||
 * //**taigh**// ||= M || //taighean// || //taighe// || a house ||  || 1. Old spelling: //tigh// ; 2. // taigh-cluiche // (m, a theatre); ||
 * //** taisteal **// ||= M || // taistealan // || // taisteil // || a journey ||  || 1. neach-taisdeil (m) 'a traveller'; luchd-taisdeil (m) 'travellers'; ||
 * //** taistealaiche **// ||= M || // taistealaichean // || // taistealaiche // || a traveller || person, -iche || 1. Derived from: // taisdeal // (m) 'journey'; ||
 * //**talamh**// ||= M || //talamhan// || //talmhainn// (F) || earth, ground ||  || 1. //cuir ... gu domhainn fon talamh// (to put sth deep below the ground); 2. //crith-thalmhainn// (f) - an earthquake; //crithean-talmhainn// - earthquakes; ||
 * //**talla**// ||= M || //tallachan// || //talla// || a hall || building || 1. //talla nan òraid// (the lecture theatre); //talla a' bhaile// (the town hall); 2. //talla-baile// (a town hall); //talla-ciùil// (a concert hall); //talla-eaglais// (a church hall); ||
 * //**taobh**// ||= M || //taobhan// ||  || a side ||   || 1. //ri taobh an locha// (beside the lake); 2. //taobh a-muigh an talla// (outside the hall - locative); 3. // Bha na Nirribhich air taobh nan Dànach. // (The Norwegians were n the side of the Danes - RM); 4. // mo sheanair agus mo sheanmhair air taobh mo mhàthar //(my maternal grandparents); 5. // taobh a-staigh + GEN // (inside sth, within sth); // Am biodh rùn phoileataigeach taobh a-staigh na comhairle airson an t-airgead a bharrachd a tha a dhìth a' lorg airson seo a dhèanamh. // (Would there be the political will within the council to find the extra money required to do this - BBC); ||
 * //**tapadh**// ||= ? ||  ||   || courage ||   ||   ||
 * //**tarbh**// ||= M || //tairbh// || //tairbh// || a bull || animal || 1. //tarbh òg// (a bullock); //tarbh-chù//, //tarbh-mhadadh// (m, a bulldog); 2. cf. //bó// (f) - a cow; //damh// (m) - an ox, bullock; //agh// , //atharla// (f) - a heifer; ||
 * //** tàthan **// ||= M || // tàthanan // || // tàthain // || a hyphen ||  ||   ||
 * //**té**// ||= F ||  ||   || a woman || person || cf. boirreannach? ||
 * //**teachd**// ||= M ||  ||   || arrival, coming ||   || 1. From //thig// (to come)?; 2. //teachd-a-steach// (income, revenue); //teachd-an-tìr// (livelihood, subsistence); ||
 * //**teachdaire**// ||= M || //teachdairean// || //teachdaire// || a messenger, a courier || person ||  ||
 * //**teachdaireachd**// ||= F || //teachdaireachdan// || //teachdaireachd// || a message || -achd ||  ||
 * //**teagamh**// ||= M || //teagamhan// ||  || a doubt ||   || 1. //gun teagamh// (without a doubt); ||
 * //**teaghlach**// ||= M || //teachlaichean// ||  || a family ||   || 1. //an teaghlach againn// (our family); ||
 * //**teanga**// ||= F || //teangan(nan)// || // teangaidh // || a tongue, a language || bodypart || 1. Dative singular is also: // teangaidh //; ||
 * //** teas **// ||= M ||  ||   || heat || -as || 1. Derived from: // teth // (hot); 2. See also: // teasaich // (to heat); ||
 * //**teine**// ||= M || //teintean// ||  || a fire ||   ||   ||
 * //**telebhisean**// ||= M ||  ||   || a television ||   ||   ||
 * //**tì**// ||= F ||  ||   || tea || liquid ||   ||
 * **// tìde //** ||= F || // tìdeachan // ||  || time ||   || 1. // a h-uile dà uair a thìde // (every two hours); ||
 * //**tidsear**// ||= M || //tidsearan// || //tidseir// || a teacher || person -ear ||  ||
 * //**tighearna**// ||= M || //tighearnan// || //tighearna// || a lord, laird || person || 1. //An Tighearna// - the Lord (i.e. God); //Tighearna nan Eilean// - the Lord of the Isles; 2. See also: //tighearnas// (m) - lordship; 3. cf. //iarla// (m) - an earl; //diùc// (m) - a duke; ||
 * //**tighearnas**// ||= M ||  || //tighearnais// || a lordship, domain || -as || 1. Derived from: //tighearna// (m) - a lord; 2. //Tighearnas nan Eilean// - the Lordship of the Isles; ||
 * **//tiocaid//** ||= F || //tiocaidean// ||  || a ticket ||   ||   ||
 * //**tiotal**// ||= M || //tiotalan// || //tiotail// || a title (book, article, etc.) ||  || 1. //cuir tiotal air ...// (to entitle ...); 2. //thoir tiotal do ...// (to entitle ...); ||
 * //**tìr**// ||= F || // tìrean // || // tìre // || a country, a land, a territory ||  || 1. // mór-thìr // (f, a continent); // mórthir // (f, mainland); // tìr-mór //(f/m, mainland); // Bha obraichean tarraingeach air tìr-mòr. // (There were attractive jobs on the mainland - RM - pronounced with sole stress on // mór // ); 2. // tìr-eòlas // (m, geography, cf. // cruinn-eòlas //); // tìr-ghràdhaiche // (m, a patriot); ||
 * //** toil **// ||= F ||  || // toile // || a desire, will, wish ||   || 1. // Ach chan fhaigh iadsan an toil a bharrachd. // (But their wish will not be granted either - BBC); ||
 * //**toileachas**// ||= M ||  || //toileachais// || pleasure, contentment || -as || 1. //'S e toileachas mòr a bh' ann dhuinne bhith ag ...// (It has been a great pleasure for us to ...); ||
 * //** tòimhseachan **// ||= M || // tòimhseachanan // || // tòimhseachain // || a conundrum, puzzle, riddle || -an || 1. // tòimhseachan-tarsainn // (m, a crossword puzzle); ||
 * //**tòir**// ||= F || //tòirean//, //tòirichean// || //tòire// , //tòrach// || a pursuit ||  || 1. //bi an tòir air ...// (to be in pursuit of sb); ||
 * //** toiseach **// ||= M || - || // toisich // || a beginning ||  || 1. // an toiseach // (at first, first); // Tha aca ris an ostail a dhèanamh an toiseach. //(They will have to do the hostel first - BBC); 2. // bho thoiseach na mìos // (since the start of the month); ||
 * //** toit **// ||= F || - || // toite // || smoke ||  || 1. // Chaidh an toit dha ionnsaigh. // (The smoke went towards him - RM); ||
 * //**toll**// ||= M || //tuill// ||  || a hole ||   ||   ||
 * //** tonn **// ||= M || // tuinn // || // tuinn // || a wave (sea, physics) ||  ||   ||
 * //**toradh**// ||= M || //toraidhean// || //toraidh// || a consequence, result, outcome; fruit ||  || 1. //taisbein toraidhean an rannsachaidh// (to present the results of the research); 2. // Bha daoine beò air toradh na mara. // (People existed on the bounty of the sea - RM); ||
 * //**torc**// ||= M || //tuirc// || //tuirc// || a boar || animal || 1. cf. //muc// (f) - a sow; //cullach// (m) - a boar, hog; ||
 * //** torr **// ||= M || // torran // || // torra // || a heap, pile ||  || 1. Sometimes written with an explicit accent - // tòrr //; 2. // Rinn mi torr obrach. // (I did a lot of work); alternatively:// torr obair //; // Tha torr chraobhan dùthchasach ann. // 'There are many native trees.'; ||
 * //** torrachas **// (// torachas //) ||= M || - || // torrachais // || fertility || -as || 1. Derived from: // torrach // (fertile); ||
 * //** tosgaire **// ||= M || // tosgairean // || // tosgaire // || an ambassador, envoy || person, -ire || 1. See also: // tosgaireachd // (f, an embassy); 2. // Is e tosgaire air leth a th' innte airson na Gàidhlig agus cultair na Gàidhealtachd. // (She is a great ambassador for Gaelic language and culture.); ||
 * **// tosgaireachd //** ||= F || // tosgaireachdan // || // tosgaireachd // || an embassy ||  || 1. Derived from: // tosgaire // (m, an ambassador); ||
 * **// tràchdas //** ||= M || // tràchdasan // || // tràchdais // || a dissertation, thesis, treatise || -as || 1. // Tha i a' cur crìoch air an tràchdas aige. // (She is writing up her dissertation); ||
 * //**tràill**// ||= ? || //tràillean// ||  || a slave, an addict || person ||   ||
 * **//tràillealachd//** ||= F ||  ||   || slavery, addiction, servitude || -achd || 1. Alternative form: //trailleachd// ; 2. Derived from: //tràill// (a slave) or //tràilleil// (servile). ||
 * //**trèan**// ||= F || //trèanaichean// ||  || a train || vehicle ||   ||
 * //** treud **// ||= M || // treudan // || // trèid //, // treuda // || a flock || collective || 1. // treud chaorach // (m, a flock of sheep); // Tomas is a Threud // (Thomas and his Friends - children's TV show); ||
 * //** trom-laighe **// ||= F || // trom-laighean // || // trom-laighe // || a nightmare ||  || 1. // bi trom-laighe air ... // (to have a nightmare); // Bha trom-laighe air. // (He had a nightmare.); 2. See also: // aisling // (f, a dream), // bruadair // (to dream); ||
 * //** trosg **// ||= M || // truisg // || // truisg // || a cod || fish ||  ||
 * //**truaghag**// ||= F || //truaghagan// || //truaghaige// || a wretched woman || person, -ag || 1. Derived from: //truagh// (abject, miserable); ||
 * //**truaghan**// ||= M || //truaghain// || //truaghain// || a wretch, pour soul || person, -an || 1. Derived from: //truagh// (abject, miserable); ||
 * //**truaighe**// ||= F ||  ||   || misery, wretchedness ||   || 1. Derived from: //truagh// (abject, miserable); 2. //Mo thruaighe!// (Alas!); ||
 * //**truinnsear**// ||= M || //truinnsearan// || //truinnseir// || a plate ||  ||   ||
 * //** tuarastal **// ||= M || - || // tuarastail // || wage, earnings ||  || 1. // Cha robh an tuarastal aige mòr. // (He wasn't paid much; his wage was not great); ||
 * //**tuathanach**// ||= M || // tuathanaich // || // tuathanaich // || a farmer, crofter || -ach, person ||  ||
 * //** tubaist **// ||= F || // tubaistean // || // tubaiste // || an accident, mishap ||  || 1. // bi tubaist aig ... // (to have an accident); // Bha tubaist aig Seasaidh. // (Jessie [has] had an accident); 2. // tubaist rathaid // (a road accident); 3. // bi ann an tubaist // (to be in an accident) - anglicism?; // an fheadhainn a bha san tubaist // (those who were in the accident); 4. See also: // tubaisteach // (accidental); ||
 * //**tuil**// ||= F || //tuiltean// ||  || a flood || event ||   ||
 * **// tuilleadh //** ||= M ||  ||   || more, extra ||   || 1. // a thuilleadh air ... //(in addition to ..., as well as ...); 2. // tuilleadh agus + ADJ // (too ...); // Bhiodh na tha fa-near dhan chomhairle tuilleadh is cosgail. // (The council's proposals are too expensive - BBC); ||
 * //**tunnag**// ||= F || //tunnagan// || //tunnaige// || a duck || bird -ag || 1. cf. //dràc//, //ràc// , //ràcan// , //ràcaire// (m) - a drake; ||
 * //**turas**// ||= M || //turais//, //tursan// || //turais// || a trip, a journey; a time || event || 1. //ceithir tursan// four times (i.e. frequency); // Dùin do shùilean agus tionndaidh gu cabhagach trì tursan! // (Close your eyes and turn around quickly three times!); 2. //a' chiad turas a chluinneas sibh e// (the first time you will have heard him); // Airson a' chiad turas a-riamh, thèid sanasan telebhisein Gàidhlig a chraoladh. // (For the first time ever, Gaelic TV adverts will be broadcast - BBC); 3. //Nochd e grunn tursan anns an ochdamh linn deug.// (He appeared several times during the 18th century); ||
 * //** tùs **// ||= M ||  || // tùis // || an origin, source ||   || 1. // bho thùs // (from the start); // Tha gobhair dùthchasach bho thùs don Ear-Mheadhanach. // (Goats are originally native to the Middle East - RM); 2. // feasgar ciùin an tùs a' Chèitein // (a tranquil evening at the start of May - Julie Fowlis); ||

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