Nàdur an Duine / Personality
- Informant(s)
- Name
- Roderick MacNeil
- Age
- [69]
- Origin
- Barra
- Location
- [Glasgow], Clarkston
- Date
- [1987-88]
- Fieldworker
- A. O’Henley
| Good company / Bad company | |
| duine suairc | good company, pleasant conversant. |
| duine truasail | merciful. |
| duine amaiseach | witty. |
| gasag | horrible wee man / woman. |
| duine lom | hard-hearted. “Cho lòm [sic] ris an deargan.” |
| duine searbh | sarcastic. |
| sgroileadh da theanga | tongue lashing. More often applicable to women being given a tongue lashing. |
| Cheerful / Gloomy | |
| duine ciatach | a patient person. |
| duine gasda | a pleasant person. |
| duine somalta | placid. |
| “O nach buidhe dha” | used of a satisfied person. |
| duine gàbhaidh | surly. |
| dreunair | frowning person. |
| duine griofagach | nervous, excitable person. |
| drabasdach | when Gaelic speech is spoiled by English interjections. |
| A good man / A bad man | |
| earbsach | trustworthy. |
| ionraic | just. |
| creideach | religious. |
| ceard | a man who does not deal honourably with women. |
| gròic | used of an incompetent joiner / tradesman. |
| leam-leat | person who would be behind you one minute and the next opposed to you. |
| A successful man / A failure | |
| comasach | capable. |
| duine doigheil | a good tradesman, someone who is good at his job. |
| duine dèanadach | ambitious. |
| air a thuc fhein | on his own initiative. |
| dìcheallach | earnest. |
| dìleas | loyal. |
| ‘ceangailte ris a leisge’ | someone who is irrevocably lazy. |
| sgliùrach | a woman who makes a lot of noise. |
| luid | clumsy housewife. |
| rolaisteach | someone who tells tall stories. |
| A wise man / Foolish | |
| pungail | sensible. |
| ciallach | as well as sensible used to mean a tame animal. |
| tonaisgail | sensible. |
| seadhach | sensible. |
| glomhraisg (-each) | used of a stupid person. |
| sgliomair | a hanger on. |
| bumalair | someone who does not know how to behave. |
| Bold / Timid | |
| dalba | a forward person. |
| ladarna | a forward person. |
| buatharra | a bossy person. Applicable to both sexes. |
| siantaiche | shy person. |
| leamh | used of a child needing petting. |
| leideil | used of a child needing petting. |
| eagallach | timid. |
| gealtach | timid. |
| Proud / Humble | |
| ‘mór as fhein’ | conceited. |
| uaibhreach | proud. |
| duine dha fhein | self-centred. |
| duine feineil | self-centred. |
| broscul | flattery. |
| mascul | flattery. |
| sgleip | flattery. “Cha robh e ach a’ sgleip.” |
| Polite/ Coarse | |
| bainndidh | a modest woman. |
| deideag | neat, tidy woman. |
| àlainn | handsome. |
| deiseil | handsome. |
| glaoic | bad-mannered. |
| fearail | masculine looking woman. |
| curs | coarse. |
| Bad types | |
| buaireasach | bad-tempered. |
| duine làn lagh | |
| duine amhrasach | suspicious. |
| rag | stubborn. |
| Young / Old | |
| pocan | tubby, cheeky boy. |
| [ioncag] | “Cha deach ioncag air.” – He has not grown an inch. |
| [stòlda] | Bodach stòlda – for a child who talks like an adult. Cailleach stòlda – for a girl who talks like an adult. |
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