1. General terms |
1.1. Good weather |
side – mhath | |
1.2. Bad weather |
droch – t-side | [sic] |
1.3. Temperature |
teas bruthaineach | sultry. |
fuachd neimheil | |
1.4. Dryness, wetness |
latha na seachd sian | |
teas a sgoiltean na creagan | |
dortadh | |
cuirich | light rain, usually with mist. |
an dile bhaite | very heavy rain. |
tha i taise | moist conditions. |
2. The sky and the weather |
2.1. A clear sky by day |
2.2. A clear night sky |
2.3. A red sky |
ròs dearg | |
breacadh an rionnaich | a streaky sky with light and dark blue. |
2.4. An overcast sky |
2.5. Unusual appearance of the moon or the sun |
buaile mu’n ghealaich | |
gealach fhaobhair = gealach abachaidh | |
2.6. The northern lights |
fir-chlis | |
2.7. Stars |
3. Clouds |
3.1. Light cloud |
3.2. Cirrus cloud |
3.3. Thick cloud |
3.4. Rainbow |
bogha frois | |
4. Wind |
4.1. Dead calm |
fiath (nan eun) | |
sglog fhiath | |
dubh fhiath | dead calm. |
ciuin | |
4.2. Light breeze |
faiteal | |
oiteag | |
usbag | |
4.3. Fresh breeze |
fionnar | |
sgalach | |
4.4. Gusts |
rasgalach | [?] |
4.5. Wind of variable direction |
ioma ghaoth | |
4.6. Strong wind |
gaoth ladair | |
saireathas | |
4.7. Gale |
4.8. Hurricane |
gaillean | |
gailbheach | |
4.9. Rising wind |
a ghaoth a beothachadh | |
4.10. Dying wind |
a ghaoth a sioladh | |
4.11. Winds associated with particular seasons of the year |
5. Tides |
5.1. Flowing |
lionadh | |
5.2. Ebbing |
trathadh | |
5.3. High tide |
muir lan | |
5.4. Low tide |
muir traigh | |
5.5. Spring tide |
reothart | |
5.6. Neap tide |
canntraigh | |
5.7. Turn of the tide |
tilleadh an làn | |
toiseachd a lionadh | |
seol mara | flowing time of tide. |
6. Weather and the sea |
6.1. A calm sea |
muir air an coisicheadh na cuileagan | |
6.2. A light swell |
tarruing | |
6.3. A heavy swell |
bonn anns a mhuir | |
6.4. A choppy sea |
muir glogach | |
6.5. A stormy sea |
6.6. Large waves |
stuagh | |
tuinn | |
6.7. Breakers |
muir bristeach | |
6.8. Surf |
suradh | |
6.9. Spindrift |
marcan sine | |
7. Rain |
7.1. Drizzle |
cuiraich | |
7.2. Light shower |
fras | |
7.3. Heavy shower |
dortadh | |
meall | |
7.4. Prolonged rain |
dile | |
7.5. Driving rain |
sian | |
7.6. Getting soaked |
cho fliuch ri lach | |
druite chun a chraicinn | |
bog bathte | |
8. Mist |
8.1. Light mist |
8.2. Heavy mist |
8.3. Sea mist |
8.4. Other terms associated with mist |
9. Thunder and lightning |
9.1. Thunder |
tairneanaich | |
torrain | |
9.2. Lightning |
dealanaich | |
teine adhair | |
10. Snow and hail |
10.1. Snowflakes |
bleideag | large. |
spiondagan | small. |
10.2. Sleet |
flin | |
10.3. Types of snow |
slib-sneachda | wet. |
10.4. Driving snow |
cabhagh | [sic] |
10.5. Heavy fall |
cur sneachda | |
10.6. Snowdrifts |
cith | |
10.7. A few flakes floating in the wind |
spiondagan sneachd | |
10.8. Snowman and rolled ball of snow |
bodach sneachd | |
cnapan sneachd | |
10.9. Hailstones |
clachan meallain | |
11. Frost |
reothadh | |
11.1. Hoarfrost |
liath reothadh | |
11.2. Hard frost |
reothadh cruaidh | |
11.3. Ice |
deigh | |
an reothadh dubh | black ice on roads. |
strupain | icicles. |
11.4. Thaw |
eiteamh | |
an t-achadh dubh ann | |
12. Signs foretelling weather |
12.1. Foretelling good weather |
ros dearg ’san fheasgar | |
toit na mara | |
12.2. Foretelling bad weather |
breacadh an rionnaich | |
seinn na learg | – uisge. |
ealaichean air na lochan | – fuachd. |
13. General sayings or proverbs connected with the weather |
[fead] | Chan e fead a bhainne tha muigh. |
[feath] | Chan ann bho’n fheath tha’n usbag. |
[gaoth] | Gaoth tuath fuachd is gaillean. Gaoth ’n iar iasg is bainne. Gaoth deas meas air chrannaibh. Gaoth n-ear teas is torradh. |
[earrach] | Ceann còin air madainn earraich. |
[Di-haoine] | Di-haoine an aghaidh na seachdainn ’s Di-sathuirne leis an t-side. |
[ribhinn] | Gu cinnteach air latha Gill Bride thig an ribhinn as an toll. |
[feath] | Feath faoillich [?] mar gaol ribhinn. |