Mountains, hills |
druim | ridge. |
maodal | beinn bheag chruinn. |
gualainn na beinne | |
mullach na beinne | |
leathad na beinne | |
sliabh | beinn iosal. |
meall | beann mhòr mhaol, nacheil cas, le sineadh fada. |
cnoc | beinn bheag. |
tullach | beinn bheag. |
màs | i.e. “màs uachdar” is “màs iochdrach”. |
gil | gulley in hill, gil an fhidhich. |
clais | narrow gulley. |
Moorland features |
boglach | bog. |
lòn | bog. |
gluic | hollows. |
bruaich | bank. |
blàr | mòinteach. |
Coastal features |
geodha | indentation. |
sheana-ghija | [?] Taransay, name of geo comes before “geodha”. |
bearrach | cliff. |
eas | abhainn cas. |
steall | small waterfall. |
camus | cladach a tighinn cam, “Camus a’ luighre” – Beinn Taobh-Tuath. |
cala | aite le fasgadh. |
Rivers, burns |
eas | waterfall. |
abhain | big river. |
allt | abhainn, “Alltan Aibhneageanaidh” [?] – tributary. |
struthan | abhainn. |
aibhne na gàiraich gheal | river in flood, rushing. |
Types of beach |
traigh geanmhachadh | |
mol | traigh de chlachan. |
dùn | dunes. |
Sea-pools, waves |
muir gaoitheadh | tonn air an togail leis a ghaoith. |
tonnan faollach | sruth agus a ghaoth a’ tighinn an aghaidh a cheile. |
ataireachd | tonnan mòra ’s gun deògh gaoithe. |
bonn mara | |
sùragh (an t sruth) | sruth a bualladh air sgeir agus a dol tiomchiol, also sea going back into sea from beach. |
cop | surf. |