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Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
A. Cameron
Location
North Argyll
Date
‘recorded Nov. 1967’
beart fheoir[bɛ̈ʴştʹ ɛɔ:ɾ]
beart rannaich[bɛ̈ʴştʹ ˈɹɑ̃ɲiç] rope for carrying a load on one’s back.
beart luachair[bɛ̈ʴştʹ ˈɫu̜ɤ̈xəɾ]
eallach fraoich[ˈɛɫəx fɾẅ:ç]
uisneachadh[ˈɤ̈iʃɲɑ̟xəɣ]
sinnteachan[ʃĩɲdʹəxəṉ]
treasachan[t̪ɾe̱səxəṉ]
amail[ɑ̃me̱l]
braghaid[bɾɑ̟̈:idʹ] collar.
siosalan[ˈʃisɑ̟ɫəṉ]
taod[t̪ẅ̜d̪] halter.
strian[st̪ɾĩɑ̟̃ṉ] sling.
diollaid[dʹiɤɫidʹ] saddle.
diollaid saic[dʹiɤ̈ɫidʹ sɑiçk]
sacachadh[ˈsɑ̟xkəxəɣ]
srathair[sɾɑ̟həɾ] when cart was attached.
cartach[kɑ̈ʴştəx]
srathair mheurach[sɾɑ̟həɾ vĩɑ̃ɾəx] for hauling things along the ground.
toraisgian[t̪ɔ:ɾi̜ʃɡəṉ]
cuir air cas bheag[ku̟ɾ e̱ɾ kɑ̟s ve̱ɡ]
tinndean[tʹĩɲdɛ̜ṉ] about a dozen peats together.
cruach[kɾu̜əx]
sgian[skĩɑ̈ṉ]
sgiath[skiɤ̈] [?]
iris[ˈiɾiʃ]
breugaichean[bɾiɑ̟kiçəṉ] holes near top.
aisnean[ˈɑ̟ʃṉəṉ]
cliabh spidridh[kləv spʰidʹɾi] for manure.
todhar[t̪o̟ɾ]
innear[ĩɲɛ̜ɾ]
leasachadh[ɫe̱səxəɣ]
biorra[bi̜-rə]
geola[ɡʹɔ:ɫə]
cudainn[ku̜d̪ĩɲ]
runnach[ɾu̜n̪əx]
beul mór[bɤ̈ɫ mo̟:ɾ]
strachd beoil[st̪ɾɑ̟xk bjɔ:l]
ceann tobhtaichean[kʹɑ̟n̪ ˈt̪o̟t̪ixəṉ]
tobhta thilgte[t̪o̟t̪ə hiliɡʹdʹə]
broilleach[ˈbɾɔʎɔ̈x]
a’ bas[ə bɑ̟s]
a’ beireachdail[be̱ðəxɡɔl]
ulachdagan[u̜ɫəxɡɑ̟ɡəṉ]
athasag[ɑ̟:i̜sɑ̟ɡ] plug-hole.
a’ dorghadh (a’ droghadh)[ə d̪ɾo̜˖ʔəɣ]
cudainn[ku̜d̪ĩɲ]
smalag[smɑ̟̃ɫɑ̟ɡ]
soithean[sɤ̣̈jɛ̱ṉ]
glasag[ɡɫɑ̟sɑ̟ɡ]
ucas[u̜xkəs]
liùth[liu̜:]
creagag[kɾe̱ɡɑ̟̈ɡ]
bodach ruadh[bɔd̪əx ɾu̜ɤ̈ɣ]
langa[ɫɑ̈̃ŋɡə]
trosg[t̪ɾɔsk]
adag[ɑ̟d̪ɑ̟ɡ]
coiteag[kɤ̣̈itʹɑ̟ɡ]
cròdan[kɾɔ̃d̪ɑ̟ṉ]
uairigeanach[u̜əɾiɡʹəṉɑ̟x]
peileag[pe̱lɑ̟ɡ]
? camaidh[kɑ̟̃mi]
camaich (pl)[kɑ̟̃mix]
siolagan[ʃiɔɫɑ̟ɡəṉ]
sgiollag[skẅɫɑ̟ɡ] any small fish.
an fheamainn bhuidhe[ɲɛ̃mĩɲ vu̜i]
feamainn cheirean[fɛ̃mĩɲ xeɾɑ̟ṉ]
baròchd[bɑ̟ˈrɔxk]
maide mirisd[mɛ̜̃dʹə ˈmĩɾiʃtʹ]
duilisg[d̪ulẅsk]
? carrakeen[kɑ̟rɑ̟ˈɡĩn]
dreamhaichean[d̪ɾĩɑ̃viçəṉ]
steàrnan[ʃtʹɛ̱rṉɑ̟ṉ]
sgliùrach[ˈsklu̟:rəx]
gille-brìghde[ɡʹiʎə bɾi:dʹə]
bodhag[bɔ:ɑ̟ɡ]
guilibnach[ɡʹu̟ləbṉɑ̟̃x]
an fheannag[ɲ ɑ̟̃n̪ɑ̟ɡ] hoodie-crow.
ròchdais[rɔ:ʰkiʃ] jackdaw.
cathag[kɑ̟ʔɑ̟ɡ]
corra-ghritheach[kɔrəˈɣɾiəx]
a’ chòrr[ə xɔ:r]
brichdean beithe[bɾiçɡɑ̟ṉ be̱ə]
brù-dhearg[bru̟ jɛɾɑ̟ɡ]
smeorach[smjɔ̃:ɾəx]
lon-dubh[ɫɔ:ṉd̪u̟]
uiseag[u̜˖ʃɑ̟ɡ]
riabhag[riɤ̈vɑ̟ɡ]
gocan (na cuthaig)[ɡɔxkɑ̟ṉ nə ku̜ɑ̟ɡʹ]
feadag (an fheadag)[fe̱d̪ɑ̟ɡ]
corr-chòsag[kɔrəxɔ:sɑ̟ɡ]
gobhlachan[ɡo̟:ɫəxɑ̟ṉ]
poca saluinn[pɔʰkə sɑ̟ɫĩ̜ɲ]
ceanna-phullan[kʹɑ̟n̪ɑ̟ fu̜ɫɑ̟ṉ]
gille chimid[ɡʹiʎə çĩmid̪] tadpole.
figheadairean casa-fada[ˈfiəd̪ɑ̟ɹəṉ kɑ̟sə-fɑ̟d̪ə]
losg an dul[ɫo̟sk ɑ̟n̪ d̪u̜ɫ] toad.
mial a’ mhàgag[mẅ̃ɫ ə vɑ̟̃:ɡɑ̟ɡ] or a’ mhògag [ə vɔ̃:ɡɑ̟ɡ]
màgan[ˈmɑ̟̃:ɡɑ̟̃ṉ]
gille cràigean[ɡʹiʎə kɾɑ̟̃:ɡʹɛ̣ṉ] frog.
cràigean[kɾɑ̟̃:ɡʹɛ̣ṉ] frog.
leumrachan (Skye)[ˈʎe̱məɾɑ̟xɑ̟ṉ]
bruthaist[bɾu̜˖ɑ̟ʃtʹ]
an uircean garraidh[ən̪ t̪u̟ɾkʹɑ̟ṉ ɡɑ̟:ri] hedgehog.
nios[ɲĩs] weasel.
Chan eil beachd orm
(52-3) feòrag[fjɔ:ɾɑ:ɡ] squirrel – sometimes for ferret.
an taghan[ɑn̪ t̪əɣɑ̟ṉ] pine-marten.
feòclan[fjɔ:kəɫɑ̟ṉ] pole-cat.
sionnach[ʃũ̜n̪əx] fox.
broc[bɾɔʰk] badger.
moigheach bhan[mɔjəx vɑ̟̃ṉ] mountain hare.
coinnean[kɔ̃ɲɑ̟ṉ] rabbit.
(60) darach[d̪ɑ̟ɾəx] oak.
beithe[be̱hə]
leamhan[lɛ̜̃vɑ̟ṉ] elm.
fearnaibh[fɛ̜:rṉəv] alder.
uinnsean[ə̃ĩ:ʃɑ̟ṉ]
seileach[ʃe̱ləx]
(61.5) caoran[kẅɾɑ̟ṉ]
?(61.8) -chrannhoneysuckle.
fiodhag(aich)[fi̜ɣɑ̟ɡ(iç)] wild fig, hugberry [sic].
ealainn[iɑ̟ɫi̜ɲ]
eitheann / eathann[e̱ʔəṉ] ivy.
(67.5) critheann[kɾihən̪]
callte[kɑ̟u̜ɫtə]
??? iubhar[ˈju̜əɾ]
an tirisd[əɲ tʹiɾiʃdʹ] cherry.
giuthas[ɡʹu̜ʔəs] Scotch fir.
(71) taighean tobhta[t̪ɑ̟iəṉ t̪o̟ʰt̪ə]
taighean tughadh[t̪ɑ̟iəṉ tu̜ʔəɣ]
balla cloiche[bɑ̟ɫə kɫo̟çə]
sgroth[skɾɔ]
ceanglaichean[kʹɛ̱̃ŋɫiçəṉ]
?? amhainn[ɑ̟̃v̬ĩ̜ɲ] lower part of the thatch.
bonn dubh[b̥ũ̜n̪ d̪u̜]
rioghan[ri̜ɣɑ̟ṉ]
(?74) taobh bhàn[tu̜: vɑ̟̃:ṉ]
fionndranach[fjə̃ũ̜n̪d̪ɾɑ̟ṉɑ̟x]
ceann simileir[kʹɑ̟n̪ ʃimi̜-lɛ̱ɾ]
leisdeannan[le̱ʃd̪ən̪əṉ]
na sgaoilib[ṉə skɯlib]
cromag[kɾo̟mɑ̟ɡ]
cròcan[kʰrɔ:xkɑ̟ṉ]
luidheir[ɫu̜iɛ̱ɾ]
fodradh[fɔd̪ɾəɣ]
transachan[ˈt̪ɾɑ̟̃ṉsɑ̟xəṉ] passage.
stuam[st̪u̜əm]
dorus catha[dɔ̪ɾəs kɑ̟ʔɑ̟]
cidsin[kʹiḏʃi̜ṉ]
rùm[rũ̜m]
clòsaid[kɫɔ:sɑdʹ]
staic[sṯɛ:kʹ]
? innidh[ĩɲĩ] ? inne [ĩɲə] drain.
uan[ũ̜ɑ̟̃ṉ]
othaisg[o̟ʔiʃkʹ]
dianag[dʹĩɑ̟̃nɑ̟ɡ]
croc[krɔk]
mult[mũ̜ɫt̪]
smeòrach[smjɔ̃:rəx] tip of the ear.
bacan ard[bɑ̟xkɑ̟̃ṉ ɑ̈:ɹsḏ]
bacan iseal[bɑ̟xkɑ̟̃ṉ i:ʃəɫ]
beum[be:m]
bacan cul?
? cas cheap[kɑ̟s çeb̥] for “bacan”.
ceannag[kʹɑ̟̃n̪ɑ̟ɡ]
muillean[mɤ̈̃ĩʎɛ̃ṉ]
gràp[ɡ̊ɾɑ̟:p(ə)]
sgóilteanan[sko̟ʎtʹɛ̜̃ṉəṉ]
? glaoghain[ɡɫw:ɣɛ̜̃ɲ]
? talamh còrlach[kʰɔ:ʴɫəx]
[talamh?] arnach[ɑ̟:ɽṉɑ̟x]
pleitheag[pʰlɛhɑ̟ɡ̊]
làr cheap(a)[ɫɑ̟:ɾ çe̱p(ə)] for turfing.
ceapa làr[kʹe̱b̥ə ɫɑ̟:ɾ] for turfing.
crannachan[krɑ̟̃n̪ɑ̟xɑ̟ṉ]
curn[kərṉ]
bainne buidhe[b̥ɑ̟̃ɲə b̥u̜:hi]
ceud bhainne[kiəd̪ v̬ɑ̟̃ɲə]
? currac an rìgh[ku̜rəxk əṉ ri:]
a’ mhaodail[ə v̬w̃:d̪il]
marag toin duinte[mɑ̟ɾɑ̟ɡ tə̃n̪ dũ̟:ɲtʹə]
minid[mĩṉidʹ] stomach (lamb).
deascad[dʹe̱skəd̪]
slauc[sɫɑ̟u̜k]
? corc chluasach
biorraich[bi̜-riç] in first year.
loth[ɫɔ]
searrach[ʃɑ̟rɑ̟x]
atharla[ɑ̟hɑ̟rɫə] after 1st calf.
(132) geamhnach[ɡ̊ɛ̣̃ũ̟n̪əx] cow without calf for a year.
òigeach[ɔ:ɡʹəx]
an t-urraghach[ən̪ tu̜ru̜ɣəx]
an t-asan[ən̪ tɑ̟sɑ̟n]
sulaire[su̜:ɫe̱ɾə]
camhlach[kʰɑ̟̃ũ̜ɫɑ̟̈x] small duck.
lach[ɫɑ̟x] teal.
daobhgan[d̪ə:vɡɑ̟ṉ] peewit. Or daobhgan luachrach [d̪ə:vɡɑ̟ṉ ɫu̜əxɾəx].
coman lòn[kʰo̟mɑṉ ɫɔ:ṉ] snipe.
budagoc / budacoc[bu̜d̪əɡɔʰk] snipe. (Arisaig)
cearbanach[kʰɛ̱ɾɑ̟bɑ̟ṉəx] dolphin.
sornan[sɔ:rṉɑ̟ṉ] small skate.
sgait[skʰɑ̟xtʹ] skate.
easgann[e̱skən̪] eel.
dearbadan dé[dʹɛ̱ɾəbəd̪ɑ̟n dʹe̱:] butterfly.
daran arach[d̪ɑ̟rɑ̟n ɑ̟rəx] grasshopper.
dioltag[dʹiəɫtɑ̟ɡ̊] bat.
ioltag[iəɫtɑɡ̊] bat.
coinnspeach[kɔ̃ĩspəx]
seilean ruadh[ʃe̱lɑ̟n ru̜əɡ̊]
seangan[ʃɛ̱̃ɣɑ̟n]

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