| English Name |
English abbreviation |
Gaelic name |
Gaelic abbreviation |
| abbreviation |
abbr |
giorrachadh |
giorr |
| adjective |
adj |
buadhair |
br |
| adjectival phrase |
adj phr |
abairt bhuadhaireach |
abt bh |
| adverb |
adv |
co-ghnìomhair |
cg |
| adverbial phrase |
adv phr |
abairt cho-ghnìomhaireach |
acg |
| article |
art |
alt |
alt |
| comparative adjective |
comp |
buadhair coimeasach |
bc |
| conjunction |
conj |
naisgear |
n |
| imperative mood |
imp |
modh àithneach |
mà |
| nominal case (or the nominative case) |
nom c |
suidheachadh ainmneach |
sa |
| noun |
n |
ainmear |
a |
| noun (feminine) |
n(f) |
ainmear (boireannta) |
a(b) |
| noun (feminine plural) |
n(fpl) |
ainmear (boireannta iomarra) |
a(b i) |
| noun (feminine)/adjective |
n(f)/adj |
ainmear (boireannta)/buadhair |
a(b)/br |
| noun (masculine) |
n(m) |
ainmear (fireannta) |
a(f) |
| noun (masculine plural) |
n(mpl) |
ainmear (fireannta iomarra) |
a(f i) |
| noun (masculine)/adjective |
n(m)/adj |
ainmear (fireannta)/buadhair |
a(f)/br |
| noun (masculine/feminine) |
n(m/f) |
ainmear (fireannta/boireannta) |
a(f/b) |
| noun phrase |
n phr |
abairt ainmearach |
abt a |
| noun (plural) |
n(pl) |
ainmear (iomarra) |
a(i) |
| noun/adjective |
n/adj |
ainmear/buadhair |
a/br |
| offensive |
offens |
mì-mhodhail |
mm |
| personal pronoun |
per pron |
riochdair pearsanta |
rp |
| plural |
pl |
iomarra |
i |
| possessive case (or the genitive case) |
poss c |
suidheachadh ceangailte (no an tuiseal ginideach) |
sc |
| prefix |
pref |
ro-leasachan |
r-l |
| preposition |
prep |
roimhear |
ro |
| prepositional case (or the dative case) |
prep c |
suidheachadh roimhearach |
sr |
| prepositional phrase |
prep phr |
abairt roimhearach |
ab ro |
| prepositional pronoun |
prep pron |
riochdair roimhearach |
rro |
| prepositional+ possessive case |
prep + poss c |
roimhear + suidheachadh ceangailte |
ro + sc |
| pronoun |
pron |
riochdar |
r |
| singular |
sg |
singilte |
sgl |
| singular & plural |
sg&pl |
singilte & iomarra |
sgl&i |
| slang |
sl |
mith-chainnt |
mc |
| suffix |
suff |
iar-leasachan |
i-l |
| superlative adjective |
sup |
buadhair feabhasach |
bf |
| verb |
vb |
gnìomhair |
g |
| verbal noun |
vb n |
gnìomh-ainmear |
ga |
| verb phrase |
vb phr |
abairt ghnìomharach |
abt g |
| vocative case |
voc c |
suidheachadh gairmeach |
sg |
- The Gaelic Terminology Database
