Scottish Gaelic Dictionaries

Scottish Gaelic Dictionaries

TITLES WHOSE CATALOG NUMBER IS BOLDED ARE 'OUT OF PRINT'

*96-1 NEWChildren's Illustrated Scottish Gaelic Dictionary, by Jamie MacDonald, 96 p, Children's Gaelic dictionary with Gaelic definitions; illustrated in color ... NOW $16.95

*96-2 Etymological Dictionary of Scottish Gaelic, MacBain, 412 p., paper. Back in print and updated. Describes the origins of 6900 Gaelic words plus a discussion of Gaelic etymology ; essential reference.. . . $17.95

*96-3 Gaelic-English, English-Gaelic Dictionary, MacLennan, 615 p., paper. The first Gaelic book for anyone interested in their Highland heritage whether studying the language or not. Essential reference for serious students. . . . . $37.95.

*96-4 Abair Pocket Gaelic Dictionary, Renton and MacDonald, 162 p., paper. Ideal G-E/E-G guide for learners providing wider treatment of grammatical form. $9.95

*96-6 Illustrated Gaelic to English Dictionary, Dwelly, 1034 pp, P. . .... $39.95

*96-7 Appendix to Dwelly, D. Clyne (ed.), 134 p., cloth. Adds thousands of Gaelic words omited from the 1950 classic. Originally compiled by Dwelly but only recently published. . . . OUT OF PRINT

*96-8 English-Gaelic Key to Dwelly, G. MacKay, 22 p., paper. Provides sketch approach to English-Gaelic cross-reference. . . . Out of Print

Dictionaries Using the New Orthography (Spellings)
Required for Educational Exams in Britain; these revised spellings used by Teach Yourself Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic in Three Months
*96-10 New English-Gaelic Dictionary, D. Thomson, 211 p., paper. Provides the missing English-Gaelic complement to Dwelly and Owen's G-E Dictionary (see below). $19.95

*96-11 The Modern Gaelic-English Dictionary, Owen, 139 p., paper. Full grammatical info and pronunciation of Gaelic words with examples of usage. . . .Out of Print

*106-1 The Essential Gaelic-English Dictionary compiled by ANGUS WATSON, hb, 415 pp. Intended for gaelic learners, it gives generous coverage of the core of the language but the inclusion of vocabulary from fields such as business and IT means that it will also be a valuable tool for all who require an up-to-date reference wo,rk. It contains aa large amount of explanatory materials, numerous examples of usage and idiomatic phrases and expressions. many registers and styles are sampled, from the familiar (and occasionally the vulgar) to the formal and literary. Cross-references draw the user's attention to related words and expressions, and Scots equivalents are provided for a number of of headwords. This dictionary has been fully read and checked with the support of the Gaelic Books Council. .... $45

*106-2 The Essential English-Gaelic Dictionary Compiled by ANGUS WATSON, hp, 423 pp. A new dictionary, intended for learners of Gaelic from beginners to university and college students, gives generous coverage of the core of the language, but the inclusion of vocabulary from fields such as business and IT means that it will also be a valuable tool for all those who require an up-to-date reference work. It contains a large amount of explanatory material, numerous examples of usage and idiomatic phrases and expressions. Many registers and styles are sampled, from the familiar (and occasionally the vulgar) to the formal and the literary, and crossreferences draw the user to related words and expressions. ... $50

Please add $1.75 for postage for the first title and $.50 for each additional title. Virginia residents please add 4.5 per cent for sales tax.

Return to Scottish Gaelic Learning Materials menu

Thistle and Shamrock Books
P.O. Box 42
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-2207
FAX (703) 548-6162
To make an order by e-mail, please write to rory@his.com