Differences in Vocabulary
| English | Irish | Scottish Gaelic | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| in | i, in | (ann) an | In Classical Irish the forms were "i", "a", "in", "an" - "i/in" when the following sound was slender, and "a/an" when the following sound was broad. In both Irish and Scottish, in the spoken language, the four forms of "i", "a", "in", "an" still exist. |
| minister | ministir, ministéir | ministear | In Irish, aire for a government minister |
| Germany | An Ghearmáin | A' Ghearmailt | |
| America | Meiriceá, Meirice | Ameireaga | |
| London | Londain | Lunnain | |
| road | bóthar/ród | rathad | |
| cold (sickness) | slaghdán | cnatan | Meaning illness |
| talking | caint | bruidhinn | Also, cainnt in Scottish Gaelic. Bruíon (formerly bruighean) in Irish means "fighting", "quarrelling" |
| Irish Gaelic | English | Scottish Gaelic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cuan | harbour | cuan | ocean | A number of words are used in both languages for "ocean" and "sea", such as aigéan/aigeun, an fharraige. Caladh or cala (also in the compound "calafort" < "cala-phort") are commonly used in Irish for "harbour". |
| An Bhreatain Bheag | Wales | A' Bhreatain Bheag | Brittany | Breatain (Britain) is the same in both, but "little" Breatain is different in each: Brittany in Scottish and Wales in Irish. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent for Wales is A' Chuimrigh, a Gaelicisation of an Anglicisation of the Welsh Cymru. The Irish for Brittany is An Bhriotáin from Latin "Britannia". |
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