Scottish Gaelic English/English Scottish Gaelic Dictionary [Paperback]

R. W. Renton (Author), J. A. MacDonald (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1994

Scottish Gaelic is the language of a hearty, traditional people, over 75,000 strong. This dictionary provides the learner or traveler with a basic, modern vocabulary and the means to communicate in a quick fashion.

Quick reference
8,500 modern, up-to-date entries
English-Gaelic section is expanded to facilitate conversations and composition
For students and travelers
List of abbreviations and appendix of irregular verbs
Grammar guide

As proper usage of the definite article ("the") is often a hurdle for the learner, the article is provided in this dictionary in italics with each noun in order to reinforce grammar rules and to assist recall.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books; Hippocrene Pbk. Ed edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781803160
• ISBN-13: 978-0781803168
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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44 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment!, July 13, 2001

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Claudia S. Murtaugh "country teacher" (Weimar, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scottish Gaelic English/English Scottish Gaelic Dictionary (Paperback)

[....] I am currently wrapped up in the Diana Gabaldon series which is set in Scotland. I want to know how to say the Gaelic words used in the books. I majored in foreign languages and never had a dictionary that didn't include pronunciation. I returned the dictionary immediately (along with the Irish dictionary which was equally lacking).

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Dic!!, July 26, 2000

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R. J Kaucher (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scottish Gaelic English/English Scottish Gaelic Dictionary (Paperback)

The problem with many of the reviews here is that they expect this book to be like McB's Etymological Dictionary.

This book is 100% perfect for the learner who is just starting out. It lists the entries and their uses with the article, VERY important for people new to the language. The book is worth the price just for that.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars useful, April 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Scottish Gaelic English/English Scottish Gaelic Dictionary (Paperback)

If you are looking for an inexpensive gaelic-english-gaelic dictionary to use as a complement to the Teach yourself GAelic course, this is probably your best bet. A wonderful little book for beginners, though eventually you will want to get Dwelly's Gaelic-English, Thomson's English-Gaelic, and probably MacLellan's two-way as well if you continue with the language. However, these are an investment, especially if you get all three, so this one is best for starters. And because it gives the cases forms of the nouns, it will remain useful even when you are developing fluency.