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Nuair a bhios mi a鈥� ruith ch霉rsaichean mu na ceanglaichean eadar ar c脿nan agus ar t矛r, bidh mi ag innse do na h-oileanaich gu bheil c貌rr is ceud facal ann an G脿idhlig airson beinn, cnoc no talamh 脿rd de she貌rs鈥� air choreigin. Tha mu shia fichead facal agam air an liosta. Agus tha ceathrad facal G脿idhlig agam airson 鈥榖辞驳濒补肠丑鈥�. Gu math tric, bidh daoine ag r脿dh 鈥� sin d矛reach mar a tha na faclan airson 鈥荣苍别补肠丑诲鈥� ann an c脿nan nan Inuit.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach cia mheud facal G脿idhlig a th鈥� againn airson 鈥荣苍别补肠丑诲鈥�? Tha fliuch-shneachd 鈥荣濒别别迟鈥�, clach-shneachd 鈥榟ail鈥� agus crann-shneachd 鈥榙ry snow鈥� againn. Tha ball-sneachda againn airson 鈥荣苍辞飞产补濒濒鈥� agus muc-shneachda nuair a tha e uabhasach m貌r. Bidh daoine a鈥� d猫anamh muc-aitidh le bhith a鈥� roiligeadh sneachd bog ann am ball m貌r aig 脿m an 脿iteimh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 D猫 mu dheidhinn nam faclan airson 鈥荣苍辞飞蹿濒补办别鈥�? Tha bleideag ann. Ach cuideachd 鈥� cl貌imhneag, l貌ine, cl脿dan, cleit is cleiteag. 鈥橲 e sp矛ontag 鈥榓 small drop of rain or flake of snow preceding a shower鈥�. Agus, ann an Arainn, 鈥檚 e cuileaga-sneachda a chanadh iad ri 鈥荣苍辞飞蹿濒补办别蝉鈥�. Tha sin snog, nach eil?

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus 鈥榓 snow shower鈥�? Fras-sneachda. No gith. Cuideachd, canaidh sinn gu bheil an cur ann, no gu bheil i a鈥� cur an t-sneachda. Ma tha an sneachd uabhasach bog is fliuch, dh鈥檉haodamaid a r脿dh gu bheil glid ann.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ma tha e cho bog 鈥檚 gun canamaid 鈥荣濒别别迟鈥� ris ann am Beurla, 鈥檚 e sin flin no flinne, fliug, gl矛obas, stiug, cl脿mhainn, flichneachd no flichneadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ma tha sneachd a鈥� leaghadh nuair a bhuaileas na bleideagan an talamh, canaidh sinn gur e 肠濒矛蹿别颈诲 no 驳濒矛产丑别颈诲 a tha sin. Ma laigheas e, 鈥檚 e 霉谤-蝉苍别补肠丑诲 a th鈥� ann, agus ma tha gu le貌r ann airson lorgan-coise a shealltainn, canaidh sinn lorganach-shneachda ris.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ma tha d矛reach gu le貌r ann airson an talamh a dh猫anamh liath, seach geal, canaidh sinn liathtas-sneachda ris. Agus, ged nach biodh d霉il air sneachd mun 脿m seo dhen bhliadna, uaireannan bidh e a鈥� tighinn, agus canaidh sinn Glasadh na Cuthaig ris no, cuideachd, Sneachd Beag nan Uan. Chan eil e cho trom ri Sneachd na Cuthaig a thig anns a鈥� Ghiblean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 e cathadh no cabhadh a chanas sinn ann an G脿idhlig ri snowdrift. 鈥橲 e cur is cathadh a chanas sinn ri sneachd trom a thig le gailleann. Agus 鈥檚 e gnudhadh facal airson sneachd leaghte no 鈥荣濒耻蝉丑鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a tha p矛os de shneachd air fh脿gail air cliathaich beinne as t-Earrach, 鈥檚 e cuithe a chanas sinn ri sin. Tha t猫 ainmeil ann an Srath Sp猫 鈥� A鈥� Chuithe Chrom air a鈥� Ch脿rn Ghorm. Anns a鈥� gheamhradh fh猫in, feumaidh sgithearan nach eil air a鈥� phiste a bhith cianail faiceallach mu mhaoimean-sneachda 鈥� 鈥檚 e maoim-sneachda a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air 鈥榓惫补濒补苍肠丑别鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Canaidh sinn cho geal ris an t-sneachd 鈥榓s white as the snow鈥� agus cho geal ri sneachd na h-aon oidhche 鈥榓s white as the one-night snow鈥� 鈥� 鈥檚 e sin sneachd nach eil air a bhith a鈥� laighe fada gu le貌r airson a bhith a鈥� f脿s salach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Mu dheireadh, seo ceist dhuibh 鈥� d猫 na h-e貌in a tha ag innse gu bheil sneachd air an rathad nuair a nochdas iad ann an achaidhean anns a鈥� gheamhraidh? Bheir mi am fuasgladh dhuibh an-ath-sheachdain.

airson beinn, cnoc no talamh 脿rd de she貌rs鈥� air choreigin: for a mountain, hill or elevated land of some nature; bidh daoine a鈥� d猫anamh muc-aitidh le bhith a鈥� roiligeadh sneachd bog aig 脿m an 脿iteimh: people make a muc-aitidh by rolling soft snow at a time of thaw; canaidh sinn gu bheil an cur ann, no gu bheil i a鈥� cur an t-sneachda: we say it鈥檚 snowing (two different ways); dh鈥檉haodamaid a r脿dh: we might say; ma tha e cho bog 鈥檚 gun canamaid 鈥荣濒别别迟鈥� ris: if it鈥檚 so soft that we鈥檇 call it 鈥荣濒别别迟鈥�; ma tha sneachd a鈥� leaghadh nuair a bhuaileas na bleideagan an talamh: if the snow melts when the flakes hit the ground; ma tha gu le貌r ann airson lorgan-coise a shealltainn: if there鈥檚 enough to show footprints; airson an talamh a dh猫anamh liath: to make the ground grey; Glasadh na Cuthaig: lit. the greying of the cuckoo; Sneachd Beag nan Uan: lit the little snow of the lambs; a chanas sinn ri sneachd trom a thig le gailleann: that we call heavy snow that comes with a storm; air cliathaich beinne as t-Earrach: on a mountainside in Spring; air a鈥� Ch脿rn Ghorm: on Cairn Gorm; feumaidh sgithearan nach eil air a鈥� phiste a bhith cianail faiceallach mu mhaoimean-sneachda: skiers who are not on the piste must be careful about avalanches; nach eil air a bhith a鈥� laighe fada gu le貌r airson a bhith a鈥� f脿s salach: that hasn鈥檛 been lying long enough to grow dirty; d猫 na h-e貌in a tha ag innse gu bheil sneachd air an rathad: what are the birds that tell that snow is on the way; nuair a nochdas iad ann an achaidhean anns a鈥� gheamhraidh: when they appear in fields in winter.

I didn鈥檛 mention the Gaelic for 鈥榟ail鈥� in the Litir. It鈥檚 generally clach-mheallain in the singular and clachan-meallain in the plural, although the singular can be used collectively. The name means 鈥榯he stone that comes in clusters鈥�. A heavy hailstorm might be described thus: 鈥榯ha na clachan-meallain a鈥� cur deann 脿s an talamh鈥� (the hailstones are spattering lit. 鈥榩utting mist out of the ground鈥�).

cho geal ris an t-sneachd 鈥榓s white as the snow鈥�; cho geal ri sneachd na h-aon oidhche 鈥榓s white as the one-night snow鈥�.

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