cianail

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

cianail (comparative nas cianaile, superlative as cianaile, qualitative noun cianal)

  1. sad, lamentable, melancholic, plaintive
  2. lonesome, dreary, solitary

Adverb

cianail

  1. (intensifier) awfully, terribly, exceedingly
    tha i cianail fhèin fuar ― it really is terribly cold

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “cianail”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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