The Essential English-Gaelic/Gaelic-English Dictionary

Angus Watson’s “Essential Gaelic-English and English-Gaelic” dictionaries are well-established as the leading dictionaries of the Gaelic language. This combined dictionary is ideal for learners of Gaelic at all levels, and its generous coverage of vocabulary from fields such as business and IT makes it 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. Cross-references draw the user to related words and expressions, and Scots equivalents are provided for a number of headwords.

Reviews of The Essential English-Gaelic/Gaelic-English Dictionary

'a welcome addition' – N.J.A. Williams, Eigse, A Journal of Irish Studies 'a very substantial work' – Ian Macdonald, Scottish Book Collector 'Worthy of considerable praise' – Cothrom 'An essential tool for all would-be Gaelic learners' – Scottish Field