“aon” on Scots Gaelic-Tuhua dictionary

a 1. one, only, sole (before a noun) □ lens all possible consonants except d, t, s □ bha aon rud air an robh iad gu lèir air an aon fhacal there was one thing about which they were in complete agreement / agreed completely (for aon fhacal see 2. below) □ dh’fhàisg e aon de na putanan he pressed one of the buttons □ aon latha fhuair e cha b’e aon ach dà chlaidheamh one day he found not one but two swords □ aon rathad no an dà rathad? an aon rathad mas e do thoil e single or return? single, please □ aon … deug eleven □ aon duine deug eleven men □ aon a chèile one another □ cha b’aithne dhuinn aon a chèile idir we didn’t know each other at all □ choimhead sinn air aon a chèile we looked at one another □ aon rud nach eil a dhith oirnn, ’s e uisge one thing we don’t lack is water □ b’e aon de na rudan a thug orra sin a dhèanamh … one of the factors in their decision to do that was … □ a’ chiad uair bho dh’fhalbh e, agus gu mi-fhortanach an aon uair the first time since he left, and unfortunately the only time 2. same □ aig an aon àm agus a bha na hatharraichean sin a’ gabhail àite at the same time as these changes were taking place □ aig an aon àm ’s a tha iad a’ fàs nas eòlaiche air teicneolas at the same time as they are becoming more familiar with technology □ is aon ni e it’s all the same □ an aon … ri … the same … as … □ buinidh e don aon teaghlach ris a’ choileach ruadh it belongs to the same family as the red grouse □ tha na seilcheagan den aon teaghlach ris an fhaochaig the snails are of the same family as the whelk □ an aon ni ri … / an aon rud ri … the same thing as □ … chan eil iad a’ cial- lachadh an aon rud dhuinn they don’t mean the same (thing) to us □ cha b’e an aon duine idir a bh’ann he wasn’t the same man at all (i.e. that he used to be) □ air an aon chroit riutha on the same croft as they □ mhothaich sinn do na h-aon daoine a h-uile feasgair shios air a’ chladach we noticed the same people every evening down on the beach 3. aon adv some, about, approximately, fully □ aon ochd bliadhna mun tàinig e an seo some eight years before he came here 4. aon is also used in a number of adverbial constructions □ a dh’aon àm simultaneous(ly) □ a dh’aon bheum expressly, all at once □ cha tàinig an caochladh seo a dh’aon bheum this change didn’t come all at once □ a dh’aon bhàgh (Lewis) on purpose, deliberately □ a dh’aon(a) chrich expressly, for the sole purpose □ note that the Svarabhakti vowel is often shown in these expressions □ bha e air tighinn a dh’aona chrich airson a’ choinneamh seo a fhrithealadh he had come for the sole purpose of attending this meeting □ a dh’aon chuid … no … neither … nor … □ dhealbh e bàta nach rachadh a dh’aon chuid fodha no air a druim he designed a boat that would neither sink nor overturn □ a dh’aon(a) ghnotha(i) ch deliberate(ly), by design, expressly, purposely, on purpose □ … a tha air an dèanamh a dh’aon ghnothaich do chloinn … which are expressly made for children □ is ann a dh’aona ghnothach a tha e it’s deliberate, on purpose □ a dh’aon ni bha barrachd shaighdearan ann for one thing there were more soldiers (present) □ … a dh’aon oidhche in (the course of ) one night □ tha e air a ràdh gun do dh’ionnsaich e an ealain a dh’aon oidhche it is said that he learned the art in one night □ a dh’aon rud chan eil a leithid a ni a dhith orm for one thing I don’t need such a thing (see leithid) □ a dh’aon ruith at once, immediately □ fhreagair e a dh’aon ruith he answered at once / immediately □ a dh’aon rùn by design, designedly, intentional(ly) □ also: aon uair once (often uair by itself) □ thàinig a’ bhochdainn orra aon uair eile poverty afflicted (lit. came upon) them once again 5. aon uair agus gu / aon uair ’s gu conj once (= when, after) □ aon uair ’s gun do thòisich mi air am balla (a) thogail … once I had begun to build the wall … 6. As a pronoun: a) aon (duine) anybody, somebody □ aon (sam bith) any □ bha e na fhasgadh cho sàbhailte ri aon (sam bith) san dùthaich it was a refuge as safe as any in the country □ … cho maiseach ri aon a tha againn … as lovely as any we have □ … rathad a bha cho garbh ri aon air an robh sinn … a road which was as rough as any we’ve been on b) no, nobody, none (with preceding neg or implied neg) □ chan eil aon duine an sin there is nobody there □ cha tàinig aon (duine) none came / nobody came / no one came / not one came 7. aon, aoin nm 1. unit, one person / thing □ aon an dèidh aoin one after another (lit. one after one) □ chan eil ann ach aon a-nis there is only one there now □ aon eile one more □ aon ma seach chaidh na treubhan a cheannsachadh one by one the tribes were subjugated □ a h-aon one (the number without an accompanying noun – but with preceding neg = nobody, none etc.) □ co mheud duine a tha ag àiteachadh a’ ghlinne an-diugh? chan eil a h-aon! how many people inhabit the glen nowadays? there isn’t even one! / Not even one! / None! □ Seumas a Sia is a h-Aon James the Sixth and First □ Tearlach a h-Aon Charles the First □ rach an aon merge □ thig gu h-aon ’s gu dhà come to a head, come to the bit □ ma thig e gu h-aon is gu dhà if it comes to the bit / to the crunch □ nuair a thig e gu h-aon is gu dhà at the end of the day (= when all’s said and done etc.) □ an t-aon / gach aon apiece, each □ thug am màthair basgaid an t-aon dhaibh their mother gave them a basket each □ tha mac an t-aon aca they have a son each 2. an t-aon the / an ace in cards