An diofar eadar na mùthaidhean a rinneadh air "Faclairean Gàidhlig"
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Various other dictionaries followed, most notably [[Alexander Macbain]]'s ''Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language'' in 1896,<ref name=comp/> to date the only such publication in Gaelic.
A number of dictionaries from this period exist which have not been published to date, such as the ''Highland Gentleman's Dictionary'' from c. 1776 which is currently in the [[Countess of Sutherland]]'s library.<ref name=comp/>
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==Specialist dictionaries==
Except for place-name publications, specialist dictionaries remain rare and focus almost exclusively on the natural world. The most notable examples are:
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* 1890 ''The Gaelic Names of Diseases and Diseased States'' by Cameron Gillies
* 1905 ''Gaelic Names of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles etc.'' by Alexander Forbes
* 1989 ''Gaelic Names for Flowers and Plants'' Douglas Clyne
* 1999 ''Ainmean Gàidhlig Lusan - Gaelic Names of Plants'' Joan Clark and ian MacDonald
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