barrachd

Noun

 * 1) surplus
 * 2)  superiority

Adverb

 * 1) more

Usage notes

 * Followed by a noun in the genitive case or the preposition  and a noun in the dative case:
 * barrachd eòlais - more knowledge
 * barrachd de bhàrr - more crops
 * Prepositional pronouns derived from de and  are use instead of personal pronouns:
 * barrachd dhiubh/barrachd aca - more of them
 * Used in the sense "more than before", "more than somebody/something else", "more than necessary" etc:
 * Fhuair mi barrachd airgid am bliadhna. - I got more money this year. (= than last year, than usual etc)
 * Tha barrachd ùine a dhìth orm. - I need more time. (= than was allotted me)
 * Chan eil sinn ag iarraidh barrachd air sin. - We don't want more than that.
 * In the sense "additional",  is used instead:
 * Gheibh mi tuilleadh airgid am bliadhna. - I'll get more money this year. (= in addition to what I already have)

Derived terms

 * - besides (preposition)
 * - besides (adverb)
 * - more than
 * - more than