Funding of £2.5m has been put in place for the next phase of the development of the first comprehensive Gaelic dictionary.
Faclair na Gàidhlig aims to document the history, development and use of every single word in the language.
It would be far more detailed than any dictionary available in bookshops.
The production is being made possible through a collaboration between several universities and the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture.
The latest funding announced by the Scottish government will be managed by the Scottish Funding Council.
The new dictionary is a long-term project and would be the equivalent of the multi-volume resources available for English and Scots.
It could take 30 years to produce and is likely to have around 100,000 entries.
The universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Strathclyde and Sabhal Mòr Ostaig are involved in the project, which has the support of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, the national public body with responsibility for Gaelic.
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