ainleag-mhonaidh

Wikispecies (canonical)
ainleige-monaidh (genitive singular)
ainleagan-monaidh (plural)

ainleag-mhonaidh f (genitive singular ainleige-monaidh, plural ainleagan-monaidh)

ainleag (“swallow”) + mhonaidh (“mountain”).

See :gd:ainleag-mhonaidh.

alpine swift (Apus melba) synonym (Tachymarptis melba)


meas-chraobh

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meas-chraobh f (genitive singular meas-chraoibhe, plural meas-chraobhan)

meas-chraoibhe (genitive singular)
meas-chraobhan (plural)


craobh-mheas

craobh-mheas f (genitive singular craoibhe-meas, plural craobhan-measa)

craoibhe-meas (genitive singular)
craobhan-measa (plural)


craobh shìor-ghorm

craobh shìor-ghorm f (genitive singular craoibhe sìor-ghorm, plural craobhan sìor-ghorm)

craoibhe sìor-ghorm (genitive singular)
craobhan sìor-ghorm (plural)


iolair-bhàn

iolair-bhàn f (genitive singular iolaire-bàine, plural iolairean-bàna)

iolaire-bàine (genitive singular)
iolairean-bàna (plural)


iolair-chladaich

iolair-chladaich f (genitive singular iolaire-cladaiche, plural iolairean-cladaich)

iolaire-cladaiche (genitive singular)
iolairean-cladaich (plural)


iolair-bhreac

iolair-bhreac f (genitive singular iolaire-brice, plural iolairean-breaca)

iolaire-brice (genitive singular)
iolairean-breaca (plural)

greater spotted eagle
greater spotted eagle


rideag

rideag f (genitive singular rideig, plural rideagan)

rideig (genitive singular)
rideagan (plural)


bradan-sligeach

bradan-sligeach m (genitive singular bradain-shligeach, plural bradain-shligeach)

bradain-shligeach (genitive singular)
bradain-shligeach (plural)


bradan-leathann

bradan-leathann m (genitive singular bradain-leathann, plural bradain-leathann)

bradain-leathann (genitive singular)
bradain-leathann (plural)


garbhag

garbhag f (genitive singular garbhaig, plural garbhagan)

garbhaig (genitive singular)
garbhagan (plural)


ailp

From Old Irish alp, from Proto-Celtic *alb- (“hill, highland”), which, according to Delamarre, is from *albiyū (“the luminous world”). Often compared to Latin Alpes (English Alps) but the relationship between these words (and its Romance descendants) is unclear.


ceàrd-dubhan

ceàrd (“tinker, smith”) + dubhan (“hook”)


fiùran

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fiùran m (genitive singular fiùrain, plural fiùranan)

fiùrain (genitive singular)
fiùranan (plural)


gafann

gafann m (genitive singular gafainn, no plural)

gafainn (genitive singular)
gafann
ghafann


peall

peall m (genitive singular pill, plural peallan or pillean)

pill (genitive singular)
peallan (plural)
pillean (plural)
peall
pheall

peallag

shaggy hide or skin; little bunch of hair; clout; little coach or pallet; little covering; trollop, ill-dressed or ragged woman; little mat or rug; hassock; umbrella; coarse harness, primitive or ill-kept harness; cart harness; inferior wool; mat of straw; bass; sort of under pack-saddle; coarse blanket

pillean

pack-saddle; cloth put under a pannel, cushion, pad; hassock


feàrna

From Old Irish fern (compare Manx farney, Irish fearnóg), from Proto-Celtic *wernā (compare Welsh gwern).

(obsolete) the letter F in the Gaelic alphabet


dreathan a' chinn bhuidhe

dreathan a' chinn bhuidhe m (genitive singular dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe, plural dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe)

dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe (genitive singular)
dreathain a' chinn bhuidhe (plural)


mioneun

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


snathag

snathag f (genitive singular snathaig, plural snathagan)

snathaig (genitive singular)
snathagan (plural)


peata

peata m (genitive singular peata, plural peatachan or peatan or peataichean)

peata (genitive singular)
peatachan (plural)
peatan (plural)
peataichean (plural)
peata
pheata

From Middle Irish peta, petta (“pet”); either from an Old French term related to petit, or a native term (< *fetta ~ *setta).


geadas

geadas m (genitive singular geadais, plural geadais)

geadais (genitive singular)
geadais (plural)
geadas
gheadas


cluas-chaoin

Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum#Translingual


bògas na h-oidhche

bògas na h-oidhche m (genitive singular bògais na h-oidhche, plural bògais na h-oidhche)

bògais na h-oidhche (genitive singular)
bògais na h-oidhche (plural)
bògas na h-oidhche
bhògas na h-oidhche

/ˌpɔːkəs nə ˈhɤ̃ĩçə/


bògas

bògas m (genitive singular bògais, plural bògais)

bògais (genitive singular)
bògais (plural)
bògas
bhògas


duirc

From Middle Irish dercu, from Old Irish derucc.


topag

topag f (genitive singular topaig, plural topagan)

topaig (genitive singular)
topagan (plural)
topag
thopag


asal-stiallach

asal-stiallach m or f (genitive singular asail stiallach, plural asalan stiallach)

asail stiallach (genitive singular)
asalan stiallach (plural)

̺asal (“donkey, ass”) + stiallach (“striped”)


uil-ìoc

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uil-ìoc m (genitive singular uil-ìce, plural uil-ìocan)

uil-ìce (genitive singular)
uil-ìocan (plural)


breacan-beithe

breacan-beithe m (genitive singular breacain-bheithe, plural breacain-bheithe)

breacain-bheithe (genitive singular)
breacain-bheithe (plural)


buna-bhuachaille

great northern diver
great northern diver

(birds) common loon, great northern diver


ailm

ailm (indefinite nominative singular)
ailmean (indefinite nominative plural)
ailme (genitive indefinite singular)
ailmean (genitive indefinite plural)
ailm (dative indefinite singular)
ailmean (dative indefinite plural)
ailmibh (dative indefinite plural)
ailm (definite nominative singular)
an ailm (definite nominative singular)
h-ailmean (definite nominative plural)
na h-ailmean (definite nominative plural)
h-ailme (definite genitive singular)
na h-ailme (definite genitive singular)
ailmean (definite genitive plural)
nan ailmean (definite genitive plural)
ailm (dative definite singular)
an ailm (dative definite singular)
h-ailmean (dative definite plural)
na h-ailmean (dative definite plural)
h-ailmibh (dative definite plural)
ailm (definite singular vocative)
ailmean (definite plural vocative)
ailm
n-ailm
h-ailm
t-ailm


leamhan

leamhan (indefinite nominative singular)
leamhain (indefinite nominative plural)
leamhain (genitive indefinite singular)
leamhan (genitive indefinite plural)
leamhan (dative indefinite singular)
leamhain (dative indefinite plural)
leamhanaibh (dative indefinite plural)
leamhan (definite nominative singular)
an leamhan (definite nominative singular)
leamhain (definite nominative plural)
na leamhain (definite nominative plural)
leamhain (definite genitive singular)
an leamhain (definite genitive singular)
leamhan (definite genitive plural)
nan leamhan (definite genitive plural)
leamhan (dative definite singular)
an leamhan (dative definite singular)
leamhain (dative definite plural)
na leamhain (dative definite plural)
leamhanaibh (dative definite plural)
leamhain (definite singular vocative)
leamhana (definite plural vocative)
leamhan

From Middle Irish lemán. Cognates include Irish leamhán and Manx lhiouan.


gealag bhuidhe

gealag bhuidhe f (genitive singular gealaige buidhe, plural gealagan buidhe)

gealaige buidhe (genitive singular)
gealagan buidhe (plural)


sàiste

sàiste f (genitive singular sàiste, plural sàistean)

sàiste (genitive singular)
sàistean (plural)
sàiste
shàiste
after "an"
t-sàiste


cularan

cularan m (genitive singular cularain, plural cularain)

cularain (genitive singular)
cularain (plural)


muc-locha

muc-locha m (genitive singular muic-locha, plural mucan-locha)

muic-locha (genitive singular)
mucan-locha (plural)


creagag-uisge

creagag-uisge f (genitive singular creagaig-uisge, plural creagagan-uisge)

creagaig-uisge (genitive singular)
creagagan-uisge (plural)


lus buidhe Bealltainn

lus buidhe Bealltainn m (genitive singular luis bhuidhe Bhealltainn, plural lusan buidhe Bealltainn)

luis bhuidhe Bhealltainn (genitive singular)
lusan buidhe Bealltainn (plural)


càmhal

càmhal m (genitive singular càmhail, plural càmhail)

càmhail (genitive singular)
càmhail (plural)
càmhal
chàmhal

From Old Irish camall, from Vulgar Latin *camellus, from Latin camēlus.


corra-ghritheach

corra-ghritheach f (genitive singular corra-ghrithich, plural corran-ghritheach)

corra-ghrithich (genitive singular)
corran-ghritheach (plural)
corra-ghritheach
chorra-ghritheach

From corra + Old Irish grith (“shout, scream”) + -ach.


dromadair

dromadair m (genitive singular dromadair, plural dromadairean)

dromadair (genitive singular)
dromadairean (plural)


easag

easag f (genitive singular easaige, plural easagan)

easaige (genitive singular)
easagan (plural)


hamstair

hamstair (indefinite nominative singular)
hamstairean (indefinite nominative plural)
hamstair (genitive indefinite singular)
hamstairean (genitive indefinite plural)
hamstair (dative indefinite singular)
hamstairean (dative indefinite plural)
hamstair (definite nominative singular)
an hamstair (definite nominative singular)
hamstairean (definite nominative plural)
na hamstairean (definite nominative plural)
hamstair (definite genitive singular)
an hamstair (definite genitive singular)
hamstairean (definite genitive plural)
nan hamstairean (definite genitive plural)
hamstair (dative definite singular)
an hamstair (dative definite singular)
hamstairean (dative definite plural)
na hamstairean (dative definite plural)
hamstair (definite singular vocative)
hamstairean (definite plural vocative)
hamstair

/ˈhãũ̯ms̪tɛɾʲ/


dòbhran

dòbhran m (genitive singular dòbhrain, plural dòbhrain)

dòbhrain (genitive singular)
dòbhrain (plural)
dòbhran
dhòbhran

From Old Irish dobrán m (“otter, beaver”), from dobur (“water”).


gearradh-gort

gearradh-gort m (genitive singular gearraidh-ghort, plural gearraidhean-gorta or gearradh-goirt)

gearraidh-ghort (genitive singular)
gearraidhean-gorta (plural)
gearradh-goirt (plural)


comhachag-bheag

comhachag-bheag f (genitive singular comhachaige-bige, plural comhachagan-beaga)

comhachaige-bige (genitive singular)
comhachagan-beaga (plural)


sgreuchag

sgreuchag f (genitive singular sgreuchaige, plural sgreuchagan)

sgreuchaige (genitive singular)
sgreuchagan (plural)


sgreuchan-coille

sgreuchan-coille m (genitive singular sgreuchain-choille, plural sgreuchanan-coille)

sgreuchain-choille (genitive singular)
sgreuchanan-coille (plural)


coileach Innseanach

coileach Innseanach m (genitive singular coilich Innseanaich, plural coilich Innseanach)

coilich Innseanaich (genitive singular)
coilich Innseanach (plural)


cearc Innseanach

cearc Innseanach f (genitive singular circe Innseanaich, plural cearcan Innseanach)

circe Innseanaich (genitive singular)
cearcan Innseanach (plural)


snagan-daraich

snagan-daraich m (genitive singular snagain-daraich, plural snaganan-daraich)

snagain-daraich (genitive singular)
snaganan-daraich (plural)

great spotted woodpecker
great spotted woodpecker


corra-bhàn

corra-bhàn f (genitive singular corra-bàine, plural corran-bàna)

corra-bàine (genitive singular)
corran-bàna (plural)


corra-ghrian

corra-ghrian f (genitive singular corra-grian, plural corran-grian or corrachan-grian)

corra-grian (genitive singular)
corran-grian (plural)
corrachan-grian (plural)


each-mara

each-mara m (genitive singular eich-mhara, plural eich-mhara)

eich-mhara (genitive singular)
eich-mhara (plural)


curran geal

curranan geala (plural)
curran geal
churran geal


bratag

bratag f (genitive singular brataig, plural bratagan)

brataig (genitive singular)
bratagan (plural)


paice

paice f (genitive singular paice, plural paicean)

paice (genitive singular)
paicean (plural)


peapag

peapag f (genitive singular peapaige, plural peapagan)

peapaige (genitive singular)
peapagan (plural)
peapag
pheapag


fàinne-chraoibhe

fàinne-chraoibhe f (genitive singular fàinne-craoibhe, plural fàinneachan-craoibhe)

fàinne-craoibhe (genitive singular)
fàinneachan-craoibhe (plural)


cullach

cullach m (genitive singular cullaich, plural cullaich)

cullaich (genitive singular)
cullaich (plural)
cullach
chullach

From Old Irish cullach (“boar; stallion”).

boar or other mature male unneutered animal (cat, stallion, seal etc.)


réibean

réibean m (genitive singular réibein, plural réibeanan)

réibein (genitive singular)
réibeanan (plural)


clacharan an fhraoich

clacharan an fhraoich m (genitive singular clacharain an fhraoich, plural clacharanan an fhraoich)

clacharain an fhraoich (genitive singular)
clacharanan an fhraoich (plural)


dearcag ghorm

dearcag ghorm f (genitive singular dearcaig guirme, plural dearcagan gorma)

dearcaig guirme (genitive singular)
dearcagan gorma (plural)


fìon-dearcag

fìon-dearcag f (genitive singular fìon-dearcaig, plural fìon-dearcagan)

fìon-dearcaig (genitive singular)
fìon-dearcagan (plural)


dearcag-Fhrangach

dearcag-Fhrangach f (genitive singular dearcaig-Frangaich, plural dearcagan-Frangacha)

dearcaig-Frangaich (genitive singular)
dearcagan-Frangacha (plural)


dearcag-mhonaidh

dearcag-mhonaidh f (genitive singular dearcaig-monaidh, plural dearcaga-monaidh)

dearcaig-monaidh (genitive singular)
dearcaga-monaidh (plural)


dearcag-fhraoich

dearcag-fhraoich f (genitive singular dearcaig-fraoich, plural dearcagan-fraoich)

dearcaig-fraoich (genitive singular)
dearcagan-fraoich (plural)


dearcag-choille

dearcag-choille f (genitive singular dearcaig-coille, plural dearcagan-coille)

dearcaig-coille (genitive singular)
dearcagan-coille (plural)


beithir

beithir m (genitive singular beathrach, plural beithrichean or beathraichean)

beathrach (genitive singular)
beithrichean (plural)
beathraichean (plural)
beithir
bheithir

From Old Irish beithir, possibly from Proto-Celtic *betrixs.


puimcean

puimcean m (genitive singular puimcein, plural puimceanan)

puimcein (genitive singular)
puimceanan (plural)


cnàmharlach

cnàmharlach m (genitive singular cnàmharlaich, plural cnàmharlaich)

cnàmharlaich (genitive singular)
cnàmharlaich (plural)


proimsheillean

proimsheillean m (genitive singular proimsheillein, plural proimsheilleanan)

proimsheillein (genitive singular)
proimsheilleanan (plural)


seillean aodainn-bhuidhe

seillean (“bee”) + aodainn (“of face”, genitive singular of aodann) + bhuidhe (“yellow colour”, lenited form of buidhe)

compound

yellow-faced bee (family Colletidae; genus Hylaeus)


seillean gearradair-dhuilleag

seillean (“bee”) + gearradair (“cutter”) + dhuilleag (“leaf”, lenited form of duilleag)

leafcutter bee (Family Megachilidae genus Megachile)


seillean-achaidh

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seillean-achaidh m (genitive singular seillein-achaidh, plural seilleanan-achaidh)

seillein-achaidh (genitive singular)
seilleanan-achaidh (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + achaidh (“of field”, genitive singular of achadh)


seillean-cuthaige

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seillean-cuthaige m (genitive singular seillein-chuthaige, plural seilleanan-cuthaige)

seillein-chuthaige (genitive singular)
seilleanan-cuthaige (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + cuthaige (“of cuckoo”, genitive singular form of cuthag)

compound

cuckoo-bumblebee (family Apidae, genus Bombus, subgenus Bombus (Psithyrus))

seillean-mòr earball-bàn a' Chinn a Tuath


seillean-dìomhair

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seillean-dìomhair m (genitive singular seillein-dhìomhair, plural seilleanan-dìomhair)

seillein-dhìomhair (genitive singular)
seilleanan-dìomhair (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + dìomhair (“solitary, lonely, mysterious, unintelligible, secret”)


seillean-dubh

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seillean-dubh m (genitive singular seillein-dhuibh, plural seilleanan-dubha)

seillein-dhuibh (genitive singular)
seilleanan-dubha (plural)


seillean-each

seillean-each m (genitive singular seillein-each, plural seilleanan-each)

seillein-each (genitive singular)
seilleanan-each (plural)

Pieris brassicae
Pieris brassicae#Translingual


seillean-dé

seillean-dé m (genitive singular seillein-dhé, plural seilleanan-dé)

seillein-dhé (genitive singular)
seilleanan-dé (plural)


seillean-meala

seillean-meala m (genitive singular seillein-mheala, plural seilleanan-meala)

seillein-mheala (genitive singular)
seilleanan-meala (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + meala (“of honey”, genitive singular form of mil)

compound

Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera#Translingual

honey bee (Genus Apis, or specifically Apis mellifera)


seillean-mil

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seillean-mil m (genitive singular seillein-mhil, plural seilleanan-mil)

seillein-mhil (genitive singular)
seilleanan-mil (plural)


seillean-sgip

seillean-sgip m (genitive singular seillein-sgip, plural seilleanan-sgip)

seillein-sgip (genitive singular)
seilleanan-sgip (plural)

honey bee (Apis, or specifically Apis mellifera)


seillean-lunndach

seillean-lunndach m (genitive singular seillein-lunndaich, plural seilleanan-lunndach)

seillein-lunndaich (genitive singular)
seilleanan-lunndach (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + lunndach (“idle, lazy, loitering”)


ainbheach

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ainbheach m (genitive singular ainbheach, plural ainbhich)

ainbheach (genitive singular)
ainbhich (plural)

debt, obligation; heavy (especially long-standing) debts.


seillean-dìomhain

seillean-dìomhain m (genitive singular seillein-dhìomhain, plural seilleanan-dìomhain)

seillein-dhìomhain (genitive singular)
seilleanan-dìomhain (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + dìomhain (“idle, lazy”)


seillean-ruadh

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seillean-ruadh m (genitive singular seillein-ruaidh, plural seilleanan-ruadha)

seillein-ruaidh (genitive singular)
seilleanan-ruadha (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + ruadh (“reddish, (browny) red, rust-coloured”)

compound

seillean-mòr nan dearcan-fraoich
seillean-mòr nan dearcan-fraoich

another name for seillean-mòr nan dearcan-fraoich: bilberry/mountain bumblebee (Bombus monticola)


seillean-obrach

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seillean-obrach m (genitive singular seillein-obrach, plural seilleanan-obrach)

seillein-obrach (genitive singular)
seilleanan-obrach (plural)


seillean-seimhid

seillean-seimhid m (genitive singular seillein-obrach, plural seilleanan-obrach)


bòl-sheillean

bòl-sheillean m (genitive singular bòl-sheillean, plural bòil-sheillean)

bòl-sheillean (genitive singular)
bòil-sheillean (plural)

bòl (“bole”) + sheillean (“bee”, lenited form of seillean)


cràin-sheillean

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cràin-sheillean (genitive singular cràin-sheillein, plural cràin-sheilleanan)

cràin-sheillein (genitive singular)
cràin-sheilleanan (plural)

cràin (“female of any animal”) + sheillean (“bee”, lenited form of seillean)


màthair-ghuir

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màthair-ghuir f (genitive singular màthar-guir, plural màthraichean-guir)

màthar-guir (genitive singular)
màthraichean-guir (plural)
mother of the brood (literally)

Source of infection; cause of suppuration.


gath-seillein

gath-seillein m (genitive singular gatha-sheillein, plural gathan-seillein)

gatha-sheillein (genitive singular)
gathan-seillein (plural)

gath (“sting (of an insect)”) + sheillean (“bee”, lenited form of seillean)


seillean-mòr

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seillean-mòr m (genitive singular seillein-mhòir, plural seilleanan-mòra)

seillein-mhòir (genitive singular)
seilleanan-mòra (plural)


seillean càrdair cumanta

seillean càrdair cumanta m (plural seilleanan càrdair cumanta)

seillean (“bee”) + càrdair (“carder”) + cumanta (“common”)


seillean càrdair na còinnich

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seillean càrdair na còinnich m (plural seilleanan càrdair cumanta)

seillean (“bee”) + càrdair (“carder”) + cumanta (“common”) + na f (“the”, definite article, singular feminine genitive form) + còinnich f (“of moss”, genitive form of còinneach, feminine)
'Carder' refers to their nest building.


seillean càrdair nan lurgann dearg

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seillean càrdair nan lurgann dearg m (plural seilleanan càrdair nan lurgann dearg)

seilleanan càrdair nan lurgann dearg (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + càrdair (“carder”) + nan (“the”, definite article, genitive feminine plural) + lurgann (“shin, hind leg”, feminine) + dearg (“ruddy”)
'Carder' refers to their nest building.

compound

red-shanked carder bee or red-shanked bumblebee (Bombus ruderarius)


seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich

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seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich m (plural seilleanan-mòra a' bhlàir-fhraoich)

seilleanan-mòra a' bhlàir-fhraoich (plural)

seillean (“bee”) + mòr + a' (“the”, definite article, masculine singular genitive form) + bhlàir-fhraoich (“heaths”, lenited plural form of blàr-fraoich)
a' (“the”, definite article, masculine singular genitive form) + bhlàir (“fields”, lenited plural form of blàr, masculine) + fhraoich (“heathers”, lenited plural form of fraoch, masculine)


craobh-chuilinn

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craobh-chuilinn f (genitive singular craoibhe-cuilinn, plural craobhan-cuilinn)

craoibhe-cuilinn (genitive singular)
craobhan-cuilinn (plural)


cuileann-tràgha

Eryngium maritimum
Eryngium maritimum#Translingual


gealbhonn-cuileann

Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula#Translingual


pairseil

From Middle Irish persille, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

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πετροσέλινον

Petroselinum crispum
Petroselinum crispum#Translingual


àlas ceud bliadhna

Agave americana
Agave americana#Translingual


àlas

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àlas m (genitive singular àlais, plural àlasan)

àlais (genitive singular)
àlasan (plural)


cailleach-dhubh

cailleach dhubh f (genitive singular cailliche-duibhe, plural cailleachan-dubha)

cailleach dhubh (canonical feminine)
cailliche-duibhe (genitive singular)
cailleachan-dubha (plural)

Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Phalacrocorax aristotelis#Translingual

common shag, European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)


aiteal

aiteal m (genitive singular aiteil, no plural)

aiteil (genitive singular)
aiteal
n-aiteal
h-aiteal
t-aiteal

Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis#Translingual


guirmean

guirmein (genitive singular)
guirmean
ghuirmean


gairleag

gairleag f (genitive singular gairleige, no plural)

gairleige (genitive singular)
gairleag
ghairleag

From Middle Irish gáirleóg f (“garlic”), borrowed from Old English gārlēac, from gār (“spear”) + lēac (“leek”).


rionnach

rionnach m (genitive singular rionnaich, plural rionnaich)

rionnaich (genitive singular)
rionnaich (plural)


balgan-buachair

balgan-buachair m (genitive singular balgain-bhuachair, plural balgain-bhuachair)

balgain-bhuachair (genitive singular)
balgain-bhuachair (plural)


balg-buachrach

balg-buachrach m (genitive singular builg-bhuachrach, plural builg-bhuachrach)

builg-bhuachrach (genitive singular)
builg-bhuachrach (plural)


poca-salainn

poca-salainn f (genitive singular poca-salainn, plural pocannan-salainn)

poca-salainn (genitive singular)
pocannan-salainn (plural)


partan-tuathal

partan-tuathal m (genitive singular partain-thuathail, plural partanan-tuathal)

partain-thuathail (genitive singular)
partanan-tuathal (plural)


cluas-mhara

cluas-mhara f (genitive singular cluaise-mara, plural cluasan-mara)

cluaise-mara (genitive singular)
cluasan-mara (plural)
cluas-mhara
chluas-mhara


learga

learga f (genitive singular learga, plural leargan)

learga (genitive singular)
leargan (plural)


feòrag

feòrag f (genitive singular feòraige, plural feòragan)

feòraige (genitive singular)
feòragan (plural)

From Old Irish íaru, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, reduplication of *h₂u(e)r. Compare Breton gwiñver, Welsh gwiwer, and Irish iora.

Cho furasta stad a chur air a' mhuir-làn ri feòrag-ruadh fhaicinn.

It's as easy to spot a red squirrel as stopping the tide from coming in.


bàirneach

bàirneach f (genitive singular bàirnich, plural bàirnichean)

bàirnich (genitive singular)
bàirnichean (plural)
bàirneach
bhàirneach

From Old Irish *bairnech, from Proto-Celtic *barinākos (“barnacle, limpet”).


mathan-nighe

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mathan-nighe m (genitive singular mathain-nighe, plural mathain-nighe)

mathain-nighe (genitive singular)
mathain-nighe (plural)
mathan-nighe
mhathan-nighe

Cha mhòr nach toirinn mo mhionnan gur mathan-nighe a tha ann.

I would almost swear that it's a raccoon.


coròna-bhìoras

coròna-bhìoras m (genitive singular coròna-bhìorais, plural coròna-bhìorasan)

coròna-bhìorais (genitive singular)
coròna-bhìorasan (plural)
coròna-bhìoras
choròna-bhìoras

From English coronavirus. Equivalent to coròna (“corona”) + bhìoras (“virus”).

Tha Comann Luchd-àraich Bhradan na h-Alba ag ràdh gu bheil iad airson cead fhaighinn èisg a chumail anns gach làraich leis gum faodadh buaidh a' choròna-bhìorais air a' mhargaidh toirt air companaidhean stoc a chumail san uisge nas fhàide nan àbhaist.

The Scottish Salmon Producers Association say that they want to be allowed to keep fish at all their sites as the influence of the coronavirus on the market could force companies to keep stocks in the water longer than usual.


eithre

eithre f (genitive singular eithre, plural eithrean)

eithre (genitive singular)
eithrean (plural)


itheadair-sheanganan

itheadair-sheanganan m (genitive singular itheadair-sheanganan, plural itheadairean-sheanganan)

itheadair-sheanganan (genitive singular)
itheadairean-sheanganan (plural)
itheadair-sheanganan
n-itheadair-sheanganan
h-itheadair-sheanganan
t-itheadair-sheanganan


mathan bàn

mathan bàn m (genitive singular mathain bhàn, plural mathain bhàna or mathanan bàna)

mathain bhàn (genitive singular)
mathain bhàna (plural)
mathanan bàna (plural)
mathan bàn
mhathan bàn


tùdair-stiallach

tùdair-stiallach m (genitive singular tùdair-stiallaich, plural tùdairean-stiallach)

tùdair-stiallaich (genitive singular)
tùdairean-stiallach (plural)

/ˈtʰuːtɛrʲ ˈstʲiəl̪ˠəx/

From tùdair (“stinker”) + stiallach (“stripey”).


tarbh-allaidh

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tarbh-allaidh m (genitive singular tairbh-allaidh, plural tairbh-allaidh)

tairbh-allaidh (genitive singular)
tairbh-allaidh (plural)


tarbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach

tarbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach m (genitive singular tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganaich, plural tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach)

tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganaich (genitive singular)
tairbh-allaidh Aimeireaganach (plural)


tarbh-allaidh Eòrpach

tarbh-allaidh Eòrpach m (genitive singular tairbh-allaidh Eòrpaiche, plural tairbh-allaidh Eòrpach)

tairbh-allaidh Eòrpaiche (genitive singular)
tairbh-allaidh Eòrpach (plural)

From tarbh-allaidh (“bison”) + Eòrpach (“European”).


cuilc-Fhrangach

cuilc-Fhrangach f (genitive singular cuilce-Frangaiche, plural cuilcean-Frangach)

cuilce-Frangaiche (genitive singular)
cuilcean-Frangach (plural)
bambù
bhambù

From cuilc (“reed, cane”) + Frangach (“French”).


mathan molach

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mathan molach m (genitive singular mathain molaiche, plural mathain molacha or mathanan molacha)

mathain molaiche (genitive singular)
mathain molacha (plural)
mathanan molacha (plural)
mathan molach
mhathan molach

'S e sineach uile-itheach glè mhòr a tha ann am mathan molach.

A grizzly bear is a very large omnivorous mammal.


eilid

eilid f (genitive singular èilde, plural èildean)

èilde (genitive singular)
èildean (plural)
eilid
n-eilid
h-eilid
t-eilid

From Old Irish elit, ailit (“doe, hind”), from Proto-Celtic *elantī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-. Cognate with Irish eilit. Related to lon (“moose, elk”).


òr-ubhal

òr-ubhal m (genitive òr-ubhail, plural òr-ùbhlan)

òr-ubhail (genitive)
òr-ùbhlan (plural)
òr-ubhal
n-òr-ubhal
h-òr-ubhal
t-òr-ubhal


ochd-chasach

ochd-chasach m (genitive singular ochd-chasaich, plural ochd-chasaich)

ochd-chasaich (genitive singular)
ochd-chasaich (plural)
ochd-chasach
n-ochd-chasach
h-ochd-chasach
t-ochd-chasach

ochd (“eight”) + cas (“foot”) + -ach. Calque of Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous)


smutag

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smutag f (genitive singular smutaige, plural smutagan)

smutaige (genitive singular)
smutagan (plural)


oisir

oisirean (plural)
oisir
n-oisir
h-oisir
t-oisir

From Anglo-Norman oistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).


taghan

taghan m (genitive singular taghain, plural taghanan)

taghain (genitive singular)
taghanan (plural)
taghan
thaghan

Martes martes
Martes martes#Translingual

(specifically) pine marten (Martes martes)

marten, polecat
pine marten (Martes martes)


capall-coille

capall-coille m (genitive singular capaill-choille, plural capaill-choille)

capaill-choille (genitive singular)
capaill-choille (plural)
capall-coille
chapall-coille

→ Scots: capercailzie

→ English: capercaillie

/ˌkʰahpəl̪ˠˈkʰɤʎə/

From capall (“colt, mare”) + coille (“forest”).

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Tetrao urogallus
Tetrao urogallus#Translingual


prìomhaid

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prìomhaid m (genitive singular prìomhaid, plural prìomhaidean)

prìomhaid (genitive singular)
prìomhaidean (plural)
prìomhaid (indefinite nominative singular)
prìomhaidean (indefinite nominative plural)
prìomhaid (genitive indefinite singular)
phrìomhaidean (genitive indefinite plural)
prìomhaid (dative indefinite singular)
prìomhaidean (dative indefinite plural)
phrìomhaid (definite nominative singular)
am phrìomhaid (definite nominative singular)
prìomhaidean (definite nominative plural)
na prìomhaidean (definite nominative plural)
(a') prìomhaid (definite genitive singular)
prìomhaidean (definite genitive plural)
nam prìomhaidean (definite genitive plural)
(a') phrìomhaid (dative definite singular)
prìomhaidean (dative definite plural)
na prìomhaidean (dative definite plural)
phrìomhaid (definite singular vocative)
phrìomhaidean (definite plural vocative)


rìs

Borrowed from Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), ὄρυζον (óruzon). Compare Irish rís.


eadha

(obsolete) the letter E in the Gaelic alphabet


biast-dubh

biast-dubh f (genitive singular bèiste-duibhe, plural biastan-dubha)

bèiste-duibhe (genitive singular)
biastan-dubha (plural)
biast-dubh
bhiast-dubh


dobhar-chù

dobhar-chù m (genitive singular dobhar-choin, plural dobhar-choin)

dobhar-choin (genitive singular)
dobhar-choin (plural)
dobhar-chù
dhobhar-chù

From Old Irish doburchú, from Proto-Celtic *dubrokū. By surface analysis, dobhar (“water”) + cù (“dog”).


madadh-donn

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madadh-donn m (genitive singular madaidh-dhuinn, plural madaidhean-donna)

madaidh-dhuinn (genitive singular)
madaidhean-donna (plural)
madadh-donn
mhadadh-donn


cù-donn

cù-donn m (genitive singular coin-duinn, plural coin-donna)

coin-duinn (genitive singular)
coin-donna (plural)
cù-donn
chù-donn


biast-donn

biast-donn f (genitive singular bèiste-duinne, plural biastan-donna)

bèiste-duinne (genitive singular)
biastan-donna (plural)
biast-donn
bhiast-donn


coileach-dubh

coileach-dubh m (genitive singular coilich-dhuibh, plural coilich-dhubha)

coilich-dhuibh (genitive singular)
coilich-dhubha (plural)


liath-chearc

liath-chearc f (genitive singular liath-chirce, plural liath-chearcan)

liath-chirce (genitive singular)
liath-chearcan (plural)

Am faca tu liath-chearc a-raoir?

Did you see a heath hen last night? (traditionally asked of someone looking pale and worried; the bird was considered a bad omen)


corra-chòsag

corra-chòsag f (genitive singular corra-chòsaig, plural corra-chòsagan)

corra-chòsaig (genitive singular)
corra-chòsagan (plural)

/kʰɔɾəˈxɔːs̪ak/


guirmean Innseanach

guirmean Innseanach m (genitive singular guirmein Innseanaich)

guirmein Innseanaich (genitive singular)
guirmean Innseanach
ghuirmean Innseanach

/ˈkɯɾʲɯman ĩːʃənəx/

guirmean (“woad”) + Innseanach (“Indian”).


costag

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costag f (genitive singular costaige, plural costagan)

costaige (genitive singular)
costagan (plural)
costag
chostag

From Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos, “an aromatic plant”). Cognate with Irish costóg (“chervil”).
MacBain cites costag as a borrowing of English costmary. This differs from the consensus of modern or botanical sources, in which the term refers to the unrelated genus Anthriscus. Cameron cites costag as sharing ancestry with the English costus, from which the name of costmary ("costus of Mary") is derived.


seanas

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seanas m (genitive singular seanais, plural seanasan)

seanais (genitive singular)
seanasan (plural)

Myrrhis odorata
Myrrhis odorata#Translingual


cos-uisge

cos-uisge f (genitive singular cois-uisge)

cois-uisge (genitive singular)
cos-uisge
chos-uisge

/kʰɔs ˈɯʃkʲə/

cost (“aromatic plant”) + uisge (“water”), "water-scented plant"


brocail

broc (“badger”) + -ail (“adjective suffix”)


leatas

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leatas m (genitive singular leatais, plural leatasan)

leatais (genitive singular)
leatasan (plural)

From Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Cognate with English lettuce.


beàrnan-Brìde

beàrnan-Brìde m (genitive singular beàrnain-Bhrìde, plural beàrnain-Bhrìde)

beàrnain-Bhrìde (genitive singular)
beàrnain-Bhrìde (plural)

/pjaːrˠn̪ˠən pɾʲiːt̪ʲə/

From beàrn (“notch”) + -an + Brìde (“Saint Brigid”), referring to the flower first blooming around the holiday of Là Fhéill Brìde (“Saint Brigid's Day”), celebrated on February 1st.
Alternatively, from brìgh (“sap, juice”).


cailleach-chòsag

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cailleach-chòsag f (genitive singular cailliche-chòsag, plural cailleachan-chòsag)

cailliche-chòsag (genitive singular)
cailleachan-chòsag (plural)


cailleach-Eòsag

cailleach-Eòsag f (genitive singular cailliche-Eòsag, plural cailleachan-Eòsag)

cailliche-Eòsag (genitive singular)
cailleachan-Eòsag (plural)


peitseag

peitseag f (genitive singular peitseige, plural peitseagan)

peitseige (genitive singular)
peitseagan (plural)
peitseag
pheitseag

From English peach + -ag, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾶλον περσικόν (mâlon persikón, “Persian apple”).

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μᾶλον περσικόν


peitseag-lom

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peitseag-lom f (genitive singular peitseige-luime, plural peitseagan-loma)

peitseige-luime (genitive singular)
peitseagan-loma (plural)
peitseag-lom
pheitseag-lom

peitseag (“peach”) + lom (“bare; naked”)


duileasg

duilisg (genitive singular)
duileasg
dhuileasg

From Old Irish duilesc (compare Irish duileasc), from Proto-Celtic *doliskos, *duliskos (compare Welsh delysg), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (“to bloom, be green”).


i-teodha

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i-teodha f (genitive singular i-teodha or i-teoidhe)

i-teodha (genitive singular)
i-teoidhe (genitive singular)
i-teodha
n-i-teodha
h-i-teodha
t-i-teodha

From Old Irish dedga (“centaury”). Compare Irish deagha (“centaury”).


gob-sheisg

gob-sheisg f (genitive singular gob-sheisge, plural gob-sheisgean)

gob-sheisge (genitive singular)
gob-sheisgean (plural)
gob-sheisg
ghob-sheisg

Calque of English beaksedge; equivalent to gob (“beak”) + seisg (“sedge”).

Rhynchospora alba
Rhynchospora alba#Translingual

beaksedge (Rhynchospora)
white beaksedge (Rhynchospora alba)


seisg

seisg f (genitive singular seisge, plural seisgean)

seisge (genitive singular)
seisgean (plural)
seisg
sheisg
after "an"
t-seisg

From Middle Irish seisc, from Proto-Celtic *sexskā. Cognate with Irish seisc and Welsh hesg, and more distantly, English sedge and German Segge.


smeòrach-mhòr

/ˈs̪mjɔːɾəx ˈvoːɾ/


gearra-mhuc

gearra-mhuc (indefinite nominative singular)
gearra-mhucan (indefinite nominative plural)
gearra-mhuice (genitive indefinite singular)
ghearra-mhuc (genitive indefinite plural)
gearra-mhuic (dative indefinite singular)
gearra-mhucan (dative indefinite plural)
gearra-mhucaibh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') ghearra-mhuc (definite nominative singular)
gearra-mhucan (definite nominative plural)
na gearra-mhucan (definite nominative plural)
gearra-mhuice (definite genitive singular)
na gearra-mhuice (definite genitive singular)
gearra-mhuc (definite genitive plural)
nan gearra-mhuc (definite genitive plural)
(a') ghearra-mhuic (dative definite singular)
gearra-mhucan (dative definite plural)
na gearra-mhucan (dative definite plural)
gearra-mhucaibh (dative definite plural)
ghearra-mhuc (definite singular vocative)
ghearra-mhuca (definite plural vocative)
gearra-mhuc
ghearra-mhuc

From gearradh (“cutting”) + muc (“pig”).


tarbh-nathrach

tarbh-nathrach m (genitive singular tairbh-nathrach, plural tairbh-nathrach)

tairbh-nathrach (genitive singular)
tairbh-nathrach (plural)


oighreag

oighreag f (genitive singular oighreige, plural oighreagan)

oighreige (genitive singular)
oighreagan (plural)

Rubus chamaemorus
Rubus chamaemorus#Translingual

(fruit) cloudberry, bakeapple (Rubus chamaemorus)


trosg

trosg m (genitive singular truisg, plural truisg)

truisg (genitive singular)
truisg (plural)
trosg
throsg

From Middle Irish trosc, from Old Norse þorskr, from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz.


dreòlan

dreòlan m (genitive singular dreòlain, plural dreòlain)

dreòlain (genitive singular)
dreòlain (plural)

From Middle Irish dreóllán. Cognate with Irish dreolán.

(Mull, Colonsay, Islay, Jura, Kintyre, Arran) wren