"lach" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See lach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lacha [genitive, singular], lachan [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish lachu (compare Irish lacha, Manx laagh). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|lachu}} Old Irish lachu, {{cog|ga|lacha}} Irish lacha, {{cog|gv|laagh}} Manx laagh Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|lacha|||||||plural|lachan||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} lach f (genitive singular lacha, plural lachan), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=lacha|pl=lachan}} lach f (genitive singular lacha, plural lachan)
  1. (bird, poultry): duck (especially wild), mallard Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lach-gd-noun-EMWxp9BR
  2. fare Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Ducks, Female animals
    Sense id: en-lach-gd-noun-6qi26J~L Disambiguation of Ducks: 35 65 Disambiguation of Female animals: 17 83 Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Inflected forms

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