Faclan Nàdair
Dictionary of Gaelic Nature Words
Airson sùil a thoirt air na faclan nàdair san stòr-dàta againn: tagh cuspair bhon chiad bhogsa, cliog sa bhogsa ghlas is brùth an iuchair 'enter' air do mheur-chlàr. Faodaidh tu coimhead air na faclan a rèir na h-aibidil ma thaghas tu bhon bhogsa sa mheadhan cuideachd.
To explore our database of Gaelic words: select from the first dropbox box, click in the grey shaded box and press 'enter/return' on your keyboard. You may refine your search alphabetically by also selecting from the middle dropdown box.
| English | Gaelic | Alternative | Plural | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mayfly | lon-chraois | - | loin-chraois, cuileagan-Cèitein | lon-chraois.mp3 |
| meadow brown butterfly | ailean donn | - | aileanan donna | - |
| meadow brown moth | leòmann donn | - | leòmainn donn | - |
| meadow pipit | snàthag | - | snàthagan, riabhagan-monaidh | - |
| meadowsweet | crios Chù Chulainn | - | criosan Chù Chulainn | crois chuchulainn.mp3 |
| Mediterranean gull |
faoileag Mheadhan-thìreach |
This name was established as part of our From The Bird's Mouth partnership project |
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| meltwater | uisge-aiteimh | - | - | - |
| Merkinch |
Marc Innis |
More info - Gaelic Place-Names of Inverness and Surrounding Area |
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| merlin | mèirneal | - | mèirnealan, seabhagan-gòrma an fhraoich | meirneal.mp3 |
| midge | meanbh-chuileag | - | meanbh-chuileagan | meanbh-chuileag.mp3 |
| migrant hawker dragonfly | tarbh-nathrach ballach | - | tairbh-nathrach bhallach | tarbh nathrach ballach.mp3 |
| millipede | mìle-chasach | - | mìle-chasaich, cailleachan-cosach | mile-chasach.mp3 |
| mineral | mèinnear | - | mèinnirean | - |
| Minke whale | muc-mhara Mhinceach | - | mucan-mara Mhinceach, mucan-mioncaidh | - |
| mistle thrush | smeòrach ghlas | - | smeòraichean glasa, smeòraichean mòra | smeorach ghlas.mp3 |
| mole | famh | - | faimh / famhan | - |
| Montagu’s harrier |
clamhan Mhontagu / clamhan-cluaine |
This name was established as part of our From The Bird's Mouth partnership project |
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| moonwort | lus nam mìos | - | - | - |
| moor, heath | mòinteach | - | mòintichean | - |
| moorhen | cearc-uisge | - | cearcan-uisge | - |
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