faoileag

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɯːlaɡ̊], /fɯːlak/

Noun

faoileag f (genitive singular faoileige, plural faoileagan)

  1. seagull; black-headed gull
  2. white crest on the waves
    • Tha faoileagan air a' mhuir. ― There are white crests on the waves.

Usage notes

See also faoileann.

Quotations

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References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “faoileag”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
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