gath-seillein

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. bee sting

See also

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 Bauer, Mìchael. "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Edward Dwelly (1911) “gath-seillein”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 9 May 2015.