gealbhonn
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gelbann. Compare Irish gealbhan; Cornish and Breton golvan; Welsh golfan.
Noun
gealbhonn m (genitive singular gealbhuinn, plural gealbhonnan)
Derived terms
- gealbhonn nan craobh (“tree sparrow”)
- gealbhonn-cuileann (“bullfinch”)
- gealbhonn-gàraidh, gealbhonn nam preas (“dunnock, hedge sparrow”)
- gealbhonn-lìn (“linnet”)
- gealbhonn-sgiobaill (“bunting”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gealbhonn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN