seillean
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Perhaps from a variant form of Middle Irish teillenn (“swarm of bees”). Compare Irish seileán (“(wild) honey-bee”) and Manx shellan (“bee”).
Pronunciation
Noun
seillean m (genitive singular seillein, plural seilleanan)
Derived terms
- bòl-sheillean[4]
- cèir-sheillean
- cràin-sheillean[4]
- gath-seillein[4]
- marbhaiche-sheillean[4]
- mil-seillein[4]
- proimsheillean[3]
- seillean aodainn-bhuidhe[4]
- seillean càrdair cumanta[5]
- seillean càrdair na còinnich[5]
- seillean càrdair nan lurgann dearg[5]
- seillean gearradair-dhuilleag[4]
- seillean mòr
- seillean-achaidh[3]
- seillean-cuthaige[4]
- seillean-dé[4]
- seillean-dìomhain[3][5]
- seillean-dìomhair[4]
- seillean-dubh[4]
- seillean-each[4]
- seillean-lunndach[3][4][5]
- seillean-meala[4][5]
- seillean-mil[4]
- seillean-mòr[5]
- seillean-mór[3][4]
- seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich[5]
- seillean-mòr a' chrios bhriste[5]
- seillean-mòr an earbaill bhàin[5]
- seillean-mòr an earbaill bhuidhe-bhàn[5]
- seillean-mòr an earbaill dheirg[5]
- seillean-mòr buidhe[5]
- seillean-mòr cuthaig bharbut[5]
- seillean-mòr earball-bàn a' Chinn a Tuath[5]
- seillean-mòr gàrraidh[5]
- seillean-mòr na cuthaig achaidh[5]
- seillean-mòr na cuthaig coille[5]
- seillean-mòr na cuthaig shiopsaich[5]
- seillean-mòr nan dearcan-fraoich[5]
- seillean-mòr tràth[5]
- seillean-nimh[3]
- seillean-obrach[4]
- seillean-ruadh[4]
- seillean-seimhid[3]
- seillean-sgip[4]
See also
See also
- ainbheach[3]
- arc[3]
- beach[3][4]
- beach-eòlais[4]
- beach-lann[3][4]
- beach-thaigh[3]
- beachach[3]
- beachan[3]
- beachlannair[4]
- beachlannaireachd[4]
- beathmhan[3]
- blàrag[3]
- ciaran[3]
- còinneachan[3]
- connspeach
- earc[3]
- List of bees of Great Britain
- meach[3]
- proimbeallan[3]
- seimilear[3]
- snàthadag[3]
- stang[3]
- tainnleag[3]
- teilleag[3]
- teillean[3][4]
- tilleag[3]
- tuinnleag[3]
References
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 17
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 bee and seillean in Edward Dwelly (1911) “seillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 7 May 2015.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 Bauer, Mìchael. bee and seillean in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 7 May 2015.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 Scottish Natural Heritage. seillean in Faclan Nàdair / Dictionary of Gaelic Nature Words; accessed 10 May 2015.
Further reading
- seillean-mòr buidhe; accessed 10 May 2015
- Seillean-mòr; accessed 10 May 2015