seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich

Scottish Gaelic

Wikispecies

Etymology

seillean (bee) +‎ mòr +‎ a' (the, definite article, masculine singular genitive form) +‎ bhlàir-fhraoich (heaths, lenited plural form of blàr-fraoich)

a' (the, definite article, masculine singular genitive form) +‎ bhlàir (fields, lenited plural form of blàr, masculine) +‎ fhraoich (heathers, lenited plural form of fraoch, masculine)

Pronunciation

Noun

seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich m (plural seilleanan-mòra a' bhlàir-fhraoich)

  1. heath bumblebee (Bombus jonellus)[1]

See also

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 Scottish Natural Heritage. seillean in Faclan Nàdair / Dictionary of Gaelic Nature Words; accessed 10 May 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bauer, Mìchael. bee and seillean in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ bee and seillean in Edward Dwelly (1911) “seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 7 May 2015.