ialtag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish íaltóc (compare Irish ialtóg), from íatlu (“bat”) + -óc.

Noun

ialtag f (genitive singular ialtaig, plural ialtagan)

bat (small, nocturnal, flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
titmouse

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “íaltóc”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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