màthair-ghuir

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

màthair-ghuir f (genitive singular màthar-guir, plural màthraichean-guir) (literally mother of the brood)

  1. Source of infection; cause of suppuration.
  2. Queen (of a hive or colony).

See also

References
  1. bee in 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; accessed on 9 May 2015.
  2. Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.
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