seillean càrdair na còinnich
Scottish Gaelic
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seillean càrdair na còinnich (Bombus muscorum)
Etymology
seillean (“bee”) + càrdair (“carder”) + cumanta (“common”) + na f (“the”, definite article, singular feminine genitive form) + còinnich f (“of moss”, genitive form of còinneach, feminine)
'Carder' refers to their nest building.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
seillean càrdair na còinnich m (plural seilleanan càrdair cumanta)
- moss carder bee (Bombus muscorum)[1]
See also
See also
- seillean càrdair cumanta[1]
- seillean càrdair na còinnich[1]
- seillean càrdair nan lurgann dearg[1]
- seillean-cuthaige[2]
- seillean-dubh[2]
- seillean-mór[3][2]
- seillean-mòr[1]
- seillean-mòr a' bhlàir-fhraoich[1]
- seillean-mòr a' chrios bhriste[1]
- seillean-mòr an earbaill bhàin[1]
- seillean-mòr an earbaill bhuidhe-bhàn[1]
- seillean-mòr an earbaill dheirg[1]
- seillean-mòr buidhe[1]
- seillean-mòr cuthaig bharbut[1]
- seillean-mòr earball-bàn a' Chinn a Tuath[1]
- seillean-mòr gàrraidh[1]
- seillean-mòr na cuthaig achaidh[1]
- seillean-mòr na cuthaig coille[1]
- seillean-mòr na cuthaig shiopsaich[1]
- seillean-mòr nan dearcan-fraoich[1]
- seillean-mòr tràth[1]
- seillean-ruadh[2]
- seillean mòr
References
- Scottish Natural Heritage. seillean in Faclan Nàdair / Dictionary of Gaelic Nature Words; accessed 10 May 2015.
- Bauer, Mìchael. bee and seillean in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 7 May 2015.
- bee and seillean 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 7 May 2015.
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