Scottish Gaelic word

balach

boy

nounmasculine

balach means “boy” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	balach
Sèimheachadh	bhalach

An e balach no nighean a th' ann?

Is it a boy or a girl?

Tha am balach ag ithe aran.

The boy is eating bread.

Chan fhaca mo mhàthair am balach air an t-sràid.

My mother didn't see the boy on the street.

Tha balach agus dithis nighean aig Tòmas.

Tom has one son and two daughters.

Tha balach agus nighean aig Tòmas.

Tom has a son and a daughter.

Family

banais

wedding

banaltram

nurse, nanny, foster-mother

banntrach

widow

bean

woman, wife

beul-aithris

folklore, oral tradition

bodach

old man

boireannach

woman

bràthair

brother

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