Scottish Gaelic word

beinn

mountain, hill

nounfeminine

beinn means “mountain, hill” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	beinn
Sèimheachadh	bheinn

Tha iomadh beinn ann an Alba air a bheil ainm Gàidhlig.

Thàinig ainm na dùthcha bho Beinn Kenya, a' bheinn as àirde anns a' Cheinia.

Tha e na laighe aig bonn beinn Vitosha.

Beinn na Faoghla

Thàinig ainm na stàite bhon fhacal Spàinnteach: montaña a tha a' ciallachadh beinn sa Ghàidhlig.

Nature

abhainn

river, stream

bealach

defile, passage, pass or gorge of a mountain, glen

beithe

birch

bileag

blade (of leaf), petal

blàth

blossom, bloom, flower

boglach

bog, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, swamp

bruach

bank (of lake or river)

bàgh

bay

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