Scottish Gaelic word

breac

speckled, spotted, piebald

adjective

breac means “speckled, spotted, piebald” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a adjective.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	breac
Sèimheachadh	bhreac

Breac à linne, slat à coille ‘s fiadh à fìreach - mèirle às nach do ghabh Gàidheal a-riamh nàire.

A trout from the river pool, a staff from the wood, and a deer from the moor - "thefts" of which no Gael was ever ashamed.

Breac nam Bò

Sioltaich Breac - Mergellus albellus -(Beurla: Smew)

Gearra breac (casgan-long) - Cepphus grylle -(Beurla: Black Guillemot)

Traon breac - Porzana porzana -(Beurla: Spotted Crake)

Ameireaganach

American

Crìosdaidh

Christian

Crìosdail

Christian

Eadailteach

Italian

Eòrpach

European

Frangach

French

Gearmailteach

German

Gàidhealach

Gaelic (relating to the Gaels or their language)

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