Scottish Gaelic word

bò

cow

nounfeminine

bò means “cow” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	bò
Sèimheachadh	bhò

Breac nam Bò

'S e gaisgeach mòr ceilteach a bh' ann an Cù-Chulainn, a shabhail Uladh aig àm an Tàin Bò Chuailgne.

Bò Ghàidhealach (Beurla: Highland Cow, Highland Cattle)

Bò (Bos taurus) Beurla: Cow, Cattle)

Animals

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beach

bee

beathach

beast, brute, animal

bradan

salmon

buaile

enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)

caora

sheep

cat

cat (Felis catus)

cearc

hen

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