Scottish Gaelic word

cailleach

old woman, old wife

nounfeminine

cailleach means “old woman, old wife” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	cailleach
Sèimheachadh	chailleach

Gulpag stuic (Cailleach-bheag a'chìrein) - Lophophanes cristatus -(Beurla: Crested Tit)

Ciochan (Cìochan,Cailleach-bheag an earbaill) - Aegithalos caudatus -(Beurla: Long-tailed Tit)

Cailleach-oidhche Bodach-oidhche, Comhachag-dhonn, Comhachag-ruadh (Strix aluco) Beurla: tawny owl)

Cailleach-oidhche mhòr, Comhachag-mhòr (Bubo bubo) Beurla: eagle owl)

FamilyTime

Bealltainn

May Day

Diardaoin

Thursday

Diciadain

Wednesday

Didòmhnaich

Sunday

Dihaoine

Friday

Diluain

Monday

Dimàirt

Tuesday

Disathairne

Saturday

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