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old woman, old wife in Scottish Gaelic

cailleach

old woman, old wife

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

B1

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

B1

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

A2

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

A2

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

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Base form
cailleach
Sèimheachadh
chailleach

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