Scottish Gaelic word

cana

porpoise; dolphin (esp. Risso's); grampus

noun

cana means “porpoise; dolphin (esp. Risso's); grampus” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	cana
Sèimheachadh	chana

'S e Dùn Cana a' bheinn as àirde air an eilean.

Bàgh Hallaig, càrn-cuimhne Shomhairle MhicGill-Eain agus Dùn Cana san t-sealladh.

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)

bò

cow

caora

sheep

cat

cat (Felis catus)

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