Scottish Gaelic word

cearc

hen

nounfeminine

cearc means “hen” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	cearc
Sèimheachadh	chearc

Cearc-Thomain Dearg-Chasach - Alectoris rufa -(Beurla: Red-legged Partridge)

Cearc-Thomain (peirlog, peurstag) - Perdix perdix -(Beurla: Gray Partridge)

Cearc-Fhraoich - Lagopus lagopus -(Beurla: Willow Ptarmigan)

Cearc (Gallus gallus domesticus) (Beurla: chicken)

Peucag, coileach-peucaig, cearc-pheucaig (Beurla: peacock, peahen)

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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