Scottish Gaelic word

ceòl

music

nounmasculine

ceòl means “music” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	ceòl
Sèimheachadh	cheòl

Bhruidhinn air ceòl.

He talked about music.

Bha Eamag ag èisteachd ri ceòl.

Emily was listening to music.

A bheil thu ag èisteachd ri ceòl?

Are you listening to music?

Is toil leam ceòl.

I like music.

A bheil thu ag èisteachd ri ceòl?

Are you listening to music?

Arts

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beul-aithris

folklore, oral tradition

bàrd

rhymer, poet, bard

bàrdachd

poetry, rhyming

camara

camera (device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs)

ceàird

trade, craft

ceòladair

musician

cleasachd

playing, sporting

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