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Scottish Gaelic word

eilean

island

noun

eilean means “island” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

eilean in context

Is leamsa an eilean ud.

I own that island.

A1

"An tèid thu dhan Eilean Sgiathanach san Lùnastal?" "Thèid."

"Are you going to the Isle of Skye in August?" "Yes."

B1

"An tèid sibh dhan Eilean Sgiathanach anns an Lùnastal?" "Thèid."

"Are you going to the Isle of Skye in August?" "Yes."

B1

Tha m' eilean an seo.

My island is here.

A1

Cò as a tha m' eilean?

Where is my island from?

A1

Topics

Nature

Related Scottish Gaelic words

abhainn

river, stream

bealach

defile, passage, pass or gorge of a mountain, glen

beinn

mountain, hill

beithe

birch

bileag

blade (of leaf), petal

blàth

blossom, bloom, flower

boglach

bog, fen, marsh, morass, quagmire, swamp

bruach

bank (of lake or river)

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