Scottish Gaelic word

fear

man

nounmasculine

fear means “man” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	fear
Sèimheachadh	fhear

Tha mi a' saoilsinn gu bheil fear ann an-sin.

I think that there is a man there.

Bha am fear ag obair gu trang anns an achadh an-dè.

The man was working hard in the field yesterday.

Tha fear dhuinn ceàrr.

One of us is wrong.

Tha an sgeul seo fada nas inntinniche na am fear ud.

This story is far more interesting than that one.

Tha fear aig an doras a tha ag iarraidh bruidhinn riut.

There's a man at the door who wants to talk to you.

Family

balach

boy

banais

wedding

banaltram

nurse, nanny, foster-mother

banntrach

widow

bean

woman, wife

beul-aithris

folklore, oral tradition

bodach

old man

boireannach

woman

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