Scottish Gaelic word

gainmheach

sand

nounfeminine

gainmheach means “sand” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	gainmheach
Sèimheachadh	ghainmheach

Nature

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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