Scottish Gaelic word

gealbhonn

house sparrow

noun

gealbhonn means “house sparrow” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	gealbhonn
Sèimheachadh	ghealbhonn

Gealan lìn (gealan, gealbhonn) - Carduelis cannabina -(Beurla: Eurasian Linnet)

gealbhonn-taighe house sparrow (passer domesticus)

gealbhonn nan craobh tree sparrow (passer montanus)

Gealbhonn nam preas (gealbhonn-gàrraidh) - Prunella modularis -(Beurla: Dunnock)

Home

balla

wall

basgaid

basket

bogsa

box

bòrd

table

cathair

chair

clàr

table

còire

kettle

cupa

cup

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