Scottish Gaelic word

gille

servant, follower

nounmasculine

gille means “servant, follower” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	gille
Sèimheachadh	ghille

Bhìd am broc an gille.

The badger bit the boy.

Bhìd an broc an gille.

The badger bit the boy.

Luatharan glas (gille-feadaig, pollaran, bànag, sgrilleag) - Calidris alba -(Beurla: Sanderling)

Graillig (Pollaran, Gille-feadaig) - Calidris alpina -(Beurla: Dunlin)

Gille-brìghde, trìlleachan, drìlleachan oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Work

aitreabh

building, complex, dwelling

banca

bank

beus

conduct, morals

breithneachadh

judging, considering

bruach

bank (of lake or river)

bàrd

rhymer, poet, bard

bùth

shop

caitheamh

spending, wearing, throwing

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