Scottish Gaelic word

iomain

drive (of cattle/sheep)

verb

iomain means “drive (of cattle/sheep)” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Tha camanachd no iomain, air a bhith ga cluich o chionn dà mhìle bliadhna leis na Gàidheil.

Tha iomain ga chleachdadh mar gnìomhair cuideachd gu bitheanta anns a' Ghàidhlig.

Thèid iomain a chleachdadh cuideachd a thaobh a bhith a' trusadh sprèidh is caoraich.

Ann an 2003, cho-dhùin na clubaichean airson sgeama gearr-ùine de dh'iomain san t-samhradh a chur air bhog.

’S e geama simplidh th’ ann an iomain.

AnimalsTravel

coisich

walk (move on feet)

crois

cross (in geometry and religion)

crùb

duck, squat, crouch

diùlt

refuse, reject, turn down

falbh

leave, depart, go away

fàg

leave, quit, abandon, desert

luchdaich

load (boat, etc.)

ruith

run

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