Scottish Gaelic word

lach

duck (especially wild), mallard

nounfeminine

lach means “duck (especially wild), mallard” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

lach in context

Lach Glas, (Lach-ghlas) - Anas strepera -(Beurla: Gadwall)

Glas-Lach, (Lochlannach) - Anas penelope -(Beurla: Eurasian Wigeon)

Lach, (Tunnag-fhiadhaich, Lach-riabhach) - Anas platyrhynchos -(Beurla: Mallard)

Lach a'ghuib Leathainn, (Gob-leathann) - Anas clypeata -(Beurla: Northern Shoveler)

Lach Stiùireach - Anas acuta -(Beurla: Northern Pintail)

Topics

Animals

Related Scottish Gaelic words

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beach

bee

beathach

beast, brute, animal

bradan

salmon

buaile

enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)

bò

cow

caora

sheep

cat

cat (Felis catus)