Scottish Gaelic word

màthair

mother

nounfeminine

màthair means “mother” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	màthair
Sèimheachadh	mhàthair

Tha teaghlach niùclasach a' ciallachadh athair, màthair agus aon no tuilleadh phàistean, bràthair agus piuthar a' fuireach còmhla.

Tha teaghlach leudaichte a' ciallachadh athair, màthair, clann, seann-phàrantan, uncailean, antaidhean, co-oghaichean agus mar sin sìos.

Ann an 1940 chuidich Lagerlöf le Nelly agus a màthair teicheadh o Bherlin.

Family

balach

boy

banais

wedding

banaltram

nurse, nanny, foster-mother

banntrach

widow

bean

woman, wife

beul-aithris

folklore, oral tradition

bodach

old man

boireannach

woman

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