Scottish Gaelic word

madadh-allaidh

wolf

noun

madadh-allaidh means “wolf” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	madadh-allaidh
Sèimheachadh	mhadadh-allaidh

Aon latha, thachair i le madadh-allaidh anns a' choille.

One day she met a wolf in the woods.

Aon latha, thachair i le madadh-allaidh anns a' choille.

One day she met a wolf in the woods.

Madadh-allaidh (Canis lupus)

Animals

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)

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