Scottish Gaelic word

nighean

daughter

nounfeminine

nighean means “daughter” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

nighean in context

Tha an nighean ris an uinneig oir tha a' ghrian glè bhlàth an-diugh.

The lass is at the window, because the sun is very hot today.

An e balach no nighean a th' ann?

Is it a boy or a girl?

Tha balach agus dithis nighean aig Tòmas.

Tom has one son and two daughters.

Tha balach agus nighean aig Tòmas.

Tom has a son and a daughter.

Tha triùir bhalaich agus nighean aig Tòmas.

Tom has three sons and one daughter.

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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