Scottish Gaelic word

oileanach

student

noun

oileanach means “student” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Bha mi nam oileanach aig an am sin.

I was a student at that time.

Cà bheil an t-oileanach?

Where is the student?

"An e oileanach a tha annad?" "'S e."

"Are you a student?" "Yes."

Bha mi nam oileanach aig an àm sin.

I was a student at that time.

An e oileanach a tha annad? "'S e."

Are you a student? "Yes."

School

bealach

defile, passage, pass or gorge of a mountain, glen

beann

peak, pinnacle, horn; heed, regard

brath

knowledge, notice, notification, information

buaile

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

bun-sgoil

elementary school, primary school

cailc

chalk

caractar

character (in a story)

ceist

question

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