Scottish Gaelic word

piuthar

sister

nounfeminine

piuthar means “sister” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	piuthar
Sèimheachadh	phiuthar

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

Soeur Béatrice ("Piuthar Beatrice", air fhoillseachadh man Sister Beatrice sa Bheurla)

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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