Scottish Gaelic word

poileas

police

nounmasculine

poileas means “police” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	poileas
Sèimheachadh	phoileas

Thachair mi ri poileas ach cha do thug e toighe dhòmhsa idir.

I ran into a policeman but he didn't notice me at all.

Thachair mi ri poileas ach cha do thug e toighe dhomhsa idir.

I ran into a policeman but he didn't notice me at all.

Society

arm

army

bana-phrionnsa

princess

banrigh

queen, female monarch

blàr

battle, uproar

boireannach

woman

cath

battle

ceannard

leader, chief, commander

cinneadh

clan, kin, kindred, surname, tribe, nation

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