Scottish Gaelic word

seillean-dè

butterfly

noun

seillean-dè means “butterfly” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	seillean-dè
Sèimheachadh	sheillean-dè

NatureAnimals

abhainn

river, stream

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beach

bee

bealach

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

beathach

beast, brute, animal

beinn

mountain, hill

beithe

birch

bileag

blade (of leaf), petal

Put your Scottish Gaelic vocabulary into practice

Start a short vocabulary session using words at your level.