seillean-achaidh

Scottish Gaelic
Seilleanan-achaidh
Foraging field bees
Bombus (bumblebee on left) and Apis mellifera (honeybee on right)

Etymology

seillean (“bee”) +‎ achaidh (“of field”, genitive singular of achadh)

Noun

seillean-achaidh m (genitive singular seillein-achaidh, plural seilleanan-achaidh)

  1. field (worker) bee

See also

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “seillean-achaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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