ainleag-dhubh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

ainleag (“swallow”) + dhubh (“black”)

Noun

ainleag-dhubh f (genitive singular ainleige-dhubh, plural ainleagan-dhubh)[1]

  1. swift, common swift (Apus apus)[2][3]

Synonyms

References
  1. ainleag at Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainleag-dhubh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed 3 Feb 2015
  2. apus apus at Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainleag-dhubh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 3 Feb 2015
  3. 'Apus apus Common Swift at Encyclopedia of Life; accessed on 3 Feb 2015
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