ainleag-dhubh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
ainleag (“swallow”) + dhubh (“black”)
Noun
ainleag-dhubh f (genitive singular ainleige-dhubh, plural ainleagan-dhubh)[1]
- swift, common swift (Apus apus)[2][3]
Synonyms
- gobhlan mòr
References
- 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
- 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
- Apus apus Common Swift at Encyclopedia of Life; accessed on 3 Feb 2015