mòinteach
See also: móinteach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish móintech.
Noun
mòinteach f (genitive singular mòintich, plural mòintichean)
- peat moss, sphagnum
- moor, moorland
Synonyms
- (moorland): monadh, sliabh
Derived terms
- amadan-mòintich m (“dotterel”)
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “móintech”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN