cràin-sheillean

Scottish Gaelic

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cràin (“female of any animal”) +‎ sheillean (“bee”, lenited form of seillean)

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cràin-sheillean (genitive singular cràin-sheillein, plural cràin-sheilleanan)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 bee in Edward Dwelly (1911) “cràin-sheillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 9 May 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.