Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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ainleag (swallow) + dhubh (black)

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

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References

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