liath-chearc
Scottish Gaelic
editNoun
editliath-chearc f (genitive singular liath-chirce, plural liath-chearcan)
- heath hen, female black grouse
- Am faca tu liath-chearc a-raoir? ― Did you see a heath hen last night? (traditionally asked of someone looking pale and worried; the bird was considered a bad omen)
Related terms
edit- coileach-dubh (“male black grouse”)
- dùrd dùrd (“onomatopoeic sound of a black grouse”)