Scottish Gaelic edit

 
seillean no seillean-mór (Bombus distinguendus) air flùr
Bumblebee on flower
 
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Etymology edit

Perhaps from a variant form of Middle Irish teillenn (swarm of bees). Compare Irish seileán ((wild) honey-bee) and Manx shellan (bee).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈʃeʎan/

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Noun edit

seillean m (genitive singular seillein, plural seilleanan)

  1. bee, heath or field-bee (Superfamily Apoidea)[1]
  2. teasing request or repetition[1]

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 bee and seillean in Edward Dwelly (1911) “seillean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 7 May 2015.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 Bauer, Mìchael. bee and seillean in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 7 May 2015.
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