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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cuileóc, diminutive of Old Irish cuil (“fly; gnat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cuileag f (genitive singular cuileige, plural cuileagan)
- fly (insect)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap