seillean-dìomhain

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

seillean (“bee”) +‎ dìomhain (“idle, lazy”)

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Noun

seillean-dìomhain m (genitive singular seillein-dhìomhain, plural seilleanan-dìomhain)

  1. drone or idle bee

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References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “seillean-dìomhain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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