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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Norse skarfr, from a Germanic base imitative of the birds' harsh croaking sounds.
Pronunciation
Noun
sgarbh m (genitive singular sgairbh, plural sgarbhan)
- cormorant
- Tha i cho fliuch ri sgarbh. ― She's as wet as a cormorant.
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