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creamh

creamh

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

creamh m (genitive singular creamha, plural creamhan)

  1. gentian
  2. hart's tongue fern
  3. garlic
  4. leeks
  5. elecampane
  6. beer

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • creamh-gàrraidh m, creamh-ghàraidh m (chives; leek)
  • creamh mac-féidh m (asparagus; hart's tongue fern; elecampane)
  • creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich m (asparagus; hart's tongue fern)
  • creamh nan creag m (rocambole, literally rock garlic)

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • crem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.