feòrag
Scottish Gaelic
Tha an fheòrag a' suidhe air craobh.
Etymology
From Old Irish íaru, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, reduplication of *h₂u(e)r. Compare Breton gwiñver, Welsh gwiwer, and Irish iora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjɔːɾak/
Noun
feòrag f (genitive singular feòraige, plural feòragan)
- squirrel
- Cho furasta stad a chur air a' mhuir-làn ri feòrag-ruadh fhaicinn. ― It's as easy to spot a red squirrel as stopping the tide from coming in.
Derived terms
- feòrag-ghlas (“grey squirrel”)
- feòrag-ruadh (“red squirrel”)
- feòrag-stiallach (“chipmunk”)
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