Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

A' Mhaighdeann f

1. Miss, (Young) Mistress, a form of address for young and/or unmarried women
   1. A' Mhaighdeann Nic Griogair (Miss MacGregor)
2. Virgo (Constellation, Zodiac)

See also

• Maighstir
• A' Bhean-phòsda
• A' Bhean-uasal
• Tighearna

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• maighdean

Noun

maighdeann f ‎(genitive singular maighdinn, plural maighdeannan)

1. maid, maiden, virgin
2. female servant
3. chambermaid
4. nymph
5. last handful of a crop of corn cut off the land
6. standard or bearer of driving-wheel (spinning-wheel)
7. upright support of flyers of spinning-wheel
8. beheading instrument

Synonyms

• (maid, maiden, virgin): ainnir, òigh

Derived terms