Scottish Gaelic

Noun

faoileag f ‎(genitive singular faoileige, plural faoileagan)

1. seagull; black-headed gull
2. white crest on the waves
   • Tha faoileagan air a' mhuir.‎ ― There are white crests on the waves.

Usage notes

See also faoileann.

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
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)