Scottish Gaelic

Noun

màthair-ghuir f ‎(genitive singular màthar-guir, plural màthraichean-guir) (literally mother of the brood)

1. Source of infection; cause of suppuration.
2. Queen (of a hive or colony).

See also

• beach^[1][2]
• beach-eòlais^[1][2]
• cràin^[1][2]
• crainn^[1][2]
• cràin-sheillean^[1][2]
• seillean^[1][2]

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 bee in 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; accessed on 9 May 2015.
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bauer, Mìchael. bee in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 9 May 2015.