Scottish Gaelic

Noun

mòinteach f ‎(genitive singular mòintich, plural mòintichean)

1. peat moss, sphagnum
2. moor, moorland

Synonyms

• (moorland): monadh, sliabh

Derived terms

• amadan-mòintich m ‎(“dotterel”)

References

• “móintech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.