Words for family members and other relatives in Scottish Gaelic, a Goidelic Celtic language spoken mainly in Scotland.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female, mat = maternal, pat = paternal
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | |
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family | teaghlach (family/household) muinntir (family/relatives) clann (children) |
parents | pàrantan |
father | athair / dadaidh |
mother | màthair / mamaidh |
children | clann / pàisdean |
son | mac |
daughter | nighean |
husband | fear |
wife | bean |
brother | bràthair |
sister | piuthar / siùir |
uncle | bràthair-athar (father's brother) bràthair-màthar (mother's brother) |
aunt | athaireag / bràithreag (pat) piuthar-athar (father's sister) màithrean (mat) piuthar-màthar (mother's sister) |
cousin | co-ogha mac-bràthair-athar (father's brother's son) nighean-bràthair-athar (father's brother's daughter) mac-piuthair-athar (father's sister's son) nighean-piuthair-athar (father's sister's daughter) mac-bràthair-màthar (mother's brother's son) nighean-bràthair-màthar (mother's brother's daughter) mac piuthair-màthar (mother's sister's son) nighean-piuthair-màthar (mother's sister's daughter) |
nephew | mac-bràthar (brother's son) mac-peathar (sister's son) |
niece | banta / gairghean / gair-inghean / nigh |
grandparents | seann-phàrantan |
grandfather | seanair |
grandmother | seanmhair |
grandchildren | ogha |
grandson | garbhach / gar-mhac |
granddaughter | ban-ogha |
great grandfather | sinn-seanair |
great grandmother | sinn-seanmhair |
great uncle | bràthair-seanair (grandfather's brother) bràthair-seanmhar (grandmother's sister) |
great aunt | piuthar-seanar (grandfather's sister) piuthar-seanmhar (grandmother's sister) |
father-in-law | athair-cèile |
mother-in-law | màthair-chèile |
brother-in-law | bràthair-cèile |
sister-in-law | piuthar-chèile |
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