Gaelic Gender
This page discusses the gender in Gaelic. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: balach
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Girl: nighean
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Man: fear
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Woman: bean
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Father: athair
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Mother: màthair
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Brother: bràthair
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Sister: piuthar
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| Actor: cleasaiche |
| Actress: bana-chleasaiche |
| Cat (m): cat |
| Cat (f): |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: Tha e àrd.
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She is tall: Tha i àrd.
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He is a short man: 'S e fear beag a th' ann.
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She is a short woman: 'S e bean bheag a th' innte.
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He is German: Tha e Gearmailteach.
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She is German: Tha i Gearmailteach.
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| Japanese men are friendly: Tha fir Seapanach cairdeil. |
| Japanese women are friendly: Tha mnathan Seapanach cairdeil. |
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