clacharan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

clacharan m (genitive singular clacharain, plural clacharanan)

1. pavement
2. stepping stone (across a river or in boggy ground)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Irish clochrán.

Noun

clacharan m (genitive singular clacharain, plural clacharanan)

1. wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
2. stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)

Derived terms

• clacharan an fhraoich (“whinchat”)