How to Say “Gold” in Scottish Gaelic

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òr
gold
In Scottish Gaelic gold is òr. It is a short masculine noun used for the metal and for things made of it.
For a ring of gold you say fàinne òir, where òir is the form after another noun.
Meaning: precious yellow metal (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

In phrases like "a gold ring", Gaelic puts the owner or material after the main noun, so fàinne òir means "ring of gold".

Did you know?

  • The Gaelic òr is a short word, and its form òir appears in phrases for things made of gold.

Examples in context

  • Tha an fhàinne seo de dh’òr.
    This ring is made of gold.
  • Fàinne òir
    A gold ring

Example conversation

Peigi and her brother Ruaraidh look at jewellery in a shop in Inverness.

  1. Peigi

    Dè a tha seo?
    What is this?
  2. Ruaraidh

    Fàinne òir.
    A gold ring.
  3. Peigi

    Tha e brèagha.
    It is beautiful.
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