feòil-sheachnair
masculine
The English word vegetarian is translated into Gaelic as feòil-sheachnair, glasraichear or lusair.
Meaning: person who does not eat any animal flesh (noun)
Ways to say it
| Gaelic | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| feòil-sheachnair | masculine | |
| glasraichear | /ˈkl̪ˠas̪ɾɪçəɾ/ | masculine |
| lusair | masculine |
These terms refer to a person who does not eat any animal flesh.
What does it mean word for word?
feòil-sheachnair is a compound of feòil (meat) and sheachnair (one who avoids/shuns). glasraichear is a compound of glasraich (vegetables) and an agent noun suffix indicating a person who does something.
Which one should you use?
feòil-sheachnair emphasizes the act of avoiding meat, whereas glasraichear emphasizes the consumption of vegetables.
How does it change in a sentence?
All three forms are masculine nouns.
Did you know?
- Because glasraich refers to 'greens', a glasraichear is linguistically defined by the color of their food.
- Because all three terms are masculine nouns, a female vegetarian would still be referred to using these specific masculine forms in many contexts.
- If you use the term lusair, you are using a word rooted in the concept of 'plants' rather than the broader category of 'vegetables'.
Examples in context
- 'S e glasraichear a th' ann an mo phiuthar.My sister is a vegetarian.This sentence is useful for identifying a person as a glasraichear.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “vegetarian” translations and entries feòil-sheachnair, glasraichear, lusair, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
