isean

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish essén, esén, essin (“unfledged bird; nestling”) === Noun === isean m (genitive singular isein, plural iseanan) chick (of any bird) young (of some mammals) isean cait - kitten isean ròin - cub seal brat ==== Derived terms ==== bu dual do dh'isean an ròin a dhol chun na mara === References === === Further reading === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “isean”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN