Ùisdean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Norse Eysteinn, from ey (“luck”) and steinn (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːʃtʲan/
• (North Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈuːʃtʲɛɲ/ (corresponding to the form Ùisdein)

Proper noun

Ùisdean m (genitive/vocative Ùisdein)

1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Hugh though etymologically unrelated

Mutation

Mutation of Ù

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ù	n-Ù	h-Ù	t-Ù

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.