èigh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• éigh (superseded)
• èighich

Etymology

From Middle Irish éigid, from Old Irish éigid, from Proto-Celtic *yeigeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːv/ (as if spelled èibh)
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): (noun only) /ˈeː.u/

Noun

èigh f (genitive singular èighe, plural èighean)

1. cry, shout
2. (with definite article) tinnitus

   Tha an èigh aig Callum. ― Callum has tinnitus.

Verb

èigh (past dh'èigh, future èighidh, verbal noun èigheachd, past participle èighte)

1. cry, shout
2. announce
3. declare, proclaim

   èigh sìth ― declare peace

Related terms

• èigh air (“call (someone)”)
• èigh do (“shout out to (someone)”)

Mutation

Mutation of èigh

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

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