Arcaibh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Originally a dative plural; probably via Pictish from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos (“piglet”), from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos. Compare Latin Orcades (the oldest attested name).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾxkɪv/

Proper noun

Arcaibh

1. Orkney (an archipelago in Scotland)

Mutation

Mutation of Arcaibh

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

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