Eilean Sgitheanach
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Uist) IPA(key): /ə ˌɲd̥ʒelɛɲ ˈs̪kʲihanəx/[1]
- (South Uist) IPA(key): /ə ˌɲd̥ʒelaɲ ˈs̪kʲi.anəx/[2]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ə ˌɲd̥ʲʰelan ˈs̪kʲi.anɔx/[3]
Proper noun
[edit]An t-Eilean Sgitheanach m (genitive an Eilein Sgitheanaich)
- the Isle of Skye (an island in Highland council area, Scotland)
- Synonym: Eilean a' Cheò
Usage notes
[edit]Always preceded by the article.
References
[edit]- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN