fèileadh

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from Old Irish fíal (veil), from Latin vēlum (curtain, veil).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fèileadh m (genitive singular fèilidh, plural fèilidhean)

  1. kilt

See also

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fèileadh fhèileadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “féileadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap