Eilidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

In origin, a diminutive of Eileanor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːlɪ/[1]

Proper noun

Eilidh f (genitive/vocative Eilidh)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen or Ellen

Mutation

Mutation of Eilidh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Eilidh n-Eilidh h-Eilidh t-Eilidh

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

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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