fèileadh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • èileadh, eibhleadh, feabhladh
  • (obsolete) féileadh, éileadh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈfjɤuləɣ/[2] (corresponding to the form feabhladh)
  • (most of Skye) IPA(key): /ˈfeːləɣ/, [ˈfeːⁱləɣ][4]

Noun

fèileadh m (genitive singular fèilidh, plural fèilidhean)

  1. kilt

See also

Mutation

Mutation of fèileadh
radical lenition
fèileadh fhèileadh

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

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “féileadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 18
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