sgillinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish scilling, from Old English scilling (“shilling”). In 1707, when Scotland switched to sterling-based accounting, one shilling Scots was exchanged for one English penny.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskʲiʎɪɲ/

Noun

sgillinn f (genitive singular sgillinne, plural sgillinnean)

  1. penny

Derived terms

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