Baile na h-Eaglaise

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “church town”, altered by folk etymology from Balla na h-Eaglaise (literally “church wall”), a calque of English Kirkwall, itself altered by folk etymology from Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpalə nə ˈheɡl̪ˠɪʃə/

Proper noun

Baile na h-Eaglaise

  1. Kirkwall (a town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland).

Mutation

Mutation of Baile na h-Eaglaise
radical lenition
Baile na h-Eaglaise Bhaile na h-Eaglaise

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

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