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Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old Irish Espáin, from Latin Hispānia.
Proper noun
An Spàinn f (genitive na Spàinne)
- Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
Usage notes
Always preceded by the article.
References
- ^ 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