Uibhist

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of uncertain but probably Old Norse origin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Uibhist f

  1. Uist (an archipelago in Western Isles council area, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)
    Synonyms: Tìr an Eòrna, Tìr a' Mhurain

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Uist

Mutation

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Template:R:gd:MacPherson:1966
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
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