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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Derived from Old Irish fíal (“veil”), from Latin vēlum (“curtain, veil”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
fèileadh m (genitive singular fèilidh, plural fèilidhean)
- kilt
See also
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “féileadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- ^ 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