Sgitheanach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Unknown. First attested as Latin Scitis, Scetis, probably from a pre-Indo-European substrate language. Suggestions connecting it with sgiath (“wing”) or Old Norse ský (“cloud”) are almost certainly folk etymology. See Etymology of Skye for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪ci.anəx/

Adjective

Sgitheanach

  1. from the Isle of Skye, Scotland
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