fèileadh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • èileadh, eibhleadh, feabhladh
  • (obsolete) féileadh, éileadh

Etymology

Derived from Old Irish fíal (“veil”), from Latin vēlum (“curtain, veil”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːləɣ/

Noun

fèileadh m (genitive singular fèilidh, plural fèilidhean)

  1. kilt

See also

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “féileadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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