Hebrides

Hebrides

See also: Hébrides

English

Etymology

From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown. Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/

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Proper noun

Hebrides

1. The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
2. A sea area that is centred on these islands.

Derived terms

• Hebridean
• Inner Hebrides
• Outer Hebrides
• Sea of the Hebrides

Translations

group of islands

Armenian: Հեբրիդյան կղզիներ pl (Hebridyan kłziner) Catalan: Hèbrides f pl Czech: Hebridy n pl Danish: Hebriderne c pl, (historic) Syderøerne c pl Dutch: Hebriden m pl Estonian: Hebriidid pl Faroese: Suðuroyggjar f pl Finnish: Hebridit (fi) pl French: Hébrides (fr) f pl Georgian: ჰებრიდის კუნძულები (hebridis ḳunʒulebi), ჰებრიდი (hebridi), ჰებრიდები (hebridebi) German: Hebriden (de) f pl Hungarian: Hebridák pl Icelandic: Suðureyjar f pl Ido: Hebridi (io) Irish: Inse Ghall f pl Italian: Ebridi f Latin: Hebudes f pl Macedonian: Хебриди f pl (Hebridi) Norwegian: Nynorsk: Suderøyane f pl, Hebridane m pl Old Norse: Suðreyjar f pl Portuguese: Hébridas (pt) f pl Russian: Гебри́дские острова́ (ru) pl (Gebrídskije ostrová) Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Inns nam Gall f pl, Na h-Eileanan Siar m pl Spanish: Hébridas f pl Swedish: Hebriderna pl Volapük: Hebriduäns (vo) Welsh: Ynysoedd Heledd pl

See also

• Hebrides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Hebridean, adj. and n., in Oxford English Dictionary, First Supplement, 1933.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Hebrides”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.