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
- from the Isle of Skye, Scotland