Baile na h-Eaglaise

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Bàgh na h-Eaglaise (calqued directly from Norn/Old Norse)

Etymology

Literally “church town”, altered by folk etymology from Balla na h-Eaglaise (literally “church wall”), a calque of English Kirkwall, itself altered by folk etymology from Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpalə nə ˈheɡl̪ˠɪʃə/

Proper noun

Baile na h-Eaglaise

Kirkwall (a town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland).

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Baile na h-Eaglaise	Bhaile na h-Eaglaise
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.