Arcaibh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Originally a dative plural; probably via Pictish from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos (“piglet”), from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos. Compare Latin Orcades (the oldest attested name).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾxkɪv/

Proper noun

Arcaibh

  1. Orkney (an archipelago of Scotland)

Mutation

Mutation of Arcaibh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Arcaibh n-Arcaibh h-Arcaibh t-Arcaibh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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