Innis Tìle

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From innis (“island”) +‎ Tìle, from Old Norse Týli (“Thule”), referring to the legendary northernmost island mentioned in Ancient Greek and Roman sources.

Proper noun

Innis Tìle f (genitive Innse Tìle)

  1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)

Derived terms

Mutation

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

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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