Islay

See also: islay

English

Etymology

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Ìle, but probably ultimately of non-Indo-European (substrate) origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Arran.^[1]^[2]^[3] The silent s in this word, as in island, is due to an unetymological association with isle.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪlə/
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Proper noun

Islay

The southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Derived terms

Isla (“female given name”)

Translations

island of the Inner Hebrides

Scottish Gaelic: Ìle

References

^ The year&s work in modern language studies. 54.1992(1993), Volumes 54-1992, p. 617
^ Interdigitations: essays for Irmengard Rauch, p. 46
^ Gammeltoft, Peder (2007). "Scandinavian Naming-Systems in the Hebrides—A Way of Understanding how the Scandinavians were in Contact with Gaels and Picts?". In Ballin-Smith, Beverley; Taylor, Simon; Williams, Gareth (eds.). West over Sea: Studies in Scandinavian Sea-Borne Expansion and Settlement Before 1300. Leiden: Brill.

Anagrams

saily, yalis

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /isˈlai/ [isˈlai̯]
Rhymes: -ai
Syllabification: Is‧lay

Proper noun

Islay ?

a province of Arequipa, Peru

[1] The year&s work in modern language studies. 54.1992(1993), Volumes 54-1992, p. 617

[2] Interdigitations: essays for Irmengard Rauch, p. 46

[3] Gammeltoft, Peder (2007). "Scandinavian Naming-Systems in the Hebrides—A Way of Understanding how the Scandinavians were in Contact with Gaels and Picts?". In Ballin-Smith, Beverley; Taylor, Simon; Williams, Gareth (eds.). West over Sea: Studies in Scandinavian Sea-Borne Expansion and Settlement Before 1300. Leiden: Brill.

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