oilthigh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From oil (“educate, rear”) +‎ taigh (“house”).[1] It is usually spelt as a single word in modern orthography.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɤlhɪ/

Noun

oilthigh m (genitive singular oilthigh, plural oilthighean)

  1. university

References

  1. ^ MacBain, A. (1911) An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language Stirling Eneas MacKay, 1982 edition by Gairm →ISBN
  2. ^ Mark, C. The Gaelic English Dictionary Routledge (2004) →ISBN
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