Sgitheanach

Scottish Gaelic Etymology gd. First attested as gd la Scitis, la Scetis, probably from a pre-Indo-European gd qfa-sub language. Suggestions connecting it with gd sgiath wing or non ský cloud are almost certainly folk etymology. See Etymology of Skye for more.gd adjectives suffixed with -ach Pronunciation gd /ˈs̪kʲihanəx/ North Uist gd /ˈs̪kʲi.anəx/ /ˈs̪kʲi.anɔx/ South Uist,Wester Ross gd /ˈs̪kʲiə.anəx/ /ˈs̪kʲiaːnəx/ 28<<name:Borgstrom1941>> Bracadale corresponding to the form gd Sgiathanach gd /ˈs̪kʲiəhanəx/ <<name:Borgstrom1941>> Trotternish corresponding to the form gd Sgiathanach gd /ˈs̪kʲiaːɲəx/ <<name:Borgstrom1941>> Sleat corresponding to the form gd Sgiathaineach Adjective from or pertaining to the Isle of Skye, Scotland Derived terms gd Eilean Sgitheanach An t-Eilean Sgitheanach Skye Noun m -aich -aich person from the Isle of Skye References smaller