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Gàidheal
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Gaidheal
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
gd Gaidheal
Etymology
gd :inh sga:Goídel
gd ine-pro *h₁weydʰh₁-
From gd sga Goídel Irishman, from gd cel-bry-pro *Guɨðel (the ancestor of cy gwyddel raider), from gd cel-pro *weidelos savage, woodsman, related to gd fiadh deer through native gd cel-gae - development, from cel-pro *weidus wild, from gd ine-pro *h₁weydʰh₁- wood, wilderness (compare ang wāþ hunt).408
Pronunciation
gd /ˈɡ̊ɛː.əl̪ˠ/ !!! /ˈɡ̊ɛː.al̪ˠ/ /ˈɡ̊æː.əl̪ˠ/ !!! 17
gd /ˈɡ̊eː.əl̪ˠ/ north east,_,Lewis
gd /ˈɡ̊aː.ɪl̪ˠ/ 85 !!! 279 Wester Ross
gd /ˈɡ̊ai.əl̪ˠ/ Argyll
gd Gàidh eal
Noun
m -eil -eil
Gael, Highlander
Derived terms
gd Gàidhealach
gd Gàidhealtachd
Related terms
gd Gàidhlig
Mutation
G àidheal
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