411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Leòdhas
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Perhaps from gd non ljóða hús song house, though that may be a folk etymology.
Pronunciation
gd /ˈʎɔu.əs̪/ [ˈʎɵʉ˥˧əs̪] [ˈʎɵʉ˦˥˨əs̪] 41-42<<name:Borgstrom1940>> Lewis
gd /ˈʎɔː.əs̪/ <<name:Borgstrom1940>> Harris
gd /ˈʎeoː.əs̪/ <<name:Borgstrom1940>> !!! North Uist,Barra
gd /ˈʎoː.əs̪/ !!! South Uist,Wester Ross
Proper noun
m -ais
gd island carea/Na h-Eileanan Siar cc/Scotland Lewis
gd Eilean Leòdhais Eilean an Fhraoich
Related terms
gd Leòdhasach person from Lewis; pertaining to Lewis
Descendants
en Lewis 1
References
smaller