Arcaibh
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Originally a dative plural; probably via Pictish from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos (“piglet”), from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos. Compare Latin Orcades (the oldest attested name).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Arcaibh
- Orkney (an archipelago in Scotland)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Arcaibh | n-Arcaibh | h-Arcaibh | t-Arcaibh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||