Sgitheanach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Unknown. First attested as Latin Scitis, Scetis, probably from a pre-Indo-European substrate language. Suggestions connecting it with sgiath (“wing”) or Old Norse ský (“cloud”) are almost certainly folk etymology. See Etymology of Skye for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ci.anəx/

Adjective

Sgitheanach

1. from the Isle of Skye, Scotland