sgeilp

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots skelf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪kʲelp/

Noun

sgeilp f (genitive singular sgeilp, plural sgeilpichean)

1. shelf or cliff of a rock
2. shelf in a keeping place

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “sgeilp”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC