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]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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