fèileadh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• èileadh, eibhleadh, feabhladh
• (obsolete) féileadh, éileadh

Etymology

Derived from Old Irish fíal (“veil”), from Latin vēlum (“curtain, veil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeːləɣ/

Noun

fèileadh m (genitive singular fèilidh, plural fèilidhean)

1. kilt

See also

• fèileadh mòr
• fèileadh beag

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fèileadh	fhèileadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “féileadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN