Baile na h-Eaglaise

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Bàgh na h-Eaglaise (calqued directly from Norn/Old Norse)

Etymology

Literally “church town”, altered by folk etymology from Balla na h-Eaglaise (literally “church wall”), a calque of English Kirkwall, itself altered by folk etymology from Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpalə nə ˈheɡl̪ˠɪʃə/

Proper noun

Baile na h-Eaglaise

1. Kirkwall (a town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland).

Mutation

Mutation of Baile na h-Eaglaise

radical	lenition
Baile na h-Eaglaise	Bhaile na h-Eaglaise

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.