Peigi

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English Peggy, an alteration of Margaret.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Peigi f (vocative a Pheigi)

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Mairead, equivalent to English Peggy

Mutation

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Mutation of Peigi
radical lenition
Peigi Pheigi

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

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh