Ceap Breatainn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

ceap (“cape”) +‎ Breatainn (“Britain”); a partial calque of English Cape Breton and French Cap-Breton.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲʰɛhp ˈpɾʲɛht̪ɪɲ/

Proper noun

Ceap Breatainn m

  1. Cape Breton (a cape in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)
  2. Cape Breton Island (an isalnd in Nova Scotia, Canada)
    Synonym: Eiliean Cheap Bhreatainn
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