Gilleasbuig
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- Gilleaspuig, Gilleasbaig, GilleEasbaig
Etymology
From gille (“servant”) + easbaig (“bishop”), with the second element of the name being derived from Latin episcopus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲɪˈʎes̪pɪkʲ/
Proper noun
Gilleasbuig m (vocative a Ghilleasbuig)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Gillespie or Archibald, though the latter is etymologically unrelated.
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Gilleasbuig | Ghilleasbuig |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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