Baile na h-Eaglaise

التعريفات والمعاني

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