Baile na h-Eaglaise
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== 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 ===