Hebrides

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown, though Venneman (1999) speculatively offers a Proto-Semitic solution in *’y (“island”) + *p d (“lamb”). Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/ === Proper noun === Hebrides The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides. A sea area that is centred on these islands. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Hebrides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === Hebridean, adj. and n., in Oxford English Dictionary, First Supplement, 1933. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Hebrides”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.