English Explanatory Dictionary

Argyll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute.
  2. A Scottish dukedom.
noun
  1. Alternative form of argyle.

Pronunciation

/aɹˈɡʌɪl/ /ɑːˈɡaɪl/ /ɑɹˈɡaɪl/

Word forms

Argyll Argyle argylls

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Irish err Scottish Gaelic earra Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Celtic *weidus Proto-Celtic *weidelos Proto-Brythonic *guɨðel Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðelbor. Old Irish Goídel Scottish Gaelic Gàidheal Scottish Gaelic Earra-Ghàidhealbor. English Argyll Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Earra-Ghàidheal (“land of the Gaels”).

Synonyms

Argyllshire

Derived words

Argyll and Bute argyle
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