English Explanatory Dictionary

Hebrides

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
  2. A sea area that is centred on these islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛbɹədiːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hebrides.wav

Word forms

Hebrides

Etymology

From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown, potentially Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *boudi. 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.

Derived words

Hebridean Inner Hebrides Outer Hebrides Sea of the Hebrides

Translations

Armenian: Հեբրիդյան կղզիներ Catalan: Hèbrides Czech: Hebridy Danish: Hebriderne Danish: Syderøerne Dutch: Hebriden Estonian: Hebriidid Faroese: Suðuroyggjar Finnish: Hebridit French: Hébrides Georgian: ჰებრიდის კუნძულები Georgian: ჰებრიდი Georgian: ჰებრიდები German: Hebriden Ancient Greek: Ἐβοῦδαι Ancient Greek: Ἕβουδαι Ancient Greek: Αἰβοῦδαι Hungarian: Hebridák Icelandic: Suðureyjar Ido: Hebridi Irish: Inse Ghall Italian: Ebridi Latin: Hebudes Macedonian: Хебриди Norwegian Nynorsk: Suderøyane Norwegian Nynorsk: Hebridane Old Norse: Suðreyjar Polish: Hebrydy Portuguese: Hébridas Russian: Гебри́дские острова́ Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Inns nam Gall Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar Spanish: Hébridas Swedish: Hebriderna Turkish: Hebridler Volapük: Hebriduäns Welsh: Ynysoedd Heledd
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