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Hebrides en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

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. Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides.

Meanings

  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.

Deriveds

Sea of the Hebrides · Outer Hebrides · Inner Hebrides · Hebridean

Translations (37)

fr Hébrides (group of islands) · et Hebriidid (group of islands) · pt Hébridas (group of islands) · cy Ynysoedd Heledd (group of islands) · grc Ἐβοῦδαι (group of islands) · tr Hebridler (group of islands) · nn Hebridane (group of islands) · it Ebridi (group of islands) · non Suðreyjar (group of islands) · sv Hebriderna (group of islands) · ka ჰებრიდი (group of islands) · ru Гебри́дские острова́ (group of islands) · cs Hebridy (group of islands) · grc Ἕβουδαι (group of islands) · io Hebridi (group of islands) · mk Хебриди (group of islands) · nl Hebriden (group of islands) · gd Na h-Eileanan Siar (group of islands) · grc Αἰβοῦδαι (group of islands) · pl Hebrydy (group of islands) · gd Na h-Inns nam Gall (group of islands) · fo Suðuroyggjar (group of islands) · la Hebudes (group of islands) · ka ჰებრიდები (group of islands) · fi Hebridit (group of islands) · es Hébridas (group of islands) · da Hebriderne (group of islands) · ca Hèbrides (group of islands) · de Hebriden (group of islands) · ka ჰებრიდის კუნძულები (group of islands) · nn Suderøyane (group of islands) · hy Հեբրիդյան կղզիներ (group of islands) · vo Hebriduäns (group of islands) · is Suðureyjar (group of islands) · ga Inse Ghall (group of islands) · da Syderøerne (group of islands) · hu Hebridák (group of islands)