argyll

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/aɹˈɡʌɪl/
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/aɹˈɡʌɪl/ · /ɑːˈɡaɪl/ · /ɑɹˈɡaɪl/

Definition of argyll

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (historical)A former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute.
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name

  1. (historical)A former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute.
  2. A Scottish dukedom.

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of argyle.

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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”).

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