eigh
English
Interjection
eigh
- Alternative form of eh
- 1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 55:
- "Eigh?" said Kemp, with his mouth open. "Keep your nerve," said the Voice. "I'm an Invisible Man."
- 1935, Paul Green, This Body the Earth:
- "Eigh, eigh! he's killed me!" Mr. Utley shrieked. But none of the students made a move out of their seats.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish aig, itself from Proto-Celtic *yegis. Cognate with Irish oighear, Welsh iâ, and Cornish yey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ej/
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| eigh | n-eigh | h-eigh | t-eigh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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