Hebrides

See also: Hébrides

English

Etymology

From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown. Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Hebrides

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.

Derived terms

• Hebridean
• Inner Hebrides
• Outer Hebrides
• Sea of the Hebrides

Translations

group of islands

• Armenian: Հեբրիդյան կղզիներ pl (Hebridyan kġziner)
• Catalan: Hèbrides f pl
• Czech: Hebridy n pl
• Danish: Hebriderne c pl, (historic) Syderøerne c pl
• Dutch: Hebriden m pl
• Estonian: Hebriidid pl
• Faroese: Suðuroyggjar f pl
• Finnish: Hebridit (fi) pl
• French: Hébrides (fr) f pl
• Georgian: ჰებრიდის კუნძულები (hebridis ḳunʒulebi), ჰებრიდი (hebridi), ჰებრიდები (hebridebi)
• German: Hebriden (de) f pl
• Hungarian: Hebridák pl
• Icelandic: Suðureyjar f pl
• Ido: Hebridi (io)
• Irish: Inse Ghall f pl
• Italian: Ebridi f
• Latin: Hebudes f pl
• Macedonian: Хебриди f pl (Hebridi)
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: Suderøyane f pl, Hebridane m pl

• Old Norse: Suðreyjar f pl
• Portuguese: Hébridas (pt) f pl
• Russian: Гебри́дские острова́ (ru) pl (Gebrídskije ostrová)
• Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Inns nam Gall f pl, Na h-Eileanan Siar m pl
• Spanish: Hébridas f pl
• Swedish: Hebriderna pl
• Turkish: Hebridler (tr) pl
• Volapük: Hebriduäns (vo)
• Welsh: Ynysoedd Heledd pl

See also

• Hebrides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Hebridean, adj. and n., in Oxford English Dictionary, First Supplement, 1933.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Hebrides”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.