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gillie

/ˈɡɪli/GIH-lee
/ˈɡɪli/GIH-lee

Meaninga servant

Common meaning: a Highland attendant

Journey through time

  1. Irishgilla‘a servant’source
  2. Irishmeaning shiftsa servant → a ladgiolla‘a lad’source
  3. Gaelicgillesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa lad → a Highland attendantgillie‘a Highland attendant’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Irish gilla ‘a servant’.

Roots

  • gilla Irish “a servant”

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