English / Map Form: Lephin
Gaelic Form: Leth-Pheighinn
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: B884
English / Map Form: Lephin
Gaelic Form: Leth-Pheighinn
Language Notes
G nom. sg. fem. def. art. an, + nom. sg. fem. preposed adj. leth, ‘half’ + nom. sg. peighinn, fem. ‘penny-land’ = ‘The half penny-land’Element Meaning
G leth ~ half; peighinn ~ penny-land
Sources
| Lephinchaple = Leth-pheighinn-chapull | Dwelly 1912 |
| Leiphin, Leth-Bhainn, half-mount or hill | Forbes, 236 |
| Leiphinn | Robertson |
| [‘lɛˌfɪnʲ] | local source, Sgianaidean |
Additional Information
Holmer’s form shows there is no article with this name.
