Alba (Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland)
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Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland, often used to evoke the country’s Gaelic heritage and cultural identity.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alba | 0 |
| BBC Alba | 0 |
| "Alba gu bràth" | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Gaelic name
ⓘ
endonym ⓘ television channel ⓘ |
| appearsIn | official Gaelic translations of Scottish Government materials ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
bilingual road signs in Scotland
ⓘ
public signage in Gaelic-speaking areas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaelic heritage
ⓘ
Scottish cultural identity ⓘ Scottish nationalism ⓘ |
| broadcastLanguage | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| cognateWith |
Latin "Albion"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh "Yr Alban" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDenoted | United Kingdom constituent country of Scotland ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Proto-Celtic *Albiyū ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConnotation |
Gaelic-speaking communities
ⓘ
connection to Highlands and Islands ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalUsage | name of the Alba Party ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm | Alba (all caps) in stylized logos ⓘ |
| historicalMeaning | kingdom of the Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | medieval Gaelic sources ⓘ |
| influences |
naming of organizations in Scotland
ⓘ
naming of political parties in Scotland ⓘ |
| ISO639LanguageContext | gd (Scottish Gaelic) ⓘ |
| language | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| meaning | "Scotland forever" ⓘ |
| nameFor | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic onomastics ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Gaelic equivalent of "Scotland" ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Scottish Government in Gaelic policy documents ⓘ |
| refersTo | territory of modern Scotland ⓘ |
| regionDenoted | Northern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Irish name "Alba"
ⓘ
Manx name "Alban" ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
expression of Scottish distinctiveness
ⓘ
marker of Gaelic revival ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural brand name in Scotland
ⓘ
poetic name for Scotland ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gaelic media
ⓘ
Gaelic speakers in Scotland ⓘ cultural and political movements in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gaelic cultural contexts
ⓘ
Gaelic literature ⓘ Gaelic music ⓘ Scottish Gaelic language ⓘ |
| usedInBroadcasting | BBC Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | Gaelic-medium schools in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedInMotto | "Alba gu bràth" ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.