uilleann pipes

English

WOTD – 15 April 2009

Cillian Vallely playing the uilleann pipes.

Etymology

Partial calque of Irish píb uilleann, literally "elbow pipe".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪl.ən ˌpaɪps/
• Hyphenation: uil‧leann pipes

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Noun

uilleann pipes pl (normally plural, singular uilleann pipe)

1. The bagpipes of Ireland, which have a bellows strapped around the wrist and arm to inflate the bag rather than the player blowing to do so.

Translations

bagpipes of Ireland

• Czech: irské dudy f pl
• Finnish: irlantilainen säkkipilli
• Irish: píb uilleann f
• Russian: ирландская волынка f (irlandskaja volynka)
• Scottish Gaelic: pìob-shionnaich, pìob-uilne f
• Spanish: gaita irlandesa f