ark

head

ark f (genitive singular arkagh, plural arkyn or irk)

arkagh (genitive singular)
arkyn (plural)
irk (plural)

From Middle Irish orc, arc (“young pig”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos, from *perḱ- (“to dig”).


bock

bock m (genitive singular bock, plural buick)

bock (genitive singular)
buick (plural)
bock (mutation mutation-radical)
vock (lenition mutation)
mock (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish boc, poc, pocc (“he-goat”) (compare Irish boc).


rea

rea m (genitive singular rea, plural reaghyn)

rea (genitive singular)
reaghyn (plural)

Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr.


muc

muc f (genitive singular muickey or muigey, plural mucyn or muckyn or muick)

muickey (genitive singular)
muigey (genitive singular)
mucyn (plural)
muckyn (plural)
muick (plural)
muc (mutation mutation-radical)
vuc (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mucc, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus (compare Welsh moch (“pigs”), Cornish mogh, Breton moc’h).

Ta enney ec muc er muc elley.

Birds of a feather flock together. (literally, “A pig knows another pig.”)


stott

stott m (genitive singular stitt, plural stitt)

stitt (genitive singular)
stitt (plural)


booa

booa f (genitive singular baa, plural booaghyn)

baa (genitive singular)
booaghyn (plural)
booa (mutation mutation-radical)
vooa (lenition mutation)
mooa (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic *bāus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.


cabbyl

cabbyl m (genitive singular cabbil, plural cabbil)

cabbil (genitive singular)
cabbil (plural)
cabbyl (mutation mutation-radical)
chabbyl (lenition mutation)
gabbyl (eclipsis mutation)

Dy bee son Juan veagh y cabbyl 've marroo nish.

Only for John the horse would be dead now.

Hug eh punt er cabbyl.

Ren y cabbyl ratçhal roish.

Share çhyndaa cabbil ayns mean ny h-aah na goll er vaih.

Better to change horses in mid ford than to drown.

Ta'n cabbyl gymmyltey 'sy vagher.


keyrrey

keyrrey f (genitive singular keyrragh, plural kirree)

keyrragh (genitive singular)
kirree (plural)
keyrrey (mutation mutation-radical)
cheyrrey (lenition mutation)
geyrrey (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cáera, from Old Irish cauru, from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs.

Ren y cheyrrey tilgey yn eayn eck.

T’ish y cheyrrey smessey ’sy woaillee.

Ta un cheyrrey screbbagh doghaney yn clane shioltane.

One scabby sheep infects the whole flock.


eayn

eayn m (genitive singular eayn, plural eayin)

From Old Irish úan. Cognate with Irish uan.

Chrogh eh yn eayn er ny geayltyn echey.

Ren y cheyrrey tilgey yn eayn eck.


kiark

kiark f (genitive singular kirkey, plural kiarkyn)

kirkey (genitive singular)
kiarkyn (plural)
kiark (mutation mutation-radical)
chiark (lenition mutation)
giark (eclipsis mutation)


tarroo

tarroo m (genitive singular tarroo, plural terriu)

tarroo (genitive singular)
terriu (plural)
tarroo (mutation mutation-radical)
harroo (lenition mutation)
darroo (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) (compare Welsh tarw, Cornish tarow, Breton tarv, Gaulish taruos), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”) (compare Latin taurus).


lheiy

From Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (“calf”) (compare Welsh llo, Cornish leugh), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic laogh.


agh

agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)

From Old Irish ech, from Proto-Celtic *ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).


goayr

goayr f or m (genitive singular goayrey or goair, plural goair)

goayrey (genitive singular)
goair (genitive singular)
goair (plural)
goayr (mutation mutation-radical)
ghoayr (lenition mutation)
ngoayr (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish gabor (“goat, horse”), from Proto-Celtic *gabros (“he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“he-goat”).


kellagh

kellagh m (genitive singular kellee, plural kellee)

kellee (genitive singular)
kellee (plural)
kellagh (mutation mutation-radical)
chellagh (lenition mutation)
gellagh (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).


garran

garran m (genitive singular garran, plural garranyn)

garran (genitive singular)
garranyn (plural)
garran (mutation mutation-radical)
gharran (lenition mutation)
ngarran (eclipsis mutation)

From giare + -an (compare Irish gearrán (“hack, gelding”)).


gauin

gauin m (genitive singular ?, plural gouney)

gouney (plural)
gauin (mutation mutation-radical)
ghauin (lenition mutation)
ngauin (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish gamuin. Cognate with Irish gamhain.


laair

laair f (genitive singular laairagh, plural laaireeyn)

laairagh (genitive singular)
laaireeyn (plural)

Ta'n laair trome.


laair harree

laair harree f (genitive singular laairagh harree, plural laaireeyn harree)

laairagh harree (genitive singular)
laaireeyn harree (plural)


markiagh

markiagh m (genitive singular markee, plural markee)

markee (genitive singular)
markee (plural)
markiagh (mutation mutation-radical)
varkiagh (lenition mutation)

Possibly a back-formation from markiaght (“horsemanship”), from Old Irish marcaigecht. Compare Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Old Irish marcach (“rider, horseman”)


caillagh vane

caillagh vane f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

caillagh vane (mutation mutation-radical)
chaillagh vane (lenition mutation)
gaillagh vane (eclipsis mutation)


kellagh caggee

kellagh caggee m (genitive singular kellagh caggee, plural kellee chaggee)

kellagh caggee (genitive singular)
kellee chaggee (plural)
kellagh caggee (mutation mutation-radical)
chellagh caggee (lenition mutation)
gellagh caggee (eclipsis mutation)


minjagh

minjagh f (genitive singular minjagh, plural minjaghyn)

minjagh (genitive singular)
minjaghyn (plural)
minjagh (mutation mutation-radical)
vinjagh (lenition mutation)


bock goayr

bock goayr m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

bock goayr (mutation mutation-radical)
vock goayr (lenition mutation)
mock goayr (eclipsis mutation)


lhiy

lhiy f (genitive singular lhiy, plural lhiyaghyn or lhiynyn or lhiyinyn)

lhiy (genitive singular)
lhiyaghyn (plural)
lhiynyn (plural)
lhiyinyn (plural)


ollagh

ollagh f (genitive singular ollee, no plural)


eean kellee

eean kellee m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


faase rea

faase rea m (genitive singular faase rea, plural faase reaghyn)

faase rea (genitive singular)
faase reaghyn (plural)
faase rea (mutation mutation-radical)
aase rea (lenition mutation)
vaase rea (eclipsis mutation)


conrea

conrea m (genitive singular conrea, plural conreaghyn)

conrea (genitive singular)
conreaghyn (plural)
conrea (mutation mutation-radical)
chonrea (lenition mutation)
gonrea (eclipsis mutation)


aahannid

aahannid f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


mohlt

mohlt m (genitive singular mohlt, plural muihlt or muilt)

mohlt (genitive singular)
muihlt (plural)
muilt (plural)
mohlt (mutation mutation-radical)
vohlt (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish molt, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“sheep”) (compare Welsh mollt, Gaulish *multon-).


mohltin

mohltin m (genitive singular mohltin, plural mohltinyn)

mohltin (genitive singular)
mohltinyn (plural)
mohltin (mutation mutation-radical)
vohltin (lenition mutation)


meayllee

meayllee f (genitive singular meayllee, plural meaylleeyn)

meayllee (genitive singular)
meaylleeyn (plural)
meayllee (mutation mutation-radical)
veayllee (lenition mutation)

Compare meayl (“bald, hairless; hornless”).