potashum

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potashum m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

potashum (mutation mutation-radical)
photashum (lenition mutation)
botashum (eclipsis mutation)


lhaihder

lhaihder m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


Gaelg

Gaelgey (genitive)
Gaelg (mutation mutation-radical)
Ghaelg (lenition mutation)
Ngaelg (eclipsis mutation)

Cha ren mee rieau toiggal Gaelg dy mie.

Myr she Manninagh mish ta Gaelg aym.

T'eh gynsaghey Gaelg da ny paitçhyn echey.


doo-oallee

doo-oallee f (genitive singular doo-oallee, plural doo-oalleeyn)

doo-oallee (genitive singular)
doo-oalleeyn (plural)
doo-oallee (mutation mutation-radical)
ghoo-oallee (lenition mutation)
noo-oallee (eclipsis mutation)

/d̪uː ɔːlʲiː/


quing

quing f (genitive singular quing, plural quingyn)

quing (genitive singular)
quingyn (plural)
quing (mutation mutation-radical)
whing (lenition mutation)
guing (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cuing, from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.


ushag

ushag f (genitive singular ushag, plural ushagyn)

ushag (genitive singular)
ushagyn (plural)

From Middle Irish uiseóg (“lark”); compare Irish fuiseog and Scottish Gaelic uiseag.


Canadey

Yn Chanadey (canonical)
Canadey (mutation mutation-radical)
Chanadey (lenition mutation)
Ganadey (eclipsis mutation)

Hie eh dys Canadey.


ennym

ennym m (genitive singular enmey, plural enmyn)

enmey (genitive singular)
enmyn (plural)

From Old Irish ainm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ (anm), from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).


braar

braar m (genitive singular braarey, plural braaraghyn)

braarey (genitive singular)
braaraghyn (plural)
braar (mutation mutation-radical)
vraar (lenition mutation)
mraar (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).


dorrys

dorrys m (genitive singular dorrysh, plural dorryssyn)

dorrysh (genitive singular)
dorryssyn (plural)
dorrys (mutation mutation-radical)
ghorrys (lenition mutation)
norrys (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish dorus, from Proto-Celtic *dworestus, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”). Cognate with Irish doras and Welsh drws.


booa

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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.


hoght

From Old Irish ocht, from Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.


queig

From Old Irish cóic, from Proto-Celtic *kʷinkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.


jeih

From Old Irish deich, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognate with Irish deich.


kiare

kiare (verbal noun kiarail, past participle kiarit)

kiarail (noun-from-verb)
kiarit (participle past)
kiare (mutation mutation-radical)
chiare (lenition mutation)
giare (eclipsis mutation)


shiaght

shiaght m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

From Old Irish secht, from Proto-Celtic *sextam, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. Cognate with Irish seacht.


shey

shey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

From Old Irish sé, from Proto-Celtic *swexs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare Irish sé, Scottish Gaelic sia.


keead

keead m (genitive singular keead, plural keeadyn)

keead (genitive singular)
keeadyn (plural)

From Old Irish cét, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Cognate with Irish céad.


aane

aane f (genitive singular aaney, no plural)

From Middle Irish ae, from Old Irish óa.


beeal

beeal m (genitive singular beill or beealloo, plural beill)

beill (genitive singular)
beealloo (genitive singular)
beill (plural)
beeal (mutation mutation-radical)
veeal (lenition mutation)
meeal (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bél (compare Scottish Gaelic beul, Irish béal), from Proto-Celtic *wewlos (compare Welsh gwefl (“animal lip”), Cornish gwevel).


pirgrin

pirgrin m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

pirgrin (mutation mutation-radical)
phirgrin (lenition mutation)
birgrin (eclipsis mutation)


troailtagh crauee

troailtagh (“traveller”) + crauee (“religious, devout”).


eairk

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eairk f (genitive singular eairk, plural eairkyn)

eairk (genitive singular)
eairkyn (plural)

From Old Irish adarc (“horn”). Cognate with Irish adharc.


eeast

eeast m (genitive singular eeast, plural eeastyn)

eeast (genitive singular)
eeastyn (plural)

From Old Irish íasc. Cognate with Irish iasc.

Bioys da dooinney as baase da eeast.

She dooghys eeast eh dy snaue.

Ta'n awin plooghit lesh eeast.

Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.


cappan

cappan m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

cappan (mutation mutation-radical)
chappan (lenition mutation)
gappan (eclipsis mutation)


clagh

clagh f (genitive singular cloaie, plural claghyn)

cloaie (genitive singular)
claghyn (plural)
clagh (mutation mutation-radical)
chlagh (lenition mutation)
glagh (eclipsis mutation)


beishteig

beishteig f (genitive singular beishteig, plural beishteigyn)

beishteig (genitive singular)
beishteigyn (plural)
beishteig (mutation mutation-radical)
veishteig (lenition mutation)
meishteig (eclipsis mutation)

/prəˈʃtʲeːɡ/

From Middle Irish péist, from Old Irish píast, from Latin bēstia.


collaneyn

collaneyn (mutation mutation-radical)
chollaneyn (lenition mutation)
gollaneyn (eclipsis mutation)

Va mee glenney magh my chollaneyn.

Shegin daue tayrn ny collaneyn ass ny conneeyn.


crackan

crackan m (genitive singular crackanagh or craitnagh, plural crackanyn or craitnyn)

crackanagh (genitive singular)
craitnagh (genitive singular)
crackanyn (plural)
craitnyn (plural)
crackan (mutation mutation-radical)
chrackan (lenition mutation)
grackan (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish croiccenn (“skin, hide”).


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.


craue

craue m (genitive singular craue, plural craueyn or crauenyn)

craue (genitive singular)
craueyn (plural)
crauenyn (plural)
craue (mutation mutation-radical)
chraue (lenition mutation)
graue (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cnáim, from Proto-Celtic *knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”).


vondeish

vondeish f (genitive singular vondeish, plural vondeishyn)

vondeish (genitive singular)
vondeishyn (plural)

Borrowed from Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage.

Hug eh eh da'n vondeish echey hene.

Ta vondeish ayd orrym.


stroin

stroin f (genitive singular stroaney or stroinney or stronney, plural stroinyn or strointeeyn)

stroaney (genitive singular)
stroinney (genitive singular)
stronney (genitive singular)
stroinyn (plural)
strointeeyn (plural)
stroin (mutation mutation-radical)
hroin (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
troin (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sróin, dative/accusative of srón (“nose, nostril”), from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).


cleaysh

cleaysh f (genitive singular cleayshey, plural cleayshyn)

cleayshey (genitive singular)
cleayshyn (plural)
cleaysh (mutation mutation-radical)
chleaysh (lenition mutation)
gleaysh (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish clúas, clúais (“hearing, ear”), from Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.

Cur cleaysh da'n choyrle!

Hug eh cleaysh vouyr dou.

Hug mee cleaysh gheyre da.

Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da'n irriney.

Ren ee jiargaghey gys bun ny cleayshyn eck.

Ta cleaysh ree-gheyre echey.

Ta cleaysh vie echey da'n chiaulleeaght.

Ta cleayshyn birragh echey.


lioar

lioar f (genitive singular lioaragh, plural lioaryn)

lioaragh (genitive singular)
lioaryn (plural)

Cre'n lioar t'ou laccal?

-Cur er-ash dou my lioar.
-Cre'n lioar?
-Give me back my book.
-What book?

Dar y Lioar Chasherick!

Dar y lioar!

Hymnee eh y lioar da'n ven echey.


dooinney

dooinney m (genitive singular dooinney, plural deiney)

dooinney (genitive singular)
deiney (plural)
dooinney (mutation mutation-radical)
ghooinney (lenition mutation)
nooinney (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).


mooar

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mooar (plural mooarey, comparative moo, superlative smoo)

mooarey (plural)
moo (comparative)
smoo (superlative)
mooar (mutation mutation-radical)
vooar (lenition mutation)

Bee argid mooar ass.

By haittin mooar lhiam fakin ee reesht.

It would afford me great pleasure to see her again.

Cha nel eh lieh cho mooar as shen.

Daag eh sluight mooar ny yei.

Diu eh ooilley lesh slug mooar.

He drank it at a draught (literally, ‘with a big swallow’).

big, great, grand, heavy, powerful, extravagant


thalloo

thalloo m (genitive singular thallooin, plural thallooyn)

thallooin (genitive singular)
thallooyn (plural)
thalloo (mutation mutation-radical)
halloo (lenition mutation)
dhalloo (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic *talamū, from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥-mon-, root *tel-.

thallooinagh

earthborn, earthly, terrestrial; earthy; agrarian; risky; territorial

Chionnee mee thalloo lesh yn argid.

Cre'n çheu ta'n thalloo ayn?

Hug eh e lhong er y thalloo.

Hug eh thalloo 'syn ennym eck.

land, country, terrain, territory, shore


paitçhey

paitçhey m (genitive singular paitçhey, plural paitçhyn)

paitçhey (genitive singular)
paitçhyn (plural)
paitçhey (mutation mutation-radical)
phaitçhey (lenition mutation)
baitçhey (eclipsis mutation)

From Early Modern Irish páitse (compare modern Irish páiste, Scottish Gaelic pàisde), from Old French page, possibly via Italian paggio, from Late Latin pagius (“servant”), probably from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon, “boy, lad”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”); some sources consider this unlikely and suggest instead Latin pagus (“countryside”), in sense of "boy from the rural regions".

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Cha nel rick ny resoon er ny paitçhyn nish.

Cooinee nagh vel ee agh paitçhey.

Hug mee y paitçhey dy lhie.

Lhiats ny paitçhyn shen?

T'eh gynsaghey Gaelg da ny paitçhyn echey.
He is teaching his children Manx.

Va'n Vretnish ynsit j'ee dy jeean tra v'ee ny paitçhey.

Welsh was hammered into her when she was a child.


niart

From Old Irish nert, from Proto-Celtic *nertom (“strength, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”).


billey

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billey m (genitive singular billey, plural billaghyn)

billey (genitive singular)
billaghyn (plural)
billey (mutation mutation-radical)
villey (lenition mutation)
milley (eclipsis mutation)

Borrowing from English bill or Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal; sealed document”).

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Hie yn billey ny hrooid.

Hug eh lesh stiagh billey ayns Y Chiare as Feed.


ushtey

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ushtey m (genitive singular ushtey, plural ushtaghyn)

ushtey (genitive singular)
ushtaghyn (plural)

From Old Irish uisce, from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Chasherickee eh yn ushtey.

Laa er meshtey, laa er ushtey.


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.


lhiannoo

lhiannoo m (genitive singular lhiennoo, plural lhiennoo)

lhiennoo (genitive singular)
lhiennoo (plural)

From Old Irish lenab (compare Irish leanbh).


geay

geay f (genitive singular geayee, plural geayghyn or geayaghyn)

geayee (genitive singular)
geayghyn (plural)
geayaghyn (plural)
geay (mutation mutation-radical)
gheay (lenition mutation)
ngeay (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish gáeth. Cognate with Irish gaoth.


fuill

fuill f (genitive singular folley, no plural)

folley (genitive singular)
fuill (mutation mutation-radical)
uill (lenition mutation)
vuill (eclipsis mutation)


keyll

keyll f (genitive singular keylley, plural keylljyn)

keylley (genitive singular)
keylljyn (plural)
keyll (mutation mutation-radical)
cheyll (lenition mutation)
geyll (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish caill. Cognate with Irish coill.

Ta’n cheyll gharree shen lhiams.


skynn

skynn f (genitive singular skynney, no plural)

From Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut”).

Cha nel agh skynn voandagh aym.

Heiy mee skynn ayn.

Nee'n skynn vie ee? She.

Ren y chlagh jannoo y skynn moandagh.

Vel oo jannoo ymmyd jeh'n skynn ayd?


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.


sniaghtey

sniaghtey m (genitive singular sniaghtee, plural sniaghtaghyn)

sniaghtee (genitive singular)
sniaghtaghyn (plural)
sniaghtey (mutation mutation-radical)
niaghtey (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tniaghtey (lenition mutation)

Heid y gheay y sniaghtey ayns sheebey noi'n cleigh.

The wind blew the snow against the hedge.

Huitt y sniaghtey roauyr.

T'eh ceau sniaghtey dy trome.

Ta ny raaidjyn glen erreish da'n sniaghtey.


slieau

slieau m (genitive singular slieau, plural sleityn)

slieau (genitive singular)
sleityn (plural)
slieau (mutation mutation-radical)
lieau (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tlieau (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish slíab, from Proto-Celtic *slēbos. Cognate with Irish sliabh.

T’eh ayns ny sleityn geiyrt er ny kirree.

He is in the mountains attending on the sheep.

T’eh cha shenn as ny sleityn.

Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.

Ta’n balley beg soit ec bun ny sleityn.


feeackle

feeackle f (genitive singular feeackle, plural feeacklyn)

feeackle (genitive singular)
feeacklyn (plural)
feeackle (mutation mutation-radical)
eeackle (lenition mutation)
veeackle (eclipsis mutation)

Gow dty eeacklyn magh!

Lhome eh e 'eeacklyn.

T'eh giarrey ny feeacklyn echey.

Ta ny feeacklyn cailt eck.

Va feeackle tayrnit assym


sooill

sooill f (genitive singular sooilley, plural sooillyn)

sooilley (genitive singular)
sooillyn (plural)
sooill (mutation mutation-radical)
hooill (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tooill (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish súil, from Primitive Irish *sūli, alteration of Proto-Celtic *sūle (“suns”), dual of *sūlos, genitive of *sāwol (compare Welsh haul, Breton heol), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. The change in meaning in Irish is apparently due to the mythological view of the sun as the “eye of the sky”.


rollage

rollage f (genitive singular rollage, plural rollageyn)

rollage (genitive singular)
rollageyn (plural)

rolt + -age (compare roltag, Irish réaltóg, Scottish Gaelic reultag)


jaagh

jaagh f (genitive singular jaagh, plural jaaghyn)

jaagh (genitive singular)
jaaghyn (plural)

From Middle Irish deathach, from Old Irish dé (“smoke, haze, vapour”). Compare Irish deatach.


faiyr

faiyr (mutation mutation-radical)
aiyr (lenition mutation)
vaiyr (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fér, from Proto-Celtic *wegrom (“grass”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’. Cognate with Irish féar.

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Ta faiyr eu ry-vuinn.

Ta'n faiyr glassraghey.

Vuinn mee y faiyr.

Yn faiyr hig magh 'sy Vayrnt hed stiagh 'syn Averil.

The grass which comes out in March goes in in April.


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lhong f (genitive singular lhuingey, plural lhongyn)

lhuingey (genitive singular)
lhongyn (plural)

C'raad va ynnyd ny lhong ec y vunlaa?

Gys Doolish va'n lhong goll.

Hie y lhong fo ayns Baie Ghoolish.

Va'n lhong er ny insh dy ve ayns Doolish.


baatey

baatey m (genitive singular baatey, plural baatyn)

baatey (genitive singular)
baatyn (plural)
baatey (mutation mutation-radical)
vaatey (lenition mutation)
maatey (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish bát (compare Irish bád, Scottish Gaelic bàta), borrowed from Old English bāt.


kione

kione m (genitive singular king, plural king)

king (genitive singular)
king (plural)
kione (mutation mutation-radical)
chione (lenition mutation)
gione (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.


geinnagh

geinnee (genitive singular)
geinnagh (mutation mutation-radical)
gheinnagh (lenition mutation)
ngeinnagh (eclipsis mutation)


jeeragh

jeeragh (mutation mutation-radical)
yeeragh (lenition mutation)
n'yeeragh (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish díriuch. By surface analysis, jeer + -agh. Cognate with Irish díreach.


peccah

peccah m (genitive singular peccah, plural peccaghyn)

peccah (genitive singular)
peccaghyn (plural)
peccah (mutation mutation-radical)
pheccah (lenition mutation)
beccah (eclipsis mutation)


caggey

caggey m (genitive singular caggee, plural caggaghyn)

caggee (genitive singular)
caggaghyn (plural)
caggey (mutation mutation-radical)
chaggey (lenition mutation)
gaggey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cocad, from com- + cath (compare Manx co-, cah).


Manninagh

Manninagh m (genitive singular Manninagh, plural Manninee)

Manninagh (genitive singular)
Manninee (plural)
Manninagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Vanninagh (lenition mutation)

She Manninagh mish.


saggyrt

saggyrt m (genitive singular saggyrtagh, plural saggyrtyn)

saggyrtagh (genitive singular)
saggyrtyn (plural)
saggyrt (mutation mutation-radical)
haggyrt (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
taggyrt (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdos.


dreeym

dreeym m (genitive singular drommey, plural dreeymyn)

drommey (genitive singular)
dreeymyn (plural)
dreeym (mutation mutation-radical)
ghreeym (lenition mutation)
nreeym (eclipsis mutation)


glioon

glioon f (genitive singular gliooney, plural glioonyn)

gliooney (genitive singular)
glioonyn (plural)
glioon (mutation mutation-radical)
ghlioon (lenition mutation)
nglioon (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Irish glúin.


cassan

cassan m (genitive singular ?, plural cassanyn)

cassanyn (plural)
cassan (mutation mutation-radical)
chassan (lenition mutation)
gassan (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish casán. By surface analysis, cass + -an.


faarkey

faarkey m (genitive singular faarkee, plural faarkaghyn)

faarkee (genitive singular)
faarkaghyn (plural)
faarkey (mutation mutation-radical)
aarkey (lenition mutation)
vaarkey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fairrge. Cognate with Irish farraige.

Huitt faarkey mooar orrin.

Ta faarkey mooar ayn.


duillag

duillag f (genitive singular duillag, plural duillagyn)

duillag (genitive singular)
duillagyn (plural)
duillag (mutation mutation-radical)
ghuillag (lenition mutation)
nuillag (eclipsis mutation)


balley

balley m (genitive singular baljey, plural baljyn)

baljey (genitive singular)
baljyn (plural)
balley (mutation mutation-radical)
valley (lenition mutation)
malley (eclipsis mutation)


eeym

eeym f (genitive singular eeymey or eeymmey, plural eeymyn)

eeymey (genitive singular)
eeymmey (genitive singular)
eeymyn (plural)

From Old Irish imb (compare Irish im, Scottish Gaelic ìm), from Proto-Celtic *emban- (compare Welsh ymenyn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥ (compare Latin unguen (“grease”), Old High German ancho (“butter”)).

Cha nel eeym ayn.

Sheeyn hym yn eeym.

T’eh ny s’buiggey na eeym.

Tayrn dy keyl er yn eeym.


berçhagh

berçhagh m (genitive singular berçhee, plural berçhee)

berçhee (genitive singular)
berçhee (plural)
berçhagh (mutation mutation-radical)
verçhagh (lenition mutation)
merçhagh (eclipsis mutation)

Ta ny berçhee cummal ayns shoh.

V'ad gra dy vel eh ny verçhagh.


geurey

geurey m (genitive singular geuree, plural geuraghyn)

geuree (genitive singular)
geuraghyn (plural)
geurey (mutation mutation-radical)
gheurey (lenition mutation)
ngeurey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish gemred, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Taarneeyn geuree, yindyssyn souree.


sourey

sourey m (genitive singular souree, plural souraghyn)

souree (genitive singular)
souraghyn (plural)
sourey (mutation mutation-radical)
hourey (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tourey (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish samrad, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Welsh haf), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó- (compare Old English sumor, Old Armenian ամառն (amaṙn)). Cognate with Irish samhradh and Scottish Gaelic samhradh.

Va'n sourey feer çheh.


carrey

carrey m (genitive singular carrey, plural caarjyn)

carrey (genitive singular)
caarjyn (plural)
carrey (mutation mutation-radical)
charrey (lenition mutation)
garrey (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Irish cara, Scottish Gaelic caraid), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

She carrey dooin eh.


baase

baase m (genitive singular baaish, plural baaseyn)

baaish (genitive singular)
baaseyn (plural)
baase (mutation mutation-radical)
vaase (lenition mutation)
maase (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).


keyl

keyl (mutation mutation-radical)
cheyl (lenition mutation)
geyl (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cáel, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Welsh and Cornish cul).


kiark

kiark f (genitive singular kirkey, plural kiarkyn)

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


eean

eean m (genitive singular eean, plural ein)

From Old Irish én (“bird”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos.


guilley

guilley m (genitive singular [please provide], plural guillyn)

guillyn (plural)
guilley (mutation mutation-radical)
ghuilley (lenition mutation)
nguilley (eclipsis mutation)

Cha row eh agh ny guilley oc.

Ren eh guilley jeem.

(young male) servant, caddie, page, usher


skian

skian f (genitive singular skian, plural skianyn)

skian (genitive singular)
skianyn (plural)

From Middle Irish scíathán, from Old Irish scíath, from Proto-Celtic *skētos.

Ta'n eean bwoalley ny skianyn echey.


leoie

leoie f (genitive singular leoh or leoirey, no plural)

leoh (genitive singular)
leoirey (genitive singular)

From Old Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”). Cognate with Irish luaith.


bainney

bainnagh (genitive singular)
bainney (mutation mutation-radical)
vainney (lenition mutation)
mainney (eclipsis mutation)


tarroogh

tarroogh (mutation mutation-radical)
harroogh (lenition mutation)
darroogh (eclipsis mutation)


toshiaght

toshee (genitive singular)
toshiaght (mutation mutation-radical)
hoshiaght (lenition mutation)
doshiaght (eclipsis mutation)


mwannal

mwannal m (genitive singular mwannalagh)

mwannalagh (genitive singular)
mwannal (mutation mutation-radical)
wannal (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish muinél (“neck”) (compare Irish muineál, Scottish Gaelic muineal).


glion

glion f (genitive singular glionney, plural glionteeyn or glionteenyn)

glionney (genitive singular)
glionteeyn (plural)
glionteenyn (plural)
glion (mutation mutation-radical)
ghlion (lenition mutation)
nglion (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish glenn. Cognate with Irish gleann.


moddey

moddey m (genitive singular moddee, plural moddee)

moddee (genitive singular)
moddee (plural)
moddey (mutation mutation-radical)
voddey (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish madrad, Middle Irish matad (“dog, cur”). Cognate with Irish madadh.

Cha nel moddey ec Jamys.

Lhig eh feddan er y voddey.


ardnieu

ardnieu m (genitive singular ardnieu, plural ardnieuyn or ardnieughyn)

ardnieu (genitive singular)
ardnieuyn (plural)
ardnieughyn (plural)


stubbin

stubbin m (genitive singular stubbin, plural stubbinyn)

stubbin (genitive singular)
stubbinyn (plural)


padjer

padjer f (genitive singular padjerey or padjeragh, plural padjeryn)

padjerey (genitive singular)
padjeragh (genitive singular)
padjeryn (plural)
padjer (mutation mutation-radical)
phadjer (lenition mutation)
badjer (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish paiter, from pater (“father”), the first word of the Lord's Prayer in Latin Pater noster).


dhone

From Old Irish donn, from Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“brown”).

Ta'n cabbyl mooar dhone doolaney.


airh

airh f (genitive singular airhey, no plural)


famman

famman m (genitive singular famman, plural fammanyn)

famman (genitive singular)
fammanyn (plural)
famman (mutation mutation-radical)
amman (lenition mutation)
vamman (eclipsis mutation)

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic feaman (“tail, stump, rump”).

cog

Ayns Mannin ynrican ta kiyt gyn famman ry gheddyn.

Va'n famman 'sy ghoal echey.


dorraghys

Derrey nish ta shin er ve 'sy dorraghys. Until now we have been in darkness.


fraue

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fraue f (genitive singular fraue, plural fraueyn)

fraue (genitive singular)
fraueyn (plural)
fraue (mutation mutation-radical)
raue (lenition mutation)
vraue (eclipsis mutation)


fedjag

fedjagagh (genitive singular)
fedjag (mutation mutation-radical)
edjag (lenition mutation)
vedjag (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish eteóc, from ette + -óc (compare Irish eiteog (“wing”), Scottish Gaelic iteag).


keeagh

keeagh f (genitive singular kee, plural keeaghyn)

kee (genitive singular)
keeaghyn (plural)
keeagh (mutation mutation-radical)
cheeagh (lenition mutation)
geeagh (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cích. Cognate with Irish cíoch.


keayn

keayn m (genitive singular keayin, plural keaynyn)

keayin (genitive singular)
keaynyn (plural)
keayn (mutation mutation-radical)
cheayn (lenition mutation)
geayn (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cúan (“bay, gulf, harbour”), from Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p-.


meeyl

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meeyl f (genitive singular meeyl, plural meeylyn)

meeyl (genitive singular)
meeylyn (plural)
meeyl (mutation mutation-radical)
veeyl (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish míl (“animal, louse”), from Proto-Celtic *mīlom, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l-.


eddin

eddin f (genitive singular eddin, plural eddinyn)

eddin (genitive singular)
eddinyn (plural)

From Old Irish étan (“brow, forehead”). Cognate with Irish éadan.

Er yn eddin va dagh ooilley nhee dy mie.


maidjey

maidjey m (genitive singular maidjagh, plural maidjyn)

maidjagh (genitive singular)
maidjyn (plural)
maidjey (mutation mutation-radical)
vaidjey (lenition mutation)


fliaghey

fliaghey m (genitive singular fliaghee, plural fliaghaghyn)

fliaghee (genitive singular)
fliaghaghyn (plural)
fliaghey (mutation mutation-radical)
liaghey (lenition mutation)
vliaghey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish flechud (“rain”), from fliuch (“wet”), from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos. By surface analysis, fliugh + -ey. Cognate with Irish fliuchadh.


fockleyr

fockleyr m (genitive singular fockleyr, plural fockleyryn)

fockleyr (genitive singular)
fockleyryn (plural)
fockleyr (mutation mutation-radical)
ockleyr (lenition mutation)
vockleyr (eclipsis mutation)

From fockle + -eyr, calque of Irish foclóir.


fockle

fockle m (genitive singular fockle, plural focklyn)

fockle (genitive singular)
focklyn (plural)
fockle (mutation mutation-radical)
ockle (lenition mutation)
vockle (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish focul, from Proto-Celtic *woxtlom, from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtlom, from *wekʷ-. Cognate with Irish focal and Scottish Gaelic facal.


graih

graih m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

graih (mutation mutation-radical)
ghraih (lenition mutation)
ngraih (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish grád. Cognate with Irish grá.


shuyr

shuyr f (genitive singular shayrey, plural shuyraghyn)

shayrey (genitive singular)
shuyraghyn (plural)
shuyr (mutation mutation-radical)
huyr (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhuyr (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish siur, from Proto-Celtic *swesūr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.


skeeal

skeeal m (genitive singular skeeal, plural skeealyn)

skeeal (genitive singular)
skeealyn (plural)

From Old Irish scél (compare Scottish Gaelic sgeul, Irish scéal), from Proto-Celtic *skʷetlom (compare Welsh chwedl, a loanword from Proto-Goidelic), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).


gimmagh

gimmagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

gimmagh (mutation mutation-radical)
ghimmagh (lenition mutation)
ngimmagh (eclipsis mutation)

gimmagh bwoirrin, female lobster, hen lobster

gimmagh firryn, male lobster, cock lobster

gimmagh jialgagh, spiny lobster

gimmagh voirrey, crayfish


daah

daah m (genitive singular daah, plural daaghyn or daahghyn)

daah (genitive singular)
daaghyn (plural)
daahghyn (plural)

Cre'n daah dy chabbyl t'ayd?


firryn

firryn (mutation mutation-radical)
irryn (lenition mutation)
virryn (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish firend. Cognate with Irish fireann.


jialgagh

jialgagh (mutation mutation-radical)
yialgagh (lenition mutation)
n'yialgagh (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish delgnach. Cognate with Irish deilgneach.


bwoirrin

bwoirrin (mutation mutation-radical)
woirrin (lenition mutation)
mwoirrin (eclipsis mutation)


mooinjer

mooinjer f (genitive singular mooinjerey, no plural)

mooinjerey (genitive singular)
mooinjer (mutation mutation-radical)
vooinjer (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish muinter. Cognate with Irish muintir.


çheer

çheer f (genitive singular çheerey, plural çheeraghyn)

çheerey (genitive singular)
çheeraghyn (plural)
çheer (mutation mutation-radical)
heer (lenition mutation)
jeer (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.

Çheer gyn çhengey, çheer gyn ennym.

A country without a language is a country without a name.

Cheau mee laa er y çheer.

Daag ad y çheer oc.

Hie eh ass y çheer.

Jimmee eh trooid yn çheer.

S'foddey yn çheer shen.

Shimmey yn tonn eddyr y lhong as y çheer.

Many is the wave between the ship and the shore.

T'ee çheu hoal ny çheerey.

She is on the other side of the country.

T'eh cummal ayns mean ny çheerey.

T'eh foast ayns çheer ny bioee.

Ta'n awin yn slyst eddyr yn daa heer.


bochilley

bochilley m (genitive singular bochillagh, plural bochillyn)

bochillagh (genitive singular)
bochillyn (plural)
bochilley (mutation mutation-radical)
vochilley (lenition mutation)
mochilley (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish búachaill (“cowherd”), from Proto-Celtic *boukolyos (“herdsman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷowkólos, from *gʷṓws (“cow”) + *kʷel- (“to revolve, move around, sojourn”).


gorrym

gorrym (mutation mutation-radical)
ghorrym (lenition mutation)
ngorrym (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish gorm (“blue”), from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, of uncertain (possibly non-Indo-European) origin. Cognate with Welsh gwrm (“dusky”).


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).


gloyr

gloyr m (genitive singular gloyrey, plural gloyryn or gloyraghyn)

gloyrey (genitive singular)
gloyryn (plural)
gloyraghyn (plural)

From Old Irish glóir, from Latin glōria.


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.


Nerin

From Old Irish Érinn, dative and accusative case of Ériu (“Ireland”). See there for more.

T'eh kiart er jeet veih Nerin.

Va mee ayns Nerin fey ny boiraghyn.

Verr yn baase er ayns Nerin.


cliwe

cliwe m or f (genitive singular ?, plural cliwenyn)

cliwenyn (plural)
cliwe (mutation mutation-radical)
chliwe (lenition mutation)
gliwe (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.


kanys

Kanys t'eh lettrit? How is it spelled?

Kanys ta shiu? How are you?


aynshoh

Ta mee aynshoh.

Cha lhisagh ad ve aynshoh.


Sauin

Sauin f (genitive Souney, plural Sauinyn or Sounaghyn)

Souney (genitive)
Sauinyn (plural)
Sounaghyn (plural)
Sauin (mutation mutation-radical)
Hauin (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Tauin (lenition mutation)


Luanistyn

From Old Irish Lugnasad. Cognate with Irish Lúnasa and Scottish Gaelic Lùnastal.

Laa Luanistyn

She Luanistyn yn hoghtoo mee jeh’n vlein.

voish mean Voaldyn gys mean Luanistyn


Boaldyn

Laa Boaldyn

Voish mean Voaldyn gys mean Luanistyn.


focklyn

focklyn (mutation mutation-radical)
ocklyn (lenition mutation)
vocklyn (eclipsis mutation)


seyrsnys

seyrsnys m (genitive singular seyrsnys, no plural)

seyrsnys (genitive singular)
seyrsnys (mutation mutation-radical)
heyrsnys (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
teyrsnys (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish saírsine + -ys, from Old Irish saírse (“freedom, liberty”).


deyrsnys

deyrsnys m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

deyrsnys (mutation mutation-radical)
gheyrsnys (lenition mutation)
neyrsnys (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish doírsine + -ys, from Old Irish daíre, doíre (“captivity, slavery, bondage”).

Deyrsnys pryssoonaght y chur stiagh. Serve a sentence of imprisonment.


lhiabbee

lhiabbee f (genitive singular lhiabbagh, plural lhiabbaghyn)

lhiabbagh (genitive singular)
lhiabbaghyn (plural)

From Old Irish lepaid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic leabaidh.


eddyr

From Old Irish eter. Cognate with Irish idir.

Hie mee stiagh eddyr yn jees oc.


adsyn

Third person plural emphatic personal pronoun; they, them.


shiuish

Second person singular formal emphatic personal pronoun; you.


shinyn

First person plural emphatic personal pronoun; we, us.


meriu

with you/ye


accrys

Hug eh accrys j'ee. He starved her.

S'mie yn sollagh yn accrys. Hunger is the best sauce.

Ta accrys er. He is hungry.


shynnagh

shynnagh m (genitive singular shynnee, plural shynnee)

shynnee (genitive singular)
shynnee (plural)
shynnagh (mutation mutation-radical)
hynnagh (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhynnagh (lenition mutation)


erriuish

on you/ye (emphatic)

Erriuish yn loght. The fault lies with you.

Ta accrys erriuish as orroosyn. You and they are hungry.


loght

loght m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

From Old Irish locht (“fault, blemish”).

T’eh currit da’n loght shen.


fliugh

From Old Irish fliuch, from Proto-Celtic *wlikʷos (compare Welsh gwlyb).


reesht

Reesht! Encore!

Reesht as reeshtagh. Time after time.


sheshey

sheshey m (genitive singular sheshee, plural sheshaghyn or sheshee)

sheshee (genitive singular)
sheshaghyn (plural)
sheshee (plural)
sheshey (mutation mutation-radical)
heshey (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çheshey (lenition mutation)

Inherited from Middle Irish *seise (“companion”), from Old Norse sessi.


tombaagey

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tombaagey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

tombaagey (mutation mutation-radical)
hombaagey (lenition mutation)
dombaagey (eclipsis mutation)

Ta shin glen ass tombaagey.


slaynt

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

Bea as slaynt dhyt!


tombagey

tombagey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

tombagey (mutation mutation-radical)
hombagey (lenition mutation)
dombagey (eclipsis mutation)

cruishtin tombagey

poagey tombagey

shapp tombagey


erbee

B'are lhiam shen erskyn red erbee.


peiagh

peiagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

peiagh (mutation mutation-radical)
pheiagh (lenition mutation)
beiagh (eclipsis mutation)

Cha loayr peiagh erbee rhym. Nobody spoke to me.


tombaacey

tombaacey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

tombaacey (mutation mutation-radical)
hombaacey (lenition mutation)
dombaacey (eclipsis mutation)

Dhyts y tombaacey shoh.

Ny ceau tombaacey.

Ta mee goaill tombaacey reesht.


poagey

poagey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

poagey (mutation mutation-radical)
phoagey (lenition mutation)
boagey (eclipsis mutation)

poagey tombagey, tobacco pouch


druggey

druggey m (genitive singular druggey, plural druggaghyn)

druggey (genitive singular)
druggaghyn (plural)
druggey (mutation mutation-radical)
ghruggey (lenition mutation)
nruggey (eclipsis mutation)

Chur eh druggey da'n cabbyl.


cadley

cadlee (genitive singular)
cadley (mutation mutation-radical)
chadley (lenition mutation)
gadley (eclipsis mutation)

Ren mee cadley dy mie.

Ta cadley orrym.

I am sleepy. (literally, “Sleep is on me.”)

Ta traa cadlee er jeet.

Huitt yn cadley orrym.


shapp

shapp m (genitive singular shapp, plural shappyn)

shapp (genitive singular)
shappyn (plural)
shapp (mutation mutation-radical)
happ (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhapp (lenition mutation)

Bee ny shappyn doont Jeheiney Chaisht.

Hem roym dy tappee gys ny shappyn.

Hug eh shapp er bun ayns Doolish.

S'bastagh dy vel ny shenn happyn lught thie dooney sheese.

It's a pity that the old family businesses are closing.

Ta mee goll gys ny shappyn.

Va ny cooyllaghyn er uinnagyn ny shappyn.


ooasle

From Old Irish úasal (“high, lofty, noble”).


sluight

sluight m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

sluight (mutation mutation-radical)
luight (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tluight (lenition mutation)

T'eh voish sluight ooasle.

T'eh jeh sluight reeghyn Vannin.

Ta mee jeh'n sluight jeeragh jeh'n dooinney shen.


Sostynagh

Sostynagh m (genitive singular Sostynagh, plural Sostynee)

Sostynagh (genitive singular)
Sostynee (plural)
Sostynagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Hostynagh (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Tostynagh (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish Saxanach, equivalent to Sostyn (“England”) + -agh.


meriuish

with you/ye (emphatic)

Lhig dou çheet meriuish.


shiaghtin

shiaghtin f (genitive singular shiaghtiney, plural shiaghteeyn)

shiaghtiney (genitive singular)
shiaghteeyn (plural)
shiaghtin (mutation mutation-radical)
hiaghtin (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhiaghtin (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sechtmain, from Latin septimāna, from septimus (“seventh”). Cognate with Irish seachtain.

Bee shiaghtin Jemayrt shoh çheet.

Hug eh fogrey shiaghtiney daue.


jerrey

jerrey m (genitive singular jerree, plural jerraghyn)

jerree (genitive singular)
jerraghyn (plural)
jerrey (mutation mutation-radical)
yerrey (lenition mutation)
n'yerrey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish deired (“end”). Cognate with Irish deireadh.

As shen yn jerrey jeh.

Bee jerrey jeant aym royd

Cur jerrey er.

Hie ee fo lurg e jerrey.


bannaght

bannaght f (genitive singular bannaght, plural bannaghtyn)

bannaght (genitive singular)
bannaghtyn (plural)
bannaght (mutation mutation-radical)
vannaght (lenition mutation)
mannaght (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bennacht (“benediction, blessing”), borrowed from Latin benedictiō.

inh

Cur er ash dooin bannaghtyn ny marrey.

Hug mee bannaghtyn da.

bannaght ayd/eu/lhiat

slane bannaght

Bannaght y chur er.

bannaght injillaghey


mooir

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mooir f (genitive singular marrey, plural mooiraghyn)

marrey (genitive singular)
mooiraghyn (plural)
mooir (mutation mutation-radical)
vooir (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish muir (compare Irish and Scottish Gaelic muir), from Proto-Celtic *mori (compare Welsh môr), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (compare Latin mare, English mere, German Meer, Dutch meer).

Er çheer as er mooir.

Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.


darragh

darragh (mutation mutation-radical)
gharragh (lenition mutation)
narragh (eclipsis mutation)


fynn

From Old Irish finn, find. Cognate with Irish fionn.


kiaull

kiaull m (genitive singular kiaullee, no plural)

From Middle Irish ceól, from Old Irish céul. Cognate with Irish ceol.


straid

straid f (genitive singular straiddey, plural straiddyn)

straiddey (genitive singular)
straiddyn (plural)
straid (mutation mutation-radical)
hraid (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
traid (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sráit, from Old Norse stræti, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Late Latin strāta (possibly via Old English strǣt or Old Frisian strēte).

Ta'n straid bio lesh sleih.


caashey

caashey m (genitive singular caashey, plural caashaghyn)

caashey (genitive singular)
caashaghyn (plural)
caashey (mutation mutation-radical)
chaashey (lenition mutation)
gaashey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus.

Lhie y caashey ayns my volg. The cheese disagreed with me.


quallian

quallian m (genitive singular quallianagh, plural quallianyn)

quallianagh (genitive singular)
quallianyn (plural)
quallian (mutation mutation-radical)
whallian (lenition mutation)
guallian (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”). Cognate with Irish coileán and Scottish Gaelic cuilean.


paag

paag (verbal noun paagey, past participle paagit)

paagey (noun-from-verb)
paagit (participle past)
paag (mutation mutation-radical)
phaag (lenition mutation)
baag (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish póc, derived, via Brythonic, from Latin ōsculum pācis (“kiss of peace”).


sonney

sonney (mutation mutation-radical)
honney (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tonney (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *so-gna-vos (“well grown”).


seihll

seihll m (genitive singular seihill, plural seihill)

seihill (genitive singular)
seihill (plural)
seihll (mutation mutation-radical)
heihll (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
teihll (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish saegul, from Latin saeculum. Cognate with Irish saol and Scottish Gaelic saoghal.

Cha naik mee rieau y lhied ayns ooilley'n seihll aym.

Hug eh seose y Seihll.

Eshyn as argid echey t'eh stiurey yn seihll.


ooyl

ooyl f (genitive singular ooyley or ooylagh, plural ooylyn)

ooyley (genitive singular)
ooylagh (genitive singular)
ooylyn (plural)

From Middle Irish uball, from Old Irish ubull (compare Scottish Gaelic ubhal), from Proto-Celtic *abūl (“apple”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

yn dooinney dasyn hug mee yn ooyl


commyn

commyn m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

commyn (mutation mutation-radical)
chommyn (lenition mutation)
gommyn (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish commann (“alliance, pact”).


Mayrnt

Yn faiyr hig magh 'sy Vayrnt hed stiagh 'syn Averil.


roauyr

From Old Irish remor (“fat, stout, thick”), from Proto-Celtic *remros (“great, fat, thick”). Cognate with Irish ramhar and Scottish Gaelic reamhar.

inh

Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr. A wide grey ram was never fat.

Yn partan ta dy-kinjagh 'sy towl echey cha vel eh rieau roauyr. The crab which is always in its hole is never fat.


ommidan

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ommidan m (genitive singular ommidan, plural ommidanyn)

ommidan (genitive singular)
ommidanyn (plural)

From Middle Irish *ammatán. Cognate with Irish amadán and Scottish Gaelic amadan.

Er lhieusyn dy vel eh ny ommidan.

Ta turneyryn gaase roauyr er pingyn yn ommidan.

Lawyers grow fat on the pennies of fools.

T’eh ny slane ommidan!
He’s a perfect idiot!


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”).


gial

gial (verbal noun gialdyn, past participle giallit)

gialdyn (noun-from-verb)
giallit (participle past)
gial (mutation mutation-radical)
yial (lenition mutation)
ngial (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish gellaid, from Old Irish gellaid, a denominative verb from gell (“pledge”).


dooney

From doon + -ey; historically from Old Irish dúnad. Cognate with Irish dúnadh and Scottish Gaelic dùnadh.


shassoo

shassoo m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shassoo (mutation mutation-radical)
hassoo (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhassoo (lenition mutation)

Daag eh ee ny shassoo ayns mean ny shamyr.

He left her standing in the middle of the room.


shamyr lhiabbagh

shamyr lhiabbagh f (genitive singular shamyr lhiabbagh, plural shamyryn lhiabbagh)

shamyr lhiabbagh (genitive singular)
shamyryn lhiabbagh (plural)
shamyr lhiabbagh (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr lhiabbagh (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr lhiabbagh (lenition mutation)


shamyr chlienney

shamyr chlienney (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr chlienney (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr chlienney (lenition mutation)

shamyr (“room”) + clienney (genitive of cloan (“children”))

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genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gv">cloan</i> (“children”)


shamyr

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shamyr f (genitive singular shamyr, plural shamyryn)

shamyr (genitive singular)
shamyryn (plural)
shamyr (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr (lenition mutation)

Borrowed from Old French chambre (compare Scottish Gaelic seòmar, Irish seomra), from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

shamyr failt

reception room; presence chamber; auditorium


buggane

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buggane m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

buggane (mutation mutation-radical)
vuggane (lenition mutation)
muggane (eclipsis mutation)


Bretnish

From Bretyn (“Wales”) + -ish, Old Irish Bretnas.

Va'n Vretnish ynsit j'ee dy jeean tra v'ee ny paitçhey.


Baarle

Baarle (mutation mutation-radical)
Vaarle (lenition mutation)
Maarle (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bélrae (“language, speech”), from bél (“mouth”).


buigh

buigh (mutation mutation-radical)
vuigh (lenition mutation)
muigh (eclipsis mutation)


Yernish

From Old Irish Ériu, Érenn (“Ireland”) + -ish, on the model of Yernagh (from Old Irish Érennach).

Ta'n fockle Gaelgagh shoh çheet magh ass y Yernish.


fouyr

fouyir (genitive singular)
fouyr (mutation mutation-radical)
ouyr (lenition mutation)
vouyr (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish fogamur (“harvest”), from Old Irish fogamar, fogomur (“autumn”). Compare Scottish Gaelic foghar, Irish fómhar.

fouyr arroo

fouyr ny hoarn

fouyr ny marrey

fouyr trome


Gaelgagh

Gaelgagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Ghaelgagh (lenition mutation)
Ngaelgagh (eclipsis mutation)

Ta brastyl Gaelgagh echey.


traa

traa m (genitive singular traa, plural traaghyn)

traa (genitive singular)
traaghyn (plural)
traa (mutation mutation-radical)
hraa (lenition mutation)
draa (eclipsis mutation)


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”).


kiart

From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus. Cognate with Irish ceart.

Abbyr dty vel oo kiart.

Er lhiam nish dy vel oo kiart mychione echey.

I have grown to think that you are right about him.

Cur eh kiart noi'n voalley.

Inshym dhyt dy kiart.


kiart

kiart (mutation mutation-radical)
chiart (lenition mutation)
giart (eclipsis mutation)


Yernagh

From Old Irish Érennach (“Irish”), from Ériu (“Ireland”) + -ach.

Ta blass Yernagh echey.


feeyn

feeyney (genitive singular)
feeyn (mutation mutation-radical)
eeyn (lenition mutation)
veeyn (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fín, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Deam eh son tooilley feeyn.

Eddyr daa voteil dy feeyn.

Ta tooilley argid er y feeyn.

Ta'n feeyn boirey er y volg echey.

Va jough chadlee currit oc 'sy feeyn echey.


Nollick

From Old Irish Notlaic, from Latin nātālīcia (“a birthday party”), with specific reference to the birth of Christ. Cognate with Irish Nollaig.


feeagh

feeagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


eshyn

By hinney eshyn. He was the eldest.

Cha nel oo veg share na eshyn. You are no better than him.

Third person singular masculine emphatic personal pronoun; he, him, it.


Nollick Vooar

Literally ‘great Christmas’, as opposed to ‘little Christmas’, i.e. Epiphany. From Old Irish notlaic mór.

T’ad jannoo y Nollick Vooar 'sy chied vee.


breinn

breinn (mutation mutation-radical)
vreinn (lenition mutation)
mreinn (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish brén (“putrid, stinking, rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg-.


Caisht

Caisht (mutation mutation-radical)
Chaisht (lenition mutation)
Gaisht (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish Cásc, from ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Caisht sonney dhyt!


feeaihagh

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feeaihagh m (genitive singular feeaihee)

feeaihee (genitive singular)
feeaihagh (mutation mutation-radical)
eeaihagh (lenition mutation)
veeaihagh (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fíadach. By surface analysis, feeaih (“deer”) + -agh. Cognate with Irish fiach (“hunting”).


cooid

From Old Irish cuit (“part, portion, share”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Welsh peth (“thing”), Breton pezh (“piece”)).

Cha row rieau cooid arrit mie.

assets, valuables, goods, supplies, possessions


enney

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enney m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

From Old Irish aithne (“knowing, recognition”).

inh

Dy beagh enney ayd er yn accrys.


elley

From Old Irish aile (“second, other, another”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (“other, out of a group of more than two”), from *h₂el- (“beyond”).


çhagh

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çhagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

çhagh (mutation mutation-radical)
hagh (lenition mutation)
jagh (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish tech, from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *tegos (“cover, roof”).


lajer

From Old Irish láitir. Cognate with Irish láidir.

Ta dooinney lajer dt’oi.

Ta mee my ghooinney lajer.

Tayrn eh dy lajer.


er meshtey

Laa er meshtey, laa er ushtey.

T'eh er meshtey.

V'eh daa hreen er meshtey.


queeyl

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queeyl f (genitive singular queeylagh, plural queeylyn or queeyllyn)

queeylagh (genitive singular)
queeylyn (plural)
queeyllyn (plural)
queeyl (mutation mutation-radical)
wheeyl (lenition mutation)
gueeyl (eclipsis mutation)

Borrowed from Scots quhel, quheil (“wheel”), from Middle English whele (compare Scottish Gaelic cuidheall and Antrim Irish cuidhil).


blasstal

blasstal (comparative)
blasstal (mutation mutation-radical)
vlasstal (lenition mutation)
mlasstal (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish blasta (“appetizing, tasty, sweet”) + -al, from blas (Manx blass).


Yernisheyr

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Yernisheyr m (genitive singular Yernisheyr, plural Yernisheyryn)

Yernisheyr (genitive singular)
Yernisheyryn (plural)


Gaelgeyr

T'eh cur mygeayrt dy re Gaelgeyr eh.
He passes himself off as a Manx speaker.


Baarleyr

Baarleyr m (genitive singular Baarleyr, plural Baarleyryn)

Baarleyr (genitive singular)
Baarleyryn (plural)
Baarleyr (mutation mutation-radical)
Vaarleyr (lenition mutation)
Maarleyr (eclipsis mutation)

Ta Mannin lane dy Vaarleyryn nish.

The Isle of Man is full of English speakers now.


croiteyr

croiteyr m (genitive singular croiteyr, plural croiteyryn)

croiteyr (genitive singular)
croiteyryn (plural)


jeshaghteyr

jeshaghteyr m (genitive singular jeshaghteyr, plural jeshaghteyryn)

jeshaghteyr (genitive singular)
jeshaghteyryn (plural)
jeshaghteyr (mutation mutation-radical)
yeshaghteyr (lenition mutation)
n'yeshaghteyr (eclipsis mutation)


jeshaght

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

jeshaght (mutation mutation-radical)
yeshaght (lenition mutation)
n'yeshaght (eclipsis mutation)


ynseyder

ynseyder m (genitive singular ynseyder, plural ynseyderyn)

ynseyder (genitive singular)
ynseyderyn (plural)

educator, teacher, trainer, instructor, tutor, pedagogue, coach


keird-chummynys

keird-chummynys m (genitive singular keird-chummynys, no plural)

keird-chummynys (genitive singular)
keird-chummynys (mutation mutation-radical)
cheird-chummynys (lenition mutation)
geird-chummynys (eclipsis mutation)

From keird-chummyn (“trade union”) + -ys.


keird

keird f (genitive singular keirdey, plural keirdyn)

keirdey (genitive singular)
keirdyn (plural)
keird (mutation mutation-radical)
cheird (lenition mutation)
geird (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”). Cognate with Irish ceird.


keird-heshaghtys

keird-heshaghtys m (genitive singular keird-heshaghtys, no plural)

keird-heshaghtys (genitive singular)
keird-heshaghtys (mutation mutation-radical)
cheird-heshaghtys (lenition mutation)
geird-heshaghtys (eclipsis mutation)

From keird-heshaght (“trade union”) + -ys, from keird (“trade, craft”) + sheshaght.


keird-chummyn

keird-chummyn m (genitive singular keird-chummyn, plural keird-chummynnyn)

keird-chummyn (genitive singular)
keird-chummynnyn (plural)
keird-chummyn (mutation mutation-radical)
cheird-chummyn (lenition mutation)
geird-chummyn (eclipsis mutation)

From keird (“trade, craft”) + cummyn (“organization”). Compare Irish ceardchumann.


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keird-heshaght f (genitive singular keird-heshaght, plural keird-heshaghtyn)

keird-heshaght (genitive singular)
keird-heshaghtyn (plural)
keird-heshaght (mutation mutation-radical)
cheird-heshaght (lenition mutation)
geird-heshaght (eclipsis mutation)

From keird (“trade, craft”) + sheshaght (“company, society, association”).


keird-heshaghtagh

From keird-heshaght (“trade union”) + -agh, from keird (“trade, craft”) + sheshaght.


keird-heshaghtagh

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keird-heshaghtagh m (genitive singular keird-heshaghtagh, plural keird-heshaghtee)

keird-heshaghtagh (genitive singular)
keird-heshaghtee (plural)
keird-heshaghtagh (mutation mutation-radical)
cheird-heshaghtagh (lenition mutation)
geird-heshaghtagh (eclipsis mutation)


keirdagh

From keird (“craft, trade”) + -agh, from Old Irish cerd (“craft, craftsman”), from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”). Cognate with Irish ceardaí.


sheshaght

sheshaght f (genitive singular sheshaght, plural sheshaghtyn)

sheshaght (genitive singular)
sheshaghtyn (plural)
sheshaght (mutation mutation-radical)
heshaght (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çheshaght (lenition mutation)

From sheshey (“companion, fellow, colleague”) + -aght.

af

fo coadey ny Sheshaght Ghailckagh

under the auspices of the Manx Gaelic Society

Sheshaght ny Gaarjyn

T'eh bunnys kione ny sheshaght.

company, society, association, band (of people)


cummynys

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cummynys m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

cummynys (mutation mutation-radical)
chummynys (lenition mutation)
gummynys (eclipsis mutation)


firrinagh

firrinagh (mutation mutation-radical)
irrinagh (lenition mutation)
virrinagh (eclipsis mutation)

O dy row eh firrinagh!

Saillym clastyn stayd firrinagh ny reddyn.

I want to hear the actual state of things.

Son y chied red, t'eh ro vie dy ve firrinagh.


coyrle

coyrle f (genitive singular coyrlee, plural coyrleyn)

coyrlee (genitive singular)
coyrleyn (plural)
coyrle (mutation mutation-radical)
choyrle (lenition mutation)
goyrle (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel”).

Cha jean eh geaishtagh rish coyrle.

Coyrle chellagh ny giark dy chur bee da ny kiarkyn.

Ghow ad coyrle ry-cheilley.

Ghow mee coyrle maroo.


sleih

sleih m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

sleih (mutation mutation-radical)
leih (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tleih (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish slúag, from Old Irish slúag. Cognate to Irish slua and Scottish Gaelic sluagh.

Hug ad ny sidooryn ayns thieyn yn sleih.

They quartered the troops on the inhabitants.


çhiarn

çhiarn m (genitive singular çhiarn, plural çhiarnyn)

çhiarn (genitive singular)
çhiarnyn (plural)
çhiarn (mutation mutation-radical)
hiarn (lenition mutation)
jiarn (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae.


Gailckagh

Gailckagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Ghailckagh (lenition mutation)
Ngailckagh (eclipsis mutation)

By vie lhien cur bunscoill Gailckagh er bun ... ayns twoaie Vannin.

We would like to start a Gaelic primary school in the north of Mann.

fockleyr Gailckagh as Baarlagh

Immeeaghtyn ny Sheshaght Gailckagh
Proceedings of the Manx Gaelic Society.


Gailck

Gailckey (genitive)
Gailck (mutation mutation-radical)
Ghailck (lenition mutation)
Ngailck (eclipsis mutation)


Nalbin

From Old Irish Albain, dative form of Albu.


shamyr chadlee chlienney

shamyr chadlee chlienney (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr chadlee chlienney (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr chadlee chlienney (lenition mutation)

shamyr (“room”) + cadlee (genitive of cadley (“sleep”)) + clienney (genitive of cloan (“children”))

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genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gv">cadley</i> (“sleep”)

genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gv">cloan</i> (“children”)


galchro

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galchro m (genitive singular galchro, plural galchroiyn)

galchro (genitive singular)
galchroiyn (plural)
galchro (mutation mutation-radical)
ghalchro (lenition mutation)
ngalchro (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish gall (“foreigner”) + cnó (“nut”) (compare Irish gallchnó).


mairane

mairane m (genitive singular mairane, plural mairaneyn)

mairane (genitive singular)
mairaneyn (plural)
mairane (mutation mutation-radical)
vairane (lenition mutation)

mair (“finger”) + -ane (compare Scottish Gaelic meuran, Irish méaracán)


-agh

From Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix *-eh₂- + adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos; compare Welsh -og. Doublet of -ag.

Mannin (“Isle of Man”) + -agh → Manninagh (“Manxman/woman”)
Sostyn (“England”) + -agh → Sostynagh (“Englishman/woman”)

aash (“ease”) + -agh → aashagh (“easy”)
firriney (“truth”) + -agh → firrinagh (“true”)

Manninagh (“Manx”, adjective), Sostynagh (“English”, adjective)

Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having'


tonnane

tonnane m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

tonnane (mutation mutation-radical)
honnane (lenition mutation)
donnane (eclipsis mutation)


mooarane

mooarane m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mooarane (mutation mutation-radical)
vooarane (lenition mutation)

Cheayll mee mooarane mychione e haght.

Hooar mee mooarane.

T'eh coontey mooarane j'ee.

Ta mooarane argid çheet trooid ny laueyn echey.

Ta mooarane Gaelg echey.
He knows much Manx.


ymmodee

Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee.

Hug ad ooashley da ymmodee jeeghyn.

T'ee er ruggaghtyn ymmodee cloan.

Ta ymmodee bleeantyn foast ayn.

Va ymmodee eabbaghyn er nyn yannoo.


daachiarkyl

daachiarkyl m (genitive singular daachiarkil, plural daachiarkil)

daachiarkil (genitive singular)
daachiarkil (plural)
daachiarkyl (mutation mutation-radical)
ghaachiarkyl (lenition mutation)
naachiarkyl (eclipsis mutation)

From daa- (“two”) + kiarkyl (“circle, ring”).


cro frangagh

cro frangagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

cro frangagh (mutation mutation-radical)
chro frangagh (lenition mutation)
gro frangagh (eclipsis mutation)


garran yiarn

garran yiarn m (genitive singular garran yiarn, plural garranyn yiarn)

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


daawheeyl

daawheeyl f (genitive singular daawheeyl, plural daawheeyllyn)

daawheeyl (genitive singular)
daawheeyllyn (plural)
daawheeyl (mutation mutation-radical)
ghaawheeyl (lenition mutation)
naawheeyl (eclipsis mutation)


Frangish

Cha nel Frangish erbee aym.


Baarlaghys

Cha nel yn fockle shen agh Baarlaghys.


Baarlagh

Baarlee (comparative)
Baarlagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Vaarlagh (lenition mutation)
Maarlagh (eclipsis mutation)

From Baarle (“English language”) + -agh.

She dooinney Baarlagh eh.

of or pertaining to the English language


feeaihaght

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

feeaihaght (mutation mutation-radical)
eeaihaght (lenition mutation)
veeaihaght (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fíadach. By surface analysis, feeaih (“deer”) + -aght.


feeaih

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feeaih m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

feeaih (mutation mutation-radical)
eeaih (lenition mutation)
veeaih (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fíad. Cognate with Irish fia and Scottish Gaelic fiadh.


Sostyn

Sostyn (mutation mutation-radical)
Hostyn (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Tostyn (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons; England”), or possibly a back-formation from Sostynagh (“English, Englishman, Saxon”). Compare Irish Sasana and Scottish Gaelic Sasainn.

Cha nee eer ayns Sostyn hene t'ad jannoo ymmyd jeh.

Hooar eh baase ayns Sostyn.

He met his fate (i.e. death) in England.

Veagh oo cummal ayns Sostyn.


Frangagh

From Old Irish Frangcach (“Frank, Frankish”). By surface analysis, Frank (“France”) + -agh. Cognate with Irish Francach.

surf

Ta oashyn Frangagh echey.
He has Frenchified ways.


foast

Cha nel ee er jeet foast.

T'ad foast freayll y cliaghtey er bun.


troailtys chrauee

troailtys (“journey, travel”) + crauee (“solemn, religious”).


cro-ghone

cro-ghone (mutation mutation-radical)
chro-ghone (lenition mutation)
gro-ghone (eclipsis mutation)


billeydys

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billeydys m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

billeydys (mutation mutation-radical)
villeydys (lenition mutation)
milleydys (eclipsis mutation)


shamyr chraueyn

shamyr (“room”) + craueyn (plural of craue (“bone”))

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plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gv">craue</i> (“bone”)


Spaainey

From Old Irish Espáine, the genitive form of Espáin (“Spain”), from Latin Hispānia. Cognate with Irish An Spáinn.

Ta'n Spaainey my yiass jeh'n Rank.

Ren ad troailt 'sy Rank as ayns yn Spaainey ny yei shen.

They travelled in France and then in Spain.


Bretin

Bretin (mutation mutation-radical)
Vretin (lenition mutation)
Mretin (eclipsis mutation)

T'eh shiaulley noon dys y Vretin jiu.


pirgrinys

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pirgrinys m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

pirgrinys (mutation mutation-radical)
phirgrinys (lenition mutation)
birgrinys (eclipsis mutation)


billeyder

billeyder m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

billeyder (mutation mutation-radical)
villeyder (lenition mutation)
milleyder (eclipsis mutation)


shamyr chleree

shamyr (“room”) + cleree (genitive of cleragh (“clerk”))

affix

genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gv">cleragh</i> (“clerk”)


shamraig

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shamraig f (genitive singular shamraig, plural shamraigyn)

shamraig (genitive singular)
shamraigyn (plural)
shamraig (mutation mutation-radical)
hamraig (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamraig (lenition mutation)


billeydeyr

billeydeyr m (genitive singular billeydeyr, plural billeydeyryn)

billeydeyr (genitive singular)
billeydeyryn (plural)
billeydeyr (mutation mutation-radical)
villeydeyr (lenition mutation)
milleydeyr (eclipsis mutation)


Bretyn Vooar

Yn Vretyn Vooar (canonical feminine)
Bretyn Vooar (mutation mutation-radical)
Vretyn Vooar (lenition mutation)
Mretyn Vooar (eclipsis mutation)


biljagh

biljagh (mutation mutation-radical)
viljagh (lenition mutation)
miljagh (eclipsis mutation)


shamyr aarlagh

shamyr aarlagh f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr aarlagh (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr aarlagh (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr aarlagh (lenition mutation)


pirgrinid

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

pirgrinid (mutation mutation-radical)
phirgrinid (lenition mutation)
birgrinid (eclipsis mutation)


Bretyn

Bretyn (mutation mutation-radical)
Vretyn (lenition mutation)
Mretyn (eclipsis mutation)

Rug ee 'sy Vretyn.


Bretyn Veg

Yn Vretyn Veg (canonical feminine)
Bretyn Veg (mutation mutation-radical)
Vretyn Veg (lenition mutation)
Mretyn Veg (eclipsis mutation)


billeydeyraght

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

billeydeyraght (mutation mutation-radical)
villeydeyraght (lenition mutation)
milleydeyraght (eclipsis mutation)


shamyr aarlee

shamyr aarlee f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr aarlee (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr aarlee (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr aarlee (lenition mutation)


shamyr ghaunse

shamyr ghaunse (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr ghaunse (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr ghaunse (lenition mutation)


camerey

camerey m (genitive singular camerey, plural camraghyn)

camerey (genitive singular)
camraghyn (plural)
camerey (mutation mutation-radical)
chamerey (lenition mutation)
gamerey (eclipsis mutation)


mairagh

From Old Irish i mbárach (“tomorrow”), from bárach, from Proto-Celtic *bāregos (“morning”). Compare Welsh bore (“morning”). Cognate with Irish amárach.

Bee briwnys jeant echey mairagh.

Cur shilley er mairagh.

Er agh elley foddee oo çheet mairagh.

Heeym oo mairagh.

Rosheemayd yn ellan mairagh.


shamyr ghorraghey

shamyr ghorraghey f (genitive singular shamyr ghorraghey, plural shamryn dorraghey)

shamyr ghorraghey (genitive singular)
shamryn dorraghey (plural)
shamyr ghorraghey (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr ghorraghey (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr ghorraghey (lenition mutation)


Thalloo Bretnagh

Yn Thalloo Bretnagh (canonical masculine)
Thalloo Bretnagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Halloo Bretnagh (lenition mutation)
Dhalloo Bretnagh (eclipsis mutation)


ruy

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Cha nel ping ruy aym.

Ta folt ruy eck.


shamyr feeyney

shamyr feeyney f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr feeyney (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr feeyney (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr feeyney (lenition mutation)


Austrail

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as its precursor colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


shamyr chadjin

shamyr (“room”) + cadjin (“common, ordinary”)


Thalloo yn Eeast

Thalloo yn Eeast (mutation mutation-radical)
Halloo yn Eeast (lenition mutation)
Dhalloo yn Eeast (eclipsis mutation)

thalloo (“land”) + eeast (“fish”) (compare Irish Talamh an Éisc).


shamyr choonseilagh

From shamyr (“chamber”) + coonseilagh (“councillor”).


briwnys

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

briwnys (mutation mutation-radical)
vriwnys (lenition mutation)
mriwnys (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish breithemnas, from Old Irish brithemnas.

Cha jeanym briwnys er.

Ta maarlys er ny briwnys er.

Va'n chied aundyr er ny briwnys dhyt.


eaddagh

eaddagh m (genitive singular eaddee, plural eaddeeyn)

eaddee (genitive singular)
eaddeeyn (plural)


shamyr chluig

shamyr chluig f (genitive singular shamyr chluig, plural shamyryn cluig)

shamyr chluig (genitive singular)
shamyryn cluig (plural)
shamyr chluig (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr chluig (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr chluig (lenition mutation)


Loghlin

From Middle Irish Lochlann, a folk etymology (equivalent to logh (“lake”) + -lan (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.


Greenlyn

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Loghlynagh

Loghlynagh m (genitive singular Loghlynagh, plural Loghlynee)

Loghlynagh (genitive singular)
Loghlynee (plural)

From Old Irish Lochlannach (“Norseman, Norse”). By surface analysis, Loghlyn (“Norway”) + -agh.


Soolyn

Yn Toolyn (canonical feminine)
Soolyn (mutation mutation-radical)
Hoolyn (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Toolyn (lenition mutation)


shamyr eaddee

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shamyr eaddee f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr eaddee (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyr eaddee (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyr eaddee (lenition mutation)


Fynn-Loghlynagh

Fynn-Loghlynagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

Fynn-Loghlynagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Ynn-Loghlynagh (lenition mutation)
Vynn-Loghlynagh (eclipsis mutation)

fynn (“fair, blond”) + Loghlynagh (“Norseman, Viking”)


Soolynagh

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Soolynagh m (genitive singular Soolynagh, plural Soolynee)

Soolynagh (genitive singular)
Soolynee (plural)
Soolynagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Hoolynagh (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Toolynagh (lenition mutation)


Coobey

Yn Choobey (canonical feminine)
Coobey (mutation mutation-radical)
Choobey (lenition mutation)
Goobey (eclipsis mutation)


Creestee

Ren ad ny Chreestee jeh.

T'eh ny Chreestee coar.


Jamaicey

Yn Yamaicey (canonical feminine)
Jamaicey (mutation mutation-radical)
Yamaicey (lenition mutation)
N'yamaicey (eclipsis mutation)

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Estoinagh

Estoinagh m (genitive singular Estoinagh, plural Estoinee)

Estoinagh (genitive singular)
Estoinee (plural)


Jamaicagh

Jamaicagh m (genitive singular Jamaicagh, plural Jamaicee)

Jamaicagh (genitive singular)
Jamaicee (plural)
Jamaicagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Yamaicagh (lenition mutation)
N'yamaicagh (eclipsis mutation)


Twoaie Nerin

From twoaie (“north, northern”) + Nerin (“Ireland”).


Nalbin Noa

Nalbin (“Scotland”) + noa (“new”), a calque of Latin Nova Scotia.


Twoaie ny hErin

From twoaie (“north, northern”) + Erin (“Ireland”).


Coobagh

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Coobagh m (genitive singular Coobagh, plural Coobee)

Coobagh (genitive singular)
Coobee (plural)
Coobagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Choobagh (lenition mutation)
Goobagh (eclipsis mutation)


Yeesey Chreest

Ta mish dty heshey harvaant ayns Yeesey Chreest.

I am your fellow servant in Jesus Christ.


Ellan y Phrinse Edard

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island


Creest

Creest (mutation mutation-radical)
Chreest (lenition mutation)
Greest (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish Críst, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח (māshīaχ, “anointed”).


mair veg ny coshey

mair veg ny coshey f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


mair vooar

mair vooar f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair vooar (mutation mutation-radical)
vair vooar (lenition mutation)


Noa Heelan

From noa (“new”) + Seelan (“Zealand”) (compare Irish Nua-Shéalainn).

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


mair chass

mair chass f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair chass (mutation mutation-radical)
vair chass (lenition mutation)


mair choshey veg

mair choshey veg f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair choshey veg (mutation mutation-radical)
vair choshey veg (lenition mutation)


Seelan Noa

Yn Teelan Noa (canonical feminine)
Seelan Noa (mutation mutation-radical)
Heelan Noa (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Teelan Noa (lenition mutation)

From Seelan (“Zealand”) + noa (“new”) (compare Irish Nua-Shéalainn).


mair choshey

mair choshey f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair choshey (mutation mutation-radical)
vair choshey (lenition mutation)


ard-duic

ard-duic m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


duic

duic m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

duic (mutation mutation-radical)
ghuic (lenition mutation)
nuic (eclipsis mutation)


mair-chlaare

mair-chlaare m (genitive singular mair-chlaare, plural mair-chlaareyn)

mair-chlaare (genitive singular)
mair-chlaareyn (plural)
mair-chlaare (mutation mutation-radical)
vair-chlaare (lenition mutation)

mair (“finger”) + claare (“board”) (compare Irish méarchlár)


ogher

ogher f (genitive singular ogheragh, plural ogheryn)

ogheragh (genitive singular)
ogheryn (plural)

From Middle Irish eochair, from Old Irish eochair.


laue-chooilleeney

laue-chooilleeney m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


mair-chooilleeney

mair-chooilleeney m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair (“finger”) + cooilleeney (“consummation, fulfilment, satisfaction”)


gauin

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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.


mair veg

mair veg f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair veg (mutation mutation-radical)
vair veg (lenition mutation)


mair ny fainey

mair ny fainey f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair ny fainey (mutation mutation-radical)
vair ny fainey (lenition mutation)


troailtys

troailtys m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

troailtys (mutation mutation-radical)
hroailtys (lenition mutation)
droailtys (eclipsis mutation)


dorraghey

dorraghey (mutation mutation-radical)
ghorraghey (lenition mutation)
norraghey (eclipsis mutation)


kayt Manninagh

kayt Manninagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

kayt Manninagh (mutation mutation-radical)
chayt Manninagh (lenition mutation)
gayt Manninagh (eclipsis mutation)


kayt ny miljyn

kayt ny miljyn m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

kayt ny miljyn (mutation mutation-radical)
chayt ny miljyn (lenition mutation)
gayt ny miljyn (eclipsis mutation)


kayt billey

kayt billey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

kayt (mutation mutation-radical)
chayt (lenition mutation)
gayt (eclipsis mutation)


moddey oaldey

moddey oaldey m (genitive singular moddee oaldey, plural moddee oaldey)

moddee oaldey (genitive singular)
moddee oaldey (plural)
moddey oaldey (mutation mutation-radical)
voddey oaldey (lenition mutation)


kayt oaldey

kayt oaldey m (genitive singular kayt oaldey, plural kiyt oaldey)

kayt oaldey (genitive singular)
kiyt oaldey (plural)
kayt oaldey (mutation mutation-radical)
chayt oaldey (lenition mutation)
gayt oaldey (eclipsis mutation)


troailtagh

troailtagh m (genitive singular troailtee, plural troailtee)

troailtee (genitive singular)
troailtee (plural)
troailtagh (mutation mutation-radical)
hroailtagh (lenition mutation)
droailtagh (eclipsis mutation)

From troailt (“travel, journey”) + -agh.


kayt ny keylley

kayt ny keylley m (genitive singular kayt ny keylley, plural kiyt ny keylley)

kayt ny keylley (genitive singular)
kiyt ny keylley (plural)
kayt ny keylley (mutation mutation-radical)
chayt ny keylley (lenition mutation)
gayt ny keylley (eclipsis mutation)


kayt cuttagh

kayt cuttagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

kayt cuttagh (mutation mutation-radical)
chayt cuttagh (lenition mutation)
gayt cuttagh (eclipsis mutation)


fainey

fainey f (genitive singular fainey, plural fainaghyn)

fainey (genitive singular)
fainaghyn (plural)
fainey (mutation mutation-radical)
ainey (lenition mutation)
vainey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos. Cognate with Irish fáinne.


yiarn

yiarn m (genitive singular yiarn, plural yiarnyn)

yiarn (genitive singular)
yiarnyn (plural)

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēsh₂r̥no- (“bloody, red”), from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“(flowing) blood”).


sthie

From Old Irish is tig (“inside the house”).


stiagh

From Old Irish is tech (“into the house”). Cognate with Irish isteach.


lhean

From Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (compare Welsh llydan, Cornish and Breton ledan). Cognate with Irish leathan.

Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr.

T’ee lhean-oghrishagh.
She is broad-bosomed.

Ta beeal ny purtey lhean.

Ta dreeym lhean er.

Ta oght lhean echey.

Ta Baarle lhean echey.


shenn

shinney (comparative)
shenn (mutation mutation-radical)
henn (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhenn (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sen, from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

Cha nel ee cha shenn as shen.

Hie yn shenn dooinney dy lhie.

Keayrt va mee aeg as nish ta mee shenn.

She'n shenn skeeal reesht eh.


sleitagh

sleitagh (mutation mutation-radical)
leitagh (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tleitagh (lenition mutation)

Ta çheer my ghooie sleitagh.


oaldey

From Old Irish allaid. Cognate with Irish allta.


lauean

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lauean m (genitive singular lauean, plural laueanyn)

lauean (genitive singular)
laueanyn (plural)

From Old Irish lámann. By surface analysis, laue (“hand”) + -an. Cognate with Irish lámhainn.

surf

Quoi s’lesh ny laueanyn shoh?


'neen

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'neen f (genitive singular 'neen, plural 'neenyn)

'neen (genitive singular)
'neenyn (plural)


'nneen

'nneen f (genitive singular 'nneen, plural 'nneenyn)

'nneen (genitive singular)
'nneenyn (plural)


inneen

inneen f (genitive singular inneen, plural inneenyn)

inneen (genitive singular)
inneenyn (plural)

From Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”) + *ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”) (compare Latin indigena (“native”), Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)).

cog

Eshyn ta geddyn drogh chleuin t'eh coayl inneen.

He who gets a bad son-in-law loses a daughter.

Hymnee eh e argid er e 'nneen.

Ta 'neen echey jeh'n eash ayd.

Ta 'nneen echey uneashagh rhyt.

Ta troor dy 'neenyn eck dy chur ayns poosey.

T'eh son cur Moirrey er e 'neen.


uneashagh

From un- (“one”) + eash (“age”) + -agh (adjectival suffix).

T'ad uneashagh.

Ta 'nneen echey uneashagh rhyt.


un-çhengagh

From un- (“mono-, uni-”) + çhengey (“language”) + -agh (adjectival suffix).


eash

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eash f (genitive singular eash, plural eashyn)

eash (genitive singular)
eashyn (plural)

From Old Irish áes (compare Irish aois).

Hooar eh eash vie.

Ren eh roshtyn eash vooar.

T’ad jeh’n un eash.


un-wheeyl

un-wheeyl f (genitive singular un-wheeyl, plural un-wheeylyn)

un-wheeyl (genitive singular)
un-wheeylyn (plural)


daa-hengagh

daa-hengagh (mutation mutation-radical)
ghaa-hengagh (lenition mutation)
naa-hengagh (eclipsis mutation)

From daa- (“bi-”) + çhengey (“language”) + -agh.


lhiass-

Cognate to Welsh llys-, Breton lez-, Scottish Gaelic and Irish leas-.


eaghtyrane

eaghtyrane m (genitive singular eaghtyrane, plural eaghtyraneyn)

eaghtyrane (genitive singular)
eaghtyraneyn (plural)

From Middle Irish úachtarán. By surface analysis, eaghtyr + -ane. Cognate to Irish uachtarán and Scottish Gaelic uachdaran.

Cha row ayn agh ennym eaghtyrane.

V'eh er ny ghoaill rish myr Eaghtyrane.


lhiass ree

lhiass ree m (genitive singular lhiass ree, plural lhiass reeghyn)

lhiass ree (genitive singular)
lhiass reeghyn (plural)


lhiass-reeaght

lhiass-reeaght f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


eaghtyr

eaghtyr m (genitive singular eaghtyragh, plural eaghtyryn)

eaghtyragh (genitive singular)
eaghtyryn (plural)

From Old Irish úachtar, óchtar (“top, surface, cream”), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsterom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewp-s- (“high”).


lhiass-yishag

lhiass- (“step-”) + jishag (“dad, daddy”)


lhiass-vummig

lhiass- (“step-”) + mummig (“mum, mummy”)


lhiass-phaitçhey

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lhiass-phaitçhey m (plural lhiass-phaitçhyn or lhiass-chloan)

lhiass-phaitçhyn (plural)
lhiass-chloan (plural)


lhiass-chloan

lhiass-chloan f (genitive singular lhiass-chlienney, no plural)

From lhiass- (“step-”) + cloan (“children”).


lhiass-phaitçhyn

lhiass-phaitçhyn m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


mummig

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

mummig (mutation mutation-radical)
vummig (lenition mutation)


mummig vooar

From mummig (“mum, mummy”) + mooar (“big”).


jishag

jishag m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

jishag (mutation mutation-radical)
yishag (lenition mutation)
n'yishag (eclipsis mutation)

Ta jishag slane staaynit noi echey!


maghouin

maghouin m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

maghouin (mutation mutation-radical)
vaghouin (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mathgamain. Cognate with Irish mathúin.


schoill

schoill f (genitive singular schoill, plural schoillyn)

schoill (genitive singular)
schoillyn (plural)


scoill

scoill f (genitive singular scoill, plural scoillyn)

scoill (genitive singular)
scoillyn (plural)

From Old Irish scol, scoil, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Cognate with Irish scoil.

ard-schoill

secondary school, grammar school, high school

Cha nel monney scoill aym.

Cha row eh ec y scoill monney.

Cha row monney scoill oc ayns ny laghyn shen.

They hadn't much schooling in those days.


ard-schoill

ard-schoill f (genitive singular ard-schoill, plural ard-schoillyn)

ard-schoill (genitive singular)
ard-schoillyn (plural)

secondary school, grammar school, high school


mean scoill

mean scoill f (genitive singular mean scoill, plural mean scoillyn)

mean scoill (genitive singular)
mean scoillyn (plural)
mean scoill (mutation mutation-radical)
vean scoill (lenition mutation)


bun-scoill

bun-scoill f (genitive singular bun-scoill, plural bun-scoillyn)

bun-scoill (genitive singular)
bun-scoillyn (plural)
bun-scoill (mutation mutation-radical)
vun-scoill (lenition mutation)
mun-scoill (eclipsis mutation)

bun- (“primary, fundamental”) + scoill (“school”) (compare Irish bunscoil)


Frangee

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Frangee m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

Frangee (mutation mutation-radical)
Rangee (lenition mutation)
Vrangee (eclipsis mutation)

Ren ad caarjys rish ny Frangee.


Mooan

Mooan (mutation mutation-radical)
Vooan (lenition mutation)


caarjys

caarjys m (genitive singular caarjys, no plural)

caarjys (genitive singular)
caarjys (mutation mutation-radical)
chaarjys (lenition mutation)
gaarjys (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cairdes (“friendship, alliance, pact”). By surface analysis, caarjyn (“friends”) + -ys.

surf

Ren ad caarjys rish ny Frangee.


rieau

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

By vessey e ymmyrkey na rieau.

Cha daink rieau yn baase gyn leshtal.

Cha dooyrt mee rieau eh.

Cha jagh moylley ghooinney hene rieau foddey voish.

A man's own praise never went far from his door.

Cha ren mee rieau toiggal Gaelg dy mie.

Daink rieau aggle ort?


queiggey

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queiggey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

queiggey (mutation mutation-radical)
wheiggey (lenition mutation)
gueiggey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cóiced (“province, fifth”), from cóic (“five”) (compare queig).

Shoh Queiggey Mooan.


sannish

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

From Old Irish sanais, an alternative form of sanas (“advice, counsel, whisper”).

S’liooar sannish da.


sannish

sannish (verbal noun sansheraght, past participle sanshit)

sansheraght (noun-from-verb)
sanshit (participle past)
sannish (mutation mutation-radical)
hannish (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tannish (lenition mutation)


saayl

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

saayl (mutation mutation-radical)
haayl (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
taayl (lenition mutation)


Affrick Hwoaie

From Affrick (“Africa”) + twoaie (“north”).


Affrick

From Middle Irish Afraicc, from Old Irish Afraicc, from Latin Āfrica.


Connaghtey

Connaghtey (mutation mutation-radical)
Chonnaghtey (lenition mutation)
Gonnaghtey (eclipsis mutation)


twoaie

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

From Old Irish túaid. Cognate with Irish thuaidh.

Geay hwoaie t’ayn.

Heeyn yn clane twoaie jeh’n ellan roin.

The whole north of the island lay before us.

Ta ny sleityn sheeyney magh lesh y twoaie.

Ta’n snaid dy kinjagh sheeyney lesh yn twoaie.

Ta’n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie.


er-ash

Cur er-ash dou my lioar.

Haink eh er-ash.


dagh ooilley nhee

From dagh ooilley (“every”) + nhee (“thing”).

Hooar shin dagh ooilley nhee 'sy voayl echey hene.

Hug eh oardagh dy beagh dagh ooilley nhee goll er creck.

He gave orders for everything to be sold.

T'ad Gaelgaghey dagh ooilley nhee.


crauee

crauee (mutation mutation-radical)
chrauee (lenition mutation)
grauee (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish crábud (“piety, devotion, religion”), from Proto-Celtic *krābitus (“devotion, religious practice”), of unknown origin (compare Welsh crefydd from the variant *krābiyos).

inh

She fer crauee.


er ash

Cha daink eh er ash as myr shen v'eh smooinit dy ve marroo.

He did not come back and so he was thought dead.

Chass eh er ash laa ny vairagh gyn sporran.

He started back the next day minus his purse.

Hie ad er ash raad haink ad voish.

Higym er ash ec jeih er y chlag ec y chooid s'anmey.

Hug eh shilley stiagh 'sy çhapp er e raad er ash.

He dropped into the shop on his way back.


coull

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coull m (genitive singular coull, plural coullyn)

coull (genitive singular)
coullyn (plural)
coull (mutation mutation-radical)
choull (lenition mutation)
goull (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”) (compare Welsh cyll).


kinjagh

kinjagh (mutation mutation-radical)
chinjagh (lenition mutation)
ginjagh (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cintech, from Old Irish cintech, from the past participle *cinnte of cinnid. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic cinnteach.

constant, continuous, invariable, incessant, steady, persistent, regular


laair

laair f (genitive singular laairagh, plural laaireeyn)

laairagh (genitive singular)
laaireeyn (plural)

Ta'n laair trome.


twoaieagh

twoaieagh m (genitive singular twoaieagh, plural twoaieaghyn)

twoaieagh (genitive singular)
twoaieaghyn (plural)

T'ee ny twoaieagh.

northerner, northsider, northern Manx person


çhiarnyn

çhiarnyn m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

çhiarnyn (mutation mutation-radical)
hiarnyn (lenition mutation)
jiarnyn (eclipsis mutation)


uinnag

uinnag f (genitive singular uinnag, plural uinnagyn)

uinnag (genitive singular)
uinnagyn (plural)

From Middle Irish fuindeóc (compare Irish fuinneog, Scottish Gaelic uinneag), from Old Norse vindauga (literally “wind's eye”).

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Cha row uinnag slane 'sy thie.

There wasn't an entire window in the house.

Foshleeym yn uinnag?

Haink eh stiagh er yn uinnag.

Ta'n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie.

Ta'n uinnag sollys ayns y sheear.

Va'n uinnag kiart er ve brisht ec y gheay.

The window had just been broken by the wind.


brish

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brish (verbal noun brishey, past participle brisht)

brishey (noun-from-verb)
brisht (participle past)
brish (mutation mutation-radical)
vrish (lenition mutation)
mrish (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish brisid (compare Irish bris, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break”). Cognate with English burst and German bersten, Albanian brishtë (“fragile”).


fastyr

fastyragh (genitive singular)
fastyr (mutation mutation-radical)
astyr (lenition mutation)
vastyr (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fescor, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷsperos. Cognate with Irish feascar.

C'raad t’ou taaghey ’syn astyr?

Haink yn fastyr er.

Lieh-ghroamey dy liooar va’n fastyr.


brisht

brisht (mutation mutation-radical)
vrisht (lenition mutation)
mrisht (eclipsis mutation)


moghrey

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moghrey m (genitive singular moghree, plural moghreeyn)

moghree (genitive singular)
moghreeyn (plural)
moghrey (mutation mutation-radical)
voghrey (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mochrád, a corruption of mochtráth (“early hour”) (compare Scottish Gaelic mochthrath), from moch (“early”) + tráth (“hour, period, time”).

Cha nel mee aym pene moghrey jiu.

I am not feeling quite the thing this morning.

Moghrey mie! / Moghrey dhyt!

Ta mee goll ny quail dagh moghrey as t'ee çheet my whail.

I meet her every morning and she meets me.

Va mee loayrt rish er y çhellvane moghrey jiu.

I was on to him on the phone this morning.

Va'n moghrey kiune as aalin.


kiune

kiune (mutation mutation-radical)
chiune (lenition mutation)
giune (eclipsis mutation)

V’ee feagh, kiune as va e tappey lhee.

Va’n moghrey kiune as braew.

calm, tranquil, serene, pacific, composed, quiescent, flat, still


fer ruy

fer ruy m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

fer ruy (mutation mutation-radical)
er ruy (lenition mutation)
ver ruy (eclipsis mutation)


kione jiarg

kione jiarg m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

kione jiarg (mutation mutation-radical)
chione jiarg (lenition mutation)
gione jiarg (eclipsis mutation)


ben ruy

ben ruy f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

ben ruy (mutation mutation-radical)
ven ruy (lenition mutation)
men ruy (eclipsis mutation)


jiarg

thalloo jiarg


nagh

From Old Irish nach, from Proto-Celtic *nekʷos (“someone, something”).

inh

Nagh by chooinee lhieu?

Nagh vel eh braew!

Nagh vel enney ayd urree?

Nagh vel fys ayd eer er shen?

Nagh vel oo er dty hickyraghey foast?


breagerey

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breagerey m (genitive singular breagerey, plural breageryn)

breagerey (genitive singular)
breageryn (plural)
breagerey (mutation mutation-radical)
vreagerey (lenition mutation)
mreagerey (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish brécaire (“liar, flatterer, deceiver”), from Old Irish bréc (“lie”) (compare breag).


Blaanid

Blaanid (mutation mutation-radical)
Vlaanid (lenition mutation)
Mlaanid (eclipsis mutation)

a female given name, equivalent to English Bláthnaid


Perick

Perick (mutation mutation-radical)
Pherick (lenition mutation)
Berick (eclipsis mutation)

a male given name, equivalent to English Patrick


Ealisaid

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth


Illiam

a male given name, equivalent to English William


Maayl

Maayl (mutation mutation-radical)
Vaayl (lenition mutation)

(Judaism, Christianity) Michael the Archangel


Ysaig

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Isaac


Pherick

Pherick (mutation mutation-radical)
Erick (lenition mutation)
Verick (eclipsis mutation)


Ean

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Margaid

Margaid (mutation mutation-radical)
Vargaid (lenition mutation)

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Margaret


Paayl

Phail (genitive)
Phaiyl (genitive)
Paayl (mutation mutation-radical)
Phaayl (lenition mutation)
Baayl (eclipsis mutation)

a male given name, equivalent to English Paul


Oshin

a male given name, equivalent to English Ossian


breagagh

breagagh (mutation mutation-radical)
vreagagh (lenition mutation)
mreagagh (eclipsis mutation)

T'eh cha breagagh as ta'n kayt cha braddagh.

He is as much a liar as the cat is a thief.

T'eh screeu coontyssyn breagagh.

T'ou uss breagagh.


Creesteeney

Creesteeney (mutation mutation-radical)
Chreesteeney (lenition mutation)
Greesteeney (eclipsis mutation)

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Christina


Paaie

Paaie (mutation mutation-radical)
Phaaie (lenition mutation)
Baaie (eclipsis mutation)

Borrowed from English Peggy. Cognate with Irish Peige.

a female given name from English, equivalent to English Peggy


Sorghey

Sorghey (mutation mutation-radical)
Horghey (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Torghey (lenition mutation)

Ultimately from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Sorcha, used as a translation of Sarah


Breeshey

Breeshey (mutation mutation-radical)
Vreeshey (lenition mutation)
Mreeshey (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate to Irish Bríd and Scottish Gaelic Brìghde.

a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bridget


Ollister

From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


Mayree

Mayree (mutation mutation-radical)
Vayree (lenition mutation)

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


Jamys

Jamys (mutation mutation-radical)
Yamys (lenition mutation)
N'yamys (eclipsis mutation)

Cha nel moddey ec Jamys.

Ta mee reih Juan erskyn Jamys.

Shen Jamys.

a male given name, equivalent to English James


Steaon

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Stephen


Catreeney

Catreeney (mutation mutation-radical)
Chatreeney (lenition mutation)
Gatreeney (eclipsis mutation)

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Catherine


Peddyr

Peddyr (mutation mutation-radical)
Pheddyr (lenition mutation)
Beddyr (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish Petur, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter


Thomaase

Thomys (genitive)
Thomaase (mutation mutation-radical)
Homaase (lenition mutation)
Dhomaase (eclipsis mutation)

a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas


Neeyl

a male given name, equivalent to English Neill


Moirrey

Moirrey (mutation mutation-radical)
Voirrey (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish Maire, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām). Cognate with Irish Muire and Scottish Gaelic Moire.


Onnee

a female given name, equivalent to English Anna


breechyn

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breechyn m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

breechyn (mutation mutation-radical)
vreechyn (lenition mutation)
mreechyn (eclipsis mutation)


Ysbel

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Isabel


-aghyn

Cognate to Irish -acha, Scottish Gaelic -achan.

ayr (“father”) + -aghyn → ayraghyn (“fathers”)

laa (“day”) + -aghyn → laghyn (“days”)


-jyn

billey (“tree”) + -jyn → biljyn (“trees”)

keyll (“wood”) + -jyn → keylljyn (“woods”)


Jinn

Jinn (mutation mutation-radical)
Yinn (lenition mutation)
N'yinn (eclipsis mutation)

a female given name, equivalent to English Jane


Jinnee

Jinnee (mutation mutation-radical)
Yinnee (lenition mutation)
N'yinnee (eclipsis mutation)

a female given name, a Manx diminutive of Jane


Jinnag

Jinnag (mutation mutation-radical)
Yinnag (lenition mutation)
N'yinnag (eclipsis mutation)

a female given name, used as a Manx equivalent of Janet or Jenny


aegan

aegan m (genitive singular aegan, plural aeganyn)

aegan (genitive singular)
aeganyn (plural)

From Middle Irish ógán, from Old Irish ócán, from óc (“young”) (compare aeg).


Jee

Jee (mutation mutation-radical)
Yee (lenition mutation)
N'yee (eclipsis mutation)


Ealish

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Alice


Morag

Morag (mutation mutation-radical)
Vorag (lenition mutation)

a female given name, equivalent to Scottish Gaelic Mòrag, also used as a translation of Sarah


Kickle

Kickle (mutation mutation-radical)
Chickle (lenition mutation)
Gickle (eclipsis mutation)

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Sheelagh

Sheelagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Heelagh (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Çheelagh (lenition mutation)


Kial

Kial (mutation mutation-radical)
Chial (lenition mutation)
Gial (eclipsis mutation)


Inry

a male given name, equivalent to English Henry


Yood

a male given name, equivalent to English Jude


Yuaase

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Judas


Laurys

a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence


Moirrey Malaine

Moirrey Malaine (mutation mutation-radical)
Voirrey Malaine (lenition mutation)


Guillaspick

Guillaspick (mutation mutation-radical)
Ghuillaspick (lenition mutation)
Nguillaspick (eclipsis mutation)

guilley (“servant”) + aspick (“bishop”) (compare Scottish Gaelic Gille Easbuig, Irish Giolla Easpaig).

a male given name, equivalent to English Gillespie, Anglicized as Archibald


Anghus

From Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). The etymology of the second element is disputed; most likely it is Old Irish gus (“strength, vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustu-, or it may be from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”).

der

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Angus


çhellvane

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çhellvane m (genitive singular çhellvaney, plural çhellvaneyn)

çhellvaney (genitive singular)
çhellvaneyn (plural)
çhellvane (mutation mutation-radical)
hellvane (lenition mutation)
jellvane (eclipsis mutation)

Possibly a nativized borrowing of English telephone.

Row peiagh erbee er y çhellvane?

T'ad gymmyrkey ylleeyn çhellvane.

T'ou goll er shirrey er y çhellvane.


Jesarn

From Old Irish dia Sathairn, from Latin dīēs Saturnī. Cognate with Irish Dé Sathairn.

Jesarn v’ayn.


Jerdein

From Old Irish dardóin, from día eter dá óin (“day between two fasts”).


Doonaght

Yn Doonaght (canonical masculine)
yn Doonee (genitive)

From Old Irish Domnach, from Late Latin [diēs] Dominicus.


symney poosee

symney poosee m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

symney poosee (mutation mutation-radical)
hymney poosee (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tymney poosee (lenition mutation)

Hug ad magh yn symney poosee Jedoonee shoh chaie.


Mayrt

Yn Vayrt (canonical feminine)
Mayrt (mutation mutation-radical)
Vayrt (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish Mairt, from Latin Martis.

Mayrt v’eh.


Jeheiney

/dʲəˈheːnʲə/

From Old Irish día óine. Cognate with Irish Dé hAoine.