Averil

From Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).

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

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


oie

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oie f (genitive singular oie, plural oieghyn)

oie (genitive singular)
oieghyn (plural)

From Old Irish aidche and aidchi, the oblique forms of adaig, from earlier *adekʷī or *adekī, of unknown origin; possibly cognate with Latin āter (“dark”) or Sanskrit अन्ध (andha, “blind”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic oidhche.


jiu

From Old Irish díu, dative singular of día (“day”).


jiu

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

jiu (mutation mutation-radical)
yiu (lenition mutation)
n'yiu (eclipsis mutation)


laa

laa m (genitive singular laa, plural laghyn)

Cha nel Manninagh rieau creeney derrey'n laa lurg y vargee.

A Manxman is never wise until the day after the market.

Cha nel ny laghyn ain agh beggan.

Cha nel red erbee ayn ny laghyn shoh agh shen.

Chass eh er ash laa ny vairagh.

Cheau mee laa er y çheer.

Cooineeym er gys y laa s'odjey veem bio.

Cre'n laa jeh'n çhiaghtin t'eh?

Hig eh nane jeh ny laghyn shoh.

S'giare ta ny laghyn echey.

Ta mee lieh chadley ny laghyn shoh.

Ta mee shassoo er my chione hene ny laghyn shoh.

Ta ny laghyn goll ny s'girrey.


lhiannoo

lhiannoo m (genitive singular lhiennoo, plural lhiennoo)

lhiennoo (genitive singular)
lhiennoo (plural)

From Old Irish lenab (compare Irish leanbh).


geurey

geurey m (genitive singular geuree, plural geuraghyn)

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

From Middle Irish gemred, from Old Irish gaimred, 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.


blein

blein f (genitive singular bleeaney, plural bleeantyn)

bleeaney (genitive singular)
bleeantyn (plural)
blein (mutation mutation-radical)
vlein (lenition mutation)
mlein (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish blíadain, from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī (“year”).

Cha vel mee er n'akin eh rish bleeantyn liauyrey.

Niartee y graih oc car ny bleeantyn.

Ta ny bleeantyn tayrn er gerrey.


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.


nish

From Old Irish indossa (cognate with Irish anois, Scottish Gaelic a-nis).


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.


ouyr

ouyr ? (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

From Middle Irish odor, from Old Irish odur, from Proto-Celtic *udros, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“watery, aquatic”). Cognate to Irish odhar and Scottish Gaelic odhar.


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


traa

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traa m (genitive singular traa, plural traaghyn)

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

By jiark yn argid ec y traa shen.

Cha nel keeall erbee da'n traa echey.


Nollick

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


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.


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!


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.


eash

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.


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.


moghrey

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.


Jerdein

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

Hig ee Jerdein.


Jesarn

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

Jesarn v’ayn.


Sarn

Sarn (mutation mutation-radical)
Harn (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
Tarn (lenition mutation)


Jedoonee

From Old Irish día Domnaig. Cognate with Irish Dé Domhnaigh.


Mayrt

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

From Old Irish Mairt, from Latin Martis.

Mayrt v’eh.


Lhein

From Middle Irish lúan. Cognate with Irish Luan.

Jiu yn Lhein.


Jeheiney

/dʲəˈheːnʲə/

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


Jecrean

T'eh çheet Jecrean.


Jecrean

She Jecrean t'ayn jiu.


Jelune

From Middle Irish día lúain, from Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Irish Dé Luain.

Jelune t’ayn jiu.


Doonaght

Yn Doonaght (canonical masculine)
yn Doonee (genitive)

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


Jemayrt

From Old Irish día Mairt, from Latin diēs Mārtis.

Jemayrt v'eh.


emshir

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

From Old Irish aimser (compare Irish aimsir), from Proto-Celtic *amsterā (“time, moment”) (compare Welsh amser).


riyr

From Old Irish irráir (“the time before the dawn”) (compare Irish aréir, Scottish Gaelic a-raoir).


noght

From Old Irish innocht (“tonight”), from the definite article in followed by an oblique case form of Proto-Celtic *noxs.


maddin

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

maddin (mutation mutation-radical)
vaddin (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish matan (compare Scottish Gaelic madainn, Irish maidin), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of the morning”, adjective) (compare French matin), from Mātūta (“goddess of morning”).


jea

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

jea (mutation mutation-radical)
yea (lenition mutation)
n'yea (eclipsis mutation)


munlaa

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

munlaa (mutation mutation-radical)
vunlaa (lenition mutation)


imbagh

imbagh m (genitive singular imbee, plural imbaghyn)

imbee (genitive singular)
imbaghyn (plural)


Ynnyd

From Old Irish init, from Latin initium (“beginning”), as it refers to the beginning of Lent. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic and Irish Inid.


bleinoil

bleinoil (mutation mutation-radical)
vleinoil (lenition mutation)
mleinoil (eclipsis mutation)

From blein (“year”) + -oil. Compare Scottish Gaelic bliadhnail.


arragh

arragh m (genitive singular arree, plural arreeyn)

arree (genitive singular)
arreeyn (plural)

From Old Irish errach, from Proto-Celtic *wesrakos, enlargement of Proto-Celtic *wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (compare Latin vēr, Lithuanian vãsara (“summer”), Polish wiosna, Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, “summer”), वसर् (vasar, “in the morning”)). Cognate with Irish earrach and Scottish Gaelic earrach.


Jeheiney Cheast

Jeheiney Cheast (mutation mutation-radical)
Yeheiney Cheast (lenition mutation)
N'yeheiney Cheast (eclipsis mutation)