lhong

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.


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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).


logh

Moghey da’n logh, anmagh da’n awin.

T’eh geeastagh y logh.

Ta caslys ny sleityn ’sy logh.

Ta’n awin roie stiagh ’sy logh.

Ta’n raad goll mygeayrt yn logh.


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.


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.


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.


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)

Biljyn lhommit gyn duillag, trees stripped of their leaves

Ta ny duillagyn daahit ec yn rio. The frost has bitten the leaves.

Ta'n buigh çheet er ny duillagyn. The leaves are beginning to turn.

Duillag chorrym phrowallagh, trial balance sheet


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.


balley

balley m (genitive singular baljey, plural baljyn)

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


berçhagh

Cha nel mee ny s'berçhee na eshyn er chor erbee.

Er leshyn dy re berçhagh eh.

Ta ynsagh coamrey stoamey yn dooinney berçhagh.

Learning is the fine clothing of the rich man.

Te ny share dy ve cooinit ayns padjer dooinney mie na dy ve, cooinit ayns çhymney dooinney berçhagh.

Better to be remembered in the prayer of a good man than in the will of a rich man.


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.


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.


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.


keeill

keeill f (genitive singular killey or keeilley or killagh, plural kialteenyn)

killey (genitive singular)
keeilley (genitive singular)
killagh (genitive singular)
kialteenyn (plural)
keeill (mutation mutation-radical)
cheeill (lenition mutation)
geeill (eclipsis mutation)


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.


cloan

cloan f (genitive singular clienney, no plural)

clienney (genitive singular)
cloan (mutation mutation-radical)
chloan (lenition mutation)
gloan (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish clann, from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta.

Çhymnee eh da cloan ny clienney eu.

Pass it down to your children's children.

Ta saynt shiaght saggyrt ayns dooinney gyn cloan.

A man without children has the lust of seven parsons.

T'ee er ruggaghtyn ymmodee cloan.

T'ee brey clienney.

T'ee moir ny clienney.


feill

feill f (genitive singular foalley, no plural)

foalley (genitive singular)
feill (mutation mutation-radical)
eill (lenition mutation)
veill (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish féoil (compare Irish feoil, Scottish Gaelic feòil).


arran

arran m (genitive singular [please provide], plural arranyn)


bannish

bannish f (genitive singular banshey, plural banshyn)

banshey (genitive singular)
banshyn (plural)
bannish (mutation mutation-radical)
vannish (lenition mutation)
mannish (eclipsis mutation)


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”).

Nagh dooar eh baase?

Didn't he die? (literally, Didn't he get death?)


skian

skian f (genitive singular skian, plural skianyn)

skian (genitive singular)
skianyn (plural)

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

Ta'n eean bwoalley ny skianyn echey.


kiark

kiark f (genitive singular kirkey, plural kiarkyn)

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


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).


guilley

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

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

Guilley veen!

She guilley aghtal eh.

Va guilley er my veealloo.

Va'n guilley çhing ass myghin.

Cha row eh agh ny guilley oc.

Ren eh guilley jeem.

(young male) servant, caddie, page, usher


eean

eean m (genitive singular eean, plural ein)

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

Ta'n eean myr e ghooie my vees clooie er e chione.

The chicken is like his kind if there is down on his head.

Ta'n eean scolbey yn bleayst.

Quoi'n eean beg shen?


thie

thie m (genitive singular thie, plural thieyn)

thie (genitive singular)
thieyn (plural)

From Middle Irish taige (compare Scottish Gaelic taigh), a form of Old Irish tech, teg (compare modern Irish teach, tigh), from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *tegos (“cover, roof”).

inh

Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee.

Breb y kayt shen magh ass y thie.

Cre ta ny towshanyn jeh'n thie?

Ta'n thie ain er un linney rish yn nah hie.

Our house ranges with the next building.

Ta ny thieyn d'yn droggal.

Vel monney thieyn eu?


thie

thie (mutation mutation-radical)
hie (lenition mutation)
dhie (eclipsis mutation)


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trome (plural tromey, comparative trimmey)

tromey (plural)
trimmey (comparative)
trome (mutation mutation-radical)
hrome (lenition mutation)
drome (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic *trummos (compare Welsh trwm).


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.


toshiaght

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


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)


lurgey

lurgey f (genitive singular lurgagh, plural lurgaghyn)

lurgagh (genitive singular)
lurgaghyn (plural)

From Old Irish lurga (“shin”). Cognate with Irish lorga.


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).


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.


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).


eddin

eddin f (genitive singular eddin, plural eddinyn)

eddin (genitive singular)
eddinyn (plural)

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

Dy vaikagh oo yn eddin echey!

Hoilshee yn eddin echey.

Hug eh e ghaa vass er yn eddin echey.

Hug mee boggey 'syn eddin echey.

Hyndaa eh e eddin voym.

Eddin y thie.

Er yn eddin va dagh ooilley nhee dy mie.


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.


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)


dhone

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

Ta'n cabbyl mooar dhone doolaney.


airh

airh f (genitive singular airhey, no plural)

Ta'n airh ny strimmey na'n argid.


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.

Famman y yannoo çheu mooie jeh'n thie jalloo.

jerrey y famman


sollan

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

sollan (mutation mutation-radical)
hollan (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tollan (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish salann, from Proto-Celtic *saleinos (compare Welsh halen), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls, whence also English salt, Latin sāl.


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.


fraue

fraue f (genitive singular fraue, plural fraueyn)

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

T’eh er n’ghoaill fraue.


dorraghys

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


tead

tead m (genitive singular tead, plural teaddyn)

tead (genitive singular)
teaddyn (plural)
tead (mutation mutation-radical)
head (lenition mutation)
dead (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish tét (“cord, rope, string”).


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-.


maidjey

maidjey m (genitive singular maidjagh, plural maidjyn)

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


nieu

nieu f (genitive singular nieu, plural nieughyn)

nieu (genitive singular)
nieughyn (plural)

From Old Irish neim. Cognate with Irish nimh.


fliaghey

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

Va ram fliaghey jeant riyr.


fliaghey

fliaghey m (genitive singular fliaghee, plural fliaghaghyn)

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

Haink ny rollageyn roo erreish da'n fliaghey.

Hug y fliaghey yn awin harrish y broogh eck.

Ta'n fliaghey er n'eayraghey yn aer.

Tar stiagh veih'n fliaghey.


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).


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.


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.


graih

graih m or f (genitive singular graih, plural graihyn)

graih (genitive singular)
graihyn (plural)
graih (mutation mutation-radical)
ghraih (lenition mutation)
ngraih (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish grád. Cognate with Irish grá.


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”).

Hie yn skeeal magh.

Insh yn skeeal da.


daah

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

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

Cre'n daah dy chabbyl t'ayd?


daah

daah (verbal noun daaghey or daahghey, past participle daait)

daaghey (noun-from-verb)
daahghey (noun-from-verb)
daait (participle past)


daah

daah (past ghaah, verbal noun daahjey, past participle daahjit or daahit)

ghaah (past)
daahjey (noun-from-verb)
daahjit (participle past)
daahit (participle past)
daah (mutation mutation-radical)
ghaah (lenition mutation)
naah (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish dóigid, from Old Irish dóïd, from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti. Cognate with Irish dóigh (“burn”) and Scottish Gaelic dòth.


ainle

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

der

Ainle yn Dorraghys

Ainle yn Recortys


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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


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.

T'eh fer jeh mooinjer Whilliam.


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.

Croo focklyn noa-emshyragh da’n Ghaelg.

Cur kiaull rish ny focklyn.

Ta ny focklyn Gaelgagh ny s’earrooagh.
The Gaelic words predominate.


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.


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”).


firryn

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

From Old Irish firend. Cognate with Irish fireann.


hene

ee hene

eh hene

Bee dty aght hene ayd!

Varr eh eh hene.

E vooinjer hene.


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”).


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).


folt

folt m (genitive singular fuilt, plural fuilt)

fuilt (genitive singular)
fuilt (plural)
folt (mutation mutation-radical)
olt (lenition mutation)
volt (eclipsis mutation)

Ta’n folt echey ny hassoo er.

Ta’n folt echey tuittym magh.

Ta’n folt eck cass-lhoobagh.

Ta’n folt eck sheeley sheese y dreeym eck.

Va’n folt echey baarit dy lhome.

Va’n folt echey tuittym neose harrish e gheayltyn.


gloyr

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

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

From Old Irish glóir, from Latin glōria.


gloyr

gloyr (verbal noun gloyraghey, past participle gloyrit)

gloyraghey (noun-from-verb)
gloyrit (participle past)
gloyr (mutation mutation-radical)
ghloyr (lenition mutation)
ngloyr (eclipsis mutation)


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.


bolg

bolg m (genitive singular bolgey, plural builg)

bolgey (genitive singular)
builg (plural)
bolg (mutation mutation-radical)
volg (lenition mutation)
molg (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bolg, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos.


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.


Ellan Vannin

From ellan (“island”) + Vannin, the genitive case of Mannin (“Man”).

Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Mannin

Mannin (mutation mutation-radical)
Vannin (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish Manainn, dative form of Mana (“Man, Anglesey”).

Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


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.


shiu

Kanys ta shiu? How are you?

shiu hene, yourself


kanys

Kanys t'eh lettrit? How is it spelled?

Kanys ta shiu? How are you?


lhiat

Dy n'irree y bayr lhiat!

(informal) second-person singular of lesh


aynshoh

Ta mee aynshoh.

Cha lhisagh ad ve aynshoh.


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


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)


fys

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

fys (mutation mutation-radical)
ys (lenition mutation)
vys (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fis, fius, from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (“know, see”).

Cha nel fys ayds ny ayms.

Cha nel fys aym c'raad ta mee.


Boaldyn

Laa Boaldyn

Voish mean Voaldyn gys mean Luanistyn.


focklyn

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


ellan

ellan m or f (genitive singular ellan, plural ellanyn)

ellan (genitive singular)
ellanyn (plural)


lesh

lhiam (first-person singular)
lhiat (second-person singular)
lesh (masculine singular third-person)
lhee (singular)
lhien (first-person plural)
lhiu (plural second-person)
lhieu (plural third-person)
lhiams (emphatic first-person singular)
lhiats (emphatic second-person singular)
leshyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
lheeish (emphatic singular)
lhienyn (emphatic first-person plural)
lhiuish (emphatic plural second-person)
lhieusyn (emphatic plural third-person)

From Old Irish leiss (“with him, with it”) and lassin, lass (“with the”), from la (“with”).

Ersooyl lhiat!

Stiagh lhiat 'sy ghleashtan.

B'lesh Juan y cabbyl.

Marks possession with appropriate form of s'

Va mee caggey lesh cliwe.

C'red t'ou keeayllaghey lesh yn ockle shoh?

Chaill eh eh hene lesh.

Hie eh lesh y thie.

goll lesh Doolish


lesh

with him/it

(idiomatic) his/its


marish

marym (first-person singular)
mayrt (second-person singular)
marish (masculine singular third-person)
maree (singular)
marin (first-person plural)
meriu (plural second-person)
maroo (plural third-person)
maryms (emphatic first-person singular)
mayrts (emphatic second-person singular)
marishyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
mareeish (emphatic singular)
marinyn (emphatic first-person plural)
meriuish (emphatic plural second-person)
maroosyn (emphatic plural third-person)

Va mee caggey marish my charrey.

I was fighting with (i.e. alongside) my friend.


marish

with him/it


hym

to me


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”).

cur fo deyrsnys, enslave

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

Deyrsnys yn vea. Increased cost of living.


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”).

Va seyrsnys oc hene.

seyrsnys chooinsheanse

seyrsnys persoonagh

Ta mee gaggyrt seyrsnys veih’n cheesh shen.


deyr

From Old Irish dóer (“servile, unfree, serf”).


deyr

head

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

deyr (mutation mutation-radical)
gheyr (lenition mutation)
neyr (eclipsis mutation)


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.


gyn

From Old Irish cen. Cognate with Irish gan.

Cha daink rieau yn baase gyn leshtal.

Çheer gyn çhengey, çheer gyn ennym.

A land without a language [is] a land without a name.


jeed

(informal) second-person singular of jeh


shiuish

Second person singular formal emphatic personal pronoun; you.

Second person plural emphatic personal pronoun; you, ye.


shinyn

First person plural emphatic personal pronoun; we, us.


niau

niau m (genitive singular niau, plural niaughyn)

niau (genitive singular)
niaughyn (plural)

From Old Irish nem, from Proto-Celtic *nemos (“heaven, sky”), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.


adsyn

Third person plural emphatic personal pronoun; they, them.


voish

voym (first-person singular)
voyd (second-person singular)
voish (masculine singular third-person)
voee (singular)
voin (first-person plural)
veue (plural second-person)
voue (plural third-person)
voyms (emphatic first-person singular)
voyds (emphatic second-person singular)
voishyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
voeeish (emphatic singular)
voinyn (emphatic first-person plural)
veueish (emphatic plural second-person)
vouesyn (emphatic plural third-person)

A reformation of veih, from Middle Irish ó, from Old Irish úa.


voish

from him/it

of him/it

third-person singular masculine of voish


ayns

aynym (first-person singular)
aynyd (second-person singular)
ayn (masculine singular third-person)
aynjee (singular)
aynin (first-person plural)
ayndiu (plural second-person)
ayndoo (plural third-person)
aynym's (emphatic first-person singular)
aynyd's (emphatic second-person singular)
aynsyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
aynjeeish (emphatic singular)
ayninyn (emphatic first-person plural)
ayndiuish (emphatic plural second-person)
ayndoosyn (emphatic plural third-person)

From Old Irish i, from Proto-Celtic *en.


roish

roym (first-person singular)
royd (second-person singular)
roish (masculine singular third-person)
roee (singular)
roin (first-person plural)
reue (plural second-person)
roue (plural third-person)
royms (emphatic first-person singular)
royds (emphatic second-person singular)
roishyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
roeeish (emphatic singular)
roinyn (emphatic first-person plural)
reueish (emphatic plural second-person)
rouesyn (emphatic plural third-person)

Ultimately from Old Irish ré. Compare Irish roimh.


roish

before him/it

third-person singular masculine of roish


jeh

jeem (first-person singular)
jeed (second-person singular)
jeh (masculine singular third-person)
j'ee (singular)
jin (first-person plural)
jiu (plural second-person)
jeu (plural third-person)
jeems (emphatic first-person singular)
jeeds (emphatic second-person singular)
jehsyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
j'eeish (emphatic singular)
jinyn (emphatic first-person plural)
jiuish (emphatic plural second-person)
jeusyn (emphatic plural third-person)

From Old Irish di, from Proto-Celtic *dī, from Proto-Indo-European *de.


jeh

of him/it


ec

aym (first-person singular)
ayd (second-person singular)
echey (masculine singular third-person)
eck (singular)
ain (first-person plural)
eu (plural second-person)
oc (plural third-person)
aym's (emphatic first-person singular)
ayd's (emphatic second-person singular)
echeysyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
ecksh (emphatic singular)
ainyn (emphatic first-person plural)
euish (emphatic plural second-person)
ocsyn (emphatic plural third-person)

From Middle Irish oc, ac, ic, from Old Irish oc, occ.


didee

didee f (genitive singular didee, plural dideeyn)

didee (genitive singular)
dideeyn (plural)
didee (mutation mutation-radical)
ghidee (lenition mutation)
nidee (eclipsis mutation)


rish

rhym (first-person singular)
rhyt (second-person singular)
rish (masculine singular third-person)
r'ee (singular)
rooin (first-person plural)
riu (plural second-person)
roo (plural third-person)
rhyms (emphatic first-person singular)
rhyts (emphatic second-person singular)
rishyn (emphatic masculine singular third-person)
r'eeish (emphatic singular)
rooinyn (emphatic first-person plural)
riuish (emphatic plural second-person)
roosyn (emphatic plural third-person)

From Middle Irish ri, fri; themselves from Old Irish fri. Cognate with Irish fré and Scottish Gaelic ri.

Va mee caggey rish my noid.

I was fighting with (i.e. against) my enemy.


rish

to him/it


marym

with me

Choonree eh buill marym. He changed places with me.

Jig oo marym? Will you come with me?


urree

on her


orrin

on us


orrym

on me


orroo

on them


mayrt

with you

Shirr urree çheet mayrt. Ask her to come with you.

Ta mee mayrt er shen. I'll go along with you on that.

second-person singular informal of marish


maroo

with them


meriu

with you/ye


orryms

on me (emphatic)

Cha nel eh orryms gra eh. It's not my place to say it.

Ny jig orryms! Don't blame me!

Orryms eh shoh. This is my treat.


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.


urreeish

on her (emphatic)

Ta accrys ersyn as urreeish. He and she are hungry.

Urreeish va sooillyn ny deiney. She was the chief attraction.


orrinyn

on us (emphatic)


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)


nish

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


erriu

on you/ye


ersyn

Gyn çheet ersyn.

S'beggan aggle t'ersyn royd.

third-person singular of er: on him/it (emphatic)


ayn

cha nel ayn agh craueyn.


ayn

ayn as ass, there and back


ayn

ayn rish foddey, long-standing


orroosyn

on them (emphatic)

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


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”).

Hug ad yn loght ass my lieh.

gyn loght

Beg y yannoo jeh loght.

T’eh currit da’n loght shen.

dooinney sheshey gyn loght


moiraghyn

moiraghyn (mutation mutation-radical)
voiraghyn (lenition mutation)


Gaelgey

Gaelgey (mutation mutation-radical)
Ghaelgey (lenition mutation)
Ngaelgey (eclipsis mutation)

(of) Manx

T'ee moir ny Gaelgey.

She knows Manx very well indeed. (literally, “She is a mother of Manx.”)

Ta blass kiart ny Gaelgey ayd.


fliugh

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

Slaynt vie, bea veayn, beeal fliugh as baase ayns Mannin.

Good health, a long life, a wet mouth, and a death in Mann.


dhyt

Bea as slaynt dhyt!


dhyts

to you
Dhyts y tombaacey shoh. ― This tobacco is for you.
Nagh cummey dhyts! ― It's none of your business!

second-person singular informal emphatic of da


reesht

Reesht! Encore!

Reesht as reeshtagh. Time after time.


echey

at him/it

Cha nel fys ec peiagh erbee agh echeysyn. Only he can say.

(idiomatic) his/its

Boggee shen y cree echey. That will melt his heart.


echeysyn

at him/it (emphatic)

(idiomatic) his/its

Cha nel mee corrym rish y cheim echeysyn. I am not up to his standard.

third-person singular masculine emphatic of ec


lhiam

with me

By gummey lhiam. It wouldn't matter to me.

(idiomatic) my

Bee eh lhiam. I will possess it.


tombaagey

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

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

Ta shin glen ass tombaagey.


lhiams

with me (emphatic)

Cha nel eh shassoo lhiams. He doesn't come up to me.

(idiomatic) my

Jeeagh er y thie lhiams. Look at my house.


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


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.


slaynt

slaynt f (genitive singular slaynt, no plural)

slaynt (genitive singular)
slaynt (mutation mutation-radical)
hlaynt (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tlaynt (lenition mutation)

Bea as slaynt dhyt!

Ta slaynt yindyssagh echey.


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.

inh+

Myr s'doo yn feeagh yiow eh sheshey.

As black as the raven is he'll find a mate.


erbee

Cha dooar ee veg erbee.


erbee

B'are lhiam shen erskyn red erbee.


peiagh

head

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.


rhym

with me

Eaisht rhym! Listen to me!


biljyn

biljyn (mutation mutation-radical)
viljyn (lenition mutation)
miljyn (eclipsis mutation)


rooin

with us

Hooin rooin! Come on!

Ren eh lhiantyn rooin. He battened onto us.


rhyt

with you

By vie lhiam loayrt rhyt. I want to have a word with you.

Vel mooinjerys erbee echey rhyt? Is he any relation to you?


caarjyn

caarjyn (mutation mutation-radical)
chaarjyn (lenition mutation)
gaarjyn (eclipsis mutation)

Compare Irish cáirde, Scottish Gaelic càirdean.


cadlee

cadlee (mutation mutation-radical)
chadlee (lenition mutation)
gadlee (eclipsis mutation)


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.


r'ee

Cha lhig yn aggle lhiam loayrt r'ee.

Choard mee r'ee.

T'eh caillt ayns graih r'ee.

third-person singular feminine of rish: to her


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.


poagey

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

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

argid poagey, pocket money

poagey thoanney, hip-pocket

poagey drommey, knapsack, rucksack, haversack, backpack

poagey tombagey, tobacco pouch

poagey cadlee, sleeping bag


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.

Cha nel sluight echey.

T'eh jeh sluight reeghyn Vannin.

Marrinee va'n sluight echey er dy rieau.

He comes from a long line of seafaring men.

T'eh jeh sluight Sostynagh.

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


Sostynagh

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

She sampleyr yn offishear Sostynagh eh.

Ta blass Sostynagh echey.


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)

She Sostynagh dooie eh.


maroosyn

with them (emphatic)

Cheau mee jerrey ny shiaghtin maroo. I stayed with them over the weekend.


j'ee

of her


marinyn

with us (emphatic)

She onnor dooin dy vel shiu marinyn. We are honoured by your presence.

Tannee marinyn car y touree. Stop with us for the summer.


souree

souree (mutation mutation-radical)
houree (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
touree (lenition mutation)


geuree

geuree (mutation mutation-radical)
gheuree (lenition mutation)
ngeuree (eclipsis mutation)


marrey

marrey (mutation mutation-radical)
varrey (lenition mutation)


maryms

with me (emphatic)

Tannee maryms rish tammylt. Come some way with me.


mayrts

with you (informal, emphatic)


meriuish

with you/ye (emphatic)

Lhig dou çheet meriuish.


shiaghtiney

shiaghtiney (mutation mutation-radical)
hiaghtiney (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhiaghtiney (lenition mutation)


mareeish

with her (emphatic)

Dy beign mareeish! Would that I were with her!

Fow mareeish! Make love to her!


bannaghtyn

bannaghtyn (mutation mutation-radical)
vannaghtyn (lenition mutation)
mannaghtyn (eclipsis mutation)


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.


ayd

at you


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.


marishyn

with him/it (emphatic)

Quoi shass marishyn? Who was his best man?

Ta dellal aym marishyn. I have business with him.


leshyn

with him/it (emphatic)

V'ee mooar leshyn. She had an affair with him.

(idiomatic) his/its

Sleshyn yn thie shoh. This house is his.


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


dooin

head

dooin (past ghooin, future independent doonee, verbal noun dooney, past participle dooint)

ghooin (past)
doonee (future independent)
dooney (noun-from-verb)
dooint (participle past)

From Old Irish dúnaid, dúinid (“shuts, closes; blocks, obstructs; joins, clasps; closes, ends”).


dooin

dooinyn (emphatic)
dooin (mutation mutation-radical)
ghooin (lenition mutation)
nooin (eclipsis mutation)

to us

Cur er ash dooin bannaghtyn ny marrey.

S'beg y fastee hug ny biljyn shen dooin.

Those trees afforded us but little shelter.


mooir

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.


roym

before me

Er oai lhiat roym. You go on ahead of me.

V'ee roym ayn. She was waiting for me when I arrived there.


roee

before her

Ren eh sleaghtey roee. He fell down before her.


daue

to them
Burrys enn daue. ― It was well known to them.
Hug eh daue eh. ― He gave it to them.


royd

Bee jerrey jeant aym royd.

Ta raad liauyr royd.

second-person singular informal of roish. before you


jehsyn

of him/it (emphatic)

Ghow eh e edd jehsyn dy tappee. He whipped off his hat.


lhiats

with you (informal, emphatic)

your(s)

Lhiats eh shoh? S'lhiams eh. Is this yours? Yes.

Lhiats ny paitçhyn shen? Are those your children?


reue

before you (formal)


keylljyn

keylljyn (mutation mutation-radical)
cheylljyn (lenition mutation)
geylljyn (eclipsis mutation)


keylley

keylley (mutation mutation-radical)
cheylley (lenition mutation)
geylley (eclipsis mutation)


roin

before us

Heeyn yn clane twoaie jeh'n ellan roin. The whole north of the island lay before us.

Va'n lhong jeeragh roin. The ship was straight ahead of us.


darragh

billey darragh


darragh

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

Cho creoi rish y darragh.


darragh

tarragh (mutation mutation-radical)
harragh (lenition mutation)
darragh (eclipsis mutation)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Cha smooinee mee er chor erbee dy darragh eh.

Cre erbee ren shin, cha darragh eh.

dependent subjunctive of tar: would come


fynn

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


fynn

head

fynn f (genitive singular fynn, plural fynnyn)

fynn (genitive singular)
fynnyn (plural)
fynn (mutation mutation-radical)
ynn (lenition mutation)
vynn (eclipsis mutation)

T’eh fynn-hooillagh.


kiaull

kiaull m (genitive singular kiaull, no plural)

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

Cur kiaull rish ny focklyn.


kiaull

kiaulley (noun-from-verb)
kiaull (mutation mutation-radical)
chiaull (lenition mutation)
giaull (eclipsis mutation)


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.


aalin

V'ee aalin erskyn focklyn.

Va'n laa jea aalin.

T'ou aalin erskyn insh.

V'eh jeant dy aalin.


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.


agh

From Old Irish acht (“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic *extos, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵʰs.

By vie lhiam cur da'n chayt ayd agh cha bloys dou.

I'd like to lash your cat but I dare not.

Cha daink eh agh dy akin cre va goll.


agh

agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)

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


ouyr

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.


ouyr

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


quallian

quallian m (genitive singular quallian, plural quallianyn)

quallian (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.

quallian jeh'n chied seiy


paag

paag f (genitive singular paag, plural paagyn)

paag (genitive singular)
paagyn (plural)

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

Cheau ee paag huggey.

Doltee eh lesh paag ee.


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)


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”).

Caisht sonney dhyt! Happy Easter!

Laa ruggyree sonney dhyt. Happy birthday to you.

Va seihll sonney echey. He lived happily.


jough

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

jough (mutation mutation-radical)
yough (lenition mutation)
n'yough (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish deug. Cognate with Irish deoch.

Cur jough da.


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.


dasyn

to him/it
By vie dasyn dy daink ee tra ren ee. ― It was a good thing for him that she came when she did.
Cur tharmane dasyn, yn drogh phaitçhey! ― Give him a smacking, the naughty child!
Ta reamys ayns shen dasyn as dhyts. ― There is room there for you and him.
Va'n screeuyn currit dasyn hene. ― The letter was delivered to him in person.
Yn dooinney dasyn hug mee yn ooyl. ― The man to whom I gave the apple.

third-person singular masculine emphatic of da


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.

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


ommidan

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!


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.


goayr

head

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”).

S’doillee eh geddyn ollan voish goayr.


cleayshyn

cleayshyn (mutation mutation-radical)
chleayshyn (lenition mutation)
gleayshyn (eclipsis mutation)


creeaghyn

creeaghyn (mutation mutation-radical)
chreeaghyn (lenition mutation)
greeaghyn (eclipsis mutation)


duillagyn

duillagyn (mutation mutation-radical)
ghuillagyn (lenition mutation)
nuillagyn (eclipsis mutation)


gial

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

der

buigh-ghial

traaghyn gial

Cha gial as (yn) sniaghtey.


gial

head

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”).


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.


dooney

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

Jean dooney dty veeal!

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

Ta'n shapp dooney mairagh.

Dooney ayns ny barrackyn


shamyr

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


clienney

clienney (mutation mutation-radical)
chlienney (lenition mutation)
glienney (eclipsis 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”))

af

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


shamyr lhiabbagh

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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)


buggane

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

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


fo-

fo- (mutation mutation-radical)
o- (lenition mutation)
vo- (eclipsis mutation)

From fo, from Old Irish fo (“under, beneath; towards, into, through; throughout, over; on, about, around”).


paitçhyn

paitçhyn (mutation mutation-radical)
phaitçhyn (lenition mutation)
baitçhyn (eclipsis mutation)


Bretnish

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

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

Welsh was hammered into her when she was a child.


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)

Ta'n Ouyr cur daah buigh er ny duillagyn.


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.


Gaelgagh

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

bluckaneyrys Gaelgagh

clou Gaelgagh

Mannin, cha nee seyr ynrican agh Gaelgagh.

Ta dagh ooilley nhee gobbraghey noi ny glaraghyn Gaelgagh.

Everything works against the Gaelic languages.

Ta ny focklyn Gaelgagh ny s'earrooagh.

Ta brastyl Gaelgagh echey.


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)

feiy'n traa caggee

By jiark yn argid ec y traa shen.

Cha nel keeall erbee da'n traa echey.

yn traa shen


Bretnagh

Bretnagh m (genitive singular Bretnagh, plural Bretnee)

Bretnagh (genitive singular)
Bretnee (plural)
Bretnagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Vretnagh (lenition mutation)
Mretnagh (eclipsis mutation)


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


Yernagh

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

Ta blass Yernagh echey.


Yernagh

Yernagh m (genitive singular Yernagh, plural Yernee)

Yernagh (genitive singular)
Yernee (plural)


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

Abbyr dy beagh oo ayns Divlyn kiart nish.

By haittin lhiam cappan dy hey kiart nish!

Cha nel mee agh kiart er jeet.


kiart

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

kiart glen


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.


feeacklyn

feeacklyn (mutation mutation-radical)
eeacklyn (lenition mutation)
veeacklyn (eclipsis mutation)


eck

to/at her/it

Hug eh thalloo 'syn ennym eck. He assigned the land to her.

(idiomatic) her/its

Baar ny skianyn eck. Clip its wings.

Ghow mee greim jeh'n laue eck. I took her hand.


feeagh

feeagh m (genitive singular fiee or fee, plural fee)

fiee (genitive singular)
fee (genitive singular)
fee (plural)

Cur meer da'n feeagh as hig eh reesht.

Give the raven a bit and he'll come again.

Myr s'doo yn feeagh yiow eh sheshey.

Ta fys ny fee echey.


feeagh

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


feeagh

feeagh (mutation mutation-radical)
eeagh (lenition mutation)
veeagh (eclipsis mutation)


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.


mogh

mogh (mutation mutation-radical)
vogh (lenition mutation)


folley

folley (mutation mutation-radical)
olley (lenition mutation)
volley (eclipsis mutation)


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!


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-.

inh

T'eh breinn. It stinks.


muick

muick (mutation mutation-radical)
vuick (lenition mutation)


muigey

muigey (mutation mutation-radical)
vuigey (lenition mutation)


enney

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

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

inh

Dy beagh enney ayd er yn accrys.

Cha nel enney erbee aym er.

Hug mee enney urree reesht.


cooid

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

Ta cooid vooar dy Ghaelg 'sy chione echey.

He has a great deal of Manx in his head.

Cha row rieau cooid arrit mie.

assets, valuables, goods, supplies, possessions


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”).

Bea ghooinney as baase dooinney elley.

Bee eh ersooyl rish blein elley.

Cha dod eh geddyn aaght boayl erbee elley.

He couldn't get accommodation anywhere else.


feeaihagh

head

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”).


muickey

muickey (mutation mutation-radical)
vuickey (lenition mutation)


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

head

lajer (plural lajerey, comparative stroshey)

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

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).


sollys

sollys m (genitive singular sollysh, plural sollyssyn)

sollysh (genitive singular)
sollyssyn (plural)

From Old Irish solus. Cognate with Irish solas and Scottish Gaelic solas.


sollys

sollys (mutation mutation-radical)
hollys (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tollys (lenition mutation)


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).


Gaelgeyr

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


Yernisheyr

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Yernisheyr m (genitive singular Yernisheyr, plural Yernisheyryn)

Yernisheyr (genitive singular)
Yernisheyryn (plural)


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)

Ny jean sheeyney yn jeshaght.

T'eh gobbragh y jeshaght.

Ta'n jeshaght lostey dy rea.

Va ny meir echey broojit 'sy jeshaght.

Va'n jeshaght gobbragh.


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.

employment, profession, business, vocation, occupation


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.


keird-heshaght

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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”).


sheshaght

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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)


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)


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.


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.


keirdagh

keirdagh m (genitive singular keirdagh, plural keirdee)

keirdagh (genitive singular)
keirdee (plural)
keirdagh (mutation mutation-radical)
cheirdagh (lenition mutation)
geirdagh (eclipsis mutation)


arrane

From Middle Irish amrán. Cognate with Irish amhrán, Scottish Gaelic òran.

Hug ee yn arrane dy aalin.

Myr shoh ta'n arrane.

T'ee goaill arrane mie dy liooar.

T'eh screeu ny smoo na t'eh goaill arrane.


cummynys

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

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


thieyn

thieyn (mutation mutation-radical)
hieyn (lenition mutation)
dhieyn (eclipsis mutation)


shawk

shawk m (genitive singular shawk, plural shawkyn)

shawk (genitive singular)
shawkyn (plural)
shawk (mutation mutation-radical)
hawk (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhawk (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sebac, from Old English heafoc, from Proto-West Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz. Cognate with Irish seabhac.


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.

Cha nel mee mastey'n sleih chredjys ooilley chluinnys ad.

I am not one of those (people) who believe all they hear.

Dooyrt ymmodee sleih eh.

Myr s'dooie fer, smoo shinney lesh sleih ooilley eh.

The kinder one is the more one is beloved by everybody.

Ren sleih credjal dy ren reddyn ceau caslys jeu hene rolaue.

People believed that things foreshadowed themselves.

Shegin da jinnair y ve currit da'n sleih shoh ooilley noght.

All these people will have to be dined tonight.

She teiy yn sleih t'eh.

Hug ad ny sidooryn ayns thieyn yn sleih.

They quartered the troops on the inhabitants.

Haink sleih dy liooar.

Hayrn eh cree yn sleih.

He appealed to the emotions of the crowd.

Ren mee my raad trooid yn sleih.


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.


lhien

with us

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.


lhienyn

with us (emphatic)

Hug eh lhienyn stiagh 'sy çhamyr.

(idiomatic) ours

Ny ta lhienyn, lhiats eh.


Gailckagh

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

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)


tonnane

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

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


-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'


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.


aitt

Cre'n smooinaght aitt.

She fer aitt eh.

Ta shen red aitt.

Va shen skeeal aitt.


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.


jeeghyn

jeeghyn (mutation mutation-radical)
yeeghyn (lenition mutation)
n'yeeghyn (eclipsis mutation)


bleeantyn

bleeantyn (mutation mutation-radical)
vleeantyn (lenition mutation)
mleeantyn (eclipsis mutation)


partanyn

partanyn (mutation mutation-radical)
phartanyn (lenition mutation)
bartanyn (eclipsis mutation)


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)


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”).


daawheeyl

daawheeyl f (genitive singular daawheeyl, plural daawheeyllyn)

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


Frangish

Cha nel Frangish erbee aym.


Baarlaghys

Cha nel yn fockle shen agh Baarlaghys.


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.


Bretyn Veg

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


troailtys chrauee

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


Bretyn

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

Rug ee 'sy Vretyn.


billeydeyraght

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

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


feeaih

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.


billeydys

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

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


Bretyn Vooar

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


billeyder

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

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


cro-ghone

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


pirgrinid

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

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


shamyr chleree

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

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


foast

Cha nel ee er jeet foast.

T'ad foast freayll y cliaghtey er bun.


pirgrinys

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

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


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.


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.


Bretin

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

T'eh shiaulley noon dys y Vretin jiu.


shamyr chraueyn

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

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


Spaainagh

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Spaainagh m (genitive singular Spaainagh, plural Spaainee)

Spaainagh (genitive singular)
Spaainee (plural)


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)


shamraig

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)


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 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)


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 ghaunse

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


dooyrt

From Middle Irish adubart (compare Scottish Gaelic dubhairt, Irish dúirt), past tense form of at·beir, from Old Irish as·beir.

Cha dooyrt eh e lheid.

Dooyrt ee myr spotçh eh.

Dooyrt eh er ard eh.

Dooyrt eh fo ny feeacklyn echey eh.


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.


Frangagh

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Frangagh m (genitive singular Frangagh, plural Frangee)

Frangagh (genitive singular)
Frangee (plural)
Frangagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Rangagh (lenition mutation)
Vrangagh (eclipsis mutation)

Lhig eh er dy row eh ny Rangagh.


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


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)


camerey

camerey m (genitive singular camerey, plural camraghyn)

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


firriney

Hooar eh fys ny firriney.

She firriney lhome ee.

Ta shen cur crackan ny firriney da'n skeeal.


firriney

firriney (mutation mutation-radical)
irriney (lenition mutation)
virriney (eclipsis mutation)


monney

Cha jean shen monney dy vie.

Cha nel ee cur monney geill da.

Cha nel monney argid aym.


monney

monney m (genitive singular monney, plural monnaghyn)

monney (genitive singular)
monnaghyn (plural)
monney (mutation mutation-radical)
vonney (lenition mutation)


aash

aash f (genitive singular aash, plural aashyn)

aash (genitive singular)
aashyn (plural)

Perhaps cognate to Scottish Gaelic athais (“ease, leisure”).

cog

Loayr ass dt'aash.

Ta mee goaill aash.

Caghlaa obbyr aash.

S'beg yn aash hooar eh.


Thalloo Bretnagh

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


shamyryn

shamyryn (mutation mutation-radical)
hamyryn (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
çhamyryn (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 a former colony in the British Empire)

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


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).


Austrailagh

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Austrailagh m (genitive singular Austrailagh, plural Austrailee)

Austrailagh (genitive singular)
Austrailee (plural)


shamyr chadjin

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


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.


Loghlynagh

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


Loghlynagh

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Loghlynagh m (genitive singular Loghlynagh, plural Loghlynee)

Loghlynagh (genitive singular)
Loghlynee (plural)


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)


biljagh

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


shamyr eaddee

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)


Greenlyn

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


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”)


Soolyn

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


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cro m (genitive singular cro, plural croiyn)

cro (genitive singular)
croiyn (plural)
cro (mutation mutation-radical)
chro (lenition mutation)
gro (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cnó, from Proto-Celtic *knūs (compare Welsh cnau (“nuts”)).


Soolynagh

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)


Loghlin

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


Jamaicey

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

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Baarleyryn

Baarleyryn (mutation mutation-radical)
Vaarleyryn (lenition mutation)
Maarleyryn (eclipsis mutation)


Coobey

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


Jamaicagh

Jamaicagh m (genitive singular Jamaicagh, plural Jamaicee)

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


Coobagh

Coobagh m (genitive singular Coobagh, plural Coobee)

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


Creestee

Ren ad ny Chreestee jeh.

T'eh ny Chreestee coar.


Estoinagh

Estoinagh m (genitive singular Estoinagh, plural Estoinee)

Estoinagh (genitive singular)
Estoinee (plural)


Nalbin Noa

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


Twoaie ny hErin

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


Twoaie Nerin

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


Canadagh

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Canadagh m (genitive singular Canadagh, plural Canadee)

Canadagh (genitive singular)
Canadee (plural)
Canadagh (mutation mutation-radical)
Chanadagh (lenition mutation)
Ganadagh (eclipsis mutation)


Ellan y Phrinse Edard

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island


Yeesey Chreest

Ta mish dty heshey harvaant ayns Yeesey Chreest.

I am your fellow servant in Jesus Christ.


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])


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 vooar

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

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


mair chass

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

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


ogher

ogher f (genitive singular ogheragh, plural ogheryn)

ogheragh (genitive singular)
ogheryn (plural)

From Middle Irish eochair, from Old Irish eochair.

Cur dou ny ogheryn ayd.

Faag yn ogher ’sy ghlass.

Ta’n ogher shoh gentreil y glass.


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)


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”)


garran

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garran m (genitive singular garran, plural garranyn)

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

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


gauin

gauin m (genitive singular ?, plural gouney)

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

From Old Irish gamuin. Cognate with Irish gamhain.


troailtys

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

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


feddan

feddan m (genitive singular feddan, plural feddanyn)

feddan (genitive singular)
feddanyn (plural)
feddan (mutation mutation-radical)
eddan (lenition mutation)
veddan (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fetán (“whistle, pipe”) (compare Irish feadán (“tube”)), from fet (“whistle”) (compare Irish fead, feadóg).

Kiaull y chassey ass y feddan millish.

Lhig eh feddan er y voddey.

Ren eh lhoobey y feddan.


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)


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.


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”).

inh

Bwoaill choud as ta'n yiarn çheh.

Ta magnaid tayrn yiarn.

Ta'n yiarn jiarg.

Vroill eh y skynn er y yiarn.


kayt Manninagh

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

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


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 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)


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)


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.


sthie

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


stiagh

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


dorraghey

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

Ta'n oie fliugh dorraghey.


mair veg

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

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


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.


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.


Bretnee

Bretnee (mutation mutation-radical)
Vretnee (lenition mutation)
Mretnee (eclipsis mutation)


sleitagh

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

Ta çheer my ghooie sleitagh.


çhengaghyn

çhengaghyn (mutation mutation-radical)
hengaghyn (lenition mutation)
jengaghyn (eclipsis mutation)

Ta dagh ooilley nhee gobbraghey noi ny çhengaghyn Gaelgagh.

Everything works against the Gaelic languages.


berçhee

berçhee (mutation mutation-radical)
verçhee (lenition mutation)
merçhee (eclipsis mutation)


quallianyn

quallianyn (mutation mutation-radical)
whallianyn (lenition mutation)
guallianyn (eclipsis mutation)


oaldey

From Old Irish allaid. Cognate with Irish allta.


baney

baney (mutation mutation-radical)
vaney (lenition mutation)
maney (eclipsis mutation)

She yn wooa s'baney ta aym.

Ta laueyn baney eck.


lauean

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?


'nneen

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

'nneen (genitive singular)
'nneenyn (plural)


'neen

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

'neen (genitive singular)
'neenyn (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.


noa

From Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos.

Hug eh ennym noa er hene.

(literally, “He put a new name on himself.”)


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.


creeghyn

creeghyn (mutation mutation-radical)
chreeghyn (lenition mutation)
greeghyn (eclipsis mutation)


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-.


lhiass-reeaght

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


lhiass ree

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

lhiass ree (genitive singular)
lhiass reeghyn (plural)


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.


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”).

inh

Haink yn snauean er ash er yn eaghtyr.

Shey shiaghtooyn jeh eaghtyr ny cruinney, she ushtey sailjey.

Six sevenths of the world's surface is water.

Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.


lhiass-phaitçhey

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

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


lhiass-yishag

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


mayrey

mayrey (mutation mutation-radical)
vayrey (lenition mutation)


maghouin

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

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

From Old Irish mathgamain. Cognate with Irish mathúin.


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”).


lhiass-vummig

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


lhiass-chloan

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

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


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!


schoill

schoill f (genitive singular schoill, plural schoillyn)

schoill (genitive singular)
schoillyn (plural)


briw

briw m (genitive singular briw, plural briwnyn)

briw (genitive singular)
briwnyn (plural)
briw (mutation mutation-radical)
vriw (lenition mutation)
mriw (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish brithem (“judge, arbiter”).


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

Cre'n scoill hie oo hug?

Hayrn eh ooashley er e hene ec y scoill.

Hooar eh y clat 'sy scoill.

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.