ass

From Old Irish ass, masculine and neuter singular form of a (“out of, from”), from Proto-Celtic *exs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“from”). Compare Irish as.


jeer

jeer (mutation mutation-radical)
yeer (lenition mutation)
n'yeer (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish dír (“due, fit, proper”).

Jeer cha nel!


mooie

From Old Irish immaig, from in + mmuig, dative singular of mag (“field”).


magh

From Old Irish i mmach (literally “into the plain”).


jiu

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


kys

Contraction of kanys. From Old Irish cindas.

Kys t'ou?

Kys haink eh lhiat?

Cha vel toiggal ayd kys ta ny craueyn goll er kiaddey.

You do not understand how the bones are formed.


kanys

Kanys t'eh lettrit? How is it spelled?

Kanys ta shiu? How are you?


aynshoh

Ta mee aynshoh.

Cha lhisagh ad ve aynshoh.


nish

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


reesht

From Old Irish a ḟrithissi (“his return track”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic a-rithist, Irish aríst.

Reesht! Encore!

Reesht as reeshtagh. Time after time.


erbee

Cha dooar ee veg erbee.


ayn

ayn as ass, there and back


kiart

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

Abbyr dy beagh oo ayns Divlyn kiart nish.

By haittin lhiam cappan dy hey kiart nish!

Cha nel mee agh kiart er jeet.


foast

Cha nel ee er jeet foast.

T'ad foast freayll y cliaghtey er bun.


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.


stiagh

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


sthie

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


rieau

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

By vessey e ymmyrkey na rieau.

Cha daink rieau yn baase gyn leshtal.

Cha dooyrt mee rieau eh.

Cha jagh moylley ghooinney hene rieau foddey voish.

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

Cha ren mee rieau toiggal Gaelg dy mie.

Daink rieau aggle ort?

Ren eh rieau cummal magh nagh ren eh eh.

He always maintained that he didn't do it.

V'eh rieau currit da ve anmagh.

T'ad rieau shegin er argid.


er-ash

Cur er-ash dou my lioar.

Haink eh er-ash.

Chass eh er-ash.

T'ee goll er-ash.

Ta mee tayrn er-ash.


er ash

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

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

Chass eh er ash laa ny vairagh gyn sporran.

He started back the next day minus his purse.

Hie ad er ash raad haink ad voish.

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

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

He dropped into the shop on his way back.

Heeyn eh er ash 'sy chaair echey as yeeagh eh orrym.

He leant back in his chair and looked at me.

Lhie er ash.


Jerdein

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

Hig ee Jerdein.


Jesarn

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

Heeym oo Jesarn.

Hig eh Jesarn.


Jedoonee

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

Beeym cummal paitçhey Jedoonee.

C’red t’oo jannoo Jedoonee?

Hug ad magh yn symney poosee Jedoonee shoh chaie.

T’eh çheet Jedoonee.

Va caggey er ny hoilshaghey magh Jedoonee.


Jeheiney

/dʲəˈheːnʲə/

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

Hig eh Jeheiney.

Jeheiney vees Laa Nollick mleeaney.

V’eh ayns shoh Jeheiney shoh chaie.


Jecrean

T'eh çheet Jecrean.


Jelune

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

Honnick mee Jelune eh

Hug mee ersyn dy hoiggal dy darrin Jelune.

I gave him to understand that I would come on Monday.

T’eh cliaghtey çheet Jelune.


Jemayrt

From Old Irish día Mairt, from Latin diēs Mārtis.

Bee shiaghtin Jemayrt shoh çheet.

Haink eh Jemayrt.

Jemayrt vees keayrtee eck.

Ny jean jarrood çheet Jemayrt.


er chor erbee

er + cor + erbee (compare Ulster Irish ar chor ar bith (“at all at all”))


riyr

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


noght

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


feer

From Old Irish fír. Cognate with Irish fíor.


sheear

From Old Irish síar. (cognate with Irish siar and Scottish Gaelic siar).


neese

up, upwards (from a low position to a higher one)

Dobbree eh roishyn neese.


faggys

From Middle Irish focus, from Old Irish ocus (“near”).


cre hon

Cre hon t'ad fenaght jeem?

Cre hon ren oo shen?


hannah

From Old Irish cene; cognate with Welsh gynneu.


hoal

Coraa veih'n traie hoal.

Voice from beyond the grave. (literally, “Voice from the seashore beyond.”)

Red beg çheu hoal jeh'n droghad.

over there, beyond, hence, yonder (stationary)

Faik y caslys er y lheanagh hoal.


myleeaney

From Old Irish i mblíadnai, the preposition i (“in”) and the long dative of blíadain (“year”). Compare Irish i mbliana, Scottish Gaelic am bliadhna.