abb

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abb m (genitive singular abb, plural abbyn)

From Old Irish ap, abb, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Abbyr 'abb' dyn gleashagh dty chab.


fa

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

fa (mutation mutation-radical)
a (lenition mutation)
va (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fáth, from Proto-Celtic *wātus (“inspired utterance”) (compare Welsh gwawd (“song, praise, poetry”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t-.


van

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van f (genitive singular van, plural vannyn)


bio

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

bio (mutation mutation-radical)
vio (lenition mutation)
mio (eclipsis mutation)


yak

yak m (genitive singular yak, plural yakkyn)

Borrowed from English yak, from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ.


king

king (mutation mutation-radical)
ching (lenition mutation)
ging (eclipsis mutation)


kangaroo

kangaroo m (genitive singular kangaroo, plural kangarooghyn)

kangaroo (genitive singular)
kangarooghyn (plural)
kangaroo (mutation mutation-radical)
changaroo (lenition mutation)
gangaroo (eclipsis mutation)


vertebra

vertebra f (genitive singular vertebra, plural vertebraghyn)

vertebra (genitive singular)
vertebraghyn (plural)


red

red m (genitive singular red, plural reddyn)

Cha daink reddyn dy mie.

Cha nel shen deyr son y leagh t'er reddyn nish.

Kanys ta reddyn goll er?

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

For one thing, it is too good to be true.

Ta reddyn couyral.

Ta reddyn ennagh ayn nagh vel niart ain orroo.

Ta shen red aitt.

T'eh yn un red.

T'eh çheet stiagh rish yn red elley.

She'n red hene eh y traa shoh.

Va shen yn red cooie dy ghra.


mill

mill m (genitive singular molley, plural millyn)

molley (genitive singular)
millyn (plural)
mill (mutation mutation-radical)
vill (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mil, from Proto-Celtic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Cognate with Irish mil, Scottish Gaelic mil, Latin mel, Ancient Greek μέλι (méli). Akin to millish and blass.


haar

haar m (genitive singular haar, plural haaryn)

haar (genitive singular)
haaryn (plural)
haar (mutation mutation-radical)

From Old Irish ár (“slaughter”), from Proto-Celtic *agrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵro- (“hunt”); compare Greek ἄγρα (ágra, “hunt”).


moon

moon m (genitive singular mooin, no plural)


bai

bai m (genitive singular bai, plural baiaghyn)

bai (genitive singular)
baiaghyn (plural)
bai (mutation mutation-radical)
vai (lenition mutation)
mai (eclipsis mutation)


gun

gun m (genitive singular gunney, plural gunnaghyn)

gunney (genitive singular)
gunnaghyn (plural)


chair

cair (mutation mutation-radical)
chair (lenition mutation)
gair (eclipsis mutation)


slug

slug m (genitive singular slug, plural sluggyn)

slug (genitive singular)
sluggyn (plural)
slug (mutation mutation-radical)
lug (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tlug (lenition mutation)


ingin

ingin f (genitive singular ingney, plural inginyn or ingnyn)

ingney (genitive singular)
inginyn (plural)
ingnyn (plural)

From Old Irish ingen, genitive singular of inga (“nail”) (compare Irish ionga), from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā (compare Welsh ewin, Breton ivin), from Proto-Italo-Celtic *h₃ngʷʰi- (compare Latin unguis), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ- (“nail”), *h₃nogʷʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux), Russian но́готь (nógotʹ)).


bee

bee m (genitive singular bee, plural beeghyn)

bee (genitive singular)
beeghyn (plural)

From Old Irish bíad (“food”). Cognate with Irish bia and Scottish Gaelic biadh.


arm

arm m (genitive singular arm, plural armyn)

From Old Irish arm n (“armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army”), from Latin arma.


ben

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ben f (genitive singular mreih, plural mraane)

mreih (genitive singular)
mraane (plural)
ben (mutation mutation-radical)
ven (lenition mutation)
men (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.


grammar

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

grammar (mutation mutation-radical)
ghrammar (lenition mutation)
ngrammar (eclipsis mutation)


cost

cost m (genitive singular cost, plural costyn)

cost (genitive singular)
costyn (plural)


brick

brick (mutation mutation-radical)
vrick (lenition mutation)
mrick (eclipsis mutation)


clean

clean m (genitive singular clean, plural cleanyn)

clean (genitive singular)
cleanyn (plural)
clean (mutation mutation-radical)
chlean (lenition mutation)
glean (eclipsis mutation)

Ta dooinney ny ghaa leaystey clean nagh vel bentyn da hene.

There’s a man or two rocking the cradle of another man’s child.


key

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

From a respelling of kay, from Middle Irish ceó (“mist, milk, cream”), from Old Irish céo (“mist, fog”).


key

keyee (genitive singular)
key (mutation mutation-radical)
chey (lenition mutation)
gey (eclipsis mutation)


blod

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

blod (mutation mutation-radical)
vlod (lenition mutation)
mlod (eclipsis mutation)


rein

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

From Old Irish rígan (“queen”), from Proto-Celtic *rīganī. Cognate to Irish ríon, Scottish Gaelic rìghinn, rìbhinn, Welsh rhiain.


bismuth

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

bismuth (mutation mutation-radical)
vismuth (lenition mutation)
mismuth (eclipsis mutation)


argon

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


side

side f (genitive singular sidey, plural sideyn)

sidey (genitive singular)
sideyn (plural)
side (mutation mutation-radical)
hide (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tide (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish saiget, from Latin sagitta.


goal

goal m (genitive singular goal, plural goallyn or goaldee)

goal (genitive singular)
goallyn (plural)
goaldee (plural)
goal (mutation mutation-radical)
ghoal (lenition mutation)
ngoal (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish gall (“foreigner”), from Latin Gallus.


glass

glass m (genitive singular glish or gleish, plural glish or gleish)

glish (genitive singular)
gleish (genitive singular)
glish (plural)
gleish (plural)

Hooar eh y glass er y dorrys roish.

T'eh fo glass.

Ta glass er my hengey.

Ta glass y dorrys er y çheu sthie.

Ta'n ogher shoh gentreil y glass.

Vrish ad y glass.


muck

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

muickey (genitive singular)
muigey (genitive singular)
mucyn (plural)
muckyn (plural)
muick (plural)
muck (mutation mutation-radical)
vuck (lenition mutation)


snooker

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

snooker (mutation mutation-radical)
nooker (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tnooker (lenition mutation)


glean

clean (mutation mutation-radical)
chlean (lenition mutation)
glean (eclipsis mutation)


baa

baa (mutation mutation-radical)
vaa (lenition mutation)
maa (eclipsis mutation)


varnish

varnish f (genitive singular varnish, plural varnishyn)

varnish (genitive singular)
varnishyn (plural)


oor

oor f (genitive singular oor, plural ooryn)

From Middle English houre (or via Anglo-Norman), from Latin hōra. Certainly did not descend from Old Irish úar, but both the Manx and Old Irish terms are ultimately from the same source.


rub

rub m (genitive singular rub, plural rubbyn)


vandal

vandal m (genitive singular vandal, plural vandallyn)

vandal (genitive singular)
vandallyn (plural)


doo

doo m (genitive singular doo, plural dooghyn)

doo (genitive singular)
dooghyn (plural)

From Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).


fee

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

From Old Irish figid, from Proto-Celtic *wegyeti (“to weave, compose”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to spin, weave”). Cognate with Irish figh.


fee

fee (mutation mutation-radical)
ee (lenition mutation)
vee (eclipsis mutation)


Yankee

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Yankee m (genitive singular Yankee, plural Yankeeyn)

Yankee (genitive singular)
Yankeeyn (plural)
Yankee (mutation mutation-radical)


use

use m (genitive singular use, plural useyn)


umlaut

umlaut m (genitive singular umlaut, plural umlautyn)

umlaut (genitive singular)
umlautyn (plural)


ward

ward m (genitive singular ward, plural wardyn)

ward (genitive singular)
wardyn (plural)


roost

roost m (genitive singular roost, plural roostyn)

roost (genitive singular)
roostyn (plural)

From Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic *ruskos (compare Welsh rhisgl).


aer

From Old Irish aer, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr).


aah

aah f (genitive singular aah, plural aahghyn or aaghyn)

aah (genitive singular)
aahghyn (plural)
aaghyn (plural)

From Old Irish áth (compare Irish áth, Scottish Gaelic àth), from Proto-Celtic *yātus (“ford”).


mac

mac m (genitive singular mic, plural mec)

mic (genitive singular)
mec (plural)
mac (mutation mutation-radical)
vac (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos (“son”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“to raise, increase”).


keck

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keck m (genitive singular keck, plural keckyn)

keck (genitive singular)
keckyn (plural)

From Old Irish cacc (“dung, excrement”), from Proto-Celtic *kakkā, from Proto-Indo-European *kakka- (“to shit”).


fer

fir (plural)
fer (mutation mutation-radical)
er (lenition mutation)
ver (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish fer, from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Cha nel mee lowal rish y fer aeg shen.

Ta fer jiarg aym.

Ta mee fakin kiare fir ghlassey.

By vie lhiam yn fer shen.

one (modified by an adjective or demonstrative, referring to an object or animal)

Ta fer ennagh ayns shoh laccal dy akin oo.

There's a fellow here who wants to see you.

Ta fer aym.

Ta mee fakin kiare fir.

used as a dummy noun to support a number, referring to a person, object or animal


block

bluick (genitive singular)
block (mutation mutation-radical)
vlock (lenition mutation)
mlock (eclipsis mutation)


smeg

From Old Irish smeic. Cognate with Irish smig.


fine

fine m (genitive singular fine, plural fineyn)

fine (genitive singular)
fineyn (plural)
fine (mutation mutation-radical)
ine (lenition mutation)
vine (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin vāgīna. Cognate with Irish faighin and Scottish Gaelic faighean.


bea

bea f (genitive singular bea, no plural)

bea (genitive singular)
bea (mutation mutation-radical)
vea (lenition mutation)
mea (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu (“life, existence”), from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts, from *biwos from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”).


bloom

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

bloom (mutation mutation-radical)
vloom (lenition mutation)
mloom (eclipsis mutation)


bard

bard m (genitive singular ?, plural bardyn)

bardyn (plural)
bard (mutation mutation-radical)
vard (lenition mutation)
mard (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.


barb

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

barb (mutation mutation-radical)
varb (lenition mutation)
marb (eclipsis mutation)


ark

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

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

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


bock

bock m (genitive singular bock, plural buick)

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

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


cosh

cosh (mutation mutation-radical)
chosh (lenition mutation)
gosh (eclipsis mutation)

ry-chosh

fo chosh

(obsolete, except for set phrases) dative singular of cass


kern

kern m (genitive singular kern, plural kernyn)

kern (genitive singular)
kernyn (plural)
kern (mutation mutation-radical)
chern (lenition mutation)
gern (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish ceithern (“band or troop of soldiers or fighting men”).


moll

moll (genitive singular)
moll (mutation mutation-radical)
voll (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish moil (“a mass, heap, pile”), mul m (“a globular mass, heap, lump”).


yawl

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yawl m (genitive singular yawl, plural yawlyn)

yawl (genitive singular)
yawlyn (plural)


umber

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


kay

kay f (genitive singular kay, plural kayghyn)

kay (genitive singular)
kayghyn (plural)
kay (mutation mutation-radical)
chay (lenition mutation)
gay (eclipsis mutation)


ree

ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)

ree (genitive singular)
reeghyn (plural)
reeaghyn (plural)

From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

inh

Jean eh cooie da ree.

Keayrt dy row va ree ayn.

My vees yn ree hene eh, cha nel kiart echey ayns Mannin.

King or no king, he has no right to be in Mann.

T' eh jeh sluight reeghyn Vannin.

king (monarchy, chess, card games, draughts)


mess

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mess m (genitive singular mess, plural messyn)

mess (genitive singular)
messyn (plural)
mess (mutation mutation-radical)
vess (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mess (“nuts”), from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”). Cognate with Irish meas (“fruit, mast”).


fir

fir (mutation mutation-radical)
ir (lenition mutation)
vir (eclipsis mutation)


joan

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

joan (mutation mutation-radical)
yoan (lenition mutation)
n'yoan (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish dend. Cognate with Irish deannach.


narwhal

From English narwhal, from Old Norse náhvalr.


poteen

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

poteen (mutation mutation-radical)
photeen (lenition mutation)
boteen (eclipsis mutation)


furnish

furnish m (genitive singular furnish, plural furnishyn)

furnish (genitive singular)
furnishyn (plural)
furnish (mutation mutation-radical)
urnish (lenition mutation)
vurnish (eclipsis mutation)

From Old French fornais (compare Irish foirnéis, Scottish Gaelic fòirneis), from Latin fornāx.


aile

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


cree

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cree m (genitive singular cree, plural creeaghyn)

cree (genitive singular)
creeaghyn (plural)
cree (mutation mutation-radical)
chree (lenition mutation)
gree (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cride, from Proto-Celtic *kridyom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Cha nel cree erbee echey.

Cha ninshee cree er-mestey breag.

Ta cree dooie ny share na kione croutagh.

A kind heart is better than a crafty head.

Lught ny creeaghyn kiart.

The just; literally, 'people of just hearts'.

Shione dhyt folliaghtyn ny creeaghyn ain.


puint

puint (mutation mutation-radical)
phuint (lenition mutation)
buint (eclipsis mutation)


ard

ard m (genitive singular ard, plural ardjyn)

From Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos (compare Welsh ardd) from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ- (compare Latin arduus).


walker

walker m (genitive singular walker, plural walkeryn)

walker (genitive singular)
walkeryn (plural)


punt

punt m (genitive singular punt, plural puint)

punt (genitive singular)
puint (plural)
punt (mutation mutation-radical)
phunt (lenition mutation)
bunt (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish punt, from Middle English pund (“pound”).


potashum

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

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


coo

coo m (genitive singular coo, plural coyin)

coo (genitive singular)
coyin (plural)
coo (mutation mutation-radical)
choo (lenition mutation)
goo (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cú (“dog, hound”), from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *kū, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”).


goo

goo m (genitive singular goo, plural googhyn)

goo (genitive singular)
googhyn (plural)

From Old Irish guth, from Proto-Celtic *gutus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuHtus, from *ǵʰewH- (“to call on, invoke”).


goo

goo (mutation mutation-radical)
ghoo (lenition mutation)
ngoo (eclipsis mutation)


glare

glare f (genitive singular glare, plural glaraghyn)

glare (genitive singular)
glaraghyn (plural)
glare (mutation mutation-radical)
ghlare (lenition mutation)
nglare (eclipsis mutation)


salamander

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

salamander (mutation mutation-radical)
halamander (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
talamander (lenition mutation)

From English salamander, from Middle English salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra), of uncertain origin.


soar

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


crea

creaghyn (plural)
crea (mutation mutation-radical)
chrea (lenition mutation)
grea (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish créda, from Old Irish crédo, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”).


corp

corp m (genitive singular kirpey, plural kirp)

kirpey (genitive singular)
kirp (plural)
corp (mutation mutation-radical)
chorp (lenition mutation)
gorp (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish corp, borrowed from Latin corpus.


bree

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

From Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“strength”) (compare Welsh bri (“fame, distinction”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).

drift, essence, gist, significance, implication, importance


goog

goog f (genitive singular goog, plural googyn)

goog (genitive singular)
googyn (plural)
goog (mutation mutation-radical)
ghoog (lenition mutation)
ngoog (eclipsis mutation)


jee

jee m (genitive singular jee, plural jeeaghyn or jeeghyn)

jee (genitive singular)
jeeaghyn (plural)
jeeghyn (plural)

Hug ad ooashley da ymmodee jeeghyn.


bing

bing f (genitive singular bingey, plural bingaghyn)

bingey (genitive singular)
bingaghyn (plural)


pian

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

pian (mutation mutation-radical)
phian (lenition mutation)
bian (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).


feeder

feeder m (genitive singular feeder, plural feederyn)

feeder (genitive singular)
feederyn (plural)
feeder (mutation mutation-radical)
eeder (lenition mutation)
veeder (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish *figedóir (“weaver”) (compare Irish fíodóir, Scottish Gaelic figheadair), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb). By surface analysis, fee + -der.


beinn

beinn m (genitive singular beinnee, plural beinnyn or binn)

beinnee (genitive singular)
beinnyn (plural)
binn (plural)
beinn (mutation mutation-radical)
veinn (lenition mutation)
meinn (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).


raun

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raun f (genitive singular raun, plural raunteeyn or raunyn)

raun (genitive singular)
raunteeyn (plural)
raunyn (plural)

From Old Irish rón. Cognate to Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Breton reunig, Cornish reun.

Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina#Translingual


sestet

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

sestet (mutation mutation-radical)
hestet (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
testet (lenition mutation)


oe

oe m or f (genitive singular oe, plural oeghyn)

From Old Irish aue, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ (avi), from Proto-Celtic *awyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos (“grandfather”).


aon

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


oik

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


leigh

leigh f (genitive singular leigh, plural leighaghyn or leighyn)

leigh (genitive singular)
leighaghyn (plural)
leighyn (plural)

From Old French lei (“law”), ultimately from Latin lēx.


meir

meir (mutation mutation-radical)
veir (lenition mutation)


brod

brod m (genitive singular brod, plural brodyn)

brod (genitive singular)
brodyn (plural)
brod (mutation mutation-radical)
vrod (lenition mutation)
mrod (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish brot m (“goad; spike”), from Proto-Celtic *brasdu- (“thorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”), see also Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (“spike”).


gey

key (mutation mutation-radical)
chey (lenition mutation)
gey (eclipsis mutation)


broc

broc m (genitive singular broc, plural brockyn)

broc (genitive singular)
brockyn (plural)
broc (mutation mutation-radical)
vroc (lenition mutation)
mroc (eclipsis mutation)


lhaihder

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


persoon

persoon m (genitive singular ?, plural persoonyn)

persoonyn (plural)
persoon (mutation mutation-radical)
phersoon (lenition mutation)
bersoon (eclipsis mutation)


soo

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


soo

soo m (genitive singular soo, plural sooghyn)

soo (genitive singular)
sooghyn (plural)
soo (mutation mutation-radical)
hoo (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
too (lenition mutation)

From Middle Irish sub, from Old Irish suib (“strawberry”), from Proto-Celtic *subi.


oranje

oranje f (genitive singular oranje, plural oranjeyn)

oranje (genitive singular)
oranjeyn (plural)


coronavirus

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

coronavirus (mutation mutation-radical)
choronavirus (lenition mutation)
goronavirus (eclipsis mutation)

Ta Ellan Vannin gimmeeaght ny sniessey da caghlaa veih strateish geddyn rey rish coronavirus gys cummal cooidjagh rish y virus.

The Isle of Man is moving closer to switching from a coronavirus elimination strategy to living with the virus.


lus

lus m (genitive singular lus, plural lussyn)

From Old Irish lus (“plant, herb, vegetable”).


brock

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brock m (genitive singular brock, plural brockyn)

brock (genitive singular)
brockyn (plural)
brock (mutation mutation-radical)
vrock (lenition mutation)
mrock (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish brocc, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) (compare Welsh broch).


quill

quill f (genitive singular quill, plural quillyn)

quill (genitive singular)
quillyn (plural)
quill (mutation mutation-radical)
whill (lenition mutation)
guill (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cuil (“fly; flea, gnat”).


oaie

oaie m (genitive singular oaie, plural oaieyn)

oaie (genitive singular)
oaieyn (plural)


oaie

oaie f (genitive singular oaie, plural oaieghyn)

oaie (genitive singular)
oaieghyn (plural)


ooh

ooh m (genitive singular oohey, plural oohyn)

oohey (genitive singular)
oohyn (plural)

From Old Irish og, from Proto-Celtic *āuyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


kere

kere f (genitive singular kere, no plural)

From Old Irish céir, from Latin cēra. Compare Scottish Gaelic cèir and Irish céir.


kere

kere f (genitive singular kere, plural kerenyn or kereyn)

kere (genitive singular)
kerenyn (plural)
kereyn (plural)
kere (mutation mutation-radical)
chere (lenition mutation)
gere (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cír, from Proto-Celtic *kīnsrā. Scottish Gaelic cìr and Irish cíor.


att

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

From Middle Irish att, from Old Irish att.


rea

rea m (genitive singular rea, plural reaghyn)

rea (genitive singular)
reaghyn (plural)

Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr.


gant

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

gant (mutation mutation-radical)
ghant (lenition mutation)
ngant (eclipsis mutation)

From English gander. Compare Old Irish ganndal m (“gander”) (modern gandal).


veronica

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


grian

grian f (genitive singular greiney, plural grianyn)

greiney (genitive singular)
grianyn (plural)
grian (mutation mutation-radical)
ghrian (lenition mutation)
ngrian (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish grían (“sun”), from Proto-Celtic *grēnā.

Plaasyn prinsoil glistral myr whilleen grian.

Princely palaces shining like so many suns.

Ta'n ghrian yial er chooilleen e jurnaa.

The bright sun has finished her journey.


gruag

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

gruag (mutation mutation-radical)
ghruag (lenition mutation)
ngruag (eclipsis mutation)


muir

muir f (genitive singular marrey, plural muiraghyn)

marrey (genitive singular)
muiraghyn (plural)
muir (mutation mutation-radical)
vuir (lenition mutation)


almon

almon m (genitive singular almon, plural almonyn)

almon (genitive singular)
almonyn (plural)


oie

oie f (genitive singular oie, plural oieghyn)

oie (genitive singular)
oieghyn (plural)

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


cair

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

cair (mutation mutation-radical)
chair (lenition mutation)
gair (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cóir, from Old Irish coaïr, cóir.


rio

rio m (genitive singular rioee, plural rioghyn)

rioee (genitive singular)
rioghyn (plural)

Bee rio ayn noght.

T'ou shooyl er rio thanney.


clag

clag m (genitive singular cluig, plural cluig)

cluig (genitive singular)
cluig (plural)
clag (mutation mutation-radical)
chlag (lenition mutation)
glag (eclipsis mutation)


ayr

ayr m (genitive singular ayrey, plural ayraghyn)

ayrey (genitive singular)
ayraghyn (plural)

→ English: ayr

From Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee.

Cur graih da'n ayr as moir eu.

Carrey my ayrey eh.

Hug mee coyrle ayrey da.

Kanys ta'n ayr shen ayd?

Ren ad eh y vashtey ass yn ayr echey.

T'eh cur cooinaghtyn orrym jeh'n ayr echey.


dragan

dragan m (genitive singular dragan, plural draganyn)

dragan (genitive singular)
draganyn (plural)
dragan (mutation mutation-radical)
ghragan (lenition mutation)
nragan (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish dragán, an English or Romance loanword, ultimately from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”).


croit

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croit f (genitive singular croittey, plural croittyn)

croittey (genitive singular)
croittyn (plural)


streng

streng f (genitive singular streng, plural strengyn)

streng (genitive singular)
strengyn (plural)
streng (mutation mutation-radical)
hreng (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
treng (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.


blass

blass m (genitive singular blass, plural blassyn)

blass (genitive singular)
blassyn (plural)
blass (mutation mutation-radical)
vlass (lenition mutation)
mlass (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos.

Cha vel blass er.

Dty phaag lesh blass ny molley.

Ta blass eeast er.

Ta blass unnishyn er yn anvroie.

Ta blass kiart ny Gaelgey ayd.

Ta blass ny Baarle echey.

Ta blass Sostynagh echey.

Ta blass Yernagh echey.

Dy chur blass da skeeal.

Va blass trimshey ayns e choraa.

There was a note of sorrow in his voice.


qualtagh

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

qualtagh (mutation mutation-radical)
whaltagh (lenition mutation)
gualtagh (eclipsis mutation)

→ English: qualtagh

PIE word
 *ḱóm
From quaail (“act of meeting; a meeting”) (ultimately from Old Irish comdál, from com- (prefix meaning ‘with’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + dál (“part, share; land in which a tribe lives”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to divide; to share”))) + -agh (suffix forming adjectives and nouns expressing belonging, a connection to, having, or an involvement with). The interfix -t- may be modelled after an unattested form of Old Irish comaltae (“foster-brother; companion”).

cog

the first individual a person meets after leaving their house


partan

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partan m (genitive singular partan, plural partanyn)

partan (genitive singular)
partanyn (plural)
partan (mutation mutation-radical)
phartan (lenition mutation)
bartan (eclipsis mutation)

"Vel ny partanyn snaue, Joe?" "Cha nel monney, cha nel monney," dooyrt Joe.

"Are the crabs crawling, Joe?" "Not much, not much," said Joe.

Yn partan ta dy-kinjagh 'sy towl echey cha vel eh rieau roauyr.

The crab which is always in its hole is never fat.


brein

breinney (genitive singular)
brein (mutation mutation-radical)
vrein (lenition mutation)
mrein (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish brú, broinn (“abdomen, belly; bowels, entrails; womb”).


conning

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conning f (genitive singular conning, plural conneeyn)

conning (genitive singular)
conneeyn (plural)
conning (mutation mutation-radical)
chonning (lenition mutation)
gonning (eclipsis mutation)


mair

mair f (genitive singular mair, plural meir)

mair (genitive singular)
meir (plural)
mair (mutation mutation-radical)
vair (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mér, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.


captan

captan m (genitive singular captan, plural captanyn)

captan (genitive singular)
captanyn (plural)
captan (mutation mutation-radical)
chaptan (lenition mutation)
gaptan (eclipsis mutation)

From English captain, from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”).


corran

corran m (genitive singular corran, plural corranyn)

corran (genitive singular)
corranyn (plural)


croo

croo m (genitive singular croo, plural crooghyn)

croo (genitive singular)
crooghyn (plural)

From Old Irish cruth (“shape, form”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).


gastan

castan (mutation mutation-radical)
chastan (lenition mutation)
gastan (eclipsis mutation)


marran

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marran m (genitive singular marran, plural marranyn)

marran (genitive singular)
marranyn (plural)
marran (mutation mutation-radical)
varran (lenition mutation)


valse

valse m (genitive singular valse, plural valseyn)

valse (genitive singular)
valseyn (plural)

Borrowed from French valse, from German Walzer.


curragh

curragh m (genitive singular curree, plural curreeyn)

curree (genitive singular)
curreeyn (plural)
curragh (mutation mutation-radical)
churragh (lenition mutation)
gurragh (eclipsis mutation)


spinney

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


mee

mee f (genitive singular mee, plural meeghyn)

mee (genitive singular)
meeghyn (plural)
mee (mutation mutation-radical)
vee (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic *mīns, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).

inh

Mee Houney

Mee Luanistyn

mee ny heayst

mee ny molley


raad

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raad m (genitive singular raaidjey, plural raaidjyn)

raaidjey (genitive singular)
raaidjyn (plural)

T'eh cummal tessyn yn raad.

Hie eh er y raad aggairagh.

Ta raad aym ry hooyl.

Haink dubbaghyn fliaghee er y raad.

V'eh er y raad kiart.

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

He dropped into the shop on his way back.

Ta mee goll er y raad s'girrey.

Yiare eh raad da hene trooid y chionnal.


baar

baar m (genitive singular baar, plural baaryn)

baar (genitive singular)
baaryn (plural)
baar (mutation mutation-radical)
vaar (lenition mutation)
maar (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish barr (“top”), from Proto-Celtic *barros.


sorn

sorn (genitive singular)
sorn (mutation mutation-radical)
horn (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
torn (lenition mutation)


muc

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

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

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

Ta enney ec muc er muc elley.

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


tonn

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

tonn (mutation mutation-radical)
honn (lenition mutation)
donn (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish tonn (“wave, outpouring, abundance”).


lann

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lann f (genitive singular lann, plural lannyn)

lann (genitive singular)
lannyn (plural)

From Old Irish lann, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Welsh llan; and with Proto-Germanic *landą, English land.


jiu

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

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

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


egin

From Old Irish éicen (“necessity, compulsion; force; violence; tyranny; difficulty, need, trouble, strait; necessitousness”).

inh

er egin hene

egin ny tarraghtyn

egin ny Sabeenee


chay

kay (mutation mutation-radical)
chay (lenition mutation)
gay (eclipsis mutation)


collane

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collane m (genitive singular collane, plural collaneyn)

collane (genitive singular)
collaneyn (plural)
collane (mutation mutation-radical)
chollane (lenition mutation)
gollane (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cáelán (“gut, intestine”), from cáel (“fine, narrow, slender”).


rass

From Old Irish ros (“flax-seed, linseed”).


doo-oallee

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

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


doon

doon m (genitive singular doon, plural doonyn)

doon (genitive singular)
doonyn (plural)
doon (mutation mutation-radical)
ghoon (lenition mutation)
noon (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish dún, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”).

Ta'n doon ard erskyn y valley.


stott

stott m (genitive singular stitt, plural stitt)

stitt (genitive singular)
stitt (plural)


blaag

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

blaag (mutation mutation-radical)
vlaag (lenition mutation)
mlaag (eclipsis mutation)


rolt

rolt f (genitive singular rolt, plural roltyn)

rolt (genitive singular)
roltyn (plural)

From Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu.


edd

From English hat. Compare Scottish Gaelic ad, also considered a borrowing from English.


edd

From Middle Irish net (“nest”), from Old Irish net (“nest”), from Proto-Celtic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”). Cognate to Irish nead (“nest”) and Scottish Gaelic nead (“nest”).
The initial n- was lost due to being rebracketed as being from the definite article yn (“the”).


aspit

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


penn

penn m (genitive singular penney, plural pennyn)

penney (genitive singular)
pennyn (plural)
penn (mutation mutation-radical)
phenn (lenition mutation)
benn (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish penn (“pen”), from Latin penna.


quing

quing f (genitive singular quing, plural quingyn)

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

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


seyr

seyr m (genitive singular [please provide], plural seyir)

seyir (plural)
seyr (mutation mutation-radical)
heyr (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
teyr (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sáer, from Proto-Celtic *saɸiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sapiros, from *sap- (“skill”).


laad

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


broie

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

broie (mutation mutation-radical)
vroie (lenition mutation)
mroie (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish bruithid, a verbal derivative of Old Irish bruith. Cognate to Irish bruith.


traen

traen m (genitive singular traenagh, plural traenyn)

traenagh (genitive singular)
traenyn (plural)
traen (mutation mutation-radical)
hraen (lenition mutation)
draen (eclipsis mutation)


fakin

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


buird

buird (mutation mutation-radical)
vuird (lenition mutation)
muird (eclipsis mutation)


mean

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

mean (mutation mutation-radical)
vean (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish medón (“middle, centre”), from Latin mediānus.

meanagh

center, central; intermediate; centric, centrical

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

Better to change horses in mid ford than to drown.

Tar stiagh ayns mean y killagh.

Trogmayd mean.


sneeu

sneeu m (genitive singular sneeuee, plural sneeughyn)

sneeuee (genitive singular)
sneeughyn (plural)
sneeu (mutation mutation-radical)
neeu (lenition mutation)
after "yn" (lenition mutation)
tneeu (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish sním. Cognate with Irish sníomh.


gair

cair (mutation mutation-radical)
chair (lenition mutation)
gair (eclipsis mutation)


cray

cray (mutation mutation-radical)
chray (lenition mutation)
gray (eclipsis mutation)

From Middle Irish cré, Old Irish cré, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess; compare Latin crēta. Gaelic cognates include Scottish Gaelic crè and Irish cré.


mamm

mamm f (genitive singular mamm, plural mammyn)

mamm (genitive singular)
mammyn (plural)
mamm (mutation mutation-radical)
vamm (lenition mutation)


burling

burling f (genitive singular burling, plural burleeyn)

burling (genitive singular)
burleeyn (plural)
burling (mutation mutation-radical)
vurling (lenition mutation)
murling (eclipsis mutation)


kayt

kayt m (genitive singular kayt, plural kiyt)

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

From Old Irish catt. Cognate with Irish cat.

Cha nel reamys da kayt dy ghaunsin ayn.

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

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

Ta'n kayt heose 'sy villey.

Tra vees yn kayt mooie bee ny lughee daunsin.

When the cat is away the mice will play.


gitar

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

gitar (genitive singular)
gitar (mutation mutation-radical)
ghitar (lenition mutation)
ngitar (eclipsis mutation)


carrick

carree (genitive singular)
carrick (mutation mutation-radical)
charrick (lenition mutation)
garrick (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish carrac (“rock, large stone”) (compare modern Irish carraig).


bolgan

bolgan m (genitive singular bolgan, plural bolganyn)

bolgan (genitive singular)
bolganyn (plural)
bolgan (mutation mutation-radical)
volgan (lenition mutation)
molgan (eclipsis mutation)


ushag

ushag f (genitive singular ushag, plural ushagyn)

ushag (genitive singular)
ushagyn (plural)

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


mercur

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


innis

innis f (genitive singular innis, plural innisyn)

innis (genitive singular)
innisyn (plural)


awin

awin f (genitive singular awiney or awin, plural awinyn)

awiney (genitive singular)
awin (genitive singular)
awinyn (plural)

From Old Irish ab, aub, from Proto-Celtic *abū (compare Welsh afon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”).


laa

laa m (genitive singular laa, plural laghyn)

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

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

Cha nel ny laghyn ain agh beggan.

Cha nel red erbee ayn ny laghyn shoh agh shen.

Chass eh er ash laa ny vairagh.

Cheau mee laa er y çheer.

Cooineeym er gys y laa s'odjey veem bio.

Cre'n laa jeh'n çhiaghtin t'eh?

Hig eh nane jeh ny laghyn shoh.

S'giare ta ny laghyn echey.

Ta mee lieh chadley ny laghyn shoh.

Ta mee shassoo er my chione hene ny laghyn shoh.

Ta ny laghyn goll ny s'girrey.


roon

roon m (genitive singular roon, plural roonyn)

roon (genitive singular)
roonyn (plural)


cah

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

cah (mutation mutation-radical)
chah (lenition mutation)
gah (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cath, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ (cattu), from Proto-Celtic *katus, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus (“fight”).


feme

feme m (genitive singular feme, plural femeyn)

feme (genitive singular)
femeyn (plural)
feme (mutation mutation-radical)
eme (lenition mutation)
veme (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish feidm (“effort”), from Proto-Celtic *wedesman, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to lead”). Compare Scottish Gaelic feum and Irish feidhm.

myr vees feme rish


obo

obo m (genitive singular obo, plural oboghyn)

obo (genitive singular)
oboghyn (plural)


moir

moir f (genitive singular mayrey, plural moiraghyn)

mayrey (genitive singular)
moiraghyn (plural)
moir (mutation mutation-radical)
voir (lenition mutation)

From Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic *mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Coordinate term: ayr

S’blah ennal ny mayrey.


ennym

ennym m (genitive singular enmey, plural enmyn)

enmey (genitive singular)
enmyn (plural)

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

Va ennym y voidyn, Moirrey.


braar

braar m (genitive singular braarey, plural braaraghyn)

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

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


dorrys

dorrys m (genitive singular dorrysh, plural dorryssyn)

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

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


argid

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argid m (genitive singular argid, plural argidyn)

argid (genitive singular)
argidyn (plural)

From Old Irish argat (“silver”), from Proto-Celtic *argantom (compare Welsh arian), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”) (compare Latin argentum (“silver”)).

der

Ta’n airh ny strimmey na’n argid


booa

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booa f (genitive singular baa, plural booaghyn)

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

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


shiaght

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

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


keead

keead m (genitive singular keead, plural keeadyn)

keead (genitive singular)
keeadyn (plural)

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


shey

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

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


aane

aane f (genitive singular aaney, no plural)

From Middle Irish ae, from Old Irish óa.


beeal

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

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

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


pirgrin

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

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


troailtagh crauee

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


eairk

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eairk f (genitive singular eairk, plural eairkyn)

eairk (genitive singular)
eairkyn (plural)

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


cappan

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

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


beishteig

beishteig f (genitive singular beishteig, plural beishteigyn)

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

/prəˈʃtʲeːɡ/

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


eeast

eeast m (genitive singular eeast, plural eeastyn)

eeast (genitive singular)
eeastyn (plural)

From Old Irish íasc. Cognate with Irish iasc.

Bioys da dooinney as baase da eeast.

She dooghys eeast eh dy snaue.

Ta'n awin plooghit lesh eeast.

Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.


collaneyn

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

Va mee glenney magh my chollaneyn.

Shegin daue tayrn ny collaneyn ass ny conneeyn.


clagh

clagh f (genitive singular cloaie, plural claghyn)

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


eayst

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

Ta bwoaillee er yn eayst

Ta eayst ayn noght


crackan

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

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

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

Cre yiow jeh'n chayt agh y crackan echey?

What will you get from the cat but its skin?


niart

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


cleaysh

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cleaysh f (genitive singular cleayshey, plural cleayshyn)

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

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

Cur cleaysh da'n choyrle!

Hug eh cleaysh vouyr dou.

Hug mee cleaysh gheyre da.

Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da'n irriney.

Ren ee jiargaghey gys bun ny cleayshyn eck.

Ta cleaysh ree-gheyre echey.

Ta cleaysh vie echey da'n chiaulleeaght.

Ta cleayshyn birragh echey.


craue

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

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

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


cabbyl

cabbyl m (genitive singular cabbil, plural cabbil)

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

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

Only for John the horse would be dead now.

Hug eh punt er cabbyl.

Ren y cabbyl ratçhal roish.

Ta'n cabbyl gymmyltey 'sy vagher.


vondeish

vondeish f (genitive singular vondeish, plural vondeishyn)

vondeish (genitive singular)
vondeishyn (plural)

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

Hug eh eh da'n vondeish echey hene.

Ta vondeish ayd orrym.


lioar

lioar f (genitive singular lioaragh, plural lioaryn)

lioaragh (genitive singular)
lioaryn (plural)

Cre'n lioar t'ou laccal?

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

Dar y Lioar Chasherick!

Dar y lioar!

Hymnee eh y lioar da'n ven echey.


dooinney

dooinney m (genitive singular dooinney, plural deiney)

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

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


stroin

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

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

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


blaa

blaa m (genitive singular blaa, plural blaaghyn)

blaa (genitive singular)
blaaghyn (plural)
blaa (mutation mutation-radical)
vlaa (lenition mutation)
mlaa (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish bláth, from Proto-Celtic *blātus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).


paitçhey

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paitçhey m (genitive singular paitçhey, plural paitçhyn)

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

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

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Cha nel rick ny resoon er ny paitçhyn nish.

Cooinee nagh vel ee agh paitçhey.

Hug mee y paitçhey dy lhie.

Lhiats ny paitçhyn shen?

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

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

Welsh was hammered into her when she was a child.


billey

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billey m (genitive singular billey, plural biljyn)

billey (genitive singular)
biljyn (plural)

From Old Irish bile, from Proto-Celtic *belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolyo- (“leaf”).

Hie mee cooyl billey.

Hoie eh cha jeeragh as billey.

My chrieys oo y billey ny s'creoiey, tuittee ny croiyn.

If you shake the tree harder the nuts will fall.

Ren y gleashtan smoashal noi billey.

Ta biljyn er beealloo yn thie.

Ta biljyn rish yn awin.

Ta'n billey ceau e ghuillagyn.


billey

billey m (genitive singular billey, plural billaghyn)

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

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

der

Hie yn billey ny hrooid.

Hug eh lesh stiagh billey ayns Y Chiare as Feed.


cass

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cass f (genitive singular coshey, plural cassyn)

coshey (genitive singular)
cassyn (plural)
cass (mutation mutation-radical)
chass (lenition mutation)
gass (eclipsis mutation)

Ta cass echey 'syn oaie.


laue

laue f (genitive singular lauey, plural laueyn)

lauey (genitive singular)
laueyn (plural)

From Old Irish lám, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (compare Welsh llaw), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”) (compare Latin palma, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē)). Cognate with Irish lámh.

inh

Hug ad nyn laueyn ry cheilley er.

Ny cur dty laueyn er!

T'ad gobbragh ass laueyn y cheilley.

They are playing into each other's hands.

Ta mee glenney my laueyn.

Ta mooarane argid çheet trooid ny laueyn echey.


ushtey

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ushtey m (genitive singular ushtey, plural ushtaghyn)

ushtey (genitive singular)
ushtaghyn (plural)

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

Chasherickee eh yn ushtey.

Laa er meshtey, laa er ushtey.


thalloo

thalloo m (genitive singular thallooin, plural thallooyn)

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

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

thallooinagh

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

Chionnee mee thalloo lesh yn argid.

Cre'n çheu ta'n thalloo ayn?

Hug eh e lhong er y thalloo.

Hug eh thalloo 'syn ennym eck.

land, country, terrain, territory, shore

Beeym er y thalloo kiart nish.

Doshil y thalloo foin.

Heeyn eh eh hene er y thalloo.

Hie y shynnagh 'sy thalloo.


geay

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

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

From Old Irish gáeth. Cognate with Irish gaoth.


faiyr

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

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

der

Ta faiyr eu ry-vuinn.

Ta'n faiyr glassraghey.

Vuinn mee y faiyr.

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

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


skynn

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skynn f (genitive singular skynney, no plural)

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

Cha nel agh skynn voandagh aym.

Heiy mee skynn ayn.

Nee'n skynn vie ee? She.

Ren y chlagh jannoo y skynn moandagh.

Vel oo jannoo ymmyd jeh'n skynn ayd?


slieau

slieau m (genitive singular slieau, plural sleityn)

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

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

T’eh ayns ny sleityn geiyrt er ny kirree.

He is in the mountains attending on the sheep.

T’eh cha shenn as ny sleityn.

Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.

Ta’n balley beg soit ec bun ny sleityn.


keyll

keyll f (genitive singular keylley, plural keylljyn)

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

From Old Irish caill. Cognate with Irish coill.

Dy gholl gys ny keylljyn.

Hie mee trooid keyll.

Ta mee goll raad ny keylley.

Ta’n cheyll gharree shen lhiams.


sniaghtey

sniaghtey m (genitive singular sniaghtee, plural sniaghtaghyn)

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

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

The wind blew the snow against the hedge.

Huitt y sniaghtey roauyr.

T'eh ceau sniaghtey dy trome.

Ta ny raaidjyn glen erreish da'n sniaghtey.


keyrrey

keyrrey f (genitive singular keyrragh, plural kirree)

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

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

Ren y cheyrrey tilgey yn eayn eck.

T’ish y cheyrrey smessey ’sy woaillee.

Ta un cheyrrey screbbagh doghaney yn clane shioltane.

One scabby sheep infects the whole flock.


feeackle

feeackle f (genitive singular feeackle, plural feeacklyn)

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

Gow dty eeacklyn magh!

Lhome eh e 'eeacklyn.

T'eh giarrey ny feeacklyn echey.

Ta ny feeacklyn cailt eck.

Va feeackle tayrnit assym


aggle

aggle m (genitive singular aggle, plural agglyn)

aggle (genitive singular)
agglyn (plural)

From Middle Irish ecla, from Old Irish eclae. Compare Scottish Gaelic eagal and Irish eagla.

Ny bee aggle erriu.


sooill

sooill f (genitive singular sooilley, plural sooillyn)

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

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


rollage

rollage f (genitive singular rollage, plural rollageyn)

rollage (genitive singular)
rollageyn (plural)

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

Haink ny rollageyn roo erreish da'n fliaghey.

Haink rollageyn er e hooillyn.

T'ad shiaulley liorish ny rollageyn.

Ta ny rollageyn fockley magh gloyr Yee.


jaagh

jaagh f (genitive singular jaagh, plural jaaghyn)

jaagh (genitive singular)
jaaghyn (plural)

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


fuill

fuill f (genitive singular folley, no plural)

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

Dirree my chooid folley feayr.

Ta feeagh folley er.

Ta fuill ny s'chee na ushtey.


jees

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

From Old Irish dïas (compare Scottish Gaelic dithis).


cronk

cronk m (genitive singular cruink or crink, plural cruink or crink)

cruink (genitive singular)
crink (genitive singular)
cruink (plural)
crink (plural)
cronk (mutation mutation-radical)
chronk (lenition mutation)
gronk (eclipsis mutation)

From Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos (“hill”).

T'ad cur beeal-ghraih da'n Ghaelg er Cronk Keeill Eoin.

They pay lip service to Manx on Tynwald hill.

Ta'n thie er cronk.

Cronk Calvaree


eayn

eayn m (genitive singular eayn, plural eayin)

From Old Irish úan. Cognate with Irish uan.

Chrogh eh yn eayn er ny geayltyn echey.

Ren y cheyrrey tilgey yn eayn eck.


lhiannoo

lhiannoo m (genitive singular lhiennoo, plural lhiennoo)

lhiennoo (genitive singular)
lhiennoo (plural)

From Old Irish lenab (compare Irish leanbh).


peccah

peccah m (genitive singular peccah, plural peccaghyn)

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


baatey

baatey m (genitive singular baatey, plural baatyn)

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

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


Manninagh

Manninagh m (genitive singular Manninagh, plural Manninee)

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

She Manninagh mish.


geinnagh

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


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.


caggey

caggey m (genitive singular caggee, plural caggaghyn)

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

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


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

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)


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?


leoie

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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)


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)


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

fliaghey m (genitive singular fliaghee, plural fliaghaghyn)

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

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

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?


ainle

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

der

Ainle yn Dorraghys

Ainle yn Recortys


gimmagh

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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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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)


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

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

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

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


lhiabbee

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lhiabbee f (genitive singular lhiabbagh, plural lhiabbaghyn)

lhiabbagh (genitive singular)
lhiabbaghyn (plural)

From Old Irish lepaid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic leabaidh.


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.


didee

didee f (genitive singular didee, plural dideeyn)

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


accrys

Hug eh accrys j'ee. He starved her.

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

Ta accrys er. He is hungry.


shynnagh

shynnagh m (genitive singular shynnee, plural shynnee)

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


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)


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.


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.


peiagh

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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.


biljyn

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


caarjyn

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

Compare Irish cáirde, Scottish Gaelic càirdean.


druggey

druggey m (genitive singular druggey, plural druggaghyn)

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

Chur eh druggey da'n cabbyl.


cadley

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

Ren mee cadley dy mie.

Ta cadley orrym.

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

Ta traa cadlee er jeet.

Huitt yn cadley orrym.


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.


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

Sostynagh m (genitive singular Sostynagh, plural Sostynee)

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

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

She Sostynagh dooie eh.


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)


shiaghtiney

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


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.


jerrey

jerrey m (genitive singular jerree, plural jerraghyn)

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

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

As shen yn jerrey jeh.

Bee jerrey jeant aym royd

Cur jerrey er.

Hie ee fo lurg e jerrey.


bannaght

bannaght f (genitive singular bannaght, plural bannaghtyn)

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

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

inh

Cur er ash dooin bannaghtyn ny marrey.

Hug mee bannaghtyn da.

bannaght ayd/eu/lhiat

slane bannaght

Bannaght y chur er.

bannaght injillaghey


mooir

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mooir f (genitive singular marrey, plural mooiraghyn)

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

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

Er çheer as er mooir.

Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.


keylljyn

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


keylley

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


darragh

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

Cho creoi rish y darragh.


fynn

fynn f (genitive singular fynn, plural fynnyn)

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

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

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.


straid

straid f (genitive singular straiddey, plural straiddyn)

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

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

Ta'n straid bio lesh sleih.


caashey

caashey m (genitive singular caashey, plural caashaghyn)

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

From Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus.

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


agh

agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)

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


ouyr

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

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


quallian

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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.


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.


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”).


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!


goayr

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

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

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

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)


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!

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)


paitçhyn

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


traa

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

Ta'n Ouyr cur daah buigh er ny duillagyn.


Yernagh

Yernagh m (genitive singular Yernagh, plural Yernee)

Yernagh (genitive singular)
Yernee (plural)

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


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

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

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

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.


feeacklyn

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


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])


folley

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


muick

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


muigey

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


enney

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


feeaihagh

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feeaihagh m (genitive singular feeaihee)

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

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


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”).


queeyl

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

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

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


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.


Gaelgeyr

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


Yernisheyr

Yernisheyr m (genitive singular Yernisheyr, plural Yernisheyryn)

Yernisheyr (genitive singular)
Yernisheyryn (plural)