ass

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

out of him/it


er

From a conflation of three Old Irish prepositions:
# ar, air (“for”) (triggering lenition), from Proto-Celtic *ɸare (“in front of”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂i. Cognates include Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “beside”) and English fore.
# for (“on”) (triggering no mutation), from Proto-Celtic *uɸer (“over, on”) (compare Welsh ar, Breton war), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (compare Latin super, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), Old English ofer).
# íar (“after”) (triggering eclipsis), from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom (“after, behind”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi.
Cognates include Irish ar and Scottish Gaelic air.

on him/it


eu

at you/ye


jeu

of them


da

to him/it


fo

From Old Irish fo, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo, from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under, up from under”).

inh

under him/it


ee

As ta'n chooid share jeh nagh vel ee ny ben Vanninagh.

The beauty of it is that she is not Manx.

Ben vie thie ee.

Cha dooar ee eh.

Cha nel ee agh ny lhiannoo.

Er leshyn dy row ee nane jeh e chaarjyn.

Hug eh fo obbeeys ee.

Ren eh smeidey stiagh ee.

Cha jargym fakin ee.


mood

about you


oo

From Old Irish tú, from Proto-Celtic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.


eh

From Old Irish é (“he, they”), from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Cognate with Irish é and Scottish Gaelic e.

Cha vel breagerey dy ve credjit ga dy vel eh ginsh yn irriney.

A liar is not to be believed even if he tells the truth.

Cur meer da’n feeagh as hig eh reesht.

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

Cur lhiat magh eh.

Skeeal eddyr troor, t’eh ersooyl.


hood

to you

(informal) second-person singular of hug


roo

to them

Cha row eh ny s'lheah er loayrt roo. No sooner had he spoken to them.

Ta mee çheughey roo. I side with them.


uss

From a Middle Irish [Term?] lenited form of Old Irish tussu.

Second person singular informal emphatic personal pronoun; you


quoi

From Old Irish cía, from Proto-Celtic *kʷei, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.


mish

Creid mish!

Mish lhiat!

First person singular emphatic personal pronoun; I, me.


ain

at us


diu

to you
Corp as slaynt yn imbagh diu. ― Compliments of the season to you.
Inshym skeeal diu nish. ― I'm going to tell you a story now.


ort

on you


marin

with us

Jig oo stiagh marin?

Lhig da çheet marin.


roue

before them


huic

to her


hiu

to you


orts

on you (informal, emphatic)

Orts yn loght. The fault lies with you.

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


hoods

with you (informal, emphatic)


maree

with her

Abbyr r'ee dy vel mee cocheayney maree. Give her my condolences.

Beeym goll magh maree. I have a date with her.


oc

at them


veue

from you


mee

From Old Irish mé, from Proto-Celtic *mī, from Proto-Indo-European *me (“me”).

Ta mee aynshoh.

As ta mee gra riu.


shen

Shen my voir.


jiu

of you/ye


voin

from us


huc

to them


aym

at me


harrin

to us


riu

As ta mee gra riu. And I say unto you.


voyd

from you

(informal) second-person singular of voish


voue

from them


shiu

Kanys ta shiu? How are you?

shiu hene, yourself


lhiat

Dy n'irree y bayr lhiat!

(informal) second-person singular of lesh


lesh

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

with him/it

(idiomatic) his/its


marish

From Old Irish immallé + fri (“along with”), compare Irish moille le, Scottish Gaelic maille ri and Classical Gaelic maille ré.

with him/it


hym

to me


jeed

(informal) second-person singular of jeh


shiuish

Second person singular formal emphatic personal pronoun; you.

Second person plural emphatic personal pronoun; you, ye.


shinyn

First person plural emphatic personal pronoun; we, us.


adsyn

Third person plural emphatic personal pronoun; they, them.


voish

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

from him/it

of him/it

third-person singular masculine of voish


jeh

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

of him/it


rish

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

to him/it


ayn

cha nel ayn agh craueyn.


roish

Originally the form used before the definite article which supplanted earlier roïe. From Old Irish rïam, the third-person singular masculine form of Old Irish ré. See roïe for further details.

before him/it

third-person singular masculine of roish


marym

with me

Choonree eh buill marym. He changed places with me.

Jig oo marym? Will you come with me?


mayrt

with you

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

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

second-person singular informal of marish


urree

on her


orrin

on us


erriu

on you/ye


orroo

on them


orrym

on me


maroo

with them


meriu

with you/ye


ersyn

Gyn çheet ersyn.

S'beggan aggle t'ersyn royd.

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


orryms

on me (emphatic)

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

Ny jig orryms! Don't blame me!

Orryms eh shoh. This is my treat.


urreeish

on her (emphatic)

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

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


orrinyn

on us (emphatic)


erriuish

on you/ye (emphatic)

Erriuish yn loght. The fault lies with you.

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


orroosyn

on them (emphatic)


dhyt

Bea as slaynt dhyt!


dhyts

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

second-person singular informal emphatic of da


echey

at him/it

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

(idiomatic) his/its

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


echeysyn

at him/it (emphatic)

(idiomatic) his/its

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

third-person singular masculine emphatic of ec


lhiam

with me

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

(idiomatic) my

Bee eh lhiam. I will possess it.


lhiams

with me (emphatic)

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

(idiomatic) my

Jeeagh er y thie lhiams. Look at my house.


rhym

with me

Cha loayr peiagh erbee rhym. Nobody spoke to me.

Eaisht rhym! Listen to me!


rhyt

with you

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

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


r'ee

Cha lhig yn aggle lhiam loayrt r'ee.

Choard mee r'ee.

T'eh caillt ayns graih r'ee.

third-person singular feminine of rish: to her


rooin

with us

Hooin rooin! Come on!

Ren eh lhiantyn rooin. He battened onto us.


marinyn

with us (emphatic)

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

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


dooin

to us

Cur er ash dooin bannaghtyn ny marrey.

S'beg y fastee hug ny biljyn shen dooin.

Those trees afforded us but little shelter.


j'ee

of her


maroosyn

with them (emphatic)

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


meriuish

with you/ye (emphatic)

Lhig dou çheet meriuish.


maryms

with me (emphatic)

Tannee maryms rish tammylt. Come some way with me.


mayrts

with you (informal, emphatic)


ayd

at you


mareeish

with her (emphatic)

Dy beign mareeish! Would that I were with her!

Fow mareeish! Make love to her!


marishyn

with him/it (emphatic)

Quoi shass marishyn? Who was his best man?

Ta dellal aym marishyn. I have business with him.


leshyn

with him/it (emphatic)

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

(idiomatic) his/its

Sleshyn yn thie shoh. This house is his.


daue

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


roym

before me

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

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


royd

Bee jerrey jeant aym royd.

Ta raad liauyr royd.

second-person singular informal of roish. before you


roee

before her

Ren eh sleaghtey roee. He fell down before her.


roin

before us

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

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


reue

before you (formal)


lhiats

with you (informal, emphatic)

your(s)

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

Lhiats ny paitçhyn shen? Are those your children?


jehsyn

of him/it (emphatic)

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


dasyn

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

third-person singular masculine emphatic of da


eck

to/at her/it

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

(idiomatic) her/its

Baar ny skianyn eck. Clip its wings.

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


eshyn

By hinney eshyn. He was the eldest.

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

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


lhien

with us

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

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


lhienyn

with us (emphatic)

Hug eh lhienyn stiagh 'sy çhamyr.

(idiomatic) ours

Ny ta lhienyn, lhiats eh.


dty

From Old Irish do, from Proto-Celtic *towe (“your, thy”).

Beeym feer wooiagh dy hoiaghey jeh dty chuirrey dooie.

I will be very pleased to accept your kind invitation.

Cha der oo feanish foalsey noi dty naboo.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

Cur my vannaght da dty voir.


nyn

Compare East Ulster Irish nár (“our”), also standard Irish inár (“in our”), both of which cause eclipsis.

(possessive) your, belonging to you (plural/formal).

Va shin nyn baitçhyn.


liorish

by him/it


liorishyn

by him/it (emphatic)


assjeeish

out of her (emphatic)


jeeish

to/for her

third-person singular feminine emphatic of da


foeeish

under her (emphatic)


hucish

to her (emphatic)


voeeish

from her (emphatic)


lioreeish

by her (emphatic)


roeeish

before her (emphatic)


j'eeish

of her (emphatic)


lheeish

with her (emphatic)


r'eeish

to her (emphatic)


aynjeeish

third-person singular feminine emphatic of ayns


harreeish

over her (emphatic)


c'raad

(interrogative) where, whereabouts, whither, wherein


voym

from me


voee

from her/it

of her/it


mysh

From Old Irish imb. Cognate to Irish um and Scottish Gaelic mu.

about him/it


harrish

From Old Irish tar. Compare Irish thar and Scottish Gaelic thar.

across him/it


quoid

From Old Irish cid, from Proto-Celtic *kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid.


aynsyn

third-person singular masculine emphatic of ayns


ecksh

third-person singular feminine emphatic of ec