gloyr

gloyr (verbal noun gloyraghey, past participle gloyrit)

gloyraghey (noun-from-verb)
gloyrit (participle past)
gloyr
ghloyr
ngloyr


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.


Nerin

From Old Irish Érinn, dative and accusative case of Ériu (“Ireland”). See there for more.

T'eh kiart er jeet veih Nerin.

Va mee ayns Nerin fey ny boiraghyn.

Verr yn baase er ayns Nerin.


Doolish

Douglas (the capital city of the Isle of Man)


Ellan Vannin

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

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


Mannin

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

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


cliwe

head

cliwe m or f (genitive singular ?, plural cliwenyn)

From Old Irish claideb, from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos.


shiu

Kanys ta shiu? How are you?

shiu hene, yourself


fys

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

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.


kanys

Kanys t'eh lettrit? How is it spelled?

Kanys ta shiu? How are you?


lhiat

Dy n'irree y bayr lhiat!

(informal) second-person singular of lesh


aynshoh

Ta mee aynshoh.

Cha lhisagh ad ve aynshoh.


Sauin

Sauin f (genitive Souney, plural Sauinyn or Sounaghyn)

Souney (genitive)
Sauinyn (plural)
Sounaghyn (plural)
Sauin
Hauin
after "yn"
Tauin


Luanistyn

From Old Irish Lugnasad. Cognate with Irish Lúnasa and Scottish Gaelic Lùnastal.

Laa Luanistyn

She Luanistyn yn hoghtoo mee jeh’n vlein.

voish mean Voaldyn gys mean Luanistyn


lesh

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

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

Ersooyl lhiat!

Stiagh lhiat 'sy ghleashtan.

B'lesh Juan y cabbyl.

Marks possession with appropriate form of s'

Va mee caggey lesh cliwe.

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

Chaill eh eh hene lesh.

Hie eh lesh y thie.

goll lesh Doolish


lesh

with him/it

(idiomatic) his/its


Boaldyn

Laa Boaldyn

Voish mean Voaldyn gys mean Luanistyn.


ellan

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

ellan (genitive singular)
ellanyn (plural)


marish

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

Va mee caggey marish my charrey.

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


marish

with him/it


hym

to me


deyr

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


deyr

head

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


seyrsnys

seyrsnys m (genitive singular seyrsnys, no plural)

seyrsnys (genitive singular)
seyrsnys
heyrsnys
after "yn"
teyrsnys

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.


deyrsnys

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

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.


lhiabbee

lhiabbee f (genitive singular lhiabbagh, plural lhiabbaghyn)

lhiabbagh (genitive singular)
lhiabbaghyn (plural)

From Old Irish lepaid. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic leabaidh.


gyn

From Old Irish cen. Cognate with Irish gan.

Cha daink rieau yn baase gyn leshtal.

Çheer gyn çhengey, çheer gyn ennym.

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


eddyr

From Old Irish eter. Cognate with Irish idir.

Hie mee stiagh eddyr yn jees oc.


jeed

(informal) second-person singular of jeh


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.


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.


ec

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

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


voish

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

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


voish

from him/it

of him/it

third-person singular masculine of voish


jeh

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

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


jeh

of him/it


rish

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

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

Va mee caggey rish my noid.

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


rish

to him/it


nish

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


ayns

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

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


ayn

cha nel ayn agh craueyn.


ayn

ayn as ass, there and back


ayn

ayn rish foddey, long-standing


roish

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

Ultimately from Old Irish ré. Compare Irish roimh.


roish

before him/it

third-person singular masculine of roish


didee

didee f (genitive singular didee, plural dideeyn)

didee (genitive singular)
dideeyn (plural)
didee
ghidee
nidee


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


shynnagh

shynnagh m (genitive singular shynnee, plural shynnee)

shynnee (genitive singular)
shynnee (plural)
shynnagh
hynnagh
after "yn"
çhynnagh


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.


accrys

Hug eh accrys j'ee. He starved her.

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

Ta accrys er. He is hungry.


urreeish

on her (emphatic)

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

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


orrinyn

on us (emphatic)


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)

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


loght

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

From Old Irish locht (“fault, blemish”).

Beg y yannoo jeh loght.

T’eh currit da’n loght shen.

dooinney sheshey gyn loght

Hug ad yn loght ass my lieh.

gyn loght


Gaelgey

(of) Manx

T'ee moir ny Gaelgey.

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

Ta blass kiart ny Gaelgey ayd.


sheshey

sheshey m (genitive singular sheshee, plural sheshaghyn or sheshee)

sheshee (genitive singular)
sheshaghyn (plural)
sheshee (plural)
sheshey
heshey
after "yn"
çheshey

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.


fliugh

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

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

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


slaynt

head

slaynt f (genitive singular slaynt, no plural)

slaynt (genitive singular)
slaynt
hlaynt
after "yn"
tlaynt

Bea as slaynt dhyt!

Ta slaynt yindyssagh echey.


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


reesht

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

inh

Reesht! Encore!

Reesht as reeshtagh. Time after time.


tombaacey

head

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

Dhyts y tombaacey shoh.

Ny ceau tombaacey.

Ta mee goaill tombaacey reesht.


tombagey

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

cruishtin tombagey

poagey tombagey

shapp tombagey


tombaagey

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

Ta shin glen ass tombaagey.


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.


erbee

Cha dooar ee veg erbee.


erbee

B'are lhiam shen erskyn red erbee.


peiagh

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

Cha loayr peiagh erbee rhym. Nobody spoke to me.


shapp

shapp m (genitive singular shapp, plural shappyn)

shapp (genitive singular)
shappyn (plural)
shapp
happ
after "yn"
çhapp

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.


poagey

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

poagey tombagey, tobacco pouch

poagey cadlee, sleeping bag

argid poagey, pocket money

poagey thoanney, hip-pocket

poagey drommey, knapsack, rucksack, haversack, backpack


cadley

cadlee (genitive singular)
cadley
chadley
gadley

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.


rhym

with 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?


druggey

druggey m (genitive singular druggey, plural druggaghyn)

druggey (genitive singular)
druggaghyn (plural)
druggey
ghruggey
nruggey

Chur eh druggey da'n cabbyl.


caarjyn

Compare Irish cáirde, Scottish Gaelic càirdean.


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.


Sostynagh

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

She sampleyr yn offishear Sostynagh eh.

Ta blass Sostynagh echey.


Sostynagh

Sostynagh m (genitive singular Sostynagh, plural Sostynee)

Sostynagh (genitive singular)
Sostynee (plural)
Sostynagh
Hostynagh
after "yn"
Tostynagh

She Sostynagh dooie eh.


sluight

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

T'eh voish sluight ooasle.

Marrinee va'n sluight echey er dy rieau.

He comes from a long line of seafaring men.

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

Cha nel sluight echey.

T'eh jeh sluight Sostynagh.

T'eh jeh sluight reeghyn Vannin.


ooasle

From Old Irish úasal (“high, lofty, noble”).


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

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

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

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


dooin

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


mooir

mooir f (genitive singular marrey, plural mooiraghyn)

marrey (genitive singular)
mooiraghyn (plural)
mooir
vooir

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.


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)


shiaghtin

shiaghtin f (genitive singular shiaghtiney, plural shiaghteeyn)

shiaghtiney (genitive singular)
shiaghteeyn (plural)
shiaghtin
hiaghtin
after "yn"
çhiaghtin

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
yerrey
n'yerrey

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.


shiaghtiney

shiaghtiney
hiaghtiney
after "yn"
çhiaghtiney


bannaght

bannaght f (genitive singular bannaght, plural bannaghtyn)

bannaght (genitive singular)
bannaghtyn (plural)
bannaght
vannaght
mannaght

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


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.


darragh

billey darragh


darragh

Cho creoi rish y darragh.


darragh

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Cha smooinee mee er chor erbee dy darragh eh.

Cre erbee ren shin, cha darragh eh.

dependent subjunctive of tar: would come


kiaull

head

kiaull m (genitive singular kiaull, no plural)

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

Cur kiaull rish ny focklyn.


kiaull

kiaulley (noun-from-verb)
kiaull
chiaull
giaull


fynn

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


fynn

fynn f (genitive singular fynn, plural fynnyn)

fynn (genitive singular)
fynnyn (plural)
fynn
ynn
vynn

T’eh fynn-hooillagh.


straid

straid f (genitive singular straiddey, plural straiddyn)

straiddey (genitive singular)
straiddyn (plural)
straid
hraid
after "yn"
traid

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

Ta'n straid bio lesh sleih.


aalin

V'ee aalin erskyn focklyn.

Va'n laa jea aalin.

T'ou aalin erskyn insh.

V'eh jeant dy aalin.


agh

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

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

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

Cha daink eh agh dy akin cre va goll.


agh

agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)

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


caashey

caashey m (genitive singular caashey, plural caashaghyn)

caashey (genitive singular)
caashaghyn (plural)
caashey
chaashey
gaashey

From Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus.

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


ouyr

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


ouyr

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


quallian

quallian m (genitive singular quallian, plural quallianyn)

quallian (genitive singular)
quallianyn (plural)
quallian
whallian
guallian

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”). Cognate with Irish coileán and Scottish Gaelic cuilean.

quallian jeh'n chied seiy


paag

paag f (genitive singular paag, plural paagyn)

paag (genitive singular)
paagyn (plural)

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

Cheau ee paag huggey.

Doltee eh lesh paag ee.


paag

paag (verbal noun paagey, past participle paagit)

paagey (noun-from-verb)
paagit (participle past)
paag
phaag
baag


sonney

From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *so-gna-vos (“well grown”).

Caisht sonney dhyt!

Laa ruggyree sonney dhyt.

Va seihll sonney echey.


jough

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

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
heihll
after "yn"
teihll

From Old Irish saegul, from Latin saeculum. Cognate with Irish saol and Scottish Gaelic saoghal.

Cha naik mee rieau y lhied ayns ooilley'n seihll aym.

Hug eh seose y Seihll.

Eshyn as argid echey t'eh stiurey yn seihll.


dasyn

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

third-person singular masculine emphatic of da


ooyl

ooyl f (genitive singular ooyley or ooylagh, plural ooylyn)

ooyley (genitive singular)
ooylagh (genitive singular)
ooylyn (plural)

From Middle Irish uball, from Old Irish ubull (compare Scottish Gaelic ubhal), from Proto-Celtic *abūl (“apple”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

yn dooinney dasyn hug mee yn ooyl


commyn

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

From Old Irish commann (“alliance, pact”).


Mayrnt

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

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


ommidan

ommidan m (genitive singular ommidan, plural ommidanyn)

ommidan (genitive singular)
ommidanyn (plural)

From Middle Irish *ammatán. Cognate with Irish amadán and Scottish Gaelic amadan.

Er lhieusyn dy vel eh ny ommidan.

Ta turneyryn gaase roauyr er pingyn yn ommidan.

Lawyers grow fat on the pennies of fools.

T’eh ny slane ommidan!
He’s a perfect idiot!


roauyr

From Old Irish remor (“fat, stout, thick”), from Proto-Celtic *remros (“great, fat, thick”). Cognate with Irish ramhar and Scottish Gaelic reamhar.

inh

Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr. A wide grey ram was never fat.

Yn partan ta dy-kinjagh 'sy towl echey cha vel eh rieau roauyr. The crab which is always in its hole is never fat.


goayr

head

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

goayrey (genitive singular)
goair (genitive singular)
goair (plural)
goayr
ghoayr
ngoayr

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.


gial

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

der

buigh-ghial

traaghyn gial

Cha gial as (yn) sniaghtey.


gial

head

gial (verbal noun gialdyn, past participle giallit)

gialdyn (noun-from-verb)
giallit (participle past)
gial
yial
ngial

From Middle Irish gellaid, from Old Irish gellaid, a denominative verb from gell (“pledge”).


dooney

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

Jean dooney dty veeal!

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

Ta'n shapp dooney mairagh.

Dooney ayns ny barrackyn


shassoo

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

Daag eh ee ny shassoo ayns mean ny shamyr.

He left her standing in the middle of the room.


shamyr

shamyr f (genitive singular shamyr, plural shamyryn)

shamyr (genitive singular)
shamyryn (plural)
shamyr
hamyr
after "yn"
çhamyr

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


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
hamyr lhiabbagh
after "yn"
çhamyr lhiabbagh


shamyr chlienney

shamyr chlienney
hamyr chlienney
after "yn"
çhamyr chlienney

shamyr (“room”) + clienney (genitive of cloan (“children”))

af

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


buggane

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


fo-

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


Bretnish

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

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

Welsh was hammered into her when she was a child.


Baarle

From Old Irish bélrae (“language, speech”), from bél (“mouth”).


buigh

Ta'n Ouyr cur daah buigh er ny duillagyn.


Yernish

From Old Irish Ériu, Érenn (“Ireland”) + -ish, on the model of Yernagh (from Old Irish Érennach).

Ta'n fockle Gaelgagh shoh çheet magh ass y Yernish.


fouyr

fouyir (genitive singular)
fouyr
ouyr
vouyr

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


feeyn

feeyney (genitive singular)
feeyn
eeyn
veeyn

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.


kiart

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

Abbyr dty vel oo kiart.

Er lhiam nish dy vel oo kiart mychione echey.

I have grown to think that you are right about him.

Cur eh kiart noi'n voalley.

Inshym dhyt dy kiart.


kiart

Abbyr dy beagh oo ayns Divlyn kiart nish.

By haittin lhiam cappan dy hey kiart nish!

Cha nel mee agh kiart er jeet.


kiart

kiart glen


Gaelgagh

bluckaneyrys Gaelgagh

clou Gaelgagh

Mannin, cha nee seyr ynrican agh Gaelgagh.

Ta dagh ooilley nhee gobbraghey noi ny glaraghyn Gaelgagh.

Everything works against the Gaelic languages.

Ta ny focklyn Gaelgagh ny s'earrooagh.

Ta brastyl Gaelgagh echey.


Bretnagh

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Bretnagh m (genitive singular Bretnagh, plural Bretnee)

Bretnagh (genitive singular)
Bretnee (plural)
Bretnagh
Vretnagh
Mretnagh


Yernagh

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

Ta blass Yernagh echey.


Yernagh

Yernagh m (genitive singular Yernagh, plural Yernee)

Yernagh (genitive singular)
Yernee (plural)


traa

traa m (genitive singular traa, plural traaghyn)

traa (genitive singular)
traaghyn (plural)
traa
hraa
draa

feiy'n traa caggee

By jiark yn argid ec y traa shen.

Cha nel keeall erbee da'n traa echey.

yn traa shen


kellagh

kellagh m (genitive singular kellee, plural kellee)

kellee (genitive singular)
kellee (plural)
kellagh
chellagh
gellagh

From Old Irish cailech, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“call”).


Nollick

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


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])


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.


Nollick Vooar

Literally ‘great Christmas’, as opposed to ‘little Christmas’, i.e. Epiphany. From Old Irish notlaic mór.

T’ad jannoo y Nollick Vooar 'sy chied vee.


breinn

From Old Irish brén (“putrid, stinking, rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg-.

inh

T'eh breinn.


Caisht

From Old Irish Cásc, from ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Caisht sonney dhyt!


feeaihagh

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feeaihagh m (genitive singular feeaihee)

feeaihee (genitive singular)
feeaihagh
eeaihagh
veeaihagh

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


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


çhagh

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

From Old Irish tech, from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *tegos (“cover, roof”).


elley

From Old Irish aile (“second, other, another”), from Proto-Celtic *alyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos (“other, out of a group of more than two”), from *h₂el- (“beyond”).

Bea ghooinney as baase dooinney elley.

Bee eh ersooyl rish blein elley.

Cha dod eh geddyn aaght boayl erbee elley.

He couldn't get accommodation anywhere else.


enney

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

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

inh

Dy beagh enney ayd er yn accrys.

Cha nel enney erbee aym er.

Hug mee enney urree reesht.


queeyl

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

queeylagh (genitive singular)
queeylyn (plural)
queeyllyn (plural)
queeyl
wheeyl
gueeyl

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


lajer

lajer (plural lajerey, comparative stroshey)

From Old Irish láitir. Cognate with Irish láidir.

Ta dooinney lajer dt’oi.

Ta mee my ghooinney lajer.

Tayrn eh dy lajer.


er meshtey

Laa er meshtey, laa er ushtey.

T'eh er meshtey.

V'eh daa hreen er meshtey.


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.


blasstal

blasstal (comparative)
blasstal
vlasstal
mlasstal

From Middle Irish blasta (“appetizing, tasty, sweet”) + -al, from blas (Manx blass).


Baarleyr

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Baarleyr m (genitive singular Baarleyr, plural Baarleyryn)

Baarleyr (genitive singular)
Baarleyryn (plural)
Baarleyr
Vaarleyr
Maarleyr

Ta Mannin lane dy Vaarleyryn nish.

The Isle of Man is full of English speakers now.


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)


croiteyr

croiteyr m (genitive singular croiteyr, plural croiteyryn)

croiteyr (genitive singular)
croiteyryn (plural)


jeshaghteyr

jeshaghteyr m (genitive singular jeshaghteyr, plural jeshaghteyryn)

jeshaghteyr (genitive singular)
jeshaghteyryn (plural)
jeshaghteyr
yeshaghteyr
n'yeshaghteyr


jeshaght

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

Ny jean sheeyney yn jeshaght.

T'eh gobbragh y jeshaght.

Ta'n jeshaght lostey dy rea.

Va ny meir echey broojit 'sy jeshaght.

Va'n jeshaght gobbragh.


ynseyder

ynseyder m (genitive singular ynseyder, plural ynseyderyn)

ynseyder (genitive singular)
ynseyderyn (plural)

educator, teacher, trainer, instructor, tutor, pedagogue, coach


keird

keird f (genitive singular keirdey, plural keirdyn)

keirdey (genitive singular)
keirdyn (plural)
keird
cheird
geird

From Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”). Cognate with Irish ceird.

employment, profession, business, vocation, occupation


keird-chummynys

keird-chummynys m (genitive singular keird-chummynys, no plural)

keird-chummynys (genitive singular)
keird-chummynys
cheird-chummynys
geird-chummynys

From keird-chummyn (“trade union”) + -ys.


keird-chummyn

keird-chummyn m (genitive singular keird-chummyn, plural keird-chummynnyn)

keird-chummyn (genitive singular)
keird-chummynnyn (plural)
keird-chummyn
cheird-chummyn
geird-chummyn

From keird (“trade, craft”) + cummyn (“organization”). Compare Irish ceardchumann.


keird-heshaght

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keird-heshaght f (genitive singular keird-heshaght, plural keird-heshaghtyn)

keird-heshaght (genitive singular)
keird-heshaghtyn (plural)
keird-heshaght
cheird-heshaght
geird-heshaght

From keird (“trade, craft”) + sheshaght (“company, society, association”).


keird-heshaghtys

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keird-heshaghtys m (genitive singular keird-heshaghtys, no plural)

keird-heshaghtys (genitive singular)
keird-heshaghtys
cheird-heshaghtys
geird-heshaghtys

From keird-heshaght (“trade union”) + -ys, from keird (“trade, craft”) + sheshaght.


keird-heshaghtagh

From keird-heshaght (“trade union”) + -agh, from keird (“trade, craft”) + sheshaght.


keird-heshaghtagh

keird-heshaghtagh m (genitive singular keird-heshaghtagh, plural keird-heshaghtee)

keird-heshaghtagh (genitive singular)
keird-heshaghtee (plural)
keird-heshaghtagh
cheird-heshaghtagh
geird-heshaghtagh


sheshaght

sheshaght f (genitive singular sheshaght, plural sheshaghtyn)

sheshaght (genitive singular)
sheshaghtyn (plural)
sheshaght
heshaght
after "yn"
çheshaght

From sheshey (“companion, fellow, colleague”) + -aght.

af

fo coadey ny Sheshaght Ghailckagh

under the auspices of the Manx Gaelic Society

Sheshaght ny Gaarjyn

T'eh bunnys kione ny sheshaght.

company, society, association, band (of people)


keirdagh

From keird (“craft, trade”) + -agh, from Old Irish cerd (“craft, craftsman”), from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”). Cognate with Irish ceardaí.


keirdagh

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keirdagh m (genitive singular keirdagh, plural keirdee)

keirdagh (genitive singular)
keirdee (plural)
keirdagh
cheirdagh
geirdagh


arrane

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

Hug ee yn arrane dy aalin.

Myr shoh ta'n arrane.

T'ee goaill arrane mie dy liooar.

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


shawk

shawk m (genitive singular shawk, plural shawkyn)

shawk (genitive singular)
shawkyn (plural)
shawk
hawk
after "yn"
çhawk

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


cummynys

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


sleih

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

From Middle Irish slúag, from Old Irish slúag. Cognate to Irish slua and Scottish Gaelic sluagh.

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

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

Dooyrt ymmodee sleih eh.

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

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

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

People believed that things foreshadowed themselves.

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

All these people will have to be dined tonight.

She teiy yn sleih t'eh.

Hug ad ny sidooryn ayns thieyn yn sleih.

They quartered the troops on the inhabitants.

Haink sleih dy liooar.

Hayrn eh cree yn sleih.

He appealed to the emotions of the crowd.

Ren mee my raad trooid yn sleih.


firrinagh

O dy row eh firrinagh!

Saillym clastyn stayd firrinagh ny reddyn.

I want to hear the actual state of things.

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


coyrle

coyrle f (genitive singular coyrlee, plural coyrleyn)

coyrlee (genitive singular)
coyrleyn (plural)
coyrle
choyrle
goyrle

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel”).

Cha jean eh geaishtagh rish coyrle.

Coyrle chellagh ny giark dy chur bee da ny kiarkyn.

Ghow ad coyrle ry-cheilley.

Ghow mee coyrle maroo.


çhiarn

çhiarn m (genitive singular çhiarn, plural çhiarnyn)

çhiarn (genitive singular)
çhiarnyn (plural)
çhiarn
hiarn
jiarn

From Middle Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae.


Gailckagh

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.

fockleyr Gailckagh as Baarlagh

Immeeaghtyn ny Sheshaght Gailckagh
Proceedings of the Manx Gaelic Society.


lhien

with us


lhienyn

with us (emphatic)

Hug eh lhienyn stiagh 'sy çhamyr.

(idiomatic) ours

Ny ta lhienyn, lhiats eh.


Gailck

Gailckey (genitive)
Gailck
Ghailck
Ngailck


Nalbin

From Old Irish Albain, dative form of Albu.


shamyr chadlee chlienney

shamyr chadlee chlienney
hamyr chadlee chlienney
after "yn"
çhamyr chadlee chlienney

shamyr (“room”) + cadlee (genitive of cadley (“sleep”)) + clienney (genitive of cloan (“children”))

affix

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

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


galchro

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galchro m (genitive singular galchro, plural galchroiyn)

galchro (genitive singular)
galchroiyn (plural)
galchro
ghalchro
ngalchro

From Old Irish gall (“foreigner”) + cnó (“nut”) (compare Irish gallchnó).


-agh

From Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix *-eh₂- + adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos; compare Welsh -og. Doublet of -ag.

Mannin (“Isle of Man”) + -agh → Manninagh (“Manxman/woman”)
Sostyn (“England”) + -agh → Sostynagh (“Englishman/woman”)

aash (“ease”) + -agh → aashagh (“easy”)
firriney (“truth”) + -agh → firrinagh (“true”)

Manninagh (“Manx”, adjective), Sostynagh (“English”, adjective)

Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having'


aitt

Cre'n smooinaght aitt.

She fer aitt eh.

Ta shen red aitt.

Va shen skeeal aitt.


mairane

mairane m (genitive singular mairane, plural mairaneyn)

mairane (genitive singular)
mairaneyn (plural)
mairane
vairane

mair (“finger”) + -ane (compare Scottish Gaelic meuran, Irish méaracán)


mooarane

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

Cheayll mee mooarane mychione e haght.

Hooar mee mooarane.

T'eh coontey mooarane j'ee.

Ta mooarane argid çheet trooid ny laueyn echey.

Ta mooarane Gaelg echey.
He knows much Manx.


tonnane

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


cro frangagh

cro frangagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


ymmodee

Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee.

Hug ad ooashley da ymmodee jeeghyn.

T'ee er ruggaghtyn ymmodee cloan.

Ta ymmodee bleeantyn foast ayn.

Va ymmodee eabbaghyn er nyn yannoo.


dooyrt

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

Cha dooyrt eh e lheid.

Dooyrt ee myr spotçh eh.

Dooyrt eh er ard eh.

Dooyrt eh fo ny feeacklyn echey eh.


daachiarkyl

daachiarkyl m (genitive singular daachiarkil, plural daachiarkil)

daachiarkil (genitive singular)
daachiarkil (plural)
daachiarkyl
ghaachiarkyl
naachiarkyl

From daa- (“two”) + kiarkyl (“circle, ring”).


daawheeyl

daawheeyl f (genitive singular daawheeyl, plural daawheeyllyn)

daawheeyl (genitive singular)
daawheeyllyn (plural)
daawheeyl
ghaawheeyl
naawheeyl


garran yiarn

garran yiarn m (genitive singular garran yiarn, plural garranyn yiarn)

garran yiarn (genitive singular)
garranyn yiarn (plural)
garran yiarn
gharran yiarn
ngarran yiarn


Frangagh

From Old Irish Frangcach (“Frank, Frankish”). By surface analysis, Frank (“France”) + -agh. Cognate with Irish Francach.

surf

Ta oashyn Frangagh echey.
He has Frenchified ways.


Frangagh

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Frangagh m (genitive singular Frangagh, plural Frangee)

Frangagh (genitive singular)
Frangee (plural)
Frangagh
Rangagh
Vrangagh

Lhig eh er dy row eh ny Rangagh.


Baarlagh

Baarlee (comparative)
Baarlagh
Vaarlagh
Maarlagh

From Baarle (“English language”) + -agh.

She dooinney Baarlagh eh.

of or pertaining to the English language


Baarlaghys

Cha nel yn fockle shen agh Baarlaghys.


Frangish

Cha nel Frangish erbee aym.


aash

aash f (genitive singular aash, plural aashyn)

aash (genitive singular)
aashyn (plural)

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

cog

Loayr ass dt'aash.

Ta mee goaill aash.

Caghlaa obbyr aash.

S'beg yn aash hooar eh.


feeaih

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

From Old Irish fíad. Cognate with Irish fia and Scottish Gaelic fiadh.


feeaihaght

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

From Old Irish fíadach. By surface analysis, feeaih (“deer”) + -aght.


Sostyn

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons; England”), or possibly a back-formation from Sostynagh (“English, Englishman, Saxon”). Compare Irish Sasana and Scottish Gaelic Sasainn.

Cha nee eer ayns Sostyn hene t'ad jannoo ymmyd jeh.

Hooar eh baase ayns Sostyn.

He met his fate (i.e. death) in England.

Veagh oo cummal ayns Sostyn.


Bretyn

Rug ee 'sy Vretyn.


Bretin

T'eh shiaulley noon dys y Vretin jiu.


Bretyn Veg

Yn Vretyn Veg (canonical feminine)
Bretyn Veg
Vretyn Veg
Mretyn Veg


Bretyn Vooar

Yn Vretyn Vooar (canonical feminine)
Bretyn Vooar
Vretyn Vooar
Mretyn Vooar


Thalloo Bretnagh

Yn Thalloo Bretnagh (canonical masculine)
Thalloo Bretnagh
Halloo Bretnagh
Dhalloo Bretnagh


Spaainey

From Old Irish Espáine, the genitive form of Espáin (“Spain”), from Latin Hispānia. Cognate with Irish An Spáinn.

Ta'n Spaainey my yiass jeh'n Rank.

Ren ad troailt 'sy Rank as ayns yn Spaainey ny yei shen.

They travelled in France and then in Spain.


Spaainagh

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Spaainagh m (genitive singular Spaainagh, plural Spaainee)

Spaainagh (genitive singular)
Spaainee (plural)


ruy

From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Cha nel ping ruy aym.

Ta folt ruy eck.


cro

cro m (genitive singular cro, plural croiyn)

cro (genitive singular)
croiyn (plural)
cro
chro
gro

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


pirgrinid

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


pirgrinys

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


troailtys chrauee

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


firriney

Hooar eh fys ny firriney.

She firriney lhome ee.

Ta shen cur crackan ny firriney da'n skeeal.


billeydeyraght

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


billeydeyr

billeydeyr m (genitive singular billeydeyr, plural billeydeyryn)

billeydeyr (genitive singular)
billeydeyryn (plural)
billeydeyr
villeydeyr
milleydeyr


billeydys

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


billeyder

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


mairagh

From Old Irish i mbárach (“tomorrow”), from bárach, from Proto-Celtic *bāregos (“morning”). Compare Welsh bore (“morning”). Cognate with Irish amárach.

Bee briwnys jeant echey mairagh.

Cur shilley er mairagh.

Er agh elley foddee oo çheet mairagh.

Heeym oo mairagh.

Rosheemayd yn ellan mairagh.


shamyr aarlagh

shamyr aarlagh f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr aarlagh
hamyr aarlagh
after "yn"
çhamyr aarlagh


shamyr aarlee

shamyr aarlee f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr aarlee
hamyr aarlee
after "yn"
çhamyr aarlee


shamyr chleree

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

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


shamyr chraueyn

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

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


shamyr feeyney

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shamyr feeyney f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr feeyney
hamyr feeyney
after "yn"
çhamyr feeyney


shamyr ghorraghey

shamyr ghorraghey f (genitive singular shamyr ghorraghey, plural shamryn dorraghey)

shamyr ghorraghey (genitive singular)
shamryn dorraghey (plural)
shamyr ghorraghey
hamyr ghorraghey
after "yn"
çhamyr ghorraghey


camerey

camerey m (genitive singular camerey, plural camraghyn)

camerey (genitive singular)
camraghyn (plural)
camerey
chamerey
gamerey


shamraig

shamraig f (genitive singular shamraig, plural shamraigyn)

shamraig (genitive singular)
shamraigyn (plural)
shamraig
hamraig
after "yn"
çhamraig


shamyr ghaunse

shamyr ghaunse
hamyr ghaunse
after "yn"
çhamyr ghaunse


foast

Cha nel ee er jeet foast.

T'ad foast freayll y cliaghtey er bun.


monney

Cha jean shen monney dy vie.

Cha nel ee cur monney geill da.

Cha nel monney argid aym.


monney

monney m (genitive singular monney, plural monnaghyn)

monney (genitive singular)
monnaghyn (plural)
monney
vonney


Thalloo yn Eeast

Thalloo yn Eeast
Halloo yn Eeast
Dhalloo yn Eeast

thalloo (“land”) + eeast (“fish”) (compare Irish Talamh an Éisc).


Austrail

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

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


Austrailagh

Austrailagh m (genitive singular Austrailagh, plural Austrailee)

Austrailagh (genitive singular)
Austrailee (plural)


Loghlynagh

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


Loghlynagh

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Loghlynagh m (genitive singular Loghlynagh, plural Loghlynee)

Loghlynagh (genitive singular)
Loghlynee (plural)


briwnys

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

From Middle Irish breithemnas, from Old Irish brithemnas.

Cha jeanym briwnys er.

Ta maarlys er ny briwnys er.

Va'n chied aundyr er ny briwnys dhyt.


shamyr chadjin

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


shamyr chluig

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shamyr chluig f (genitive singular shamyr chluig, plural shamyryn cluig)

shamyr chluig (genitive singular)
shamyryn cluig (plural)
shamyr chluig
hamyr chluig
after "yn"
çhamyr chluig


shamyr choonseilagh

From shamyr (“chamber”) + coonseilagh (“councillor”).


shamyr eaddee

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shamyr eaddee f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shamyr eaddee
hamyr eaddee
after "yn"
çhamyr eaddee


eaddagh

eaddagh m (genitive singular eaddee, plural eaddeeyn)

eaddee (genitive singular)
eaddeeyn (plural)


Loghlin

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


Fynn-Loghlynagh

Fynn-Loghlynagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

fynn (“fair, blond”) + Loghlynagh (“Norseman, Viking”)


Soolynagh

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Soolynagh m (genitive singular Soolynagh, plural Soolynee)

Soolynagh (genitive singular)
Soolynee (plural)
Soolynagh
Hoolynagh
after "yn"
Toolynagh


Soolyn

Yn Toolyn (canonical feminine)
Soolyn
Hoolyn
after "yn"
Toolyn


Greenlyn

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


Jamaicey

Yn Yamaicey (canonical feminine)
Jamaicey
Yamaicey
N'yamaicey

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Jamaicagh

Jamaicagh m (genitive singular Jamaicagh, plural Jamaicee)

Jamaicagh (genitive singular)
Jamaicee (plural)
Jamaicagh
Yamaicagh
N'yamaicagh


Coobey

Yn Choobey (canonical feminine)
Coobey
Choobey
Goobey


Coobagh

Coobagh m (genitive singular Coobagh, plural Coobee)

Coobagh (genitive singular)
Coobee (plural)
Coobagh
Choobagh
Goobagh


Creestee

Ren ad ny Chreestee jeh.

T'eh ny Chreestee coar.


Estoinagh

Estoinagh m (genitive singular Estoinagh, plural Estoinee)

Estoinagh (genitive singular)
Estoinee (plural)


Nalbin Noa

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


Twoaie Nerin

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


Twoaie ny hErin

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


Canadagh

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Canadagh m (genitive singular Canadagh, plural Canadee)

Canadagh (genitive singular)
Canadee (plural)
Canadagh
Chanadagh
Ganadagh


Creest

From Old Irish Críst, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), in translation of Hebrew משיח (māshīaχ, “anointed”).

Ta mish dty heshey harvaant ayns Yeesey Chreest.

I am your fellow servant in Jesus Christ.


Ellan y Phrinse Edard

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island


mair choshey

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


mair chass

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


mair choshey veg

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


mair veg ny coshey

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


Seelan Noa

Yn Teelan Noa (canonical feminine)
Seelan Noa
Heelan Noa
after "yn"
Teelan Noa

From Seelan (“Zealand”) + noa (“new”) (compare Irish Nua-Shéalainn).

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Noa Heelan

From noa (“new”) + Seelan (“Zealand”) (compare Irish Nua-Shéalainn).


mair vooar

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


noa

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

Hug eh ennym noa er hene.

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


yiarn

yiarn m (genitive singular yiarn, plural yiarnyn)

yiarn (genitive singular)
yiarnyn (plural)

From Old Irish íarn, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haearn, Breton houarn), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēsh₂r̥no- (“bloody, red”), from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“(flowing) blood”).

inh

Bwoaill choud as ta'n yiarn çheh.

Ta magnaid tayrn yiarn.

Ta'n yiarn jiarg.

Vroill eh y skynn er y yiarn.


ard-duic

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ard-duic m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


garran

garran m (genitive singular garran, plural garranyn)

garran (genitive singular)
garranyn (plural)
garran
gharran
ngarran

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


mair-chlaare

mair-chlaare m (genitive singular mair-chlaare, plural mair-chlaareyn)

mair-chlaare (genitive singular)
mair-chlaareyn (plural)
mair-chlaare
vair-chlaare

mair (“finger”) + claare (“board”) (compare Irish méarchlár)


ogher

ogher f (genitive singular ogheragh, plural ogheryn)

ogheragh (genitive singular)
ogheryn (plural)

From Middle Irish eochair, from Old Irish eochair.

Cur dou ny ogheryn ayd.

Faag yn ogher ’sy ghlass.

Ta’n ogher shoh gentreil y glass.


duic

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


feddan

feddan m (genitive singular feddan, plural feddanyn)

feddan (genitive singular)
feddanyn (plural)
feddan
eddan
veddan

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

Kiaull y chassey ass y feddan millish.

Lhig eh feddan er y voddey.

Ren eh lhoobey y feddan.


mair-chooilleeney

mair-chooilleeney m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

mair (“finger”) + cooilleeney (“consummation, fulfilment, satisfaction”)


laue-chooilleeney

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laue-chooilleeney m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


gauin

gauin m (genitive singular ?, plural gouney)

From Old Irish gamuin. Cognate with Irish gamhain.


fainey

fainey f (genitive singular fainey, plural fainaghyn)

fainey (genitive singular)
fainaghyn (plural)
fainey
ainey
vainey

From Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos. Cognate with Irish fáinne.


dorraghey

Ta'n oie fliugh dorraghey.


mair ny fainey

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


mair veg

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


troailtagh

troailtagh m (genitive singular troailtee, plural troailtee)

troailtee (genitive singular)
troailtee (plural)
troailtagh
hroailtagh
droailtagh

From troailt (“travel, journey”) + -agh.


troailtys

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


kayt billey

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


kayt ny miljyn

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

kayt ny miljyn
chayt ny miljyn
gayt ny miljyn


kayt cuttagh

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


kayt Manninagh

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

kayt Manninagh
chayt Manninagh
gayt Manninagh


kayt oaldey

kayt oaldey m (genitive singular kayt oaldey, plural kiyt oaldey)

kayt oaldey (genitive singular)
kiyt oaldey (plural)
kayt oaldey
chayt oaldey
gayt oaldey


kayt ny keylley

kayt ny keylley m (genitive singular kayt ny keylley, plural kiyt ny keylley)

kayt ny keylley (genitive singular)
kiyt ny keylley (plural)
kayt ny keylley
chayt ny keylley
gayt ny keylley


moddey oaldey

moddey oaldey m (genitive singular moddee oaldey, plural moddee oaldey)

moddee oaldey (genitive singular)
moddee oaldey (plural)
moddey oaldey
voddey oaldey


stiagh

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


sthie

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


shenn

shinney (comparative)
shenn
henn
after "yn"
çhenn

From Old Irish sen, from Proto-Celtic *senos (compare Welsh hen), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).

Cha nel ee cha shenn as shen.

Hie yn shenn dooinney dy lhie.

Keayrt va mee aeg as nish ta mee shenn.

She'n shenn skeeal reesht eh.


lhean

From Old Irish lethan, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitanos (“broad”) (compare Welsh llydan, Cornish and Breton ledan). Cognate with Irish leathan.

Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr.

T’ee lhean-oghrishagh.
She is broad-bosomed.

Ta beeal ny purtey lhean.

Ta dreeym lhean er.

Ta oght lhean echey.

Ta Baarle lhean echey.


çhengaghyn

Ta dagh ooilley nhee gobbraghey noi ny çhengaghyn Gaelgagh.

Everything works against the Gaelic languages.


sleitagh

Ta çheer my ghooie sleitagh.


oaldey

From Old Irish allaid. Cognate with Irish allta.


baney

She yn wooa s'baney ta aym.

Ta laueyn baney eck.


lauean

lauean m (genitive singular lauean, plural laueanyn)

lauean (genitive singular)
laueanyn (plural)

From Old Irish lámann. By surface analysis, laue (“hand”) + -an. Cognate with Irish lámhainn.

surf

Quoi s’lesh ny laueanyn shoh?


inneen

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inneen f (genitive singular inneen, plural inneenyn)

inneen (genitive singular)
inneenyn (plural)

From Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ (inigena), from Proto-Celtic *enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”) + *ǵenh₁- (“produce, give birth”) (compare Latin indigena (“native”), Ancient Greek ἐγγόνη (engónē, “granddaughter”)).

cog

Eshyn ta geddyn drogh chleuin t'eh coayl inneen.

He who gets a bad son-in-law loses a daughter.

Hymnee eh e argid er e 'nneen.

Ta 'neen echey jeh'n eash ayd.

Ta 'nneen echey uneashagh rhyt.

Ta troor dy 'neenyn eck dy chur ayns poosey.

T'eh son cur Moirrey er e 'neen.


'neen

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

'neen (genitive singular)
'neenyn (plural)


'nneen

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

'nneen (genitive singular)
'nneenyn (plural)


eash

eash f (genitive singular eash, plural eashyn)

eash (genitive singular)
eashyn (plural)

From Old Irish áes (compare Irish aois).

Hooar eh eash vie.

Ren eh roshtyn eash vooar.

T’ad jeh’n un eash.


uneashagh

From un- (“one”) + eash (“age”) + -agh (adjectival suffix).

T'ad uneashagh.

Ta 'nneen echey uneashagh rhyt.


un-çhengagh

From un- (“mono-, uni-”) + çhengey (“language”) + -agh (adjectival suffix).


un-wheeyl

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un-wheeyl f (genitive singular un-wheeyl, plural un-wheeylyn)

un-wheeyl (genitive singular)
un-wheeylyn (plural)


daa-hengagh

From daa- (“bi-”) + çhengey (“language”) + -agh.


lhiass-

Cognate to Welsh llys-, Breton lez-, Scottish Gaelic and Irish leas-.


briw

briw m (genitive singular briw, plural briwnyn)

briw (genitive singular)
briwnyn (plural)
briw
vriw
mriw

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


eaghtyrane

eaghtyrane m (genitive singular eaghtyrane, plural eaghtyraneyn)

eaghtyrane (genitive singular)
eaghtyraneyn (plural)

From Middle Irish úachtarán. By surface analysis, eaghtyr + -ane. Cognate to Irish uachtarán and Scottish Gaelic uachdaran.

Cha row ayn agh ennym eaghtyrane.

V'eh er ny ghoaill rish myr Eaghtyrane.


eaghtyr

eaghtyr m (genitive singular eaghtyragh, plural eaghtyryn)

eaghtyragh (genitive singular)
eaghtyryn (plural)

From Old Irish úachtar, óchtar (“top, surface, cream”), from Proto-Celtic *ouxsterom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewp-s- (“high”).

inh

Haink yn snauean er ash er yn eaghtyr.

Shey shiaghtooyn jeh eaghtyr ny cruinney, she ushtey sailjey.

Six sevenths of the world's surface is water.

Ta'n eeast shoh snaue er eaghtyr ny marrey.


lhiass ree

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

lhiass ree (genitive singular)
lhiass reeghyn (plural)


lhiass-reeaght

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


lhiass-chloan

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

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


lhiass-phaitçhey

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

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


lhiass-vummig

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


lhiass-yishag

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


lhiass-phaitçhyn

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lhiass-phaitçhyn m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


mummig

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


jishag

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

Ta jishag slane staaynit noi echey!


mummig vooar

From mummig (“mum, mummy”) + mooar (“big”).


maghouin

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

From Old Irish mathgamain. Cognate with Irish mathúin.


scoill

scoill f (genitive singular scoill, plural scoillyn)

scoill (genitive singular)
scoillyn (plural)

From Old Irish scol, scoil, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Cognate with Irish scoil.

ard-schoill

secondary school, grammar school, high school

Cre'n scoill hie oo hug?

Hayrn eh ooashley er e hene ec y scoill.

Hooar eh y clat 'sy scoill.

Cha nel monney scoill aym.

Cha row eh ec y scoill monney.

Cha row monney scoill oc ayns ny laghyn shen.

They hadn't much schooling in those days.


schoill

schoill f (genitive singular schoill, plural schoillyn)

schoill (genitive singular)
schoillyn (plural)


ard-schoill

ard-schoill f (genitive singular ard-schoill, plural ard-schoillyn)

ard-schoill (genitive singular)
ard-schoillyn (plural)

secondary school, grammar school, high school


mean scoill

mean scoill f (genitive singular mean scoill, plural mean scoillyn)

mean scoill (genitive singular)
mean scoillyn (plural)
mean scoill
vean scoill


bun-scoill

bun-scoill f (genitive singular bun-scoill, plural bun-scoillyn)

bun-scoill (genitive singular)
bun-scoillyn (plural)
bun-scoill
vun-scoill
mun-scoill

bun- (“primary, fundamental”) + scoill (“school”) (compare Irish bunscoil)


caarjys

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caarjys m (genitive singular caarjys, no plural)

caarjys (genitive singular)
caarjys
chaarjys
gaarjys

From Old Irish cairdes (“friendship, alliance, pact”). By surface analysis, caarjyn (“friends”) + -ys.

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Haink caarjys eddyr oc.

Ren eh ass caarjys eh.

Ren ad caarjys rish ny Frangee.


Frangee

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Frangee m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

Ren ad caarjys rish ny Frangee.


queiggey

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

From Old Irish cóiced (“province, fifth”), from cóic (“five”) (compare queig).

Shoh Queiggey Mooan.


rieau

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

By vessey e ymmyrkey na rieau.

Cha daink rieau yn baase gyn leshtal.

Cha dooyrt mee rieau eh.

Cha jagh moylley ghooinney hene rieau foddey voish.

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

Cha ren mee rieau toiggal Gaelg dy mie.

Daink rieau aggle ort?

Ren eh rieau cummal magh nagh ren eh eh.

He always maintained that he didn't do it.

V'eh rieau currit da ve anmagh.

T'ad rieau shegin er argid.


saayl

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


sannish

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

From Old Irish sanais, an alternative form of sanas (“advice, counsel, whisper”).

S’liooar sannish da.


sannish

sannish (verbal noun sansheraght, past participle sanshit)

sansheraght (noun-from-verb)
sanshit (participle past)
sannish
hannish
after "yn"
tannish


twoaie

From Old Irish túaid. Cognate with Irish thuaidh.


twoaie

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

Geay hwoaie t’ayn.

Heeyn yn clane twoaie jeh’n ellan roin.

The whole north of the island lay before us.

Ta ny sleityn sheeyney magh lesh y twoaie.

Ta’n snaid dy kinjagh sheeyney lesh yn twoaie.

Ta’n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie.


twoaie

Cur twoaie da.


leagh

leagh m (genitive singular leagh, plural leaghyn)

leagh (genitive singular)
leaghyn (plural)

From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (“value, equivalent, worth”), from Proto-Celtic *lougos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”).


Affrick Hwoaie

From Affrick (“Africa”) + twoaie (“north”).


Affrick

From Middle Irish Afraicc, from Old Irish Afraicc, from Latin Āfrica.


coull

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coull m (genitive singular coull, plural coullyn)

coull (genitive singular)
coullyn (plural)
coull
choull
goull

From Old Irish coll, from Proto-Celtic *koslos (“hazel”) (compare Welsh cyll).


crauee

From Old Irish crábud (“piety, devotion, religion”), from Proto-Celtic *krāb- (“devotion, religious practice”), of unknown origin (compare Welsh crefydd with the suffix -ydd).

der

She fer crauee.


dagh ooilley nhee

From dagh ooilley (“every”) + nhee (“thing”).

Hooar shin dagh ooilley nhee 'sy voayl echey hene.

Hug eh oardagh dy beagh dagh ooilley nhee goll er creck.

He gave orders for everything to be sold.

T'ad Gaelgaghey dagh ooilley nhee.


er ash

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

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

Chass eh er ash laa ny vairagh gyn sporran.

He started back the next day minus his purse.

Hie ad er ash raad haink ad voish.

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

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

He dropped into the shop on his way back.

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

He leant back in his chair and looked at me.

Lhie er ash.


er-ash

Cur er-ash dou my lioar.

Haink eh er-ash.

Chass eh er-ash.

T'ee goll er-ash.

Ta mee tayrn er-ash.


kinjagh

From Middle Irish cintech, from Old Irish cintech, from the past participle *cinnte of cinnid. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic cinnteach.

constant, continuous, invariable, incessant, steady, persistent, regular


laair

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laair f (genitive singular laairagh, plural laaireeyn)

laairagh (genitive singular)
laaireeyn (plural)

Ta'n laair trome.


twoaieagh

twoaieagh m (genitive singular twoaieagh, plural twoaieaghyn)

twoaieagh (genitive singular)
twoaieaghyn (plural)

T'ee ny twoaieagh.

northerner, northsider, northern Manx person


twoaieagh

From twoaie (“caution, circumspection, vigilance”) + -agh.

af

T'eh twoaieagh dy vel gaue ayn.

T'eh twoaieagh.

Ta mee feer twoaieagh.

vigilant, wary, apprehensive, circumspect, careful, cautious


uinnag

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uinnag f (genitive singular uinnag, plural uinnagyn)

uinnag (genitive singular)
uinnagyn (plural)

From Middle Irish fuindeóc (compare Irish fuinneog, Scottish Gaelic uinneag), from Old Norse vindauga (literally “wind's eye”).

der

Cha row uinnag slane 'sy thie.

There wasn't an entire window in the house.

Foshleeym yn uinnag?

Haink eh stiagh er yn uinnag.

Ta'n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie.

Ta'n uinnag sollys ayns y sheear.

Va'n uinnag kiart er ve brisht ec y gheay.

The window had just been broken by the wind.


çhiarnyn

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çhiarnyn m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


çheerey

(of the) land, (of the) country, rural, inland


çheerey

çheeree (genitive singular)
çheerey
heerey
jeerey

From Old Irish tírad, verbal noun of tíraid, derived from an unattested adjective seen in Middle Irish tír (“dry”).


brish

brish (verbal noun brishey, past participle brisht)

brishey (noun-from-verb)
brisht (participle past)
brish
vrish
mrish

From Old Irish brisid (compare Irish bris, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break”). Cognate with English burst and German bersten, Albanian brishtë (“fragile”).


fastyr

fastyragh (genitive singular)
fastyr
astyr
vastyr

From Old Irish fescor, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷsperos. Cognate with Irish feascar.

C'raad t’ou taaghey ’syn astyr?

Haink yn fastyr er.

Lieh-ghroamey dy liooar va’n fastyr.


moghrey

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moghrey m (genitive singular moghree, plural moghreeyn)

moghree (genitive singular)
moghreeyn (plural)
moghrey
voghrey

From Old Irish mochrád, a corruption of mochtráth (“early hour”) (compare Scottish Gaelic mochthrath), from moch (“early”) + tráth (“hour, period, time”).

Cha nel mee aym pene moghrey jiu.

I am not feeling quite the thing this morning.

Moghrey mie! / Moghrey dhyt!

Ta mee goll ny quail dagh moghrey as t'ee çheet my whail.

I meet her every morning and she meets me.

Va mee loayrt rish er y çhellvane moghrey jiu.

I was on to him on the phone this morning.

Va'n moghrey kiune as aalin.


kiune

V’ee feagh, kiune as va e tappey lhee.

Va’n moghrey kiune as braew.

calm, tranquil, serene, pacific, composed, quiescent, flat, still


cooat

cooat m (genitive singular cooat, plural cooatyn)

cooat (genitive singular)
cooatyn (plural)
cooat
chooat
gooat

Hug ee mo'ee e cooat.

Nee yn cooat shen ceau dy mie.

T'ee çheerey y cooat aym ec yn aile.

Ta'n cooat croghey dy jesh voish ny geayltyn.


ben ruy

ben ruy f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


fer ruy

fer ruy m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


kione jiarg

kione jiarg m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


jiarg

Fastyr jiarg as moghrey glass.

Va daa funnyl mooar jiarg ec y lhong.

Ta'n yiarn jiarg.

T'ee jiarg-rooisht.

thalloo jiarg


jiarg

jiarg m (genitive singular jiarg, no plural)

jiarg (genitive singular)
jiarg
yiarg
n'yiarg

Jiarg y chur ort.


braew

Nagh vel eh braew!

Ren eh ny ghooinney braew.

She fer braew eshyn.

Ta laa braew ayn.

Ta seihll braew roish.


nagh

From Old Irish nach, from Proto-Celtic *nekʷos (“someone, something”).

inh

Nagh by chooinee lhieu?

Nagh vel eh braew!

Nagh vel enney ayd urree?

Nagh vel fys ayd eer er shen?

Nagh vel oo er dty hickyraghey foast?


nagh

Bare lhiam nagh beagh eh myr shen.

Cha nel blein erbee goll shaghey nagh screeuys eh hooin.

Never a year passes that he doesn't write to us.

Cha vel fer erbee cha bouyr as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn.

There is none so deaf as he that will not hear.

Cre ta jannoo er nagh vel eh çheet?

What is wrong with him that he does not come?

Hug mee ersyn dy hoiggal nagh lhisagh eh goll.

I made it clear to him that he shouldn't go.


breagerey

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breagerey m (genitive singular breagerey, plural breageryn)

breagerey (genitive singular)
breageryn (plural)
breagerey
vreagerey
mreagerey

From Middle Irish brécaire (“liar, flatterer, deceiver”), from Old Irish bréc (“lie”) (compare breag).


breag

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breag f (genitive singular breagey, plural breagyn)

breagey (genitive singular)
breagyn (plural)
breag
vreag
mreag

From Old Irish bréc (“lie, falsehood, deception”).

breagagh

lying, false; imitation; extravagant; fictitious, spurious

Cha ninshee cree er-mestey breag.

Cha row eh erskyn breag.

Hooar mee breag ass.

Ta mee ginsh breag.


Ysaig

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Isaac


Maayl

a male given name, equivalent to English Michael

(Judaism, Christianity) Michael the Archangel


breagagh

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

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

T'eh screeu coontyssyn breagagh.

T'ou uss breagagh.


Breeshey

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate to Irish Bríd and Scottish Gaelic Brìghde.

a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bridget


Moirrey

From Old Irish Maire, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām). Cognate with Irish Muire and Scottish Gaelic Moire.

My veen, lhig dou cur Moirrey er enney dhyt.

My dear, allow me to introduce Mary to you.

T'eh son cur Moirrey er e 'neen.

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary


Ealisaid

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elizabeth


Illiam

a male given name, equivalent to English William


Paaie

Borrowed from English Peggy. Cognate with Irish Peige.

a female given name from English, equivalent to English Peggy


Margaid

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Margaret


Blaanid

a female given name, equivalent to English Bláthnaid


Ean

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Alister

From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander


Ollister

From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).


Paayl

Phail (genitive)
Phaiyl (genitive)
Paayl
Phaayl
Baayl

a male given name, equivalent to English Paul


Peddyr

From Old Irish Petur, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter


Thomaase

Thomys (genitive)
Thomaase
Homaase
Dhomaase

a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas


Perick

a male given name, equivalent to English Patrick


Parick

Honnick mee Parick Mooar yn Owe er y çhiaghtin.

I saw Big Patrick of the Howe last week.


Jamys

Cha nel moddey ec Jamys.

Ta mee reih Juan erskyn Jamys.

Shen Jamys.

a male given name, equivalent to English James


Neeyl

a male given name, equivalent to English Neill


Sorghey

Ultimately from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”).

a female given name, equivalent to English Sorcha, used as a translation of Sarah


Steaon

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Stephen


Onnee

a female given name, equivalent to English Anna


Creesteeney

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Christina


Catreeney

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Catherine


Oshin

a male given name, equivalent to English Ossian


Mayree

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


breechyn

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breechyn m pl (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


-aghyn

Cognate to Irish -acha, Scottish Gaelic -achan.

ayr (“father”) + -aghyn → ayraghyn (“fathers”)

laa (“day”) + -aghyn → laghyn (“days”)


Ysbel

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Isabel


-jyn

billey (“tree”) + -jyn → biljyn (“trees”)

keyll (“wood”) + -jyn → keylljyn (“woods”)


Jinn

a female given name, equivalent to English Jane


Jinnag

a female given name, used as a Manx equivalent of Janet or Jenny


Jinnee

a female given name, a Manx diminutive of Jane


aegan

aegan m (genitive singular aegan, plural aeganyn)

aegan (genitive singular)
aeganyn (plural)

From Middle Irish ógán, from Old Irish ócán, from óc (“young”) (compare aeg).


Ealish

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Alice


Barbrey

From Latin Barbara (name of a legendary saint), feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Cognate with Irish Bairbre and Scottish Gaelic Barabal.

der

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Barbara


Morag

a female given name, equivalent to Scottish Gaelic Mòrag, also used as a translation of Sarah


Kickle

a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia


Yood

a male given name, equivalent to English Jude


Yuaase

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Judas


Inry

a male given name, equivalent to English Henry


Guillaspick

guilley (“servant”) + aspick (“bishop”) (compare Scottish Gaelic Gille Easbuig, Irish Giolla Easpaig).

a male given name, equivalent to English Gillespie, Anglicized as Archibald


Laurys

a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence


Anghus

From Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). The etymology of the second element is disputed; most likely it is Old Irish gus (“strength, vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustu-, or it may be from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”).

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Angus


çhellvane

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çhellvane m (genitive singular çhellvaney, plural çhellvaneyn)

çhellvaney (genitive singular)
çhellvaneyn (plural)
çhellvane
hellvane
jellvane

Possibly a nativized borrowing of English telephone.

Row peiagh erbee er y çhellvane?

T'ad gymmyrkey ylleeyn çhellvane.

T'ou goll er shirrey er y çhellvane.


Sarn

Sarn m (genitive singular Sarn, no plural)


Jesarn

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

Heeym oo Jesarn.

Hig eh Jesarn.


Jesarn

Jesarn v’ayn.


Jerdein

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

Hig ee Jerdein.


symney poosee

symney poosee m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

symney poosee
hymney poosee
after "yn"
tymney poosee

Hug ad magh yn symney poosee Jedoonee shoh chaie.


Jedoonee

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

Beeym cummal paitçhey Jedoonee.

C’red t’oo jannoo Jedoonee?

T’eh çheet Jedoonee.

Va caggey er ny hoilshaghey magh Jedoonee.


Doonaght

Yn Doonaght (canonical masculine)
yn Doonee (genitive)

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

Mairagh yn Doonaght.

T'eh çheet gagh Doonaght.


Jeheiney

/dʲəˈheːnʲə/

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

Hig eh Jeheiney.

Jeheiney vees Laa Nollick mleeaney.

V’eh ayns shoh Jeheiney shoh chaie.


Jeheiney

/dʲəˈheːnʲə/


Mayrt

Yn Vayrt (canonical feminine)
Mayrt
Vayrt

From Old Irish Mairt, from Latin Martis.

Mayrt v’eh.


Jemayrt

From Old Irish día Mairt, from Latin diēs Mārtis.

Bee shiaghtin Jemayrt shoh çheet.

Haink eh Jemayrt.

Jemayrt vees keayrtee eck.

Ny jean jarrood çheet Jemayrt.


Jemayrt

Jemayrt v'eh.


Jecrean

T'eh çheet Jecrean.


Jecrean

She Jecrean t'ayn jiu.


Lhein

From Middle Irish lúan. Cognate with Irish Luan.

Jiu yn Lhein.


Jelune

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

Honnick mee Jelune eh

Hug mee ersyn dy hoiggal dy darrin Jelune.

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

T’eh cliaghtey çheet Jelune.


Jelune

Jelune t’ayn jiu.


bouyr

From Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Sanskrit बधिर (badhira).

Cha vel fer erbee cha 'bouyr as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn.

Hug eh cleaysh 'vouyr dou.
He remained irresponsive to my entreaties.

Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da’n irriney.

T’eh bouyr as balloo.

T’eh cho 'bouyr as clagh.

T’eh red beg 'bouyr.


gaih

gaih m (genitive singular gaih, plural gaihaghyn or gaihghyn)

gaih (genitive singular)
gaihaghyn (plural)
gaihghyn (plural)
gaih
ghaih
ngaih


shapp gaih

shapp gaih m (genitive singular shapp gaih, plural shappyn gaih)

shapp gaih (genitive singular)
shappyn gaih (plural)
shapp gaih
happ gaih
after "yn"
çhapp gaih


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.


dooyt

dooyt m (genitive singular dooyt, plural dooytyn)

dooyt (genitive singular)
dooytyn (plural)
dooyt
ghooyt
nooyt


ourys

ourys m (genitive singular ourys, plural ouryssyn)

ourys (genitive singular)
ouryssyn (plural)

From Old Irish amaires (“unbelief”). Cognate with Irish amhras.

Cha nel blayst ourys ayn.

Cha nel ourys erbee mychione echey.

Cha row ourys er ny s’odjey.

Cre’n fa veagh ourys ayd orryms?

She oyr ourys eh.

Ta ourys aym er.

doubt, distrust, misgiving, suspicion, suspiciousness, doubtfulness, scepticism, agnosticism


honnick

From Old Irish ad·condairc (compare Irish chonaic), perfect of ad·cí, from the Proto-Celtic [Term?] stem *derk-, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).

Honnick eh mish çheet stiagh 'sy çhamyr.


heeym

Heeym oo Jesarn.


dooarchoo

dooarchoo m (genitive singular dooarchoo, plural dooarchoyin)

dooarchoo (genitive singular)
dooarchoyin (plural)
dooarchoo
ghooarchoo
nooarchoo

From Old Irish doburchú, from dobur (“water”) + cú (“dog”).


margey

margey m (genitive singular margee or mergee, plural margaghyn)

margee (genitive singular)
mergee (genitive singular)
margaghyn (plural)
margey
vargey

From Old Irish margad, marggad, from Old Norse markaðr (compare modern Icelandic markaður), from Latin mercātus.


er chor erbee

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


colmane

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


Colmane

a male given name, equivalent to English Columbanus


calmane

calmane m (genitive singular calmane, plural calmaneyn)

calmane (genitive singular)
calmaneyn (plural)
calmane
chalmane
galmane

From Old Irish colmán (“wood-pigeon, ring-dove”).


cainle

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cainle f (genitive singular cainley, plural cainleyn)

cainley (genitive singular)
cainleyn (plural)
cainle
chainle
gainle

From Old Irish caindel, from Latin candēla.


lhiannan

From Middle Irish lennán. Cognate with Irish leannán.


gliminagh

gliminagh m (genitive singular ?, plural gliminee)

gliminee (plural)
gliminagh
ghliminagh
ngliminagh

V'ad nyn gliminee.


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.

We were children. (literally, “We were in our children.”)


obbyr

obbyr f (genitive singular obbyr, plural obbraghyn)

obbyr (genitive singular)
obbraghyn (plural)

From Old Irish opar, from Latin opera. Cognate with Irish obair.

Caghlaa obbyr aash.

a change is as good as a rest; literally ‘A change of work is rest’.


aase

aase (past daase, future independent aasee, present participle gaase, past participle aasit)

daase (past)
aasee (future independent)
gaase (participle present)
aasit (participle past)

From Old Irish ásaid and its verbal noun ás (“growing, growth”).


aase

aase m (genitive singular aase, plural aaseyn)

aase (genitive singular)
aaseyn (plural)


fliaghee

genitive singular of fliaghagh (“rainy”)


caair

caair f (genitive singular caair, plural caairyn)

caair (genitive singular)
caairyn (plural)
caair
chaair
gaair

From Old Irish cathaír, from Latin cathēdra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra). Compare with Welsh cadair, Cornish kador.


boayrd

boayrd m (genitive singular buird, plural buird)

buird (genitive singular)
buird (plural)
boayrd
voayrd
moayrd

From Middle Irish bord (“edge, side, border, brink; board, table; seat, bench”) (compare Irish bord, Scottish Gaelic bòrd), borrowed from Old English bord (“plank, table”).


taabyl

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


cloie

cloie m (genitive singular cloie, plural cloiaghyn)

cloie (genitive singular)
cloiaghyn (plural)
cloie
chloie
gloie


moidyn

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

From Middle Irish maigden. Cognate with Irish maighdean.

Luke 1:27


shamyr lioaragh

shamyr lioaragh f (plural shamyryn lioaragh)


lioarlan

lioarlan f (genitive singular lioarlan, plural lioarlanyn)

lioarlan (genitive singular)
lioarlanyn (plural)

lioar (“book”) + -lan (compare Irish leabharlann)


lioar-hasht

lioar-hasht m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

lioar (“book”) + tasht (“hoard, store, cache”)


thie lioaragh

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thie lioaragh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


lioaragh

bookish, studious, well-read (of person)


mimmey

mimmey f (genitive singular mimmey, plural mimmaghyn)

mimmey (genitive singular)
mimmaghyn (plural)
mimmey
vimmey

From Old Irish muimme (“nurse, foster mother”). Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic muime, buime (“foster mother, nurse”).


gedjey

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gedjey m (genitive singular gedjey, plural gedjaghyn)

gedjey (genitive singular)
gedjaghyn (plural)
gedjey
ghedjey
ngedjey

From Old Irish aite (“foster father, tutor, teacher”). Cognate with Irish oide.


Keayn Sheealtagh

Yn Keayn Sheealtagh (canonical masculine)
Keayn Sheealtagh
Cheayn Sheealtagh
Geayn Sheealtagh


Mooir Vannin

Yn Vooir Vannin (canonical feminine)
Mooir Vannin
Vooir Vannin


Faarkey Baltagh

Yn Faarkey Baltagh (canonical masculine)
Faarkey Baltagh
Aarkey Baltagh
Vaarkey Baltagh


Keayn Sheear

Yn Keayn Sheear (canonical masculine)
Keayn Sheear
Cheayn Sheear
Geayn Sheear


traie

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traie f (genitive singular traie, plural traieyn or traieghyn)

traie (genitive singular)
traieyn (plural)
traieghyn (plural)

From Old Irish tráig (“strand, shore, ebb-tide”). Cognates Scottish Gaelic tràigh and Irish trá.


traie

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traie m (genitive singular traie, no plural)

traie (genitive singular)
traie
hraie
draie

From Middle Irish tráiged, verbal noun of tráigid.


Sheltyn

Yn Sheltyn (canonical feminine)
Sheltyn
Heltyn
after "yn"
Çheltyn


Sheltynagh

Sheltynagh m (genitive singular Sheltynagh, plural Sheltynee)

Sheltynagh (genitive singular)
Sheltynee (plural)
Sheltynagh
Heltynagh
after "yn"
Çheltynagh

From Sheltyn (“Shetland”) + -agh (compare Irish Sealtannach).


skeddan

From Old English sceadd, though according to the OED the latter could be derived from Celtic; perhaps all are of North Germanic origin and related to the root of Old Norse skata (“kind of fish”).


ree ruy

ree ruy m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


keayrt

keayrt f (genitive singular keayrtey, plural keayrtyn)

keayrtey (genitive singular)
keayrtyn (plural)
keayrt
cheayrt
geayrt

From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”). Cognate with Irish cuairt.


Levaant

Levant (a region of Western Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea)


Levaantagh

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Levaantagh m (genitive singular Levaantagh, plural Levaantee)

Levaantagh (genitive singular)
Levaantee (plural)


turtyl

turtyl m (genitive singular turtyl, plural turtyllyn)

turtyl (genitive singular)
turtyllyn (plural)
turtyl
hurtyl
durtyl


hetracheintyssagh

hetra- (“hetero”) + keintyssagh (“sexual”).


ashoon

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ashoon m (genitive singular ashoon, plural ashoonyn)

ashoon (genitive singular)
ashoonyn (plural)

From Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō; cognate with Irish náisiún.


kayt breck

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


kayt injinagh

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

kayt injinagh
chayt injinagh
gayt injinagh


breck

From Old Irish brecc (“speckled, spotted; trout”). Cognate with Irish breac, Scottish Gaelic breac, Breton breac’h and Welsh brych.

inh

piebald, pied, mottled, variegated, brindle


breck

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breck m (genitive singular breck, plural brick)

breck (genitive singular)
brick (plural)


breck

breck (genitive singular)
brick (plural)
breck
vreck
mreck


Gerrard

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard


Injinagh

Injinagh m (genitive singular Injinagh, plural Injinee)

Injinagh (genitive singular)
Injinee (plural)


truitlag Injinagh

truitlag Injinagh f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

truitlag Injinagh
hruitlag Injinagh
druitlag Injinagh


kellagh Injinagh

kellagh Injinagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

kellagh Injinagh
chellagh Injinagh
gellagh Injinagh


kiark injinagh

kiark injinagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

kiark injinagh
chiark injinagh
giark injinagh


faasaag

faasaag f (genitive singular faasaagey, plural faasaagyn)

faasaagey (genitive singular)
faasaagyn (plural)
faasaag
aasaag
vaasaag

From Middle Irish fésóc. Cognate with Irish féasóg.


pibbyr doo

pibbyr doo m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


pibbyr

pibbyr m (genitive singular pibbyragh, no plural)

pibbyragh (genitive singular)
pibbyr
phibbyr
bibbyr

From Middle Irish pipur, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”).


pibbyr Injinagh

pibbyr Injinagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

pibbyr Injinagh
phibbyr Injinagh
bibbyr Injinagh


pibbyr jiarg

pibbyr jiarg m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


pibbyr y voalley

pibbyr y voalley m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

pibbyr y voalley
phibbyr y voalley
bibbyr y voalley


pibbyr caiaan

pibbyr caiaan m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


aarnieu

aarnieu m (genitive singular aarnieu, plural aarnieughyn)

aarnieu (genitive singular)
aarnieughyn (plural)

Apparently from ard- (“high”) + nieu (“poison”).


truitlag

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


anvroie injinagh

anvroie injinagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


Anglo-Injinagh

Anglo-Injinagh m (genitive singular Anglo-Injinagh, plural Anglo-Injinee)

Anglo-Injinagh (genitive singular)
Anglo-Injinee (plural)


Eear-Injinagh

From eear- (“west”) + Injinagh (“Indian”).


Eear-Injinagh

Eear-Injinagh m (genitive singular Eear-Injinagh, plural Eear-Injinee)

Eear-Injinagh (genitive singular)
Eear-Injinee (plural)


beggan

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

From Old Irish becán m (“a little, small quantity”) (compare Irish beagán, Scottish Gaelic beagan). By surface analysis, beg (“small”) + -an.


Mee

From Old Irish Mide (“Meath”), most likely from mide (“middle, centre”).


eear-gheay

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eear-gheay f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


cretoor

cretoor m (genitive singular cretoor, plural cretooryn)

cretoor (genitive singular)
cretooryn (plural)
cretoor
chretoor
gretoor

From Middle Irish crétúir (modern Irish créatúr), ultimately from Late Latin creātūra, likely via English creature or a Romance language.


anvroie

anvroie m (genitive singular anvroie, plural anvroieyn)

anvroie (genitive singular)
anvroieyn (plural)

Ta blass unnishyn er yn anvroie.


carrane

carrane f (genitive singular carrane, plural carraneyn)

carrane (genitive singular)
carraneyn (plural)
carrane
charrane
garrane


braag

braag f (genitive singular braagey, plural braagyn)

braagey (genitive singular)
braagyn (plural)
braag
vraag
mraag

From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse brók (“breeches”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic bròg and Irish bróg.


gollan thie

gollan thie m (genitive singular gollan hie, plural gollanyn thie)

gollan hie (genitive singular)
gollanyn thie (plural)
gollan thie
ghollan thie
ngollan thie


gollan

gollan m (genitive singular gollan, plural gollanyn)

gollan (genitive singular)
gollanyn (plural)
gollan
ghollan
ngollan


çheu

çheu f (genitive singular çheu, plural çheughyn)

çheu (genitive singular)
çheughyn (plural)
çheu
heu
jeu

From Old Irish tóeb (compare Irish and Scottish Gaelic taobh).


çheh

From Old Irish té (“hot”), from Proto-Celtic *teɸents, from the present participle of Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm”) (compare Latin tepēns).


caaynt

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caaynt f (genitive singular caaynt, no plural)

caaynt (genitive singular)
caaynt
chaaynt
gaaynt


caaynt gharroo

caaynt gharroo f (genitive singular [please provide], no plural)


caaynt lajer

caaynt lajer f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


drogh chaaynt

drogh chaaynt f (genitive singular drogh chaaynt, no plural)


drogh

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


shenn-chaaynt

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shenn-chaaynt f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

shenn-chaaynt
henn-chaaynt
after "yn"
çhenn-chaaynt


sheealtagh

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

sheealtagh
heealtagh
after "yn"
çheealtagh


eirey

From Middle Irish eigre (compare Irish oidhre, Scottish Gaelic oighre).


mynthey

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

From Old Irish minntus (compare Irish miontas), probably ultimately from Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).


eaghtyr-mynthey

eaghtyr-mynthey m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


yindyssagh

From yindys (“wonder, wonderment, marvel”) + -agh.

af

wonderful, marvellous, rare, prodigious, surprising, admirable, terrific


yindyssagh

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yindyssagh m (genitive singular yindyssagh, plural yindyssee)

yindyssagh (genitive singular)
yindyssee (plural)


yindys

yindys m (genitive singular yindys, plural yindyssyn)

yindys (genitive singular)
yindyssyn (plural)

From Old Irish ingantus, from the same root as ingnad, from in- (negative) + gnáth (“customary, usual”), from Proto-Celtic *gnātos (“known, usual”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃-tós, past participle of *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Irish iontas.


ynsagh

ynsagh m (genitive singular ynsee, no plural)


gollan geayee

gollan geayee m (genitive singular gollan gheayee, plural gollanyn geayee)

gollan gheayee (genitive singular)
gollanyn geayee (plural)
gollan geayee
ghollan geayee
ngollan geayee


gollan mooar

gollan mooar m (genitive singular gollan vooar, plural gollanyn mooarey)

gollan vooar (genitive singular)
gollanyn mooarey (plural)
gollan mooar
ghollan mooar
ngollan mooar


gollan gheinnee

gollan gheinnee m (genitive singular gollan gheinnee, plural gollanyn geinnee)

gollan gheinnee (genitive singular)
gollanyn geinnee (plural)
gollan gheinnee
ghollan gheinnee
ngollan gheinnee


gollan marrey breck

gollan marrey breck m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

gollan marrey breck
ghollan marrey breck
ngollan marrey breck


gollan marrey

gollan marrey m (genitive singular gollan varrey, plural gollanyn marrey)

gollan varrey (genitive singular)
gollanyn marrey (plural)
gollan marrey
ghollan marrey
ngollan marrey


spyrryd

spyrryd m (genitive singular spyrryd, plural spyrrydyn)

spyrryd (genitive singular)
spyrrydyn (plural)

From Old Irish spirut, from Latin spīritus. Cognate with Irish spiorad.


credjue

credjue m (genitive singular credjue, plural credjughyn)

credjue (genitive singular)
credjughyn (plural)
credjue
chredjue
gredjue

From Old Irish creitem (“act of believing; act of coming to believe, being converted; belief, faith, (Christian) religion; credit, credibility, good standing”), verbal noun of creitid (“believes, trusts; gives allegiance, homage; accepts the faith, is converted”).


gant eairkagh

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

gant eairkagh
ghant eairkagh
ngant eairkagh


laagh

laagh f (genitive singular laagh, plural laaghyn)

laagh (genitive singular)
laaghyn (plural)


feeyn geayr

feeyn geayr m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


geayr

From Middle Irish gér, from Old Irish gér. Cognate with Irish géar, Scottish Gaelic geur.


eairkagh

From Old Irish adarcach. By surface analysis, eairk + -agh. Cognate with Irish adharcach.


un-eairkagh

un-eairkagh m (genitive singular un-eairkagh, plural un-eairkee)

un-eairkagh (genitive singular)
un-eairkee (plural)


dragane

dragane m (genitive singular dragane, plural draganeyn)

dragane (genitive singular)
draganeyn (plural)

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”).


dragane

dragane (genitive singular)
draganeyn (plural)
dragane
ghragane
nragane


aase eairkagh

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aase eairkagh m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])


greeu

greeu f (genitive singular greeu, plural greaughyn)

greeu (genitive singular)
greaughyn (plural)
greeu
ghreeu
ngreeu

From Old Irish gríb (compare Irish gríobh), from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).


goll

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

Either a rapid-speech variant of goaill or a variant of Old Irish dul with assimilation of /d/ to the /ɡ/ of the particle ec. Compare Irish goil.


saie

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


Flandyryn

Yn Flandyryn (canonical feminine)
Flandyryn
Landyryn
Vlandyryn

From Dutch Vlaanderen n pl, with the final syllable coinciding with and/or being assimilated to Manx -yn (plural suffix).


Flandrynagh

Flandrynagh m (genitive singular Flandrynagh, plural Flandrynee)

Flandrynagh (genitive singular)
Flandrynee (plural)
Flandrynagh
Landrynagh
Vlandrynagh


Nanse

a female given name, equivalent to English Nancy


hene-

hene-barrantys, self-confidence

hene-enney, self-knowledge

hene-ghraih, self-love

hene-ghraihagh, narcissistic


hene-ghraihagh

From hene- + graih + -agh (compare hene-ghraih).


graihagh

graihee (comparative)
graihagh
ghraihagh
ngraihagh


abbyr

abbyr (past dooyrt, future independent jir or abbyr, verbal noun gra, present participle gra, past participle grait)

dooyrt (past)
jir (future independent)
abbyr (future independent)
gra (noun-from-verb)
gra (participle present)
grait (participle past)

From Middle Irish at·beir, from Old Irish as·beir, from Proto-Celtic *exs- + Proto-Celtic *bereti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.


balloo

Eshyn hoiggys çhaghter balloo she dooinney creeney eh.

He who understands a dumb messenger is a wise man.


balloo

balloo m (genitive singular balloo, plural beilloo)

balloo (genitive singular)
beilloo (plural)
balloo
valloo
malloo


bouyran

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


foddey

sodjey (comparative)
foddey
oddey
voddey

From Old Irish fota, from Proto-Indo-European *wasdʰos (“long, wide”); compare Latin vastus (“wide”).


flaunys

From Old Irish flaithemnas. Cognate with Irish flaithiúnas.


blayst

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

From Proto-Celtic *mlastos (compare Old Irish mlas, Middle Irish blas), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel-s- (compare Russian молса́ть (molsátʹ, “to suck”)).


emshir

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

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

T’eh jannoo emshir vooar


riyr

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


noght

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


suim

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


bwoid

bwoid (genitive singular)
bwoid
woid
mwoid

From Middle Irish bot (“tail; penis”), from Proto-Celtic *buzdos (“tail, penis”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷosdʰos (“piece of wood”).


kennip

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kennip f (genitive singular kennipey, no plural)

kennipey (genitive singular)
kennip
chennip
gennip


foawr

foawr m (genitive singular foawir, plural foawir)

foawir (genitive singular)
foawir (plural)

From Old Irish fomóir (“Fomorian, giant”) (compare Scottish Gaelic famhair).


-oil

From Middle Irish -amail (compare Irish -úil, Scottish Gaelic -ail, -eil), from Old Irish -amail.

An adjectival suffix applied to various words, usually nouns, to make an adjective.


prinse

prinse m (genitive singular prinse, plural prinsaghyn)

prinse (genitive singular)
prinsaghyn (plural)
prinse
phrinse
brinse


prinsaght

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


preeu-

From Old Irish prím- (compare Irish príomh-, Scottish Gaelic prìomh-), from prím (“first, primary”), from Latin prīmus.


shellan breck

shellan breck m (genitive singular shellan breck, plural shellanyn breckey)

shellan breck (genitive singular)
shellanyn breckey (plural)


shellan

shellan m (genitive singular shellan, plural shellanyn)

shellan (genitive singular)
shellanyn (plural)
shellan
hellan
after "yn"
çhellan

Perhaps from a variant form of Middle Irish teillenn (“swarm of bees”). Compare Irish seileán (“(wild) honey-bee”) and Scottish Gaelic seillean (“bee; heath or field-bee”).