çhionn

      Manx

      Etymology

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      Verb

      çhionn (verbal noun çhionney, past participle çhionnt)

      1. to tauten, tighten
      2. to inflate, pump up, pressurize
      3. to clench, grit
      4. to fasten, put on
      5. to straighten
      6. to screw up
      7. to strain
      8. to cog

      Mutation

      Manx mutation
      Radical Lenition Eclipsis
      çhionn hionn jionn
      Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
      possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

      Adjective

      çhionn

      1. hardy, firm, stiff, taut
      2. stuck fast
      3. tight-fitting
      4. hard-pressed
      5. austere
      6. speedy
      7. delicate
      8. tense
      9. busy
      10. inflated
      11. erect (as penis)

      Mutation

      Manx mutation
      Radical Lenition Eclipsis
      çhionn hionn jionn
      Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
      possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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