billey

Manx

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbilʲə/

Noun

billey m (genitive billey, plural biljyn)

1. tree
   • Hie mee cooyl billey.
     • I got behind a tree.
   • Hoie eh cha jeeragh as billey.
     • He sat bolt upright.
   • My chrieys oo y billey ny s'creoiey, tuittee ny croiyn.
     • If you shake the tree harder the nuts will fall.
   • Ren y gleashtan smoashal noi billey.
     • The car crashed into a tree.
   • Ta biljyn er beealloo yn thie.
     • Before the house there are trees.
   • Ta biljyn rish yn awin.
     • There are trees along the river.
   • Ta'n billey ceau e ghuillagyn.
     • The tree is shedding its leaves.

Derived terms

Derived terms

biljagh billagh billeyder billeydeyr

billeydeyraght billeydys myn-villey

Etymology 2

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

Noun

billey m (genitive billey, plural billaghyn)

1. bill (proposed law)
   • Hie yn billey ny hrooid.
     • The bill was passed.
   • Hug eh lesh stiagh billey ayns Y Chiare as Feed.
     • He introduced a bill into the Keys.
2. bill (banking)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
billey	villey	milley
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.