Manx edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

bouyr

  1. deaf
    Cha vel fer erbee cha 'bouyr as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn.
    There is none so deaf as he that will not hear.
    Hug eh cleaysh 'vouyr dou.
    He remained irresponsive to my entreaties.
    Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da’n irriney.
    I closed my ear to the truth.
    T’eh bouyr as balloo.
    He is deaf and dumb.
    T’eh cho 'bouyr as clagh.
    He is as deaf as a doorpost.
    T’eh red beg 'bouyr.
    He is slightly deaf.

Mutation edit

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bouyr vouyr mouyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.