Manx edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

caarjys m (genitive singular caarjys, no plural)

  1. friendship
    Haink caarjys eddyr oc.They got to be friends.
    Ren eh ass caarjys eh.He did it through friendship.
  2. alliance
    Ren ad caarjys rish ny Frangee.They allied themselves with the French.

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caarjys chaarjys gaarjys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.