faiyr
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish fér, from Proto-Celtic *wegrom (“grass”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“increase, enlarge”) via a sense ‘outgrowth’.[1] Cognate with Irish féar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
faiyr m
- grass
- Ta faiyr eu ry-vuinn.
- You have grass to cut.
- Ta'n faiyr glassraghey.
- The grass is growing green.
- Vuinn mee y faiyr.
- I cut the grass.
- Yn faiyr hig magh 'sy Vayrnt hed stiagh 'syn Averil.
- The grass which comes out in March goes in in April.
Mutation edit
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| faiyr | aiyr | vaiyr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 409