jeeragh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish díriuch. By surface analysis, jeer +‎ -agh. Cognate with Irish díreach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːrax/

Adjective

jeeragh

1. straight, straightforward, rigid, lineal

   Hie eh dy jeeragh lesh y voayrd. ― He made a bee-line for the table.

   Jimmee eh jeeragh roish. ― He went straight forward.

   Roie eh jeeragh stiagh ayns eddin y voalley. ― He ran smash into the wall.

2. sincere, faithful, candid, honest, frank, direct
3. just, true, due, strict, exact, precise

   Dy jeeragh! ― Precisely! Quite!

   Quoid dy jeeragh t'ayn? ― Just how many are there?

4. erect, plumb, point-blank

Antonyms

• neuyeeragh

Related terms

• jeerid
• jeerys

 

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
jeeragh	yeeragh	n'yeeragh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.