poodyr

Manx

Etymology

From English powder, from Middle English poudre, pouldre, from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”).

Noun

poodyr m (genitive poodyragh, no plural)

1. powder
2. gunpowder; explosive gelatine

Synonyms

• poodyr çhentagh (“gunpowder”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

clooieag phoodyragh (“powder-puff”) Cochialg yn Phoodyr (“the Gunpowder Plot”) guilley poodyragh (“powder-monkey”) kishtey poodyr (“compact”) mwyllin poodyragh (“powder mill”)

poodyr eddin (“face powder”) poodyragh (“powdery”) poodyraght (“powderiness”) poodyrit (“powdered”) tasht poodyragh (“powder magazine”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
poodyr	phoodyr	boodyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.