keyll
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish caill. Cognate with Irish coill.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
keyll f (genitive singular keylley, plural keylljyn)
- forest, wood
- Dy gholl gys ny keylljyn. ― To take to the woods.
- Hie mee trooid keyll. ― I made my way through a wood.
- Ta mee goll raad ny keylley. ― I go by way of the wood.
- grove, plantation
- Ta’n cheyll gharree shen lhiams. ― I own that oak grove.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| keyll | cheyll | geyll |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||