cadley

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cotlud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaːd̪.lə]

Noun

cadley m (genitive singular cadlee)

1. sleep

   Ren mee cadley dy mie. ― I had a good sleep.

   Ta cadley orrym. ― I am sleepy. (literally, “Sleep is on me.”)

   Ta traa cadlee er jeet. ― The time to sleep has come.

2. sleepiness

   Huitt yn cadley orrym. ― I became sleepy.

Derived terms

• cadley jargan (“pins and needles”)
• neuchadley (“insomnia, wakefulness, sleeplessness”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cadley	chadley	gadley
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.