cleaysh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish clúas, clúais (“hearing, ear”), from Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kleːʃ/

Noun

cleaysh f (genitive singular cleayshey, plural cleayshyn)

1. ear

   Cur cleaysh da'n choyrle! ― Listen to reason!

   Hug eh cleaysh vouyr dou. ― He turned a deaf ear to me.

   Hug mee cleaysh gheyre da. ― I listened attentively.

   Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da'n irriney. ― I closed my ear to the truth.

   Ren ee jiargaghey gys bun ny cleayshyn eck. ― She blushed up to the ears.

   Ta cleaysh ree-gheyre echey. ― He has an exquisite ear.

   Ta cleaysh vie echey da'n chiaulleeaght. ― He has an ear for music.

   Ta cleayshyn birragh echey. ― He has pointed ears.

Derived terms

• fainey chleayshey (“earring”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cleaysh	chleaysh	gleaysh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.