faarkey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fairrge. Cognate with Irish farraige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈføːɹkə]

Noun

faarkey m (genitive singular faarkee, plural faarkaghyn)

1. sea, ocean

   Huitt faarkey mooar orrin. ― We were struck by a heavy sea.

   Ta faarkey mooar ayn. ― There is a heavy sea.

Synonyms

• Juan Gorrym
• keayn
• mooir

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faarkey	aarkey	vaarkey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.