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feanish

Manx

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish fíadnuisi, from Old Irish fíadnisse, from fíadu (“witness”).[1] Cognate with Irish fianaise and Scottish Gaelic fianais. Doublet of fenish (“presence”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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feanish f

  1. witness, testimony, evidence
    Agh vel ad marroo? Cha nel, ta’n meeiteil shoh feanish bio dy vel ny spyrrydyn oc foast cummal as gleashagh mast ain.
    But are they dead? No, this meeting is a living testimony that their spirits are still dwelling and moving amongst us.
  2. alternative spelling of fenish

Usage notes

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The difference between fenish and feanish is purely orthographic and not always strictly adhered to.

Mutation

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Mutation of feanish
radical lenition eclipsis
feanish eanish veanish

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fíadnaise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 69
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