jarg
See also: järg
English
editEtymology
editUnknown
Adjective
editjarg (comparative more jarg, superlative most jarg)
Manx
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
editjarg (negative cha yarg, negative first-person singular subjunctive cha yargin)
- can (be able)
Usage notes
editJarg has no imperative, verbal noun, or past participle, and is mostly used in the negative and the interrogative
Derived terms
edit- jargaght (“capability, ability; possibility”)
- jargal (“capable, able”)
- neuyargaght (“impossibility”)
Mutation
editManx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
jarg | yarg | n'yarg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scots
editPronunciation
editVerb
editjarg (third-person singular simple present jargs, present participle jargin, simple past jargit, past participle jargit)
- Alternative form of chirk