keird-chummyn

Manx

Etymology

From keird (“trade, craft”) +‎ cummyn (“organization”). Compare Irish ceardchumann.

Noun

keird-chummyn m (genitive singular keird-chummyn, plural keird-chummynnyn)

1. trade union

   Synonyms: keird-heshaght, sheshaght cheirdee

Derived terms

• keirdchummynagh (“trade union, trade unionist”, attributive adjective)
• keird-chummynys m (“trade unionism”)

 

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
keird-chummyn	cheird-chummyn	geird-chummyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.