mimmey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish muimme (“nurse, foster mother”). Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic muime, buime (“foster mother, nurse”).

Noun

mimmey f (genitive singular mimmey, plural mimmaghyn)

1. (female) guardian, foster mother

   Synonym: moir gholtee

2. godmother
3. sponsor

Coordinate terms

• (gender): gedjey, ayr doltee

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mimmey	vimmey	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.