obbyr

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish opar, from Latin opera. Cognate with Irish obair.

Noun

obbyr f (genitive singular obbyr, plural obbraghyn)

1. work, labour

   Caghlaa obbyr aash.

   a change is as good as a rest; literally ‘A change of work is rest’.

2. job, employment
3. handiwork

Derived terms

• aa-obbyr
• ard-obbyr
• co-obbragh
• co-obbyr
• neuobbraght
• obbree
• obbyr undinagh
• ym-obbree