sonney

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sona, from Proto-Celtic *so-gna-vos (“well grown”).

Adjective

sonney

1. happy
   • Caisht sonney dhyt! Happy Easter!
   • Laa ruggyree sonney dhyt. Happy birthday to you.
   • Va seihll sonney echey. He lived happily.
2. fortunate
3. lucky
4. affluent

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sonney	honney after "yn", tonney	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.