sourey
Manx
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish samrad, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Welsh haf), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó- (compare Old English sumor, Old Armenian ամառն (amaṙn)). Cognate with Irish samhradh and Scottish Gaelic samhradh.
Pronunciation
editIPA(key): /ˈsãurə/, /ˈsaurə/[1]
Noun
editsourey m (genitive singular souree, plural souraghyn)
Antonyms
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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sourey | hourey after "yn", tourey |
unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Christopher Lewin (forthcoming) Sheean as Screeu, St John's: Culture Vannin, page 134