twoaie
Manx edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish túaid. Cognate with Irish thuaidh.
Adjective edit
twoaie
Noun edit
twoaie f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- north
- Geay hwoaie t’ayn.
- The wind is in the north.
- Heeyn yn clane twoaie jeh’n ellan roin.
- The whole north of the island lay before us.
- Ta ny sleityn sheeyney magh lesh y twoaie.
- The hills sweep away to the north.
- Ta’n snaid dy kinjagh sheeyney lesh yn twoaie.
- The needle always points north.
- Ta’n uinnag jeeaghyn lesh y twoaie.
- The window faces north.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Manx adverbs of direction and position
| Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| up | seose | heose | neose |
| down | sheese | heese | neese |
| east | shiar, my hiar | hiar | niar |
| west/back | sheear, my heear | heear | neear |
| north | my hwoaie | twoaie | twoaie |
| south | my yiass | jiass | jiass, niass |
| northeast | shiar hwoaie | hiar hwoaie | niar hwoaie |
| northwest | sheear hwoaie | heear hwoaie | neear hwoaie |
| southeast | shiar yiass | hiar yiass | niar yiass |
| southwest | sheear yiass | heear yiass | neear yiass |
| over there | noon | hoal | noal |
| over here | — | wass | — |
| inside | stiagh | sthie | — |
| outside | magh | mooie | — |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
twoaie f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- caution, circumspection, vigilance
- Cur twoaie da.
- Be cautious of it.
- Cur twoaie da.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| twoaie | hwoaie | dwoaie |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||