twoaieagh

Manx

Etymology 1

From twoaie (“north, northern”) +‎ -agh.

Noun

twoaieagh m (genitive singular twoaieagh, plural twoaieaghyn)

1. northerner, northsider, northern Manx person

   T'ee ny twoaieagh. ― She's a northern Manx person.

Etymology 2

From twoaie (“caution, circumspection, vigilance”) +‎ -agh.

Adjective

twoaieagh

1. vigilant, wary, apprehensive, circumspect, careful, cautious

   Antonym: neuhwoaieagh

   T'eh twoaieagh dy vel gaue ayn. ― He is apprehensive of danger.

   T'eh twoaieagh. ― He's on his guard.

   Ta mee feer twoaieagh. ― I am very apprehensive.

Derived terms

• roie-hwoaieagh (“precautious”, adjective)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
twoaieagh	hwoaieagh	dwoaieagh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.