griagh
Manx
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Irish graig (“horses (collective)”)[1] + -agh, cognate with Irish graí and Scottish Gaelic greigh.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]griagh m (genitive singular griagh, no plural)
- (of animals) herd, drove
- 1819, Yn Vible Casherick, Noo Mian 8:30:
- As tammylt voue va beiyhaghey griagh mooar dy vuckyn.
- And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| griagh | ghriagh | ngriagh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “graig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Christopher Lewin (forthcoming), Sheean as Screeu, St John's: Culture Vannin, page 105