Yernish
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”) + -ish, on the model of Yernagh (from Middle Irish Érennach).
Proper noun
Yernish f
- the Irish language
Derived terms
- Yernisheyr (“Irish-speaker”)
Related terms
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Ériu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Yernish on the Manx Wikipedia.Wikipedia gv