cadjin

See also: Cadjin

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish coitchenn (whence also Irish coiteann and Scottish Gaelic coitcheann), from Proto-Celtic *kom-teges-nos.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kadʒən/

Adjective

cadjin

  1. normal, unexceptional, commonplace
  2. popular, lowbrow
  3. colloquial

Antonyms

  • neuchadjin

Mutation

Mutation of cadjin
radical lenition eclipsis
cadjin chadjin gadjin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1987) Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume C, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique
  2. ^ O’Rahilly, T. F. (1942) “Notes, Mainly Etymological”, in Ériu, volume 13, page 158
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