clagh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cloch.

Pronunciation

  • (Northern) IPA(key): /klax/[1]
  • (Southern) IPA(key): /klox/[1]

Noun

clagh f (genitive singular cloaie, plural claghyn)

  1. stone
  2. (anatomy) testicle

Derived terms

  • ard-chlagh (“keystone”)
  • beayf-chlagh
  • clagh vullee (“capstone”)

Mutation

Mutation of clagh
radical lenition eclipsis
clagh chlagh glagh

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 130

Further reading

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