cleaysh

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish clúas, clúais (“hearing, ear”), from Proto-Celtic *kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (North) /klɨəʃ/[1]
  • IPA(key): (South) /kləːʃ/[1]

Noun

cleaysh f (genitive singular cleayshey, plural cleayshyn)

  1. ear
    Cur cleaysh da'n choyrle! ― Listen to reason!
    Hug eh cleaysh vouyr dou. ― He turned a deaf ear to me.
    Hug mee cleaysh gheyre da. ― I listened attentively.
    Hug mee cleaysh vouyr da'n irriney. ― I closed my ear to the truth.
    Ren ee jiargaghey gys bun ny cleayshyn eck. ― She blushed up to the ears.
    Ta cleaysh ree-gheyre echey. ― He has an exquisite ear.
    Ta cleaysh vie echey da'n chiaulleeaght. ― He has an ear for music.
    Ta cleayshyn birragh echey. ― He has pointed ears.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cleaysh
radical lenition eclipsis
cleaysh chleaysh gleaysh

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, pages 252-253
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