eairk

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish adarc (“horn”). Cognate with Irish adharc and Scottish Gaelic adharc.

Pronunciation

Noun

eairk f (genitive singular eairk, plural eairkyn)

  1. horn, antler
  2. cusp, peak

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 176
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