firrinagh

Manx

Etymology

From firriney (“truth”) +‎ -agh.

Adjective

firrinagh

  1. true, real, actual
    O dy row eh firrinagh! ― Oh that it were true!
    Saillym clastyn stayd firrinagh ny reddyn. ― I want to hear the actual state of things.
    Son y chied red, t'eh ro vie dy ve firrinagh. ― For one thing it is to good to be true.

Derived terms

  • neufirrinagh

Mutation

Mutation of firrinagh
radical lenition eclipsis
firrinagh irrinagh virrinagh

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

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