graih

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish grád. Cognate with Irish grá.

Pronunciation

Noun

graih m or f (genitive singular graih, plural graihyn)

  1. love
  2. affection
  3. lover, beloved
  4. charity

Derived terms

  • beeal-ghraih
  • cowrey graih
  • focklyn graih
  • graih çheerey
  • graih firrinagh
  • graih Hostyn
  • graih kirpey
  • graihagh
  • hene-graih
  • jannoo graih
  • parrad graih
  • sheshey graih
  • skeeal graih

Mutation

Mutation of graih
radical lenition eclipsis
graih ghraih ngraih

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

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 70
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