jinnair

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish dínér, dínnér, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin *disiūnō, from Late Latin disieiūnō (“I break the fast”), from, dis- + iēiūnō (“I fast”), from Latin ieiūnus (“fasting, abstinent, hungry”, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒiˈnʲeːr/

Noun

jinnair m (genitive singular jinnair, plural jinnairyn)

  1. dinner (main meal, especially in the evening)

Mutation

Mutation of jinnair
radical lenition eclipsis
jinnair yinnair n'yinnair

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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