keayrt

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”). Cognate with Irish cuairt.

Pronunciation

Noun

keayrt f (genitive singular keayrt, plural keayrtyn)

  1. time, occasion, instance
    V'ou er ghra eh rish three keayrtyn agh ren eh jarrood.
    You had told him three times but he forgot.
  2. turn, circuit

Derived terms

Adverb

keayrt

  1. once, one time
    Ta mee er vakin yn thie echey keayrt ny ghaa agh cha row mee rieau çheu-sthie.
    I have seen her house once or twice but I haven't been inside.

Mutation

Mutation of keayrt
radical lenition eclipsis
keayrt cheayrt geayrt

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 173
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