keyl

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Welsh and Cornish cul).

Pronunciation

Adjective

keyl

  1. thin, slender, narrow
  2. fine
  3. drawn out
  4. watery (of soup), weak (as solution)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • kishtey keyl (“coffin”)

Mutation

Mutation of keyl
radical lenition eclipsis
keyl cheyl geyl

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 168
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