mimmey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish muimme (“nurse, foster mother”). Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic muime, buime (“foster mother, nurse”).

Noun

mimmey f (genitive singular mimmey, plural mimmaghyn)

  1. (female) guardian, foster mother
    Synonym: moir gholtee
  2. godmother
  3. sponsor

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Mutation of mimmey
radical lenition eclipsis
mimmey vimmey unchanged

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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