moddey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish madrad, Middle Irish matad (“dog, cur”). Cognate with Irish madadh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /modə/, [ˈmɔːðə]

Noun

moddey m (genitive singular moddee, plural moddee)

  1. dog
    Synonym: coo
    Cha nel moddey ec Jamys. ― James hasn't a dog.
    Lhig eh feddan er y voddey. ― He whistled to the dog.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of moddey
radical lenition eclipsis
moddey voddey 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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