mooinjer

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish muinter. Cognate with Irish muintir.

Noun

mooinjer f (genitive singular mooinjerey, no plural)

  1. people
  2. family
    T'eh fer jeh mooinjer Whilliam.He is one of the Quilliams.
  3. kin
  4. tribe
  5. relations
  6. inhabitants
  7. entourage

Derived terms

  • caarjyn as mooinjer
  • mooinjer folley
  • mooinjer ny çheerey
  • mooinjer ny Gaelgey
  • mooinjer thielagh
  • mooinjer veggey
  • mooinjer yn valley
  • mooinjerys

Mutation

Mutation of mooinjer
radical lenition eclipsis
mooinjer vooinjer unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.