naim

Manx

Etymology

From English eme with rebracketing.

Pronunciation

Noun

naim m (genitive singular naim, plural naimyn)

  1. uncle
    Boallagh dou dy chur shilley er thie my naim.
    It was usual for me to visit my uncle’s house.

Mutation

Mutation of naim
radical lenition eclipsis
naim unchanged unchanged

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 70
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