stroin

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sróin, dative/accusative of srón (“nose, nostril”), from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

stroin f (genitive singular stroaney, plural stroinyn or strointeeyn)

  1. (anatomy) nose
  2. promontory, headland

Mutation

Mutation of stroin
radical lenition eclipsis
stroin hroin
after "yn", troin		 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 151

Further reading

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