Sostyn

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons; England”), or possibly a back-formation from Sostynagh (“English, Englishman, Saxon”). Compare Irish Sasana and Scottish Gaelic Sasainn.

Proper noun

Sostyn f

  1. England
    Cha nee eer ayns Sostyn hene t'ad jannoo ymmyd jeh.
    Not even in England do they use it.
    Hooar eh baase ayns Sostyn.
    He met his fate (i.e. death) in England.
    Veagh oo cummal ayns Sostyn.
    It would involve living in England.

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Sostyn Hostyn
after "yn", Tostyn		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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