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Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish nathir neimi. By surface analysis, aar + nieu with rebracketing of *naar (y naar → yn aar). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic nathair nimhe and Irish nathair nimhe.
Pronunciation
Noun
aarnieu m (genitive singular aarnieu, plural aarnieughyn)
- snake
- serpent
Derived terms
References
- ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, pages 254-255