geinnagh

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish gainmech, from gainem.

Pronunciation

Noun

geinnagh m (genitive singular geinnee)

  1. sand

Mutation

Mutation of geinnagh
radical lenition eclipsis
geinnagh gheinnagh ngeinnagh

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 107