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Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish imma(c)cúairt, a compound of imm + cúairt. Etymologically quivalent to mysh + keayrt. Cognate with Irish máguaird and Scottish Gaelic mun cuairt.
Pronunciation
Preposition
mygeayrt
- around, about (physically)
- about, concerning
Usage notes
Often found as mygeayrt-y-mysh or cruin(n) mygeart, runt mygeayrt 'round about'.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 173