çhellvane

Manx

Etymology

Possibly a nativized borrowing of English telephone.

Noun

çhellvane m (genitive singular çhellvaney, plural çhellvaneyn)

  1. telephone
    Row peiagh erbee er y çhellvane? ― Has anyone called on the telephone?
    T'ad gymmyrkey ylleeyn çhellvane. ― They carry telephone calls.
    T'ou goll er shirrey er y çhellvane. ― You are wanted on the telephone.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of çhellvane
radical lenition eclipsis
çhellvane hellvane jellvane

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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