çhymney

See also: chymney

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish timne (“command, precept, will, testament”), verbal noun of do·immna (“commits, entrusts, bequeaths, enjoins, commands”).

Noun

çhymney m (genitive singular çhymnee, plural çhymnaghyn)

  1. (law) will, testament
    Te ny share dy ve cooinit ayns padjer dooinney mie na dy ve, cooinit ayns çhymney dooinney berçhagh.
    Better to be remembered in the prayer of a good man than in the will of a rich man.
  2. bequeathing
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

çhymney m (genitive singular çhymney, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of çhymnee

Mutation

Mutation of çhymney
radical lenition eclipsis
çhymney hymney jymney

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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