Sostyn

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons; England”), or possibly a back-formation from Sostynagh (“English, Englishman, Saxon”). Compare Irish Sasana and Scottish Gaelic Sasainn.

Proper noun

Sostyn f

  1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
    Cha nee eer ayns Sostyn hene t'ad jannoo ymmyd jeh.
    Not even in England do they use it.
    Hooar eh baase ayns Sostyn.
    He met his fate (i.e. death) in England.
    Veagh oo cummal ayns Sostyn.
    It would involve living in England.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of Sostyn
radical lenition eclipsis
Sostyn Hostyn
after "yn", Tostyn		 unchanged

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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